http://www.distantcreations.com/blog the world and more. Fri, 09 May 2008 15:55:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Two "untooned" images from pixeloo recently made the rounds around the Internet: Homer Simpson and Mario. Now, they're at it again with Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit? From blogspot.com: So this ended up taking quite a bit longer than the last 2 even though I had expected a pretty ... http://www.distantcreations.com/blog/2008/05/09/jessica-rabbit-untooned/ From craftster.org: So one day I picked up an NES Zapper (gun) and went "woah, that would make a cool lamp!" So... after playing around... I gutted one... who knew this is what they looked like inside? Then I stumbled around for ideas for the base and shade.  A regular cartridge was too ... http://www.distantcreations.com/blog/2008/05/09/duck-hunt-nes-zapper-lamp/ From nin.com: as a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album one hundred percent free, exclusively via nin.com. the music is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than-CD ... http://www.distantcreations.com/blog/2008/05/06/another-free-nine-inch-nails-album-the-slip-2/ With the imminent release of one of the most highly-anticipated console games ever, Grand Theft Auto IV, I decided it was finally time to purchase a "next-gen" video game system. That is, since GTAIV was only being released on the XBox 360 and Playstation 3, I wasn't going to ... http://www.distantcreations.com/blog/2008/04/29/microsoft-best-buy-and-copy-protection-a-tale-of-frustration/ It's fanboy week on Deal or No Deal. Tonight (April 28), Star Wars takes over the popular game show adding stormtroopers and models posing in slave Leia costumes... with Darth Vader as the banker! Then, on Wednesday (April 30), Hellga, Titan, Mayhem, and Wolf from the new American Gladiators join ... http://www.distantcreations.com/blog/2008/04/28/deal-or-no-deal-meets-american-gladiators-and-star-wars/ From attractionsmagazine.com: We now have a complete 49-minute video online of Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde’s presentation on the history of Animal Kingdom given at 9:45am on April 22, the park’s 10th anniversary. The presentation was delivered in front of cast members and fans at the theater that houses the Finding Nemo ... http://www.distantcreations.com/blog/2008/04/23/video-imagineer-joe-rohde%e2%80%99s-animal-kingdom-10th-anniversary-presentation/ From attractionsmagazine.com: Disney’s Animal Kingdom celebrated its 10th anniversary today with a morning ceremony in front of the Tree of Life featuring Imagineer Joe Rohde and Dr. Jane Goodall. After the ceremony, we had a chance to talk to Rohde and Goodall about Animal Kingdom and their favorite parts of the ... http://www.distantcreations.com/blog/2008/04/22/video-animal-kingdom-celebrates-10th-anniversary/ In perfect timing for Earth Day tomorrow, The Walt Disney Company has announced a brand-new series of nature documentaries under a new name, Disneynature. They've also created a Disneynature logo that's a wonderful blend of the traditional castle-themed Disney logo with a natural mountainous terrain: From go.com: The Walt Disney Studios ... http://www.distantcreations.com/blog/2008/04/21/disney-nature-true-life-adventures-return/ We attended a Back to the Future screening / panel discussion at Celebration on Saturday, April 19 in which actor Christopher Lloyd and writer/producer Bob Gale revealed some interesting tidbits about The Simpsons Ride and the upcoming Blu-Ray release of Back to the Future. From attractionsmagazine.com: During the Q&A session, Christopher Lloyd ... http://www.distantcreations.com/blog/2008/04/20/doc-brown-to-have-a-cameo-in-the-simpsons-ride/ From attractionsmagazine.com: The Top 3 candidates for Disney’s first-ever Chief Magic Official have arrived in Orlando and will begin engaging in various competitions tomorrow. Below is the schedule for the CMO events around Walt Disney World for the next few days, in case anyone wants to try to see and/or take part ... http://www.distantcreations.com/blog/2008/04/16/chief-magic-official-cmo-event-schedule/