https://www.feanorsworkshop.com/blog/logorss.jpg An online journal... of DOOM! Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:37:00 +0000  by Fëanor

Fëanor pours the entire internet into the Recyclotron, and only the best links come out the other end for you to enjoy.

• Gifs from Bonniegrrl: two sets of Empire Strikes Back gifs, Metropolis, The Young Ones, Sir Giles of Buffy, and... yeah, I don't know what's going on here.


• Speaking of gifs, here are some unspeakably cute ones of a wombat and a cat and his boy.


• A tiny Santa hedgehog. Eeee!


• Awesome photo of awesome dogs.


• I deeply love this hateful cat.


• Scientists are working on a new RNA-based vaccine that could wipe out the flu forever. Amazing stuff!


• The Max Fleischer Superman cartoons are pretty fantastic, and you can now watch them all on YouTube, legally and everything!


• More cuteness for you, straight from the source (Cute Overload).


• Partly as research for my novel, and partly just because I like them, I've been reading tons of fairy tales and folk tales lately. So I was kind of excited to see that a big-screen, Hollywood adaptation of Jack the Giant Slayer was in the works. But I should have figured that in the process of creating such a thing, they would have added all the typical big-screen, Hollywood trappings to the story. Corny catch-phrases, lame love story, overwhelmingly huge action set pieces, bombastic rhyming prophecies, tons of special effects. Oy. This trailer is just gross.


• Homemade cardboard Star Destroyer!


• I particularly love the second piece in this Super Punch art roundup.


• I really love the sweet and funny Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown, so it's pretty cool that he's doing a sequel called Vader's Little Princess. There are even holiday-themed downloads!


• I never got into Lemony Snicket, but I've heard great things, and we do have a book we really like written and illustrated by Jon Klassen, so I'm curious about this book that the two of them are collaborating on, The Dark.


• I'm fascinated by devices like this for some reason: a lamp that tells you the weather by recreating it inside your house. (No, it will not actually make it rain.)


• Andrew W.K. has been named the U.S. cultural ambassador to Bahrain. FYI. So they will be partying hard there soon, I assume. UPDATE: Somebody somewhere apparently realized this was kind of a crazy idea and cancelled the whole thing. The world is a sadder place now.


• Ironically, the most frustrating thing about watching this collection of the craziest fake ads from movies is all the real ads stuck in between.


• Holy crap, you guys. NASA is working on a faster-than-light warp drive.


• How to make a fairy room in your house. Awesome idea.

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Tagged: Advertising, Animals, Animated GIFs, Art, Buffy, Cartoons, Comedy, Comic books, Commercials, Craft, Dogs, Gadgets, Holiday, Links, Movies, News, Painting, Photography, Recyclotron, Science, Space, Star Wars, Superman, Technology, TV, Video, Weather]]> Advertising Animals Animated GIFs Art Buffy Cartoons Comedy Comic books Commercials Craft Dogs Gadgets Holiday Links Movies News Painting Photography Recyclotron Science Space Star Wars Superman Technology TV Video Weather Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:05:00 +0000  by Fëanor

The more recent McDonalds advertising seems to be trying to convince us that it is a hip, cool restaurant where hip, cool, young people come to smile prettily at each other, and to enjoy healthy treats like salads, oatmeal, fruit smoothies, and the like.

Does anybody actually believe this about McDonalds, besides perhaps isolated tribesmen who have never seen or heard about the place before? McDonalds is where you go when you are desperate and you need some greasy garbage that you can stuff down your food hole RIGHT NOW, to reward yourself for being good, punish yourself for being awful, or just because there are literally no other options.

Embrace what you are, McDonalds! Don't try to be something else. You fill an important niche! An important, horrible, desperate niche.

UPDATE: I thought it only right I compose a follow-up post containing some alternative, honest McDonalds ads.

