Amid the real war reporting on Medium's online magazine War Is Boring is a profile of comics artist Wayne Vansant, who, at 65, is still drawing wartime comics with his… Read the rest of the article: Katusha: Girl Soldier of the Great Patriotic War

Pixar has released its Renderman imaging software to the public free to download. This version is identical to the software it uses on it's own films, which was invented in-house,… Read the rest of the article: Pixar's Renderman released for free

Tinker Crate is a monthly subscription service, delivering cool toys to encourage engineering-style skills in kids aged 9 to 14. Instructions are included, but they also produce slick videos like… Read the rest of the article: Tinker Crate

Passover is coming! To get you into the mood for matzoh, America's latest cool Jew—rapper Kosha Dillz—(SoundCloud) has a Passover playlist to rock your noggin. This is not a musical… Read the rest of the article: Kosha Dillz Passover Playlist

One of the biggest baseball stories of 2014 was made by Philadelphia Little League pitcher Mo'Ne Davis, whose no-hitter in the Little League World Series made history. Now Because I… Read the rest of the article: Little League star Mo'Ne Davis pitches for change

The idea of "spray DNA" sounded very sci-fi when I first read it, until further investigation showed me how behind-the-times I was.

I have two kids, so like all parents, I've been through some gross moments. Still, the all-natural baby decongestant Nosefrida the snotsucker brings out the giggling 15 year old in… Read the rest of the article: "Nosefrida the Snotsucker" reminds us babies are gross

If Mozart had thought to populate The Abduction from The Seraglio with Vulcans and Klingons, he most certainly would have. Instead, this adaptation was left to Josh Shaw, Artistic Director… Read the rest of the article: Mozart, but with more Klingons

Here's a new protest movement for all you old Hippies out there: "Bring the T5 VW Camper to USA". This sweet ride is like a Robocop update of the old… Read the rest of the article: The new VW California van you can't have in California

Paul Dini is having a garage sale, and you're invited. No, it's not for charity, and these are not big ticket items, it's just, in his words, "Original art, collectibles,… Read the rest of the article: Paul Dini's cyber garage sale

Ronald Wimberly is a comics and animation artist, the author of Vertigo's Prince of Cats, and a character designer for Black Dynamite: The Animated Series. Wembly has illustrated a work… Read the rest of the article: Choosing skin color in comics

Facebook gets a bad rap, but where I live, it has brought neighbors together, and it started because of the things I didn't want to share.

When the Congressional Science committee wants to talk about the cold weather, and when NASA has to defend their budget by explaining why NASA is important, it can make people… Read the rest of the article: Relaxing with scientists

The internet is aflood with gratuitous St. Paddy's Irish-ness, so why fight it? My favorite Irishman, who knows where the pots of gold are, is Paddy Hirsch, Senior Producer of… Read the rest of the article: Paddy Hirsch for St. Paddy's day

Rory The Dinosaur is a new children's picture book by cartoonist Liz Climo. This is an outgrowth of her hobby, drawing cute panel comics, but she's not quitting her day… Read the rest of the article: Liz Climo's new children's book

I have a boy in grade school, and his whole world comes comes down to a few passions, which include Legos and iPad games. That's why I am vicariously excited… Read the rest of the article: Reconfigurable click-brick characters in Sick Bricks online

Springtime turns American minds to college basketball, but the world is not watching. No, everyone else is fixated on the Cricket World Cup, going on right now, which brags a… Read the rest of the article: Explaining Cricket

For a video promoting an art book, this is unusually fun and funny. To promote the 320-page Dark Horse book The Art of He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe,… Read the rest of the article: Skeletor hijacks He-Man art book!

Hindsight is 20/20 in this literal reimagining of the title sequence to the 90's cartoon Pinky And The Brain.

Acting is a crappy business, but the world needs actors, and since we live in a time when digital production and distribution has democratized filmmaking, anyone can be a casting… Read the rest of the article: DIY casting calls