[Re-posting this from End Hits, even though it will probably get me fired…] For anyone who’s heard a note of Genesis‘ catalog prior to 1975, this will be intriguing news: Genesis tribute band the Musical Box are reprising their immaculate recreation of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway—down to sets, costumes and the original stage […]
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“Yeah, Green Lantern! Sure, why not?!”
The Onion is at its best when it is endearingly literal, and they nailed the apathy surrounding the Green Lantern franchise: ‘Green Lantern’ To Fulfill America’s Wish To See Lantern-Based Characters On Big Screen Related: I have a friend who once drunkenly told me he’d never trust someone whose favorite superhero is Green Lantern. He […]
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Here’s the New Avengers Poster, and…
… uh… Where exactly is Thor’s helmet? Where the FUCK is Thor’s helmet?? WHERE THE FUCKING FUCK IS THOR’S HELMET??? A note of reason from Erik Henriksen after the jump: A note of reason from Erik Henriksen: Please note, Steve, that this isn’t an ‘official poster,’ per se—rather, it’s a mock-up designed for to give […]
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Doctor Who Be Packin’, Yo.
Brought to you without comment by the National Rifle Association. Okay, one comment: HEY KIDS, BE A BOSS PIMP LIKE DOCTOR WHO!!via
Posted inPortland
Attn. Geeks, Nerds, Dweebs, Dorks, and Mathletes: Prepare for a “Geek Olympathon”
The Portland Geek Council of Commerce and Culture is going all-out next month with a “Geek Olympathon”—a two-day-long endurance test of roughly a billion “geeky contests and events held all over Portland.” It’ll happen June 11 and 12, and it sounds… intense. Via the official site: For the duration of the designated weekend member organizations […]
Posted inVideo Games
Sometimes When A Mommy Meme Loves A Daddy Meme …
… you get absolutely adorable babies that make me laugh and clap for hours like one of those wind-up cymbal monkeys.
Posted inComic Books
So What Did You Guys Think of Wonder Northwest?
ARA ROSELANI The first Wonder Northwest kicked off today, and continues through tomorrow. I wasn’t able to stay long this afternoon, but I did swing by to check out the show floor for an hour or so. At which point I discovered that these exist. Via I had no idea. And, despite my glee, and […]
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Nerd Trap: Best Movie Poster Evah!
I cannot wait for this reboot! I hear that it’s gonna co-star Sigourney Weaver who flew the Millennium Falcon in Battles Star Galactica. via
Posted inEvents
“Geek Out! @ The Space Room:” Tonight, 9PM
Dangerous Kids Here at Blogtown we’ve long supported the confluence of geek culture and hard liquor. Long before Michael Cera made a career out of being inoffensive milquetoast with a side of nerd, we were impressing tipsy, bespectacled hipster girls with witty bon mots about Dig Dug’s convoluted lineage, and wildly inaccurate theses on why […]
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Batman’s Bad Day
Look guys! Everybody has an off day now and then. Even Batman. Now, I’m not making excuses for him or anything because—hey, he’s Batman! But maybe he was on some cold medicine or something? Or maybe he started drinking early in the morning as Bruce Wayne, got a little fucked up, and decided to put […]
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This Is All I Want For Christmas
Ryan Palser Check out what prop maker Ryan Palser made! This thing not only looks totally spot-on and sports a real laser, it also talks! Being greeted every time I walk in the door of my apartment with a high-pitched “THERE YOU ARE!” would make me the happiest boy in the world. Until the bullets […]
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Minnesota Republican Calls Neil Gaiman a “pencil-necked little weasel who stole $45,000 from the state of Minnesota”
Robot 6 has the story: Explaining why the state funding for the arts is undergoing scrutiny, House Majority Leader Matt Dean singled out $45,000 in Legacy money paid to author and comics writer Neil Gaiman for a four-hour appearance at a Stillwater public library in May 2010. Dean is quote as saying that Gaiman, “who […]