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Tagged: Advertising, Commercials, Fast food, Food, TV]]> Advertising Commercials Fast food Food TV Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:44:00 +0000  by Fëanor

Fëanor pours the entire internet into the Recyclotron, and only the best links come out the other end for you to enjoy.

• The Badass Scooby Gang go to the beach!


• Baby platypuses! Platypi? Platypeople?


• A couple of dudes are drawing their favorite LEGO sets from childhood. Cool idea! (Via)


• Fun Frank Frazetta fan art! Fffff!


• Nicolas Delort does some pretty amazing illustrations, including some inspired by Harry Potter. (Via)


• Basic Instructions covers both sides of the old Star Wars vs. Star Trek debate.


• It's technically a commercial for a car, but this amazing video also features slow-motion footage of said car crashing through glass and breaking giant water balloons, so...


• Apparently Ryan Reynolds is going to be the new Highlander. Hmm.


• This illustration roundup features a catbus!!! Auto-post!


• The guy who made that pretty amazing Super Mario Crossover online game is Kickstarting something similar involving original characters.


• The new Penny Arcade game sounds good! I need to play those at some point...


• Speaking of Penny Arcade, they have a comic and a news post that do a great job explaining why the Diablo 3 real money auction house makes no damn sense.


• This is a pretty wonderful story.Pretty great Joust illustration.


• Heh.


• The UK trailer for Looper! The director himself warns that it's a bit spoilery, though, so consider carefully before watching.

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Tagged: Advertising, Animals, Art, Automobiles, Cartoons, Celebrities, Clothing, Comedy, Commercials, Diablo, Diablo 3, Harry Potter, Hayao Miyazaki, Highlander, LEGO, Links, Mario, Movies, News, Photography, Recyclotron, Scooby-Doo, Shirts, Star Trek, Star Wars, Toys, TV, Video, Video games, Web comics]]> Advertising Animals Art Automobiles Cartoons Celebrities Clothing Comedy Commercials Diablo Diablo 3 Harry Potter Hayao Miyazaki Highlander LEGO Links Mario Movies News Photography Recyclotron Scooby-Doo Shirts Star Trek Star Wars Toys TV Video Video games Web comics Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:21:00 +0000  by Fëanor

Hey, remember when I used to post things like this to this here blog?? Thought I'd try it again, just to see how it goes. Enjoy!

Fëanor pours the entire internet into the Recyclotron, and only the best links come out the other end for you to enjoy.

• Some fun recent posters on Reelizer: My Neighbor Totoro, Blade Runner, and Seven Samurai.


• Speaking of Blade Runner and My Neighbor Totoro... And here's another amusing mashup.


• Make your own chocolate D&D dice. (Via)


• This bootleg copy of the Dark Knight Rises trailer is crazy exciting. (UPDATE: Here's the official trailer.)


• A holiday-themed Wondermark! And here's one that's far too accurate to my experience.


• Dude! Officially licensed Lord of the Rings LEGO toys?? There goes all my money.


• Commercials are now legally obligated to not be so damn loud, which makes the fist-waving old man inside me very happy.


• The house banners from A Song of Ice and Fire, redone in super-cute, chibi style.


• The trailer for Expendables 2. Just a teaser, really, but how about that cast!


• I was surprised that Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol was getting such good reviews until I remembered it's directed by Pixar genius Brad Bird. Yeah, I might have to see that.


• The Avengers trailer! You think you've seen it already, but have you seen this version?? It has extra scenes, and it's in German!


• So even though Ridley Scott's Prometheus is essentially a prequel to his Alien film, it will not actually feature the alien, or xenomorph, at all. Huh. Okay then.


• Every year Matthew "defective yeti" Baldwin writes a guide to the best new board games. Always fun! Here's this year's.

