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33 Secrets You Probably Never Knew About the Making of Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest could have been a forgettable Star Trek spoof—but instead, it’s become a beloved science fiction comedy, which has been voted one of the best Star Trek movies of all time. How did this...
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Kit Harington Is Not Done Trolling You About Game of Thrones Quite Yet
The saga of Jon Snow’s status in Game of Thrones season six continues. Over the past year we’ve heard denials, confirmations and more (and written an unsightly number of words about hair length) about...
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The Characters of Gotham, Ranked from Most Accurate to Utterly Insane
If you’re not a hardcore Batman fan, you might not notice—but believe it or not, there are a few subtle differences between DC’s Batman comics and the proto-Bat universe of Fox’s hit show Gotham. Yes,...
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Anthony Mackie Discovered He Was an Avenger at the Age of Ultron Premiere
If you were wondering just how far Marvel’s infamous secrecy goes—well, it extends to not telling actors what their cameos even mean until the movies actually come out. That’s why Anthony Mackie...
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Origami Darth Vader Is Too Cute to Rule the Galaxy
Tadashi Mori is a prolific origami artist who’s previously folded replica aircraft and terrifying dragons, but now he’s turned his talents to the Dark Side.His take on Darth Vader includes the Sith...
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The Problem With Teleportation
Teleportation is a safe, convenient mode of travel in the Star Trek universe. But what if the Star Trek transporter is essentially a “suicide box” instead? That’s the unnerving conclusion of a new...
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The Mystery of the Ghostly Stain in the Attic of the Athens Lunatic Asylum
I’ve heard that Margaret Shilling was deaf. I’ve heard that she was unable to speak, to call for help. I’ve heard that she was playing hide-and-go-seek, and I’ve heard that she just wanted to die. She...
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You Don't Own Your Ebooks
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook in 2014 (AP Photo/John Minchillo)You don’t own your ebooks with DRM. You’re merely licensing the privilege to read them. Some readers overseas have learned this the hard way...
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Today's Best Deals: Logitech Harmony, Quick Charge 3.0, Bluetooth Headphones,...
Anker chargers, a Logitech Harmony remote, and cheap Bluetooth headphones lead off Monday’s best deals. Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce Content is...
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Our First Glimpses of the Superheroic Silliness of DC's New 'Office With...
NBC’s DC Comics office comedy Powerless apparently has free reign to pick whatever heroes it wants from the vast DC pantheon of heroes. Turns out, what the show’s actually doing, is giving us some of...
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The CW's Monster Drama Transylvania Has the Potential For Cheesy Goodness
Transylvania’s Bran Castle image by Todor Bozhinov via Wikimedia CommonsWe already knew that the CW was cooking up an 1880-set show called Transylvania, about “a headstrong young woman” (sigh) who...
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Can You Tell the Difference Between Scenes from Hollywood Movies and Stock...
Hmm. Could stock footage basically do the same thing as famous film directors getting paid millions to make a movie? Sort of! (of course not, well, depending on the director and depending on the shot)...
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Real Scientists Talk About What They Love—and Their Pet Peeves—in Science...
Seveneves by Neal StephensonOver at Reddit, there’s a terrific discussion among real scientists, talking about the books they love—and the things that drive them nuts. Peeves include fake “chaos...
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This Mother Dragon and Her Dragon Baby Are the Cure for Monday
Art by Todd LockwoodThis is the cover art for In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan, the latest in her Lady Trent series of supernatural naturalist books. And this art is helping me deal with the...
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Syfy's Alien Conspiracy Thriller Hunters Looks Suitably Insane and Paranoid
A new recruit joins a top-secret organization devoted to taking down extraterrestrial terrorists in Hunters, Syfy’s new series based on Whitley Strieber’s novel Alien Hunter. These promos suggest...
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This 80s Soft Rock Music Video Is the Most Disturbing Thing I've Seen Today
REO Speedwagon were a staple of super-squishy soft rock in the 80s, and I guess they were among the pioneers of high-concept music videos. But yeesh. I had never fully realized how skin-crawling their...
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How a Brush With Death Inspired The Only Living Boy
David Gallaher and Steve Ellis’ ongoing scifi webcomic The Only Living Boy follows Erik Farrell, a 12-year-old lost on a strange alien world after he runs away from home. Writing for io9, Gallaher...
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We Think We Know What These Mysterious Glimmers on Titan's Surface Are
Image Credit: Cassini Radar Mapper, Cornell, JPL, ESA, NASAThere’s something glimmering on Titan’s surface, and the truth behind the cause could be crazier than we expected. The strangeness began in...
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Lumberjanes and Gotham Academy Are Getting the Most Delightful Comic...
This news is as entirely unexpected as it is great: Boom! Studios has announced that its wildly successful teen comic series Lumberjanes is going to crossover with DC Comics’ very own Gotham Academy,...
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Add These Gorgeous Scifi Landscapes to Your Art Collection Right Now
As recognizable as the characters in our favorite scifi movies are, the landscapes are what completes the vision. A new poster set by artist Jordan Buckner focuses on these familiar cinematic vistas,...
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