Every Writer Who Freaks Out About Negative Reviews Needs To Read This Now
Mean book reviews are a fact of life nowadays. And if you spend any time in a workshop, you’re going to hear some pretty harsh feedback. But Cecilia Tan, the erotic speculative fiction mastermind...
View ArticleWe Still Don't Understand These Spots on Saturn's Moon, and We're Not Going Back
The Cassini spacecraft made its final close flyby of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus in December, releasing its final up-close look at these weird little spots last week. Discovered over a decade ago,...
View ArticleDavid G. Hartwell Kept Restoring Our Faith In Science Fiction
It’s actually impossible to sum up the huge contribution to genre publishing of David G. Hartwell, who died today according to Locus. He discovered countless great authors and industry professionals,...
View ArticleMan and His Robot Friend Take a Road Trip
Some days, man, the life of two hard-boiled private eyes—one of whom happens to be a robot—requires a drive out into the desert to rest. This is “Befriend a Robot” by Isaac Still. See more of his work...
View ArticleToyland Bathing in 500 Pounds of Liquid Glass Putty Is a Terrible Idea |...
Toyland Bathing in 500 Pounds of Liquid Glass Putty Is a Terrible Idea | Gawker Oregon Wildlife Refuge Occupiers Rifle Through Native American Artifacts | Jalopnik Can You Still Get A Car With A...
View ArticleForget Schrödinger's Cat: The Latest Quantum Puzzle Is About Three Pigeons in...
For decades, Schrödinger’s famous thought experiment involving a cat has been the turn-to illustration of quantum mechanics. But now there’s a new quantum puzzle, which asks: Can three pigeons be...
View ArticleCould There Be Even More Major Deaths In Captain America: Civil War?
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 could feature a (literally) huge Marvel comics character. Bryan Singer teases the Game of Thrones-esque mutant plight in X-Men Apocalypse. Arrow teases another...
View ArticleAfter Decades, Disney Resurrects Darkwing Duck - [Update: No, It's Not]
Darkwing Duck, which aired its last new episode in 1992, will return to TV in 2018. Plenty of time to get dangerous.Update 10:30 am: It looks like we, and TV Overmind, were tricked by an old April...
View ArticleThe Ventures Head to New York In the New Venture Bros. Season 6 Trailer
After what’s felt like a lifetime of waiting, the sixth season of The Venture Bros. is nearly upon us. It even feels like it’s been ages since we got our first glimpse of this new season. But a new...
View ArticleYes, Princess Leia Will Get Her Own Star Wars: Rebels Figure
Given the recent hubbub about Rey toys, or the even earlier concerns about a lack of toys based on the female heroes in Star Wars Rebels, it’s no surprise that Hasbro wants to join the fray. After her...
View ArticleJames Cameron Made the End to X-Men: Days of Future Past as Happy as Possible
I guess if you’re making a time travel movie, you may as well get some advice from James Cameron. And if you seek his advice, you should probably take it. Which is exactly what Bryan Singer did with...
View ArticleHow the Coolest Idea in Back to the Future 2 Inspired the New Time Travel...
“Back to the Future Part II is by no means my favorite time travel movie, but it has my favorite time travel thing,” said Jacob Gentry, the writer and director of the new film Synchronicity. “Which is...
View ArticleToday's Best Deals: Stainless Steel Cookware, $50 Dress Shoes, and More
Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce Content is independent of Editorial and Advertising, and if you buy something through our posts, we may get a small share of...
View ArticleA Man Unleashes an Alien Creature's Mysterious Powers in This Clip From Terminus
Terminus, from South African writer and co-director Marc Furmie, is a science fiction thriller about a man whose quiet, small-town life is forever changed when he car-crashes his way into close contact...
View ArticlePrincess Leia Appeared on Star Wars Rebels, Complete With Her Trademark...
Star Wars Rebels returned Wednesday for the back half of its second season and it did so with a major player joining the show. Welcome Princess Leia Organa. Even in animated form, her highness is still...
View ArticleHow The Flash, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow Put Widescreen Superhero...
Whenever the Flash runs, Supergirl flies, or the Legends of Tomorrow travel through time, it’s with Armen Kevorkian’s help. He’s the VFX Supervisor and Executive Creative Director at Deluxe’s Encore,...
View ArticleExclusive: Nerf's Fall Lineup Includes a Fully Automatic Version of its 70...
Announced just before the New York Toy Fair last year, Nerf’s Rival blasters, which launched tiny foam balls at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour, were the biggest innovation in foam warfare in years....
View ArticleHow X-Men: Danger Room Protocols Came to Life—Without Facing the Wrath of Marvel
Fan work based on established licenses always treads a fine line. It speaks to the passion a fanbase has for a property, but the more attention that work gets, the more likely it’ll draw the ire of the...
View ArticleThe Essential Difference Between Star Wars and Star Trek
Star Wars is bigger than ever, and we’re celebrating 50 years of Star Trek. This is a great time to be a fan of space action. But these two universes are actually very different, and I have a theory...
View ArticleNostalgia and Evolution Are Mashed Together In This 'Adorkable' Pop Culture...
When it comes to pop culture art, there’s a fine line between cute and annoying. Lots of artists turn characters or actors into non-threatening, sweet version of themselves but you can go too far. Jeff...
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