The Modern Materialist : geek

The Money Shot: Geeky Dreamboats [NSFW-ish]

Shaun Seneviratne — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:02:00 GMT

Yesterday we ran our first "Money Shot" post where you see the product we're talking about and then guess what eyecandy lies after the jump.

This book is titled Geeky Dreamboats: A Celebration. It looks like an issue of TigerBeat, but for people that like dorks. You will learn things like Michael Cera's sign and why the editors find these hunks so delish. I can't believe I just said that. Also, the Jonas Brothers are included in this book, which confuses me since I never thought they were geeks, just incredibly lame. Anyways, I wonder what money shots we have in store for you today. . .

A very literal money shot. I must admit, Bret from Flight of the Conchords is a mancrush of mine. He's just so damn sweet and naive that it's adorable.

Then we got Michael Cera. To not like this kid is to not have a soul. But notice a pattern? Both Bret and Michael look like deer caught in headlights. Well, not our next nerd:

Mr. Radcliffe, that is some soft looking stomach hair.

These pictures are from SquareHippies, a shirtless male celebrity website. After this post, I can pretty much forget about extinguishing any gay rumors about me. Great.

[$13, Fred Flare]

Soap for gamers

Shaun Seneviratne — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:01:00 GMT

[photo via]

One of my best friends/sophmore year roommate managed to "get" Halo 2 a few days before it came out. He proceeded to play it for two days straight without studying, sleeping, going out on Halloween, or showering. Intense. (I won't even get into the time he got Fables. . .)

Maybe if he had this soap he could've strategized his moves while in the shower:

Playstation Soap. Nevermind, my friend has X Box. Oh wells, dirty it is.

[$5, Etsy]

[Via DVICE]

Be Fantastic at Comic-Con

Shaun Seneviratne — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:31:00 GMT

I never cared much for the Fantastic Four; I was always more of an X-Men guy. But until they start making X-Men Caps that reflect the qualities of the characters, these are going to have to do:

Fantastic Four baseball caps from New Era Caps!

The Mr. Fantastic hat is made from stretchy neoprene.
The back of the Invisible Woman cap is made from clear vinyl.
The Thing hat is debossed and made to resemble his body.
The Human Torch hat has "fiery" lining. (This one is kind of whack, but whatever).

Click below for more pics:

[New Era Cap]

[Via High Snobiety]

Make Your Own Superhero

Shaun Seneviratne — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:29:00 GMT

Ever fancy yourself to be a superhero? Prep yourself New York Comic Con with a superhero version of yourself:

Make your own superhero at Fabrica de Herois. Don't be scared of the Portuguese text, click on the icon in the middle and when you get to the design screen click "Idiomo" and it'll convert the text to English. The options are innumerable.

My one is a complete rip-off of Robin, except I have a sword and an ominous glow emanating from my hands. The next one I'm working on is a complete rip-off of Cyclops. As you can see, I've played him in the past too. . .

I need to start doing different things for Halloween.

Thanks to Mikey-boy for the tip!

[Fabrica de Herois]

Floppy Disk Nostalgia

Shaun Seneviratne — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:33:00 GMT

Q: How many floppy discs does it take install the computer programs of today?

A: About as many as these posters:

Only 100 copies were made of these 3.5 inch poster sets and each one comes hand signed.

[$120, Antrepo Shop]

[Via The Awesomer]