From the category archives:

Cosplay

This wearable, playable Pac-Man arcade is all but guaranteed to win any costume contest this Halloween, and Russell Luzinski has provided all of the necessary steps to make one yourself. Plus, once the contest is over, you still have one hell of a bar-top arcade machine to play around with.

Check out Make for the full set of instructions—although the build would be a lot better if it used a jailbroken iPad instead of a laptop.

(Make via Technabob)

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Surely those who think this guy is the real deal are wondering where Spiderman’s grace and poise has gone. But you have to wonder whether he’d rather be mistaken for the dude in this animated image, or this guy.

(via TheChive)

A recent crackdown on costumed performers on Hollywood Boulevard has nerds up in arms.

In a nutshell, a few bad actors and superhero hacks are giving longtime performers a bad name, and the police have tried to put a stop to it with arrests. Naturally, lawsuits were filed and protests have been held. But the bottom line is it’s hard to take Darth Vader’s impassioned pleas for justice seriously on a public street in broad daylight.

(via Gawker)

And don’t tie your arms and legs to moving vehicles trying to be Mister Fantastic either.

(via ZanyPickle)

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Just a reminder that today is the last day to enter and win our Space Rug giveaway!

In a nutshell, the fleece “blanket” is a combination of a Snuggie, bathrobe and Obi-Wan Kenobi costume. It’s like a Snuggie, only nerdier—and you’ll never see grandma doing the Macarena in one.

Check out our contest page for all the details on how to enter.

After looking at the Spanish Spiderman, you may be compelled to ask just how strong his silk strands are…  or which laundry detergent is responsible for such faded colors.

(via EatLiver)

Maybe this is Chewy Jr. Judging by the hair though, it seems that wookiees hit puberty early.

(EPBOT via Great White Snark)

…If it actually existed that is. But there’s no denying that this Steven Slater costume concept from the guys at Dial House would make for an awesome real world product. And the price of $51.50 is reasonable in more ways than one.

(SF Weekly via Boing Boing)

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Just a reminder that we are giving away a Space Rug to a lucky reader!

In a nutshell, the fleece “blanket” is a combination of a Snuggie, bathrobe and Obi-Wan Kenobi costume. It’s like a Snuggie, only nerdier—and you’ll never see grandma doing the Macarena in one.

Check out our contest page for all the details on how to enter.

One could argue that a Snuggie is the Snuggie for nerds, but there is no doubt that the Space Rug takes things up a notch or two.

Basically, the fleece “blanket” is a combination of a Snuggie, bathrobe and Obi-Wan Kenobi costume. And the best part is that we are giving one away to a lucky Fashionably Geek reader.

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