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action comics no.1 sold for $1 million: this is how geeks roll

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Proving that geeks can drop dough like a rock star or rapper, this Monday someone bought a copy of the first issue of Action Comics – in which Superman made his first appearance – for $1,000,000 (USD). That’s 10 million times the comic’s original price. It was sold at Comic Connect, whose founder Stephen…


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February 24th, 2010 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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diy lady gaga glasses are ‘money honey’

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I love Lady Gaga. A lot. Don’t believe me? Check out my Last.fm page. That’s right; by my iTunes’ count I’ve played her tracks four hundred and fourteen times. The closest runner-up? Minus the Bear, at 133 plays. Boy, what can I say? I just like to dance.

So imagine my surprise (and inevitable…


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January 19th, 2010 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: chris h.

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intricate movie icon sculptures made from recycled steel

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These amazing pop culture art works feature familiar movie and TV characters hand-sculpted from reclaimed metal.

The guys over at Art From Steel create over 450 different creatures out of recycled steel, ranging from Wall-E to the Terminator to Gundam and everyone in between. While the small sculptures might be assembled from just a…


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August 19th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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express your lack of creativity with faceinhole.com

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Have you ever seen those headless paintings or headless cardboard figures in parks or zoos or movie theaters? The ones where you can place your head where the head of the thing should be, such that you look exactly what an idiot would look like? Well now with FACEinHOLE those headless bodies are online,…


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March 17th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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ipods and iphones get the photoshop treatment

iPhone Last Supper by Travis Hammond

What happens when the world’s most popular media players meet the art world? You get some awesomely great images mashing up some familiar scenes with iPhones and iPods.

Photographer and digital artist Travis Hammond takes iconic photos and seamlessly integrates images of iPods and iPhones to create some really wonderful scenes.

Whether its an…


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March 30th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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