One Terrible X-Men Coloring Book Inspired A Gallery Of Amazing Art

By now, hopefully you guys know the talent of artist Brandon Bird (if not, get on that). Bird recently assembled a pantheon of awesome artists to recreate, in their own way, the pages of a completely bizarre X-Men coloring book from the ‘90s. The results are, and please forgive me, X-ceptional. Up top is “Autumn…

Alfonso Cuaron denied that he’ll be directing the adaptation of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Cuaron said, “I have a lot of love for that universe and I tremendously admire JK Rowling, but today, for the present, projects based around lots of visual effects don’t attract me.”

Now This Is An Epic​ Little Mermaid Chest Tattoo

If you’re going to get a Little Mermaid (villain-centric) Disney chest piece, this is the high-water mark. Amazing. Featured in Buzzfeed’s 25 Disney Villain Tattoos To Die For. Mark Barela’s Little Mermaid tattoo, done by artist Matthew Tillman, is not only very creative (we love the layout!) but it is bold as hell. We like…

These Futuristic Buildings Reveal the Soviets’ Vision for Tomorrow

The Soviet Era in Russia and Central Europe was a time for weird futurism — especially when it came to urban architecture. These buildings reveal what the Soviets imagined the cities of tomorrow would look like. The Derzhprom (or Gosprom) building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, designed by Sergei Serafimov, M. Felger and S. Kravets, completed in…

Edgar Wright’s Swiftly Deleted Comment On His Ant-Man Departure

Ant-Man director Edgar Wright broke his silence on his split with Marvel — although very briefly. He posted this picture with the message “selfie”, and almost immediately deleted it. Of course, the internet is forever, and the pic was caught — and it’s a subtle but definite rebuke to Marvel. For those of you who…

A Supertask Shows How Particles Can Spontaneously Start Moving

Supertasks are more philosophical than physical, but they do make for a fun few minutes of contemplation. They make us ask what happens when an infinite number of things happen in a finite amount of time. In this case, they show that things can spontaneously start moving. Supertasks have been devised by philosophers asking questions…

Which Character Would Make The Very Worst Travel Buddy?

There’s nothing more exciting than taking a trip to someplace you’ve never been before whether in real or fictional worlds. That is, unless you’re stuck with the wrong traveling buddy. Today we want to know which character would make the very worst of traveling companions? Tell us in the comments which character you’re most loathe…

This Robot Gymnast Blooper Reel Is as Hilarious As It Is Adorable

We’ve seen Youtuber hinamitetu’s robot gymnast successfully pull off a number of spectacular feats, including a perfect quadruple backflip and and Kovacs-Triple backflip-landing. But to succeed you have to fail — as this blooper reel so cogently illustrates. RoboGymnast recently executed a triple salto with full twist: More at hinamitetu’s YouTube channel.

Dissect The Best Minutes Of ​The Empire Strikes Back With Us

This week I had the amazing privilege of participating in the Star Wars Minute podcast, which is a delightful podcast that analyzes a minute of the Star Wars franchise every day, in order. And no lie, I got the best minute. So should you want to spend each day rehashing a minute of The Empire…

Humanity Is Now Officially Ready For Suspended Animation

Surgeons from the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, are set to begin suspended animation trials by dramatically cooling down trauma victims in an effort to keep them alive during critical operations. Twenty years ago, Peter Safar and Ron Bellamy proposed that the rapid induction of hypothermia could “buy time” for a trauma surgical team…

We Would Totally Watch A Batman Series Starring The Arkham Bunnies

The Skirts and Swords gang are back with a wonderful cosplay collaboration! Inspired by the Gotham Bunnies work of Milkydayy (Oskar Vega), here are the Arkham Bunnies, photographed by Greg de Stefano! And they look amazing! First up we are OBSESSED with Michelle Nguyen‘s Mrs. Freeze. Next up, YumeNinja as Bunny Joker. Jennifer Newman is…

In “Resurrection,” ​Penny Dreadful Heads To The Zoo

Penny Dreadful has spent the last two episodes sprinting through setup and unveiling great scenes left and right. This week we take a breather to listen to some backstory and shuffle pieces into place for the next act. How much backstory? Someone tells Josh Hartnett something. That’s how much. Spoilers ahead. I know, the idea…

How A Cryptoanalyst Discovered The Identity Of The Man In The Iron Mask

For those of you who have only seen the Leonardo DiCaprio movie, the Man in the Iron Mask was an actual historical figure. He was a mysterious prisoner in the time of Louis XIV. Two centuries later, a cryptoanalyst finally discovered his probable identity. In 1698, the Man in the Iron Mask had gained quite…

Is This Batman’s Secret Trick For Disappearing In A Cloud Of Smoke?

We’ve shown you how to make smoke pellets, and they work very well, but they don’t have the kind of instantaneous effect that we like to see if we’re winged vigilantes of the night. If your enemies have you cornered, and you need to escape through a cloud of smoke, here something that might help…

How Wind And Water Create The World’s Most Beautiful Rock Landscapes

Differential erosion is a simple concept with a beautiful impact. Variability in rock hardness changes how it is sculpted by water and wind. It’s a bit of a tease that geoscientists look at any strange landscape and attribute it to differential erosion, but it’s not far off. Rock hardness depends on the chemical composition and…

Get Free Massages From 20-Foot Burmese Pythons!

Visitors at the Cebu City Zoo can get a free massage from four 20-foot Burmese Pythons. Thanks to Caters News , we now have a video of the massage from the constricting snake ensemble. According to the Philippines zoo, each snake is fed at least 10 chickens prior to the free treatment. So they will…

​8 Ways X-Men Movie Continuity Is Still Irretrievably Fucked

[Spoilers for X-Men: DOFP ahead!] The excellent X-Men: Days of Future Past fixed a ton of X-Men movie continuity issues, chief among them erasing the entirety of X3: The Last Stand. But not every issue has been fixed. Here are the problems the new X-Men movie-verse still has, now and probably forever. 1) Professor X…

An Infant Star Pierces Through Its Birth Cloud

See that brilliant cloud beneath the prominent blue star? If you look carefully you can see a young star cloaked in the haze of the molecular cloud in which it formed. This stunning image was recently captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The astronomers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory explain: This dark region is known…

This Week’s TV: Will Wil Wheaton’s Geek News Make Us Grin Or Groan?

Wil Wheaton makes fun of the scifi news of the week in his new show while Game of Thrones gets ready to throw down and duel. Orphan Black heads to rehab, Penny Dreadful attends the theater, and The 100 goes hunting. Plus, get caught up on Defiance before the new season starts. Details below! Top…

Oh My God How Is This Amazing Doctor Who Series 8 Trailer Not Real

Sorry, BBC America; your paltry attempts at a Doctor Who series 8 trailer have just been trounced by this beyond incredible, fan-made trailer for the upcoming season starring Peter Capaldi. Watch it, and seriously, you won’t believe your eyes. This incredible video — which I have to stress, again, was actually made by a fan…