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- Financial Engineer: The Destruction of the Death Stars Would Have Devastated the Imperial Economy
- The Power of a Pencil
- The 16 Greatest Horses of Fantasy
- An Irreverent Review of Reverent Christmas Carols
- Baby Elephant Doesn't Want to Leave His Bath
- How C.S. Lewis Convinced American Kids That They Would Like Turkish Delight
- Stomping Is Coming - A Game Of Pipes And Flower Power
- The 2016 Pirelli Calendar Has A Bold New Look
- You’re Doing It Wrong
- Porky Hefer's Monstrous Lounge Chairs Eat You Alive
- The Real Story Behind Krampus: The Christmas Demon
- Woman Braids a Magnificent Beard
- Stephen Colbert And Liam Neeson Star In "Candy Crush: The Movie"
- The Extraordinarily (and Impossibly?) Fertile Mrs. Feodor Vassilyev
- Watch Nick Offerman Sip Whisky by a Fireplace for 45 Minutes
- What The Avengers Should Look Like, According To The Comics
- Mark Hamill Goes Undercover as a Stormtrooper
- Trooper Of Empire - The Unknown Super Soldier
- Sleepy Skunk's 2015 Movie Trailer Mashup
- Ten British Monarchs Who Died In Humiliating Ways
- Deer Flies across Police Cruiser Unharmed
- I Was Internet-Famous
- Need To Finish Your Holiday Shopping? These 25 NeatoShop T-Shirts Should Help
- Another Christmas Alone
- How to Manage Your Time: Five Secrets Backed by Research
| Financial Engineer: The Destruction of the Death Stars Would Have Devastated the Imperial Economy Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:00 AM PST
Yes, people will cheer the death of Emperor Palpatine and the destruction of his brutal regime. But what they will remember is that, after the Empire collapsed and the Rebel Alliance assumed the responsibilites of government, they lost their jobs and inflation rose massively. Dr. Zachary Feinstein, a financial engineer who teaches at Washington University in St. Louis, argues in a paper that the loss of the hugely expensive Death Stars and the fall of Palpatine's political and economic order would have induced a huge financial crisis that the new government would have been hard pressed to manage. Matthew Braga of Motherboard read the paper and discussed it with Feinstein. He writes:
-via The Mary Sue  | ||||||||
| Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:00 AM PST Author Edward Bulwer-Lytton said “The pen is mightier than the sword.” And he should know, as he now has an award for bad writing named in his honor. Moishe is learning the power of the pencil, to make one person laugh and the other cringe in humiliation. This is the latest comic from Lunarbaboon. | ||||||||
| The 16 Greatest Horses of Fantasy Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:00 AM PST
Atreyu, the great hero of the movie The Neverending Story (and the first half of the novel) rides a magnificent stallion named Artax. In his long journey to find a solution to the Nothing consuming Fantasia, the pair crosses the Swamp of Sadness. There, Artax dies in a haunting scene that almost breaks Atreyu. Artax is developed in greater depth in the original novel, which I highly recommend. He's is 1 of 16 extraordinary horses of fantasy rounded up by Tor. Other great horses from the list include Brego, which was Aragorn's ride in The Lord of the Rings, and Swift Wind from She-Ra: Princess of Power. | ||||||||
| An Irreverent Review of Reverent Christmas Carols Posted: 04 Dec 2015 01:00 AM PST How can you resist a blog post titled “The Only Christmas Carols That Are Any Good, A Definitive and Absolute List, Fight Me”? Blair Thornburgh likes her carols religious, incomprehensible, and/or threatening.
She then goes on to review eleven “good” carols and explain why they are acceptable. Videos are included so you can listen to each one. -via Metafilter | ||||||||
| Baby Elephant Doesn't Want to Leave His Bath Posted: 04 Dec 2015 12:00 AM PST Every human parent knows this experience. To your kid, bathtime is playtime. To mom and dad, it's a chore that needs to be done expeditiously, then crossed off the to-do list. At The Hide in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, baby elephant wanted to wallow in his mud bath. Mommy elephant wanted to get washed and back on the move. Mommy elephant had to use the strength of her trunk to keep the baby on task. -via Nothing to Do with Aborath | ||||||||
| How C.S. Lewis Convinced American Kids That They Would Like Turkish Delight Posted: 03 Dec 2015 11:00 PM PST When I was a child, the term "Turkish Delight" was like "Baked Alaska" or "Crepe Suzette," in that it was some kind of fancy food you only heard of in movies and books. In this century, none of those terms are at all familiar to young Americans. For most, the only reference they have to Turkish Delight is in the first book of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. In the story, Edmund Pevensie declares it his favorite food, and he willingly betrays his family for some. The book was published in 1950 in England, so readers at the time didn’t need an explanation of what Turkish Delight is.
