Katharine Trendacosta

Aerial Shots of Beach Show Man Wringing Order From Nature

These photos by Bernhard Lang look less like people enjoying a beach trip and more like they belong on Things Organized Neatly. Perhaps by a very anal giant. The shots are from Lang‘s Aerial Views Adria, which he describes thusly: The message might be to show the impact of human beings on the natural environment.…

Celebrate the End of Summer With a Doggie Pool Party

These dogs are the happiest dogs. They’re happier than you, than me, than the cat that’s just realized all the dogs are gone. The Lucky Puppy doggy daycare in Maybee, Michigan is a summer camp for dogs, basically. Seriously, this is nicer than my childhood summer camp: there’s a specially designed 21×41 foot pool has…

Underworld Reboot No Longer a Reboot

Instead of starting the franchise over with a full reboot, asreported earlier. Instead, we’re getting a sequel with some new characters. The Hollywood Reporter says that the fifth movie in the vampire series will center around David, Theo James’ character from 2013’s Underworld: Awakening. Now far more recognizable, thanks to Divergent, James is reportedly set…

Is a Live-Action Teen Titans One DC Show Too Many?

DC does not seem concerned about this at all, since they and Warner Bros. keep producing them. The latest property to get the small screen treatment are the Teen Titans, as TNT is about to order a pilot based on the Teen Titans called, simply Titans. Written by Oscar-winner Akiva Goldsman and Marc Haimes, the…

Rumor: Avengers 3 Features At Least One Of The Guardians Of The Galaxy!

Plus, will Spider-Man actually be in the Sinister Six movie? Morgan Freeman joins the cast of Ted 2. Bryan Fuller hopes the American Gods show lasts more than one season. Agents of SHIELD’s executive producers tease appearances by even more Marvel characters. Spoilers now! Top image: Guardians of the Galaxy Sinister Six At the Toronto…

Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to a Totally Deserving Ursula K. Le Guin

The National Book Foundation’s announced that this year’s recipient of the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters is Ursula K. Le Guin. In an added bit of joy to an already excellent piece of news, Neil Gaiman will present her with the award. Photo Credit: Getty Images The Distinguished Contribution Medal recognizes those who…

The Amazing and Diverse Art One Man Made for Three of This Year’s Films

Jonny McCoy is a concept artist who just released a slew of work done for three of this year’s huge releases: Thor: The Dark World, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Edge of Tomorrow (big internationally). The art straddles a wide range of work, all of it awesome. For Days of Future Past, McCoy’s work…

Illustrated Twitter Typos Are Hilarious Eldritch Horrors

Illustrated Twitter Typos does exactly what it says on the tin: It provides images to show you what it would look like if these weren’t typos but actually what happened. And it turns out that most typos result in horrifying chimera-type lifeforms. Illustrated Twitter Typos can be found on either tumblr or twitter. A project…

Look at Those Guns: Here’s an Official Look at the Batmobile

Following the photos that leaked this morning, Zack Snyder has dropped an official shot of the new Batman v. Superman Batmobile. If anything, this looks even more souped up than the other photos. First, we’re once again treated to this film’s monochromatic official photography. Second, unlike the leaked photos, we get a very good look…

DC TV Round-Up: News From The Flash, Gotham, Arrow, and Supergirl!

Michael Douglas talks who is going to wear the Ant-Man costume. Hayley Atwell tweets photos from the set of Agent Carter. The Flash teases more heroes. And Orlando Bloom is willing to return to Pirates of the Caribbean. Spoilers now! Top image: Gotham Ant-Man Michael Douglas said that he, as Hank Pym, will not be…

The Whales That Carry Worlds On Their Backs

The each species of skywhale carries a different biome on their back. For a planet to exist with variable geography, individuals of the various species must band together and fit the environments they carry together. These sculptures are the work of Ruilin Wang in his DREAMS-ark series. There are tree-covered cliffs on the humpback whale…

Make-a-Wish Helps Child Defeat Evil in His Own Sci-Fi Film

Clark Doyle, a seven-year-old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, made his very own science fiction epic with the help of the Make-a-Wish Foundation. The above photo of awesomeness is Clark at the red carpet premiere of his film Zero Hour. Between this and the Iron Manchild, our hearts may just implode in on themselves. According to…

CBS is getting into the Stephen King business again. Following Under the Dome is a miniseries adaptation of the short story The Things They Left Behind, about a 9/11 survivor who finds possessions of his dead co-workers in his home.Producing is Greg Berlanti, who adds this to Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl. [TV Line]

How Harry Potter‘s New Artist Deals With the Fan Backlash

Harry Potter’s British publisher decided to re-issue the books with new covers, choosing Jonny Duddle from four finalists. As each of his new covers are revealed, Duddle gets a deluge of comments on Twitter, some supportive and others complaining. But he waves off the biggest complaint with some logic. For many of us, the Harry…

Tonight’s Jam Is John Oliver’s Sex Gecko Tribute Ballad

Quite correctly, John Oliver was devastated by the loss of Russia’s space sex geckos. So he and A Great Big World performed “Say Something” as a tribute. Complete with a sex gecko mascot.

Chris Evans Denies That Captain America 3 Will Be His Last Marvel Film

Shawn Levy reveals that he’s been working on Real Steel 2 for three and a half years. Transformers 5 may see the return of its original stars. Arrow’s Thea Queen gets a new love interest. And we’re promised zero love triangles in The Flash. Spoilers now! Top image: Captain America: The Winter Soldier Captain America…

Here Are Bill Murray’s Choices for an All-Female Ghostbusters

Asked about the Paul Feig-helmed, all-female reboot, Bill Murray gave his ideas for the new cast. Some stalwarts are included, but there are few new names, too. No matter what, it’s kind of hard to dismiss anyone endorsed by Bill Murray himself. Murray first gave his stamp of approval for the idea, saying, “I’m fine…

Let’s Wildly Speculate About Who’s Who In the First Good Omens Photo

Along with the announcement that the first ever Good Omens adaptation would be a December radio play came this photo of the cast. Who do you recognize? Here’s the cast according to the official press release: The audio drama, which begins recording today in a secret London location, has a cast including Colin Morgan (Merlin,…

The Sci-Fi and Fantasy-Themed Art Explosions of “Alphabet Attack!”

Dave Crosland, aka King Gum, finished the fourth iteration of his daily art project “Alphabet Attack!” in July. Each time he does this, he goes in alphabetical order for his inspirations, covering everything from single words like “Yonder” to fanciful takes on pop culture like “Ewok Engineering.” Above: Ewok Engineering, Dalek’s Disagreeable Disposition, and Quarantine…

Japan’s Made the Best, and Funniest, Guardians of the Galaxy Trailers

Guardians of the Galaxy is premiering in Japan this week and director James Gunn has been kind enough to inform the world of the beauty that are their trailers. Rather than the more team-focused trailers we got, Japan went for a route that picked out the anthropomorphized characters, using some perfectly chosen stock images. You…