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How-To: Faux Calligraphy Hand-Lettering

How-To: Faux Calligraphy Hand-Lettering

Fancy up your hand-lettering with no additional skills required! Check out these helpful tips for bringing the look and weight of calligraphy to your own handwriting.

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“Fiction science” theory of Superman’s powers

“Fiction science” theory of Superman’s powers

Back in 2005, I wrote a fictional scientific paper (.pdf) postulating that zombiism is in fact caused by a prion, rather than a virus, as is commonly hypothesized. I also wrote a short essay about the idea of “fiction science” at the time. Now Ben Tippet, at the behest of Dinosaur Comics’ Ryan North, has written a similarly fictional scientific paper (.pdf) presenting “A Unified Theory of Superman’s Powers” from a physicist’s perspective. I’d be interested in hearing of other examples of people co-opting the serious literary forms of science for fictional purposes. If you know of one, please drop me a comment. [via Neatorama]

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