Monthly Archives: September 2009

Separated At Birth, Part XI

The “sea bishop” – a version of the Umibōzu monster (as detailed in this Cryptomundo post) Guiron. Knife-headed foe of Gamera in Gamera vs. Guiron.

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No Signal

Traditionally, horror occurs when someone goes looking for the ship’s cat or when teenagers go off to make out. Now it’s this… Aside: There was a movie called The Gingerdead Man? That’s fantastic! [via Bruce Sterling]

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links for 2009-09-24

Baseball At Area 51 Yes, there's a baseball field at Groom Lake/Area 51. I wonder what the team name is? (tags: nevada high.weirdness area.51 baseball) OVER THE EDGE – An Oral History of the Greatest Teen Rebellion Movie of All … Continue reading

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Adventures in Snow Leopard, elderly batteries, and AppleCare

Soon after upgrading my MacBook Pro (three year old 2.2 model) to Snow Leopard, I noticed the Battery menu item was giving me the “Check Battery” warning. Not a tremendous deal for me as 95%+ of the time I’m working … Continue reading

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Adoby

Complaining about spelling on the Internet is a losing battle, but sometimes when you see a “Kick Me!” sign, you just have to… …from the Adobe Story confirmation email. You would think that someone at Adobe would be able to … Continue reading

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links for 2009-09-17

Bermuda Triangle plane mystery 'solved' BBC revisits the disappearance of British South American Airways's Star Tiger and Star Ariel. Both planes key stories of the Bermuda Triangle legend. (tags: history aviation conspiracy high.weirdness bermuda.triangle)

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ExDetectives this Saturday at The Joint

We’re playing this Saturday night at The Joint in mid-LA. Not sure who else is playing that night, but we’re on at 10:30pm. Details: Saturday, September 12 – 10:30pm The Joint 8771 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 310-275-2619

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links for 2009-09-05

In praise of the sci-fi corridor The history of corridors and hallways in SF cinema. (tags: history film architecture science.fiction design)

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Vultures need UFO love too

While the world debates as to why Google has a saucer logo today, let’s not forget that today is International Vulture Awareness Day. (really only posted because I believe that vultures and UFOs are cool, and that both pictures are … Continue reading

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