To advertise her penchant for painting celebrities with confused pet, this Etsy seller is showcasing her art with a semi-inexplicable portrait of Mr. Spock and a cat you've never met before. More »
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There were plenty of old school video games based on science fiction movies, but plenty of them were absolutely godawful. We're looking at you, Total Recall for Nintendo and E.T. for Atari. More »
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TIGER | This detail of a glycée print called "Tiger" by illustrator Alice Duke is the perfect embodiment of the William Blake poem that begins with the line, "Tyger! Tyger! burning bright. / In the forests of the night." You can buy a gorgeous poster of this print, and check out more of Duke's sumptuous drawings on her blog. More »
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The first official synopsis for Guillermo del Toro's monsters versus robots movie Pacific Rim is out. Boiled down, the whole thing is about giant robots piloted by different teams of humans struggling to fight strange monsters funneling out of the sea. This movie is going to be massive: More »
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Genetic analyses have come a long way since researchers last took a serious look at remains claimed to belong to cryptids like yeti and bigfoot. Now, Oxford University researcher Bryan Sykes thinks it's time to revisit the issue using some of the most advanced analytical techniques available. More »
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You've seen the work of matte painter Wayne Haag in Lord of the Rings, Farscape and The Fifth Element, among many other works. His matte paintings have given a sense of depth and reality to the fantastical worlds in your favorite movies and television shows — and here, he gives us an inside look at just how these paintings brought life to these worlds. And how he's turned some of his matte paintings into stunning art prints that stand on their own. More »
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In the environs of the southwestern Siberian city of Omsk, you can find decommissioned Soviet tanks welded shut and dotting children's playgrounds. Behold the most hardcore playground accoutrements this side of splinter-covered monkey bars. More »
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation was supposed to be released next month. Instead the studio has decided to push it back to next year for 3D conversion. This is a film the studio has already spent gobs marketing it — they even bought a Super Bowl spot. This baffling decision is not only shocking, it's depressing. We were kind of stoked for this ridiculous, self-aware action flick. I can't imagine our lust for cheesy G.I. Joe movies will outlast the year. Why was this decision made? One nameless studio exec told Deadline: More »
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WHERE WE'RE GOING, WE DON'T NEED PARACHUTES! Oh — but we will need cardboard boxes to break the fall. Lots and lots of cardboard boxes. Eighteen thousand, six hundred boxes. To be exact. [skyNEWS] More »
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That's right. I said it. Chickens. More »
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A new crop of freshly released Dark Knight Rises toys from the Quick Tek line has potentially revealed the a brand new Batman character. More »
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We saw her briefly in the second season finale — now here's our first clear shot of actress Danai Gurira as katana-swinging wasteland warrior Michonne from The Walking Dead's third season (via Entertainment Weekly). As Walking Dead head honcho Robert Kirkman explains: More »
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We all know that thinking ahead is the only way to succeed in life. But a ton of new research shows that the more you think about future goals and events, the more mistakes you're likely to make. So how can you make forward-looking plans in a way that maximizes your chances of winning out? More »
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Want to enjoy a pure movie-going experience? You're going to have to stay up late. A new article claims midnight movie screenings are the only ones where you're not likely to be disturbed by rude maniacs. The reason why midnight movies are so great? Because the audiences are fans. More »
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The 1990s were a frenzied time for comic books. Sure, everybody was buying stacks of comics with hologram covers and quoting Wolverine non-ironically, but so, so many godawful new characters debuted during those years. More »
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In the middle of sprawling Silicon Valley hub San Jose, surrounded by startups and tech campuses, there's a monstrous anachronism of red-tiled roofs and Victorian curlicues. It's the 1880s mega-mansion known today as the Winchester Mystery House. Built by heiress Sarah Winchester over a period of almost forty years, the place is an enormous, 6-acre maze of stairs that lead nowhere, windows looking out onto walls, and 160 rooms designed to confuse and trap thousands of ghosts. The place is so famously bizarre that Hammer Studios recently bought the rights to make a horror movie about it. But no ghost story could ever be as disturbing as the true story behind Sarah Winchester's obsession with building a constantly-expanding house, and the armies of the dead she believed were haunting her. More »
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Over at PLoS Biology, biologist Denis Roze has a fascinating article introducing a question that may at first seem obvious, but is in fact one of the enduring mysteries of biology: Why bother to have sex? People interested in evolutionary biology may already be familiar with the reasons why sexual intercourse is an improbable evolutionary development, but Roze does a great job summing them up like so: More »
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft has been orbiting around Saturn and its various moons since 2004. In that time, it's collected thousands upon thousands of awe-inspiring images of the ringed planet and its satellites. More »
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When it comes to movie series, the third time is definitely not the charm. Some of the best movies ever made are the second films in a franchise — but it's a rare third film that achieves true greatness. This Friday sees the release of Men in Black III, and everybody's wondering if it can be better than the underwhelming MIB II. More »
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Take a good long look at Syfy's massive multiplayer online game/television series Defiance. It's been called a space western, an immigrant drama, and a dystopian drama, but one thing is for certain — this is a sizable undertaking by Syfy. More »
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Superhero fan Robinade has wowed Tumblr with her amazing dress designs in the past, and now she's got a new collection to celebrate the recent Avengers flick. More »
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The Dark Knight Rises won't be out for another two months, but we can already consume masses of fan art for it. Fan-made posters will rise up and consume your eyeballs with a cleansing fire of awesomeness. Plus we found one cute animated GIF. More »
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Here's an optical illusion that can confuse pretty much any creature with eyes. It's a simple trick caused by a quirk in the way many animals (including humans) see contrasts. And it may explain the old adage of moths being drawn to flames. More »
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Check out Walking Dead for children! Many moons ago, Jason Chan crafted a beautiful piece of artwork, so great it even inspired an io9 writing prompt contest. More »
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Nothing says "Bring Ensign Redshirt down to the planet with you" better than this macabre tee with its skull/Enterprise mashup design. I love that it looks like skater nerd wear. Also, you can wear it while reading John Scalzi's new novel, Redshirts. More »
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