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‘Geekazoid Friday’ archive

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May 15: What, you can’t find a Star Trek geek to art-direct your t-shirts? (5)

An old friend, Dewayne Matteson, points out this interesting Star Trek T-shirt design. It’s a gorgeous design and lovely colors. But look a little closer at the artwork. Longtime Star Trek fans will spot it right away. The silhouette of the ship is what fans refer to as the Enterprise-A — the original starship commanded by Capt. Kirk and then [...]

Feb. 26: The coolest thing I’ve seen lately: Really cool DVD package design

While I’m on my cross-country trek this week, a number of visual journalists around the country are lending a hand by telling us what is the coolest thing they’ve seen lately. Today, Michael Higdon — editorial systems administrator for Swift Communications in Carson City, Nev. — shares something that… …hits both of yours and my main criteria for anything: really [...]

Jan. 20: What an Australian Star Trek geek does when he visits L.A.

A good friend — Ian McLean, a librarian for an elementary school in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia — has been touring the U.S. for the past few weeks on his summer break. This week, he was in Los Angeles. So what does a huge Star Trek fan like my buddy Ian do when he has all of L.A. at [...]

Jan. 3: Kirk to space station… Come in, space station…

This really happened today via Twitter: That is part of a conversation between William Shatner — the man who played Capt. James T. Kirk in the original Star Trek TV show and movies — and Cmdr. Chris Hadfield, a Canadian Space Agency astronaut currently aboard the International Space Station. My geekiness joy runneth over. The Atlantic‘s Megan Garber writes about [...]

Oct. 14, 2012: Geekazoid Sunday: Fun fact about the ‘Most Interesting Man in the World’

You’ve seen the guy from the Dos Equis commercials, right? The one they call “the Most Interesting Man in the World”? He’s an actor, of course. His name is Jonathan Goldsmith. And he appeared in the very second episode shown of the original Star Trek TV series, on Nov. 10, 1966. The episode was the Corbomite Maneuver, reports Lauren Davis [...]

Sept. 21, 2012: Geekazoid Friday: A friend from the future greets the space shuttle in Los Angeles

As you know, the retired space shuttle Endeavour arrived at Los Angeles International Airport this afternoon to great fanfare. The Los Angeles Times has marked the occasion with a large panoramic photo — by staffer Bryan Chan — into which you can zoom in and out… …or pan around the scene. You know the drill. Ther was one little detail [...]

July 13, 2012: Geekazoid Friday: We should all be in San Diego this weekend

In full swing right now in San Diego: The annual Comicon International, where my fellow geeks are gathering to discuss, watch previews and shop for memorabilia for their favorite science fiction, fantasy, action and comic-book movies, books and magazines. And, sure ’nuff, a number of folks dress up for Comicon. Today, U-T San Diego cartoonist Steve Breen focused on all [...]

May 11, 2012: Geekazoid Friday: A little bit of fun for your desk

Action figures of super-heroes on your desk are so last year, dude. It’s time to throw away the childish toys and bring in some real talker desk bling: Monsters. Monsters in the form of U.S. Presidents. Which, in some cases, might be the scariest kind of monsters ever. Forget Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Isn’t Abraham Lincoln better here as a [...]

May 4, 2012: Geekazoid Friday: ‘Will it go ’round in circles?’ (2)

That’s the question I have about the USS Enterprise found on the front page of today’s Courier-Post of Camden, N.J. Because, as you can see, there’s a part missing from one of the engines. With only one good engine, the good ship Enterprise will just go around in endless circles, right? I’m guessing the uncredited photo was shot at the [...]

March 9, 2012: Geekazoid Friday: No, the Earth is NOT doomed. This time.

Mixed in among all the solar flare stories this week, you may have heard about a killer asteroid that’s supposed to smack into the Earth about a year from now. It’s called Asteroid 2012 DA14. And it’s not going to hit us, says blogger, author and former NASA astronomer Phil Plait. Phil wrote earlier this week: Asteroid 2012 DA14 is [...]

March 2, 2012: For your Geekazoid Friday entertainment, we give you: The moon

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, in orbit around the moon since 2009, takes high-resolution photos of Earth’s natural satellite. Blogger and author Phil Plait — formerly a NASA astronomer himself — strung together hundreds, perhaps thousands of LRO images showing the moon every hour for an entire year — last year, to be precise — into this very cool video that [...]

Jan. 27, 2012: Geekazoid Friday: Watch this cute teacher build her own Tardis

It’s been a while since I put up a Geekazoid Friday post. So I thought I’d reward myself by showing you this one. This is a British — obviously — German teacher who posts videos on YouTube under the name Sillysparrowness. Like a lot of folks from the U.K., she’s a fan of the longrunning science fiction TV show Doctor [...]

Dec. 16, 2011: For your Geekazoid Friday entertainment

A little Star Wars musical interlude. That is “cello-percussionist” Steven Sharp Nelson and pianist Jon Schmidt of Salt Lake City. They’ve recorded a number of interesting songs and videos. Find their YouTube channel here. In particular, don’t miss their version of Adele‘s “Rolling in the Deep.” Thanks to Kevin Hand for the tip.

Dec. 9, 2011: Your Geekazoid Friday laugh for the day

Comic book writer and artist Kerry Callen shows us what easily could have happened when baby Kal-El’s rocket crash-landed near Smallville, Kansas: Yep. Could have happened. In fact, that might have made for a much better Smallville TV series. I mean, John Schneider? Really? Kerry also has a fabulously warped take on the origin of the Batman as well: Coming [...]

Nov. 4, 2011: Geekazoid Friday: You can die as part of a Star Trek story. Wearing a red shirt.

As the Klingons say: Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam Or… Today is a good day to die! Especially if you’re only doing it in comic book form. On the front cover, in fact. IDW Publishing — creator of Star Trek comic books — is holding a special promotion for local retailers and their customers. They’re asking fans to write 300 words or [...]

Oct. 28, 2011: Geekazoid Friday: Kryptonite candy for Halloween

I can’t eat candy any more. If you can — and if you love Superman comic books — then try this for something to take to that weekend Halloween party. Enjoy! Thanks to Boing Boing for blogging this today.

July 29, 2011: A little ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ action for your Geekazoid Friday (1)

Today, the next of a long line of summer action movies — Cowboys & Aliens, starring James Bond and Indiana Jones Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford — opens in theaters. I’m taking the afternoon off today to see the movie with my daughter, in fact. Blain Hefner of the Salt Lake Tribune was kind enough to send us the big [...]

July 15, 2011: Geekazoid Friday: Trust in the flash, Luke Skywalker!

Luke Skywalker‘s first lightsaber… The one supposedly owned by his dad (and lost when Luke’s dad cut off Luke’s hand in that fight in the bowels of the cloud city of Bespin). The actual lightsaber prop used in the first two Star Wars movies was actually part of an old camera. Part of a Graflex flashgun for a “speed graphic” [...]

June 3, 2011: For your Geekazoid Friday entertainment…

This has been around a few years. But it still makes me smile. Enjoy.

May 27, 2011: Geekazoid Friday: Best music video ever (2)

For your Friday afternoon entertainment… The music is by Bruno Mars. The video, however, stars none other than Leonard Nimoy. Enjoy… Thanks to Aric West for posting this on Facebook earlier this week. Bonus Geekazoid for today: The evolution of the geek. Thanks to Alberto Cuadra for tweeting this today.

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