Due to unavoidable out-of-townedness, there will be no new posts this week. Instead, please to enjoy a selection of random links. Access Main Computer File

What Star Trek actor/actress lent a voice to Disney’s movie The Lion King? Steven Baxter’s sequel to H. G. Wells’ The Time Machine is: A. The Time Machine II B. Time and Again C. The Time Ships D. Timescape E. Somewhere in Time How many arms do most Moties have? This author invented the machine…

Space Stitch – Roundup of space-themed needlework. Make Your Own Star Trek-Style Door – It’s even code-activated. Do Your Duty, Trooper – Great vintage-look “propaganda poster” for the Empire. Raiders of the Lost Ark – Inception Style – Neat faux trailer for Raiders. Three books that look great for Steampunk inspiration: 1,000 Steampunk Creations Steampunk…

During the vampire renaissance of the 1970s, this writer, known best for his SF work, published the first of his successful and critically acclaimed “Dracula” series, titled “An Old Friend Of The Family.” The following line opens chapter one of a well-known dark fantasy novel: “The seller of lightning rods arrived just ahead of the…

How have I never encountered this site before? It is utterly splendid. How to Be a Retronaut is run by historical consultant Chris Wild. The site’s tagline is “Ever get the feeling you’re living in the wrong time?” and it is an almost inexplicable collection of vintage/time-travel/steampunk/godonlyknows photos and minutiae, ranging from Victorian Star Wars…

In the classic political cautionary tale 1984, the most feared room in the Ministry of Love is this one, where the victim is subjected to his worst fear. In Battlestar Galactica (the newer series), President Laura Roslin attained her position by being the highest-ranking government official left alive after the Cylons attack the Twelve Colonies.…

This is one of those things that I never really considered, but once I heard about am somehow unsurprised that it exists. Amused, but unsurprised. The Cabinet of Carnal Curiosities* is a site which offers steampunk sex toys, custom-made by one Lady Clankington. Due to her voracious desire for endless…adventure, her husband (an industrialist of…

Guns and Gardens – Series of instructional YouTube videos on how to DIY your way through the zombie apocalypse. Big Damn Wedding – A couple cosplayed Mal and Inara at their wedding. Lots of neat detail stuff. Hoth Realtor – Marketing the studio apartment inside a Tauntaun. The Lesser-Known Magi – Entertaining photo from the…

This supernatural spy novel by Tim Powers presents a secret history of the Cold War in which an agent for a secret British spy organization learns the true nature of several beings living on Mount Ararat. “DC Universe: Decisions” was a DC comic series which revealed the political leanings of several superheroes. Which one of…

White Noise Lab did a metal cover of the Game of Thrones theme music, and YouTube user hettbeans merged it with the opening credits.