Category Archives: General



Must-Watch Video: Riding the Boosters – Up and Down in 400 Seconds

Just got this from the guys at Glenn who are finalizing the new special edition DVD/BluRay version of Ascent:Commemorating Shuttle which this will be an extra on. The video is shot from the Solid Rocket Booster Perspective up and down with enhanced sound thanks to Ben Burtt’s son and the folks at Skywalker Sound. The […]



Mathematicians: Your New Career [Video]

Comic author Rob Reid gives you a run-down of a new subject that I’m sure will be available for a Bachelor’s Degree by 2014 at least. Copyright Math involves explaining how despite revenue increases for movies, TV, satellite, cable, and radio are all up; our economy is still making a loss of $58 billion dollars. […]

OMG WANT: LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector’s Series R2-D2

Priced at US $179.99, this absolutely amazing LEGO model of R2-D2 will be available in May and will come complete with rotating dome head, retractable third leg, and a special edition R2-D2 mini-fig hidden inside. Yes, this is the LEGO set you’ve all been looking for! [Via]

Dark Shadows Trailer!

http://youtu.be/cTjD3rV27Go New Tim Burton flick with Johnny Depp as an 18th century vampire released on the 1970s.  Looks fun! via FilmDrunk

Steampunk-ish Rocket Ring!

Cool, though a bit ungainly.  You could put your eye out.  But…you’d look cool doing it. Etsy page for Mr. Hoover here. via Boing Boing