The History of English
Here’s a great post on the “History of the English Language, in 10 minutes,” voiced by Clive Anderson. Funny and educational. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ZJuCbklqg
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Solomon Kane: the Movie You Never Heard About
I’m sorry to say I never heard about the Solomon Kane movie, based on the adventures of the archetypal anti-hero created by Robert E. Howard, which was apparently release in Europe and the UK in 2010. Why did I never see it or even hear about it? Because it was never...
Rob Reid on Copyright Math
This is a nice little 5 minute chat from Rob Reid, the founder of the company that created Rhapsody, which he recently gave at TED on “Copyright Math”. Very funny!
And Now Some Words from Neil deGrasse Tyson
Have you ever wondered what the most interesting fact in the universe is? Well, here’s how Neil deGrasse Tyson answers that question. And if you have more time on your hands (1 hour and 18 minutes of time), here’s Stephen Colbert’s interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Very funny, and very...
Doctor Who: Curse of Fatal Death
I just stumbled upon this “official” Doctor Who parody, which was done for a BBC charity telethon back in 1999. It has some pretty big names including Rowan Atkinson, Richard Grant, and Hugh Grant, and is pretty funny. Plus it has the classic Master (far better than the new Master,...
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Need I say more? I don’t think so! And here’s a nice Featurette. …and I heard as it were, the noise of thunder. And I looked and behold was Death saying, come and see. And I saw. And Hell followed me.
Freak’n Space Nazi Comedy Action Movie
Iron Sky (which I thought I blogged about last year, but can’t find the post now) is finally being released this year on April 4th, 2012. Check out the trailer! Keep in mind this is an independent film from Finland, from the creators of Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, and...
NASA Budge (maybe) Cut Again
For the cost of less than a single day on the War on Terror, we could have a robust and far-reaching program to explore Mars, look for signs of life on another planet, increase our overall science knowledge, and inspire a future generation of kids. …so explains Phil Plait, who...
Weird War Machines that Never Were
Well, here’s some weird and wacky war machines that never really were. The Tumbleweed Tank: Leave it to the British boffins conjure up this month-of-all-wacky tanks. The Tumbleweed Tank would have been pretty awesome, if it wasn’t so obviously impractical. Oh well. That, and it could easily be defeated by...
Ten Words to Stop Misspelling
Here’s a neat little mnemonic tool to help you avoid some of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language. All credit is due to theOatmeal.com, and to see the original post please go here. Click here to see the full Ten Words to Stop Misspelling
