hadfield and shatner
↑Chris Hadfield, currently on board of the ↑ISS (in mid-March he will take over command of the space station), having a chat with ↑William Shatner (on 07 February 2013).
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
where’s the original?
zeph’s pop culture quiz #58 It will be a matter of seconds to identify the movie from which the above screencap stems. But, believe it or not, the building at the left was inspired by a real-life one. Where is … Continue reading →
fallingwater neuschwanstein hybrid
This is the fictional castle or fortress atop the ↑Reichenbach Falls where the showdown between ↑Holmes and ↑Moriarty takes place in ‘↑A Game of Shadows‘ (Ritchie 2011). It was ↑created by the VFX company Framestore. Their first inspiration was the … Continue reading →
xirdalium at wikipedia
No, not my humble blog here, rather the fictional element from which my humble blog here derives its name. It always bothered me, that Xirdalium—most likely an invention by Jules Verne’s son Michel—didn’t shine up in Wikipedia’s ↑list of fictional … Continue reading →
wireless devices 1906
Kip W ↑unearthed the above wonderful, stunningly up-to-date ↑Punch cartoon (Williams 1955: 164) by artist ↑Lewis Baumer (1870-1963), which first was published in 1906! It’s great historical evidence for how early in the development of a given technology people not … Continue reading →