Cool Shit 1/20

If you're a deadhead, you'll probably want to check this out.

Love the concept and execution of the Dakar Rally - race across three countries in South America. Pretty sure I could at least finish in the top ten were I to compete.

Do you want this Boba Fett rumor to be true, or do you think a bratty New Zealand clone kid growing up to be the universe's best bounty hunter is a good back story?

Cool visualization of how music genres increase and decrease in popularity through the years. Of course, it also depends on how you're tagging certain music into specific genres.

More cool stuff about season 2 of Hannibal, and the direction it will be taking. Seriously watch this show!

So this happened - a rock from apparently out of nowhere suddenly appeared near the Mars Rover.

Taxi drivers have all the fun. If you consider driving people around and listening to their problems fun.

The Power of Improvisation

No, this isn't another one of those organized flash mob dance parties...this is a list of 25 unscripted moments from film. While I can't vouch for the authenticity of the list, if even half of them are legit, it's a testament to what actors can bring to the table when they're fully invested in the project. Enjoy...

Links of Interest 3/30

Star Wars re-imagined within classic works of art. Trust me, it's worth clicking on it. Especially if you enjoy art.

It’s like NASA is using technology from the future. But where did they get it? I’m keeping my eye on you NASA.

10 crazy places on the globe. I'm sure through the years I've linked to many or all these places, but that doesn't make them any less crazy.

Old school perversions in video games.

I'm mad I never thought to combine musicals, Silence of the Lambs and Legos all together.

The Big Picture out of Boston continues to collect awesome photography of life events. The flooding in the Midwest is no exception.

A profile of Amy Poehler, just in time for her new show Parks and Recreataions.

All the crayon names, plus interesting facts about the waxy substance that lets you draw.

In search of (no Leonard Nimoy, sorry) of the quietest places on Earth.

There are 99 Seinfeld references in this poster above. Can you name them all? Here's the key if you want to check your work/cheat.