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First Official Look At Star Wars‘ New Trio Of Heroes
You saw them in the first teaser, but here they are, direct from Star Wars Celebration. Behold, Oscar Isaac, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega as Poe Dameron, Rey and Finn! The images come from the Force Awakens panel that kicked off the four-day fan convention in Anaheim, which also débuted the new Teaser trailer. Here’s … Continued
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io9Television
You Got Me, Arrow. You Totally Got Me.
My response to last night’s episode of Arrow? A non-sarcastic slow clap. The show set ’em up and it knocked ’em down, and I did not see it coming at all. Perfect, Arrow. Perfect. So my notes on the episode “Broken Arrow” are all about the freak of the week’s storyline. A bank robber with … Continued
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io9Movies
First Look At Guillermo Del Toro’s YA Horror Novel, Trollhunters!
Are you ready for a children’s book about monsters from Guillermo del Toro? Then we’ve got a nice surprise for you. Check out an exclusive peek at the front cover of del Toro’s Trollhunters, which he co-wrote with author Daniel Kraus (Rotters). We haven’t heard much about Trollhunters since 2010, when del Toro struck a … Continued
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CSI: Cyber’s Nonsense Phishing Hotel Passion Murder Hack
Our episode begins with Special Agent Avery Ryan (played, as always, by Oscar Winner™ Patricia Arquette) trapping and releasing a giant spider/metaphor in her office, to reiterate to viewers that she is both capable of catching devious creatures and ~compassionate~ enough to release them. Reformed black hat hacker and known vest enthusiast Nelson is not … Continued
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Gray Whale Sets New Migratory Record With Epic Pacific Voyage
An international team of marine biologists has recorded an astounding round-trip journey made by a gray whale who ventured from Russia’s east coast to the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula – and then all the way back. At 14,000 miles (22,500 km), it’s the longest migration of a mammal ever recorded. Photo: Oregon … Continued
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Like These TV Shows? Here Are The Webcomics You Should Read
The number one question that people ask me when the find out that I write about webcomics is, “What webcomic should I be reading?” But really, which webcomics you should be reading depends on the sorts of things you like. For example, if you like certain TV shows, then these webcomics may be for you. … Continued
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This Chart Reveals Where All The World’s Food Goes
Not all the food we produce is eaten — so just what are we doing with it all? This graph from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization looks at just where all the food produced globally goes. About half goes into our actual food supply, but a just slightly smaller portion goes to feeding livestock. … Continued
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Watch The Premiere Of John Carpenter’s Dystopian Noir Music Video!
John Carpenter is famed for directing genre classics like Halloween, They Live, and Escape From New York, but the synth-y scores he’s crafted have earned their own cult following. He recently released Lost Themes — instrumentals for imaginary features — and we’ve got the music video premiere for “Night”! Though composer Carpenter didn’t direct the … Continued
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DC Comics Will Revive TV’s Revolution For One Final Story
Oh, Revolution. We lamented its squandered potential after its abrupt demise last year — but it looks like there might be some small chance of the series delivering what little intriguing premise it had left. DC are teaming up with the show’s creative team for a new digital comic series to wrap up the story! … Continued
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These Are Easily The Most Gorgeous Maps Of The Moon Ever
On the request of NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey has prepared two highly detailed maps of the Moon. Fortunately, they’ve also been made available to the public, so check ’em out in all their lunar glory. The two sets of maps, compiled by USGS cartographer Trent Hare and colleagues, include image mosaics and topographical maps. … Continued
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Our Favorite Creatures From The 8th Season Of SyFy’s Face Off!
The 8th season of SyFy’s monster makeup reality competition Face Off wrapped up this week, so it’s a good time to look back at the scariest, most badass, beautiful or just flat out awesome creatures from the entire season. Plus, we interviewed season 8 winner Darla Edin. This season, Face Off brought back three previous … Continued
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io9Trailers
War Between Tigers And Sharks Erupts In This New Axe Cop Trailer
If you haven’t been watching the Axe Cop cartoon on the ADHD block, you’re missing out on some very important information. Information like, the only thing that stops nature’s mortal enemies, tigers and sharks, from waging all-out war on each other is the water. Also: Now the water is missing. The educational new season of … Continued
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What Scientific Question Do You Most Hope Is Answered In Your Lifetime?
Sometimes, the best part about science are all the still-unanswered questions and the possibilities they offer. And sometimes, you just want an answer already. Today, we want to know about the unanswered questions that you most want to be figured out while you’re still roaming around this planet. Tell us in the comments what the … Continued
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One Certain Kitchen Item Can Defeat The World’s Strongest Acid
Fluoroantimonic acid is the strongest acid in the world; it can rip through most materials easily. But a chemical that you’ve got around your house will stop it cold. An acid, when it hits water, produces positive hydrogen ions looking for electrons. Certain materials will lend electrons more readily than others. Metals will often hand … Continued
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A Clever New Play About The Post-Apocalypse That You Can See For Free
In the new play “Salvage,” a team of government officials searches through the rubble of New York for precious objects from the time before a catastrophic event devastated the city. And the play asks what defines us, when almost all the physical trappings of our hyper-connected society are lost. The play’s official synopsis reads thus: … Continued
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Surprise! A Fan Favorite Survivor Might Die In Walking Dead Season 6
James Gunn talks about the importance of fathers in Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Read the entire alleged cast-list of The Force Awakens, and see more Age of Ultron pictures. Plus Orphan Black hints, clips from Outlander and Vampire Diaries, and a familiar face returns to Agents of Shield. Spoilers! Top image: The Walking Dead. … Continued
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io9Books
Is It Really Possible to Learn to Speed Read?
Ninety-five percent of college educated individuals read at a rate between 200-400 words per minute according to extensive research done by University of Massachusetts Amherst professor Dr. Keith Rayner. However, there exists a small, but rather vocal subset of people who insist that they can read several times faster than this using various speed reading … Continued
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Studio Ghibli’s When Marnie Was There Gets an English Trailer
Studio Ghibli’s last film for the foreseeable future was released last year in Japan. And now GKids has the US trailer for When Marnie Was There. It’s exactly what you’d expect and fairly wonderful. It’s actually very similar to the Japanese trailer, which had the same song, but lacked any dialogue over it. Based on … Continued
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Archeologists Found an 18th Century Dildo In a Toilet
The 25o-year-old sex toy was probably dropped into the latrine by mistake because no one would abandon something in such good condition that was obviously expensive. Image Credit: Regional Office for the Protection of Monuments via Discovery News Polish archeologists in Gdańsk found the dildo amongst jewelry and pottery shards and near the remains of … Continued