Fictional Drugs & Substances from Literature, TV, and Film — Infographic

Fictional Drugs & Substances from Literature, TV, and Film

The worlds created in popular literature, television, and film universes are extraordinarily deep, and as a result many aspects of these worlds and cultures are very throughtout and rich for exploration. Unfortunately, illicit drugs and substances are no exception. Drawing heavily from science fiction, but also including other genres, today’s infographic takes a look at several fictional drugs and other substances (for better or worse) you can find in literature, TV, and film. [VIA]

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The Future (According to Films) – Infographic

05 Jun

The Future According to Films

With summer (and its new movies) almost upon us I thought that today’s infographic would be a fun way to look and see if there is something you might like to add to your queue or “must watch list”. As films look into the future, there is a fair share of both dystopia and very cool science that occurs. However, when will these things happen and how should we best prepare. Michael Hobson decided to take a look at some of the most popular futuristic films and place them in a timeline to give you not only an idea of their context to each other, but also how much longer we have before these various alien invasions and multiple ends of the world. [VIA]

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Video of the Day – 5/8/13 (Fan Art: An Explosion of Creativity)

08 May

Daily Video — “Fan Art: An Explosion of Creativity“

Today’s video from the PBS Off Book series takes you through the concept of fan art — where artists take established characters from TV, movies, video games, cartoons, etc. and either create their own visual pieces of fiction that includes those characters in new or unique situations. Learn how many artists got their start drawing fan art or writing fan fiction and how it provides a very unique and creative outlet for them that is also accessible to the masses. It is interesting to see what is the evolution of a subculture among artists and fans of the subjects as well as some of the unique pieces and “mash-ups” created.

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