June 19, 2013
Burning Girls
In America, they don't let you burn.
June 18, 2013
The Stranger
The Syrena don't trust many humans.
June 12, 2013
Porn & Revolution in the Peaceable Kingdom
This is the story of a pet human and the slime mold who loves her.
June 11, 2013
A Visit to the House on Terminal Hill
They have their own way of doing things, and don't take kindly to outsiders.
Just when you thought Doctor Who/Back to the Future mash-ups were going out of style, this awesome one showed up. We really like picturing Tennant with the crazy mind-reading hat on his head, and also the idea of Billie Piper playing lead guitar in The Pinheads. (Art via The Mary Sue. Artist: Sara Wheeler.)
Your collection of daily offsite links are a curious thing. They might make you weep and might make you sing.
It apparently took a gentleman named Vassal about a year and half to make Babylon 5 out of LEGO. Apparently he had to figure out some balance issues, but with a little bit of help from the Vorlons, it all worked out. No word on what happened to LEGO Babylons 1-4. (Though we imagine the first three were sabotaged and the fourth disappeared without a trace.) More pics here.
Your collection daily offsite links can sometimes be a dangerous place, but they’re the last, best hope, for killing boredome/wasting some time.
This past Thursday a giant styrofoam head turned up in the Hudson River. Our suspicion is that it fell through from an alternate 2013 timeline where the Roman Empire never fell. (Or it’s detritus from a Mardi Gras float.) We’re probably right about this.
The rest of your daily collection of offsite links are leaking in from another world, including a regular dose of Star Trek hype, what you see when you stare at the sun for three years, and so much more!
20,000 leagues across space lurks the giant Space Kraken, or as it’s also known KR-KN. Coming from Ian Heath, this beautiful tribute to both Jules Verne and Star Wars should make everyone endlessly happy. It’s possible if the Empire had some commanders like Captain Nemo, they might have stuck it out longer!
Your collection of offsite links has wonderful things lurking below the surface including new Star Trek Into Darkness info, big revelations at DC, and more!
So, in this interview William Shatner calls J.J. Abrams a “pig.” This refers to J.J. apparently “hogging”everything like Star Trek, Star Wars and the eventual Sliders reboot. And though this is only a rumor we’ve invented, we’ve heard contemporary Shatner is teaming up with this 60’s Shatner (pictured here) in the Nexus to stop J.J. Abrams. His exact words: “come back with me, help me stop Abrams.”
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The most shocking thing about these fan-made Ghostbusters LEGO minifigs is how accurate Venkman’s face is. Who knew you could convey so much snark and awesomeness through a LEGO face? Also, Winston’s moustache is 1984 perfection. (Photo via Ghostbuster Fans of Facebook.)
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Over on Star Wars.com, artist Dave Finoli is talking about his feelings for both The Hobbit and Star Wars. And he’s created this awesome illustration of the two wisest guys in fantasy as a tribute! Do this guys even need to speak to each other, or is just pure telepathic depth?
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We saw this over on The Mary Sue (via The Hobbit on Facebook) and it’s just damn cute. Various cast members from The Hobbit, in costume, holding the LEGO minifig version of themselves! Can Hobbit-related cuteness get any better than this? (That’s a challenge, Internet.) View more pics here.
The notion of a Ghostbusters 3 without Bill Murray is in two words “mass hysteria.” But the latest of the rumors haunting the morning links is just that. Original director Ivan Reitman might be going ahead without Murray. How about a little music?
Your roundup of offsite links are glad you’re feeling much better, but you still look a little pale. Highlights include:
As these set photos from the new Robocop reveal, he has not been programmed with the ability to text automatically and still needs his phone. Come on! What kind of robo cop is that? (Also who is he possibly texting?)
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The LEGO adventures of The Fellowship of the Ring are almost upon us. Tolkien fever is in full effect and this LEGO trailer for the new Lord of the Rings video game is really adorable and very cool.
Today is the 100th birthday of the late Alan Turing, famed mathematician and computer scientist responsible for most concepts relating to algorithms and computations. Turing invented the “Turing Machine” an experiment in intelligent machinery which helped to define and enhance computer evolution.
In honor of him and his achievements, the CWI (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica) in the Netherlands, built this Turing Machine out of LEGOs. Watch the video below for more.
This is a FULL SCALE LEGO recreation of the final scene of Planet of the Apes. It’s not actually full scale. We’re just kidding about that. But it’s awesome. We always say this with fan-made Lego stuff, but this is the best. By a lot.
(Image via Blastr)
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Tuesday’s collection of offsite links is coming at you from an alternate universe where Blade Runner was originally a film that was adapted by a time-traveling hard-boiled 1940s writer, which was re-adpated into a short story by Philip K. Dick. The proof is this cover.
(We also may have found this cover on a Wil Wheaton’s Tumblr. Art by Tim Anderson.)
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We found these pictures of LEGO Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock over on Flickr. We are very thankful for this group for creating this. Everything is better as LEGO. We’re waiting for fan-made LEGO creations to get old any day now. It seems not only impossible, but also improbable.
Your offsite links are cases you can solve, but don’t want to.
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How many science fiction objects have not been turned into Lego things? The seaQuest from seaQuest? Moya from Farscape? The A-Team Van? A Lego version of the vineyard where Picard’s brother lived in future France? The Space Olympics guy? What else is left? Really?
Luckily, there is this amazing Lego Monolith from 2001. Now you can start your morning correctly. More links await you below.
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This giant Rancor, clearly killed by a big game hunter makes us think of the inevitable Ernest Hemingway/Star Wars mashup. Think about it. It writes itself:
The galaxy was far way. Farther away than most people would admit and it seemed even farther if you’d had too much to drink or if you’d just been shot in the leg, which was true of me and my friend, Montoya. We were dying down there in the sandpit, being brave for no one, but being brave all the same. The monster was dead and we’d killed it, which mattered a little bit, but not enough.
While you’re chewing on that, start your week off right with some offsite links.
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This is a picture of visualized ocean currents over the course of several years. Van Gogh was right!
You can watch a time-lapse video of our massive, writhing planet down below. Here’s some other stuff we want to show you:
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Welcome to Monday in which we think about possible plots for Top Gun 2. Though it’s a movie no one neither needs nor wants, we think it should feature the ghost of Goose urging Maverick to take to the skies again, orders be damned! We think the most logical choice for a cover-version of “Danger Zone” would be Lana Del Rey. Think of it now, and then take a look at your perfect collection of offsite links.
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Lego versions of SFF properties seem to be popping up more and more these days, whether they’re fan-made like this Lego version of Hill Valley 2015 or the cast from Game of Thrones, or whether they’re produced by Lego itself, as is the case with recent Lord of the Rings and Avengers Legos.
Last Friday we asked the folks following us on Twitter what they’d like to see next in Lego form and the responses were immediate!