Jess Zimmerman spoke with quite a few people who had their unique imagined versions of Turkish Delight. Most are far from the truth, as we see in an article at Atlas Obscura that also explains the history and content of the real thing. | ||||||||
| Stomping Is Coming - A Game Of Pipes And Flower Power Posted: 03 Dec 2015 10:00 PM PST Stomping Is Coming by Chicoloco Designs There is no change of seasons in the Mushroom Kingdom, just a snowy region where every day is the dead of winter and a sunny one where full of beaches and summer sands, so nobody's ever worried about winter coming. But those who put Bowser on the throne are worried about something else that's coming, something they've been asking for for a long time- a good stomping. Mario and Luigi have decades of experience stomping those stupid minions into dust, and as the Super Bros. and their buddies roll in like the tide heads will be flattened and koopa troopers will be left without a shell to call home... Get all geared up for game night with this Stomping Is Coming t-shirt by Chicoloco Designs, it's one cool way to show the world you're a Super Mario fan! Visit Chicoloco Design's Facebook fan page and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more action packed designs:
Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama! | ||||||||
| The 2016 Pirelli Calendar Has A Bold New Look Posted: 03 Dec 2015 10:00 PM PST The Pirelli Calendar is known for featuring images of scantily clad (if not fully nude) women who are supposed to represent the sexy and sophisticated Pirelli brand. But this year Pirelli took a big step in a bold new direction for their 2016 calendar by featuring strong women known for more than physical beauty, like Amy Schumer, Fran Liebowitz, Tavi Gevinson and the eternally artsy Yoko Ono. Pirelli chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera says the new look of the calendar "reflects contemporary society", and with the queen of portrait photography Annie Liebovitz behind the lens the new calendar is their most sophisticated yet! -Via Boing Boing | ||||||||
| Posted: 03 Dec 2015 09:00 PM PST Treaty negotiations may lead to world peace, but fighting with sticks is so much more fun! Sigh. You can read the history of the world in this simple story from John McNamee at Pie Comic, or you can just enjoy the silliness of little boys at play. | ||||||||
| Porky Hefer's Monstrous Lounge Chairs Eat You Alive Posted: 03 Dec 2015 08:00 PM PST
Would you dare relax inside the gaping maw of a killer whale? Does the lure of the anglerfish draw you in to rest? It will be safe, because these are just hanging lounge chairs. Porky Hefer (a great name!) is a South African designer exhibiting his work, which includes these chairs, this week at the Design Miami show. Hefer specializes in nesting chairs that swallow sitters whole. His Monstera Deliciosa line includes menacing beasts of the sea that create the appearance of danger. -via Lustik | ||||||||
| The Real Story Behind Krampus: The Christmas Demon Posted: 03 Dec 2015 07:00 PM PST Americans have only recently become familiar with the European Christmas demon known as Krampus. Where did such a terrifying goblin come from, and how did he become associated with Christmas? Our friends at Today I Found Out have the story of how Krampus arose hundreds of years ago from the dark forests of Bavaria to invade other nations. The customs surrounding the Krampus tradition differ from country to country. Here in America, we make horror movies out of such legends. -Thanks, Daven! | ||||||||
| Woman Braids a Magnificent Beard Posted: 03 Dec 2015 06:00 PM PST People told Imgur member morihime that she should do something different with her hair. So she wove it into a braided beard worthy of a dwarven king. It is a most manly and robust beard--far more than I am capable of growing. -via Fashionably Geek | ||||||||
| Stephen Colbert And Liam Neeson Star In "Candy Crush: The Movie" Posted: 03 Dec 2015 05:00 PM PST Stephen Colbert, Liam Neeson, Candy Crush Saga- what do these three dissimilar nouns have in common? They all came together in one deliciously ridiculous sketch on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a sketch inspired by the news that Activision Blizzard has just acquired King Digital Entertainment for a staggering 5.9 billion dollars. Activision is also about to get into the filmmaking business, making all movie adaptations of their video games in-house, so Colbert connected the dots and predicted what the upcoming Candy Crush movie will look like. It's got it all- a dramatic and tragic storyline, a ton of references to elements from the game, and the image of Liam Neeson in a ridiculous outfit that you won't soon forget! -Via The Daily What | ||||||||
| The Extraordinarily (and Impossibly?) Fertile Mrs. Feodor Vassilyev Posted: 03 Dec 2015 04:00 PM PST Many of us recall looking through the Guinness Book of World Records and seeing the entry for the mother with the most children. When I had the paperback version (yes, it’s a real book, and once upon a time many people owned it), it referred to a Russian woman who allegedly had 69 children. She had twins, triplets, and quadruplets in order to add up that many babies. Oh yes, there’s more to the story than was printed at the time.
