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Yesterday, Lucasfilm issued a press release revealing plans for an unusual new Star Wars TV series. Building on the success of high-profile parodies from the Family Guy and Robot Chicken crews, the Lucas camp is planning a sitcom series based on the famous galaxy far, far away…. Lucasfilm promises a “playful and irreverent” tone, something […]
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Net Neutrality Gets a Punch in the Gut
This is you on Comcast. It’s a sad day for those of us who like to push the envelope of acceptable internet use. A Washington DC federal appeals court ruled today that the Federal Communications Commission cannot enforce net neutrality. The FCC was hoping to require that internet providers offer equal and unfettered access to […]
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UPDATED: Scrabble Rules Change?
From Kotaku: Word from the Scrabble makers at Mattel is that proper nouns will be fair game for Scrabble players as of this summer. The BBC reported the change of rules for the 72-year-old game with the following explanation from a spokesperson for Scrabble co-rights-holder Mattel: A spokeswoman for the company said the use of […]
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Lonely People with iPads
Bitter much? If you’re resentful of the fact that you weren’t one of the first people to score an iPad or worse, have never even seen one in real life, then you might enjoy the new blog Lonely People with iPads (as do the folks at Refinery29, L Magazine, etc). If you can’t join em, […]
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Attack of the Clones: The Worst Thing Since Bagpipes.
Only partially because I’m not-so-secretly in love with the Star Wars movies*, my favorite bit of film criticism last year was Red Letter Media’s hilariously merciless dissection of Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace. Now he’s back with his take on Attack of the Clones. Yes, it will eat up 90 minutes of your life. […]
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Scott Pilgrim The Video Game: Even Radder Than The Film?
Ubisoft, Attract Mode He’s the best fighter in the Province! Forget Wolverine, Wayne Gretzky or even Étienne Gaboury; Scott Pilgrim is officially Canada’s raddest native son. You’ve seen the new trailer for the movie, right? Who knew Michael Cera could still be a tolerable personality? I’ve got great news for you though, things get even […]
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Scott Pilgrim #6 Announced
Big news from Oni… Does any one want to start a Kim Pine fan club? Maybe with t-shirts? UPDATE: Oni is running a Scott Pilgrim-themed Twitter trivia contest, with giveaways. Question: WHAT HIGHER LEARNING SCHOOL DID RAMONA ATTEND?!? Answer: I don’t care. She’s no Kim Pine.
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Literary March Madness*
Michael Komarck (Umm… nerd alert.) March madness of the geekiest variety is underway over at Suvudu, which is pitting various sci-fi and fantasy characters against one another in literary cage matches. Round two faces off the George R.R. Martin character Jamie Lannister (who apparently defeated Hermione Granger in round one) against H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu. Which […]
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The Captain Has Set A Course for Friends
I’ve often thought that Facebook would be much more enjoyable in a zero-gravity environment. You too? Well, does William Shatner have a treat for us! MyOuterSpace is a new social networking tool for the intergalactic artists among us. myouterspace.com The Admiral Whether you are a fan of Sci Fi, Horror or Fantasy or seeking a […]
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Batman! Vs. Shark! With Light Sabre!!
Big ups to Blogtown Tipper Cole for alerting us to what could possibly be the ultimate in artistic badassery. Batman with a light sabre vs. a shark! And even better? It was painted by Portland artist Andrew Zubko! (Hey Scrappers, is this a perfect Mercury cover, or what?) Got a hot tip? Hit the Blogtown […]
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You Must Get One of These Star Trek Tattoos
Okay, so somebody has a gun (or a phaser set to “kill”) pointed at your head. The only way this person will spare your life is if you have one of the following Star Trek tattoos indelibly inked onto your body. So… WHICH STAR TREK TATTOO WOULD YOU CHOOSE? For more awesome examples of Trek […]