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Star Trek engagement ring guarantees a lifetime of “Engage” jokes

For the lady who loves Star Trek and doesn’t mind hearing the same joke over and over again, Etsy seller VaLa Jewellery offers this engagement ring in the shape of the Starfleet insignia. And, in Federation-appropriate fashion, it’s not studded with a diamond, but instead with a white sapphire. The ring is sterling silver, though,…

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Gorgeous Portraits of Steampunk’s Jetpack-Wearing Superwomen

The ladies featured in Jeffrey M. de Guzman’s steampunk portraits don’t need special powers to fly. After all, their alternate history has already devised that most coveted of technological devices: the jetpack. De Guzman is a concept artist who does work for the Singapore arm of Industrial Light and Magic. These digitally rendered steampunk paintings…

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Grab a zombie hunting permit before you go head-hunting

Once the zombie apocalypse strikes, it will be open season on all members of the flesh-eating undead. But until then, if you want to sport hunt the occasional zombie, you’ll need to get yourself a hunting permit. Big Cat Sticker Shack sells these zombie hunting bumper stickers for the 50 US states (Sorry, DC, you…

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See the first image from Dreamworks’ CG Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Rocky and Bullwinkle’s time-traveling dog and his boy, are headed for the big screen in a new Dreamworks CG movie. Here’s the first image of the reunited pair in computer-generated 3D. There was a real charm to the hand-drawn versions of Peabody and Sherman, but these character designs look a good…

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After 115 years together, tortoise couple calls it quits

Bibi and Poldi’s relationship makes most human marriages look like mere flings. The 115-year-old Giant Tortoises have been together since they were young, eventually growing up to become a bonded pair. But now the century-spanning relationship is coming to an end since Bibi decided she couldn’t stand the sight of Poldi any longer. Each of…

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Watch the cheesetastic intro for the quasi live-action American Sailor Moon TV show that never aired

Before the Sailor Moon anime series made its way onto North American TV sets, someone had the bright idea to create a half live-action, half-animated Sailor Moon show for American audiences. The proof-of-concept is a horrifying mix of bad song lyrics, cheesy dancing, and much grabbing of floppy hats. The premise was that Serena and…

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Stories that prove there’s a fine line between zombie and vampire

True Blood returns tonight, and last season’s finale dropped several clues that this season might introduce zombies alongside our usual cast of vampires, werepanthers, fairies, and shapeshifters. But are zombies and vampires really all that different? Zombies and vampires are both, after all, the walking dead. They both need human tissue to survive. Sure, vampires…

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Saintly statues get superheroic makeovers

We’ve seen superheroes cast in traditional religious and mythological roles many times before, from Batman and Superman in ancient marble to Marvel superheroes hanging out with Jesus. Igor Scalisi Palminteri’s artwork actually casts superheroes as Christ and Christian saints, decked out in primary colored robes. Palminteri’s Hagiographies takes familiar religious iconography and adds a coat…

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Walking Dead set photos take us inside Woodbury

We’ve already seen David Morrissey as the nefarious Governor of The Walking Dead’s survivalist commune of Woodbury, but what about the town itself? A new set video and series of photos offer a sneak peek inside Woodbury – and may suggest the return of an old friend. Spoilers ahead! The set video above was filmed…

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What if other TV families had Game of Thrones house sigils?

Every Stark remembers that “Winter is Coming” and each Greyjoy must live by the words “We Do Not Sow,” but what are words of Walking Dead’s House Grimes, Breaking Bad’s House White, and The Office’s House Schrute? Caldwell Tanner at CollegeHumor dreamed up some sigils and sayings for televisions various fictional families. Some of the…

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Retro light sculptures to decorate your mad scientist’s laboratory

When finding the perfect device to light your experiments on biological reanimation or building your death ray, you need a lamp that complements your tampering with the natural scientific order. These unusual light fixtures add a touch of class to any laboratory while keeping with a distinct mad science theme. Frank Buchwald looks to industrial…

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Powerpuff Girls and the Avengers combine to save the world (or just be adorable)