You are forgiven for being skeptical, but first read about the documents that led us to what we know about Mrs. Vassilyev and her family that put Mother Hubbard to shame, at mental_floss. | ||||||||
| Watch Nick Offerman Sip Whisky by a Fireplace for 45 Minutes Posted: 03 Dec 2015 03:00 PM PST Actor Nick Offerman is famous for being Nick Offerman. That's as it should be! After all, he's a very Nick Offermanish Nick Offerman. He also played Ran Swanson on the TV show Parks and Recreation, where he served as the epitome of masculinity for a generation in desperate need of becoming more Nick Offermanish. To get into the Nick Offerman spirit of the season, he sat by a fireplace for 45 minutes while sipping Laguvulin Single Malt Scotch Whisky. He never speaks a word, for to break the silence is to disturb perfection. This is his "Yule Log"--a meditative experience that both soothes and fortifies. -via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| What The Avengers Should Look Like, According To The Comics Posted: 03 Dec 2015 02:00 PM PST Filmmakers have to take certain liberties with the characters they adapt for the big screen, and one of the biggest changes they always seem to make is to the character's appearance, namely their costume and accessories. There's something about the way those super folks look in the comics that filmmakers don't see as modern enough (except for Spider-Man's costume) which, in the case of Tony Stark's facial accessory, is understandable. But why can't Black Widow wear a mask or Hawkeye a cowl or hood? And what's wrong with the bright color schemes Thor and The Hulk are seen sporting in the comics? Why can't Hulk wear his purple pants in peace? See What The Avengers Look Like According To The Comics here | ||||||||
| Mark Hamill Goes Undercover as a Stormtrooper Posted: 03 Dec 2015 01:00 PM PST The last time that Mark Hamill, the actor who played Luke Skywalker, put on a stormtrooper armored suit, he snuck onto the Death Star, assaulted loyal officers of the Empire, and freed the traitor Leia Organa. Now he's back. But this time, Hamill is wearing the suit for a good purpose. He's raising money for the Star Wars charity A Force for Change. In this video, Hamill walks around Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles while in disguise. He chats with passersby, asking if they're going to see Episode VII: The Force Awakens. He interacts with other cosplayers hanging around the Hollywood Walk of Fame, including Darth Vader and Iron Man. -via Uproxx | ||||||||
| Trooper Of Empire - The Unknown Super Soldier Posted: 03 Dec 2015 12:00 PM PST Trooper Of Empire by Dr.Monekers On the outside they're a dime a dozen, all wearing the same white armor sporting the same blaster rifles and pew-pew-pewing the exact same way, but aside from being unable to hit the broadside of a star destroyer those Imperial stormtroopers have less in common than you'd think. Some dream of seeing distant stars without blowing them up, wish for a day when there'd be no war and no killing, and sometimes they just want to take that armor off and become a force for good. These rebels look just like every other stormtrooper until they're alone in their quarters, looking at their reflection in the mirror and wondering how they can slip away from their Sith Lord... Don't be a fashion clone, grab this Trooper Of Empire t-shirt by Dr. Monekers and show the world you're one of a kind! Visit Dr.Monekers's Facebook fan page, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more geek-tastic designs:
Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama! | ||||||||
| Sleepy Skunk's 2015 Movie Trailer Mashup Posted: 03 Dec 2015 12:00 PM PST Sleepy Skunk has completed his annual movie mashup, with scenes from the trailers of 57 different movies that came out (or are scheduled to come out) in 2015. That’s a lot of movies! You’ll find a list of them times to their first appearance in this video at his Tumblr. Contains NSFW language. | ||||||||
| Ten British Monarchs Who Died In Humiliating Ways Posted: 03 Dec 2015 11:00 AM PST Historically speaking the British monarchs were not very nice people, but for some reason their pompous misadventures in debauchery and murder are often overshadowed by the regal visage seen in classic paintings. But portraits don't properly depict the darkness that surrounded British monarchs such as Henry VIII and King John, although you can often see the shadow of something sinister in their eyes. With their knack for spreading that darkness around to their subjects it's not surprising people celebrated their deaths, but the worst offenders often got their just desserts in the end. King Henry VIII (arguably) died of obesity, and his body had grown so large that a gigantic, lead-lined coffin had to be specially constructed for his burial...and then his body exploded when it was placed in the coffin. King John got to die relatively intact, but his death was perhaps the most humiliating of them all- because he literally crapped himself to death due to dysentery. But at least he went out while eating a "surfeit of peaches"... See 10 British Monarchs Who Died In Hilariously Humiliating Ways here | ||||||||
| Deer Flies across Police Cruiser Unharmed Posted: 03 Dec 2015 10:00 AM PST Last weekend, Officer Pittaluga of Kenton County, Kentucky collided with a deer while driving his cruiser. The car suffered minor damage, but the deer didn't. It picked itself up and ran off into the woods as fast as it could. The police are using the video as a demonstration of how to handle a large animal car accident. Officer Pittaluga braked firmly and steered away from the deer while maintaining full control of the car. -via Nothing to Do with Aborath | ||||||||
| Posted: 03 Dec 2015 09:00 AM PST It’s only been in the past ten years or so that an ordinary person can wake up and find himself globally famous due to a viral video. That experience can be pretty shocking, and for some, even life-changing. For some, it’s led to greater things while others are still dealing with the scars of notoriety. Kevin Heinz and Jill Peterson were surprised by the sudden fame of their wedding dance video, but they weathered it well.
