According to the readers of British Dude Stuff site, Menkind, K-Stew is the absolute LEAST attractive actress in all of Tinsel Town.

Now, I don’t have very many positive things to say about Kristen Stewart–and even fewer about Twilight (Fun Thought: Imagine if Kristen Stewart and Hayden Christiansen had kids–they’d be the blandest children ever born).

But REALLY?

Oh, I’m not questioning anyone’s aesthetic judgment: There’s no accounting for taste, particularly where physical beauty is concerned, but have we really sunk to the point where we’re ranking female celebs by how UN-attractive we think they are?

Makes me pine for the days when the denizens of the Interwebs were content with just making “Hottest Babes” lists–now we feel the need to let the world know what celebs we WOULDN’T bang?

If we must be shallow and superficial, is it too much to ask that we at least be POSITIVE about it?

To satisfy your morbid curiousity, these are the women that Ms. Stewart defeated to claim her crown as least doable actress in the UK:

2. Sarah Jessica Parker

3. Lindsay Lohan

4. Denise Richards

5. Kirsten Dunst

6. Mischa Barton

7. Hilary Swank

8. Lucy Liu

9. Tilda Swinton

10. Uma Thurman

Like I said: No accounting for taste.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to write an official apology on behalf of my entire gender.

Source: Blastr

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Listen up, Screwheads! The certified coolest human being in the Multiverse, Bruce Mother-Frakking Campbell (above, with boomstick) has an offer for you:

He will fully re-imburse the first person to get some Evil Dead remake ink. And he’s challenged tat-happy geeks to top the epic Army Of Darkness tat below:

The only catch is the tattoo MUST be inspired by the upcoming Fede Alvarez remake, not any of Sam Raimi’s films.

Perhaps this recently released poster will stimulate your imagination:

It’s a rather subtle advertisement for what’s shaping up to be the possible scariest movie of the year (at least according to Raimi and Campbell), but it’s a start.

Look for Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead in theatres April 12 of this year.

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Now that Canada has clearly solved all social, economic and, political issues its government can finally settle in and solve the problem of all the damn zombies. Wednesday in the House of Commons (where government is made) Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird laid down the nations stance on the walking dead.

“Canada will never be a safe haven for zombies.“

This was in response to questions from an opposition MP grilling the minister on the countries Zombie preparedness. Yes. This actually happened. NDP MP Pat Martin started the political discourse of the dead with this.

“I don’t need to tell you, Mr. Speaker, that zombies don’t don’t recognize borders and that a zombie invasion in the United States can easily turn into a continent-wide pandemic if it is not contained, so on behalf of concerned Canadians everywhere, I want to ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, is he working with his American counterparts to develop an international zombie strategy so that a zombie invasion does not turn into a zombie apocalypse?”

So rest easy Canadians, your government has everything under control. When the dead rise there will be no interruption of hockey. The bacon deliveries will all happen on time. Zombies will never overrun the great white North!

For the historians out there, we have provided video evidence of this historical declaration below. It’s like CSPAN, only more polite.

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By now you’re surely familiar with the biggest and nerdiest human interest story of the year: The petition that asked the United States government to begin work on our very own Death Star:

Those who sign here petition the United States government to secure funding and resources, and begin construction on a Death Star by 2016.

By focusing our defense resources into a space-superiority platform and weapon system such as a Death Star, the government can spur job creation in the fields of construction, engineering, space exploration, and more, and strengthen our national defense.

And the official response that made us all proud to be geeks–to wit:

The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn’t on the horizon. Here are a few reasons:

• The construction of the Death Star has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000. We’re working hard to reduce the deficit, not expand it.

• The Administration does not support blowing up planets.

• Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship?

Those were the words of Paul Shawcross, Chief of the Science and Space Branch at the White House Office of Management and Budget…and no certified Star Wars nerd could have phrased it more eloquently (pause to hum “The Star Spangled Banner”–or “The Imperial March”, depending on your tastes)

There hasn’t been a more profound official response to the actions of geeks since the Jedi Church was officially recognized by the British Commonwealth in 2001.

Anyway, since the government isn’t helping, a Kickstarter campaign called the “Open Source Death Star” was begun to raise the necessary funds (£20,000,000–and that’s just for the plans!).

Which caused some concerned citizens with Rebel sympathies to start their own Kickstarter: The goal of the so-called “Rebel Alliance X-Wing Squadron” is to raise the comparably reasonable sum of $11 million to design and build a single X-Wing fighter (’cause, as the films proved: one is all you need) and train a pilot to fly it.

The campaign’s Stretch Goals will make you feel like stealing your own lunch money if you understand them:

            Stretch Goal 1:

$4,485,672,683: That’s the world-wide box office total for all of the films (+ The Clone Wars). We figure we can build up an X-Wing squadron for that. We’ll be taking applications for Rebel fighter pilots after we reach our Stretch Goal.

