Flipboard is not only very pretty but it is a fantastic way to follow news, people and social media. It presents stories to you as visual summaries that you can flip through easily, skip, skim or pause to read. It’s one of those apps that you should add to the Android tablet or iPad right […]
Archives for December 2013
A Civil Armageddon: Steed and Mrs Peel review
Josh Whedon’s The Avengers never made the cinema in the UK. The movie people did their market research and concluded the name was taken. Releasing the super hero meets super spy film without changing the name would confuse people. The official UK title was The Avengers Assemble. Mark Waid reminds us why Steed and Mrs […]
Short film: The Smoke Seller
This short animation is called “El Vendedor de Humo” and if you give it a watch you’ll see why it’s won so many awards over at Vimeo. The young smoke seller rolls into a town full of energy and determination but he’s met with the cold shoulder at first. He persists. He helps out. He […]
Short film: The Pefect Time
I’m posting this on Christmas Day… not because I suspect this is the pefect time, the perfect day but because you may now be wondering what to do. Perhaps you’ve already watched Doctor Who (and perhaps you’re up for a different sort of time travel) or perhaps you’ve a shiny new tablet and you’re looking […]
Trenzalore ’tis a silly place
We know warning; On the fields of Trenzalore, at the fall of the eleventh, when no living creature can speak falsely or fail to answer, a Question will be asked. A question that must never, ever be answered. It was spoken by Dorium Maldovar before he became a Headless Monk. There is another saying. It […]
Remember that time Karen Gillan dressed as Mario
As we’re gearing up for the Christmas Special for the 2013 Doctor Who there is time to catch up with what actors from the show’s past have been up to. Karen Gillan, for example, got into cross-dressing cosplay. Well. Sorta. Here we see her as a rather cute looking Mario. Where did these pictures come […]
Short film: Christmas Wish
This is certainly a short film that speaks to geeks with the power of imagination. We see a lovely winter landscape and a little boy who really wishes he can join in. Short film fan? Looking for something new? Click this teleport link and the site will randomly pick a new short film for you.
Doctor Who: Gallifreyan ring
This Doctor Who tungsten ring is inspired by the circular Gallifreyan alphabet. It’s handmade, made to to order, 10mm think and available on Etsy from FANatic Creations. Tempted? What would you wear to Trenzalore?
A Merry Christmas in dominoes
This video from Hevesh5 is nicely festive and full of dominoes engineering stunts. And falling dominoes, lots of dominoes in action as the tumble path takes us through a host of Christmas themes.
Gingerbread men cause chaos this slow motion Christmas
What about a quirky mix of stop motion and slow motion this Christmas? Bring on the Gingerbread men who are up to no good. Some of these scenes were shot at 45000 frames per second which give you a fantastic way to view the carnage.
