Responding to the Discovery Institute’s intelligent design campaign Teach the Controversy, Wear Science has developed a line of T-shirts which invite Creationists to consider other “scientific controversies” that might be taught in school. I like the “Classic Periodic Table” shirt. Link (via BoingBoing)

Film and media studio Squint/Opera has created a series of images illustrating life in 2090 London, after the seas have risen. The images are a mixture of photography, 3D modeling and digital editing which imitate Victorian landscape paintings. The scenes depict a rather halcyon existence; the artists apparently feel that after 80 years everybody will…

Michael at Vivtek was thinking about the accelerating time just before the Singularity, when all kinds of weird stuff is occurring. He realized that it would be a perfect environment for folk tales, so he’s writing some. So far he’s got “Bruce Schneier and the King of the Crabs,” “Lord Cthulhu Walks the Desert,” and…

This isn’t exactly SF, but it’s mighty cool. Let’s pretend that it somehow involves Alternate History and move on. This site, created by a digital publisher of educational programming, bills itself as “Your ringside seat to history – from the Ancient World to the present.” It presents historical data about various events, along with eyewitness…

It’s been a while since we’ve mentioned Worth 1000, where Photoshop gods go to play. I like their recent Alternate History contest. They’ve had similar themes previously, too: Part 2 Part 1

This video was produced by The Marie Curie Actions, apparently as an ad encouraging students to explore careers in science. I think this type of thing would have made high school chemistry way more interesting. (via Friendly Atheist)

UK couple Bramwell Brightey and Tamsyn Lofts have each seen Star Wars upwards of 500 times, so it was only natural that they should have intensive therapy a Star Wars-themed wedding. He dressed as Han Solo, she wore Leia’s princess dress (rather than the gold bikini, which would have been even more awesome), and all…

According to the fashion mavens over at the New York Times, whom I cannot guarantee weren’t huffing spray paint when they wrote this, all things “superhero” will be the hot trend in springtime fashion. Webbing, latex, primary colors, and space-age sleekness will feature prominently this season. I want to see the “Barbarella” line. Link (via…

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I just saw a strong contender for World’s Most Rhetorical Question on the Yahoo News page, and wanted to share. Holy Grail to crystal skull: Are Indiana Jones’ treks realistic?