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Should Any Star Wars Movies Be Made Without George Lucas?

Happy holidays, folks! It’s just about time for me to shack up with Olivia Williams in our annual winter vacation, so this is the last “Postal Apocalypse” for a few weeks. Do not weep, for I’ll return on December 31st, so keep on sending your letters and I’ll try to have an extra big mailbag…

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Gigantic Wooden Dice Fill Your Yard With Yahtzee

Like giant Koi in a pond who’ve grown larger than their goldfish siblings trapped in a bowl, this set of six over-sized wooden dice is designed to be tossed around in your spacious backyard. They say everything is better when it’s super-sized, right? So playing with Yahtzee with five of these dice might actually come…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Full Trailer For Pixar’s Inside Out Is Even Smarter Than We Expected

We’ve seen a bunch of teaser trailers for Pixar’s emotion-based film Inside Out that have been pretty cute, but the new, full-length trailer shows off that Pixar humor and cleverness we’ve been searching for. Because it doesn’t just go inside a preteen’s mind—it goes inside her mom’s and dad’s brains as well. The foot. We…

Trailers Lauren Davis

15 More Mortifying Wrong Window Tales

We thought we knew the extent of human shame. We thought wrong. After publishing some of your most mortifying follies involving Gchat, AIM, texting, and email last month, even more stories of the dreaded “wrong window” poured in. And they were so, so much worse. Below, find 15 more stories that, somehow, are even worse…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Laughing Gas Can Ease The Symptoms Of Severe Depression

A proof-of-concept trial has shown that nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, holds potential as an effective treatment for severe depression in patients who don’t respond to standard therapies. Laughter may indeed be the best medicine. The study, which was conducted at Washington University in St. Louis, is the first to consider the effects of laughing…

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Holy Hell The Next Jump Street Movie Will Crossover With Men In Black

Okay… this is unexpected. According to emails from Sony chief Amy Pascal, recently released by hackers, there’s a very bizarre crossover in the works — one where Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill’s Jump Street undercover cops will team up the alien-investigating Men in Black agency. Seriously. The movie will be written by Phil Lord and…

Movies Rob Bricken

Admire The World’s Most Gorgeous Buildings Dedicated To Science

The stunning ceiling above the Austrian Academy of Sciences‘ main auditorium helped the 167-year-old institution make Curbed‘s list of architecturally memorable buildings dedicated to science. Other picks include way more modern (and scifi-evoking) structures, including the Innovation, Science, and Technology Building at Florida Polytechnic University (a.k.a. the first college in the U.S. with an all-digital,…

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You Can Buy a OnePlus One Without an Invite Until They Run Out

The OnePlus One is a great phone, and probably the best bang for your buck if you want to go off-contract. The biggest problem with it up until now was that you needed an invitation to buy one. But OnePlus is making its so-called “flagship killer” phones available today without an invite (until they run…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

10 Classic Dr. Strange Storylines That Would Be Perfect For Cumberbatch

At long last, we know who’s playing Dr. Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme, in Marvel’s upcoming movie, due Nov. 2016. But who is Dr. Strange? And what’s so great about him? We’ve rounded up eight fantastic storylines about the surgeon-turned-wizard that are both awesome, and provide great material for Benedict Cumberbatch. Top image: Artwork by Gene…

Movies Diana Biller

A Penguin Cosplaying As Judge Dredd Is An Actual Toy You Can Buy

He is the Law, and He’s also goddamn adorable! This new vinyl toy from Blind Mouse Toys combines the grim, harsh world of 2000AD’s Judge Dredd with all the cuteness of penguins into one lovely vinyl toy. Cosplay Penguin has taken a while to arrive, but now the first in the series (there’s going to…

Tech News James Whitbrook

This is how the great 8-bit game movie versions are made

We love 8-bit Cinema’s game movie versions—like the ones they made for The Matrix or Inception.This video shows how they make them. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

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Are these trippy visual effects real or computer generated?

I can’t figure out if this music video was made using computer graphics or macro photography. Maybe it’s a combination of both. Or maybe the eggs I ate this morning had some toxins and all of this is only happening inside my head. Aquarian is an electronic-music producer and photographer based on Brooklyn. This song,…

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Scream’s New Ghostface Mask Is Revealed! UPDATE: No It’s Not

Long have we been speculating what Wes Craven’s new MTV Scream series Ghostface mask would look like. And now we know…. it’s green. For reasons. Behold the new horror. UPDATE: Phew, it’s not the mask after all! For a while ,there was even a rumor that there would be no Ghostface serial killer mask, but…

Television Meredith Woerner

I Can’t Stop Watching This Lovely Moment From The Last Agents of SHIELD

Seriously, this scene brings a tear to my eye every time I watch it. A tear of pure, beautiful joy. This event made absolutely everything totally worthwhile, all by itself. But luckily, “What They Become” was also full of huge reveals and surprises. Spoilers ahead… Skye has completely redeemed herself We learn Skye’s true name…

