One of our more popular recurrent topics is science fiction clichés. During one of our chats, member ECharles delivered himself of a few lines that cried out to be preserved for posterity. Cliché: That aliens can communicate to us through math or music Fact: Aliens will communicate with us with wry greeting cards. Cliché: Scientist…

So…The Wrath of Khan envisioned as opera. Robot Chicken went to the trouble of writing the dialogue in English and translating it into Italian for this masterpiece. It’s startling how well it adapts. (via Neatorama)

As long as I’m mentioning Webcomics…. Francesco Marciuliano writes the family-oriented comic strip Sally Forth. Medium Large is apparently how he blows off steam. The strips tend toward SF- and (mild, amusing) horror themes, and they are invariably irreverent and wonderful. I want this one blown up and framed on my wall.

This Webcomic has actually been running for a while now, but I keep forgetting to post about it because I’m easily distracted by shiny objects. Darths and Droids is a “screencap comic” in the DM of the Rings mold, but where DMOTR pretty much ran its campaign in alignment with the plot of Lord of…

During the annual procession of the clergy of the Lutheran Church of Iceland, a guy in a Darth Vader costume quietly tagged on to the back of the line. I like how one or two people near the end look back with a kind of, “Hey….” expression, but nobody says a word. (via BoingBoing)

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(Click for full size.) From Abstruse Goose, who never fails to amuse.

This is surprisingly faithful to the medium. (via The Presurfer)

(via Topless Robot)