Lincoln Goes Buffy!

Here is something you didn’t know about Abraham Lincoln: He is the only president to ever hold a patent, which was given for a contraption he designed to lift riverboats over sandbars. Here’s something else you didn’t know about Abraham...

Printable Presents!

Well, it’s Christmas Eve Morning. How many people do have you still have to buy presents for? If you just answered “none” or “I’m Jewish,” good job! But if you’re still facing the threat of visiting a mall today, consider these options:

Set Ornament to Stun!

We don’t need to actually see your Christmas tree to know there just isn’t enough tragedy on it. Hallmark to the rescue! Time to rush out and buy one of the company’s annual Star Trek ornaments, which features Kirk and Spock consulting...

“Don’t Use the Fork, Luke!”

If Chinese food existed in the Star Wars universe, it would probably include dishes like Gamorrean Guard Steamed Dumplings, Sauteed Happy Admiral Ackbar and General Tso’s Wookie. And it would definitely be eaten with Chop Sabers—chopsticks...

Prepare for 2012!

As you read this, you’re probably already in line to see the new fact-based documentary, 2012, which hits theaters today. And as you surely know by now, the movie is based on the Mayan prediction that, on December 21, 2012, the world will...

This counts as exercise, right?

If evolution didn’t want you to play video games, you’d have tentacles instead of hands. So don’t go and squander your birthright by catching carpal tunnel. Wrist guards and gel pads are for old mammies—that, you know. Thankfully, there’s...

Flight Suit-Up!

It used to be that hoodies were good only for those times when you wanted to dress up like the Unabomber. (You know, to prank the mailman.) But now a sweet new line of Star Wars hoodies priced between $98 and $150 lets you dress up...