I have fallen behind in my Friday Nerd Blogging contributions, so I have this belated Halloween video:
Friday Nerd Blogging: Belated Halloween Edition
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I have fallen behind in my Friday Nerd Blogging contributions, so I have this belated Halloween video:
This fan-made combo of the old Benson show with Mad Men was mentioned by Jon Hamm at the Paleyfest panel. Yes, we didn't post a FNB yesterday--I blame the forthcoming ISA. But we are so eager for...
Everything is awesome! But I do wonder if the song from the Lego movie (see below) is not just a secret appeal to irredentism: "Everything is cool when we are part of a team!" So, everything is...
Why are we late with Friday Nerd Blogging? Because we were too busy celebrating all that is awesome:
With tomorrow being May 4th, it is only good and proper that we mark the eve of that most awesome of nerd holidays with this video. I have a serious case of envy. It would be a heap of fun to do what it takes to join the 501st Legion. I would definitely choose to wear a Rebel outfit. But I don't have the dedication or the skills to do what it takes. All I can say is: May the Fourth Be With You. And it will be with all of us soon enough as Disney starts kicking out new Star Wars movies on a regular basis in just two years.
Why show a trailer for an Indian zombie movie? Two reasons: it has the word globalization in it; and it helped me make it to the Final Four of Twitter Fight Club 2013. To newbies, the first rule of #TFC13 is to talk about it. So, check out the competition of the international security wonks, and then vote for me on Monday. That way, I can be utterly distracted at the ISA for the finale is Wednesday. Enjoy your weekend.
My post at e-ir on how folks understand IR and its manifestations in Game of Thrones is eclipsed by this series of videos. For the conclusion with heaps of paens to teen movies:
Check out my new post at e-IR for a consideration of how Game of Thrones tends to reflect how non-IR scholars might be thinking about IR.That's all, folks.
Here is a second helping of mashup (spoiler of GoT season 1), so good: Too good.
Homeland is the series for national security folks. Walking Dead is the series for those belonging to the Drezner cult. Combined? Oh my.
Who is the most admired woman in the nerd universe? Hmmm. Could it be: If loving Princess Leia is wrong, I don't want to be right. I also don't want to be her brother.
Twitter went nuts when President Obama said he could not get the Republicans to do what is right because of his finite powers, that he could not do some sort of Jedi mind-meld! He mixed his space franchises--Jedis may have Vulcan-like abilities, but the mind meld thing is of Star Trek. So, this sent twitter on a wonderful spiral for awhile. Some of the highlights: RT @jpodhoretz: "By Grabthar's hammer, you will be sequestered." — Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) March 1, 2013 RT @angelaisms: "Dammit Luke, I'm a doctor, not your father!" #ObamaSciFiQuotes — Philip Klein (@philipaklein) March...