Stretch Goal 2:

13 million Galactic Standard Credits: A Class YT-1300 Freighter (heavily modified) and a crew consisting of a Corellian smuggler and a Wookie co-pilot.

Stretch Goal 3:

One of our Backers / Rebel Comrades wisely suggested adding another stretch goal to include a prototype Y-Wing Bomber. So, if we reach $23,000,000, which is reportedly the production cost of the Empire Strikes Back, we’ll also build a prototype BTL-B Y-Wing heavy starfighter / bomber to help clear the path for the X-Wing to do its thing.

Is it bad that I’m judging this entire campaign based on the fact that they misspelled “Wookiee”?

(PS: Don’t worry, neither campaign is really serious–it’s just some clever fans having a little fun)

Source: ScreenRant

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It’s lunch time and you’re home for a quick bite before heading back to work. You’ve got the television on in the background while you make yourself a sandwich. Suddenly the volume on the television goes to 11 and a loud blaring alert signal causes you to jump about five feet in the air. The dog starts barking crazily and you’ve knocked that half filled jar of mayo off the counter, now there’s mayo all over the place. Usually you’d ignore the message that follows that annoying noise and start cleaning up all that mayo, but this time the message isn’t about a storm or kidnapping, you hear that booming  monotone voice talk about the dead walking and you look towards the closet where you store your Bug-Out bag.

That’s what happened to Montana residents watching the Steve Wilkos Show on station KRTV. Check out the video.

The station engineers quickly pulled the bogus alert off air and replaced it with an on air apology from KRTV followed by this online announcement:

Currently, no one has stepped forward to take credit for the hacking prank and although some other sites are speculating that this was an attempt at viral marketing for The Walking Dead, it just doesn’t make sense for anyone at AMC‘s The Walking Dead to pull off this prank without some indicator besides zombies to point viewers in AMC’s direction.

We’ve all seen the hacked construction warning signs on the internet like the one pictured below.

Most likely this is the work of a local hacker or KRTV employee looking to have a little fun.I have to point out that this announcement is that moment, if a Zombie outbreak ever happened, that would determine whether, and how long, you might survive.

Of course what really makes the difference is where you are when everything goes to hell in a hand basket. If your far from home I would say your chances go down dramatically. Why? The first thing you are going to want to do is get back to your family and loved ones. The farther you have to travel the more danger you’ll face.

What do you think, would you be ready if the real thing went down?

Via: Gawker

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It’s quite possible there’s no organization – religious or secular – more controversial in America right now than the Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church. The group is perhaps known for their protests at the funerals of U.S. soldiers, the deaths of whom they consider punishment by God for America’s sinfulness, but they attracted new levels of scorn in December when they pledged to protest the funerals of the children that died in the Sandy Hook massacre for the same reason.

But drowned out in all that controversy is a recent and surprising defection from the church, the Rev. Fred Phelps’ own granddaughter Megan. Megan and her sister Grace officially severed all ties with WBC and their Topeka-based congregation last November after Megan, admittedly, began having doubts over the beliefs and dogma expressed by the church and her grandfather.

Megan has largely been quiet since parting ways with her old life. This is unusual because Megan was very much a force in the WBC, spearheading its social media outreach and often acting as a spokesperson for the church. Many even thought that she might even be a leader in the church someday. But her surprising departure is not so surprising once you hear her reasons why. In fact, an article found here by Jeff Chu, author of Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search of God in America, spells them out pretty good. The reason this comes to the attention of Nerd Bastards today is this quote here:

“There’s no fresh start in today’s world. Any twelve-year-old with a cell phone could find out what you did. Everything we do is collated and quantified. Everything sticks.”

The line was said by Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway) in The Dark Knight Rises, her justification for continuing to make a career as a thief rather than try to get out of the business. Megan opens a blog post quoting the line in an online comment posted today. In it, Megan talks about her and her sister’s difficulty in making a clean break from the only life they’ve ever known, and their anticipation looking forward at the unknowable road ahead.

“Up until now, our names have been synonymous with ‘God Hates Fags,’” she writes. “Any twelve-year-old with a cell phone could find out what we did. We hope Ms. Kyle was right about the other part, too, though – that everything sticks – and that the changes we make in our lives will speak for themselves.”

I wish I had  a “Clean Slate” to give Megan, but I think she’s going to turn out fine. In the meantime, this is the latest round of bad news for WBC, which recently had to cancel their planned “Obama is Antichrist” Inauguration protest and has suffered repeated cyber attacks by Anonymous. I’m sure Westboro and Phelps have a conspiracy theory about all this, but maybe God just hates them.

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So, you can actually get yourself a Hobbit house. And while it may not come already in a hole, you can absolutely place it there for the sake of authenticity.

Wooden Wonders is a company based in Maine, and they can build you a custom Hobbit home for anywhere from $5000 to $15000, depending on the size and whether you want some luxurious add-ons like insulation. You can check out their website for even more pictures.

