Mad Quickies 5.24
Women Have Always Fought. What has our traditional narrative of history gotten wrong? A lot. Stan Lee with Stan Lee cosplayer. The best thing about this? The cosplayer is a little girl! How Sailor Moon Made Me a Feminist. A look at Magical Girl anime, from a feminist perspective. Invent Your Own Species – The Finch and Pea looks at Vladomir Stankovic’s art, including the fabulously nam... »
Plug Me In: Deus Ex Human Revolution
My hands gripped the controller as a cut-scene crashed onto my screen, a reprieve from the tension I’d been clutching in my jaw. I released the left trigger that had kept me locked in combat position, and sat back – watching the results of my “hard work”. Adam Jensen, the protagonist of Eidos Montreal’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution, opened the final scene I had chosen with a quote from Albert Einste... »
Kitchen Lab: Whiskers on Kittens
Bacon& Caramel& Marshmallows& Whiskey& Chocolate. OMG YES WHERE DO I SIGN UP? Right here, my friends! Let’s make whiskey brittle!* This one will take some time, because you need to let the layers of awesome goodness solidify before you add the next one. So set aside some time and collect your items: 16 oz. semisweet chocolate (I just used chocolate chips) Whiskey (any amount ... »
Drabble Lab Round Six: Valor, and a new schedule
Hey guys! Read on for the awesome drabbles from round five, the winner, and the illustration. But first: I think it’s for the best if we give you all some more time to write drabbles before judging them. Two days is just not quite enough time. So from now on, Drabble lab is going to be a once-every-two-weeks feature. You’ll have a week to submit drabbles, I’ll post a comment when... »
Mad Quickies 5.22
The design duo Carnovsky created RGB murals that transform under different colored lights. See more of their RGB Fabulous Landscapes here. These nano flowers are beautiful and amazing. {via Brian G.} I want to go to there. Beautiful reading rooms from around the world. Beatrice the Biologist published a book of her comics Amoeba Hugs and Other Nonsense. Beaker-Bot is an animatronic singing puppet ... »
Busking Skeptically
I have recently begun busking as a part-time job. I have performed in parks and such for fun and good practice, but never for money before now. The experience has me thinking about the whole enterprise in terms of science and society. To start, I’m not sure how to view busking. In my idealist mind, it is the most honest form of professional performance art; I dance and juggle for you, you pa... »
