It would appear that someone had had the audacity of considering an African American actor for the role of the Human Torch in an upcoming Fantastic Four movie. Naturally some people have lost their collective shit. I posit that while this looks like blatant racism, some of the rage is from a different, and while equally irrational, less offensive source. I mean some of it definitely is racism. But... »
My kids have very active imaginations, and that comes in handy when they play, but they also like to have their imaginings become reality. When they want specific characters for play-time, but they don’t have the characters they want, they come to me. No, not to beg for money to buy toys, but to design the toy for them. A while back I posted about the “Jack Skellington” Ken doll ... »
The weather has been warming and it has me thinking about the ever impending booty short season and how I can stay body positive and embrace my curves. »
A series of experiments were conducted with the intent of producing bunnies. Specifically, the goal was to recreate the indigenous fauna of the Bunnies Planet (Zones of Adorable). Apparatus Marshmallows Powdered sugar Black decorating gel Kitchen shears Tooth pick Method The outward appearance of marshmallows was altered using a series of incisions. Any exposed tissues were treated with the applic... »
There has been a lot of talk about the hyper-sexual representation of women in nerd media. We see, again and again, Blogs and tumblr feeds showing us just how utterly ridiculous the state of female representation is. We have already had discussions about how this sort of pandering is problematic and there are those doing good work on more reasonable attire and realistic representations of the ladi... »
What began as a DC comics writer simply consulting an astrophysicist to make sure the science in his story was believable turned into every science nerd’s dream come true. According to the Washington Post, the need for scientific guidance first came when the writer began thinking about the distance between Earth and Krypton, and how even years after its destruction, its light would still be ... »
For this week’s snack, more food as art, this time thanks to an MRI machine and the team at Alinea. »
As smartphones increase in popularity, so have smartphone games. This year, The Entertainment Software Association reported that smartphone games are the fastest growing game market in the industry, quickly overtaking dedicated handheld systems like the PSP or Nintendo DS. This surprised me at first, but then I remembered that just a few months ago, I was playing Plants vs Zombies on my commutes t... »
