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Oh Great, Another Reason to Worry About Seafood
Image: WikimediaIt’s a well-known fact that some of our favorite seafoods come with an unsavory dose of heavy metals like mercury. But there’s another group of chemicals that sometimes lace our tuna...
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The Jumanji Remake May Become Something Very Unexpected
“Wait, we’re gonna be in Jumanji?” Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart in Central Intelligence (Image: Warner Bros.)When news broke that Sony Pictures was going to remake Jumanji, we were suitably confused....
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Why Discovering a New Particle Would Be Such a Huge Deal
When physicists at the Large Hadron Collider announced the detection of a possible, unexpected new particle last December, we advised caution, since most such hints go away when more data comes in. We...
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The Mess That Came After Nintendo Fired An Employee
Image Credit: Jim CookeThe twisting controversies about the translation of Nintendo games, harassment, and the firing of one of its employees got even messier this week.Two weeks ago, word spread...
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Some Of Spider-Man's Newest Classmates Have Just Been Revealed
Spider-Man from Captain America: Civil War (Image: Disney)It’s been a big week for the Webslinger. Actor Tom Holland revealed that the next Spider-Man movie will be called Spider-Man: Homecoming,...
View ArticleElle Fanning Plays a Possibly Homicidal Fashion Model in The Neon Demon Trailer
Horror filmmakers are always looking for unexplored territory in the genre, and what’s more terrifying than the fashion world? Only God Forgives writer/director Nicholas Winding Refn seems to have...
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These Embroidered Antennas and Circuits Are Perfect for Wearable Electronics
These embroidered antennas and circuits are both pretty and functional. (All images: Jo McCulty/Ohio State University)Some day soon your favorite shirt could serve as an antenna for your smartphone....
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Rey's Parents Are Not in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (UPDATED)
Who are Rey’s parents? It’s probably the biggest mystery to come out of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Basically everyone’s a suspect—but now, we can chop a huge number of people off the list: every...
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Saturday's Best Deals: Spherical Camera, Fire-Proof Safe, Wet/Dry Vac, and More
SentrySafe safes, a spherical camera, and noise-cancelling earbuds kick off Saturday’s best deals. Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce Content is independent of...
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The 20 Best Movie Scenes That Actors Hated Shooting
Nothing makes actors miserable like running around in the desert.Screen Rant collected 20 of the best scenes that made their actors deeply uncomfortable, which span from the purely physical (running at...
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The United States of Japan Shows What Happens When Ideology Crumbles
In Peter Tieryas’ novel The United States of Japan, the United States loses the Second World War to Japan, and finds itself split between the invading Japanese army and Nazi Germany. If the plot sounds...
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Everyone Should Be Able To Explain Quantum Computing Like Justin Trudeau
Image: Perimeter InstituteWhen Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau schooled a journalist on the basics of quantum computing yesterday, I was initially as charmed and delighted as everyone else. But...
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Sunday's Best Deals: Anker PowerCore, Discounted Jeans, iPad Pro, and More
Anker PowerCore chargers, a great 802.11ac router, and discounted jeans for men and women lead off Sunday’s best deals.Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce...
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Boaty McBoatface Won the Poll to Name a $300 Million Research Ship
Image Credit: NERC/PA In case you needed more evidence that the internet, left unfettered, is awful: Boaty McBoatface has now won the poll to name an upcoming polar research vessel. Last month, the...
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You Could Build a Decent Darth Vader Suit For $18.3 Million
Darth Vader #2 cover art by Adi Granov Darth Vader’s all-black suit, complete with cape, is one of the iconic bad-guy outfits. But could you actually piece all the necessary components together, and...
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This Tiny 3-D Printed Drone Sniffs Out Ice For the Royal Navy
Image: University of SouthamptonAs Kate Winslet and Leo can attest, piloting ships in icy waters can be hazardous. So for an Antarctic naval patrol vessel, it makes sense to get some extra help.For HMS...
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Were the Two Major Quakes Last Weekend Related?
Collapsed bridge in Guayaquil, Ecuador. (Image: AgenciaAndes CC BY-SA 2.0)Japan and Ecuador were rocked by major earthquakes over the weekend, prompting speculation that the two seismic events were...
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This Week's TV: You Know Nothing About Whether Jon Snow Will Stay Dead
Game of Thrones reveals the fate of Jon Snow! Plus 12 Monkeys resumes, and Supergirl concludes its first (and final?) season! The CW tries its hand at the outbreak genre with Containment! And what’s...
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Maybe Addiction Is More Like a Learning Disorder Than a Disease
Lightspring/ShutterstockWhen Saturday Night Live aired a skit this weekend riffing on America’s new heroin epidemic—a satirical fake ad for “Heroin A.M.” to help addicts remain productive while...
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Aliens, Bureaucracy, and Romance Collide in a New Drama From the Director of...
Writer and director David Twohy is best-known for his series of films about Riddick, Vin Diesel’s intergalactic convict/antihero/badass. Twohy still hasn’t left that world behind yet, but he’s also got...
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