Rise of the Minions
Anyone who has seen the Despicable Me movies knows that the real stars of the show aren’t any of the characters with celebrity voices. Rather, they’re the minions, the little yellow pill shaped creatures who…
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Five of the Best Sci-Fi Novels I’ve Read Lately
I’m not sure which came first, the decision to publish my book on a Kindle, or me actually buying a Kindle in the first place. But the two became intimately tied together soon enough as…
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Ice and Fire: Female Empowerment in Westeros
There’s been a lot of talk on the internet in recent times about feminism, almost all of it negative in the sense that there are primarily two camps, neither of which really seem to stand…
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Then Vs. Now: Six Websites in 1996
I was fortunate enough to grow up during the Internet’s (mainstream) infancy. What an amazing time that was! I was able to witness, and participate in, one of the most important and influential information revolutions…
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Game of Thrones Gets Animated and Awesome
(click for full size) I found these fantastic Game of Thrones pieces from the Tumblr Doodle, Doodle, but I’ll be damned if I can figure out the name of the actual artist as they don’t…
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Some Very Cute Star Wars Illustrations
I’m wondering how toy friendly the new Star Wars movies are going to be. Selling plastic appeared to be much of the motivation behind the last few Star Wars films, and now that the franchise…
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I Would Never Do This But It’s Undeniably Adorable
I’m not the biggest fan of joke tattoos in general, much less ring finger tattoos, but I’m overcoming my prejudices to feature this picture because it’s just really damn cute. This was one of the…
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Papercraft Jack from Mass Effect is Incredibly Impressive, Incredibly Unnerving
I don’t have the first idea how the hell papercraft works and how people are able to assemble life size replica humans using only polygon folded paper. But damn, is it impressive. And creepy. A…
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Unreal Movie Review: Kick-Ass 2
When Kick-Ass debuted in 2010, it was the R-rated answer to all the popcorn munching superhero blockbusters out that year, and all the years before. Based on a frankly, kick ass graphic novel, for lack…