Comic Sans Gets Dissed
July 26, 2010
Once again: if you want to be taken seriously, don’t use the Comic Sans font in your passive-aggressive notes.
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She Runs
July 25, 2010
A one-take music video for “She Runs” by Tim Halperin. [Ed. note: Man, music videos really have gotten a whole lot more interesting ever since they stopped playing them on music television.]
Behind the Scenes
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Sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus)
July 23, 2010
Very, very cool looking. And a tough dude – it eats Portugese Men-of-War:
G. atlanticus preys on other larger pelagic organisms: the dangerously venomous Portuguese Man o’ War Physalia physalis… G. atlanticus is able to feed on P. physalis due to its immunity to the venomous nematocysts. The blue sea slug will consume the entire organism and appears to select and store the most venomous nematocysts for their own use. The venom is collected in specialized sacs (cnidosacs), on the tip of their cerata, the thin feather-like “fingers” on its body. Because Glaucus stores the venom, it can produce a more powerful and deadly sting than the Man o’ War upon which it feeds.
Which is why you shouldn’t hold it on your hand for a photo…
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Samsung 3D projection mapping
July 23, 2010
Samsung have just run three nights of an amazing 3D projection mapping installation in Amsterdam to promote their new range of 3D LED TVs.
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Project Your True Inner Geek Onto This Paintable Android Figurine
July 23, 2010
You might assume that Dyzplastic’s blank Android canvas would attract only lovers of Google’s mobile OS. But you’d be wrong, because for those with true passion, beauty is in the eye of the fanboy.
The $6 Do It Yourself Android will be available at Comic-Con this week and should pop up for sale on Dyzplastics in early August. But you’re not just dressing up Google’s Android; you’re remaking the little guy in your own uniquely geeky image. Here are some (admittedly unimaginative) examples we were inspired to create:
See! The possibilities are bound only by the limits of your esoteric geek knowledge. So what cute little domed head is first in your heart? (Danny DeVito from Always Sunny In Philadelphia, while betraying a slightly different brand of geekery, totally counts.)
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Awesome New Full-Length Tron Legacy Trailer!
July 22, 2010
The latest full-length official trailer for Disney’s Tron Legacy has debuted online, as discovered via the latest viral. It’s absolutely amazing, totally awe-inspiring, and a must watch for anyone, even if you were not initially Tron fans. Tron Legacy stars Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, Garrett Hedlund and Bruce Boxleitner and will be hitting theaters in glorious, native 3D this December. Easily my most anticipated movie for the rest of 2010, hands down. Do yourself a favor, drop everything, and watch this trailer now, because you will be totally blown away. Watch this below!
Watch the second full trailer for Joe Kosinski’s Tron Legacy:
You can also watch the Tron Legacy trailer in High Definition over on Yahoo!
Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and is pulled into the digital world of Tron where his father has been living for 25 years.
Tron Legacy is directed by first-time filmmaker Joseph Kosinski. The screenplay was co-written by Adam Horowitz (“Lost”), Richard Jefferies (Blood Tide), Edward Kitsis (“Lost”), and the director of the original movie, Steven Lisberger. This first got the greenlight last year because this early teaser played well at Comic-Con. Disney is bringing Tron Legacy to theaters in 3D starting on December 17th, 2010.
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Hilariously Fun Trailer for Warren Ellis’ RED!
July 22, 2010
The Comic-Con panel for Warren Ellis’ RED just wrapped up in San Diego, but after debuting a second new trailer at the panel, it’s also made its way online officially via Apple. It’s a hilarious. I love the action, it looks extremely fun, and I love that final ending moment with John Malkovich. That moment alone makes me want to see this, I would walk into a theater right now and watch it. In addition to Malkovich, RED stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen frickin’ Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Richard Dreyfuss and Karl Urban. Check out the new trailer below!
Watch the second official trailer for Warren Ellis’ RED:
You can also watch the second RED trailer in High Definition on Apple
When his idyllic life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses (as played by Bruce Willis) reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive. Based on the Wildstorm comics.
RED is directed by German filmmaker Robert Schwentke, of Tattoo, The Family Jewels, Flightplan and The Time Traveler’s Wife previously. The screenplay was written by brothers Erich and Jon Hoeber, of Whiteout previously as well as the upcoming Battleship and Alice. This is based on the Warren Ellis comic book series first published by WildStorm in 2003. Summit is bringing Red to theaters on October 15th later this year.
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5 Confusing Biblical Rules (and What They May Mean)
July 22, 2010
1. THE RULE: “…she shall put the rainment of her capitivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month; and after that thou shalt go in unto her and be her husband…” (from Deuteronomy 21:10-14)
THE TRANSLATION: If you capture a beautiful woman during war, and you want to marry her, you must first have her shave her head and trim her nails. Then you must live with her for a month without touching her. After that, she’s all yours.
POSSIBLE EXPLANATION: Think of it like gun control-it’s a mandatory waiting period. If you still want to marry a bald, short-nailed woman after a month of no sex, then maybe it truly is love.
(Image credit: Flickr user Willam Cho)
2. THE RULE: “Even these of them ye may eat: the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. / But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.” (Leviticus 11:22-23)
THE TRANSLATION: You can’t eat bugs. Well, except for locusts, beetles, and grasshoppers-those you can eat all you want.
POSSIBLE EXPLANATION: A ban on eating bugs isn’t all that hard to argue with, but why the loophole for locusts et al.? It’s believed that this is actually an example of the Bible’s pragmatism. If locusts swarmed and devoured all the crops, the Israelites would have nothing left to eat-except the locusts themselves.
3. THE RULE: “…thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed; neither shall a garment of mingled linen and woolen come upon thee.” (Leviticus 19:19)
THE TRANSLATION: Don’t wear clothes made of mixed fibers. Wool-and-linen blends are particularly bad. Polycotton is probably OK.
POSSIBLE EXPLANATION: The Old Testament was obsessed with separating things. (Don’t wear mixed fibers; don’t mix milk and meat.) According to many biblical scholars, the idea was to drill the notion of separation into the ancient Israelite mind. This way, they would remain separate from teh pagans and not intermarry-a sin even worse than mixing wool and linen.
4. THE RULE: “And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days; and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.” (Leviticus 15: 19)
THE TRANSLATION: Stay away from a woman if she’s menstruating. She’s impure, and if you touch her, you’ll become impure, too.
POSSIBLE EXPLANATION: While many people say this rule is misogynistic (kind of like the theological equivalent of cooties), some scholars and devout Jews defend the practice. They say it has to do with reverence for life. When a woman has her period, it’s like a small death. A potential life has vanished, and this is a way of paying your respects.
5. THE RULE: “A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. He winketh with his eyes…” (Proverbs 6: 12-13)
THE TRANSLATION: No winking. This is just one example, but the Bible contains no less than four anti-winking passages.
POSSIBLE EXPLANATION: Many believe that the Bible’s “wink” referred to a tacit approval of evil. As in “I saw what you did, but I won’t tell.” But let’s face it; the wink is a creepy gesture, no matter how you cut it.
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