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Novelists Are Working Hard To Create Apps That Are Deliberately User-Unfriendly
A decade ago, cutting-edge writers/publishers were crafting books that were physically works of art, in response to the rise of ebooks. Now, those same people are making apps. Miranda July, creator of...
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The 13th Friday the 13th Movie is Having A Lot of Bad Luck
Jason Voorhees may have met his match. It’s the number 13. It’s been six years since the twelfth Friday the 13th film came out—and the forthcoming 13th sequel just got hit with another string of...
View ArticleLike Jon Snow We Know Nothing, In The First Teaser For Game of Thrones Season 6
Okay, so, if you’re worried about spoilers, this first teaser for the next season of Game of Thrones doesn’t actually have any new footage in it—but it’s got one hell of an awesomely portentous bit of...
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The Vision's New Family Life Is Falling To Pieces In The Most Fascinating Way
Last month, I was completely blindsided by the creepy, compelling opening to The Vision. Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta crafted an incredible first issue that explored the Avenging Android’s new...
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Bloodiest Christmas Massacres #2: The Killer Who Was Blinded By Hate
It was Christmas Eve, 1985. Seattle attorney Charles Goldmark was at home with his wife, Annie, and their two children, 10-year-old Colin and 12-year-old Derek; all were eagerly anticipating the...
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All the Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Can't Afford To Miss In December!
Some of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2015 still haven’t come out yet. There’s a whole month of galaxy-shattering tales ahead of us. Including Star Wars! Dean Koontz! And thrilling...
View ArticleMaddy Myers has an excellent take on the resulting—if small—fandom for...
Maddy Myers has an excellent take on the resulting—if small—fandom for Kilgrave following Jessica Jones. “Although I may not fully understand the fandom surrounding Kilgrave, I do understand the...
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10 movies that embarrassingly had the same plot as other movies
Hollywood is hardly original. Movies pay homage and crib ideas from films that came before it and everyone pretends not to notice. But there are certain movies that are basically carbon copies of other...
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Into the Badlands Exclusive Sneak Peek: M.K. Is Ready to Kick Sunny's Ass
Last week on Into the Badlands, M.K. put his foot down with Sunny: He wants Sunny to teach him to fight. (Fight better, that is. The kid’s already pretty lethal.) Sunny agrees, but based on this...
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Watch NASA's Cygnus Spacecraft Launch to the Space Station Live Right Here...
After a long wait, NASA’s Orbital ATK Cygnus is headed up to the space station today, carting 7,000 pounds of gear along with it. Count down with us and watch the whole thing happen right here. UPDATE...
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Elon Musk Is Probably Our Best Hope Yet For Moving Beyond Fossil Fuels
As the leaders of 196 countries negotiate a carbon emissions goal for the planet to prevent an environmental apocalypse, the real work will fall to the companies that will need to deliver change to...
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Virgin Galactic Announces New "Cosmic Girl” Mothership That Could Help It...
Space cowboy Richard Branson and his company, Virgin Galactic, showed off a 747-400 airplane that could launch rocket payloads from the air straight into orbit.The mothership, a.k.a “Cosmic Girl,”...
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These Bouncing Droplets Could Help Resolve a 90-Year Mystery of Quantum...
The drops of silicon oil bobbing in this mesmerizing video do more than create aesthetically satisfying ripples across a slick surface. They could be indirect evidence of an alternate solution to a...
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See One Artist Convert The Walking Dead TV Show Back Into Comic Form
AMC’s The Walking Dead is such a popular show, sometimes it’s easy to forget it’s based on a comic book. Even though the characters we know and love got started on the page, seeing them in that medium...
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Economist: The Destruction of Two Death Stars Bankrupted the Galactic Empire
It’s common knowledge that Death Stars are wildly expensive weapons of mass destruction. What we didn’t know—until now—is that destroying two of them would bankrupt the Galactic Empire. Apparently Luke...
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There's a Reason Why Dave Seeley's Gorgeous Space Art Is On So Many Book Covers
You’ve admired Dave Seeley’s art in the past, whether you realize it or not. He’s done cover art for so many space opera and military science fiction books, his gorgeous style is synonymous with cool...
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Toolmarks on Mars Leave a Trail of Robotic Graffiti
Our robots are equipped tools that leave behind distinctive marks on the fourth planet from the Sun. Here’s how those tools have changed over time to leave a more lasting impression on Mars, and what...
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A Trash-Munching Robot Could Turn Space Junk Into Propulsion
Humans clearly have a trash problem on Earth, but our track record isn’t that much better in outer space, where tens of thousands of stray debris fragments whip around the planet at rip-roaring speeds,...
View ArticleThe Wiz Live Was Everything We've Ever Wanted, Ever
Last night’s big live production of The Wiz on NBC was pretty much flawless—we loved all the performances, including all the classic numbers. Here’s my fav bit—when they go into the Emerald City and...
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Why Climate Scientists Are So Intrigued By the Brutal Sea Voyages of the 19th...
Life aboard a ship in the 18th or 19th century—especially in the far north or south—was treacherous. Now, the records of these brutal voyages are playing a surprising role in scientists’ efforts to...
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