Fun fact: A long, long time ago, one of my first internet writing gigs was working for an automotive website. I used to be REALLY into cars, and was thinking about a career in automotive journalism. Welllllll, I was eventually fired, and now I write about Pokemon and Disney Princesses instead. Just kidding, my life is awesome.

Anyway, I thought I’d go back to my automotive glory days just for a singular post her, even if we never, ever featured cars. But I am something of a futurist, so when a car comes out that looks cooler than anything I’ve ever seen in a sci-fi movie, that’s just right up my alley.

This is the Lamborghini Egoista, a one of a kind concept that only seats one, crafted for the companies 50th anniversary. I love how it even has “Egoist” in the name, Lamborghini knows how ridiculous they’re being with this, but who cares? Supercars are supposed to be ridiculous. Check out a gallery of the car below. Continue Reading »

There’s an author named Maureen Johnson who recently ran into a rather odd problem with her books. Guys liked to read them, but they wrote her saying they wished they didn’t have such girly covers, so they wouldn’t be embarrassed to read them in public.

“If you are a female author, you are much more likely to get the package that suggests the book is of a lower perceived quality. Because it’s ‘girly,’ which is somehow inherently different and easier on the palate. A man and a woman can write books about the same subject matter, at the same level of quality, and that woman is simple more likely to get the soft-sell cover with the warm glow and the feeling of smooth jazz blowing off of it. This idea that there are ‘girl books’ and ‘boy books’… gives credit to absolutely no one, especially not the boys who will happily read stories by women, about women. As a lover of books and someone who supports readers and writers of both sexes, I would love a world in which books are freed from some of these constraints.”

She decided to see what it would be like if famous books got “female-ized” versions of their covers. This isn’t to say these ACTUALLY appeal to women, it’s just what marketers THINK appeals to woman. The result? Some rather ridiculous book covers. I think Lord of the Flies might be my favorite. Check the rest out below. Continue Reading »

I swear I was having this exact conversation during Game of Thrones last week.

“We should name one of our kids Tyrion. That’s a badass name”

“No, but I’d maybe name a girl Arya.”

Turns out that sentiment is replicating itself all over the country, and a whole bunch of people are now actually naming their little girls Arya. It’s the name rising in popularity the fastest for girls, jumping from #413 to #298 in one year alone.

Will our kids be growing up running around with a bunch of Robbs, Cerseis, Tywins, Theons and Aryas someday? Perhaps, and that would be freaking awesome.

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I’m currently in the middle of planning my own wedding, and by planning I mean nodding a lot and going “mhmm, that’s great.”

I can’t help but think it would be a lot more fun if the whole thing was superhero themed, but it takes a special kind of dedication to make that happen. Dedication like this bride and groom.

She’s obsessed with Batgirl, he liked Nightwing. As Batman can’t exactly marry Robin (in most states) it’s the Bat-themed wedding they chose. The sheer level of detail in this gallery is astounding, and it looks like one of the most fun weddings I’ve ever seen. Be sure to check out all the pictures by Dianne Personett below: Continue Reading »

Alright, so my buddy had a rather cool idea for an Unreality contest. He’s looking for a Batman-themed tattoo to put on the arm seen above. You can photoshop or draw your way to victory, the winner will get a free video game and an immortal place on his body. I’ll let him explain the details:

“This contest is for the best entry of fan art (of any kind), where the winner’s submission will be tattooed on my body, specifically my left bicep.  All entries of any kind will be considered including, but not limited to: drawings, photoshop, or even verbal descriptions a tattoo artist could use to make a drawing.  You DO NOT have to be a great artist to win.  As long as I choose your concept, even though I may have it re-drawn, you will be the winner. PLEASE NOTE: Because this is something I will be getting tattooed on MY body, a winner is NOT guaranteed.

The winning submission will receive the video game of his or her choice for any gaming system available, including PC or Mac (Up to a value of $60), and will have the tattoo featured on the site when comleted.

Here are the specifications of what I’m looking for and please be as creative as possible:

• The tattoo is Batman themed, specifically focusing on the the topic of “the good (light) always rises out of darkness.”
• I would prefer the Batman logo in some way, but any Batman themed submissions are accepted and will be considered.
• Regarding the logo, I want it to be recognizably the Batman logo, but to be a unique twist making it one of a kind, sharp, dark, and have a sort of pop to it.
• I want the final product to also include some variation the the text: “We fall so we can learn to get back up.”  The EXACT wording and phrasing of this can be edited in any way to fit your design, as long as the message stays the same and is grammatically correct.
• The rest is up to you, so be creative, make it unique and sharp-looking, and I can’t wait to see the final product.

