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In Collier’s Magazine, World War III Already Happened…In 1952

In 1951 Collier’s magazine devoted an entire issue to reporting an imagined version of World War III. The magazine followed every detail of the conflict from the first attack to the eventual occupation of Russia by the United Nations. Collier’s recruited some of the nation’s best-known writers and journalists to provide articles. These included Edward…

According to Variety, End of Watch director and Training Day writer David Ayer is Warner Bros. first choice to direct the upcoming Suicide Squad movie, based on the DC comic series. Word is that the studio thinks Ayer is “a good fit for the dark and edgy film.”

This Is The New Oculus Rift Prototype: Crescent Bay

No, you still can’t buy a consumer version of the amazing Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, but it’s getting really, really close! Oculus just announced a brand-new prototype at the company’s Oculus Connect conference in Los Angeles, and they claim it’s a GIANT leap forward. While we don’t have full tech specs yet, it’s higher…

Watch the Oculus Keynote Live, Right Here, Right Now

Oculus Connect, the keynote event for the makers and experimenters playing around with the amazing virtual reality goggles, is going on right now. What’s in store? Watch right here to find out. Watch live video from oculus on www.twitch.tv No matter what’s announced, we’ll be here updating you. Stay tuned for more!

Storyboard art from the first attempt at an X-Men cartoon is up for sale

Before X-Men: The Animated Series and its amazing theme tune graced our screens, Marvel attempted to set up an X-Men cartoon in the late 1980’s with Pryde of the X-Men – and now, a producer on the series’ pilot has put a set of original storyboards for it on eBay. Although Pryde of the X-Men…

Man Trying To Rescue A Baby Swan Gets Smacked By Its Angry Swan Dad

Simon Cowell, founder of the Wildlife Aid Foundation, got a call to rescue a cygnet that found itself trapped in a fence. Adding to the challenge was a very protective adult male swan, or cob, who gave Cowell a few bruises during the rescue. Fortunately, Cowell was unfazed by the hissing, swatting adult swan, understanding…

The Onion’s iPhone 6 vs Galaxy S5 Is the Only Review You Need to Read

The new iPhones have just hit the streets, and you know what that means: A million reviews comparing the Cupertino fruit stand’s newest smartphone to its toughest competition. Don’t waste your time. The Onion’s hilarious comparison is the only one you need to read. Once again, the internet’s gurus of piercing satire manage to get…

6 Tips For Getting Started With Google Now

Are you still tracking your own packages, flights, and deliveries while tapping on your mobile device’s screen like a caveman? Not when we’re done, you won’t be. Here are seven simple steps you can take to turn Google Now into your personal digital secretary. Android users may already be well-familiar with Google Now’s powers, but…

How Long Will It Take To Read That Book? This Chart Gives An Estimate

If you were able to read straight through without any breaks, how long would it take the average person to read all of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Game of Thrones? This infographic estimates how long it will take at average reading speed to get from beginning to end. Personal Creations based this…

AppleCare repair and replacement costs are out: Under Apple’s protection plan, new screen comes in at $109 for the iPhone 6, $129 for the 6 Plus; out-of-warranty battery replacement is $79; and broken phone replacement runs $299 for the 6, $329 for the 6 Plus. [AppleCare via iMore]

Rocket And Groot Replace Other Marvel Heroes On Classic Comic Covers

The world fell in love with Rocket Raccoon and Groot this summer in Guardians of the Galaxy, and now the pair are invading the covers of other characters’ comics. An upcoming set of Marvel variant covers will feature homages to classic comic book covers, with Rocket and Groot in the starring roles. Just as Deadpool…

Man’s Terminal Illness Actually Come In Handy In The Zombie Apocalypse

Josh is one of those guys who never thought that he’d amount to anything, and that feeling becomes even stronger when he’s diagnosed with terminal cancer. But everything changes for Josh when the dead start attacking the living. Super Zero is a fun short film directed by Mitchell L. Cohen, one where all it takes…

The Reality of the iPhone Line Is a Black Market Nightmare

This week, people camped outside Apple stores for days anticipating the iPhone 6. But those line-waiters weren’t all frenzied Apple fans high on the joy of a new smartphone: As filmmaker Casey Neistat portrays it, many of the line-sitters were buying the new iPhone to immediately resell it on the black market. It’s hard to…

So This Is How You Move a Neighborhood of Houses Across San Francisco

San Francisco’s current tech-led boom has seen slick new housing high-rises pop up all across the grid, but Bay Area urban renewal in the 1970s had a very different look. Photographer Dave Glass is a native of the city’s Western Addition, and snapped these images of Victorians being driven around town like massive domestic trailers…

Hawkeye Wearing A Scarlett Johansson Mask On Avengers 2 Set Is Freaky

No, this isn’t some bizarre spoiler for The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Hawkeye actor Jeremy Renner apparently stuck Scarlett Johansson’s stunt double’s mask on his own face, and the effect is…really strange. Now I won’t be able to get this image out of my head when Hawkeye and Black Widow appear on screen together. Thanks,…

Tuxedo Mask finally does something on Sailor Moon Crystal

It may have taken him 6 episodes, but finally, Tuxedo Mask barely manages to be an active participant in this week’s episode of Sailor Moon Crystal, as the search for the Legendary Silver Crystal continues. Moon Prism Power, Re-Cap! Act 6 – Tuxedo Mask – is an enjoyable return to form for the series so…

Gmail No Longer Forces New Users to Make a Google+ Account

Google’s free email service is great—tons of people use it. Google+ isn’t nearly as popular, even though new Gmail users have been forced to connect to a Google+ account for years. Now, Google’s making that social service integration optional. Finally. WordStream noticed yesterday that new Gmail sign-ups are no longer required to connect a Google+…

Here’s Everything We Know About The Chelyabinsk Meteor

When a 4.5 billion year old relic from the dawn of the solar system hurtled through the skies above the Russia in 2013, we all heard about it. Now after over a year of poking through bushes for lost fragments and analyzing data, we’ve got a good idea of what happened. Top image: Meteor over…

This 3-D Printed Robot Could Secure the Ports Of The Future

Transport by sea has been a favorite of smugglers for centuries – it’s hard to patrol an entire coastline, and it’s easier to move a ton of stuff by sea than by land. In the future, though, getting your contraband through a port might be made exponentially more difficult by this tiny, ultrasound-packing submersible robot.…

Driving in Los Angeles somehow looks awesome in this time lapse

I hate driving, I really do. I especially hate driving in Los Angeles. And even though I know it’s impossible and unreal for me to ever feel this cool driving (unless I turn into Ryan Gosling), this time lapse by Gavin Heffernan makes me want to get in my car and drive through Los Angeles…