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The Blood-Soaked History of Slasher Movies

Ryan Murphy’s campy Scream Queens premieres tonight, and it pays heavy tribute to the legacy of slasher films. The cast even features Jamie Lee Curtis—one of the greatest slasher-film icons of all...

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We're Getting a New Black Panther Comic, and It Sounds Absolutely Incredible

We’ve known for a while that Black Panther would be getting a series as part of Marvel’s “All-New, All-Different” reboot—but now the company have finally dished out details on the title, and it turns...

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A Hundred Years After This Man's Death Scientists Confirmed He Was Murdered

This historical mystery is not a “whodunnit.” It’s more of an “ifdunnit.” In 1908 the emperor of China died a very suspicious death. It took until 2008 for people to know that the person who almost...

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Meanwhile in the Future: Now You Can Buy an Invisibility Cloak

Scientists now have a way to cloak something very small, making it effectively invisible. But what if scientists and engineers created a much larger version? What if we all had access to invisibility...

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Why Some Boys in the Dominican Republic Don't Grow Penises Until Puberty

Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You, a new BBC series focused on how our prenatal development shapes our lives, has brought new attention to a group of seemingly sex-swapping people in...

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Here's More Evidence That Galactic Super-Civilizations Don't Exist

Earlier this year, a scan of 100,000 galaxies showed no signs of alien mega-civilizations, dashing the hopes of those longing for a close encounter of the extra-terrestrial kind. A follow-up analysis...

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Which Old Science Fiction Trope Has Become Part of Your Everyday Life?

One of the main ways that you know we’re Living in the Future is when you see something that used to be a huge science fiction trope, but now it’s just an ordinary part of life. Like arguing with...

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Game of Thrones Star Maisie Williams Gets Her Very Own Zombie Adventure Movie

As if losing both parents and her eyesight wasn’t enough for Arya Stark, now she’s gotta battle zombies. Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams is set to star in The Forest of Hands and Teeth, a...

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In This Week's New Comics, a Village of Animals Is Gripped By the Fear of...

It’s an incredibly quiet week in new comics... almost too quiet. Such a sinister environ is perfect for the release of Wild’s End: The Enemy Within, the follow-up to the fantastic tale of 1930s...

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Deadspin Bear To Rude Homeowner: Here’s Some Shit For Ya | Gizmodo Why Some...

Deadspin Bear To Rude Homeowner: Here’s Some Shit For Ya | Gizmodo Why Some Boys in the Dominican Republic Grow Penises at Puberty | Jezebel Dalai Lama: A Female Dalai Lama Must Be Attractive,...

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Whitey Bulger's Girlfriend Facing New Charges Because She Ain't No Snitch

She may have been left completely out of Black Mass, but Catherine Greig was an important part of Boston gangster Whitey Bulger’s fugitive years from 1995 to 2011. And she’s still following her...

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The Sinister Six Movie Could Still Happen After All, If Marvel Wants It

Fans rejoiced earlier this year when Sony finally let its prized possession, Spider-Man, join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The move, however, wasn’t without its casualties. Among them, Drew Goddard’s...

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The Spores of These Ancient Plants Literally Hop Along on Four Little Legs

These are horsetails. They are hundred-and-fifty-million-year-old plants and the last of their kind. Instead of seeds, they give off spores. And instead of flying or swimming, these spores use humidity...

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Get Your Bottle Caps Out, These Fallout And Skyrim Action Figures Look Amazing

Earlier this month, ThreeZero revealed they were making some beautiful, 1:6 scale figures based on the post-apocalyptic RPG series Fallout. But if your budget doesn’t quite stretch to “ridiculously...

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The Key to Colonizing Mars Could Be These Tiny Green Microbes

Long ago, a clan of hardy microbes called cyanobacteria helped terraform the lifeless Earth into a vibrant biosphere. Today, the very same critters could be the key to colonizing Mars.Plants are going...

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The Creator Of The 'Hardest Super Mario World Level Ever' Is At It Again

Right now, there’s a course titled “Pit of Panga: P-Break” floating around in Super Mario Maker. Thousands of people have tried this level. Not a single person has beaten it yet. The creator is calling...

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Scorpion Returns to Bring Us More of the Worst Tech Plot Devices on the Planet

Your fragile mind can’t have forgotten the terrifying technothriller series known Scorpion. Because it features the worst hacking scenes ever broadcast in any medium. It’s also a mystery. Why does...

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Estranged Brothers Bond Over True Crime in Indie Comedy Manson Family Vacation

Uptight Nick is less than thrilled when his slacker brother Conrad suddenly appears in Los Angeles, but he agrees to accompany the Helter Skelter-toting Conrad on a rambling tour of sites tied to the...

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The Moon’s Reflection Transforms this Awkward Spacecraft into Lovely Art

December 14, 1972: Admire a fleeting moment of scientific poetry: sunlight reflecting off a dusty ball of rock, the moonlight in turn reflecting off a fragile craft in the harshness of space.In this...

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