Monthly Archives: November 2008

What The Future Was Supposed To Look Like

It’s almost 2009.  Where are our shiny one piece suits, the flying cars, the moving sidewalks and meals in pill form? Click HERE to see artist’s renditions of the supposed future from vintage magazines.      

Animal House 30th Anniversary Edition DVD Gift Set

The most popular college comedy of all time is back in an all-new 30th Anniversary Edition ($27)! This 2-disc set includes two exclusive all-new “Scene-it?” games, a brand new A&E documentary on the film featuring interviews with cast and crew members, including John Landis. Comes in collectible Delta House packaging complete with an exclusive FaberContinue reading “Animal House 30th Anniversary Edition DVD Gift Set”

Subterranean Press To Publish Limited Edition Stephen King Goes To The Movies Hardcover Book

Subterranean Press announced the exclusive hardcover of Stephen King’s new collection, due early in 2009, in which the #1 bestselling author reflects on the filming of five of his most popular short stories. Those movies are The Shawshank Redemption, 1408, Children of the Corn, The Mangler, and Hearts in Atlantis. Stephen King Goes to theContinue reading “Subterranean Press To Publish Limited Edition Stephen King Goes To The Movies Hardcover Book”

Jonathan Coulton’s BEST. CONCERT. EVER DVD Due in February

Jonathan Coulton, the singer songwriter who defined the term “Internet Rockstar” with his breakthrough project “Thing A Week” in 2005 goes unplugged with his first live DVD titled, BEST. CONCERT. EVER., the definitive live Coulton performance  DVD ($20) will be released with an accompanying audio CD on February 10th and will be available at allContinue reading “Jonathan Coulton’s BEST. CONCERT. EVER DVD Due in February”

The Thousand Watch Project

Remember the pocket watch? With the advent of cell phones, wrist watches are dying a slow death. But it is difficult (if not impossible) to throw out your old wrist watch even if it is broken. Is that because when it was worn it was almost an integral part of the body? Does it representContinue reading “The Thousand Watch Project”

HairTry

Aderans, the Japanese equivalent of Hair Club for Men has a neat online service called HairTry that allows you to upload your picture and try on various hairstyles without having to leave your home.   It processes the uploaded 2D photo and converts it into a 3D image, adding facial gestures and eyeballs that followContinue reading “HairTry”

New Stephen King Book Announcement Coming Soon

Subterranean Press just announced the following: “Just a quick note that we now have contracts in hand for a number of huge projects, and in the coming weeks we’ll be announcing brand new titles by Stephen King, George R. R. Martin, Neal Stephenson, and quite possibly a surprise or two that will shock everyone.” ToContinue reading “New Stephen King Book Announcement Coming Soon”