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Project Grey

Evil Aliens Kill First, Ask Questions Later In Project Grey

Murderous aliens with secret connections to the Russian government ruin an innocent vacation with their cold, emotionless black eyes and hearts in Project Grey. Five friends go on a weekend camping trip, but only one makes it out alive. When the sole survivor is questioned by the government he explains that his friends were brutally murdered by aliens. Of course the whole thing turns into a huge government cover-up with the CIA, Russian spies and weapons of mass destruction, as alien attacks so often do. Project Grey was created by a husband-and-wife team and shot almost entirely in their basement or outdoors. The special effects were done in their living room. So when is Project Grey coming to a theater near you? More »

4:02 PM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Meredith Woerner
2,582 views, 10 comments

Latest by strangrnstranglnd: This movie really looks good. I applaud people for going out and making movies all on their own - bucking more »

social control

Beware Google's Surveillance Death-Ray

What happens when Google street view is no longer content with showing incredibly detailed pictures of the outside of your house? This hilarious science fiction video by the Vacationeers follows Google's omni-cam to its most invasive extreme... and of course they posted it on YouTube. More »

6:20 AM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By charliejane
5,387 views, 6 comments

Latest by Jonn: Yay! An excuse to post this link again! [qntm.org] more »

This Furball Could Save Your Balls Could this fuzzy little guy be the last hope for manhood? The Alai vole mole has made an evolutionary adaptation that could save human males from extinction, or what scientists call the obsolescence of the Y chromosome.

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diet soap

Camera Surveillance Is 94 Years Old

The All-Seeing Eye in the Sky is watching you, thanks to satellites, wiretaps and "trusted" computers. Or maybe superheroes can hear your every murmur from their private satellite. Feeling paranoid yet? Then you're just in the right frame of mind for Diet Soap, a new zine that aims to channel the wacked-out writing of Philip K. Dick. The first issue is all about surveillance, and it'll leave you rattled. More »

1:06 PM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By charliejane
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