Please send all submissions, and/or any questions, to: batmantattoo12@yahoo.com and also paultassi@gmail.com (be sure to send him the submissions as well).”

Well, this should be interesting. Alright, make something good so he actually does this! And so I can buy someone a game!

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This has to be one of the best pictures I’ve been sent in quite a while, as yes, that’s Nathan Fillion saving Zelda and slaying Link, as if we needed any more reason to think he’s awesome.

I love when celebrities are able to take these awkwardly staged school photo background convention shoots and turn them into something awesome. No surprise that Fillion is one to do so instead of standing there hoverhanding with a fake smile frozen on his face.

And if we’ve reached the end of this post and you still don’t know who Nathan Fillion is, you’re permabanned. Or you would be if I knew how to permaban people with insufficient nerd cred.

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Yes, more Disney, but no princesses this time, only villains.

What we have here is a really cool series of Disney villain themed heels from footwear designer Kobi Levi. If you’re a girl and you don’t want your shoes to have crowns on them, well I just don’t know what to tell you.

Yes, there’s the the evil Snow White Queen, but also Maleficent and Ursula as well. Octopus straps? Amazing. I feel like this whole thing was a Project Runway challenge, and it’s fantastic. Check out the other shoes and angles below. Continue Reading »

What’s that? We’re talking about SCIENCE here? Get out of town. Yes we are, but mostly because…fun fact, the Unreality logo is actually based on a NASA picture of the sun like this one, but turned blue instead.

Anyway, what are we looking at here?

“A burst of solar material leaps off the left side of the sun in what’s known as a prominence eruption. This image combines three images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured on May 3, 2013, at 1:45 pm EDT, just as an M5.7 class solar flare from the same region was subsiding. The images include light from the 131-, 171- and 304-angstrom wavelengths. Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA.”

Did the Icarus 2 just drop its Manhattan-sized nuke into the sun? I’m going to go with yes.

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The last time I saw Daft Punk, they DJ-ing a dance party in Tron Legacy, but the pair have quite the legacy of their own (see what I did there?).

The beloved electronica duo have spawned legions of fans over the years, and now some of them pay tribute in ta new art show called ReDiscovery in San Francisco.

It’s happening at the Gauntlet Gallery in SF and features these guys (and one or two girls) as artists:

Aaron Jasinski, Andre De Freitas, Andrew Turner, Andrew Spear, Bennett Slater, Brad Hill, Brandon Schaefer, Cam Floyd, Campbell Whyte, Craig Drake, Dan Almasy, Dan Howard, Dave Greco, Gene Guynn, Gina Kiel, Jaime Cervantes, Jason Ratliff, Jason Liwag, Jen Rome, Jenn Mann, Jeremy Bernstein, Johannah O’Donnell, John Larriva, Joseph Vetoe, Justin VanGenderen, Liam Brazier, Mathias Valdez, Matt Leuing, Mike Bell, Nimit Malavia, Paul Shipper, Peter Adamyan, Phil Noto, Phillip Ellering, PJ McQuade, Rich Pellegrino, Rob Loukotka, Ruben Ireland, Ruel Pascual, Sam Ho, Scott Listfield, Serge Gay Jr, Soey Milk, Tim Maclean, Vaughn Pinpin, Will Arvin.

For a sampling of their talent, you can click below and see examples of some of the pieces that will be on display. Pretty rad, which is the first proper use of that adjective I’ve employed in years. Continue Reading »

This is the very true story of a girl who didn’t have a date for prom, so she made a little tuxedo for her TI-84 calculator and took that instead.

I swear to god I’m not making fun of her. This is genuinely one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen. The kind of balls it would take to not only do this in real life, but then post it on the internet is astonishing, and she’s a more fearless person than I ever was at her age.

It’s a victory for us nerds that says “I don’t give a shit,” and I wish that all teenagers had this sort of confidence in themselves. Check out more photos of the duo before and at prom below: Continue Reading »

I sort of forget that Thor is the God of Thunder, as in the movies we usually just see him pounding on things with his hammer, rather than using its lightning properties to do battle.

But one fan with some building skills decided the put the electricity back into the hammer. That’s 80,000 volts running through the foam hammer you see above, enough to make all Loki’s hear stand on end and sizzle of completely.

I wish there was more of a demonstration of him shocking things, but it’s still cool to see nonetheless.