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These Boots Took the Final Steps on the Moon
On December 14, 1972, astronaut Eugene Cernan stepped up onto the lunar module, shook the moon dust off these boots, and ended an era of human exploration of the Moon.December 13, 1972: Eugene Cernan...
View ArticleReturn To The Wizarding World In The First Trailer For Fantastic Beasts and...
It’s been just four years since we last visited J.K. Rowling’s magical world on the big screen, but it feels like much longer. And while this first trailer for the prequel series Fantastic Beasts...
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Showtime's Penny Dreadful Will Become a Comic Book Series
In kind of a flip-flop of how these things usually unfold, Showtime’s Victorian England-set horror drama Penny Dreadful—which will unveil its third season in 2016—will jump from the screen to the page,...
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200-year old giant salamander discovered outside a cave in China
Chinese giant salamanders are incredible amphibious beasts that look more like monsters from a movie than something that could exist in real life on this here Earth. They are comically huge, like brown...
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The 12 Most Disturbing Hallmark Ornaments of All Time (Updated)
Back in 2013, I took on the unsavory, festive world of Hallmark ornaments. What I found, of course, rocked our nation to its core, but Hallmark’s onslaught of holiday WTF-ery did not end there. As...
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Giant Necks and Stern Looks Abound In Hot Toys' Batman v Superman Figures
We got a brief glimpse at Hot Toys figures for Batman v Superman yesterday, but now the company has released a full look at the Dark Knight and Man of Steel, and—nope. Can’t do it any more. Have to say...
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The Future of In-Flight Wifi, a Cautionary Tale
We were cruising at around 10,000 feet, somewhere above the Midwest, when two pizza-shaped antennas on top of the plane finally connected with the satellite. Within seconds, I was streaming a movie on...
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Alfredo Returns with Pink Frosted Donuts in Elementary
It’s a return of the reoccurring characters this week on Elementary! We finally spend time with Alfredo for the first time since his kidnapping, Captain Gregson and Detective Bell get a shot at doing...
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The Long, Complicated Relationship Between Star Wars and Marvel Comics
The release of Star Wars in 1977 was an absolute gamechanger, on so many levels—from effects, to toys, and to how expanded universes were created in general. But Star Wars was also of vital importance...
View ArticleThe Slot ‘I’ve Known Donald for Years’: 3 Hours Undercover at a Young...
The Slot ‘I’ve Known Donald for Years’: 3 Hours Undercover at a Young Republicans Holiday Party | Sploid 200-year old giant salamander discovered outside a cave in China | Gawker I Haven’t Seen Star...
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The movies of Quentin Tarantino and the films he's influenced by, side-by-side
It’s no secret that Quentin Tarantino is a voracious movie watcher that loves to pay homage to films that came before him. Other director do that too! But QT is so good at referencing other directors’...
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Kurt Russell May Be Star-Lord's Dad in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
We don’t know who Star-Lord’s father is in the Marvel Cinematic Universe quite yet, but we may know who’s playing him—the current rumor is that director James Gunn wants Kurt Russell to play the...
View ArticleSherlock Meets The BBC's Other Great Detectives In This Fun, Weird Promo
Mashup video edits are universal favorites among fans, and have been for ages. Wars and Trek? Sure. DC’s live action movies and TV shows in one trailer? Fantastic! The BBC mashing up its hit crime...
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Here Are the Best and Worst Moments From Last Night's Supergirl
Here’s one of the best moments from last night’s episode of Supergirl. The fight scenes were actually pretty great, and seemed to be done in a way that actually used the show’s low VFX budget to good...
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No Matter If You Love or Hate Return of the Jedi, You're Right
Growing up, I always said Return of the Jedi was my favorite Star Wars movie. It wasn’t until years later I realized I was in the minority by saying that. Watching it again, I now know exactly why I...
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Astronauts On the ISS Will Soon Enjoy Authentic British Tea Time
Mark Watney’s tea may have been nothing but spent rocket fuel, but on the ISS, astronauts are about to get a lesson in good ol’ fashioned English tea time. That’s thanks to British celebrity chef...
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How to Properly Catch Up on All the Star Wars Movies Before The Force Awakens
The seventh Star Wars movie comes out this week (seventh!) and if you’re feeling a little behind, don’t worry: here’s how to catch up on the first few movies before the latest installment drops.Which...
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Legend Is the Weirdest Ridley Scott Movie of All Time
Tops among Ridley Scott’s best-loved movies are early entries Alien and Blade Runner. His varied career has also included Thelma and Louise, Gladiator, The Martian, and that movie where Russell Crowe...
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Curl Up This Winter With Five Straight Hours Of a Burning Darth Vader Yule Log
Who wants the hassle and maintenance of a real fireplace when Netflix serves up a convincing yule log you can just stream to your living room TV? Or better yet, why not just give in to all the Star...
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Meet Dulcinea, Poltergeist and 29 Other Planets Just Named By Popular Vote
Earlier this year, the International Astronomical Union asked us to vote on the names for 32 exoplanets orbiting 15 stars. This could have been a trainwreck, but the planet christening actually went...
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