Culture Buzz It's that time of year again where the owls start to feel neglected and begin to eye your tiny, yellow chicks. Don't let the owls feel neglected.
I bet this guy never opens doors. I bet he just uses the letterbox in his house.
This abstract Beatles Baby Quilt is so rad, and educational. (Via The Uniblog)
Culture Buzz A great book series should have great covers. George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire is deserving of something more interesting than the plain-Jane artwork we're currently seeing in the States. Apparently, Japan agrees with me. (Via)
A beautiful infographic detailing the results of every Mars mission ever attempted. We're getting there! (Click through for larger.)
Put this beanie on and you will be forced to fight wave after wave of mechanized foe. Still, probably worth it. (Via Giagantor.)
Looking for a new hobby? Look no further. All you need is some gunpowder and an anvil, instant fun. Wile E. Coyote would be proud. [ via ]
Tech Buzz We invited Veronica to give us nine seconds of her time, and she responded with a pithy summary of the best stuff on the internet today. Watch and learn, people.
http://wowdemoblog.tumblr.com/
Rejected country music demos: a wonderful new Tumblr. It turns out, “Walkin' After Midnight” sounds extra-awesome with a little help from Auto-Tune.
Here is a man painting and playing ping pong while walking on a treadmill, because WHY NOT. I don't have anything else to say. Just watch. Be amazed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7870300.stm
And you thought they were fake. I know I did. I can't be alone in this, right?
Valentine's Day is coming up in a couple of weeks, dudes. Which means there's still just enough time to embroider a romantic barfing unicorn for that special lady in your life. But seriously, you should probably get started on this right now - whatever else you had in mind is going to be pretty lame in comparison.
http://ideaity.com/archive/pride-prejudice-zombies/
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” —opening line of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES. [Editor's Note: Not quite as good as Sense and Sensibility and the Robot Apocalypse, but definitely worth an idle browse.]
Did you know that the Babylon 5 Vorlon Empire Heavy Cruiser is more than twice the size of a Star Trek United Federation of Planets Galaxy Class starship? If you did, you should probably seek help immediately. Otherwise, check out this glorious comparison chart for more essential information about the relative size of spaceships.
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/962987200.html
Without Craigslist we might never know about amazing deals like this 1997 Infiniti J30, for only $2200, with just a few tiny cosmetic and mechanical flaws, most of which “will go unnoticed if your passenger has had more than 4-5 alcoholic beverages.” (via Defamer)
This music video was actually created out of 45,000 still photographs. It took director Cesar Kuriyama 14 months to put it all together. The results are amazing.
The crew of the Enterprise does Monty Python's “Knights of the Round Table.” This video may be the ultimate in nerdery, but it's really well done, and it captures the extreme goofiness of the original Star Trek TV show.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Spider-Mans_...
Scientists have created a new material, based on the feet of geckos, that’s super-sticky, can support a lot of weight, and can detach easily. Basically: a real-life Spiderman suit is one step closer to reality. Cloak of invisibility, Spiderman glue - science just keeps getting awesomer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3166760/Women-in-b...
A growing trend in Britain: female bodyguards. They’re still a minority in the profession, but some high-profile clients find women blend in better precisely because they don’t look like the stereotypical man-mountain in dark glasses. The woman on the left in this picture has been stabbed in the leg, thrown through a shop window, and shot at by snipers. Awesome.
An amazing video of pro-Jesus singing and “dancing.” At the very least, you need to watch the breakdown at about the two-minute mark.