October 25, 2009 – This week NYPD issued a press release regarding a teenage 'Jane Doe' with severe amnesia who cannot recall her own name, age or where she is from, but can recite portions of a certain fantasy novel. The girl, who authorities estimate to be between 14 - 17 years of age, was found Oct.9th wandering... More »
Where To Start With Young Adult Science Fiction
October 18, 2009 – Where's the best place to start your kids with reading Science Fiction? Here's a booklist of some of the best Sci-Fi for the discerning young adult, because it's never too early to teach them about the dangers of dystopian societies. Perhaps you've found a dog-eared copy of Ender's Game under your... More »
Theater Troupe Brings Sci-Fi Classics To The Stage
October 11, 2009 – This year, San Francisco's Foul Play Productions is bringing two screen legends to life with its Attack of the Killer B-Movies series. Enjoy sizzling stage productions of The Bride Of Frankenstein and Barbarella, just in time for Halloween! The creative masterminds behind Attack of the Killer... More »
Blue Peter Wants Your Six-Year-Old To Re-design The TARDIS
October 10, 2009 – Popular British kids show Blue Peter is hosting a contest calling for children in the UK to submit their original TARDIS designs for production. We're hoping this means that Matt Smith's Doctor is tinkering with the ship's Chameleon Circuit. The contest is only open for children in the UK, and... More »
Brian and Stewie Hit “The Road To The Multiverse”
September 27, 2009 – Tonight, in the season premiere of Family Guy, Brian and Stewie go on a Sliders-esque adventure, traversing time and space to encounter the Griffins (and themselves) in numerous alternate universes, including a Disneyverse, a Post-apocalypticverse, and a RobotChickenVerse. Since the show's... More »
Driveshaft Lives! …Sort Of
September 26, 2009 – This week, Lost's viral marketing campaign behind DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com went too far. In Texas, they revealed their latest limited-edition poster at a rock concert, complete with a dubious Driveshaft homage. Those following the latest Lost viral attention-grab were directed to follow the... More »
Just what is “Stitchpunk,” Anyway?
September 13, 2009 – The term "Stitchpunk" has quickly been attached to Shane Acker's astounding debut film, 9. But where did it originate? Should we take this new genre seriously? More »
DIY Doctor Who Craft Projects
September 12, 2009 – From TARDIS cupcakes to Dalek dresses, the Whovians are one of the most DIY geek subcultures. Take a peek at the craft projects that made us doff our floppy hats in salute. More »
The REAL Warehouse 13: The Museum of Jurassic Technology
September 5, 2009 – Laika's space suit. Mosaics made from butterfly wings. Superstitions brought to life. Find out what mesmerizing objects are in the strangest museum on Earth and marvel at a collection of artifacts and relics would make even Artie jealous. Hidden in the wasteland of Culver City, CA, is the Museum... More »
What Is This Strange Dystopian Disneyversese
August 30, 2009 – A few weeks ago, concept art surfaced of a strange and distant land, a bizarre vision of a Dystopian Disneyverse that threw gamers into a frenzy with rumors that this might be for a Wii game. More »
Ten Epic Steampunk Projects We Wish We’d Thought Of First
August 29, 2009 – We've all seen the goggles, the brass, the keyboard mods. But a few steampunk projects go above and beyond, boggling the mind and leaving us breathless. More »
My Little… CthulhuPony?
August 22, 2009 – Finnish artist Mari Kasurinen combines her love of plastic and pop culture into some truly amazing equine art. Her collection includes everything from this cute My Little Cthulhu to My Little Predator Pony. More »
Raygun Gothic Rocketship Blasts Off!
August 16, 2009 – The Raygun Gothic Rocketship is, according to its fearless crew, a "rococo retro-futurist, future-rustic vernacular between yesterday's tomorrow and the future that never was." Click through to see what they mean. The team, who also engineered the infamous Steampunk Tree House, describe the project... More »
Lightning On Demand – With Drinks!
August 15, 2009 – Greg Leyh spends his time proving lightning can indeed strike in the same place twice. Now, Leyh is planning to tackle the Zeusian task of creating a facility that can create lighting strikes on command - and serve cocktails. Less than an hour outside the glittering cesspool of Las Vegas, sits the... More »
Warehouse 13’s New Hacker Chick Puts The Punk In Steampunk
July 26, 2009 – Warehouse 13, Syfy's new show about the building that houses every mystical object of power in the world, only just introduced its main characters — More »
Wait, So There’s Science In Science Fiction?
July 24, 2009 – Comic-Con's 2009 panel "Mad Science" gives us a sneak peek at Caprica, a discussion on the symbiotic relationship between scientists and screenwriters, robotic reincarnation — More »
Farscape Celebrates 10 Years Of Frelling Awesomeness
July 24, 2009 – The Henson Company and Boom! studios celebrate ten years of Farscape, broke a world record, geeked out on the new Farscape comics (and webisodes!), and confirmed that the Fraggle Rock film and Dark Crystal sequel will hit theaters in 2011. Frell me, the new Farscape anniversary box set looks cool. More »
The Meaning Of Gamer’s Raver Porn Revealed
July 24, 2009 – What's the deal with those candy-haired ravers from Gamer we posted a picture of a while back? Writer/directors Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine explained their sleazy secret at Comic Con, and it has to do (not surprisingly) with gaming. More »
The Wonderful World of Wizard Wrock
July 19, 2009 – Josh Koury's documentary "We Are Wizards" delves into the genre of Wizard Rock. As homespun as the fan culture it celebrates, it's an endearing snapshot of the freaks and geeks who've made a place for themselves in the Potter fan-verse. True fandom knows no bounds. More »
Extremophiles I Have Known And Loved
July 18, 2009 – Extremophiles challenge everything we thought we knew about the existence of life on Earth. Now, astrobiologists are questioning if some extremophiles are actually aliens living among us. More »