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Tagged: Advertising, Aliens, Art, Avengers, Batman, Boardgames, Comedy, Commercials, Craft, Food, Gaming, Holiday, LEGO, Links, Lists, Mashups, Movies, News, Recyclotron, Song of Ice and Fire, Star Wars, Tolkien, Toys, TV, Video, Web comics]]> Advertising Aliens Art Avengers Batman Boardgames Comedy Commercials Craft Food Gaming Holiday LEGO Links Lists Mashups Movies News Recyclotron Song of Ice and Fire Star Wars Tolkien Toys TV Video Web comics Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:04:00 +0000  by Fëanor

Fëanor pours the entire internet into the Recyclotron, and only the best links come out the other end for you to enjoy.

• I didn't get this at first. I thought the image wasn't loading.


• One of the greatest Firefly moments, as an animated gif.


• Oh God, I want to see this movie so badly now.


• NSFW but amazing photos of a naked woman taming beluga whales in frozen arctic waters.


• "Our eyes are theoretically capable of sensing magnetic fields."


• One of those Snow White movies just got an interesting cast.


• Ooh, LEGO Super Star Destroyer...


• Pixar-ified Magneto.


• Fun art from Super Punch.

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Tagged: Advertising, Animals, Art, Cartoons, Celebrities, Comedy, Comic books, Commercials, Firefly, Hellboy, Indiana Jones, LEGO, Links, Mashups, Movies, News, Photography, Recyclotron, Science, Toys, TV]]> Advertising Animals Art Cartoons Celebrities Comedy Comic books Commercials Firefly Hellboy Indiana Jones LEGO Links Mashups Movies News Photography Recyclotron Science Toys TV Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:47:00 +0000  by Fëanor

Fëanor pours the entire internet into the Recyclotron, and only the best links come out the other end for you to enjoy.

• Amusing Peanuts/Doctor Who mashup art.


• A chiptune version of the Game of Thrones soundtrack. At some point I have to catch up with that show. Luckily the first season is over now so I have some time...


• Speaking of Game of Thrones, here's a very enthusiastic Fantastic Four fan letter addressed to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, apparently written by George R.R. Martin.


• And still speaking of Game of Thrones, here's an amusing parody image.


• How about some Star Wars character hoodies?


• A Woolite ad directed by Rob Zombie.


• A Super Punch illustration roundup. The two Harry Potter images at the end are fun and heartbreaking, respectively.

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Tagged: Advertising, Art, Celebrities, Clothing, Comic books, Commercials, Doctor Who, Fantastic Four, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Harry Potter, Links, Mashups, Music, Recyclotron, Star Wars, TV]]> Advertising Art Celebrities Clothing Comic books Commercials Doctor Who Fantastic Four Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin Harry Potter Links Mashups Music Recyclotron Star Wars TV Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:10:00 +0000  by Fëanor

Fëanor pours the entire internet into the Recyclotron, and only the best links come out the other end for you to enjoy.

• Empire Online lists the 22 most bad-ass beards in cinema. Nice picks!


• That is one fine teacup. Ia! Ia!


• Know those decals some people have in their car windows, featuring a cartoon depiction of each member of the family? Kinda cheesy, right? Here's a funnier, less cheesy spin on it.


• Mr. Dan Hipp celebrates the Green Lantern, and other green heroes and villains from throughout pop culture history. Speaking of Green Lantern, here's the Onion A.V. Club review of the new animated movie, and Ebert's review of the new live-action movie. Sounds like neither movie is all that great, but I still might have to watch them eventually, just because.


• Loving this Godzilla animated gif. (Via)


• Quentin Tarantino's western, Django Unchained, has a release date! It's December 25, 2012. Merry Christmas!


• The Academy is changing the Best Picture nomination process yet again so that there can now be anywhere from 5 to 10 nominees each year, depending on how many movies receive first place votes on 5 percent of total ballots cast. Wha? Why don't we just go back to 5, guys? That was working fine for a long time.


• Check out Sam Bosma's site - he's been doing sketches of characters from the Song of Ice and Fire books lately.


• This ad for the new Legend of Zelda game featuring Robin Williams and his daughter Zelda (who apparently was actually named after the princess) is pretty darn cute.


