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Facebook Banner Inspiration of the Day, Featuring MST3K, Adventure Time, Star Trek and More

by Susana Polo | 10:16 am, April 15th, 2013

It’s safe to say that there isn’t a lot of love for Facebook in the universe, but nobody doesn’t like a well coordinated together Facebook profile pic and cover photo. Redditor RubberDogTurds recently shared six of hers with the Internet.

Things We Saw Today: Luggage Labels for All the Places You’ve Been in Games

by Susana Polo | 5:00 pm, November 6th, 2012

Can I slap on of these on my backpack right next to the “I Believe in Harvey Dent” button that gets me all kinds of awkward questions this time of year? (Nerd Approved)

Pretend You’re Driving An X-Wing, TARDIS, Etc. With These Geeky Car Emblems

by Jill Pantozzi | 3:28 pm, September 25th, 2012

Don’t even try and pretend like you don’t imagine you’re a famous sci-fi captain or pilot while stuck in traffic. Thanks to Etsy user Empira, everyone on the road will know where your true loyalties lie and at just $12 you can afford to live out your dream. Now you just have to decide which one is for you…

Here’s One Joke From Every Episode of MST3K

by Susana Polo | 5:46 pm, June 26th, 2012

I think my favorite MST3K supercut is still the one of every dumb action hero-y name they give to Dave Ryder in Space Mutiny, but this fourteen-minute long epic might come in a close second.

(via Topless Robot.)

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Probably the Most Perfect Geek Jewelry on Etsy: Pica Pica Press

by Jamie Frevele | 2:28 pm, June 17th, 2012

The Etsy shop Pica Pica Press was brought to my attention recently, and when I tell you I felt like I found the jewelry store that only existed in my head, I am not kidding. This is some of the best geek jewelry I’ve seen on the internet — subtle, pretty, and self-explanatory. Not to mention reasonably priced. You will want to see this.

1950s Educational Film Explains: Slouching Is For Terrible People [Video]

by Jamie Frevele | 5:59 pm, April 28th, 2012

Ah, the vintage educational film. Enlightening, casually hyperbolic, ripe for MST3K commentary. Unfortunately, after a quick search, I couldn’t find this 1953 short by the Centron Corporation, Your Health: Posture on RiffTrax, but consider this an opportunity to provide your own witty banter! Here is what you’ll learn today, fellow computer users: slouching is the reason no one talks to you at parties, even if you’re a perfectly attractive and friendly person, and the key to good posture is exercise, rest, and good shoes. Though we will tell you one thing: If your reflection in the mirror is mocking you because of your posture, you might have bigger problems than slouching.

(Archive.org via Mother Board)

Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: An AT-AT Shaped Cat Condo

by Susana Polo | 4:59 pm, April 26th, 2012

You know, for Meow Skywalker, the hilarious cat. See how it was made (and the tricked out interior) at Blastr.

Things We Saw Today: An MST3K Headboard

by Jamie Frevele | 5:00 pm, April 25th, 2012

Now, the Satellite of Love crew can provide commentary on your dreams … and maybe also your bed activities. Good idea? Or best idea? (via Boing Boing)

A Hero Has Produced a Puppet Show Based on Manos: Hands of Fate [Video]

by Jamie Frevele | 11:30 am, January 21st, 2012

If there is one thing lacking in this world of ours, it’s puppet shows based on the making of horrible, horrible obscure B-movies from the 1960s that end up lampooned by wisecracking robots. But we have Rachel Jackson to thank for this staged version of exactly what I just described: Manos: The Hands of Felt. Jackson, who also performs as a puppeteer, adapted the story about the making of Manos: The Hands of Fate, which made for one of the most legendary episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and turned it into a puppet show.. Directed by Bob Koerner, the show ran for two weeks at Seattle’s Odd Duck Theater last April. We want to know if they’d ever consider touring so, um, we can see it. In the meantime, we have a couple of clips from the show, above and below the jump.

Unexpected Remastering Project of the Day: Manos: The Hands of Fate

by Susana Polo | 4:21 pm, December 27th, 2011

With the final peals of Blu-ray’s battle horn being sounded across the grassy sward, echoing in the new era of format supremacy; a lot of our old favorites, once released on the best of the best of the format of the day, are getting remasterings and rereleasings in order to introduce them to a brand new audience in as pristine a quality as possible.

Which is precisely why Ben Solovey, current accidental owner of the workprint of Manos: the Hands of Fate, generally considered to be one of the worst films ever made, is trying to raise the money to remaster it and create a Blu-ray release. “How bad could it possibly be?” you ask, clearly having never seen the 1993 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 that dragged the film out of obscurity and into the #3 spot on IMDB’s 100 worst movies list? Lets look at some choice clips from its Wikipedia article: