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New Power Rangers Movie Gets X-Men: First Class Writers; May Be Good?!

Whoa. Looks like Lionsgate is taking their Power Rangers movie reboot pretty seriously. The studio has hired X-Men: First Class scribes Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz to handle the script, while uber-producer Roberto Orci has come on board as an executive producer. Regardless of whatever you think of X-Men: First Class — or how dire…

What’s Your Worst Cable Customer Service Horror Story?

After reading aboutRyan Block’s Comcast customer service horror storylast night, quite a few of you came out to offer you support in the form of some hearty commiseration. So to continue the healing, tell us, what’s the worst cable customer service experience you’ve ever head? It’s ok—this is a safe space. We already know you’ve…

Planet Of The Apes Director Reveals What’s Next For The Apes

Now that Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has blown everybody’s mind, what happens next? Director Matt Reeves, who is both writing and directing the untitled Apes sequel, has a few ideas. And he shared them with us, in our exclusive interview. This is thesecond half of our two-parter interview with Reeves. Previously we…

Impossibly Adorable Glassware Inspired by Winnie the Pooh’s Antics

Science hasn’t gotten around to officially proving it just yet, but everyone knows it’s all but impossible to hate Winnie the Pooh. Even though the yellow bear’s admitted to stealing honey, harassing rabbits, promoting obesity, and other antics—that the designers at Nendo have captured in this adorable glassware collection featuring sculpted silicone lids and coasters.…

The Least Stupid Way to Type On a Smartwatch

If you really need to type on your smartwatch (you don’t) there’s finally a solution (that you should avoid needing). Minuum, the premier super tiny keyboard, is coming to Android Wear and from the demo reel, it doesn’t look half bad. Minuum’s style of hyper-predictive, low-profile keyboard was basically screaming for smartwatch integration, so this…

Studio Ghibli’s beautiful new film The Tale of Princess Kaguya will come to America on October 17th, with the voice of Chloe Moretz as Kaguya. Based on the classic Japanese folk tale of the bamboo cutter, Kaguya was directed by Isao Takahata and will be released by Gkids, likely just in time for awards consideration.…

A Sunken Nazi Sub Has Been Discovered Off The Texas Coast

In a shocking reminder of how close the Second World War came to America, a German U-boat has been discovered by marine archaeologists working off the shores of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico. That Nazi subs once prowled the Gulf of Mexico may come as a bit of surprise to Americans. “And there’s a…

Russia’s Military Is Getting Killer Wall-E Robot Soldiers in 2018

Russia’s newest line of robotic soldiers took part in their first wargames recently. They may look suspiciously like Wall-E, but Russia’s Platform-M isn’t nearly as benevolent. The robotic combat platform has been developed the Progress Scientific Research Technological Institute of Izhevsk, which describes it as such: Platform-M is a universal combat platform. It is used…

How Game of Thrones Made Last Season’s Most Fantastical Fight Look Real

Game of Thrones is known for many things: complex fictional geopolitical intrigue, incest rape, sexposition. The popular HBO show is also known for its high-end production, and season four’s thrilling snow-covered finale fight scene is no exception, with the remarkable special effects that have become a hallmark of the show. Here’s now they did it.…

Why Do You Always End Up In The Slowest Line?

Mathematicians have confirmed what you, in your heart of hearts, have long suspected: The odds of picking the quickest line really are stacked against you. Over at Wired, Adam Mann is taking a look at the elements of queueing theory that explain just why it’s so hard to pick the quickest moving line in the…

What’s Sapphire Glass, and Why Would Apple Want It In Your iPhone?

If you’ve been paying any attention to the Internet’s ever-whirring rumor mill, you might be under the impression that Gorilla Glass is about to receive some stiff competition from sapphire glass. But what is it, and why does it offer so much promise? Reports earlier this year claimed that Apple had purchased enough sapphire crystal…

Why Does Your Apple Turn Brown, and How Can You Stop It?

Cut an apple in half and you begin a race against time. Every second you waste is a second that your apple uses to turn into a flaccid brown mess. Why do apples try so hard to foil your quest for vitamins? Science has the answer. Photo by nayladen via Shutterstock The Browning Enzyme Certain…

There Are 2 Plagues Under The Dome: A Rain of Acid Blood, And Microsoft

I’m going to tell you something I’ve never told anyone before: I was there during the pitch meetings for Under The Dome. The suits had a lot of concerns about whether this show could last more than one season without running out of story. But I managed to convince them that I had what it…

Dustpans Should Have Been Designed With Funnels From Day One

As handheld vacuums get better and better, there’s less need to keep a broom at the ready. Which is too bad, because this cleverly re-designed dustpan makes it easier to dump your sweepings into a garbage can, no matter how tiny it may be. Gone are the days are emptying a dustpan into a garbage…

Sailor Moon Looks Utterly Badass As A Fantasy RPG Warrior

The Sailor Scouts look ready to slay dragons thanks to this animated makeover by artist Sasha Mutch, which portrays Usagi as the paladin leader of windblown fantasy party. Head over to Mutch’s Tumblr to take a closer look at each of the characters: Mercury as the mage, Mars as the archer, Venus as the assassin,…

Measure the Width of Your Hair With a Laser Pointer!

I love learning new things to do with a laser pointer. (Usually I just blind people. That gets old.) This cool short video shows you how to measure the width of a human hair. This three-minute video, enlivened by footage of one scientist yanking the hair out of another scientist’s head, shows you how to…

20 Comic-Con Exclusive Collectibles Worth Selling Somebody’s Soul For

Why do toy companies do it? Why do they make the toys, statues and other collectibles we want most, and then release them only at the San Diego Comic-Con? Is Satan involved? If so, let’s make a deal, because we want these 20 exclusives from this year’s Comic-Con bad. You don’t need our specific souls,…

Deals: Funimation, Game of Thrones Season 4, Kindle Paperwhite, Akira

Preorder the Games of Thrones Season 4 blu-ray to lock in your preorder discount and as always get preorder price guarantee. Just as with season 2, season 3 hit low prices before release, before bouncing back up for quite a while, and we expect the same pricing behavior from season 4. There’s a ton of…

Looking for a fun activity with the kids? Why not mummify Barbie? This little girl figured out all the ingredients she’d need, and did a fantastic job cutting her doll’s organs out before wrapping her in linen and preparing her elaborate burial chamber.

Stephen Colbert Tears Apart Crowdfunding’s Dumbest Projects

The potato salad Kickstarter may have enjoyed its five minutes of fame, but as far as absurdity goes, its breed isn’t quite as rare as you might think. Don’t believe us, though—just watch as Stephen Colbert expertly tears apart one of the dumbest, non-starch-related visions the crowdfunding world has to offer. Colbert cuts through the…