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A 15-Foot Long Flying Star Destroyer Brings us One Step Closer to the Real Thing

Amongst all the toys revealed on Force Friday back in September were some of the first flying Star Wars drones easy enough for kids to pilot. The same can’t be said about this impressive 15-foot long...

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Everyone's at Each Other's Throats on The Expanse

The Expanse is pulling off something amazing. It’s showing a solar-system-wide conflict through the experiences of just the characters we’re following. It’s a really tough rope to walk, and they’re...

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The Gamers Of the Year, 2015

If games are a truly interactive medium, then it stands to reason that the people who play them have an unusual amount of influence on this creative form; more than they do on others. With that, we...

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New Trailer for the Damien TV Series Appropriates The Omen's Most Famous Line

We recently got a new trailer for the upcoming Fox show Lucifer; not to be outdone, A&E would like to remind you of its own entry into the “2016: The Year of Our Dark Lord” television sweepstakes,...

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Catching Up With DC Comic's Biggest Changes

It’s been one hell of a year for DC Comics. Sure, they didn’t explode their comic book universe, but the heroes and villains of DC have gone through some big changes. Last week, we caught you up with...

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These Are the Winners of the 2015 Comedy Wildlife Awards

Traditionally, wildlife photographers try to capture the majesty of their feral subjects. But even the most dignified wild animals get caught doing something downright silly every now and...

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Pro-Tip: Never Ask Darth Vader to Dance

Darth Vader is many things—tragic villain, almighty horror, dab hand with a lightsaber—but he is not a dancer. Thanks the the Darth Vader Annual, we now know that this is what happens when you’re...

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Christmas Twister Is the Most Hilariously Awful Movie About Climate Change Ever

Christmas Twister, also known as F6: Twister, is a 2012 action thriller that’s awfully light on action and thrills, but positively dripping with terrible acting and even worse special effects. But it...

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This Short Story About Death and Bees Is the Strangest, Most Beautiful Thing...

I was blown away by “Telling the Bees” by T. Kingfisher, newly published in Strange Horizons. To the point where I was kind of amazed that I’d never heard of the author before, until I realized it was...

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9 Maps That Show How Completely Bizarre Your Christmas Eve Weather Will Be

Even if you don’t end up putting grandma on a hoverboard, this Christmas Eve is set to be the weirdest in recent memory. No jacket required for much of the normally frigid East Coast, while the West...

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Can You Work Out the Mechanism on This Alcohol Clock From 1945?

Alcohol clocks never caught on with consumers, so they were only marketed for a short time in 1945. Have a look at one in action, and see if you can figure out how it turns.You might be able to find an...

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The Problem With Mast Brothers Chocolate Is a Problem For the Entire Industry

America’s favorite hipster chocolate brand was thrust into an uncomfortable spotlight last week, when several detailed investigations cast doubt on pretty much every aspect of the Mast Brothers’...

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This Short Film About Memories Is Both Stunningly Gorgeous and Strangely...

Raymond McCarthy Bergeron’s candy-colored short film re÷belief has won a huge array of festival awards, and it’s not hard to see why—it’s inventive and pulses with an unusual rhythm. This is due to the...

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The Doctor Who LEGO Set: What Took You So Long, Old Man?

It feels like it took forever for the LEGO Ideas Doctor Who set to arrive in stores, but—in this case especially—time is relative. It’s here now at least, and it’s fantastic. Thanks goodness for...

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Tenacious D's Potty-Mouthed Acoustic Cover Version of Queen's Flash Gordon Rules

Watching this video might make you want to go back to Jack Black’s school of rock. Here’s Black, and Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass, performing one of the greatest movie themes of all time: Queen’s...

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J.J. Abrams' Greatest Regret About Star Wars

Lawrence Kasdan talks about how the Han Solo spinoff movie will approach the character. Peter Capaldi ponders his future on Doctor Who. Stefan Kapicic talks playing Colossus in Deadpool. Mark Ruffalo...

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Can You Solve This Beautifully Nerdy Crossword Puzzle Over Christmas?

If a UK intelligence agency’s holiday puzzle wasn’t enough to keep you entertained, how about something a little more difficult? This crossword puzzle is based on the computer science language of...

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What The Force Awakens Borrowed From the Old Star Wars Expanded Universe

Whether intentional, by coincidence, or because the plot points are obvious continuations of the established characters, there are a number of things in The Force Awakens that tread over ground the old...

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There's A Very Different Man In Red For Deadpool's Festive Trailer Tease

While it might be Christmas Eve, for Deadpool, today is Trailer Eve—and ahead of the full event, Fox have released a suitably festive teaser to celebrate. Seems like Santa’s got some new competition in...

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The Best Christmas Eve Deals: 75% off Any Movie Rental, Cheap Samsung Tablet,...

Discounted movie rentals, cheap magazine subscriptions, and a fun IR thermometer highlight today’s best deals. Get every great deal every day on Kinja Deals, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never...

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