Read the rest of that story, plus those of Chris Crocker, Tay Zonday, Miss South Carolina Teen, David After Dentist, Evolution of Dance, and more at New York magazine. -via Digg | ||||||||
| Need To Finish Your Holiday Shopping? These 25 NeatoShop T-Shirts Should Help Posted: 03 Dec 2015 08:00 AM PST Holiday shopping can be such a chore, with stores constantly out of stock and deals running out faster than a security guard on Black Friday, but if you still have shopping to do you should take it easy on yourself and buy stuff online. And if you're looking for clothes the whole family, including your furry family members, will love then you need to buy gifts at the NeatoShop, where now until December 6th you'll receive FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING on all t-shirt orders! There's something about this time of year that makes people act a but nutty Season's Grutings! by Boggs Nicolas As everyone scrambles to get all the gifts they need for the folks on their list StealingChristmas1.0 by Raffiti But you don't have to leave your house to score a killer deal UGLY UGLY UGLY! by Punksthetic Because the NeatoShop has all the tees you need with FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING until December 6th, 2015! Happy Holidays From Vault-Tec! by NoobDesign15 Dealing with holiday shoppers can be a pain Attack The People by Prime Premne And put you in a bah humbug kind of mood Scroogey Sweater Style by Frau Holle But don't let it get you down Smiling's My Favorite by PolySciGuy Because everything you need for everyone on your list can be found at the NeatoShop! Angry Santa Leaves You Coal by William Renn There's a shirt for all the geeks on your list From the old school gamer To the die hard console gamer To the massive multiplayer online fan There's a shirt for the Yoshi fans Wool Is Cool Ugly Sweater by IdeasConPatatas And one that will help your cousin catch 'em all Merry Christmas- Pikachu by Berserk7 There's even a design for those who used to play one and only type of arcade game- the Pac kind! Christmas Pac-Man by Lightwearer But what if the geeks in your life aren't gamers? May Christmas Be With You by Demonigote Perhaps they prefer comic books Spider Santa! by SimplePeteDoodles Or old school comics that became a classic cartoon series and popular line of toys Or perhaps they're into the cartoon and toy line that started the craze by the power of Grayskull MYAHrry Christmas by Hillary White Maybe they're into anime, we've got lots of great designs for the anime obsessed With designs that'll make even the pickiest anime fan smile with delight But what about those who geek out on non-pop culture stuff? The NeatoShop's got you covered With lots of festive, and not necessarily geeky, designs Best Christmas Ever by Odysseyroc That'll help you win Christmas by giving the purr-fect gift! If you want to make this holiday season extra bright, and give someone a gift that will last for years to come, then you should shop for gifts in the NeatoShop. Our prints are the best in the biz, and with thousands of designs to choose from you're sure to find the perfect, and perfectly unique, gift you're looking for in the NeatoShop! And now through December 6th, 2015 you can get FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING on your NeatoShop t-shirt order, so shop for great stuff and spend less! | ||||||||
| Posted: 03 Dec 2015 07:00 AM PST In this ad for the German supermarket EDEKA, an elderly man spends Christmas after Christmas alone because his children are leading busy, far-flung lives. And he does seem to have quite a few offspring. How many years must he keep this up? You might want to have a hanky ready for this one. Sometimes it’s worth rearranging your life for someone else. -via Buzzfeed | ||||||||
| How to Manage Your Time: Five Secrets Backed by Research Posted: 03 Dec 2015 06:00 AM PST
"Cal Newport knows something about getting stuff done. In the decade after he graduated college he published 4 books, earned a PhD from MIT, published a ton of academic papers and was hired as a professor at Georgetown University. Read Cal Newport's five points on time management here. Via Time magazine online |
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