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12 Movies That Deserve To Have Way More of a Cult Following

There are some movies that are so great, they become must-watch classics. But the most indelible cult movies are like a shadow canon, which become just as essential. Except sometimes some incredibly...

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This Was The Episode of Fear the Walking Dead We'd Been Waiting For

It took a few weeks, but the third episode of Fear the Walking Dead finally had the scares, destruction, confusion, and naiveté we all expected from a prequel to The Walking Dead. There was even...

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Skye Debuts Her Secret Warriors Uniform on Agents of SHIELD

SHIELD agent, Inhuman, daughter of a supervillain, hacker, superhero—Skye has worn a lot of hats on AoS, so it makes sense she would get a new outfit as well. LA Times has just released the first look...

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How Vertical Farming is Revolutionizing the Way We Grow Food

Traditional farming is taking a huge toll on the environment—a problem that’s set to worsen due to our ever-growing global population. Yet there are some high-tech solutions. Here’s what you need to...

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A Hunter Finds Himself In a Supernatural Swamp Where Nothing Is What It Seems

De l’autre côté is a short movie made for the French (who would have guessed based on the title?) channel Canal +. In it, a hunter meets a black wall while stalking a doe. Cutting through exposes the...

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This Week, Your Survival Is at Stake

You know you worry about it sometimes. What if there were a massive earthquake, or a huge storm ... or you just got lost in the wilderness, with nothing more than your wits and a few gadgets in your...

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FBI Didn't Bother to Check Facts Before Accusing Physicist of Being a Spy for...

Temple University physics professor Xiaoxing Xi made headlines back in May, when he was indicted for allegedly sharing “sensitive” information with colleagues in China about a piece of laboratory...

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On the Run From One Murder, He Accidentally Committed Another—And Joined the...

In 1960, it seemed like the perfect crime, and the best solution to a pressing financial dilemma: snatch a wealthy,middle-aged beer-company heir; demand $500,000 ransom (equivalent to nearly four...

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This Week's TV: All of Doctor Who's Arch-Enemies Are Showing Up At Once!

Doctor Who is back! But also, The Bastard Executioner makes his head-popping debut! And also, the 80s Duran Duran-tastic spoof Moonbeam City premieres! Plus the Triceratons rear their three-pronged...

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The Newest Legendary Is Actually Five Different Pokémon In One

It might be in the running for “most ridiculous Pokémon yet.”If you play Pokémon at all, then you’re probably already familiar with Zygarde. It looks like this:Well, as it turns out, that’s actually...

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This Experiment Made Victorians Believe That Murder Victims' Eyes Contain an...

I’m going to show you the last thing a rabbit ever saw. It, in turn, will show you why Victorian-era people believed that a murder victim’s eyes contained a “photograph” of the person who murdered...

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Cower In Fear Before the Experimental, Self-Driving "Hedgehog Rover" NASA...

This is the hedgehog rover. It operates just as well upside-down as right-side up, is outfitted with spinning spikes on all sides, and can free itself from traps by using a “tornado spin”. There’s only...

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Why I'm Still Obsessed With Survivor After Watching All 450 Episodes

For the 30th season of Survivor, my friends and I started a fantasy league. A Survivor fantasy league, where points are awarded based on characters’ actions on the hit TV show. And as stupid as that...

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A photograph of gannets roosting on the edge of a cliff has earned Barrie...

A photograph of gannets roosting on the edge of a cliff has earned Barrie Williams top prize in this year’s British Wildlife Photography Awards. The stunning photo was captured by the 29-year-old Scot...

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Take Disney's Green Light Away: A New Mary Poppins Movie Is On the Way

I will give Disney this: at least there are actually other books to base this on. I will give them literally nothing else.Right, let’s get right down to the details: Disney is making a sequel to Mary...

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This Is Some of the Best Cosplay We've Seen in Ages

Long Beach Comic Con and Space Expo invaded southern California for a weekend of costumes, spaceflight, and science. From superheroes with a twist to fuzzy stormtroopers in tutus to gorgeous original...

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Humanity’s Fate Is Left in the Hands of Morons on The Strain

Good news, everyone! Something happened on last night’s The Strain. Actually, a few things happened, even though they uniformly proved our heroes are mind-bogglingly incompetent, it’s still a...

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Gawker Socialite Offers Ex-Husband a Special Wedding Gift: Wallpaper Made...

Gawker Socialite Offers Ex-Husband a Special Wedding Gift: Wallpaper Made From His New Wife’s Skin | Jalopnik The Pitfalls Of The Montana License Plate Scam | Kotaku Pewdiepie Is Making A TV Show |...

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Matt Damon Interrupts Successful Black Woman Filmmaker to Explain Diversity...

Last night was the fourth season premiere of HBO’s Project Greenlight—a Matt Damon and Ben Affleck passion project where they give first time filmmakers the chance to make a movie. It also provided a...

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The Red Planet's Tiny South Pole

Our neighbor planet has a south pole like we do...with perhaps a slightly less impressive ice cap.Here’s the full image and one with the landmarks labeled:Image credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0...

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