Look At This Googly-Eyed Squid
While scientists were exploring off the California coast, they happened upon this adorable li’l googly-eyed squid.
We're One Step Closer To Proving Black Holes Evaporate
In the 1970s, Stephen Hawking made an audacious prediction that black holes aren’t totally black; they evaporate over time, emitting tiny amounts of radiation in the process. Now Israeli physicists have reported the strongest evidence to date that Hawking was right in a new paper in Nature Physics.
The Concept Art Behind Game Of Thrones: Season 6
Karakter, a German studio who have worked on games like Black Ops III, the last Killzone and Ryse, also got to once again help out on Game of Thrones’ sixth season. Their art, like the episodes themselves, was epic.
Shakespeare-Inspired Lifetime Horror Show A Midsummer's Nightmare Gets a Pilot Order
It’s really happening. Pun-tastically titled Lifetime series A Midsummer’s Nightmare, made by the same studio that produces the network’s hit UnReal, has just gotten a pilot order. It’ll be an hourlong thriller based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but—of course—with a contemporary spin.
Send Up a Prayer for Finished Effects After Watching This Deleted Once Upon a Time Scene
In a deleted scene from the fifth season of Once Upon a Time, Hook confronts Regina about the whole “kill your father thing.” That’s not the best part of this deleted scene. The best part is the effects.
Either Henry Cavill Is Trolling Us, or Superman Is Getting a Costume Tweak in Justice League
Given what he went through in Batman v Superman, if it’s the update to the Superman costume we think it is, it’d make sense. If it isn’t, then we’re being fooled by an Instagram filter and in that case god damn you, Henry Cavill, you sneaky devil.
The Science of How and Why We Swear
When President Obama signed the legislation for health care reform in 2010, his salty vice president, Joe Biden, was caught on tape telling his commander-in-chief, “This is a big fucking deal.” It made headlines, even though it should shock nobody that hey—sometimes politicians swear, just like the rest of us.
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Today's Best Deals: Logitech Anywhere Mouse, Sugru, Timbuk2, and More
One of your favorite mice, tons of Timbuk2 bags, and Sugru lead off Monday’s best deals.
Ben Whishaw Is in Talks to Join That Mary Poppins Sequel
Ben Whishaw is reportedly in talks to play the grown-up version of Michael Banks, the boy from the first Mary Poppins film. I kind of need this to be happen.
You'll Get to See the Documentary About Roger Corman's Fantastic Four This Fall
Who would have thought that Roger Corman’s unreleased Fantastic Four would leave a greater impression on the pop culture landscape than the three big-budget, major studio releases? It’s arguably more successful, too.
Parental Advisory Site Trying to Describe Sausage Party Is More Entertaining Than the Actual Film
R-Rated food comedy/Seth Rogen wiener vehicle Sausage Party opened this weekend, and I saw it along with plenty of other people (though not as many as Suicide Squad.) It wasn’t very good! What it had—in spades—was a lot of dirty jokes, racially-charged “humor,” and graphic food sex.
New Rogue One Trailer Reveals How the Rebels Find Out About the Death Star
A slightly different, international trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has hit the web. With it comes a few seconds of new footage and one very intriguing reveal.
Sean Murphy Is Getting His Own Batman Comic
Sean Murphy’s been a staple in DC projects for years. His latest, an upcoming arc of All-Star Batman with Scott Snyder, is apparently the first of two new bat-projects he’s working on. The other will be his very own Batman series—and it’s sounding wild so far.
Eerie Time-Lapse Footage Shows Exactly How Coral Self-Destructs
Earlier this year, record warm ocean waters triggered a massive coral die off in the Great Barrier Reef, prompting a flurry of scientific research into the underlying cause. Now, for the first time, biologists have captured the process of coral bleaching as it happens, showing us how corals kill themselves in gory…
Why I’m Loving No Man’s Sky
There’s a fantastic episode of the original Star Trek series called “Arena,” where Captain Kirk is forced into one-on-one combat against the Gorn. No Man’s Sky feels like the best part of that story stretched out into an entire universe.
Snacktaku Eats Swedish Fish Oreos
The look of terror in my eyes is half the idea of Oreo cookies filled with Swedish Fish “flavor creme,” half the outrageous pressure put on me to eat them from the moment they became a real thing. I have done your bidding. Please release my family. The good ones, at least.
The 10 Most Overly-Specific Supervillains in Comics
The great thing about comic books is the volume: they’ve been around for a long time and there have been so many issues, reboots, and continuities that there’s never a lack of things to discover. The best thing about comic books is that all that space has allowed things to get weird.
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Love Is a Gadget in This Upcoming Scott Eastwood Film
The skeleton of a great sci-fi movie is its concept. Is it new? Is it interesting? Does it make you think? The answer to all of these questions is “yes” in Ecstasia, which is currently getting ready for production, and just landed Scott Eastwood in one of its main roles.
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