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Lumberjanes‘ Noelle Stevenson Is Bringing Back Marvel’s Runaways

We needed some good news today, and it’s not going to get much better than this: Noelle Stevenson, writer and artist of the phenomenally wonderful Lumberjanes, is helming a new Runaways comic for Marvel, due out in May. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Stevenson revealed that the comic will be part of Secret…

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Fukushima Is Teaching Us How Radioactivity Spreads

After the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima, scientists began a massive effort to monitor radioactive contamination of food grown nearby. And one good thing did come out of it—we learned how radioactivity moves through the ecosystem. First, let’s be clear that the analysis confirms extensive monitoring kept food whose radioactivity levels exceeded safety limits from reaching…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

Archer Hits The West Coast To Meet The In-Laws … With A Bullitt

This week, Archer meets Lana’s parents (well, technically he’s met them once before, but …) on a wild trip to Berkeley that turns into a Bullitt-inspired car chase through San Francisco. And how’s this for voice casting: Keith David and CCH Pounder as Dr. and Dr. Kane! Spoilers follow. No case this week, and no…

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Pat Robertson Thinks There Could Be Demons In Your Second-Hand Clothes

Human goblin creature, Pat Robertson, is an adult who thinks that spirits can attach themselves to your old thrift shop purchases. No really, Pat Robertson thinks there are demons in your vintage band t-shirts. While taking questions on the Christian Broadcast Network, Robertson was asked if clothes purchased at thrift shops could harbor evil spirits…

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Discovery Of 8,000-Year-Old Wheat Could Rewrite Ancient British History

A DNA analysis of wheat found in an ancient peat bog suggests early Britons were more commercially sophisticated than previously thought. The presence of wheat on the British Isles a full 2,000 years before farmers began cultivating cereal grains means these hunter-gatherers may have established important trade connections in Europe. Archaeologist believe that farming didn’t…

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The Moon, Venus, & Mars In A Single Frame

On February 20, skygazers were treated to a dramatic astronomical dance between Venus, Mars, and the moon. Not since 2008 had these three objects found themselves in such close quarters. Kevin Bourque captured the trio (and some nice earthshine, to boot) in this arresting photograph. Photo featured by kind permission of Kevin Bourque Bourque tells…

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All Six Star Wars Movies Will Be Retold In A LEGO Animated TV Series

In addition to Star Wars Rebels, we’ve got another animated Star Wars series on the horizon, this time animated in the style of LEGO. In a six-part miniseries, Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales will retell each of the original and prequel Star Wars movies from the perspective of C-3PO and R2-D2. The Hollywood Reporter brings…

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This Tiny Toolbox Transforms Into an Entire Woodshop

Who hasn’t stumbled across an episode of This Old House or New Yankee Workshop on a lazy Saturday afternoon and dreamed of being as skilled a woodworker as Norm Abram? The problem for many of us is our tiny apartments with no room for a workshop. But it’s a problem that might finally be solved…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Holi: India’s Most Colorful Festival

The town of Pushkar in Rajasthan is supposed to have the most colorful celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors. So, we packed up a trio of Royal Enfields and rode there from Mumbai. Pushkar is a small, but holy village that is famous for its annual camel fair and its Holi festivities. By…

Tech News Björn Schütrumpf

A Former Superman And Supergirl Join The New Supergirl Show

CBS’s new Supergirl TV series is casting characters all over the place! These two newest addition may take the Kryptonian cake, though — Dean Cain, who played Clark Kent in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and Helen Slater, titular star of the 1984 Supergirl movie, are joining the series. Deadline on sales…

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Two Men Play An Upside-Down Game Of Ice Hockey, UNDERWATER

Usually, when you play ice hockey you play it on the side of the ice where the air is. Not these divers. They decided to take a puck and a pair of hockey sticks underwater in a frozen lake and do a bit of knocking around on the wrong side of the ice. These two…

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No, a Cryptocurrency Can’t Fix a Broken Economy

Auroracoin, the digital currency given as a free hand-out to every resident of Iceland, was supposed to be a a salvo for a country rankled by a broken financial system. It was heralded as the beginning of hyper-localized cryptocurrencies; it became the second-largest cryptocurrency before it even launched, valued at half a billion dollars at…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

You Can Make Beer More Alcoholic By Freezing It

If you have a freezing day, a powerful desire to get drunk as quickly as possible, and a bunch of beer, here’s a way to increase the concentration of alcohol in your brew. Learn about jacking. Yes, it’s called that. In the old days, people were even more interested in getting drunk than we are…

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The Best-Named Gundam Is Getting A Fantastic Toy

Although the upgraded version of Uso Ewin’s Victory Gundam, the splendidly-titled V-Dash Gundam, isn’t the most exciting Mobile Suit Design in the long running Gundam franchise, in toy form it certainly looks rather fabulous. Header Image Credit: Toy-People. All images credited as such unless otherwise stated. This new figure from Bandai is out in Japan…

