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I want to be on the LucasFilm Christmas card list

30 years of LucasFilm Christmas cards and a brief history of each one.

Link via coudal.

 

What people wanted for Christmas in 1975

Here's a gallery of what was featured in the 1975 Sears wish list catalog.  (Remember eagerly waiting for it to come in the mail as a kid?)  And why hasn't anyone used those creepy costume pajamas in a horror movie yet?

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Read any good books lately?

I FINALLY finished A Dance with Dragons! It feels weird not having another Game of Thrones book to read. Now I don't know what to read next. I suppose I could go ahead and start the January Geek Girl Book Club read.

By the way, I thought owning a Kindle would put an end to my spontaneous book buying habit. Nope! It's only gotten worse. Curse you, Kindle Daily Deals!


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The Straight Dope About Viking Helmets

Apparently, Viking warriors never wore helmets with wings or horns on them.  Lame. 

Link via violins & starships.

The Other Space Race

The Other Space Race: A gallery of different space programs around the world.

Link via gravity lens.

The Spielberg Face

A video history of the Spielberg Face.  I kinda, sorta want to see War Horse.  The Adventures of Tintin, not-so-much.  The way the people look in that movie just weirds me out.    

Link via fimoculous.

Watch this educational video about the history of glitter

All That Glitters: The History of Shiny Things from Etsy on Vimeo.

Ooh...sparkly.

Link via neatorama.

How GE used comic books to get kids interested in science

How GE turned to comic books to hook young engineering talent.

In the 1950s, comic books were as popular with kids as video games are today, and just as decried by parents. “Teachers, parents and lawmakers were bitter about newsstand comics in 1945,” General Electric Review wrote in September 1953. “But in the public relations field, although were all aware of the adult fear that comic books were producing a crop of juvenile delinquents, we couldn’t escape the conclusion that the medium had attractive possibilities for mass communications.”

I think apps are probably the best way to encourage kids to go into the field of science.  Elementary schools no longer put a lot of emphasis on subjects such as history and science thanks to NCLB and RTTT.  In a struggling district, if it's not on the test, it's probably not going to be taught.  

The making of a Walking Dead zombie

How makeup artists create the zombies for The Walking Dead.  Sadly, I've grown impatient with the pacing of the show.  

Animals made out of ribbons & bows

I wouldn't want to unwrap the present.

Snifty Scented Pens

They're so cute!