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New Images From Filming of ‘Game of Thrones’ Season Two Reveal The Gods of Westeros. Booyah.
New images from the filming of the second season of Game of Thrones has revealed statues of the Gods of Westeros. Even if you haven’t read the books and have no idea who the fuck they are (I’m currently in the middle of the second book), they’re still pretty swank.
Hit the jump to check out them.
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Director Hired To Adapt Palahniuk’s ‘Invisible Monsters’. Gulp.
Chuck Palahniuk is up there on the pantheon on my favorite writers. He sits alongside Vonnegut, Gibson, Diaz and Ellis, forming some sort of supergroup. Invisible Monsters is my favorite book by him. The news that they’re finally moving ahead with an adaptation of it has got me suffering a bit of the ball sack tightening.
Monday Morning Commute: Livin’ for Sprayin’
Hello.
My name is Rendar Frankenstein and I’m the host of the soiree that is the MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE! At the beginning of every workweek, I take off my conformity-jacket so that you can peek at the heart on my sleeve. But the Hypernerd Realm is far too vast for one man to map on his own, so I’m going to need a little help. After you check out my methods of leveling-up, hit up the comments section and share yours.
This is about sharing ideas, the most human activity of all.
So let’s dance, you grubby fucks.
‘Damn It Feels To Be A Lannister’ Is Best Parody Video In Awhile.
To the tune of “Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangster” comes this glorious parody saluting the family that always pays their debts. Hit the jump for the video, but be forewarned of spoilers from the first season of the television adaptation.
Monday Morning Commute: Liam Neeson’s Ghost
Welcome back to MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE! By the time you read this, you’ll most likely have completed your first day of the workweek and will be primed for some solid entertainment. But not if you work the graveyard shift. Which is a bummer, unless you actually work at the graveyard, `cause then you get to meet zombies and mad scientists and packs of goth kids playing Ouija!
In any case, I’m going to give you the rundown on some of the shit that’ll be keeping my spirits high over the course of the next week. Your mission – should you choose to accept it – is to hit up the comments and show which sidearms you’ll be using in this workweek showdown.
AJ Hateley Makes Book Covers Out of Classic Video Games. Lit/Gamer Swoon!
AJ Hateley has taken on the impressive project of turning classic video games into book covers. They’re not your run of the mill covers, rather they reflect the sort of old, worn books that makes a literature nerd like me weep. They’re absolutely gorgeous. Double-daps to including Camus on the Katamari cover. Fantastic!
Hit the jump to check them out.
DEFEAT. 040 – Hours Before a Public Suicide
[DEFEAT. is a science fiction/coming-of-death/war epic novella, released in weekly episodes. at this point, you’ve either read every installment (unlikely) or you’re waiting for the movie (also unlikely). if nothing else, follow the link and check out Brian Galiano’s amazing art. blahblahblah!]
“Margie, wake up!”
The rotund younger sister ignored the request, turning over and darting her head under a pillow. She saw that the sun was far from rising and knew the schoolbell wouldn’t be ringing for hours. Her older sister probably just wanted to get something off her chest.
“C’mon, I want to talk to you.” This time, Vanessa coupled her appeal with a gentle swinging of a pillow. She had succeeded.
“Great, now you’ve done it! I’m officially awake!” Margie feigned supreme aggravation, shaking a fist in her older sister’s face and putting on her best scowl. But her natural joviality didn’t allow for such impressions to persist and she ended up chuckling, amused by her own antics.
“Seriously though,” Margie began after looking at the clock, “it’s just after three in the morning — what do you want?”
Vanessa plopped onto the bed. “I’m in love.”
“Oh, spare me!”
“I am.”
“With that Daryl boy?”
“He’s no boy.”
Margie halted her intended conversation. “Wait — what does that mean?”
The elder, more beautiful sister did her best to prevent the blood from flowing into her face. She failed. Blushing, she offered her explanation, “Well let’s just say he’s no boy and I’m no longer just a girl with monthly Womanly Responsibilities. I’m a full-fledged woman.”
Margie’s jaw nearly hit her potbelly. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing. “I can’t believe what I’m hearing. You…you let that dude bone you?”
Promo image from ‘THE HOBBIT’ reveals dwarf bros Dori, Nori, and Ori.
A new promo image from The Hobbit has been released, and it’s pimping the dwarf brothers Dori, Nori, and Ori.
Face of a Franchise: Archetypal Wise Old Man!
[face of a franchise presents two individuals that’ve fulfilled the same role. your task — choose the better of the two and defend your choice in the rancor pit that is the comments section]
The wise old man may be my favorite archetype of all. This is the dude that lives on the outskirts and is ostracized by regular folk because his otherworldly knowledge frightens them. Fortunately, this geezer’s benevolence keeps him buoyant enough to guide a callow protagonist on his epic journey, imparting wisdom along the way.
Oh, he’s also been known to die mid-journey. But don’t worry, he’ll probably return from the grave. And if he does, the chief’s going to have plus-thirty Sick Powers.
Virgil. Pai Mei. Merlin. Odin. Henry. All wise old men. All bosses.
But there are two that stand shoulders above the rest, not only fulfilling the role of the helpful wizard but defining it for new generations. I’ll make a case for each and then let you hit up the comments section with your choice. Omega-Readers, short or tall, who is the dopest wizard of them all?
Ben Kenobi or Gandalf?
William Gibson Says ‘Cyberspace’ Was Inspired By Old School Arcades.
I’m insane in my geeklust for William Gibson. Totally bananas. He is my God. Everyone knows by now that the dude created the term ‘cyberspace’ and that he imagined a distant future while writing Neuromancer on a friggin’ typewriter. Now we know where he got the inspiration for the word that’s come to worm itself into our Collective Unconscious. Arcades.
