A closer shot of my Alien Facehugger/Giger tribute Parasitoid
. Made with wild turkey and mink bones, coyote claws, and two box turtle shells — via Steve Niles Tumblr
Our itsy bitsy li’l kraken is made from polymer clay and glazed for extra shine and durability. Just be a little careful of any bits that protrude, because as much as we try to minimise it, clay is only so strong and will not stand up to heavy wear and tear — via Etsy
Cthulhu lives.. on your shirt! Original design of our favourite scary octopus headed god — via Design by Humans
In a very unique marketing gesture and implementation of the micro-datacentre concept, telecommunications provider aql, of Leeds, UK is repurposing 1930’s era telephone boxes as WiFi hotspots containing a micro-datacentre.
The antique phone boxes, which will be painted blue, rather than their traditional red, will be sealed to the public but will host a local hotspot and have a touchscreen that will allow users to make phone calls, including calls to the police emergency number. The boxes will be solar powered and wirelessly connected so that they can be installed anywhere without the need to dig up the streets to provide power and connectivity — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Sweetie Belle is usually an energetic little filly, but even she has her down days with nothing else to do but mope. Only, even when dragging herself across the floor she can still maintain her composure in being undeniably adorable — via Youtube
This is The Internet. It is wireless and can normally be found at the top of Big Ben in London, where it gets the best reception. Whether you are looking for novelty for your desk, somewhere to hide your secrets or a subject for a speech to the shareholders, The Internet is a unique and fun tribute to this hilarious joke from The IT Crowd — via Etsy
The Inaugural Steotch Fine New England Needlearts Stitchalong has ended! Patterns will remain posted through the month of July (via
I played around with a Space Invaders idea I have had buzzing in my head for a while. This time I have made a cushion, but my original thought is to use this motif on Tablet Covers. For the cushion I have used black linen, stitched onto dark gray wool using red cotton – I’m rather pleased with the affect — via little minx
— via Wil Wheaton dot Tumblr
Agent Coulson himself, actor Clark Gregg, got his hands on his very own figure from Hot Toys — via Marvel
Archaeologist and broadcaster Mick Aston, who found fame with TV programme Time Team, has died aged 66.
Close friend and former colleague Phil Harding, who also worked on the popular Channel 4 series, said he had received the news from Professor Aston’s son James.
Time Team’s official Facebook and Twitter accounts also paid tribute to the retired academic: It is with a very heavy heart that we’ve been informed that our dear colleague Mick Aston has passed away. Our thoughts are with his family.
Dr Harding said that although his friend had suffered health problems, learning of his death just two weeks after talking to him on the phone for the last time had come as a shock.
It just seems so incredible, like a bad dream, but unfortunately this is no dream,
the 62-year-old said. He was a seriously good mate and a seriously good archaeologist, a unique man. Everybody loved him, he just had a way with people. I cannot believe there was anybody who disliked him, he just had such a relaxed way.
He had incredible knowledge and an effortless way of making archaeology accessible to people
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
Answering the question of what the fuck was the weird video I stumbled over on Rage years back where two women are spanking everybody in a manor house — via Youtube
This version is banned in the US and UK. For some reason the President and Prime Minister didn’t like this video — via Youtube
Beloved author Richard Matheson passed yesterday at the age of 87, after a long illness. Best known for his seminal work I Am Legend, he leaves not just a legacy of great science fiction, but an indelible mark on American pop culture.
Along with I Am Legend, Matheson wrote What Dreams May Come, A Stir of Echoes, and The Shrinking Man, all of which became Hollywood movies (in the case of I Am Legend, more than a few times). He was also one of the original Twilight Zone’s greatest screenwriters, penned the classic William Shatner-starring episode Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
. His Twilight Zone episode Steel
became the basis for Real Steel, starring Hugh Jackman.
But Matheson was hardly just a Hollywood idea factory. Matheson’s dark, existentialist style influenced science fiction in every medium. His prose was humanist, but it was also bleak and ambiguous in a way that science fiction hadn’t been before, revealing the way the ambiguities of human nature play into stories of the fantastic — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Quirky Montreal artist and fabricator Ian Langohr’s latest creation is this fantastic Cthulhu mask — via MAKE
Mirage from Iker & Dana on Vimeo.
A young Inuit boy reaches waters no one has ever reached before while trying to fish in the Arctic wilderness. School of Visual Arts thesis film, 2013.
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