Geeking Out

  • How to make your own Weeping Angel Barbie.
  • Brad Bird’s mysterious sci-fi project keeps getting more mysterious; now the codename has been changed to Tesla, and George Clooney may be involved?
  • Kit Harington is set to star in Paul W.S. Anderson’s disaster movie Pompeii.
  • Clueless meets Twilight? We can’t stop reading about Vamps. The Mary Sue interviewed Amy Heckerling about her latest project.
  • Oz The Great and Powerful now has a full trailer, and we suggest watching it in HD.
  • Check out this Zelda-inspired Piece of Heart necklace! Sweet bling for the Hero of Time in your life.
  • Colin Baker says no Classic Doctors will be returning to BBC for the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. Boo.
  • S.H.I.E.L.D’s cast continues to get fleshed out, with two more agents added to the team.
  • We can hardly contain our excitement over Snow Piercer, the latest project from The Host director Bong Joon-ho. It appears to be set for a summer 2013 release.
  • In this interview featured in the latest edition of the New Statesman, Terry Pratchett talks about his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, writing, and his daughter Rhianna taking over the Discworld series.
  • Dan Henk created this beautiful tattoo sleeve of space.
  • Check out these awesome portraits of “Strong Female Characters” by heymonster! You can buy prints here.
  • Be an advocate for women in science! The AWIS shows you how.
  • This blog writer eviscerates Mary Robinette Kowal’s short story Weaving Dreams for its problematic characterization (and other flaws), and in a surprising turn, Kowal joins the comment section, thanks the blogger for honest feedback, and asks how she can do better. Nice!
  • Opening tonight at Galery1988 on Melrose in LA is Justin White’s show Rated G,  a collection of fake animated cells for Saturday morning cartoon shows that don’t (and probably couldn’t) exist. (Think Dexter’s Lab-style versions of Fargo, Drive, and Breaking Bad.) You can preview some of the art here.
  • Law & Order fans (and those who just love charts and data analysis), rejoice! A summary of all the verdicts from the series, a whole twenty seasons worth.
  • For those growing mustaches this Movember, Nick Offerman has some words of encouragement as you attempt to turn those sprouting hairs into full on facial topiary.
  • Say what you will about Cassandra Clare’s writing, but this trailer for Mortal Instruments: City of Bone looks kinda cool, although woefully short of Godfrey Gao. We also appreciate Clare doing all she can to preserve diversity in her characters, as they get translated from text to screen.
  • A 3D printing photo booth. We love living in the future. Seriously.
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