Mad Quickies 7.10

• Three awesome geeks are collaborating to bring you ALL THE NOMZ!. It’s an e-cookbook with a star-studded contributor list and its proceeds will benefit Child’s Play. Read what Phil Plait has to say about NOMZ. {via Smashley}
• National Nerd Night 2013 is August 9/10 and this is actually their first year as national. “Have fun. Play games. Help people.” {via Beth}
• Butcher Billy created the reimagined superheroes The Post-Punk / New Wave Super Friends..
• “Really feel the beat: singing and heartrate” or can music structure determine the heart rate variability of the singers? {via Surly Amy}
• If you love classic monster movies, mark your calendar because the upcoming Pacific Rim doesn’t look like anything you’ve seen before. Read what head creature designer Wayne Barlow and VFX supervisor John Knoll have to say. Story includes gorgeous detailed drawings by Barlow. {via Anne}
• 7 ways utensils change the taste of food. Supposedly. I’m not sure about this but I do prefer flatware over a spork.
• Lots to love in this list of language links at Sentence First.
• Tumblr find: Maps Inchoate.

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Dustin Hoffman’s wonderful and poignant share has been making the rounds on the net. If you haven’t seen it yet, please watch.

Dustin Hoffman on TOOTSIE and his character Dorothy Michaels

{via anne}

Found at The Mary Sue Dressing Like A Woman Made Dustin Hoffman Realize He’d Been Brainwashed

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The Wilhelm Scream

{via Kiera}

from the page

THE WILHELM SCREAM
is a popular stock scream used in countless films, tv shows, and video games. It was recorded in 1951 for Distant Drums, but found its infamy when sound magician Ben Burtt snuck it into the films he was working on, especially Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

This video is a (pretty) complete collection of the films that The Wilhelm Scream has been in.

Note: There are different takes of the Wilhelm Scream from the original recording. The most popular version is take 4, but you will hear other versions as well.

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Featured image is The Last Man on Earth, by Wayne Barlow, bookcover, self-portait.

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