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Finally, Some Black Widow Merchandise For Age Of Ultron… Sort Of

Okay, this is getting ridiculous. As we’ve got to see more and more merchandise for Age of Ultron recently, one constant refrain I’ve found myself asking is ‘Where the hell is Black Widow?’. Well, now there’s at least something coming for the super spy. Kind of. Diamond Select Toys chose Comic Book Resources to exclusively…

Which Character Do You Just Wish You Could Give Some Helpful Advice To?

We love to watch people make terrible mistakes — there’s a reason why the characters who make the most awful decisions are usually the most popular. But sometimes, you just find yourself yelling at the screen (or page), “NO!” Which character in science fiction or fantasy do you wish you could give some helpful advice…

Use Ratings Preview For Smarter YouTube Browsing

There’s an awful lot of content out there on YouTube and sorting the wheat from the chaff can be a serious undertaking. One way of making your video browsing smarter is to install the unofficial Ratings Preview extension for Google Chrome; it rather handily shows the rating for a clip right alongside every thumbnail, making…

Shooting Challenge: Texture

It’s horribly cold. So I won’t make you go outside this week. Instead, for this week’s Shooting Challenge, we’re going to call attention to something all around us that we take for granted: Texture. The Challenge Take a photo with texture as the subject. In fact, try to fill the whole frame with one texture.…

Arrow Is Back And Full Of Delicious Ideas

Arrow is back, and it’s letting us know a couple of important things. One – no one can even guess where this season is going to go. Two – it’s going to be incredibly sweet to get there. The Right Villain Played by the Right Guy Green Arrow fans know Brick from the comics. A…

If You Plan On Selling Anything At A Comic Convention, This Is Must-Read

Are you planning on attending a North American comic convention this year as a vendor? While you’re deciding which shows to apply to and what kind of wares to bring, be sure to read this survey of comic book conventions and how much independent exhibitors actually make. Photo: San Diego Comic-Con International 2012 by Kevin…

Barrett Brown Will Spend 5 Years In Jail for Hacking-Related Offenses

A federal judge just sentenced journalist Barrett Brown to 63 months in prison and ordered him to pay nearly $890,000 in restitution for charges related to the 2011 hack of Stratfor Global Intelligence. Brown’s supporters maintain that the young writer and activist was “merely linking to hacked material.” Either way, he’ll spend about five years…

How Anti-Vaxxers Ruined Disneyland For Themselves (And Everyone Else)

“The Happiest Place On Earth” is ground zero for a recent measles outbreak centered in California. Now, unvaccinated people are being warned to avoid visiting Disneyland parks. Image Credit: Wonkblog + Associated Press No Infants In Disneyland There are now 67 confirmed cases of measles in an ongoing outbreak centered in California. According to the…

And TV’s New Supergirl Is…

Melissa Benoist, best-known as Marley Rose on Glee and Nicole in the movie Whiplash! She’s not blonde! This is easily fixed! But come to think about it, why does Supergirl have to be blonde? It’s not like Superman is blonde or anything. Anyways, this casting for the potential CBS series works for us. Here’s the…

Report: The Apple Watch Will Only Last 2.5 Hours With “Heavy” Use

We’ve heard rumors for some time that Apple’s been less than pleased with the purported battery life of its upcoming Apple Watch. And now, it looks as though it has plenty of reason to be worried. According to a new report from 9 to 5 Mac, the Apple Watch the battery is looking at just…

Attack On Titan Theme Park Built Life-Sized Titans And They’re HUNGRY 

Universal Studios in Japan has constructed an Attack on Titan experience that allows guests to enjoy the feeling of being trapped inside the massive jaws of a Titan. Amazing. The Osaka park has currently opened its doors to journalists and the images are flooding in. Crunchyroll has a collection of park photos of the massive…

Every Single Star Trek Lens Flare, Ever

How many lens flares are there in the whole of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movies? A lot. And some crazy rounded them all up into two videos just to inform us all of the light bright insanity that is a lens flare. Way back in 2009, right after the first press screening for the first…

Where Have All the Google Play Edition Devices Gone?

This week, Google polished off the last remaining Google Play edition smartphone in its online store, The HTC One (M8). The device has been scrubbed from the “devices” main page, but you can pull up the smartphone with a direct link…only to be welcomed with “HTC One (M8) Google Play edition is no longer available…

Show Us Your Handwriting

For most of us, typing supplanted the pen and pencil years ago—nowadays, anything longer than a thank you note feels odd to write on real paper. Sadly, the keyboard is taking the great, weird eccentricities of handwriting with it. After all, your handwriting used to signify your personality, your education, it was something to be…

The Hilarious Atomic Robo Is Now A Webcomic. Thank You, Internet Gods.

Actually, thank you to Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener, who created the wisecracking, Nazi-butt-kicking, modified dinosaur-defeating robot Atomic Robo. The pair are uploading seven years of Atomic Robo’s adventures online and are turning their print comic into a free-to-read webcomic. Huzzah! They have already uploaded the first volume of Atomic Robo online for our reading…

Doctor Who Quotes That Make Hilariously Terrible Pick-Up Lines

Given the sheer volume of dialogue that’s been spouted on Doctor Who in the past 50-odd years, and how silly or bizarre a fair amount of it is, nobody should be surprised that dozens of Doctor Who quotes make insane silly double entendres. Our new favorite Tumblr, “Leave The Girl, It’s The Man I Want,”…

Aaaand Windows RT is dead. Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 won’t be coming to either of the Surfaces that run RT, though an update that offers some of the features will. It’s Windows Phone 7 all over again. But hey, good riddance.

Confused By The Spider-Verse Comic Event? Here’s What You Need To Know

You might have heard about Spider-Verse before – probably something about how crazy it is, or who cameoed where, or a few new characters. But if you don’t follow the comics, it probably all sounds a bit confusing. Here’s a brief catchup on what you’ve missed, and what it means for Spidey’s comic future. https://gizmodo.com/the-most-ridiculous-spider-men-yet-just-joined-spider-v-1679534109…

Our Favorite Mobile Apps of the Week

Man, lots of mobile news this week. Windows Phone finally previewed its Windows 10 overhaul (it looks great!) and huge apps debuted big updates and extra features, such as Spotify and Twitter (they also look great!). But among all the big news, bunches and bunches of great apps found their way on various app stores.…

Can You Shoot a Gun in Space? 

Space is full of potential dangers—rogue comets, Martians, bags full of astronaut poop, you name it. But if it really came down to it, and you did have to defend yourself against an interstellar attacker, would a traditional gun actually be able to do the trick? As it turns out, the vacuum of outer space…