You Can’t Possibly Exterminate This Timelord: Wally The Corgi As Each Doctor

Your moment of cute today: Wally the Welsh Corgi cosplays as each doctor from Doctor Who, and is adorable at it. [Mashable]

This Force Awakens-Style Trailer With Original Trilogy Footage Gives Us Chills

The trailer for The Force Awakens seems to have reignited some enthusiasm for the franchise, prompting Medley Weaver to recut the trailer with footage and dialogue from the Original Trilogy. It makes for the perfect trailer for George Lucas’s original films. The music really works here, and man, this compilation really works to showcase the…

A Map Of Middle Earth Annotated By J.R.R. Tolkien Has Been Discovered

This is a pretty incredible find: a map of Middle Earth featuring annotations from its creator, J.R.R. Tolkien was recently discovered in a copy of a book owned by illustrator Pauline Baynes, which sheds some light on some of the inspiration behind it. Baynes had been tasked with illustrations by publisher Allen & Unwin in…

The Live Action Ghost In The Shell Film Finds Its Writer 

The live-action Ghost in the Shell adaptation has found a new writer to overhaul the script. Jonathan herman (Straight Outta Compton) will re-write the script before it goes into production next year. The film, starring Scarlett Johansson, is slated to be released on March 31, 2017, and is an adaptation of the Japanese anime, which…

The Shining‘s Hotel Is Hoping To Build Its Own Horror Museum

Stephen King was famously inspired by the Stanley Hotel of Estes Park, Colorado, and now, the hotel is looking to add on to their heritage as a horror destination: by adding on a museum dedicated to horror. According to the LA Times, the hotel has issued plans to build a horror museum onto the premise,…

Maisie Williams’ Role On Doctor Who Was Way Better Than The Doctor’s Daughter

In the run-up to Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams guest-starring on Doctor Who, there were all sorts of rumors about which character she was playing. And a lot of people believed she was playing Jenny, the “Doctor’s Daughter” from the episode of that name. Instead, she’s playing something much more interesting. Spoilers ahead… In some…

Man In The High Castle Shows That One Piece Of Art Can Change The World 

Amazon released the pilot for Man in the High Castle for anyone to watch back in January, and now, they’ve released the second episode, Sunrise for the same treatment for this weekend only. Some spoilers below. https://gizmodo.com/man-in-the-high-castle-is-wildly-different-from-the-boo-1679953073 Based on the Philip K. Dick novel, Man in the High Castle depicts an alternate timeline in which…

Yesterday, word broke that Bryan Fuller was bringing the sci-fi anthology show Amazing Stories back to life. Now, you can watch the entire first season of the original 80s series over on NBC.

Open Channel: Show Off Your Geeky Pets

: Hello, hoomans. We have taken over this communications platform. Bring us foods. Open channel time! Meet Arthur (Orange) and Merlin (Black), the two cats that have taken over our home who steal my body heat in the winter. Merlin arrived first, and the first name that my wife came up with was Merlin. When…

Behold This Stunning Edition Of Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard Of Earthsea

Recently, The Folio Society has been putting together some beautiful science fiction and fantasy books: Dune and The Man in the High Castle each came out earlier this year. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin’s fantasy A Wizard of Earthsea will be getting its own special treatment, and will correct a long-standing issue that Le Guin…

Here’s How To Build Your Child The Best Stormtrooper Costume Ever

Store-bought costumes are always a bit … lacking. When TJ Maggio came across Jakk Pacific’s 48 inch First Order Stormtrooper, he saw the potential for a really spectacular halloween costume for his son. The $99 toy is enormous, and with a little work, it can be made into a fully functional Stormtrooper costume for a…

Watch Neil DeGrasse Tyson And Bill Nye Get Autotuned In This Music Video

Symphony of Science is back! The project, helmed by John D. Boswell (aka Melodysheep) had been putting together some fantastic music videos featuring autotuned scientists. Now, he’s collaborated with the Planetary Society for the latest video, Beyond the Horizon. The video puts together Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Emily Lakdawalla and Carl Sagan to sing…

Hamersley Shows Off The Beauty Of Australia’s Wilderness

If there’s any reason to love drones, it’s the fantastic footage of the world that’s being filmed by amateur and professionals alike. Case in point: Hamersley, a stunning short film by Dan Proud. The video was taken from drone footage around the Hamersley range and Karijini National park in Australia. The footage here is stunning:…

Weird Al’s Live Music Video For Tacky Is Delightful Fun

Weird Al made a splash with his latest album Mandatory Fun last year, and he’s been on the road ever since. He’s just released his latest music video that compiles all of his wacky concert intros. Yankovic’s concerts are hilarious multimedia affairs, complete with music videos, costume changes and more, and for this latest tour,…

That Victorian Sherlock Special Gets A Title and Air Date!

Good news, everyone! BBC One has announced the title and airdate for the Victorian Sherlock special! Sherlock: The Abominable Bride will air on January 1st, 2016. Also announced was that the show’s fourth series is currently being written, with production to be slated in spring 206. PBS’s Masterpiece Theater also dropped a trailer with the…

In 1900, a ship arrived at the island of Eileen Mor off the coast of Scotland. There, they were to deliver supplies to a lighthouse crew, only to discover that the three men had mysteriously vanished. Mentalfloss looks back on the 115 year old mystery.

Johnny Depp In Talks To Join Neil Gaiman’s Fortunately, The Milk Film 

This is neat: Johnny Depp is in discussions to join Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s children’s book Fortunately, The Milk. Written by Gaiman and illustrated by Skottie Young, the short book follows a brother and sister as they discover that their house is missing milk. When their father goes out and returns, his story…

Canadian Netflix Subscribers Will Be The First To Stream The Force Awakens

Canadians rejoice: in 2016, the next installment of the Star Wars saga will be available to stream on Netflix. According to Variety, The Force Awakens will hit Netflix in Canada “approximately eight months after the movie leaves theaters.” Why Canada? Apparently it comes down to prior agreements. Disney has existing agreements with Starz, although it…

RIP Harriet Klausner, The Web’s Most Prolific Book Reviewer

If you’ve ever perused book reviews on Amazon.com, you’ve probably come across a name on just about every novel out there: Harriet Klausner. By the time she passed away on October 15th, she amassed an incredible 31,014 reviews. A self-described speed reader, Klausner was a former librarian who tore through four to six books a…

Write a Short Story About Climate Change, And Win $1000!

Arizona State University, the folks who brought you the Hieroglyph anthology of optimistic science fiction, is now hosting a writing contest for stories about the Earth after climate change. And Kim Stanley Robinson is judging the contest! In addition to a $1000 prize for the grand prize winner, the Hieroglyph climate-fiction story contest has a…