Katharine Trendacosta

Here’s How People Try to Explain Colors to a Blind Person

Tommy Edison, who has done many videos about what it’s like to have been blind since birth, recently asked people to describe colors to him. And the result says a lot about our emotional connection to color, which can differ from the reality a fair bit. Clearly, color means more to us than its literal…

Here’s A Complete Set of Movie Captain Americas

From tumblr user PIPO comes a series of drawings of everything Chris Evans wore as Steve Rogers. And they’ve been arranged all together on his shield. You can see that piece below.

Fox Cancels Ancient Egyptian Fantasy Show Hieroglyph Before It Airs

In a rare, but not-unprecedented move, Fox has pulled the plug on Hieroglyph, a show that it had ordered 13 episodes of rather than just a pilot. Only the first episode has actually been filmed, but scripts for other episodes had been written and were presumably in the process of being filmed. In addition to…

George R.R. Martin Previews Winds of Winter! Plus More Star Wars Rumors

Sleepy Hollow gets new characters. Mark Ruffalo talks about the Hulk’s new groove. Extant’s creator explains what the show owes to Doctor Who. Plus Batman v. Superman and Avengers set photos, hints about Once Upon a Time’s version of Elsa and details about Outlander. Spoilers now! Top image: Avengers: Age of Ultron Star Wars We…

Here’s The Strain Poster FX Had to Take Down

The full poster is below, but yes: worms coming out of eyes was apparently too much for the stomachs of some people and, after complaints, FX has had to start taking the image down. Now, the yuck factor may be a selling point of the show as a whole, but apparently some people were not…

Authors Convinced To Cosplay As Their Favorite Fictional Characters

Photographer Cambridge Jones got a bunch of authors to dress as their favorite characters. Above are Terry Jones as Rupert the Bear and Terry Pratchett as Just William. This project begs the question: If you had the chance, what character from your childhood would you dress up as? https://observationdeck.kinja.com/see-authors-cosplaying-as-their-favorite-childhood-cha-1597797884

The Last Ship Takes a Stand, Declares “Terrorists Are Bad.”

In its second episode, The Last Ship looked at Guantanamo Bay, with all its associations in politics, ethics, and the media, and decided to answer the difficult question of “Are terrorists bad?” This was an episode that wasn’t really about the disease. It was about getting supplies to the ship and the fact that no…

Things Are Getting Real On the Jurassic World Set

This picture was tweeted by director Colin Trevorrow this morning. It’s not entirely surprising to see that someone meets a bloody end in a Jurassic Park movie, so we’re wondering more about the role a mobile vetrinary unit plays. Here’s the full tweet from Trevorrow: [via Bleeding Cool]

Terminator: Genesis is apparently being renamed Terminator. This comes from sources telling Bleeding Cool that various tie-ins are being branded that way, which would make this the final title. [via Bleeding Cool]

What To Expect From Game of Thrones, True Blood, and The Walking Dead!

Steven Moffat is already planning next year’s Doctor Who storylines. James Gunn explains how one person stood in for all of Guardians’ CG characters. Another actor joins Batman v. Superman. According to Shane Black, his Predator movie is a sequel and not a reboot. Plus, Daredevil casts Foggy Nelson. Spoilers now! Top image: Game of…

The Ornithologist Who Created Our Color Names

Over at the Smithsonian, Daniel Lewis has a fascinating article up about 19th Century color dictionaries, which were use by scientists to standardize descriptions. Color, Lewis notes, is very important for distinguishing species and subspecies of plants and animals. For 19th century naturalists trying to describe what they were seeing to each other, there were…

The Childlike Joy of Comics Rendered In Felt

This is the work of Jacopo Rosati, who works in felt collage. It feels a lot like the old felt shape toys children play with, but at a much higher level. Anyone else long for some felt and scissors? Rosati’s definitely a fan of comics, as he has a bunch of art along those lines.…

Should Paint Ads Really Remind Us So Much of Highlander?

Pantone’s latest series of ads goes the minimalist route of matching iconic character colors to their paints. But, as much as I love Kermit, the tagline stuck out more than the image. “There can only be one” is one word swap away from being Highlander’s famous “There can be only one.” And then there’s the…

Doctor Who will not be at San Diego Comic-Con this year. Apparently, having a panel would interrupt the production schedule, which runs into August. Instead, the cast will embark on a world tour starting August 7th. [Nerdist]

Is Shredder Hiding A Huge Secret In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

New set photos give a huge clue to Doctor Who’s season finale. Don’t believe that rumor about how Star Wars will handle Harrison Ford’s injury. Ridley Scott’s next film is The Martian, which could be bad for Prometheus 2. And we now know who Michael Chiklis is playing in American Horror Story: Freak Show. Spoilers…

Gremlins Nearly Had Monkeys in Costumes

An excerpt from Empire’s Gremlins reunion is up on the magazine’s website, and it includes the story about how they first tried using a monkey dressed as a Mogwai before settling on puppets. There was a lot of poop involved. The whole article is in this week’s magazine, but here’s the bit about designing the…

When Villains Sing the 80s

Artist Rocky Davies only made four of these single covers for 80s songs and villains, and it really leaves you wanting more. And also to spend an hour trying to imagine Shredder singing “I Want to Know What Love Is.” The possibilities Davies inspires here are endless. Skeletor singing “Owner of a Lonely Heart”? Optimus…

Entertainment Tonight Has Figured Out the Secret to Guardians Marketing

It’s Avengers comparisons. How could you see Guardians without knowing which one is the Tony Stark? (Spoiler alert: It’s Rocket!) This Entertainment Tonight video is so stupid that I think I love it. Yeah, there’s some new stuff here, but the big thing is that they’re convinced that they need to explain everything in terms…

Warehouse 13‘s Final Gag Reel Makes Us Miss It All Over Again

Who knew that the team’s biggest problem would be seatbelts? [via SpoilerTV]

Who’s Bigger Than Thanos In Guardians? And Is Tom Cruise In Star Wars?

There are more rumors about the villains of Star Wars: Episode VII. Another actor is in talks to join Doctor Strange. Norman Reedus promises a “badass” season five of The Walking Dead. Plus, new photos from Avengers: Age of Ultron and Constantine. Spoilers now! Top image: The Walking Dead Star Wars The latest rumor comes…