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I’m Tempted to Print Some of These Out
(via Ecards)
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Trivia Thursday
Which of the following films is NOT based on a Philip K. Dick short story or novel? A) Gattaca B) Total Recall C) Screamers D) Blade Runner E) Next The Empire relied on little one-person ships called TIE fighters. What does “T-I-E” stand for? What was the name of the atomic submarine featured in the…
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The Church of Ed Wood
It’s probably somewhat telling that the very first thing you encounter when hitting this site is a popup that says, “To answer your first question – yes, we’re TOTALLY serious!” The Church of Ed Wood* is an internet church which practices “Woodism.” Woodism is a pop-culture-based religion created in 1996 by Reverend Steve Galindo. We…
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Seen Online
Curiosity both did and did not kill Schrodinger’s cat. — nonsequiturific This May 21st rapture thing is going to create a lot of genetically inferior February babies. — kellyoxford Rainbows and cupcakes and dreams. All of these live in the magic world of Happy-Wonderful Land, but only one of them is edible: sugary, creamy, sinfully…
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The Fuzziest Power Ballad You’ll Hear All Day
Fuzzy Nation, John Scalzi’s reboot of H. Beam Piper’s Little Fuzzy, has just been released, and he wanted to do “something special” to draw attention to its release. the usual sort of book trailers weren’t cutting it for me. I thought, ‘what this book needs is a massive and ridiculous power ballad, just like you’d…
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Kenobi is Dead, Says Vader
From the Galactic Empire Times: CORUSCANT — Obi-Wan Kenobi, the mastermind of some of the most devastating attacks on the Galactic Empire and the most hunted man in the galaxy, was killed in a firefight with Imperial forces near Alderaan, Darth Vader announced on Sunday. In a late-night appearance in the East Room of the…
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Trivia Thursday
Which book starts with this line? “The Time Traveler (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us.” The classic movie 1956 Forbidden Planet won an Oscar for Special Effects. True or False? What is the first name of Podkayne’s genius younger brother? The Air Force gave…
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We Still Appreciate All the Fish
Today is the tenth anniversary of Douglas Adams’ (very, very untimely) death. Here’s a rather wonderful piece he wrote back in in 1999 about the Internet: How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet (via LettersOfNote)
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The Troll Hunter
This looks like fun. Troll Hunter is a Norwegian Blair Witch-esque “mockumentary” about students hunting trolls in modern Norway. It will be available in the U.S. in limited release in June, and apparently available on DVD soon after. Here’s the English-language version of the trailer: (via Topless Robot)
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This is Rather Charming
I love the vintage-50s vibe of this Stormtrooper getting ready for work. I found this at Super Punch, where it was uncredited except for a note that it was found at Reddit. If you know who the artist is, let me know in the comments.