Aziz and Star Trek

Aziz Ansari is awesome

Aziz Ansari stars in Parks and Rec

Aziz Ansari says beware of phoney IMAX!

Well, I just saw the very well executed Star Trek reboot at a real IMAX, and I thought the performances were great all around, but the true standouts were a hilarious Simon Pegg as a Glaswegian Scotty (since they changed the timeline could the alternative timeline have shifted where Scotty grew up to the West Central Lowlands? The mind boggles.), and Karl Urban, who as Dr. McCoy so effectively replicated DeForest Kelley's speech patterns and Georgia drawl without doing an impression or a parody.

I think that in the sequel, they should bring Federation weapons specialist Mohinder aboard the Enterprise to help battle Klingons, and I think I know just the man for the job! Mr. Ansari, clear your schedule...

Startling

Old-timey photoshop job of a 2009 snapshot or Great-great-great Grandpa as a young dandy, circa 1850?



This is the most strikingly modern-looking 160-year-old photo I've ever seen. The handsome young subject, smiling enigmatically as he gazes at something out of our view, seems like he could almost leap out of the frame. How often does one see happy expressions in pictures from the 19th century? The superb quality of the shot reveals details like the texture of the man's jacket, the wrinkles on his (open!) collar, and the carefully curled locks of what may or may not be a wig.

To me, he has the look of a time-traveller, grinning to himself as he contemplates his success at blending into 19th century society!

More great shots like this at Shorpy.com.

SABBATH!