How Blackadder Teaches Us History
Something about history makes it ripe for satire. We’re expected to take the past so seriously, but who’s to say no one farted during the signing of the Declaration of Independence? Or maybe someone got…
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Why Haven’t You Seen It: Wristcutters: A Love Story
I have a scar on my wrist. It is like a thin red vein that sits on top of my skin to remind me of a terrible choice I made once, a long time ago….
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An Elder Scrolls Wedding Party
(click to enlarge) I’ve seen some epic nerdy wedding photos in my day, but this one takes the cake, set it on fire, and throws it down a mountain. It’s a Skyrim-inspired collage from the…
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A Gallery of Modified Thrift Store Art
Dave Pollot takes art that most people would cast away or hang in crappy hotels, and modifies it into something special. He adds his own finishing touches, which usually involve a Star Wars or Futurama…
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A Very Clever Dhalsim Tattoo
In what could be considered the sequel from the Popeye tattoo from the other week, here we have a Dhalsim Street Fighter tat that brings the tattooee’s foot into play. In this case, the effect…
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Full House Without Michelle
Well here’s your unsettling thought of the day: Did Danny Tanner deal with the grief of losing his pregnant wife in a fatal car crash by creating an imaginary daughter named “Michelle”? That’s the idea…
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Warlock Sherlock and Cleric Watson
From Artist Sandara comes this rather charming bit of universe crossing with Sherlock and Watson as a Warlock and Cleric. Sherlock uses his dark powers of deduction while Watson’s army medic skills make him the…
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The Walking Dead Review: “Inmates”
After last week’s Carl/Rick/Michonne outing, I figured we would get a few more weeks connecting with all the other survivors and seeing them develop a little bit more. In the 4.5 premiere, we learned a…
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Why I Liked All is Lost Better than Gravity
What else can be said about Gravity? The sensation from esteemed filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron dazzled audiences for months last year, and critics spilled more ink (and pixels, I suppose) over it than most movies ever see….