• A Pontiac built with an entirely transparent, Plexiglass exterior for the 1939 New York World's Fair is going up for auction and has been appraised at a price between $275,000 and $475,000. Click through for some awesome pictures.


• I'm mostly over impressive replicas of things in cake form, but this Millennium Falcon cake has working lights!!


• The Wolverine has a new director and it is James "Not Darren Aronofsky" Mangold. Hmm. I've seen a handful of Mangold's films. Of those, Cop Land was the only really good one. Identity and 3:10 to Yuma were both well done but had disappointing endings. So I guess we'll see!


• Watch the red band trailer for Attack the Block, which is a sci-fi/action/comedy featuring Nick Frost and South London hoodlums versus aliens. Fun! (Via Blastr, a site that cleverly got the movie's title wrong in its headline. Sigh.)


• The most bad-ass way to chop lettuce ever.


• The rotary mechanical smartphone.


• Another fun Super Punch image roundup. My favorite is the hipster Jesus sign. The whale shark thing is just horrifying.


• Amazing photograph of an Irish castle.


• In case you missed it when I posted it to Twitter, a gallery of amazing illustrations by Blade Runner concept artist Syd Mead. (Via)


• So what's all this Pottermore stuff about? It appears to be official, from J.K. Rowling herself, and the obvious implication is that we can expect more Harry Potter. Possibly it's just referring to an encyclopedia, which isn't all that exciting. But still... squee? Anyway, while we're talking Harry Potter, check out the latest trailer for the last movie. It is mighty exciting, and the emotional opening nearly made me break down at my desk here.


• I enjoyed this latest post from the mostly-quiet-lately defective yeti.


• Hee hee. More amusing (and not-so-safe-for-work) sketches from the mighty Kate Beaton.


• Did you see that Comic Twart is doing Princess Bride? Anybody want a peanut?


• Ooh, they've cast Bard and Smaug in The Hobbit! Benedict Cumberbatch, who made a very fine Sherlock Holmes in the recent BBC TV series, will play the part of the dragon. I'm not familiar with the dude playing Bard (Luke Evans), but he certainly looks the part.

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Tagged: Advertising, Animals, Art, Automobiles, Awards, Books, Celebrities, Comedy, Comic books, Commercials, Craft, Food, Gadgets, Godzilla, Green Lantern, Harry Potter, Kaiju, Links, Lists, Monsters, Movies, News, Oscars, Phones, Photography, Products, Recyclotron, Song of Ice and Fire, Star Wars, Technology, The Hobbit, Tolkien, Twitter, Video, Video games, Web comics, Wolverine, Zelda]]> Advertising Animals Art Automobiles Awards Books Celebrities Comedy Comic books Commercials Craft Food Gadgets Godzilla Green Lantern Harry Potter Kaiju Links Lists Monsters Movies News Oscars Phones Photography Products Recyclotron Song of Ice and Fire Star Wars Technology The Hobbit Tolkien Twitter Video Video games Web comics Wolverine Zelda Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:08:00 +0000  by Fëanor

Fëanor pours the entire internet into the Recyclotron, and only the best links come out the other end for you to enjoy.

• Some amusing Lois Lane comics by Kate Beaton.


• Tons of high res photos from Thor, including various behind-the-scenes pics. Speaking of Thor, here's a fun ad for the movie that's a parody of that cute commercial with the little kid dressed as Darth Vader from a while back.


• io9 picks out 19 must-watch summer TV shows.


• Pixar/John Carter of Mars mashup art. Not something I was expecting to see when I got up this morning.


• I'm just going to copy down the headline here: "Chinese 3-D porn has bigger opening than Avatar."


• Officially licensed jacket exactly like the one Luke Skywalker wore when collecting his medal at the end of A New Hope - it even comes with the medal!


• Wow. Another Earth looks intense. Watch the trailer.


• Mynock Hunt! (Via)


• Alt Text at Wired throws its support behind a handful of the weirder projects on Kickstarter.

