Paging Stephen King!

via theweaselking

Superheroics

A neat unofficial superman teaser done in a 1930s style. Cool robot design:

Watch it through to the end to see an explanation from the creator.

And a trailer for a rather epic French animated superhero movie:

with more info here.

Interesting Links for 9-2-2011

• House of Lords to use AV voting to elect new member, despite many members not wanting it to be used by the public.
  (tags: av voting uk)
• Finance industry provides over 50% of Conservative funding
  (tags: conservatives finance uk)
• The Best Questions For A First Date (based on science! Or, at least, statistics)
  (tags: dating statistics research okcupid relationships)
• Detroit mayor says no plans for RoboCop statue. Booooo!
  (tags: robocop detroit)
• Interview Tanya Jessen, Lead Producer on Bulletstorm - worth reading for the boob discussion...
  (tags: games women breasts computer_games)
• On the filing of books by race
  (tags: books privilege publishing race)
• Man saves own life with doner kebab
  (tags: food)
• A Staggering Look at Airline Baggage Fees. The changes over the last three years are _massive_.
  (tags: travel airlines usa flight)
• Mubarak's not a dictator. And Darth Vader is just misunderstood. And Colonel Kurtz supports our interests.
  (tags: funny politics egypt)
• When philosophers crack wise. Some very funny stories/quotes from Sidney Morgenbesser.
  (tags: funny philosophy)
• Francis Ford Coppola On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration. Absolutely fascinating.
  (tags: film art creativity inspiration interview cinema coppola)
• Android goes virtual - bundling the VM allows Android apps to be run on a Maemo/Nokia
  (tags: mobile_phones java vm android)
• Eating vegetables changes skin colour, increases attractiveness.
  (tags: attraction vegetables)
• Booksellers feeling stabbed in the back by their own association.
  (tags: books business)
• Paul Haggis Vs. the Church of Scientology
  (tags: scientology hollywood)

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