Monday, April 6, 2009 | by nathan

Weekly Reader – 6 April 2009

Best Fictional Ads in Sci-Fi Movies
10: Galaxy Quest (1999) – TV spot.

"Here we find Sigourney in rather lighter mode as the glamour quotient of a Star Trek-style show that is trying to cash in on its glory days. Dean Parisot’s comedy/spoof is a Trekker’s delight, as all the familiar off-screen rancour of the ST cast is mirrored, but then delightfully healed in a way which continues to elude some of the real-life cast…"

WRITE OR DIE!
"Write or Die is a web application that encourages writing by punishing the tendency to avoid writing. Start typing in the box. As long as you keep typing, you’re fine, but once you stop typing, you have a grace period of a certain number of seconds and then there are consequences."

The Archive of Misheard Lyrics
"Might as well face it you’re a dick with a glove." (via @drpants)

"Think"
"Clever advertising campaign for the School of Visual Arts encourages people everywhere to “think” by giving them a place to write down their ideas."