Geek is chic.
Alongside the premiere of the History Channel's new documentary Secret Access: UFOs on the Record, alien spacecraft sightings are taking flight. According to the Mutual UFO Network, they are receiving more claims of UFO sightings from sky watchers in Canada and the US than ever before: "Over the past year, we've been averaging 500 sighting reports a month, compared to about 300 three years ago Read more
Sezmi will broadcast cable TV over the air — Unplggd School spies on students via their laptop cameras — Gizmodo Pleaserobme.com reveals when you aren't at home — Switched Roger Ebert's cool and custom text-to-speech program — Dvice Turn old videotapes into DVDs without the help of a PC — CNET UFO-shaped podhouse warms you with rotting garbage — io9 Philadelphia City Council members Read more
Looks like Joshua Jackson is ready to take his sci-fi acting experience from Fringe to the big screen. The actor will star in UFO, a film adaptation of the British TV series from the '70s. Jackson will play leading man Paul Foster, a test pilot who must protect our planet from a new race of body-snatching extraterrestrials. As a bonus, Matthew Gratzner — the man behind Iron Man and Read more
I want to believe! Are Mulder and Scully behind this new website, a sort of Digg for alien sightings reported on the Internet? Whatever the case, Alien UFO Believers is your destination for all UFO- and alien-related content — videos, accounts, and, of course, T-shirts on the Internet. You don't have to be a believer, either — but after perusing new submissions and voting — you just Read more
It's a big day for alien watchers and sci-fi fans (okay, scientists too.) Overnight, Britain declassified a whole spaceship full of files for the first time detailing hundreds of sightings of unexplained objects in the skies over Britain. Green men with big heads? That's so space-ist! Not quite but according to the investigator at the Ministry of Defense, "while there's no evidence of little Read more
The UFO question never fails to bring out the crazy in folks. A reporter asked this random dude in the airport if he believes in UFOs. Does he ever. He believes in "extraterrestial" UFOs made entirely of water that can be found hanging around grave sites in Air Force One, Arizona. But the dude also admits to hallucinating a lot. Surprise, surprise. Read more
In Paul, British comedians and frequent costars Nick Frost and Simon Pegg reunite for the first time since 2007's Hot Fuzz. Frost and Pegg costar as Clive and Graeme, two sci-fi fanboys on vacation in America to catch Comic-Con before heading off on an alien-inspired road trip. The buddies are having the time of their lives stopping by UFO-related landmarks, but their trip takes a momentous turn Read more
The opening sequence of Cowboys & Aliens sets up what could be an awesome action adventure: a man (Daniel Craig) wakes up in the New Mexico desert with no memory of how he got there. The only memento of his journey is a chunky piece of metal strapped to his wrist. In no time at all, we learn that this cowboy is pretty badass, and we're ready to follow him on his quest for identity. The one Read more
. . . that's Unidentified Fragrance Objects, in case you were wondering. Known for its distinctive, modern bottles and contemporary take on fragrances, Kenzo recently commissioned designer Ron Arad to fabricate the bottle concept for its limited-edition Unidentified Fragrance Object Eau de Parfum ($188). This is no ordinary fragrance. At its heart lies a marble (!) accord with four natural Read more
