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Anger is Illogical
OneMinuteGalactica has a whole channel filled with stuff like this. (via Topless Robot)
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RIP Anne Francis
She has passed away at age 80. It’s been a bad few months for people who starred in Forbidden Planet.
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6 Eerily Specific Inventions Predicted in Science Fiction
via Cracked by Colin Murdock Science fiction is by far the nerdiest of the fictions, and its bread and butter consists of robot uprisings and unexpected time travel consequences. But for every Martian invasion and robocop-related mishap it has warned about, science fiction has made some stunningly accurate premonitions. We’re not talking about broad predictions,…
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Speaking Of… TRON: Legacy
via Tech Crunch Ok TRON fans, have I got a treat for you! I just returned from a two day TRON press event with some awesome interviews from the creators, cast and crew of TRON: Legacy and the original TRON. I asked many of the questions I solicited from TechCrunch commenters and everyone seemed to…
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Yes, Katie, There is a Darth Vader
The story of Katie, the little girl who was told by classmates that Star Wars was for boys, a few days ago has gone more than viral. BoingBoing mentioned it recently, and one of the comments on the article is so splendid that I want to highlight it here. From BoingBoing commenter kmoser: Katie, your…
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RIP Irvin Kershner
The director of The Empire Strikes Back, amongst much else, has passed away. Well, poop.
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RIP Leslie Nielsen
The star of Forbidden Planet and about a gazillion other things has passed away from complications from pneumonia. Bummer.
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Custom Carbonites
Sculptor Paul Pape, who creates “general geekery” like wedding cake toppers shaped like World of Warcraft characters and Coraline-esque button eyes, is now offering Custom Carbonites: Supply him with a photo and he will sculpt a customized image (face, clothing, and pose) “encased in carbonite.” All for a surprisingly reasonable $50. The sculptures aren’t edible,…
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If You’re a Female Star Wars Fan…
…you need to go over to Portrait of an Adoption. Katie is a first-grader who loves Star Wars, but after taking her prized Star Wars water bottle to school for a few days, she began to have second thoughts. She wailed, “The first grade boys are teasing me at lunch because I have a Star…
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Part Kid, Part Machine, All Cop.
via Xeni Jardin, Boing, Boing The fastest reflexes modern technology has to offer. On-board computer-assisted memory. And a lifetime of on-the-street law enforcement programming. It is my great pleasure to present to you: Robocop. The boy insisted for months that he wanted to be a robot for Halloween. His sister was a robot when she…