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Candy Cane Esophagus Is A Real Condition (But It’s Not What You Think)

To get myself into the holiday spirit, I decided to search for “candy cane injuries,” expecting to see a lot of impalings. I found something entirely different. You are likely to get this “candy cane” injury during the holidays (at least if you live in the northern hemisphere, where it’s cold) but it’s not due…

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The Most Intricate Images of Live Nerves Ever Captured

You’re looking at some of the most intricate images of live nerve endings ever captured, in which it’s possible to make out individual nerves and touch receptors in unprecedented detail. The images were acquired by researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratoryusing a technique called SNAP-tagging. While that been around for at least ten years,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

If You’ve Only Seen Disney’s Pinocchio, Read This Webcomic Adaptation

While most of us are familiar with the cartoon musical version of Pinocchio, the mischievous puppet started life in Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. This comic adaptation, by cartoonist KC Green, goes back to the original text, 19th-century Italian jokes and all. Green’s webcomic Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio follows Pinocchio’s adventures from the…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Shazam Now Has a Built-In Music Player Powered by Spotify and Rdio

Today the Shazam apps for iOS and Android are getting a big update that could completely change how you use the sound ID service. Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to Shazam songs on the fly as before, but now, you’ll also be able to browse and play music the way you do in other…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

This Bird Chose The Absolute Worst Place To Poke Its Head

Animals living in the wild can’t let their guard down for a single second lest they become a quick meal. Case in point: this bird who chose a rather regrettable place to go foraging. Warning: This video isn’t particularly graphic, but it is rather sad.

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In The Water Diviner, Russell Crowe Has A Psychic Ability To Find Water

… and redemption. Here’s the trailer for Russell Crowe’s directorial debut, The Water Diviner, in which he also stars as a man who lost all of his sons in World War I. On a mission to bring their bodies home, he discovers that one may not have died after all. One of the earliest reviews…

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Should Any Star Wars Movies Be Made Without George Lucas?

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Full Trailer For Pixar’s Inside Out Is Even Smarter Than We Expected

15 More Mortifying Wrong Window Tales

Laughing Gas Can Ease The Symptoms Of Severe Depression

Holy Hell The Next Jump Street Movie Will Crossover With Men In Black

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You Can Buy a OnePlus One Without an Invite Until They Run Out

10 Classic Dr. Strange Storylines That Would Be Perfect For Cumberbatch

A Penguin Cosplaying As Judge Dredd Is An Actual Toy You Can Buy

This is how the great 8-bit game movie versions are made

Are these trippy visual effects real or computer generated?

Scream’s New Ghostface Mask Is Revealed! UPDATE: No It’s Not

I Can’t Stop Watching This Lovely Moment From The Last Agents of SHIELD

Candy Cane Esophagus Is A Real Condition (But It’s Not What You Think)

The Most Intricate Images of Live Nerves Ever Captured

If You’ve Only Seen Disney’s Pinocchio, Read This Webcomic Adaptation

Shazam Now Has a Built-In Music Player Powered by Spotify and Rdio

This Bird Chose The Absolute Worst Place To Poke Its Head

In The Water Diviner, Russell Crowe Has A Psychic Ability To Find Water

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​Should Any Star Wars Movies Be Made Without George Lucas?

Gigantic Wooden Dice Fill Your Yard With Yahtzee

Full Trailer For Pixar’s Inside Out Is Even Smarter Than We Expected

15 More Mortifying Wrong Window Tales

Laughing Gas Can Ease The Symptoms Of Severe Depression

Holy Hell The Next Jump Street Movie Will Crossover With Men In Black

Admire The World’s Most Gorgeous Buildings Dedicated To Science

You Can Buy a OnePlus One Without an Invite Until They Run Out

10 Classic Dr. Strange Storylines That Would Be Perfect For Cumberbatch

A Penguin Cosplaying As Judge Dredd Is An Actual Toy You Can Buy

This is how the great 8-bit game movie versions are made

Are these trippy visual effects real or computer generated?

Scream’s New Ghostface Mask Is Revealed! UPDATE: No It’s Not

I Can’t Stop Watching This Lovely Moment From The Last Agents of SHIELD

Candy Cane Esophagus Is A Real Condition (But It’s Not What You Think)

The Most Intricate Images of Live Nerves Ever Captured

If You’ve Only Seen Disney’s Pinocchio, Read This Webcomic Adaptation

​Shazam Now Has a Built-In Music Player Powered by Spotify and Rdio

This Bird Chose The Absolute Worst Place To Poke Its Head

In The Water Diviner, Russell Crowe Has A Psychic Ability To Find Water

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

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Should Any Star Wars Movies Be Made Without George Lucas?

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