Science Fiction Brewed Fresh Daily

The delivery is mediocre, but Break.com’s “Tonight I’m Frakking You” features a plethora of minor geek celebrities and is nerdery at its finest. (via io9)

In this famous short story by H.P. Lovecraft, a meteorite brings some strange “thing” to Earth which lays waste to a farm and drives the farmer and his family mad. Is it: A) The Green Meadow B) The Horror at Red Hook C) The Colour Out of Space D) The Doom That Came to Sarnath…

Popular Mechanics released this glimpse of the “near future” in 1948. The Paleofuture blog has more. (via The Presurfer)

For you crafty sorts, here’s a roundup of space- and SF-related projects. Moon Embroidery – Incredible textured piece depicting the lunar surface. “Slice of Jupiter” Scarf – Lovely striated scarf, complete with Great Red Spot. Stellar Quilts – Etsy seller specializing in quilted depictions of nebulae, galaxies, and other celestial objects. Jules Verne Cake –…

Rogue Synapse is a resource site devoted to recreating the cabinets and software for fictional arcade games seen in movies. Their projects include “Space Paranoids” from TRON, “Starfighter” from The Last Starfighter, and “Graboid” from Tremors 2. They’ve made the “Starfighter” software available for free download here. I’m assuming that if you win, zombie Robert…

What was the title of George Lucas’ first feature-length SF movie? In the marvelously cheesy Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, where did Buck find a new home? A) New York B) New Chicago C) New Orleans D) New Philadelphia E) New Denver Reed Richards is the alter ego of what superhero? What classic SF…

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