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watchmen kubrick minifigs put a smile on your face

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Stare at the Staremen Watchmen 24/7, thanks to Medicom’s Watchmen Kubrick mini figures. The minifigs are divided into two sets of threes: set A has Nite Owl, The Comedian and Ozymandias, while set B has Dr. Manhattan, Silk Spectre and Rorschach (and his grappling gun).

The Comedian still looks creepy. Nice. Notice also how much…

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May 11th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft just plain fun retro

giant alien kubrick will scare your other toys away

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Alien will always have a special place in our hearts. A place I’d rather not have but is there anyway, a place where the most horrible ideas for creatures are made real, creatures like the facehugger, the chestburster, and the slimy evil main Alien. But I refuse to live a life of fear of non-existent creatures!…

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April 20th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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grand theft auto kubrick triple pack on ebay: the cutest gangsters & criminals you’ll ever see

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Rockstar’s money-printing Grand Theft Auto series racks up millions because it successfully blends a free & open world with gripping stories; anyone who’s into video games knows how hard it is to find – or make – a game that does good on both counts. Like all good stories – whether in book, video or game…

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April 15th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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omega orion analog synth inspired by kubrick

Omega Orion Synthesizer

When I think of 2001: A Space Odyssey, it usually conjures up imagery of HAL 9000’s glowing red light, the strains of Also Sprach Zarathrustra, and dead astronauts launched silently into space.

But the guys over at Studio Electronics used the film as inspiration for the design of their new Omega Orion synthesizer. From its…

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July 31st, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio design retro

xbox 360: a space odyssey

Xbox 360 RRoD T-Shirt

Has your Xbox 360 ever overheated? Do you dread the three Red Rings of Death? Have I got a t-shirt for you.

Inspired by the demented HAL9000 computer from the classic science fiction flick, 2001: A Space Odyssey, it shows the inimitable RRoD symbol along with the saying “I’m afraid I can’t let you play…

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September 13th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games