When Death offers you a light

The grim reaper stars in this anti-smoking campaign by Cafeina. Via.

Blade Runner Lego Minifigures; The Minecraft Lego set

Blade Runner Lego Minifigures made as a commission by Legohaulic.

And speaking of Lego, you can preorder the official Lego Minecraft set:




Via.

*Previously: Blade Runner paper toys.

Far Cry 3 trailer by Blur

Intense new trailer by Blur for Far Cry 3 (adult language). There's not much at the official site, other than a desktop wallpaper.

Tim League discusses the origins and growth of the Alamo Drafthouse

Tim League recently spoke to Google about the origins and growth of the Alamo Drafthouse. Lots of failure before success. (The Mondo poster series gets a brief mention 33 minutes in.) Via.

*Buy Mondo posters at eBay.

Link roundup

1. The River is terrible. Far from being scary or stylish, it's like watching an episode of Gilligan's Island.

2. An architect was charged with involuntary manslaughter in Los Angeles after a firefighter died fighting a fire in a home the architect built.

3. RL Stine posted a pretty great short horror story at Twitter.

4. Recruiting scandal in the world of college chess. The coach's program is called the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (Spice).

Awesome Ninja Warrior tryout video

Funny and motivational Ninja Warrior tryout video. Via.

Double Fine Adventure Game update

The Kickstarter-funded Double Fine adventure game will be available for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, and some versions of Android. The beta will be on Steam for backers, and the game itself will be DRM-free.

(I wonder if at some point this project has gotten too much support - - like they wanted to just make a small charming adventure game for enthusiasts, but now the pressure's really on to create a grade A title.)