{"id":5851,"date":"2013-05-10T00:35:54","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T12:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgue.isprettyawesome.com\/?p=5851"},"modified":"2013-08-23T15:04:37","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T03:04:37","slug":"x-ray-specs-linky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgue.isprettyawesome.com\/?p=5851","title":{"rendered":"X-Ray Specs Linky"},"content":{"rendered":"

The truth behind all those amazing novelty items advertised in every comic for decades<\/a>, by someone who went to the effort of tracking them all down. It’s the first time I’ve ever heard how the X-Ray Specs “worked”, complete with a photo reproducing the view through those magical glasses!<\/p>\n

Chomsky & Foucault debate, in 1971, about whether human nature exists and what that means<\/a>. No, I haven’t watched this yet. (via Nic Sando)<\/p>\n

Here’s a salutary lesson for those in the museum & exhibition fields (including, from time to time, me): the Met tries to recreate the legendary bathroom at CBGB’s<\/a>, demonstrating that some things cannot be recreated in any meaningful way.<\/p>\n

How to draw sexy without being sexist<\/a>: fascinating little discussion spinning out of the recent redesign of some superhero costumes. (Don’t read the comments, of course.)<\/p>\n

Spock vs Spock in a car ad<\/a> – extremely<\/em> well done. Worth watching even though it’s an ad.<\/p>\n

Star Trek Fashion Blog<\/a> (via Hamish)<\/p>\n

So it turns out that crazy creationist science homework was a real thing. And the second page of the worksheet is even more revelatory than the first. More info at snopes<\/a>, of course.<\/p>\n

Scroobius Pip merch t-shirt has in-built Scroobius Pip mask<\/a>. Genius.<\/p>\n

Aussie Star Wars (via Mike F)
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