Originally I was enjoying an Io9 post earlier with classic scenes from H.G.Wells’s War of the Worlds portrayed in a contemporary context (i.e. TrIpods, heh.). But after going through the site they referenced, I think I still much prefer the Edward Gorey version.
No matter how creepy design and social media get over the next few years, you still can’t beat the old primeval effect of drastic pen lines.
Ok, ok. So I know this year marks Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday, and almost 150 years since the publication of the Origin of Species but I find myself forced to let loose a little otaku here and preempt any evolution-centric notions of bicentennial celebration with a hearty helping of what has become a multicultural phenomenon on par with, if not surpassing in its breadth, Star Trek. Today marks the 30th birthday of the world’s introduction to Gundam!
(Gundam Statue in Suginami-ku via Michael John Grist
(and what the hell, a Youtube AMV as well)
I suppose that you can say what you like about the many series that have comprised the franchise over the years, but I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for snowy afternoons peaking in on a paradoxically idealized yet dystopian future of military domination and individual ideals. And to think I was only a year old when this premiered. Go figure.
If you need me, I’ll be in the basement painting my miniatures.
