Optimus Prime

450-Square-Foot Studio Transforms Into Equally Small, Better Furnished Apartment

​We love tiny apartments here at Runnin' Scared. Be they 100, 90, or 78 square feet in area, we can't get enough of these adorable prison cells. Via Gizmodo comes the story of Eric Schneider, a teacher who bought a 450-square-foot studio apartment for $250,000. The space may be a tad bit bigge ... More >>

Destroying Chicago and Our Brain Cells: Transformers is Back

Michael Bay shoots the moon

Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

Barack Obama's White House Correspondents' Dinner Speech Runs Wild, Namechecks ODB

​On Friday, we talked about how Beyoncé's participation in Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" program showed how the Obamas were interested in including a wider (and younger-skewing) swath of culture in official political life. On Saturday, President Obama's speech to the White House Correspondent ... More >>

Gobot Cosplay & Those Sad Homemade Cabbage Patch Kids : Studies in Crap on the '80s Most Disappointing Toys

Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. ​ Doll Baby Pattern Book Author: Martha Nelson Thomas with Marla Strecker Date: 1 ... More >>

Danity Kane and Day 26

Puff protégés preen preciously

Auto-Chaotic

As giant robots transform all around us (!), it's good to know Michael Bay won't ever change

Music

What you need to know this week to avoid ostracism

Front Lines

Finding War Coverage on the Web