Early D&D Codified in Flowchart Format

Over on exp.lore.com they answer the question of "How early exposure to Dungeons & Dragons manifests later in life, in a flowchart by Sam Potts."  Read more here!

Real Life Transformer, Almost

Well, someone has built a working model of a Transformer and it's pretty cool, even if it won't be battling in our city streets and causing billions of dollars in damage any time soon.  Read more here!

Encased in Carbonite

You'll be well-protected if you pick up one of these neat little souvenirs at Walt Disney World.  First they'll scan your face, then they'll transfer it to a replica of the frozen carbonite trap that Han Solo thankfully survived in the Star Wars films.  It's only eight inches tall but any bigger and you'd have to reinforce the bookshelves.  Read more here!

Bond Girls (Women!)

As we approach the new Bond movie Skyfall coming up later this year, there's an interesting pictorial summary of the many female actors and their roles in James Bond movies over the fifty year span of the franchise on cabletv.com that is worth a look for the Bond fans among us.  Check it out here!

Trekkies and We Know It Video

A Facebook Friend recently pointed me to a Trekkie video on YouTube spoofing a popular song.  Enjoy!

Illustrator Leo Dillon has Passed

Illustrator Leo Dillon has passed away on My 26th, 2012.  More on his career can be read here.

The Play Generated Map and Document Archive

There is a cool website called "The Play Generated Map and Document Archive" that is starting to pick up some steam and is well worth checking out.  In their own words -

PlaGMaDA's mission is to preserve, present, and interpret play generated cultural artifacts, namely manuscripts and drawings created to communicate a shared imaginative space.  The Archive will solicit, collect, describe, and publicly display these documents so as to demonstrate their relevance, presenting them as both a historical record of a revolutionary period of experimental play and as aesthetic objects in their own right.  By fostering discussion and educating the public, it is hoped that the folkways which generate these documents can be encouraged and preserved for future generations.

Check them out and add your own old maps and documents here!