Ah, Valentine's Day. There are literally a myriad of ways to spend the day of love and Cupid with your special person; from the classic dinner and a film to something a little more outlandish, like a Georgian Valentine's Ball at the British Library (quite possibly one of the dorkiest ways to spend … [Read more...]
T-shirts for every cult film: Shaun of the Dead
Look away now if zombie killing makes you queasy. These Shaun of the Dead t-shirts have quite a bit of red on them. I had to work a little harder (all the way to the *second* page of Google) to find these gems. My usual source left me quite uninspired, but the unique artists at Redbubble.com … [Read more...]
Attack the Block – Dork Review
Is Attack the Block any good? Why, yes it is, says Anna Waits... Like any fan of the Saturday morning-brightening Adam and Joe, I've been looking forward to old Cornballs' first directorial outing Attack The Block for some time now, though I would have dug the premise -- a gang of South London kids … [Read more...]
It’s Geek Pride Day!
Today is Geek Pride Day -- something I wasn't aware of until IWOOT's latest newsletter popped up in my inbox. Never heard of it before? According to Wikipedia, it's: an initiative which claims the right of every person to be a nerd or a geek. It has been celebrated on May 25 since 2006, … [Read more...]
Etsy Finds: Mmmmm Brains
This Etsy Finds is inspired, unsurprisingly, by The Walking Dead. I have watched the first few episodes and have to say I'm not entirely hooked yet but, in fairness, bearing in mind my preference for the eroticism of vampires over the bleak apocalyptic preserve of the zombies, it was always going to … [Read more...]