Whatn-E Is Stranded On Mars In This Mashup Trailer For The Martian
In some alternate universe, Pixar’s Wall*E was about a small robot stranded on an uninhabited Earth, voiced by Matt Damon. Someone’s mashed up the trailer for The Martian with the animated flick, and...
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The Ultimate Guide to Today's Coolest New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Toys
Force Friday is finally upon us! Yes, Disney and Lucasfilm have deemed today as the ultimate Star Wars consumer holiday, and unleashed a swathe of new The Force Awakens goodies to empty your wallets...
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You Can Snuggle With a Sith Lord Thanks to Star Wars Pendleton Blankets
I know! You didn’t buy anything for Force Friday because you’re practical: You were holding out for something really useful when it came to Star Wars merch. When winter comes and your bedroom is as...
View ArticleThere's Maximum Extermination In The Latest Doctor Who Trailer
The BBC has released a new teaser for the The Magician’s Apprentice, the first episode of Doctor Who’s 9th Season. People are looking for the doctor, there’s creepy hands growing in the dirt, there’s a...
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Someone Hacked Open Sphero's BB-8 To See How It Works Inside
If you were lucky enough to find one of Sphero’s wonderful BB-8 toys on Force Friday and are curious how it works, the folks at uBreakiFix were kind enough to hack theirs open to explore its inner...
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Soon, We'll Learn Why C-3P0 Has A Red Arm
Since May, we’ve known that C-3P0 has had gone through some replacement parts in the three decades since the end of Return Of The Jedi. Now, Marvel promises that they’ll tell us exactly how that...
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The Mythbusters Play With Lasers In Their Latest Star Wars Episode
On tonight’s episode of Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie return to Star Wars for some inspirations. Among the things they figure out? Just how fast a blaster shot moves, and how people can dodge out of the...
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In No-A, A Robot Risks Everything For Its Creator
No-A is a short student film directed by Liam Murphy. In it, a hulking robot risks everything to save its creator from an army of faceless soldiers. It’s a really neat CGI film with some really...
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How Halo And Destiny's Composer Got Fired From Bungie
In April of 2014 Martin “Marty” O’Donnell, then Bungie’s audio director, was fired from the company “without cause.” A court ruling issued last week in a case between the composer and his former...
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Stephen King Awarded National Medal Of Arts
The White House has announced that author Stephen King will be one of ten recipients of this year’s National Medal of Arts. President Obama will present the award to this year’s recipients during a...
View ArticleMark Watney Lists All The Ways Mars Can Kill Him A New Martian Teaser
A new teaser for The Martian has hit the web, and in it, Matt Damon’s Mark Watney lists off all the ways that the Red Planet can kill him: suffocation, implosion, starvation, etc. The Martian hits...
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Sunday's Best Deals: MacBook Pro, New iPhone Cases, Cheap Jackets, and More
Here are the best of today’s deals. Get every great deal every day on Kinja Deals, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never miss a deal, join us on Kinja Gear to read about great products, and on...
View ArticleScience Fiction fandom has the Hugo Award, but there’s a lot of other awards...
Science Fiction fandom has the Hugo Award, but there’s a lot of other awards beyond that, covering a wide range of virtues and mediums. Over on his blog, George R.R. Martin traces the evolution of...
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Get Lost in the Swirling Green Seas of a Massive Algae Bloom
The summer of 2015 will probably be remembered as one of fire, drought, and hot, hot weather. But it’s also been a summer of frightfully voracious, microscopic life forms. From Lake Erie to the North...
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Explore The Galaxy Far, Far Away With This Interactive Map
The Star Wars universe is loaded with hundreds of planets. Now, design agency nlcud has put together an interactive map that’ll allow you to explore the galaxy, planet by planet. This is a neat feature...
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Dragon Con Day 2: Heroes, Monsters, and Gods Await You
The humidity is high and the party is rocking at Dragon Con in Atlanta. Here’s a sample of the fantastic cosplay we saw while wandering the hotel floors and crowded streets on Saturday.The Flying...
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The striking launch of a satellite
Here’s a wonderful photo from the US Navy showing their launch of a Mobile User Objective System communications satellite. The US Navy says the picture shows “a 5-meter payload fairing lifts off from...
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Open Channel: What Cancelled Show Should Come Back For A Limited Season?
A bunch of shows are coming back from the dead: The X-Files and Twin Peaks to name two. It’s gotten me thinking: what cancelled show did I want to see come back for a revitalization? For me, it’s Bryan...
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Inside the last factory that still makes audio cassette tapes
Bloomberg Businessweek recently toured National Audio Company, a shop in Springfield, Missouri and one of the last and definitely the largest remaining manufacturers of the classic audio cassette tape....
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So You Want To Join The Empire: Arm Up: The Sequel
After last week’s misadventure with a couple of components, it’s time to get back on track with finishing out the arms for the Stormtrooper. This week, we’re finishing up the arms. To recap, here’s the...
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