Tech News James Whitbrook

The 16 Strangest Dragons In Dungeons & Dragons

As the role-playing game’s name hints, dragons abound in the many worlds of D&D, but of course they can’t all be red, evil, and hungry for heroes. There are dozens of species with different abilities, agendas, and alignments a wandering adventurer may encounter; these just happen to be the weirdest. 1) Adamantine Dragons Arguably the…

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Why Kelly Link And Neil Gaiman Are Both Such Essential Writers

Most people have marveled at the fiction of Kelly Link and Neil Gaiman at some point. But it’s often hard to describe what makes both their work so terrifically great. Over in Barnes & Noble’s The Speculator, writer Paul Di Filippo really pinpoints why they are both so indispensible. About Link, Di Filippo says: Link’s…

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A Lord Of The Rings Theme Park Is Coming To Spain

It’s called “The Shire” — of course — and god willing it will have so many delicious second breakfasts. According to Euro Weekly News (via The One Ring), a bunch of property in Spain is getting a bunch of work done in hopes of erecting a Lord of the Rings-themed park. At only about 20…

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We’re Finally Getting To See Eva, A Beautiful Film About Love And Robots

Check out the first U.S. trailer for Eva, a movie about the “first free robot,” a small girl named Eva, created in 2041. This Spanish movie contains some incredible visuals — but it also looks like it addresses a lot of important stuff about A.I. and identity. Even in a year of robot movies, this…

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Reagan’s Star Wars Missile Program Had Its Own Video Game

Remember President Ronald Reagan’s plan for space weapons in the 1980s? Today, it’s little more than a punchline, but it used to be serious business. How serious? Video game serious. Yes, there really was an SDI video game, and thanks to the Internet Archive you can even play it. President Reagan first proposed his space…

Tech News Matt Novak

Spock And The Motorola StarTac

My buddy Scott is this big time photographer who shoots all sorts of famous people. So, when news of Leonard Nimoy’s death broke this morning, he had a fun little anecdote to tell me about the Star Trek actor and his favorite cell phone. It was long before I decided to turn pro, I was…

Tech News Wes Siler

Lumberjanes‘ Noelle Stevenson Is Bringing Back Marvel’s Runaways

Fukushima Is Teaching Us How Radioactivity Spreads

Archer Hits The West Coast To Meet The In-Laws … With A Bullitt

Pat Robertson Thinks There Could Be Demons In Your Second-Hand Clothes

Discovery Of 8,000-Year-Old Wheat Could Rewrite Ancient British History

The Moon, Venus, & Mars In A Single Frame

All Six Star Wars Movies Will Be Retold In A LEGO Animated TV Series

This Tiny Toolbox Transforms Into an Entire Woodshop

Holi: India’s Most Colorful Festival

A Former Superman And Supergirl Join The New Supergirl Show

Two Men Play An Upside-Down Game Of Ice Hockey, UNDERWATER

No, a Cryptocurrency Can’t Fix a Broken Economy

You Can Make Beer More Alcoholic By Freezing It

The Best-Named Gundam Is Getting A Fantastic Toy

The 16 Strangest Dragons In Dungeons & Dragons

Why Kelly Link And Neil Gaiman Are Both Such Essential Writers

A Lord Of The Rings Theme Park Is Coming To Spain

We’re Finally Getting To See Eva, A Beautiful Film About Love And Robots

Reagan’s Star Wars Missile Program Had Its Own Video Game

Spock And The Motorola StarTac

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Lumberjanes‘ Noelle Stevenson Is Bringing Back Marvel’s Runaways

Fukushima Is Teaching Us How Radioactivity Spreads

Archer Hits The West Coast To Meet The In-Laws … With A Bullitt

Pat Robertson Thinks There Could Be Demons In Your Second-Hand Clothes

Discovery Of 8,000-Year-Old Wheat Could Rewrite Ancient British History

The Moon, Venus, & Mars In A Single Frame

All Six Star Wars Movies Will Be Retold In A LEGO Animated TV Series

This Tiny Toolbox Transforms Into an Entire Woodshop

Holi: India’s Most Colorful Festival

A Former Superman And Supergirl Join The New Supergirl Show

Two Men Play An Upside-Down Game Of Ice Hockey, UNDERWATER

No, a Cryptocurrency Can’t Fix a Broken Economy

​You Can Make Beer More Alcoholic By Freezing It

The Best-Named Gundam Is Getting A Fantastic Toy

The 16 Strangest Dragons In Dungeons & Dragons

Why Kelly Link And Neil Gaiman Are Both Such Essential Writers

A Lord Of The Rings Theme Park Is Coming To Spain

We’re Finally Getting To See Eva, A Beautiful Film About Love And Robots

Reagan’s Star Wars Missile Program Had Its Own Video Game

Spock And The Motorola StarTac

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

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You Can Make Beer More Alcoholic By Freezing It