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This Mockumentary Is Basically a Men’s Rights Activist’s Worst Nightmare

The faux documentary No Men Beyond This Point takes place in a world where biological males are going extinct. Because it turns out once cisgender men were no longer needed for reproduction, they were no longer needed… at all. This film combines a “historical” look at the decline of the Y chromosome with modern “interviews”…

Trailers Rob Bricken Apr 18 '16

How Spider-Man Saved Captain America: Civil War

As Disney and Sony executives locked horns in a Hollywood conference room last February, the film-makers behind Captain America: Civil War were already betting on the outcome. Spider-Man was going to be in this movie, no matter what. And if he wasn’t, well, that was going to be a problem. “We had to commit to…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 18 '16

Here’s the World’s Largest Jet Engine

Between the two huge chunks of concrete in the moody dusk photo above is the world largest jet engine, which was recently assembled by General Electric engineers. It’s the first working prototype of the GE9X turbofan engine, which GE is putting through the paces at the company’s test range near Peebles, Ohio. You might be…

Tech News Attila Nagy Apr 18 '16

Jurassic World 2 Just Got a Very Intriguing Director

When Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow signed on to make Star Wars: Episode IX, it was obvious he couldn’t do two blockbusters sequels. Now, after months of unconfirmed rumors, the director for Jurassic World 2 has officially been announced: J.A. Bayona. “Who?” you ask? Well, Juan Antonio Bayona directed the powerful true story The Impossible,…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 18 '16

Aliens, Bureaucracy, and Romance Collide in a New Drama From the Director of Riddick

Writer and director David Twohy is best-known for his series of films about Riddick, Vin Diesel’s intergalactic convict/antihero/badass. Twohy still hasn’t left that world behind yet, but he’s also got a new scifi project without the character on his slate: Ice Moon Rising, a co-production between China and the U.S. As such, the movie is…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 18 '16

Harrowing Photographs Depict East Africa’s Dystopian Future

Africa is one of the last great holdouts for charismatic megafauna. But as the human population continues to grow and industrialize, lions, zebras, and elephants are being edged out of existence. A harrowing new series by photographer Nick Brandt makes this transformation visceral. In Inherit the Dust, Brandt juxtaposes the factories and urban wastelands spreading…

Tech News Maddie Stone Apr 18 '16

This Week’s TV: You Know Nothing About Whether Jon Snow Will Stay Dead

Game of Thrones reveals the fate of Jon Snow! Plus 12 Monkeys resumes, and Supergirl concludes its first (and final?) season! The CW tries its hand at the outbreak genre with Containment! And what’s this? A Toxic Avenger Marathon?! Get Troma-tized on This Week’s TV! Monday Gotham (8PM, FOX) Pinewood “After leaving Arkham Asylum, Barbara…

io9 Gordon Jackson Apr 18 '16

Team Fortress 2 Recreated With Nerf Guns Looks Like Too Much Fun

“Your friends are all dead” isn’t something anyone wants to hear. In this video, the cartoony world of Valve’s free-to-play team-based shooter is brought into the real world with the help of Nerf guns, slick choreography, and a little computer magic. VFX company CorridorDigital pits a hopelessly outmatched Red team against a hoard of Blues.…

Sploid Avery Ellis Apr 18 '16

Incredible Views of the Aurora Borealis from Space Makes the Earth Look Like an Alien Planet

We expect the Earth to always be this beautiful blue marble but at some angles and at some times, it glows differently. Like if you just looked at the glorious Aurora Borealis from space, the planet would have this eery alien green glow to it. This stunning footage from NASA of both the Aurora Borealis…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 18 '16

How to Make the Most of Gmail’s Hidden Labels

Gmail is all about labels and search, not folders—and alongside the custom labels you can name and color yourself, there are several hidden ones built into Gmail to help keep your messages organized and prioritized. Here are the ones you need to know about, and how you can use them. The basics Want to see…

Gadgets David Nield Apr 18 '16

Your Star Wars Collection Isn’t Complete Without a Life-Size $8,500 Boba Fett Figure

So this is what collecting action figures has come to? Apparently some Star Wars aficionados aren’t content with 3.75 or even 12-inch figures in their collection. They demand something grander and even more elite, which is why a life-size Boba Fett action figure can now be had for just shy of $8,500. Standing over 78-inches…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 18 '16

Meet the Unknown Legion of British Actors Who Helped Make Star Wars in Elstree 1976

We haven’t heard much from Elstree 1976, the fascinating documentary about the many, many actors who had the luck of appearing in one of the most popular movies of all time… but without ever showing their face on-screen. Now, there’s finally a new trailer and a release date. Elstree 1976 will appear in theaters and…

Trailers Rob Bricken Apr 18 '16

Were the Two Major Quakes Last Weekend Related?

