Science Fiction!
versus…
Proper Literature!
If you ask us, both are good, and not just that, but can be extremely good.
So treat yourself and sample from all of the menu, okay? And check more of what is the genius of Tom Gauld, who did the webcomics shared in this post. They are from here, here, here, here, here, and here.
Some reading material from around the internet:
RIP Donald J. Sobol, creator of Encyclopedia Brown.
The juiciest tidbits from this year’s Comic-con.
Predicting crime before it happens.
The FDA has approved the first drug to prevent HIV infection.
Roswell really happened, says former CIA agent.
A list of the most impactful TV moments.
Lifting weights slows down memory loss.
from here.
A lot of teens are reading the Fifty Shades Of Grey books.
Is a national digital library possible?
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is fighting for its survival.
Great opening sentences from classic fantasy novels.
Italo Calvino on why you should read the classics.
10 famous literary characters based on real people.
Neil Gaiman has signed a 5 book deal to write YA novels.
Science would like to ruin Batman for you.
They are definitely making The Hangover, Part 3.
Johnny Depp will be in Wes Anderson’s next movie.
Check out this really interesting fan film for Y The Last Man.
Darren Aronofsky is building an actual ark for his movie about Noah and his ark.
31 bizarre foreign titles for American movies.
from here.
10 reasons why the number 13 is so unlucky.
Women have higher IQs than men.
Meet the “rightful heir” to the British throne.
Crisis-struck Athens is a tough draw for tourists.
The inside story of Netflix’s really bad year.
The guinea worm is near extinction.
A survey of awkward couples in art history.
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NASA unveils stunning models of future aircraft designs.
Take a ride in this absolutely terrifying elevator.
Tim Tebow asked to Military Ball by Louisiana airwoman.
The FBI might cut off the internet for millions of people on March 8th.
The image above is by celebrated illustrator Charles Santore.
Brand new Angry Birds game, Angry Birds: Space, to debut in March!
Target is not only extremely good at data mining, but they’re keeping an eye on you.
Man suffers heart attack at Heart Attack Grill!
Supreme Court Justice robbed by machete-wielding intruder.
Catch a glimpse of Google’s luxurious California HQ.
Apple considering a smaller tablet.
Also, Apple’s new operating system aims to knit its products together more closely.
The insidious evils of “Like” culture.
7 horrifying historical origins of famous corporate logos.
The future of high tech healthcare, and its challenges.
Reviewing Pinterest, the newest social media site.
The “Undue Weight” of Truth on Wikipedia.
Does anyone really care about online privacy?
How companies learn your secrets.
On this day in history:
In 1872 the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened in New York city.
In 1933 the 21st Amendment, which will end Prohibition in the United States, is proposed by Congress.
In 1935 Caroline Mikkelson becomes the first woman to set foot on Antarctica.
In 1962, while aboard the Mercury spacecraft entitled Friendship 7, astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth.
In 1998 figure skater Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest individual gold medalist at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
In 2003 there’s an accident with the pyrotechnics display at a White Snake concert in a small club in West Warwick, Rhode Island and 100 people are killed and 200 more are seriously injured.
In 2009 the World Day of Social Justice is officially established and recognized each year. The goal of the World Day of Social Justice is to recognize the need to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion, and unemployment all over the world.
Famous births: Rihanna in 1988, T. J. Slaughter in 1977, Brent Gretzky (Wayne’s little brother) in 1972, Kurt Cobain in 1967, Cindy Crawford in 1966, Anthony Stewart Head in 1954, Patty Hearst in 1954, Gordon Brown in 1951, Ivana Trump in 1949, Sandy Duncan in 1946, Mike Leigh in 1943, Sidney Poitier in 1927, Richard Matheson in 1926, Robert Altman in 1925, Gloria Vanderbilt in 1924, Ansel Adams in 1902.
Famous deaths: William Wallace Lincoln in 1862, Frederick Douglass in 1895, Max Schreck in 1936, Chester Nimitz in 1966, Dick York (the first Darrin Stephens on Bewitched) in 1992, Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1993, Gene Siskel in 1999, Sandra Dee in 2005, Hunter S. Thompson in 2005.
The 20 most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Alan Moore sums up everything that is wrong with the entertainment industry.
A crossover between Doctor Who and Star Trek.
William Gibson and the way we understand cities.
Composite sketches of literary characters.
10 tips on writing from David Ogilvy.
Every Bart Simpson chalkboard quote ever.
Zora Neale Hurston’s love spells and rituals to get a man.
Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby adapted as an opera.
An essential postmodern reading list.
from here.
The cast of Game Of Thrones in normal clothes.
A supercut of television shows referencing other television shows.
Michael Bay will return to direct Transformers 4, which will be a reboot. Seriously.
Get ready for the Hannibal Lecter TV show.
Jon Hamm drops more hints about the new season of Mad Men.
10 things from the Hunger Games books that the movie(s) probably can’t pull off.
Billy Bob Thornton is making a road trip movie about his marriage to Angelina Jolie.
Gael Garcia Bernal is the Zorro of the post-apocalyptic future.
Author Kevin J. Anderson will novelize Rush’s new album.
Crystals may be possible in time as well as space.
Butterflies light the way to better thermal imaging.
The stupid things you do online (and how to fix them).
They know now at what time of day that you’re most likely to get an infection.
The inside story of climate scientists under siege.
Phonemes probably can’t reveal the ancient origins of language after all.
Do you think you could have passed Thomas Edison’s job interview test?
Cats as fonts.
Second graders take a field trip to a parking garage.
How to tie your shoes (Hint: you’ve been doing it wrong for a while now).
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