George Lucas and Steven Spielberg’s Raiders brainstorming… read it all
The thing that really gets me about this: the almost unimaginable luxury of having five days to just sit around brainstorming creative stuff…
easter eggs
how attached are you to your smartphone?
Apparently 79 percent of people 18-44 have their smartphones with them 22 hours a day. What about the other two hours?
Doctor Who thing: what would the TARDIS be worth on the open real-estate market?
It’s fun to think about the humorous episode that could be spun from a real-estate agent wandering around trying to assess the TARDIS’s value…
Doctor Who thing: mapping the alien invasions of London
Be prepared to lose an hour or two with this interactive Google Map…
fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Mar 23-29 2013
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
need a good piece of journalmalism? just make it up!
Your mainstream media at work: Decide what the story is, then make the facts fit it. If you can…
Doctor Who thing: Camille and Kennerly go all electric harp on the Doctor Who theme
The elvish twins who introduced us all to the concept of the electric harp with their rendition of the Game of Thrones theme are back…
Doctor Who thing: Royal Mail stamps now available
I would imagine these will sell fast, so you if you’re inclined to buy, it’s probably best to do so now.
the unexpected way smartphones are helping to kill print
From the Department of Unintended Consequences, via Bloomberg Businessweek: Shoppers’ ‘Mobile Blinders’ Force Checkout-Aisle Changes For years, publishers could count on bored shoppers waiting in the checkout line to pick up a magazine, get engrossed in an article, and toss it into their cart alongside the milk and eggs. Then came “mobile blinders.” These days, … more…
geek fandom continues to mystify mainstream media
I mean, it’s so completely mysterious that people could get so caught up in something that doesn’t matter. So I look forward to the BBC’s upcoming feature “Arsenal Supporters: Why Are They So Devoted?”
