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Why are watermelons exploding in China?
https://kotaku.com/why-are-watermelons-exploding-in-china-5802878
Watermelons are bursting at the seams in farms throughout southeastern China, and no one is quite sure what’s causing it. Is it chemicals? Freak weather conditions? More »
What’s the secret of a good genre mashup?
https://gizmodo.com/whats-the-secret-of-a-good-genre-mashup-5802089
Lately it seems like a lot of the freshest genre works are mash-ups of well-worn ideas. Whether it’s “police procedural with elves” or “superhero movie with Cold War intrigue.” But why do some genre mashups rule, while others fail horribly? More »
ABC releases trailers for horror series The River and the dark fairy tale Once Upon A Time
https://gizmodo.com/abc-releases-trailers-for-horror-series-the-river-and-t-5802632
Take a sneak peek at ABC’s exceptionally Disneyfied series Once Upon A Time, starring Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White. Plus take a look at the mockumentary series The River, whose cast includes the nutso deputy from The Crazies! More »
Marvel Comics’ nastiest villains get dapper costume makeovers
https://gizmodo.com/marvel-comics-nastiest-villains-get-dapper-costume-make-5802751
The blog Project Rooftop is obsessed with the sartorial side of superheroics and posts oodles of redesigns (both official and unofficial) of your favorite capes. More »
The real Mona Lisa is about to be discovered
https://gizmodo.com/the-real-mona-lisa-is-about-to-be-discovered-5802728
We might be on the verge of the biggest archaeological discovery in art history. A tomb in Florence could hold the remains of the model who sat for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa some 500 years ago. More »
10 Sexiest Assassins
https://gizmodo.com/10-sexiest-assassins-5799808
Murder for hire doesn’t have to be sexy, but it’s just more fun that way. And the best assassins are almost always sexy, using their sexual allure to confuse their prey and delight everyone else. More »
First Footage from Torchwood: Miracle Day! Plus will Eliza Dushku star in a Torchwood spinoff?
https://gizmodo.com/first-footage-from-torchwood-miracle-day-plus-will-el-5802692
Here it is, your first ever look at the brand new Torchwood miniseries, Torchwood: Miracle Day. What will happen to the people of Earth when everyone on the planet stops dying? More »
Your next ocean vacation could be on an abandoned oil platform
https://gizmodo.com/your-next-ocean-vacation-could-be-on-an-abandoned-oil-p-5801452
What do you do with an oil platform after it has outlived its usefulness? You’ve got this giant structure, set up for people to live and work on it, and it’s solidly sunk into the ocean floor. More »
42 images from X-Men: First Class show off Azazel, Angel and Emma Frost
https://gizmodo.com/42-images-from-x-men-first-class-show-off-azazel-ange-5802571
X-Men: First Class keeps looking better and better! A new batch of stills from the mutant prequel shows off the red-faced Azazel (Nightcrawler’s Daddy), plus plenty of images of Angel and her plentiful collection of mini skirts. More »
First Tintin movie trailer reveals a pirate mystery and his loyal dog Snowy
https://gizmodo.com/first-tintin-movie-trailer-reveals-a-pirate-mystery-and-5802611
The first teaser trailer for Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn is out. Even though we don’t see the characters’ mouths jabbering, Snowy (“Milou” to all you Francophones) and the Unicorn pirate ship look rather nifty. More »
Why are so many teens fleeing to Bordertown?
https://gizmodo.com/why-are-so-many-teens-fleeing-to-bordertown-5802355
It’s a city on the edge of our world, full of elves and magic. It’s rumored to welcome outcasts, artists, and dreamers. And now that its gates are open to humans again, teens are fleeing to Bordertown from everywhere. More »
“Leviathan Wakes” is as close as you’ll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form
https://gizmodo.com/leviathan-wakes-is-as-close-as-youll-get-to-a-hollywo-5802479
When you dive into Leviathan Wakes, the first in the Expanse series from James S. A. Corey, you’ll feel like you’re watching the opening scene in any of a dozen awesome science fiction films. More »
Places on Earth that Aliens Might Find Hospitable
https://gizmodo.com/places-on-earth-that-aliens-might-find-hospitable-5802471
NASA released an absolutely stunning gallery of real-world locations where alien life forms might like to spend some time if they visited. These are the weird, extreme places where astrobiologists have studied unusual life forms and conditions. More »
First Trailers for J.J. Abrams’ Alcatraz, plus Grimm and Awake!
https://gizmodo.com/first-trailers-for-j-j-abrams-alcatraz-plus-grimm-and-5802331
Fox has finally released the first footage from J.J. Abrams’ mysterious time-traveling series Alcatraz. It’s so Abrams-y, it makes us squeal – quick, to the lens-flare machine! More »
Who’s a bigger fool on Game of Thrones: the King, or his Hand?
https://gizmodo.com/whos-a-bigger-fool-on-game-of-thrones-the-king-or-his-5802379
It’s easy to think of King Robert as a fool, and Ned Stark as the wise counselor who tries to save the King from his own folly. But like most things in Game of Thrones, it’s not quite that simple. More »