Would you ever get one of these? What would you use it for? Dog house, garden shed, a home for your significant other… Sound off in the comments!

Source: Blastr, Wooden Wonders

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OK, so here’s what we know: A credible rumor has been circulating that Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel will feature a cameo by an actor from a previous Superman film adaptation. Now, while one would assume this to be a quick walk-on of anyone from Margot Kidder to Mark McClure to Brandon Routh, the rumor apparently suggested that fans need to think “outside the box”….

Apparently, the box they decided to think outside of is a coffin.

The theory in question seems to have started on Spanish Supes fan site: Superman Javi Olivares. Here’s the photo that began the bizarre musings:

This is a still from the filming of Man Of Steel in Chicago….the arrow points to an individual some seem to believe could be this secret cameo–let’s take a closer look:

The inset image is the figure the red arrow pointed to–the larger picture is, of course, the late Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent….

Ghoulish scuttlebutt claims that Reeve has been digitally inserted into the above scene. Based solely on the presence of an indistinct figure wearing a grey suit that bears some resemblence to Reeve’s Clark Kent costume.

A number of fans seem to take this as an homage to the man who brought Superman to life for an entire generation….I’m afraid I’m going to have to dissent: It’s morbid and exploitive–and, if it’s true, strikes me as little more than a tasteless publicity stunt.

But my objections are likely moot: The chances that this theory is accurate seem slim to none. Granted, I’m no filmmaker–but if this is a CGI Christopher Reeve, why would he be in what looks to be a Principal Photography still? Wouldn’t he be added in Second Unit or Post Production? Again, I’m a layman when it comes to this subject–I could be totally off base.

In any case, I’m calling this one as pure fanboy wish-fulfillment….and creepy fanboy wish fulfillment at that.

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Yeah, that’s a question. And you thought Star Wars Episode I was the extent of George Lucas’ propensity for exploiting racial stereotypes and out-dated portrayals of race.

The Turkish Cultural Community of Austria (TCCA), which includes at least two things you never would have thought go together, is pointing at the new LEGO Jabba’s Palace playset and calling “racist” on it. Now you may be reading this at home, at the local cafe, or even on the bus and maybe thinking to yourself: “How can a LEGO version of Jabba’s Palace from Return of the Jedi possibly be considered racist?” Good question.

According to the TCCA, the palace looks like both the Hagia Sophia, a 1,600-year-old former basilica and mosque in Istanbul, and Jami’ al-Kabir, a mosque from the 7th century in Beirut, and that’s not cool. On the surface, that doesn’t sound that bad, but the TCCA looks at it thusly:

“It is clear that the figure of the ugly villain Jabba and the whole scene [exemplifies] racial prejudice and vulgar insinuations against … Orientals and Asians as sneaky and criminal personalities (slaveholders, leaders of criminal organizations, terrorists, criminals, murderers, human sacrifice)…,” the group wrote on its website.

First of all, really? Second of all, it’s been 30 years since the release of Return of the Jedi, did someone at the TCCA finally put on the Blu-ray? Or is like the whole thing last summer when adoption advocates went off against The Avengers for Thor’s wisecrack: a case of people with too much time on their hands and platform to exploit their over-sensitivity? I think we all know what I think, what about you Bastards?

Source: Blastr

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It was just another flight for Wynard Mullins until his fellow Qantas passengers got a little antsy over his Princess Bride t-shirt. You’ve probably seen one, or if you’re like me, have one hanging in the closet.

 “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”

It’s got to be high in the top 20 list of the most widely spoken nerdy movie quotes. I can’t remember the last D&D gaming session where it wasn’t shouted out at least once.

Unfortunately, some of Mullins fellow passengers on the New Zealand-bound flight didn’t see the humor in Mullins’ T-shirt and simply focused on the “prepare to die” part of the quote.

Mullins now says his T-shirt, may not have been the best clothing choice for a flight (Post 9/11), but he believes the reaction of Qantas was over the top. While other passengers took their seats, Mr Mullins was approached by a flight attendant who said some people on board were intimidated by the words on his shirt and asked him:

“Are you able to remove it because some of the passengers are quite intimidated by it.”

Mr Mullins said he didn’t have another shirt and the flight attendant left in search of another T-shirt, but never returned, and according to Mullins, didn’t make eye contact with him again.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if they had someone watching me the whole time, the whole experience was a bit over the top, but also a bit comical.”

Qantas was asked for a comment, but the airline’s spokesman said they had no record of the incident, and it appeared the incident had been handled by the crew on board.

“Qantas does have dress standards for passengers traveling on our aircraft . . . particularly for slogans which other passengers may find offensive or threatening.”

You can pick up a shirt with the slogan with a simple Google search, there are a number of styles and graphic sizes to choose from. Maybe Mullins should have flown Air New Zealand instead of Qantas, ANZ is used to unusual characters on their aircraft and appear nerd friendly as seen in the video below.

Via: Stuff

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