Behind the scenes on 1971’s Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Meet Newton

Experience the Future: De Lorean Taxi by Mike Lubrano

 

BYTE MAGAZINE: Future Computers

 

Cyprus's UN buffer zone

Reuters photographer Neil Hall travelled to Cyprus to document the UN neutral territory that was established 40 years ago, following the Turkish invasion of the island. The zone contains abandoned homes, closed businesses and the disused Nicosia international airport.

The Game of Thrones Sex Infographic

How to build your own Game of Thrones, Sword Throne

Star Wars Featurette: The Birth of the Lightsaber

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YdBvWauNwA

Star Wars creator George Lucas, actor Mark Hamill, and sound designer Ben Burtt discuss the concept and creation of the lightsaber.

George Lucas recalls that Star Wars was influenced by pirate and swashbuckling films of the '40s, which showcased the romantic side of fighting, illustrated in characters like Errol Flynn's Robin Hood. With Jedi, who were heroes in this tradition, the director needed a weapon that would match their ideals. In a clip from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, the lightsaber is introduced by Obi-Wan Kenobi, who says it's "not as clumsy or random as a blaster. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age." Thus, the lightsaber also became a symbol for more peaceful, honorable times, representing what the galaxy was like before the Empire. Originally, Lucas says, Jedi were meant to fight with just swords. But to give the weapon a technological edge, they became "laser swords," able to deflect incoming fire -- which made sense, character-wise, as Jedi were not meant to be warlike, aggressive fighters.

Behind the scened: Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve

Director Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve during filming of Superman in 1978

Meet H.E.N.R.Y the Robot

Meet H.E.N.R.Y (by Bruce Taylor) the “Most Entertaining” robot of the International Personal Robot Congress & Exposition, 1984.

Don't give lightsabers to kids

Ok, imagine now what will happen if a kid ends up with a lightsaber? You can't? Just watch the video below

Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice

Cosplay: Alexandra as HELLGIRL

Fritz Haarmann’s Preserved Head

Fritz Haarmann’s Preserved Head - Known as the “Butcher of Hanover” and the “Vampire of Hanover” was a German serial killer who is believed to have been responsible for the murder of 27 boys and young men between 1918 - 1924. He was convicted, found guilty of 24 murders and executed. Haarmann was beheaded by guillotine on April 15, 1925. His head was preserved in a jar by scientists to examine the structure of the brain. Haarmann’s head is now kept at the Göttingen medical school.

The Dark Shadows Cookbook

 

The Dark Shadows Cookbook was published in 1970 by Ace Books to accompany Dan Curtis’ hit American TV horror soap opera series.