This week ’s looking at all things Crowdfunding is a humdinger . We ’ve got Lightspeed Magazine ’s all - queer - creator special , 80 ’s wearable nostalgia , the mother of allLord of the Rings / The Hobbit viewing party , and yes : Parks and Recreation ’s absurdly complex ( and totally amazing ) board secret plan . have ’s check it out !
Header Image Credit : The Cones Of Dunshire … Sort Of
Queers Destroy Science Fiction!
First , it was the woman who came to destroy Lightspeed Magazine with their awesome sci - fi , phantasy and horror stories – and now it ’s the turn of queer creatives to do so in a particular upshot of the honored cartridge :
Even in science fiction , purportedly the genre of measureless possibility , where everyone is invite to the escapade , heterosexual , heteroromantic , and cisgendered are consider the default , to the extent that everything else is “ diversion , ” and must be eyed with suspicion . ( For a well timed instance , expect no further than the citizenry recutting and remixing the recent finale of a popular repair serial publication to take away the androgyny of the chief character ( no spoilers ! ) . Because only a manly / female happy ending can really be considered “ felicitous . ” )
Having already invited adult female to destroy science fabrication , it was only fitting that LIGHTSPEED look for a new group of individuals who wanted to trade their feelings of marginalization for sledgehammer , and the “ I Want to Destroy SF ” inbox filled up all over again . citizenry really want to break things in that most magnificent of means : with prose .
The Kickstarter has already reach its initial end , but there are plenty of stretch goals planned , admit cost increase to the currently offered essays and subscription to the cartridge , more LGBTQ - themed stories and plentifulness more – you could even take a sample from Lightspeed ’s latest issuehere on io9 . The early level to propose a copy of the take is $ 5 for the PDF , and $ 23 for a physical copy , while other rewards let in subscriptions and previous Lightspeed special .
The One Last Party
Tolkien fansite TheOneRing.net is throwing one final viewing political party bash for all six of Peter Jackson ’s Middle - Earth movies . Members of the stamp , food , and like , a hojillion hours of motion picture ? You betcha :
As we get ready for the release for the last film in the Hobbit Trilogy , we could n’t let Peter Jackson ’s Middle - earth movies sail into the West without one terminal , heavy celebration ! So we ’re plan to accommodate a Party of Special Magnificence next February — a concluding goner to all SIX movies , both The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy .
Pledges are still open and boast a variety of rewards , from thyroxin - shirts to buttons , but if you want in on actually attending the political party , the former tier that grants you everything – dinner party , treat bags , ticket to the screening , free crapulence – is $ 200 . $ 100 net you access to the screenings at the party , but no Dinner ( hobbits need not apply for this option ) .
Exodus: Edge Of Extinction
The awesome 4X board game Exodus is back with a new expansion , featuring a bunch of Modern mechanic , new patch and rulesets to blow up the base game :
The original Exodus : Proxima Centauri was a distinct introduction among other 4X games of the new wafture , leaving its unique mark on the gaming world . Now we need to expand both the gambling and the narrative aspect of Exodus with Exodus : sharpness of Extinction – a worthy enlargement to an epic space scheme .
Lead one of six unique , fully developed and beautifully illustrated faction with their own history , strength , unique particular abilities and a set of new , exclusive engineering science .
Exodus : the Edge of Extinction is a an expansion worthy of the fundament game , introducing asymmetric powers and fresh game play option to the critically acclaim Exodus : Proxima Centauri Revised Edition . Bigger fleet , customs activity cards , novel technologies and entirely novel mechanisms like the Combat Cards bring a whole new layer to the spectrum of strategies already available in the base game .
$ 45 nets you a written matter of the expansion when it secrete – or if you want to get into the full game , there ’s a $ 105 toast tier that gets you both the base game and the elaboration .
Freezy Freakies
commend the 80 ’s ? I ’ll make several of you feel more or less more ancient by saying inferno no for me , I ’m only 23 . But disregardless of being around for the 10 or otherwise , I accredit the frigidity ( perhaps genuine chilliness ) of these honest-to-god - school gloves that have designs that respond to external temperatures . Now they ’re back for nostalgic grownup !
After years of look for for Freezy Freakies as ( sort of ) adults , we see two things : 1 ) they ’ve been out of production for a while , and 2 ) they were never even made in grownup sizes . The other glove make that have survived since the ’ 80s all seem to have mature in their styles , regardless of the fact that many of us did not . whole uncool , proper ? Well the answer became clean-cut : we had to bring back Freezy Freakies in their original ’ LXXX aim , sum up some more modern materials for comfort , and in grownup sizes for the first time ever .
A $ 29 pledge gets you one pair of the four new intention being made . That unicorn - pegasus ( Unisus ? Pegacorn ? ) one is pretty damn rad guys .
Fight For Space
This infotainment about the US Space Program and the history was antecedently on kickstarter a few years ago to plug funding for interviewees , and now they ’re back to finish the feature article itself :
In August of 2012 , we rear $ 100k here on Kickstarter . With that funding , we interview over 54 of professional in the space industry and complete motion-picture photography , research , and editing for this cinema . Now in 2015 we need your help to get it out to the masses as presently as possible .
FIGHT FOR SPACE is a feature length infotainment film that explores the economic and cultural benefit of human space exploration , and examines the diachronic and political events that have lead to the decline of human space geographic expedition . FIGHT FOR SPACE presents viewpoints from Astronauts , politicians and faculty , scientists , former NASA officials , commercial space entrepreneur , and many other individuals in the quad community .
A $ 25 pledge offers a HD download of the final documentary when it ’s due for release in May .
The Cones of Dunshire
We ’ve knownfor a whilethat The Cones of Dunshire , the laughably complicated yet wonderful board secret plan dreamt up by Ben Wyatt in Season 6 of Parks and Recreation , would be made into a fully fledge circuit board biz by Mayfair . Now the mean solar day is here . BAGSY THE LEDGERMAN ’S HAT :
This is expensive , but this is a one - time chance to own a fabled game in an edition that people will talk about and hope for years . Nothing else will bring The Architect ’s vision to life , as this game will ! Become a part of history – be one of the proud possessor of the Deluxe Edition of The Cones of Dunshire !
In vivify the interpretation of the plot from the show , the pledge to get an literal written matter of the plot is a walloping $ 500 ( with some fillip swag include a replica copy of the script for the episode The Cones of Dunshire ) , while dispirited tiers allow you to back up the project and get Cones themed merchandise . Initial plan previously mentioned that a more affordable , downsized version of the game would be released to the populace later down the furrow , but there ’s no mention of that in this kickstarter . If you ’re a crazy diehard Parks and Rec fan , this is for you .
You ’re reading Toybox , io9 ’s blog for all things pop culture . From product to awesome fan instauration , TV recaps and decisive comment on the hot topics of the twenty-four hours , you’re able to find it all here !
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