Craft, Entertainment

Firefly Serenity Spaceship Ring / Geekonista

Want to be the captain of the Serenity ship from Firefly? Our popular Firefly Serenity inspired spaceship is now available as a ring. It’s a plain silver ring with the spaceship sitting on top of it. It’s the perfect gift for yourself or any fan of Firefly or any other sci-fi stuff for that matter — via Etsy

Entertainment, Rights

A Win For Fair Use After Record Label, Copyright Lawyer Settle

An Australian record label that threatened to sue one of the world’s most famous copyright attorneys for infringement has reached a settlement with him.

The settlement includes an admission that Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard Law School professor, had the right to use a song by the band Phoenix — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Craft, Entertainment

The Spin Doctor Ladies / Paul Michael

It is much larger on the inside. This massively over engineered piece of TARDIS jewellery will remind you daily that life is crazy. You have to enjoy it while you can. The spin Doctor is available in sterling silver, 14 karat white and yellow gold as well as platinum. A big and bold ring not for the timid — via Etsy

Entertainment

Obituary: Harold Ramis

Actor and director Harold Ramis, best known for the films Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, has died aged 69.

He died of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a rare disease that involves swelling of the blood vessels, his agent told the BBC.

The star found fame as bespectacled ghost-hunter Egon Spengler in the Ghostbusters franchise in 1984.

But he was also a talented writer and director, whose credits included Caddyshack and Animal House.

His creativity, compassion, intelligence, humour and spirit will be missed by all who knew and loved him, said his family in a statement.

The star had reportedly been quiet about his illness, which dated back to 2010 — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Craft, Entertainment, Wildlife

Cthulhu Lamp / Karl Dupéré-Richer

In his house in Montreal, the very much alive Karl Dupéré-Richer waits crafting. Karl, who blogs atSpécial Karl has just created this awesome lamp sculpture of Cthulhu, made out of the back of one PVC patio chair, 14 chair feet, one flowerpot, one umbrella base, two bike tires, 30 cans, many pieces of PVC pipes, one acrylic globe lights, some car body parts, a few pieces of garden hoses and about 1,000 devoured human souls — via Neatorama

Craft, Entertainment, Wildlife

Derpy Dreams Automaton / morisato54

For a butter-hooved pony that she is in her waking hours, Derpy Hooves makes the cutest of ponies in restful sleep. One can only wonder what this lovely little Pegasus dreams of. Just be sure to steer her clear of vases or lamps lest she knock them down with a flick of her tail, a kick of her leg, or out of sheer unfortunate happen-stance.

Derpy, the cloud and stand are made out of Philippine mahogany with the gears being carved from Narra hardwood. The figures are painted in enamel and protected by clear lacquer. Lying down, Derpy measures 3″ high while the whole piece is 6″ high, 7 3/8″ long and 3 1/4″ wide. It took 64 hours to make — via Youtube

Entertainment

Blown-away Man / Steven Steigman + Maxell

Rarely has an advertising image been hailed as a pop culture icon. In that rarefied company of Marlboro Man and Benetto Pieta belongs this 1978 photograph by Steven Steigman, which would later be known as the Blown-away Man. The ad for Hitachi Maxell, the Japanese manufacture of stereos has since been parodied from Family Guy to P.Diddy, and to this day, has been recycled and reused by Maxell is its ad campaigns — via Iconic Photos