Angry Wife 2 for Android (No, Seriously)
Haven’t played this Android app, or its predecessor, which was presumably called Angry Wife. Unless this is a Mormon-themed game where you have 2 wives. We doubt it.
According to the description, this game actually features a wife throwing dishes at her husband. She’s mad at him for drinking too much and being a hero. Or something like that.
Here’s how the development meeting probably went: “Hey guys. I have an idea. What if they had smartphones in the 1950’s?”
Angry Wives 2 (via Dolphin Browser, which I do use and generally like)
Cute Baby Giraffe At Bronx Zoo (Links)
The Bronx Zoo has a new baby giraffe. Guess what? It’s really cute. Bet you didn’t see that coming. Also, we have links to other cute baby animals. Just because.
(h/t NBC New York and Babble Pets.)
Let Us Say Goodbye To The Space Shuttle Discovery
I got a bit misty-eyed watching this video of the Space Shuttle Discovery flying for the last time. It was on the back of an airplane, but that’s still flying.
Kids don’t get excited about the space program anymore, which is too bad. When I was a lad, space shuttle launches were a very big deal. Now, not so much.
I remember very clearly gathering around a TV set in school to watch Discovery launch. Not sure what it will take to get kids excited about space exploration again, but I hope somebody figures it out soon.
For more about the final voyage of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and what NASA is up to these days, visit NASA.gov.
Update—Jeffrey Marlow has some ideas about Making Space Cool Again at Wired.com.
Goodbye, Discovery: Legendary Space Shuttle Takes Its Final Flight (Gizmodo)
Five Allergy Safe Recipes
I saw this post on Lifehacker about allergy safe recipes and was intrigued. Then I realized you could use recipes for allergic adults with allergic kids. Here is a DaddyTip from Chef Dad to you.
(h/t to Lifehacker and TheKitchn.) Read more »
DC Comics for Kids C2E2 Panel (Video)
Yes, Virginia, there are comic cons in places other than San Diego. (Maybe even in Virginia.) Here’s a video of the great Art Balthazar and Franco discussing their new DC Comics series Superman Family, which will replace Tiny Titans.
Brett Singer Tweets for 2012-04-15
This week in Brett Singer Tweets—celebrating Easter with a Virgin Mary Flash Drive (really), I decide that the Kraftwerk Ticket Frenzy is indeed weird, and make the following joke on Twitter and don’t get nearly enough attention for it:
Id, Egg and Superegg – coming up next on… If Freud Couldn’t Spell.
I was amused. Hope you were as well. Avanti! Read more »
Obligatory President Obama Likes Comic Books Reference
The fact that President Obama likes comic books is well-known among the geeky. He keeps reminding people with photos like this one, where the Fan in Chief poses with Nichelle Nichols and rocks a Live Long and Prosper hand sign.
This news item from Bleeding Cool, a site for nerdy comic book related news and trenchant debate, speculates that perhaps someone will “smuggle a Miles Morales Spider-Man comic” to President Obama. The logic they use for said speculation is more convoluted than a comic book storyline. But that’s ok.
In case you don’t know who Miles Morales is or what the thwip he has to do with Spider-Man, here’s the deal. After the break, in case you really don’t want to have me spoil it for you. (Note: its not a big deal, but we try to accommodate all levels of nerdiness here.)
