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Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Stuff

Doctor Who, a Part of This Balanced Breakfast

by Susana Polo | 10:18 am, February 18th, 2013

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but in nine hundred years of time and space the Doctor’s never met a meal that wasn’t important before. Phil Postma is the mind behind these Doctor Who breakfast cereals, and I’m guessing there’s at least one in here that you’d eat no matter how much sugar was in each serving.

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Things to Do With Your Kids

Nerd Baby Nurseries, Our Secret Weakness

by Susana Polo | 10:11 am, November 21st, 2012

Look at that! Plush strawberries to go with a Firefly themed nursery set! For somebody who is extremely uncomfortable around little kids, I sure like looking at pictures of nerdy baby nurseries.

Then again, I also have a Batman lamp from Kids Pottery barn above my bed, so there’s that.

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In Which We Make A Terrible Pun

This Rocking Chair Will Knit a Nice, Warm Hat For You While You Chill [VIDEO]

by Rebecca Pahle | 1:15 pm, November 14th, 2012

ECAL Low-Tech Factory/Rocking-Knit from ECAL on Vimeo.

This rocking chair, designed by University of Art and Design Lausanne students Damien Ludi and Colin Peillex, can also knit hats. Beanies, specifically. The rocking motion of the chair activates a knitting mechanism at the top, which uses gears to… look, the design specifics aren’t that important here. Just watch the video. It’s mesmerizing. Also, Bill Murray approves.

(via: designboom)

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Fans Do Cool Things

These Handmade Doctor Who Purses Will Make You the Talk of Your Next Episode-Watching Party

by Rebecca Pahle | 1:12 pm, September 19th, 2012

Why carry around a boring old non-sci-fi purse when you can keep your bits and bobs in a felt Dalek? Honestly, it’s a no-brainer. Etsy user krukrustudio has made our geek hearts go pitter-patter with this pair of handmade bags in the shape of a Dalek and the TARDIS. Both bags are made from felt with an adjustable strap and are fully lined with metallic grey material (ooh, space-y)… and no, the TARDIS bag is not bigger on the inside. (Don’t roll your eyes at me, you fail to make that joke and they take away your Geek Card!)

They’re each approximately a foot tall with lots of room to hold your psychic paper, an emergency stock of Jelly Babies, a banana, a spare bow tie, etc. Also for sale is a TARDIS-shaped messenger bag big enough for a 14″ laptop (or even more Jelly Babies) and, for the Inspector Spacetime-inclined or those who maybe want to go a bit more general with their Anglophilia, a red phone booth bag.

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Almost Totally Excellent

Nerdy Kids Room of the Day: Bedroom Becomes All of Legend of Zelda

by Susana Polo | 10:18 am, September 12th, 2012

Asking your toddler to move their bedroom to accomodate a new family arrival can be tricky enough. But what do you do when the nursery was a tricked out Mario themed room? The couple behind Dork on a Dime found themselves in just that situation, and came up with the obvious solution: make your little girl’s new room into everything from Zelda. It’s got a bunk bed that leads to Lon Lon Ranch. And that’s just the start.

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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: A Chair Covered in Eyeballs

by Susana Polo | 5:34 pm, September 2nd, 2012

Home decor that makes you feel safe from the Weeping Angels. I’m for it. (Neatorama)

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Japan :D

The Avengers, Redesigned as a Part of Japanese Folklore

by Zoe Chevat | 3:27 pm, August 31st, 2012

We here at The Mary Sue are all in favor of great tastes that taste great together. Who doesn’t like a crossover you can really sink your teeth into, especially when it comes to the well-worn territory of The Avengers? Fear not, comrades at arms. For those wishing this summer’s box-office bunker-buster had a little more samurai spirit amidst its sound and noise, the Internet has got you covered!

Artist Alex Mitchell, who has previously applied his knowledge of traditional Japanese yōkai, oni, arms, and armor to DC’s Justice League, here takes a more historical, but no less fantastical, approach to the current Avengers ensemble. Beyond the obvious appeal, there’s a carefully considered wealth of detail in these re-imaginings that compliments each character, allying them dutifully with Japanese cultural archetypes and real historical figures. Mitchell has even put thought into name translation, and a bit of alternative backstory for each. Now tell us this isn’t one anime-ification you would be thrilled to see.

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For A More Civilized Age

This Is What Some Helmets Might Have Looked Like if Star Wars Never Happened

by Susana Polo | 3:27 pm, August 20th, 2012

No, I swear. The title makes sense. Imagine, if you will, that Star Wars never happened. Boba Fett never would have been created, and his distinctive armor would never have been designed. That would leave any designer, from a number of movie productions, wide open to use that design should it occur to them… since they would not have discarded it as too much like another iconic helmet.

And that’s how you might get Fett-like designs in Game of Thrones, Iron Man, 300, Skyrim, and/or Total Recall. Or, fine, just call them Boba Fett helmets redesigned by Joe Johnston and Sandy Dhuyvetter, who were on hand when the original helmet was designed, and made for the charitable As You Wish Project.

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