How a lucky impulse buy at a used book store introduced me to the delightful world of cartoonist Tsai Chih Chung, and his takes on the Chinese classics.

Apparently I have very strong feelings about the appearance of a fictional character. Maybe you have an opinion too. Click on in, there are lots of pretty pictures of ladies in fishnet stockings, and yet, we’ll be debating black top hats.

“Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions per Minute” by Matthew Chojnacki. The. Bestest. Thing. Ever.

If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+ you may have heard about Stan as he was being created. Here he is now, I’m proud to introduce you to Stan the Sugar Skull!

3D printing chocolate and cars, an illegal tour of abandoned Six Flags New Orleans, a new “Evil Dead” movie, and “one of the most geeky things in all Geekdom”?! You’ll have to click on in to find out more!

February was a fun month: solar death rays, Helsinki’s underground city, the robot’s internet, revelations that Rosie the Riveter was also Rosie the Programmer, anti-lasers, and forgive me because it’s my doing that Dr. Who gets brought up again! It’s link-tastic!

Let’s see, we’ve got 3D printers, Doctor Who, 3D printers, Doctor Who, um Doctor Who, and something else about printing. The only thing missing from January was someone making a 3D print job of Doctor Who! However, there are also secret ice fortresses, the genetics of genius, tiny dioramas of weirdness, and more!

Vinyl, flying pigs, and magnets made a day trip to Poughkeepsie, NY truly worthwhile.

In fact, we are very, very amused. What’s so darn amusing? The Doomed Queens Royal Playing Cards and the companion Ask the Queens Advice Card Deck. You’re not going to want to miss out on this one!

Updates on this Saturday’s “A Magical Buffet of Authors” event, saying farewell to Barbara Brenner, the search for a million minutes, skunk cabbage, and more in this action packed post of total randomness!