Indo-European Language Map

Just a cool map I found that traces the history and connections of the Indo-European languages (spoken by about half the world's population).

Batman R.I.P.

OK, I came into this storyline way too late to be able to hunt down back issues etc and cath up the proper way so I've been scouring the net and watching video reviews to try and keep up... and I'm confused as hell.

Basically the story is that a load of Batman super villains including the Joker (and some new dude/organisation called Black Glove) have come together to destroy Batman. To do this they decide to ruin his mind rather than his body. From what I can gather the end result is going to be that the twisted part of Bruce Wayne's mind that NEEDS him to become the Batman each night is to be eliminated leaving ONLY Bruce Wayne and NO MORE BATMAN.

Somewhere in there Bruce transforms himself into a twisted new Batman he calls the 'Batman of Zur-En-Arrh' (WTF?)

It seems Bruce's current love interest, Jezebel Jet, is a major player in the destruction of Batman (she is the infamous Black Glove who masterminded Batman's head-fucking). She know's Bruce is the Bat, has been in the batcave etc.

The original Robin (Dick Grayson, now known as Nightwing) may well be in line to take over the mantle of the Bat once Bruce drops out (and fair enough I say). However another contender for the cape and cowl is Bruce's love child with Talia Al Ghul, Damian. He beat the crap out of Robin (Tim Drake) in the batcave and took over as Robin for a while there coz he felt it was his birthright to do so.

The future for all of this seems to be that a new storyline for next year is about to unfold called 'Battle for the Cowl' in which a number of peeps (Mainly Tim Drake, Dick Grayson and Damian Al Ghul) will be vying for the right to officially take over as the Batman (and Robin) from here on out.

Phew, did you get all that? I fucking didn't. I'm confused as shit. I'm gonna have to wait for the TPB to read this thing start to finish and piece it all together finally. But it's been fascinating me no end.

The final issue of the storyline (Batman #681) will be out soon and all will be revealed. I'll update once I know what's going on. On a side note, DC are cancelling their off-shoot series 'Robin', 'Nightwing' and 'Birds of Prey' so I'm assuming that has a lot to do with this new 'Battle for the Cowl' series.

UP

New teaser for Pixar's next film. Lookin' good :)

Fanboys

OK, I officially can't wait for this film :)

Fanboys - Trailer | Movies & TV | SPIKE.com

Monsters Vs Aliens

Here's the first trailer for the new Dreamworks film. Interesting, though a bit 'safe'.

Free Hugs - A love story

Made in Sydney!! Go Aussies!!!

Harry Potter gets cooler... I hope

So far the only Harry Potter film I've liked was the 4th one. Hated the first two (passionately), the 3rd was pretty good, the 4th fucking rocked, the 5th was cool but very sloppy and now we have the 6th coming out. Here's the teaser. Looking good so far. Fingers Crossed.

US Voting Truth... Simpson Style

Don't ask me how I got my hands on a clip from this years upcoming Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors but rest assured, that young insider I bribed will be remembered dearly.

Anyway, check out what happens when Homer tries to vote for Obama in the upcoming US election. It could be more true than I care to speculate.



The special will air on November 2.

Invasion of the Cute Bubbly Aliens

Olivier Bucheron (aka Zamak)'s 3D creations are goddam awesome! Check out the rest of his collection at his site. But if you don't speak French you can see it all here too.

Weta Rayguns

We all know Weta (the FX house in Wellington New Zealand who created the Lord of the Rings and King Kong) fucking rock!! Well it seems that between projects they make themselves busy creating awesome limited edition goodies such as these steampunk ray guns made specifically for the mantles of lucky rich bastards everywhere. Check out the full collection at their website.

Glowy the Glowball Glowbeast

Recently the Nobel Prize committee awarded the Nobel in chemistry to a group of US and Japanese researchers who successfully gave cats, rats and monkeys the same glow genes found in certain jelly fish. The thinking behind it is that these scientists tag the genes of specific diseases with the glowy gene, attatch it to the DNA of certain animals and breed a new batch. The ones born with a healthy glow have successfully been born into the doom of the chosen disease. The purpose being that it makes it a lot simpler to see if they have cured the disease when the buggers stop glowing. Simple.

Now if only they can inject my eye juices with the glow goo so I can have a set of wicked cartoon night eyes. Though it may be hard to sleep after. Hmmm.

Bad-Ass Smart Cars

As I mentioned in the last post; I love driving, BUT SmartCars freak me out. What the hell are you gonna do with a car you can barely fit a briefcase into? GET A FUCKING MOTORCYCLE YUPPY!

It seems I'm not alone in this. Some as-yet unknown Photoshop whizz has envisioned the Smart Cars of the future. Now THESE I would drive!!

Carcade

I love video games and I love driving. Now finally someone has come up with a way to combine these two loves into 1 uber-loveable creation called the carcade. A small camera mounted on a window analyzes the environment and creates a real-time video game where the passing surroundings become obstacles to an amazingly futuristic looking space fighter. My only concern is that the long drive through the Canadian prairies or the Australian outback could be a tad simple without any obstacles in their painfully flat landscapes. Oh well.

Other Crazy-Ass Photos...

This is an image, taken in 1975, of a woman and a girl falling after their fire escape collapses. I'd say this is a pretty strong rival for the 'Falling Man' image of 9/11.

And this image of the burning monk fascinates me endlessly. Basically (for anyone unfamiliar) in 1963, Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist priest in Southern Vietnam , stepped into a busy street, emptied a container of gasoline over himself and, to the horror and amazement of the world, burned himself to death in protest of the government's torture policy against priests. Thich Quang Dug never made a sound and never moved as he burned, his charred corpse finally tipping over as his body crumbled away. Now THAT is committment to a cause!

Falling Man

This is just a reminder of what may possibly be the most amazing human event ever caught on film. After it swept the world, shocking us all, it disappeared from memory. The falling man is speculated to be a fellow by the name of Jonathan Briley. I doubt it crossed his mind as he fell from one of the worlds tallest buildings that his final moment would shake the world as it did. Read all about it here.

Zoom Quilt 2

Here's the sequal to the Zoom Quilt I posted about a coupls weeks ago. This time it has 88 images stitched tohether to make the quilt. Check it out at: http://zoomquilt2.madmindworx.com/

Warp Drive, GO!

Wired has reported that the Chinese are working on a prototype for the long theorized 'impossible drive' otherwise known as the 'Em Drive'. If this baby works it'll put them at least a year ahead of the rest of the world in a new space race. It means longer and faster space travel, possibly giving us a 41 day trip to Mars rather than the 6 months astonauts currently face. Neat.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

When I saw the first image of this new Batman animated series I thought it looked like total shit. I still don't like the cartoony blue 80's thing but the trailer makes it look ok. It still pales in comparison to the Bruce Timm series of the 90's but not bad. Check it out:

Slacker Uprising

Say what you will about Michael Moore, but one thing is for sure, he loves to shake shit up. His latest film 'Slacker Uprising' is legally available in full for FREE on his site and the films official site. I guess it's a grand experiment to bypass the illegal world of torrents etc. Similar to what Radiohead initially did with their last album 'In Rainbows' when they released it completely free on their site.

Her's the trailer to whet your appetites;

The Original LHC Halo