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We’re fascinated by re-mixed and revised logos and the cultural fluency they help teach. When small symbols become so common that we can recognize infinite variants thereof all kinds of grounds for creative re-interpretation open up, hence these 25 Superman ‘S’ Logos.
(via Neatorama)

We’d never really thought of albinos as a group targeted for oppression and violence – the albino we pay closest attention to, rapper Brother Ali, seems pretty empowered – but a New York Times article yesterday highlighted an emerging practice in Tanzania of killing albinos for their body parts. A recent cycle of myths and [...]

Real weapons are scary, but made-up weapons can be a great deal of fun. Why, just the other day we were reading about the Condiment Gun, which we used on each of our roommates at least twice before the ketchup, mustard and relish ran out. Of course, our collective fictions are also full of fancy [...]

It’s true, we’re rather skeptical about knee-jerk revisions, sequels, prequels, reunion tours, side-projects, spin-offs, franchises and disastrous re-vamps, but the film world is where we’ve found the greatest number of exceptions to this informal rule. Arguing that newer and bigger can be better, Unreality’s David Madison offers proof with a listicle of equal or superior [...]

The saucy supernerds at io9.com took the recent releases of Hancock and The Incredible Hulk as an opportunity to explore the quiet plight of sexually dysfunctional superheroes. Some of their findings:

The Hulk (turns green)

Superman and Hancock (ballistic sperm)

Spider-Man (radioactive sperm)

Rogue of the X-Men (absorbs life, not in a sexy way)

Ben Grimm of The Fantastic [...]