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The Nokia 3310 Was a Frickin’ Tank

Dave Mitchell is a 49-year-old devotee to his old cell phone and members of the UK press are claiming he’s the proud owner of the “oldest working mobile phone in Britain.” Considering the 17-year-old model he uses is a Nokia 3310, that claim is believable. The 3310 was reliable, compact and it just worked. It…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Match.com Bets That Watching The Walking Dead‘s Zombies Will Make People Want to Fuck

Tonight’s mid-season premiere of The Walking Dead won’t just have zombies and baseball bats. Match.com is launching a live online viewing party where TWD fans can chat about the show, and maybe find someone to bump undead uglies with. Match.com CEO Mandy Ginsberg told Variety that they came up with the idea for the zombie…

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Border Agent Demands NASA Scientist Unlock Phone Before Entering the Country

Sidd Bikkannavar is a natural-born US citizen who works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. He’s also a prolific traveler who found himself reentering the United States right as the controversial immigration ban took effect. For unexplained reasons, he was detained and border agents demanded access to his NASA-issued phone which could contain highly sensitive information.…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Hot Toys Debuts Suicide Squad Batman Figure, and His Cape Is Fabulous

Not since Tuxedo Mask have we seen a hero with such epic control over the sassiness of his cape. Hot Toys has debuted its latest Batman figure, based on his brief appearance in Suicide Squad. The figure itself is relatively similar in appearance to the Hot Toys Batflecks from Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,…

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The GOP Just Tweeted a Fake Quote From Abraham Lincoln

Republicans love to remind everybody that they’re the party of Abraham Lincoln. Which is true. But they might want to do a little more research on Honest Abe. Because the GOP Twitter account just tweeted a fake Lincoln quote. “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life…

Tech News Matt Novak

See the Evolution of Movie Magic With Every Oscar Winner for Visual Effects in History

The Academy Awards are almost here and many people will be talking about red carpet fashion, comedic monologues, and who got robbed. But few will be paying attention to the most important awards category—Best Visual Effects. This supercut pulls together all the past winners into a nice little reminder of how much has changed in…

Sploid Rhett Jones

This Star Wars Numbers Book Is So Cute It Makes Me Want To Forget Basic Math

Well, I know what I’m getting my nephew for Christmas. Artist Katie Cook chatted with StarWars.com about the upcoming children’s numbers guide, OBI-123, sharing some of its adorable poems and pages. The book is a follow-up to ABC-3PO, and it uses some of our favorite Star Wars characters from the original series, the prequels, and…

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Department of Education Quotes Famous Civil Rights Activist, Spells His Name Wrong

W.E.B. Du Bois, co-founder of the NAACP, wrote that, “Education must not simply teach work, it must teach life.” And the US Department of Education believes so strongly in the sentiment, that it just sent out a tweet containing the quote. The only problem? The Department of Education spelled Du Bois’s name wrong. We all…

Tech News Matt Novak

White House Blocks Listing of Bumble Bee As Endangered Species

The rusty-patched bumble bee was scheduled to be added to the endangered species list on Friday but The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that process will need to be reviewed due to an executive order from the president. Lobbyists who oppose the Endangered Species Act have celebrated the decision. https://gizmodo.com/after-population-plunge-once-common-bumble-bee-officia-1791051365 The population of…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Even DC Actor Laurence Fishburne Knows Marvel Is Kicking DC’s Ass

Laurence Fishburne got a phone call to come out and make an appearance in Justice League as Daily Planet editor Perry White, but he was too busy washing his hair. He’s said it was a scheduling issue, but there could be another, more juicy reason. According to Fishburne, DC’s kind of blowing it. https://gizmodo.com/time-warner-ceo-admits-that-the-dc-movies-could-be-bett-1786910018 While…

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Logan Composer Is Getting His Butt Sued Over Allegedly Stolen Lucifer Theme Song

Warner Bros. has a hell of a problem on its hands. A pair of musicians are suing the company and Logan composer Marco E. Beltrami for using the theme song they helped create for the show without giving them money or credit. Robert and Aron Marderosian, known collectively as The Mardos and Heavy Young Heathens,…

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Gigantic Bats Are Dying Upside Down, Making Australia’s Heatwave Look Like a Horror Movie

If you’ve ever seen Australia’s grey-headed flying fox, you know that they’re absolutely terrifying. With an average wingspan of over 3 feet, these threatened animals are sometimes called megabats. But you haven’t really seen terrifying until you’ve seen the flying fox dying by the hundreds, which is precisely what’s happening Down Under right now. Most…

Climate Change Matt Novak

This Might Be Our First Look at the Klingons in Star Trek: Discovery

A leaked photo that looks to be from the set of Star Trek: Discovery has given us our first peek at the new Klingons. And, yeah, there are some things we need to discuss. A Toronto-based extra briefly posted a photo on Facebook and Instagram of his “Klingon Crew” chilling on the set of the…

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Smash Mouth’s ‘All Star’ Remade With Windows XP Sounds Is Delightful

This is it, people. We’re officially on the tail end of the Smash Mouth meme. It’s been a good ride. But while most reworkings of “All Star” have just upped the levels of obnoxiousness that are pre-baked into the song, this one is actually enjoyable thanks to its use of sounds from what remains the…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Here’s the First Look at R.L. Stine’s Creeptastic Marvel Comic, Man-Thing

Goosebumps writer and overall literary badass R.L. Stine has finally teamed up with Marvel for a comic book series, and a sneak peek at the first couple of pages promises a delightful mix of fun and terror. Marvel has released a look at the upcoming debut issue of Man-Thing. Stine announced last December that he…

