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The Gif Party Will Not Be Denied
Some weeks are long and full of fear and horror. That’s why the gif party is here for you to have a bit of a release. Fill the comments with the gifs you want to see.
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After Jumanji and Rampage, the Rock Will Fight Even More Animals in Jungle Cruise
For two years, Disney has had a deal in place with Dwayne Johnson to make a movie based on its iconic theme park ride, Jungle Cruise. Just when it was starting to seem like it would never happen, he’s now officially signed on—and production will begin in 2018.
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Scientists Want to Do Some Crazy Physics Using Scrapped Medical Equipment
An old MRI machine took a several-week boat journey around the world last week. Scientists are going to gut it, replace the bed, and try to understand the secrets of the universe with it—because, why not?
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Take a Gander at Some of Game of Thrones' New Costumes
HBO just released a couple of general promo videos, where characters from different shows come out and praise how it’s not TV, it’s HBO. However, the seemingly innocuous advertisements do have one super cool feature: New costumes for Game of Thrones!
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A New Anthology Will Explore Every Inch of the Star Wars Universe
Following in a grand tradition for Star Wars books, Del Rey, Lucasfilm, and Disney have announced a new 40-story anthology which will explore the stories of background characters from A New Hope.
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Orphan Black Promo Hints at Cosima and Delphine's Wedding Day
It’s a wedding! At least, I hope it’s one. Given Orphan Black’s tendency to give us a glimmer of hope, only to later snatch it away, one can never be too careful.
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I’m Still Trying to Figure Out How I Feel About Mass Effect: Andromeda
The new Mass Effect game is big, sprawling, and a little intimidating. It’s also needlessly complicated and oddly frustrating in places. Nevertheless, I can’t stop playing it. Allow me to try and figure out why.
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SpaceX Wants You to Start Saving for Your (Possibly Deadly) Trip to Mars
Elon Musk wants to take you to Mars, but he also wants your sweet Earthling dollars to do that—hundreds of thousands of them, at least. With SpaceX’s most recent success, in which the company launched a reused rocket into orbital space for the first time ever, Mars enthusiasts and billionaires alike are buzzing to…
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Today's Best Deals: Waste Kings, 25% Off Chocolate, JBL Flip, and More
Amazon’s annual chocolate sale, Waste King garbage disposals, and a JBL Bluetooth speaker lead off Friday’s best deals.
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This Mind-Blowing Stellar Explosion Is a Beautiful Mess
When it comes to cool space pictures, supernovae get all the credit. After all, who doesn’t love a good star death? But new images from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile reveal a stunning star birth that gives those supernova snaps a run for their money. It looks just like a firework,…
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Even Brian Michael Bendis is Confused By Peter's Best Friend in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Peter Parker’s best bud in Homecoming might have the name of a familiar comics character—Ned Leeds—but his role in the film and his appearance are far more in line with another Spider-Man character: Ultimate Spider-Man’s Ganke. Fans are confused as to why Miles Morales’ best friend is now Peter’s... and turns out, so…
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A Classic Jack Kirby Hero Could Be Coming to Legends of Tomorrow
More updates on the long-in-the-works Conan sequel. John Ridley’s top-secret Marvel project is still happening (eventually). Scott Gimple teases the possibility of another fallen character appearing in The Walking Dead’s future. Plus tons of new looks at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, iZombie, and more. Behold,…
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One of Michael Crichton's Final Weird Science Stories Has Landed a Director
Iconic writer Michael Crichton passed away in 2008 while working on another adventure novel in the mold of his best-known work, Jurassic Park. Another author finished that story based on his notes, and the result was Micro, published in 2011. Last year, Dreamworks purchased the film rights and today, that film now…
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We Have a Theory About Who This Actress Might Play on the Election-Themed American Horror Story
This is Billie Lourd, the daughter of the late Carrie Fisher. She appeared on both seasons of Scream Queens, and now she’s joining another one of Ryan Murphy’s shows: American Horror Story. The upcoming season seven takes place immediately following the 2016 election. So, who might Lourd be playing?
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This Stunning Drone Footage of South Africa Looks Like a Real Life Lion King
For the past couple of years, mediocre drone videos of dramatic landscapes have littered the internet. Like, we get it, drone pilots. Your camera flies and stuff looks pretty from the sky and the whole conceit is pretty trite at this point. And then I saw these four minutes of magic, filmed in South Africa.
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Donald Trump Interrupts Star Wars to Provoke Actual War
The press along for the ride on Air Force One today decided to take advantage of the fact that Rogue One was just released on DVD. And they kind of forgot to pause the movie while President Donald Trump addressed the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government.
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Sherlock Holmes Is Now a Housewife in Latest Korean Export, Mystery Queen
Mystery Queen, one of the newest shows to come out of South Korea, might be one of the cutest and coolest renditions of Sherlock Homes I’ve seen in awhile... and it stars a housewife with a crazy mother-in-law.
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What Colony Gets Right About Living in an Apocalypse
I gave up on The Walking Dead back in season two. While I like bleak slogs toward the extinction of mankind as much as the next girl, it had started to feel like the show had no interest in moving forward, and no interest in building a larger storyline. But imagine if it did? That is Colony.
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Everything We Know About Game of Thrones' Seventh Season... So Far
The last season of Game of Thrones marked an unprecedented turning point for the series, as the show moved on from mostly adapting the content of George R.R. Martin’s books to its own material. It made every new event in the show incredibly exciting—and the same can be said for the raised stakes in season seven.…
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Once Again, Your Favorite Pop Culture Properties Have Been Turned Into Kids' Book Covers
There’s something heartwarming about seeing your favorite science fiction and fantasy films turned into kids’ books. Morphing brutal, hard-R rated content in happy, funny ways is the trademark of artist Joey Spiotto, who’s about to debut another new series in this vein.
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