space & science – Page 7

August 27, 2008December 28, 2011

The fandom minute: Han in Cakeamite; Is it time for Star Wars to take a breather?

Food: Han in Carbonite… The cake! Is that icing nontoxic? (via)
The blogside: SF Signal’s JP Frantz claims that Star Wars needs to take a break to save the future of the franchise, and I’m not sure I entirely disagree… Meanwhile, Time’s Matt Selman calls for an end to easy Star Wars parodies.
Collecting: Pete Vilmur looks at saving ticket stubs.
Space: The European Space Agency takes inspiration from Star Wars for a new spacecraft. It looks like it would fit right in with the Rebel fleet! (via)
Lists: The prequel trilogy gets a spot on io9’s worst fake accents of science fiction; Return of the Jedi is one of Cracked’s six most depressing happy endings.
Random: Going through life with the last name of Yoda.

August 21, 2008

Video: Tasting the Imperial March

August 20, 2008

Real-life moisture vaporators?

Gizmodo spotted these Intelligent Monitoring Towers recently installed in Buenos Aires. Their intention is to measure air and noise quality, but is it really that far a jump to consider them collecting moisture on Tatooine? Or at least hanging out in the general vicinity?

August 11, 2008August 11, 2008

The Clone Wars: Monday afternoon critical mass

The L.A. Time‘s Hero Complex blog has a report from the Egyptian Theatre premiere; More photos at Monsters & Critics.
George Lucas tells reporters why The Clone Wars was able to forgo most of the prequels’ big-name actors.
Mental Floss has seven reasons The Clone Wars will be worth seeing. (Snark alert!)
Scientific American has a lengthy Q&A with The Science of Star Wars author Jeanne Cavelos on the scientific possibilities of The Clone Wars – they also sit down with Dave Filoni.
Cinematical’s Monday morning poll asks if you’re excited for The Clone Wars. As I type this, it’s 52.9% ‘Nope, not excited at all.’
Controversy! A (negative) AICN review of the movie was taken down at ~~Lucasfilm’s~~ Warner Brothers’ request.
Since Rotten Tomatoes still isn’t calculating, here are some reviews from the majors: The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Empire. We’ll start getting the bulk of them later this week. When I’m on a plane and most of CJ will be getting drunk. Great timing, huh?

August 11, 2008December 28, 2011

Scientists close to creating invisibility cloak!

This would be highly convenient. Why should Harry Potter have all the fun?

August 9, 2008December 28, 2011

Video: I Google You

Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls (she has a solo album coming out in September! Whoo!) sings a song written by Neil Gaiman.

July 17, 2008December 28, 2011

In the news: Auctions, exhibit crowds, TFU

The TIE fighter model in the Profiles in History auction is expected to fetch up to £100,000, the highest-priced (or, well, estimated) item in the collection. That’s about about $200,000 American. Gotta love the exchange rate… The Crusade Grail is only expected to go for about £12,500, or $25,000.

Exhibits: The St. Paul run of ‘Where Science Meets Imagination’ draws in 100,000 visitors within 32 days.
Gaming: The Guardian’s Greg Howson interviews The Force Unleashed project lead Haden Blackman. In other TFU news, an IGN preview.
Science: Laser beam technology… For real.
People: Warwick Davis in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Makeup Actor Hall of Fame.

July 13, 2008October 26, 2013

Video: Dancing stormtrooper welcomes new iPhone

Not sure if this is the Tokyo Dance Trooper (he’s sporting the same red armband) or just a Tokyo dance trooper (he’s identified only as ‘Storm Trooper’) but CNN went down to the Tokyo iPhone launch and caught him among the Apple cultists. Now the question is – did he get a white one or a black one? (via)

June 26, 2008December 28, 2011

Random merchandise of the day

Artoo and Darth Vader USB hubs. Oh, Japan.

June 9, 2008December 28, 2011

Video: The Imperial Floppy Drive

(via)