Which of Your Favorite Books as a Kid Do You Still Love to Read?

We can cycle through a lot of different favorite books in our lifetime, but while some of them tend to stick around, there are just as many that you never think to pick up again. Today we want to know about the books that you loved to read then, and still love to read today.…

The Arrow Cast Fail Their City And Flub Their Lines in New Gag Reel

Since the Arrow TV show takes itself so seriously, it’s always fun to see the cast off camersa, revealing they can actually laugh, In this four-minute gag reel from season three, Ollie and the others break character, scream profanity, or, uh… start spanking each other. It’s delightful. Now where’s my Flash gag reel at? [Via…

The Green Lantern Movie Could Star More Than One Human Green Lantern

Schwarzenegger fights Schwarzenegger in a Terminator Genisys clip. Who could be worthy enough to lift Thor’s hammer in Captain America: Civil War? Michael Keaton and David Tennant are returning to comic book adaptations. Plus, our first hints for Person of Interest season five. Spoilers Now! Green Lantern Collider are reporting that the upcoming Green Lantern…

Why Not Wear a Scarf With Your Brainwave Knitted Into It?

NeuroKnitting is a project from Varvara Guljajeva , Mar Canet, and Sebastian Mealla which translates the brainwaves generated from listening to music into a knitting pattern that we can wear around our necks. Guljajeva and Canet are artists that have been working on an “open hardware” knitting machine, which they combined with PhD candidate Maella’s…

From collaborator to inspiration, two tributes to James Horner: Both James Cameron’s reflections in Entertainment Weeklyon the composer who was the “heart” of Titanic and Bear McCrary’s in Playboy on a man who was childhood hero are must reads.

Does Pixar’s Inside Out Show How Memory Actually Works?

Pixar’s newest film, Inside Out, tells the story of 11-year-old Riley and her difficulty dealing with a family move to San Francisco. The film is getting a lot of attention for its depiction of emotion and memory. The filmmakers consulted with neuroscientists and psychologists to help make sure they got the science right. As a…

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension Trailer Has Many Scary Girls

We know that this film, the sixth in the series, will be the last Paranormal Activity movie, and now the trailer promises that all the secrets will be revealed. With the help of cameras that reveals supernatural activity to the adults. You’d think the actions of the kids and the events on the VHS tapes…

A Crater on Mars That’s Only “New” in a Cosmic Sense

How can you tell if a crater is recent? The rim is sharp and the material ejected from its formation is well-preserved. Since it’s relatively recent — in geological time — this crater could have a “steep, active slope,” so NASA will monitor it for changes. This image was taken by the High Resolution Imaging…

Every Episode of Seinfeld Is Now On Hulu

Back in April, we got the wonderful (terrible for corporate productivity) news that Hulu had bought up every single episode of Seinfeld. Well, binge-watchers, your time is nigh: hulu.com/seinfeld is now live. https://gizmodo.com/hulu-just-paid-nearly-180-million-for-every-episode-of-1700869520

A Baby Pygmy Hippo Swimming Is the Cutest Thing You Will See Today

This is Obi, a baby pygmy hippo who lives at the Melbourne Zoo. This is his first swim, and while Obi isn’t nearly as calm as his mother Petre, he’s certainly trying hard. Look at his little panicked eyes! That’s exactly the look you need for either a literal or metaphorical “in over your head”…

Scared Of Going To The Dentist? This Short Film Will Make It Even Worse

Short horror film The Root of the Problem takes us to a dentist’s office in the 1950s, where a nervous housewife is waiting to have her wisdom teeth pulled. Once the anesthesia kicks in, things start getting very sinister. And it’s not just because that dentist looks like he wants to make love to her…

Time-Lapse Footage Of April’s Calbuco Eruption Is Otherworldly

On April 22, 2015, a stratovolcano in southern Chile called Calbuco erupted for the first time in 42 years. Filmmaker Martin Heck was in the area shooting a neighboring volcano, when Calbuco came alive. He fixed his cameras on its undulating plumes of ash. This gobstopping time-lapse is the fruit of the images he captured.…

Obsessively Check the Calorie Count of Your Food!  We’ll Show You How!

Calculating the calorie count of your food is easier than you imagine. You can make a calorimeter at home, and measure calories with just a couple of stands, a graduated cylinder, a good thermometer, and a good scale. (And by disabling the fire alarms in your building.) To get a really accurate calorie count, you’d…

A Hilarious Comic Following A Day In The Life Of Admiral Ackbar

Yes, every time we see Star Wars’ Admiral Ackbar, we want to scream, “It’s a trap!” But what about the person behind the meme? Well, this comic by AC Stuart takes us inside Ackbar’s suburban life. Stuart made “A Day in the Life of Admiral Ackbar” for College Humor, but also be sure to check…

The Weirdest Videos Of Planes Yanking People Into The Sky

During WWII, American and British military developed a system to retrieve people following airborne operations, without landing. Then after the war, the Americans experimented with other ways to pull people aboard a plane in mid air. Check out some bizarre videos of people being plucked into the sky. The World War II method of pulling…

The Rock To Star In A Movie Based On The Monster Video Game Rampage

Having just defeated an earthquake, The Rock might soon take on three even bigger monsters. The actor, better known as Dwayne Johnson, is set to produce and star in a film adaptation of the classic 80s video game Rampage. Rampage was a game where a players took control of either a giant gorilla, lizard or…

This Agricultural Tool Invented By Archimedes Is Still In Use Today

Over two thousand years ago, Archimedes invented a tool with huge implications for ancient Greek farmers — and we’re still using it today, but in a different form. io9’s comment of the day comes from commenter operationcrossroads, who shared this diagram (above) of Archimedes’ Screw and noted that the spiral-shaped water removal tool originally invented…

Basil Valentine’s Home Remedies Killed A Lot Of People. But Who Was He?

Basil Valentine, or Basilius Valentinius, was the name of a distinguished and learned Benedictine monk, who wrote treatises on medicinal compounds and alchemy. Except there’s no record that this monk ever existed. Back in the 1600s, the public believed that Basil Valentine was a member of the Order of the Benedictines, living in austere studiousness…

Who’s The Cleverest And Most Resourceful Young Adult Book Hero?

We don’t usually admire young-adult heroes for their brains. In fact, watching a young adventurer make mistakes can be part of the whole “growing up” storyline. But there’s also something to be said for a smart cookie. Who’s the smartest, most resourceful young-adult hero of them all? Please include a picture, book cover, poster, book…

Disney Might Make Charles Darwin Into An Action Star

As the world waits for a fifth Indiana Jones film, there may be a new adventurer on his tail: Charles Darwin. Disney has reportedly bought a pitch from Oscar-winning screenwriter Stephen Gaigan, which features Darwin as the star in a family friendly adventure tale. There aren’t many details beyond that, except that Gaigan (who wrote…