Big eyes, no fingers, and a Hulk – that’s what you get when you combine the sugar-and-spice-fueled Powerpuff Girls with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. You also get some strange, silly, and sometimes animated antics. We’ve already featured Yan3’s image of Nick Fury tucking the Powerpuff Avengers into bed, but artist Yan3 has been working on loads…

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These vintage photo mashups show the places once visited by the Doctor

There was a time before the BBC held the trademark on police call boxes and TARDIS-like kiosks lined British streets. But as we look back at these Google streetview images mashed up with vintage photographs, we can imagine that each picture represents a past visit from the Doctor. Mark Dando created this “Ghosts of the…

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Watch Spider-Man rescue his girlfriend, then propose

One girl enjoying a sunny day at the Provo Dance Walk got a surprise when Spider-Man came to her rescue, defending her from a crew of laughing teddy bear thieves. And the surprise got even bigger when Spidey took off his mask and got down on one knee. The video was, unfortunately, shot vertically and…

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A mind-bending short film about a scientist, his cloning machine, and his brother’s murder

In Murder, this creepy and gorgeous short film by Yang Tzu Ting, a brilliant scientist has figured out a way to clone not only the body, but the soul as well. After his twin brother is violently murdered, he decides to revive him by testing the cloning device on himself – and, in the process,…

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The world’s largest coffin is also an undertaker-run restaurant

What do you do with a 65-foot-long coffin? Undertakers in Truskavets, Ukraine, erected what they claim to be the world’s largest coffin, and now run a side business you wouldn’t normally associate with funeral homes: a death-themed restaurant. In 2008, reports out of the Ukraine detailed the new restaurant Eternity, run by the staff of…

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Concept Art Writing Prompt: Space Dinosaurs!

For this week’s writing prompt, we’re going simple: Space Dinosaurs. That’s dinosaurs from space, dinosaurs in space, or dinosaurs with space-faring dreams. Get your fingers typing and come up with your best flash fiction tale of space dinosaurs. We’ve had space dinosaurs on the brain for the last few months. When researchers weren’t proposing the…

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Ripley and Newt sing a duet in Aliens: The Musical

If Prometheus has you longing for the Facehugging action of Aliens, then Aliens: The Musical will take you back to LV-426, where Newt and Ripley lament their lot among killer aliens and not-so-fearless company men. Created by geeky songsters Jon Kaplan and Al Kaplan, Aliens: The Musical is an amusing and unexpected take on the…

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A women’s asylum rots on an abandoned New York island

Hart Island, which sits at the western end of New York’s Long Island Sound, boasts more than 850,000 residents – all of them dead. The island is now used primarily as a potter’s field, but in its past it has housed a POW camp, a rehab facility, and a women’s insane asylum. New York City…

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Mordor recruitment video recasts the Fellowship of the Ring as the bad guys

So you’re an orc living out your days in Mordor, minding your own business except when the occasional tasty trespasser wanders near your campsite. Then you start hearing rumors about nasty ring-addicted hobbits, powerful wizards, and violent elves preparing to invade your land. What can you do but join up with the Mordor army? This…

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Star Trek engagement ring guarantees a lifetime of “Engage” jokes

Gorgeous Portraits of Steampunk’s Jetpack-Wearing Superwomen

Grab a zombie hunting permit before you go head-hunting

See the first image from Dreamworks’ CG Mr. Peabody and Sherman

After 115 years together, tortoise couple calls it quits

Watch the cheesetastic intro for the quasi live-action American Sailor Moon TV show that never aired

Stories that prove there’s a fine line between zombie and vampire

Saintly statues get superheroic makeovers

Walking Dead set photos take us inside Woodbury

What if other TV families had Game of Thrones house sigils?

Retro light sculptures to decorate your mad scientist’s laboratory

Powerpuff Girls and the Avengers combine to save the world (or just be adorable)

These vintage photo mashups show the places once visited by the Doctor

Watch Spider-Man rescue his girlfriend, then propose

A mind-bending short film about a scientist, his cloning machine, and his brother’s murder

The world’s largest coffin is also an undertaker-run restaurant

Concept Art Writing Prompt: Space Dinosaurs!

Ripley and Newt sing a duet in Aliens: The Musical

A women’s asylum rots on an abandoned New York island

Mordor recruitment video recasts the Fellowship of the Ring as the bad guys

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

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