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Tagged: 3D, Advertising, Art, Business, Cartoons, Celebrities, Clothing, Comedy, Comic books, Commercials, Links, Lists, Mashups, Movies, Photography, Pixar, Recyclotron, Shirts, Star Wars, Superman, Thor, TV, Video, Web comics]]> 3D Advertising Art Business Cartoons Celebrities Clothing Comedy Comic books Commercials Links Lists Mashups Movies Photography Pixar Recyclotron Shirts Star Wars Superman Thor TV Video Web comics Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:00:00 +0000  by Fëanor

Fëanor pours the entire internet into the Recyclotron, and only the best links come out the other end for you to enjoy.

• I'm more excited than I should be about this official pronunciation guide for Game of Thrones. Turns out I've been saying almost every one of these names wrong!


• Photos of a giant Settlers of Catan board game from Burning Man 2007. (Via)


• New Radiohead album! New Radiohead album! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!


• Speaking of good music news, the best album of 2010 was actually recognized as being such by the Grammys. This doesn't mean I'm going to start respecting the Grammys or anything, but still. Nice.


• An excellent poster for one of my favorite movies of all time.


• The Sword is awesome. The band even has awesome concert posters.


• Super Punch found some "delightfully bizarre MODOK drawings."


• A selection of quality Twin Peaks merchandise.


• Groupon was criticized for airing a couple of rather offensive commercials during the Super Bowl, so Conan O'Brien took things to the next level with some even more offensive parody ads. (Via)


• Awesome action figure crossover two-pack: Aquaman versus Mer-Man!


• io9 has a 6-page preview of a one-shot Dollhouse comic, which acts as a precursor for an upcoming series. Looks like it tells the story of the apocalypse that we saw the aftermath of in the "Epitaph" episodes of the show.


• Love the Vinz Clortho action figure depicted here - mainly because of the great accessories it comes with.

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Tagged: Advertising, Art, Awards, Board games, Books, Comedy, Comic books, Commercials, Dollhouse, Game of Thrones, Gaming, George R.R. Martin, Ghostbusters, Links, Masters of the Universe, Movies, Music, News, Photography, Products, Recyclotron, Song of Ice and Fire, Toys, TV, Video]]> Advertising Art Awards Board games Books Comedy Comic books Commercials Dollhouse Game of Thrones Gaming George R.R. Martin Ghostbusters Links Masters of the Universe Movies Music News Photography Products Recyclotron Song of Ice and Fire Toys TV Video Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:39:00 +0000  by Fëanor

Fëanor pours the entire internet into the Recyclotron, and only the best links come out the other end for you to enjoy.

• Hey, did you know author China Miéville (whose work I should really get around to reading one of these days) has a web comic? It's pretty fantastic so far. Eerie, atmospheric, and foreboding.


• Evan Shaner draws cool stuff!


• Some amusing sketches of the dreaded Jar Jar by Ramón Pérez.


• Samuel L. Jackson mentioned in a talk show interview that he'll be playing Nick Fury in Thor and Captain America, and that he will be accompanied by a female sidekick. io9 has a list of the actresses supposedly auditioning for the part, and is also taking a stab at guessing who the character might be.


• io9 presents a thorough rundown of every new sci-fi/fantasy TV show that could be coming this fall.


• Bill Shatner's doing a metal album. I'd listen to that.


• The promising but rarely updated Picture Book Report is coming to a premature end. Sad face.


• Video of soap bubbles freezing in mid-air.


• In case you haven't seen Volkswagen's fantastic, ridiculously cute, Star Wars-themed Super Bowl ad yet, you can watch it here.


• Blastr points out a very young Elijah Wood in a small but pivotal early role in Back to the Future II.


• A collection of some of the most recent new photos from the Captain America movie.


• Batman vs. Galactus. My money's on Batman.


• Super Punch presents a huge collection of Valentine's Day-related items, including many downloadable/purchasable valentines.

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