How #FollowFriday Is SUPPOSED To Work
Every Friday, many of us will watch our Twitter streams fill up with lists of users and variations of #ff and #followfriday hashtags. Is this really how that whole thing is supposed to work? What would be better? Republished with permission from Matthew Inman aka “The Oatmeal,” a former web designer turned comic artist. You…
Coolest Shakespeare Riffs in Science Fiction and Fantasy
With The Tempest, opening tomorrow, Julie Taymor and Helen Mirren bring a splashy fantasy vibe to the Bard. But science fiction and fantasy have been playing with Shakespeare forever. Here are the greatest Shakespeare homages and cover versions in SF. Romeo And Juliet: The War: Stan “The Man” Lee’s latest project, this comic retells the…
Why Some Emails Go Unanswered
At some point in his or her life, every person winds up being stuck in a highly uncomfortable situation involving an unanswered email. But just how do those situations develop? Here’s a breakdown. Republished with permission from Matthew Inman aka “The Oatmeal,” a former web designer turned comic artist. You can see more of his…