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Parents Have Been Requesting Star Wars Toys for Their Daughters For Decades
Currently causing consternation: The omission of female Rey from a Star Wars gift set being sold at Target, which has spawned the hashtag #WheresRey. It’s the latest in a long line of complaints about...
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The Odd Saga of BB-8's Gender Identity Continues
Should Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ beloved little droid BB-8 be referred to as a “he” or a “she”? It’s not a question with an answer you’d expect to change, but it has—several times . The droid has...
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First Interstellar Weather Forecast: Gusty as Hell
Astronomers have measured and mapped a weather system on a planet outside our solar system for the first time, and interstellar camping trips maaaay not be so much fun after all. On planet HD 189733b,...
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Kotaku Friday The 13th Movies, Ranked | Deadspin NFL Admits It Fucked Up With Pajama Uniforms That Ruined Game For Colorblind Fans | Gawker Five Important Things Everyone Should Know to Survive the...
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Older People May Have Trouble Staying Athletic, But Not for the Reason You Think
If you wanted to spend two weeks cycling through Denmark, you’ve just missed a good chance. A research team at the University of Copenhagen arranged just a 2700 kilometer cycling trip, to study how...
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This New Gundam Anime Series Is Basically Cowboy Bebop
The first footage for the newest Gundam series Thunderbolt has arrived, and it’s exciting for a couple of reasons: 1) it’s based on a hit manga that takes place during the events of the original 1979...
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Midnight Special Could Be the Steven Spielberg-Influenced Sci-Fi Film We've...
Starman, E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind. They’re all films that director Jeff Nichols cites as influences for his upcoming sci-fi film Midnight Special. And you can see that Eighties/Steven...
View ArticleIn Moonwalkers, The Government Hires Kubrick To Fake The Moon Landings. Then...
You might think a movie about faking the Moon landings would be mad enough—and especially once you throw in the idea of hiring Stanley Kubrick, director of 2001, to spearhead the project. But...
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Star Wars Ice Sculptures Include Han Solo Frozen in Just Plain Water
You knew Darth Vader could be cold, but have you seen him like this? The Sith Lord popsicle is one of dozens of Star Wars characters featured at the annual ice sculpture festival in Liege, Belgium. The...
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In These Photographs, New York City Is Drowning
Photographer Zev Schmitz took a deep breath and created an incredible architecture photoseries of New York City. Every photo was taken from the waters that surround Manhattan. It’s a bit like seeing...
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This New Space Colonization Novel Will Mess With Your Head In The Best...
Planetfall by Emma Newman isn’t what you’re expecting from a book about humans colonizing another planet. It’s much weirder, and in the end, a fair bit darker. This is a story about human failings—and...
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Facebook's "Safety Check" Lets You Locate Loved Ones in Paris
A Facebook feature implemented to help track people after natural disasters has been launched tonight to help people connect with their friends and family after the Paris attacks.If you’re looking for...
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In an Upside Down City, Bat-Winged Ships Fly
It’s a world folded in on itself, where skyscrapers climb likes stalagmites and dangle like stalactites. This is “Reverse II” by Jean-François Liesenborghs. See more at deviantArt.Contact the author at...
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No Mystery is More Intriguing than Morland Holmes on Elementary
In this week’s Elementary, Joan is the protective big sister Sherlock never had, the FBI are disruptively controlling, and the looming presence of Sherlock’s father Morland Holmes dominates...
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Saturday's Best Deals: Marathon Mouse, Cordless Vacuum, Amiibo Display, 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...
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Start Your Weekend Right By Checking Out This Tiny Book of Awesome
Sometimes, the smallest things can brighten up a miserable day. No, I mean literally. One glance at this teensy, tiny, hand-illustrated book was a poignant reminder that everything in the Universe is...
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Reports of Robots Stealing 50% of Jobs in the US and UK Are Totally Alarmist
It’s being reported that a Bank of England official forecasts that in the next 10 to 20 years, smart robots will steal 80 million jobs from Americans and 15 million jobs from Britons—over half the...
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A Flock of Hawaiian Shirts Invaded the Space Station
April 26, 2001: It’s casual Friday on the International Space Station, and none of us are invited.It’s a bit unnerving that the entire crew of both Expedition Two and STS-100 managed to pack a Hawaiian...
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Orbit Books Will Publish An Astonishing 90 Books A Year Starting In 2016
Who says that science fiction publishing is dead? Not Orbit Books. The Hachette company announced yesterday that they were expanding their SF/F line by 50% next year to publish a whopping 90 books...
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There's a Hidden Connection Between Pi and Quantum Mechanics
Physicists have uncovered a hidden connection between a famous 350-year-old mathematical formula for pi, everyone’s favorite irrational number, and quantum mechanics. At least one mathematician has...
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