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British ratings board rejects Human Centipede 2, calls it a "real risk" to viewers due to "sexual perversity"
Apparently the sequel to last year's grossout masterpiece The Human Centipede (First Sequence), called Human Centipede 2 (The Full Sequence), is so chock full of shock that the British ratings board has declared it a "risk" to viewers. More »
Why the Wall Street Journal is Wrong about Young Adult Books
It feels like every blogger and YA writer online has already commented on the Wall Street Journal article that sparked a Twitter upheaval (#YAsaves). More »
Remember that time Megatron got drunk on the Transformers cartoon?
Here's a scene we hope Michael Bay has tucked away somewhere in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. On a 1985 episode of The Transformers, Megatron and his gang of knucklehead Decepticons get totally shithoused on Energon. More »
Indiana road sign advises drivers not to fear space rays
This is definitely our favorite new road sign. Both reassuring and informative! Thanks to photographer 0ran Sands, who wrote in to say, "I had to stop and stare at it until I was sure it said what I thought it said." The sign is in Fountain Sq. More »
Organ Theft and the Insanity of Geniuses: A History of Mad Scientists in the Industrial Age
Victor von Frankenstein was the iconic mad scientist of the 19th century, but he had competition for that role. Here is the bizarre and uncanny history of the greatest mad scientists of the industrial age. More »
Yes! Matt Smith is officially back for another season of Doctor Who.
The BBC has just confirmed that Matt Smith's Doctor will be back for (at least) another 14 episodes of Doctor Who, presumably referring to a Christmas special plus thirteen episodes in series seven. More »
Is this a secret Martian base, revealed by Google maps?
A guy named David Martines announced on YouTube that he'd discovered an "anomaly" which is clearly a secret Martian base, just by using Google maps. You can see what he's calling the base in this image, taken from Google, above. More »
Ten catch phrases you swore you'd never use (and when you used them)
No matter how hard you struggle, these phrases worm their way into your consciousness. No matter how much you deny it, you let them back out. Here's a list of ten phrases too good to not repeat. More »
The first accurate map of how green the Earth really is
This is the first map ever produced that shows the global output of plant fluorescence. That means you're seeing the most realistic representation of healthy plant life across the entire face of the Earth. More »
Vintage advertisements for HAL 9000 and the Orion III space plane
Remember Justin Van Genderen's throwback travel posters for locales in comic books and the Star Wars universe? He's now given 2001: A Space Odyssey a similar retro rehash. More »
Compare the first-ever Harry Potter screen test with The Deathly Hallows‘ dark heroes
This brand-new featurette for the final film in the Harry Potter franchise starts off with a tearjerker. It's the first ever screen test for Harry, Ron, and Hermione. More »
What is the ultimate impossible experiment?
There's an old psychological theory that it takes 10000 hours of practice to become an expert in a field...and some argue that it's only practice, not natural talent, that makes you an expert. More »