Oh My Glob – Adventure Time Is Being Turned Into A Movie! 

MATHEMATICAL! Pendleton Ward’s dark, funny, technicolor weirdfest (aka Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time) is being developed into a feature-length animated film by Warner Bros. According to Deadline, who broke the news, the project is being produced by Chris McKay and Roy Lee. CN and Ward are involved, as well: McKay (one of the exec producers of…

This Eerie Chandelier Is Controlled By A Geiger Counter

Artist Phillip Stearns’ A Chandelier For One of Many Possible Endings is a custom light fixture containing 92 elements, each connected to a Geiger counter and each representing an electron in a Uranium atom. They light up in response to radiation, creating a haunting pattern. According to the artist: Lights flash in response to the…

Wow, Edward Snowden Is A Total Megadick On 12 Monkeys

We expected craziness, time-looping, wild schemes and plagues on Syfy’s 12 Monkeys. But what we never saw coming was Evil Edward Snowden, who’s so nihilistic he’s willing to consider letting the human race brush up against extinction. Watch for yourself! Spoilers ahead… This episode, “The Keys,” was all about ruthless spies and the former CIA…

A New J.K. Rowling Bibliography Unearths Harry Potter Secrets

It’s not a biography, it’s a bibliography, but a new book about J.K. Rowling is so detailed the author herself calls it “slavishly thorough and somewhat mind-boggling.” The reference volume aims to be the definitive publishing history of the Harry Potter series. J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997-2013 is described by publisher Bloomsbury as “the definitive…

Did you know a feminist named Lizzie Magie created Monopoly in 1904 to “to teach the world about single tax theory and the idea that land — and only land — should be taxed”? Read more about the history and evolution of the 100-year-old board game in this profile. Contact the author at [email protected].

A Ship Sails Beneath Painterly Skies In Portugal

A small ship is lit by a ray of sunshine as it sails up the Tagus river in Lisbon, Portugal on February 25. AP Photo by Francisco Seco Contact the author at [email protected].

Syfy Will Air Five Hours Of Nimoy-Centric Programming Tomorrow

Here’s the complete schedule: 9 a.m. “The Twilight Zone”: “A Quality of Mercy” 9:30 a.m. “Star Trek: The Next Generation”: “Unification: Part I” 10:30 a.m. “Star Trek: The Next Generation”: “Unification: Part 2” 11:30 a.m. “Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country” Via Variety. Contact the author at [email protected].

These Incredible Bars Are Hidden Behind Secret Entrances

It isn’t that hard to find these watering holes — provided you know where to look. Hidden behind vending machines, refrigerators, and even fake walls of kegs, there are some pretty neat places to grab a drink. Angel’s Share, behind a brown door inside a second-story yakitori restaurant named Village Yokocho in New York City…

Why Do We See Familiar Looking Objects On The Red Planet?

What’s up with all the “fossils” on Mars? They are figments of our imaginations, driven by our interest to be there – on Mars – and to know that we are not alone. Altogether, they feed a multitude of web pages and threads across the internet. The dinosaur on Mars, the Face in Cydonia, the…

Update: Insane Power Rangers Short-Film Reboot Is Back Online!

Joseph Kahn’s excellently dark Power Rangers fan film is once again available for online viewing after a brief dispute with the franchise’s copyright holder. All it took was a disclaimer (on the NSFW Vimeo version) and an age restriction (on the “safe” YouTube version). View both here! https://gizmodo.com/holy-hell-this-power-rangers-reboot-is-dark-as-f-ck-1687689958 Update…yes, another update. The NSFW version has…

Canada’s “Spocking Fives” Phenomenon Surges In Tribute To Leonard Nimoy

Doodle-driven Canadians have been cleverly defacing their five dollar bills for years, turning the portrait of former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier into the pop-culture figures he eerily resembles: Spock (seen here) and Harry Potter’s Severus Snape. Though the bills that so wonderfully lend themselves to this practice are on their way out of circulation…

Start Your Weekend With The Hubble Space Telescope’s Planetarium Clips

You may not own your own private planetarium — or if you do, can we come over to your house? But you can still experience a journey through the wonders of space, thanks to four new “fulldome” planetarium clips, released by the Hubble Space Telescope. They’re available in 4K and 8K resolution. According to the…

Why The Best Place To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse Is The Rockies

Where should you flee when the inevitable zombie apocalypse pops off? A group of statistical mechanics students at Cornell University did the legwork and came up with a pretty appealing answer, since it happens to be a place we’d like to visit anyway: the Rocky Mountains. The project takes its cue from more traditional disease…

Rebels Concept Art Makes Us Long For More Hand-Drawn Animated Star Wars

We adored the CG Star Wars TV series Clone Wars and we’re enjoying Star Wars Rebels, but this concept art that Rebels showrunner Dave Filoni has shared just reminds us how cool it would be to see another 2D animated Star Wars show. Star Wars Rebels concept art from StarWars.com. StarWars.com posted a great chat…

One Of The Hazards Of The 1700s Was Death By Rouge

The late 1700s were not known for their long life-expectancy. One of the many sources of death, at the time, was a nasty little thing with the incongruously pleasant name of “cinnabar.” We’ll show you how fashion trends combined with chemistry to kill people off. No one puts on make-up for their health. In the…

The Real Reason Captain America Is Such A Hard Character To Imitate

As one of Marvel’s longest-running and most popular superheroes, Captain America has spawned no shortage of imitations. And, although there’s plenty about him that’s easy to mimic, there’s one reason that no one else has gotten it quite right yet. So what is it? It’s not super strength (so common as to be almost boring).…

The New Game Of Thrones Poster Confirms A Huge Change From The Books

HBO have just released a new poster for Game of Thrones Season 5, and as you can see above, it’s got a great big dragon in it — but it’s who’s looking at the dragon from below that raises a lot of interesting questions. Spoilers for A Dance With Dragons and speculation ahead… Before we…

Read A Great Apocalyptic Story That’s Already Been Proved Wrong!

The Apocalypse Triptych covers a lot of apocalyptic scenarios in three books. But Jake Kerr has the unusual distinction of A) writing about a really cool asteroid impact scenario B) hinging his storyline on a future scenario that we already know won’t happen. Read Kerr’s essay about being wrong, and then read the story right…

Bizarre “Werewolf” Vs. “Vampire” Murder Trial Is Currently Underway

A Southern California murder trial would be just another tragic tale of neighbor shoots neighbor, except the accused believes that he is a werewolf … and he believed his victim was a vampire, according to the testimony of a forensic psychologist. Reports the San Luis Obispo-based Tribune: The District Attorney’s Office says Mark Andrews, 51,…

How The Universe Is Saying Goodbye To Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy passed away today. But his memory and legacy will live on forever in his fans and the lives of the people he touched — which is easy to see because right now because Twitter, Instagram and the rest of the Internet is teeming with touching Nimoy tributes. Here’s how the world is responding.…