Japan and Ecuador were rocked by major earthquakes over the weekend, prompting speculation that the two seismic events were somehow related. Here’s why that’s extremely unlikely. On Saturday, April 16, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto City in Japan’s Kyushu Region. Just hours later, a powerful 7.8 magnitude quake hit Ecuador, about 17 miles (27…

Tech News George Dvorsky Apr 18 '16

No Living Room Is Complete Without a Star Trek Pinball Machine Coffee Table

Your mom always told you to keep your feet off the coffee table, but you’ll finally have good reason to listen to her advice with this wonderfully over-the-top Star Trek pinball machine sitting smack dab in the middle of your living room. It started life as a legit Star Trek pinball machine built and sold…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 18 '16

Deadpool‘s Director Wants Spider-Man to Crossover Into Fox’s Marvel Movies

Usually, this sort of talk would be passed off as wild dreams that could never happen. But apparently the teams behind Deadpool and the X-Men movies have already started laying out the groundwork for this classic comics team-up to happen on the big screen. It seems like the unprecedented deal-making between Sony and Marvel that…

Movies James Whitbrook Apr 18 '16

Watch Fearless Stuntman Do a Blind Backflip Over a Speeding Race Car

Besides a bit of YouTube fame, it’s hard to say why stuntman Damien Walters challenged himself to perform a daring backflip over a speeding Formula E race car—which he couldn’t actually see coming. It’s a stunt more impressive than anything you’ll see in a Hollywood movie because there are no wires, and no computer graphics.…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Apr 18 '16

Guy Breaks the 5×5 Rubik’s Cube Record Without Breaking a Sweat

Feliks Zemdegs solved his 5×5 cube at Melbourne Cube Day in 44.837 seconds. And the crowd went not at all wild. The 5×5 Rubik’s cube—or Professor’s cube—has over 282 trevigintillion (10^72) permutations, and requires intimate knowledge of the solving algorithms for both the 3×3 and 4×4. Even the tutorial for solving one of these complicated…

Sploid Avery Ellis Apr 18 '16

The Twilight Zone Will Return as an ‘Interactive’ TV Series

CBS has announced plans to revive the iconic anthology series The Twilight Zone, but it won’t be an ordinary TV show. Instead it’s a melding of TV and video games, helmed by gaming industry legend Ken Levine (the driving force behind Bioshock). Revealed by The Wrap this morning, the new Twilight Zone will be made…

Television James Whitbrook Apr 18 '16

Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart Wanna Know What Love Is in the New Equals Trailer

Admittedly, they don’t seem to be having a lot of trouble finding out what love is, but the futuristic dystopian society they live in where all emotion is supposed to have been eradicated probably doesn’t approve. https://gizmodo.com/kristen-stewarts-new-futuristic-romance-looks-decidedly-1758602005 We’ve already seen a brief glimpse of Drake Doremus’ creepy scifi romance movie, but this fresh new trailer…

Trailers James Whitbrook Apr 18 '16

Maybe Addiction Is More Like a Learning Disorder Than a Disease

When Saturday Night Live aired a skit this weekend riffing on America’s new heroin epidemic—a satirical fake ad for “Heroin A.M.” to help addicts remain productive while using—many people weren’t laughing. That’s because heroin and other powerful opiates are killing more people than ever, across all demographics. So much for the War on Drugs. Maybe…

Tech News Jennifer Ouellette Apr 18 '16

This Mockumentary Is Basically a Men’s Rights Activist’s Worst Nightmare

How Spider-Man Saved Captain America: Civil War

Here’s the World’s Largest Jet Engine

Jurassic World 2 Just Got a Very Intriguing Director

Aliens, Bureaucracy, and Romance Collide in a New Drama From the Director of Riddick

Harrowing Photographs Depict East Africa’s Dystopian Future

This Week’s TV: You Know Nothing About Whether Jon Snow Will Stay Dead

Team Fortress 2 Recreated With Nerf Guns Looks Like Too Much Fun

Incredible Views of the Aurora Borealis from Space Makes the Earth Look Like an Alien Planet

How to Make the Most of Gmail’s Hidden Labels

Your Star Wars Collection Isn’t Complete Without a Life-Size $8,500 Boba Fett Figure

Meet the Unknown Legion of British Actors Who Helped Make Star Wars in Elstree 1976

Were the Two Major Quakes Last Weekend Related?

No Living Room Is Complete Without a Star Trek Pinball Machine Coffee Table

Deadpool‘s Director Wants Spider-Man to Crossover Into Fox’s Marvel Movies

Watch Fearless Stuntman Do a Blind Backflip Over a Speeding Race Car

Guy Breaks the 5×5 Rubik’s Cube Record Without Breaking a Sweat

The Twilight Zone Will Return as an ‘Interactive’ TV Series

Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart Wanna Know What Love Is in the New Equals Trailer

Maybe Addiction Is More Like a Learning Disorder Than a Disease

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