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Beached Whale Situation Gets Worse With Hundreds More Stranded Ashore

Early on Saturday, dozens of volunteers worked to refloat about 100 of the 40o whales that mysteriously beached themselves in New Zealand. But their rescue effort quickly escalated when 240 more were stranded. It’s all the more frustrating that no one is certain why this is happening. https://gizmodo.com/hundreds-of-whales-are-dead-following-a-horrific-mass-s-1792213145 On Thursday, more than 400 pilot whales…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Theme Park Auctions Off Old Robots That You’re Not Supposed to Have Sex With

You know how in HBO’s Westworld everybody is having sex with the sexy sex robots in the theme park? Well, Knott’s Berry Farm, the legendary Southern California park, is auctioning off stuff it has in storage. But you’re not supposed to have sex with any of the robots under any circumstances. As just one example,…

Tech News Matt Novak

Google Test Of AI’s Killer Instinct Shows We Should Be Very Careful

If climate change, nuclear weapons or Donald Trump don’t kill us first, there’s always artificial intelligence just waiting in the wings. It’s been a long time worry that when AI gains a certain level of autonomy it will see no use for humans or even perceive them as a threat. A new study by Google’s…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Tom Cruise ‘Falls’ Into Avengers, Harry Potter, and Tons of Other Movies

Tom Cruise is freeeeeeeeeee, free fallin’! YouTuber DrMachakil grabbed some footage of Cruise taking a plunge in Vanilla Sky and digitally inserted it into a slough of other films. While on his vertical journey, Cruise fights the Balrog in The Two Towers, annoys Obi-Wan Kenobi in Attack of the Clones, and is finally (and violently)…

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Paper Accidentally Runs Photo of Alec Baldwin Instead of Donald Trump

A newspaper in the Dominican Republic has issued an apology for running “fake news” about the Trump regime. Did the paper question the racial superiority of Steve Bannon or doubt the size of Trump’s enormous hands? Nope. The paper accidentally ran a photo of Alec Baldwin playing Donald Trump on SNL instead of a photo…

Tech News Matt Novak

The Nokia 3310 Was a Frickin’ Tank

Match.com Bets That Watching The Walking Dead‘s Zombies Will Make People Want to Fuck

Border Agent Demands NASA Scientist Unlock Phone Before Entering the Country

Hot Toys Debuts Suicide Squad Batman Figure, and His Cape Is Fabulous

The GOP Just Tweeted a Fake Quote From Abraham Lincoln

See the Evolution of Movie Magic With Every Oscar Winner for Visual Effects in History

This Star Wars Numbers Book Is So Cute It Makes Me Want To Forget Basic Math

Department of Education Quotes Famous Civil Rights Activist, Spells His Name Wrong

White House Blocks Listing of Bumble Bee As Endangered Species

Even DC Actor Laurence Fishburne Knows Marvel Is Kicking DC’s Ass

Logan Composer Is Getting His Butt Sued Over Allegedly Stolen Lucifer Theme Song

Gigantic Bats Are Dying Upside Down, Making Australia’s Heatwave Look Like a Horror Movie

This Might Be Our First Look at the Klingons in Star Trek: Discovery

Smash Mouth’s ‘All Star’ Remade With Windows XP Sounds Is Delightful

Here’s the First Look at R.L. Stine’s Creeptastic Marvel Comic, Man-Thing

Beached Whale Situation Gets Worse With Hundreds More Stranded Ashore

Theme Park Auctions Off Old Robots That You’re Not Supposed to Have Sex With

Google Test Of AI’s Killer Instinct Shows We Should Be Very Careful

Tom Cruise ‘Falls’ Into Avengers, Harry Potter, and Tons of Other Movies

Paper Accidentally Runs Photo of Alec Baldwin Instead of Donald Trump

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The Nokia 3310 Was a Frickin’ Tank

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Border Agent Demands NASA Scientist Unlock Phone Before Entering the Country

Hot Toys Debuts Suicide Squad Batman Figure, and His Cape Is Fabulous

The GOP Just Tweeted a Fake Quote From Abraham Lincoln

See the Evolution of Movie Magic With Every Oscar Winner for Visual Effects in History

This Star Wars Numbers Book Is So Cute It Makes Me Want To Forget Basic Math

Department of Education Quotes Famous Civil Rights Activist, Spells His Name Wrong

White House Blocks Listing of Bumble Bee As Endangered Species

Even DC Actor Laurence Fishburne Knows Marvel Is Kicking DC’s Ass

Logan Composer Is Getting His Butt Sued Over Allegedly Stolen Lucifer Theme Song

Gigantic Bats Are Dying Upside Down, Making Australia’s Heatwave Look Like a Horror Movie

This Might Be Our First Look at the Klingons in Star Trek: Discovery

Smash Mouth’s ‘All Star’ Remade With Windows XP Sounds Is Delightful

Here’s the First Look at R.L. Stine’s Creeptastic Marvel Comic, Man-Thing

Beached Whale Situation Gets Worse With Hundreds More Stranded Ashore

Theme Park Auctions Off Old Robots That You’re Not Supposed to Have Sex With

Google Test Of AI’s Killer Instinct Shows We Should Be Very Careful

Tom Cruise ‘Falls’ Into Avengers, Harry Potter, and Tons of Other Movies

Paper Accidentally Runs Photo of Alec Baldwin Instead of Donald Trump

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