This kid-made Jurassic Park remake is delightful.
Computers are making weird artworks when they try and draw things. (Via Mike Upton, and indeed the rest of the internet as well)
A history of movie trailers and a guide to the typefaces of classic film posters.
Pippin Barr’s made a free flash game to highlight human rights issues in the host country for the European Games.
I had no idea the Joy of Sex was illustrated by consummate spaceship painter Chris Foss. Lovely article by the BBC on those famous illustrations.
Sweden’s anti-Russian-sub defence strategy is… interesting.
Vulture gives an overview of Marvel’s “ultimate comics” imprint that prepared the ground for the Marvel movie juggernaut, then burned itself out.
Bloomberg presents an article about economist Paul Krugman’s arguments against austerity policies as a classic arcade beat-em-up.
The challenges of translating the very wordy, very culturally-specific Seinfeld
Rich people are jerks: the statistical proof
James Horner has died. The composer’s work on my favourite Aliens was messed with and he was chucked off the movie, creating a long-standing rift with Jim Cameron. But there are pieces of the score that I love. So here’s a film soundtrack site writing in extensive, sometimes scathing detail about Horner’s music for this film.
Via Svend, my new fave board game site Shut Up & Sit Down has a great, eye-opening article about a poker tournament.
And finally… Congrats, you have an all-male panel!
“Snapping open a sturdy little grey suitcase, he starts to root through.” – nice work, BBC.
Foss also did the covers for Ballard’s automobile erotica title “Crash” as well.
His airbrushes of people are as good, if not better than his spaceships.
…and that, son, is also why I have never crossed the street to see or read anything with Mark Millar’s name on it since 1993!
these comments are all worth dancing to
*dances*