In late 2001 I was visiting friends in Oregon, and we decided to see The Fellowship of the Ring, Peter Jackson’s film of the first book of J.R.R. Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings trilogy.  I was torn between excitement to see it and fear that it might not compare favorably to the book (since most [...]

Ever wonder what was really going on with those classified shuttle missions?  Now, thanks to This Day in Alternate History, we finally know!

by Savage Chickens.

Apparently Dijkstra was right!

There was a conspiracy, but the landing wasn’t faked on a sound stage. The real story has finally been revealed by TDAH #20.

Zombies in the Workplace: a film about diversity
(I had to do a Google search to find out what the wording on Mur’s shirt means.)
This Day in Alternate History #013: 07/11/07

I overheard Jim Newton explaining to someone why he founded TechShop. He described having been involved in some capacity with MythBusters, and having access to all kinds of equipment, then losing that access. He founded TechShop because there wasn’t any existing workshop open to the public.
My take on that (with apologies to Alfred [...]

As we’re told by Weird Al Yankovic:
Put your Viking helmet on,
Spread that mayonnaise on the lawn,
Don’t you know, it’s Weasel Stomping Day!
Make your kids knitted Viking helmets, and start indoctrinating them while they’re young! [h/t Boing Boing]

In an article about the Amazon merchandising of the forthcoming final installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7), The Inquirer has accidentally leaked the ending:
Over one million advance orders have already been placed for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as readers young and old tune in to [...]

On a Le Boulanger bakery van:
Driver carries no dough
On Armadillo Willy’s van:
Driver does not carry cash…
but has plenty of BBQ sauce