Not a hoax! Not a dream sequence! Just, in general, a really really bad idea. 1964 brought us many questionable things but the Go-go’s “Christmas with a Dalek” is probably the reigning champion of “fail in ‘64″.
Top none for 2008
I have been too out of touch with the world in the past month. Drastic things are happening in The Workplace, and they have taken a bit of a toll on irrg! orrrrg. However, I’m expecting to do a bit of a spurt between next Monday and the Monday after to push out some cool stuff and article ideas that have been sitting in my drafts folder for too long. Meanwhile, the fact that everyone is knee-deep in top whatevers for whatever subjective subcategorization the author feels the need to blog has lead me to running only one ‘top’ for 2008: The top none. Because I feel that there’s too many people that need to be told what to love. Here goes:
Obama logo ideas that weren’t chosen
I think they clearly picked the best one, but I like that all of the designs were far outside of the box that is normal political graphic design.
Dog hates ME.
Sam Brown of Exploding Dog fame does disturbingly fascinating 3 panel comics at Dog hates ME. Fuck yeah, we’re going to burn.
Kanedaaaaaaa!
Kanedaaaaaaa! To be specific, Kaneda Washington Sawyer Finn Bush Cheney Pamela Anderson Lee. A Disneyfied re-envisioning of the classic Akira story into…well…yeah…something, that’s for sure.
Moist: Humidity Rising
Dr Horrible’s dripping diminutive dorky confederate’s origin is… odd and short. But mostly odd. And there’s nothing wrong with that.
The Stories Behind Hollywood Studio Logos
A great article on the major studios’ logos and their evolution. Personally loving the Warner Brothers / Seven Arts logo, as well as the ‘72-’84 ‘Big W’. Also check out ClosingLogos wiki which is the source of most of the images shown.
Forest J Ackerman (1916-2008)
While I am not the world’s biggest sci-fi fan (a lot of the medium, just like with fantasy, is completely lost on me), Mr. Ackerman’s passing is something that’s important enough to report on. Why? Because there would be no “science fiction” or “sci-fi” if he hadn’t coined the term. Not only that, but he was also the man who discovered Ray Bradbury, Ed Wood’s “illiterary” agent, and co-creator of comicdom’s Vampirella, so as far as I’m concerned, Mr. Ackerman wasn’t just One Of Us, he was one of nerddom’s kings.
Monster Cable lives up to it’s name
Monster Cable has decided to sue Monster MiniGolf for trademark infringement. Monster MiniGolf is a family startup by Patrick & Christina Vitagliano glow-in-the-dark monster-themed minigolf franchise with 23 locations.
I like the suggestion someone makes in the comments. Every time you read about Monster and their screwed up product or legal department, tell five people about monoprice.com.
I’m not dead, I’m just afraid of the economy.
I’ll be playing a little catch-up with this blog from now until the end of the year. Also, a bit of direction adjustment and a few longer posts that I’ve been drafting. Stay tuned.
Jeff Bridges: Making Iron Man
Actor, cartoonist, anti-nihilist, owner of rugs… Jeff Bridges created a photo book of his experience making Iron Man. Quite, quite cool.
