If you haven’t noticed the non-stop giggling coming from the stinky guy in the next cubicle, let me clue you in: This summer has been a good one for all of us nerds. Not only did we finally see Anakin Skywalker seduced by the dark side of the force, we also got a pitch-perfect […]

You can’t toss a rock in the blogosphere without hitting a post about Cory Doctorow’s new book, but the truth is, Cory is a great writer and his books are always a fun and interesting read. Once again, he’s released Someone Comes To Town, Someone Leaves Town under a Creative Commons license and you […]

We spent last night with some dear friends drinking cocktails at Seattle’s best friendly-divey bar, the Nitelite and catching Spoon and The Clientele at the Showbox. While the company was excellent, I have to admit to being a little underwhelmed by the show. Britt Daniels and co are great songwriters and played their […]

Dan Clowes, of Eightball and Ghost World fame appears to have a new film in the works called Art School Confidential (to be directed by Terry Zwigoff! Yay!)
Flog, Fantagraphics Books’ new’ish blog, has some production photos of Dan working on the film.
Flog - Art School Confidential Confidential
Update (02/25/06)
Thetrailer is out and it looks like a […]

As you may know, Warren Ellis, creator of many wonderful comics including Transmetropolitan and Ministry of Space, has a hilarious and sometimes deeply disturbing blog. While the Japanese fetish posts are a little much for me, his "Great Moments in Smoking" series warms my little, anemic heart (and my black lungs). Usually, they […]

Today’s Seatle P-I has a cover story on Make Magazine which is worth a look-see. The greatest thing about make, aside from the most recent issue’s profile of R2-D2 enthusiasts (how cool is that?), is that it demystifies technology and encourages readers to learn how things work and how to make technology work […]

After months of hiding from the hit squads of the Canadian Secret Police, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog makes a glorious return to poop on supporters of Michael Jackson in front of the courthouse in Los Angeles.
iFilm - Triumph vs. Michael Jackson Supporters

Neil Stephenson has a great op-ed piece in the New York Times on Star Wars and the current cultural climate. I enjoyed Revenge of the Sith more than he did and think the lack of exposition in the final chapter was a bonus rather than a curse, but think his parallels to the marginalization […]

Between Mirrormask and The Brothers Grimm, the future of dark fantasy films is looking very bright (er, dark) indeed.
Terry Gilliam is a crazy, brilliant filmmaker and if the film is as good as the trailer, The Brothers Grimm is going to rule. Run, Little Red Riding Hood! Run!
Aint it Cool News - Brothers Grimm Trailer

Leonard Zelig strikes again? French police finally catch up with a shape-shifting conman, after he is caught posing as a 15-year old Spanish boy by the name of Francisco Hernandez-Fernandez. Actaully, the man’s name is Frédéric Bourdin, he’s 31 years old, and his story is pretty sad.
From the Telegraph website:
"’I want to be loved, […]

Look! A new trailer for Dave McKean’s MirrorMask:
From Neil Gaiman’s website:“MirrorMask exclusive: “There’s a MirrorMask exclusive at Yahoo — a new trailer. It’s not live yet — it’ll go live at 7:30 Eastern (4:30 pacific, 1:30 GMT) It’s going to be at (link). Spread the word. (If lots of people watch the trailer then […]

Okay. It looks like it’s pervy AND creepy day here at Pop Astronaut. I’d apologize, but this is just too good not to share…
Australian artist Van Sowerwine’s animation, installations, and interactive art are amazing and, in some cases, incredibly creepy. Looks like she just got special mention at Cannes for her stop-motion, […]

Yes sir, the internets sure are a haven for godless degenerates. I mean, look at these people…dear lord, and these people too.
Poor Boba Fett, grew up with one daddy, a million brothers, and only a weird fish creature to keep him company. It’s no wonder he turned so easily to sin.
I Hump Things
Statue […]

MOCCA (Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art) is yet another reason I bang my head on the table remembering our recently cancelled trip to NYC. Thankfully, they do have some nifty online features for those of us who aren’t lucky enough to have physical access to the Big Apple, including one with the childhood […]

I’m still working my way through last month’s issue of The Believer and came across a great article about fans of H.P. Lovecraft and the subculture they’ve created surrounding Lovecraft’s "blood-curdling weird fiction". I remember reading Lovecraft and playing the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game as a kid and being fascinated that such a […]