That must have seriously hurt. (At The High Definite)
It’s Friday the 13th, and it would have been just wrong to not acknowledge the obvious. Especially if it was on a donut. Maybe Mrs. Voorhees was a lovely baker in addition to being a serial killer! (At That’s Nerdalicious!)
Speaking of horror: This is a wine glass made out of a doll’s head. From the crafty ladies at The Hairpin.
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) is officially introducing a military sexual assault bill in the House of Representatives:
As America fights two wars, our women and men in battle can be worlds away and if they find themselves the victims of sexual assault, in theatre or at home, it must be recognized and the assailant must be brought to justice. Sadly this is almost never the reality. We have a duty to protect our men and women in uniform from the tragedy that is sexual assault in the military services.
H.R. 1709, also known as the National Defense Authorization Act, will make it easier to keep a victim’s identity private as well as make it easier to transfer bases after an assault. (At Ms. Magazine)
This is an early look at artwork for Jim Henson’s The Storyteller anthology. You can read more about the project here. (At Comic Book Resources)
Awesome, simple Iron Giant tattoo. (At Look At This Frakking Geekster)
This, friends, is a real sonic screwdriver, exactly like the kind you saw on Doctor Who! Okay, maybe not quite exactly like it, but it does light up and make sounds. And isn’t that enough? After all, it’s … sonic! (At Ars Technica)
Here is a short demonstration:
