Voting for the Streamy’s Audience Award began yesterday after the 10 finalists were announced by comedian Nick Thune. You can cast one vote per day (per computer, at least) for your show of choice until the winner is announced during the live awards show on April 11. (Nominations are given to the 10 shows with the most online nominations …
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Harry Potter Theme Park Opening Date Will Be Announced March 25
It’s coming! Check out this teaser clip, which includes new behind the scenes footage from the film franchise. The announcement as to the opening date of Universal’s The Wizarding World of Harry Potter park will be revealed on their site at noon on March 25.
Don’t worry, I’ll be live blogging if need be.
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PSA: Threadless $10 Tees Deal Starts Today
In honor of its tenth anniversary, t-shirt mecca Threadless is having a sale. Until Saturday, every t-shirt is $10. Hoodies are a steal for $30. Get there quick, or they’ll be gone.
Me? I think I’ve got my eye on this one:
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Razer Creates Mouse For Lefties
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Zombie of the Week: Randall from Ugly Americans
Welcome to ‘Zombie of the Week,’ folks, where each week we’ll present you with a different brain-eating member of the undead that has captured our fancy. There is no methodology to our Zombie Awesomeness meter, just our own piqued interests. Got a zombie we should see? Comment below. No zombie is too small, too short-lived, or too gross. …
They Should Make It: Online Census Form Submission
This is “They Should Make It.” It’ll appear here every Tuesday and will contain some really mind-bending ideas for products and services that don’t yet exist—but should! You may not agree with my ideas, and that’s okay. It’s not like we’re taking a road trip together or anything.
This week’s topic was a dead simple …
NASA’s Space Telescope, The Musical?
Oh NASA, your nerdy space musicals delight me so.
This five-minute ditty features a NASA scientist who explains the infrared technology of the Spitzer Space Telescope and its difference from other telescopes like Hubble.
Infrared/ Capturing the heat instead/ There is light in the sky that we can’t see/ In the darkest parts of the
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Photo Essay: The Secret World of Cosplay
Take a peek into anime convention Katsucon 2010, held every year in Washington, D.C. TIME takes you through the transformation of anime lovers who put so many resources into their cosplay alias and costume. I just love the girl who becomes the witch from Bayonetta.
See the photos here on Time.com.
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Zombie of the Week: “Wait Wait … Don’t Eat Me!”
I think we can all agree: As far as the world of fan fiction goes, you spend more time slushing through the typos and wordy-porns to really consider it worth your time. But sometimes, you come across a gem that gives you just a little more patience to press on.
This week’s Zombie of the Week hails from one such gem, a hilarious …
Landscape Paintings: The Monster Remix
You know there’s nothing I like more than a little monster-infused anything. That said, it’s no surprise that I love these paintings that have been snatched up from thrift stores and flea markets and altered to include dinosaurs, killer robots and giant squids. I think it’s an improvement, really.
(Via The Daily What)
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Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity on Display for First Time
Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem and to celebrate the association is displaying the manuscript of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity in its entirety for the first time. Nerds, delight!
The 46-page report is a handwritten explanation of Einstein’s most notable work …
Star Wars, the Photo Exhibit: The Droids Do Dubai
Has there ever been a movie franchise as manipulated, appropriated or extrapolated as Star Wars? The spin-offs and spoofs seem to come by the hour now.
Yet some fans are still coming up with incredible, ingenious ways to pay tribute to their favorite films. The latest case in point: Photographer Cedric Delsaux who took an uber-realist …
Christmas In March: Mega Shark From Santa, Giant Octopus From Us
If you don’t live in sunny Los Angeles or New Mexico, then you’re probably feeling a lot like we are: Sick of the drab gray of winter, annoyed with the weather (today we’re supposedly getting inundated with a slushy mess in NYC).
But never fear, loyal Techland viewer, this is your lucky day. It’s Christmas in March. And we’ve …