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Dear Puffin
The vintage poster obsession got to me again. But I can’t help it! When Russell Walks puts up things like this:
Or this
Or this
Whats a poor little MacGuffin to do? When I see these my little nerd heart goes pitter patter and I hatch grand schemes to increase the wall space in my bathroom nerd shrine. What with the Deco Doctor poster, the Blue Sun travel ads and the random assortment of Wes Anderson-alia….. Im rapidly running out of space Puffin!
All of that pales, however, compared to this poster, which is actually, really and truly, my favorite sci-fi poster of them all.
Anyway Puffin, if you ever wondered what to get me for my birthday, now you know.
All my love
MacGuffin
Another AMAZING bento box.
Its good to know sexism is still alive and well. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor talks about the weird and completely inappropriate questions she faced during her confirmation hearings. Money quote: ”I think they already know the color of my underwear”. From The Atlantic.
WE HAVE A DATE! The new season of Doctor Who will begin April 23rd. Here.
Reddit does, occasionally, come up with something funny. This is the apparently true story of how HP customer service accidentally confused an antique dresser for a computer and….. yeah, read it for yourself here.
This is an infographic explaining the timeline of the Pandorica storyline. View the whole thing Here, much much bigger.
ThePragmaticLeibnitz points us to Roger Ebert’s fantastic review of Battle: Los Angeles here.
This is a recipe for gold dusted rainbow cake balls. Yes. Yes please. Here.
Gorgeous retro travel posters for the Misty Mountains, Rivendell and The Shire from Steve Thomas Art. This guy is great, but I desperately want a Mines of Moria one. Sometime soon I’ll do the Mos Eisley, the Kessel Run and Yavin X wing show posters, which are similarly awesome. Vintage Lord of the Rings travel posters exist. Isn’t the internet awesome?
That, my friends, is the BEST TATTOO EVER.
Must read: Anna Holmes, The Disposable Woman in the NYTimes.
Weirdest yogurt ad ever features Willem Dafoe doing a Doctor Seussian voice over and a yogurt bull exploding out of a sun burst of ….. yogurt? Here.
Misleading headline: Spider infestation leads to recall of 65,000 Mazdas. I took that to mean that the cars were infested and I freaked the fuck out. Fortunately it turns out its just something with the webs that will make the fuel tank seize up. Or something.
Cutest iPhone case ever is made of felt and is a Tardis. That is all you need to know. You can buy one on Etsy Here.
I cannot stress this enough: everyone should read this.
I want to live in this house. It is 12 ft square, has no power, and is heated with wood. Its adorable and I love it.
And finally, Star Wars travel posters and also lightsabers. From here.
