The 20 Best New Apps of 2015
Another year, another couple thousand new apps for you to wade through in a befuddled haze. Which ones should you download? Which ones should you actually pay for? And which ones deserve to take up...
View ArticleThe Lazer Team Trailer is Ghostbusters With Aliens, Mixed With a Little Super...
Lazer Team is a hodgepodge of everything you love about genre. It’s about four dopey guys who are forced to band together to save the world from aliens. Think the cast of Super Troopers starring in...
View ArticleAcclaimed Graphic Novel Essex County Is Getting the Television Treatment
Coming-of-age drama Essex County, adapted from Jeff Lemire’s series of short stories set in his hometown of Detroit-adjacent Essex County, Ontario, Canada, will be developed for Canada’s CBC network....
View ArticleNBC's Xena Reboot Picks Up Steam By Hiring Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Look, I know Javier Grillo-Marxuach has done many things in his career—both Deadline and Variety have him as a “Lost alum.” But I will always leap to The Middleman first. And then follow him wherever...
View ArticleHow the Lightsabers In The Force Awakens Finally Realized George Lucas'...
That innocent period where what little we knew of The Force Awakens was the debate over the feasibility of Kylo Ren’s lightsaber was a wonderful time. But it turns out aside from the debate about if it...
View ArticleThis Week's TV: Can Syfy Win Back Your Love By Adapting Three of Your...
Syfy’s bid to get back the people who loved Battlestar Galactica begins tonight. Not just one, but three of our most beloved books are coming to the channel this week, in an all-out effort to regain...
View ArticleA Surreal Epic About Michael Jackson's Chimp Topped the 2015 Black List
The Black List is an annual ranking of Hollywood’s most promising yet-to-be-produced screenplays. Past years have highlighted eventual awards-grabbers like Argo, American Hustle, and The Social...
View ArticleKotaku The Mystery of What Fallout 4 Hides Underwater | Adequate Man A...
Kotaku The Mystery of What Fallout 4 Hides Underwater | Adequate Man A Christmas Gift Of Gonorrhea, And More Of Your Holiday Party Mishaps | Jezebel The Best Time I Got That Goddamn Elf Off My Goddamn...
View Article10 of the worst changes to the Star Wars trilogy after their original...
There have been so many little changes in the original Star Wars trilogy since their theatrical release because there have been so many “special edition” DVDs and Blu Rays and VHS tapes and LaserDiscs...
View ArticleDC's New Legends of Tomorrow Comic Has Absolutely Nothing To Do With Legends...
Oh, DC, this is very silly. The good news first: a new comic anthology series coming from the company brings back some minor DC heroes and, re-pairs some of them with their original creative talents....
View ArticleTime Travel Meets Film Noir in This Intriguing Trailer for Synchronicity
“You’re operating independently of yourself in an alternate time line”—now, is there any way that won’t end badly? With this trailer—fast-paced and stuffed with sinister, urban-noir vibes—we’re super...
View ArticleWatch the Original Star Wars Trilogy As It Was Before George Lucas Screwed It Up
Since 1997, George Lucas has been hell bent on ruining the original Star Wars trilogy. Every new release—in theaters, on DVD, and on Blu-Ray—comes with more added garbage than the last. This fan-made...
View ArticleEverything We Know About Star Wars' Post-Return of the Jedi Future
Last week’s “Force Friday”* wasn’t just about the release of new Star Wars toys. It also heralded the start of “Journey To The Force Awakens,” a planned series of stories detailing the 30 years between...
View ArticleA Brand New Vision of the Future From io9 Founder Annalee Newitz
There’s a killer new novel about a pharmceutical pirate and the robot that hunts her, set in the world of 2144, coming from Annalee Newitz, the founding editor of io9. Annalee just sold her first...
View ArticleA Simple Explanation for the Paradox of How California’s Almonds Boomed in...
Something strange is happening in California: A punishing drought has been hanging over the state these last five years. And yet, in the middle of it, water-guzzling almond production is...
View ArticleThe New Superman Is Going To Team Up With The Old Superman
Wait, what’s that I hear you cry? There’s no such thing as old Superman and new Superman? They’re ostensibly the same character, Kal-El/Clark Kent? How is this even happening? I’ll tell you why. COMIC...
View Article76 Viral Images From 2015 That Were Totally Fake
We debunked dozens of fake photos this year, covering everything from Charles Manson’s baby photos to John Lennon’s skateboarding skills, and everything in between. It was another busy year for anyone...
View ArticleHere's How to Live Stream Tonight's Force Awakens Red Carpet!
Hey, have you heard about that new Star Wars movie? The premiere is tonight in Los Angeles, but even if you’re stuck in a galaxy far, far away, you can tune into the red carpet for all the excitement...
View ArticleGeorge Saunders Explaining Why a Bad Story is Like a Bad Date Is the Greatest...
This new video from Ken Burns’ series about story is just so awesome. George Saunders, author of The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, explains why reading a bad story is like going on a bad date. Says...
View ArticleFrom Japan, With Changes: The Endless Debate Over Video Game 'Censorship’
One of Nintendo’s biggest releases in 2015 is the sprawling 100-hour adventure Xenoblade Chronicles X, released earlier this year in Japan. It’s great-looking and fun. That’s not in dispute. The most...
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