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Giant Panda Cub Makes Public Debut, Hopes You Don't Notice

This three-month old female giant panda cub made her public debut yesterday—amid some familiar-looking stuffed-toy camouflage—at the Giant Panda Conservation Center at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur,...

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This Finn-Centric Star Wars: The Force Awakens Commercial Is Mostly New Footage

Yet another new commercial for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is out and while some of the previous ones have been largely rehashes of the trailers, this one—which focuses on Finn—is mostly new...

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Gawker Leave ISIS (Books & Gifts) Alone | Kotaku Prison School is...

Gawker Leave ISIS (Books & Gifts) Alone | Kotaku Prison School is Ridiculous and Fun | Gizmodo Kickstarted Drone Company Folds, Along With $3.4 Million in Pledges | Deadspin Nobody Makes Dirk...

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Has Justice League Dark Already Found Its Constantine?

John Boyega talks wielding a lightsaber in The Force Awakens. Quicksilver has another elaborate super-speed sequence in X-Men: Apocalypse. Milla Jovovich looks different in Resident Evil set pictures....

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What If Your Expressions Were the Opposite of What They Should Be?

Eggplant is a masterful short film about Durian, a young boy who laughs when he’s sad and cries when he’s happy. It’s caused him a lot of problems.Yangzi She’s UCLA Animation Workshop thesis film,...

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These Are the Most Spectacular Nature Photos of the Year

The winners of Royal Society Publishing’s inaugural photography competition have been announced, and they’re extraordinary. These inspiring nature photos, chosen from over a thousand entries, were...

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Fallout 4: The Kotaku Review

In the late 20th century, people hoped that the new millennium would usher in an age of promise: hoverboards, flying cars, personal robots, and the like. That future, the one that everyone predicted,...

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We Finally Know a Little More About What Happened To Cyclops In Marvel's New...

The X-Men are having a rough time in Marvel’s “All-New, All-Different” universe. Usually, that’d just be like another Tuesday for them, but this time there are a lot of questions up in the air: Why is...

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Today's Best Media Deals: Friends Complete Pack, 007 Classics, and More

The One Where Amazon Sold the Complete Friends Blu-ray For An All-Time Low Price. Great gift idea, available today only. [Friends: The Complete Series, $60]http://www.amazon.com/Friends-The-Co...Movies...

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The Doomed TV Adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle Was Just Undoomed

Ever since it was announced that the vaguely named IM Global Television would turn Kurt Vonnegut’s classic science fiction satire Cat’s Cradle into a TV series, I have been dreading it. Oh, I love...

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Fake Winds and High Ceilings Make the Perfect Test for this Enormous Parachute

April 10, 1990: This is what happens when you unfurl a massive parachute in the world’s largest wind tunnel.The Pioneer Aerospace Parafoil, also known as the Advanced Recovery System II, was tested at...

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Firefly Invades Star Wars Rebels In the Form Of a Brand New Bounty Hunter

Since Star Wars Rebels is canon, it’s always a big deal when they introduce a new character. This is a person, creature or droid that will now forever be a part of Star Wars lore and, in the latest...

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The Incredible Tale of World War II's Single Deadliest Homefront Disaster 

Chances are you’ve never heard of the Port Chicago disaster. Yet it was the worst catastrophe on the US home front during World War II. It was the single deadliest incident on the mainland during the...

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Do We Really Need a Fifth Book of Pathfinder Monsters? You're Goddamned Right...

I can never, ever get enough monsters for my RPGs. Never. I will fill entire bookshelves, binders, and hard drives with nothing but monsters. I suspect I’m not alone, so check out this gallery of...

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Today's Best Deals: PC Upgrades, UE Boom, J. Crew Factory, 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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Meet the Last Person Ever to Be Publicly Executed Via Guillotine in France

On June 17, 1939, Eugen Weidmann—a slick, handsome 31-year-old German—became the last person to be publicly executed via guillotine in France. His journey toward being a trivia-question answer started...

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A Monster Calls Looks Like the Next Great Fantasy Fairy Tale Movie

A truly great fantasy fairy tale movie is a rare thing. In the ‘80s, films like The Dark Crystal, The Neverending Story and Labyrinth made the cut. Guillermo del Toro’s early films, The Devil’s...

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Our First Look At Tripped, the New Sci-Fi Comedy Show From One of Doctor...

Jamie Mathieson wrote two of the best episodes of Doctor Who’s last season, Flatline and Mummy on the Orient Express. Now he has his own series coming to E4, the UK channel that was home to Misfits,...

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The Director of Mockingjay Has a Solid Idea for a Hunger Games Prequel

With the release of this weekend’s final Hunger Games film, the story of Katniss Everdeen is over. What isn’t over, though, is a demand for more of this franchise, both from fans and movie executives....

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Something You May Not Know About George Lucas' Inspiration for Star Wars

“Well, is any of this written down? Can I find this?” Kathleen Kennedy, current president of Lucasfilm, asked George Lucas after he told her one of his earliest inspirations for Star Wars. “No,” Lucas...

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