Movie Buzz If R2D2 can manage to do a side plank, anyone can. These diagrams by Rob Osborne — which feature Leia, Luke, Yoda, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and C-3PO practicing their poses, too — change everything I ever knew about yoga.
I want this in my room immediately. Though I have a feeling it would have a strange effect on women… Namely they would throw themselves at me even more frequently. $97 is a little steep though. (via japantrendshop.com)
Moichandising, moichandising! Etsy's EricaKnit will custom-design a 100% merino wool raglan-style sweater that looks like everyone's favorite astromech droid for just $450. (via.)
John Sprengelmeyer, aka Captain Ribman, desgned this awesome Star Wars/Doctor Who mashup (entitled R2D WHO and CYB3R PO) for your T-shirt wearing pleasure. (Via)
Culture Buzz Utterly charming cakes from nerd nuptials. Much more fun than all of that William and Kate, Royal Wedding stuffiness.
Culture Buzz Artist and avid cyclist Mike Joos does an ongoing series of illustrations depicting various geek icons on their bikes. From Spider-Man to Dale Earnhardt, everyone loves a good bike ride. Yes, Dale Earnhardt is a geek icon. NASCAR fans are nerds.
These aren't the awkwardly positioned and possibly deformed cats you're looking for. You don't want to see the C3P-0 cat. It's basically a werecat.
Culture Buzz An R2D2 wood burner made from a recycled gas bottle. Good for heating your swamp hut in Degobah or roasting womp rats. Still available on eBay!
DIY secret formulas for making Susan Boyle, The Mask and zebras. Make your own Van Diesel.
Culture Buzz Geek culture lingerie to confuse and combine your pleasure centers. Just for fun, there are a few corsets and other sundries thrown into the panty pile. This is what would happen if a bus full of Suicide Girls crashed into Comic Con.
Culture Buzz Adorable sculpted mashup by artist Tom Torrey of pop culture's two biggest blockheads. May the Schultz be with you.
I love R2-D2! [Ed. note: Us too, but this is going too far. TOO FAR. Damn you, Steampunk!!!]
Culture Buzz A photographer in Williamsburg, Henry Hargreaves, refashions snow-entombed Brooklyn into the ice planet Hoth from “The Empire Strikes Back.” If you're stranded in Williamsburg, don't slice open a hipster's belly for warmth. And you thought they smelled bad on the outside.
Culture Buzz Artist Ben Rumback makes nerd icon nubbins out of wee wooden pegs. What adorable choking hazards! If you're looking for last minute gift ideas, all of these and more are available on his Etsy page.
Meet R2-D2 Tortoise and Yoda Dog. They want to re-enact a scene from Star Wars for you. You're totally welcome.
Possibly, I don't know. [Insert your own Star Wars joke here].
With baby Princess Leia and Baby Anikan Skywalker! Their dad deserves a Dad of the Year award for this. (I'm more of a Star Trek person, so if that's *not* Anikan, I'm sorry).
An R2D2 robot that is big enough for a full size person to fit in. Equipped with sounds, internal fans, LEDs, motors and rotating dome. Made out of a plastic barrel.
It'll be a little sad when these kids get sold to a bunch of shady characters at the same convention dressed like Jawas, but it's hell of cute while it lasts.
Iron Man R2-D2, by Mike Verta. Don't look too closely or their might be some sort of nerd cataclysm.
They better get an A+ for this. Students at Minnesota's Carlton College turned the school's observatory into a giant R2D2 as a prank.
I'm not entirely sure what's going on here, but my insticts are telling me there's a night full of bizarre sexual roleplaying ahead.