Owen Parsons and Andrew Bridgman have a point -- but Mario would also keep masons in business. It's like being in a construction trade in Metropolis. You're never going to run out of work.

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Over at The Big N, we've previously featured the work of bento artist Anna the Red. She does a lot of anime-themed work, especially from My Neighbor Totoro.

Link via Awesomesauce (where there's a Battlestar Galactica bento box)

Etsy seller demulcentarts made this cute crocheted Yoda baby hat. In her store, she also has a baby hat with the anarchist symbol, which I find deliciously subversive.

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Do you remember Lobot, Lando Calrissian's cyborg assistant in The Empire Strikes Back? He doesn't have the most glamorous of jobs in the galaxy. Geeks of Doom peeks into his daily planner so you can understand Lobot's ordeal. Here's how it starts:

6:30 a.m: Wake up, unplug head from charger.

6:45 a.m: Yoga, Tai Chi, and Rhythmic Gymnastics.

7:15 a.m: Hop in the shower and shave face, shave head, brush teeth, and buff headset.

7:45 a.m: Download Mr. Calrissian’s itinerary, new episodes of Lost, and the newest album by Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes.

7:55 a.m: Escort the hos out of Mr. Calrissian’s room and offer them the usual settlement package.

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This eleven-minute documentary by Simon Cottee examines the history of pixelated art, from its earliest days to a modern revival. Cottee suggests that pixel requirements limited early game designers, but also gave them a new form of expression that connects with new audiences today.

via reddit | Cottee's Blog

Kade Chan's still a teenager, but he does some outstanding origami, such as this very detailed Alien figure. In the links, you can read an interview that he did with HK magazine and view more works in his Flickr stream.

Link via Super Punch | Interview | Flickr Stream

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Azureus Rising is an action and science fiction short film rendered in high-grade CGI. It reminds me of the early Æon Flux animated shorts. The producers hope to turn it into a feature-length trilogy. It's about "an unlikely and troubled teen forced from his home planet across the galaxy on an epic journey. Eventually to return reborn as the freedom fighter known as Azureus."

via Geek Tyrant | Official Website

I can't find any concrete information about this unique costume. But if I did, would you really want to know it?

Link via Geekologie | Photo: I Am Bored.com

Have you read Jeph Jacques' webcomic Questionable Content? It's a hoot! One of the characters, Marigold, has a proper sense of priorities when it comes to gaming.

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YouTube user Hunter Davis does an outstanding impersonation of Sir Ian McKellen, the actor who played Gandalf in the LOTR movies. In the above video, he gives an interpretation McKellen repeating the theme song to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Davis has a similar video using the theme from Ducktales.

via reddit | Previously: Sir Ian McKellen Mistaken for Beggar

Etsy seller Janine Basil has created some nifty headbands that look like action graphics from classic comic books.

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I'm playing catch-up on this one. There's going to be a Spider-Man musical? Yes.

However, lead actor Reeve Carney is still planning to make his debut as Peter Parker this fall, and shared some details about it when he dropped by MTV HQ this afternoon with his band, Carney. In fact, the musician-turned-actor said he's trying on the Spider-Man suit today!

"No joke — right after this, I'm going to get fitted for my Spider-Man suit," he told MTV News. "As soon as I put this microphone down... This is actually not a joke."

I'm not invested in the Spider-Man franchise, so I have no strong feelings about this project. But it does suggest a question that I would like to pose to readers:

What science fiction or superhero franchise would be the most inappropriate setting for a musical?

Link via Comics Alliance | Image: Marvel Comics

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This catchy music video remixes techno sounds and features classic robots from television and movies, including Buck Rogers, Forbidden Planet, and Short Circuit. Very cute.

via Gizmodo | Official Website

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In this simply charming video, Marina Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes reflect on their real and fictitious relationship and pitch their idea for a Star Trek sitcom.

via io9

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Crater Face is a sweet and touching short film by Skylar Page. It's about an astronaut who discovers two lonely moon pimples (don't ask me) and decides to play matchmaker. He risks everything to bring them together.

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