A crucial piece of film history, 2001: A Space Odyssey has been noted for its great strides in special effects, remarkable approach to storytelling, and commentary on human evolution. To honor this indelible sic-fi classic, Taschen has compiled The Making of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey box set, a completely thorough study into every cranny of the film’s creation. […]

To much controversy, anger, excitement and fanfare DC Comics today announced it will be releasing a series of prequels to what many consider the best comic book of all time, The Watchmen. Needless to say, the mere idea of mortals touching the work of writer Alan Moore (and to a lesser degree, artist Dave Gibbons) […]

A recent edition to the ZZZFROMHELLZZZ channel on Youtube are three hour-long documentaries related to Science Fiction. The first, Profits of Science Fiction: Arthur C. Clarke, centers on Sci-Fi visionary Sir Arthur C. Clark, the revered science fiction writer responsible for some of the most iconic stories of the genre. The landmark novel 2001: A […]

This reminds me of that scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indiana Jones pulls the old switcheroo with the bag of sand, and first picks up that stone native talisman and holds it up all reverently, like he’s just found some sort of archaeological missing link. Well this is like that, except for […]

Although Frankie Rose is best known as one of the original founders of Vivian Girls, the sound of her new project, Frankie Rose and the Outs, has taken on a decidedly more shoegaze, slightly noisy direction. The Brooklyn stalwarts have taken their lo-fi garage sonics and penchant for rich melodies and upgraded the production, dousing […]

The Vulcan Stove, otherwise referred to as “Hell’s Machine” by it’s designer, is intelligent design working at it’s finest. Arthur Senant, the man responsible for this concept, has created a machine that can be used to cook, store items, save space, and keep you warm all throughout the wintertime. The Vulcan Stove is equipped with […]