Things We Saw Today: Photographer Makes Self-Serious Male Authors and Their Cigarettes Look Silly

Dial it back a bit, boys.

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Jul 3, 2014 05:13 pm

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The photo series continues: “The man, the writer, and his cigarette” w Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) pic.twitter.com/qylC7nDTdF

— Szilvia Molnar (@szilmolnar) June 24, 2014

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Stop trying to make cigarettes look cool. Stop trying to make yourself look cool with cigarettes. It is not working. And if it is working, congratulations, you’re convincing people to take up an unhealthy addiction. Also, stop taking yourself so seriously. I guess if I have one message here, it’s “Stop.” But definitely check out the rest of this photo series from photographer Szilvia Molnar. (via Jezebel)

Bob Hastings, the voice of Commissioner Gordon, has passed away at the age of 89. Watch a great Batman: The Animated Series clip and have yourself a good cry. (via Comics Alliance)
No, excluding women from e-Sports does not legitimize e-Sports. I’ll say it again: stop. (via The Escapist)
The Internet likes Sherlock better than Doctor Who so just bring back Sherlock already, OK? (via RadioTimes)

SHORT I AM. STOLE MY HAT HE DID. pic.twitter.com/lHhhioPlRl — Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) June 21, 2014

Sir Patrick Stewart and Yoda are buddies! Time to mend those fences on both sides of the Star Wars versus Star Trek argument. They’re both great! Yoda pulling the “kids in an overcoat” trick to look taller than Stewart is surprisingly vain of him, though. (via Patrick Stewart on Twitter)

Lindsay Lohan sues Rockstar over her likeness in GTA V, because she sees a caricature of an obnoxiously awful celebrity and thinks, “Hey, that’s me!” (via Geek.com)
Portal turret chorus sings the Game of Thrones theme. Shhh, don’t question it. Just enjoy. (via Game Informer)

This here is what the problem looks like. pic.twitter.com/8ocscidruo

— Claire Berlinski (@ClaireBerlinski) June 25, 2014

Cats. Cats did this. I’ve known cats to open doors, but knocking the handle off to trap a human inside is a step further. Take a look at the rest of Claire Berlinski’s livetweeting of the saga of being trapped by her own cats on the Daily Dot.

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Dan Van Winkle

Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.