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You Can Play This Bilingual Star Trek Monopoly Game in Either English or Klingon
Your friends laughed at you, your parents wondered why you weren’t getting a job, and even your fellow Trekkies raised an eyebrow. But all those nights you spent learning tlhIngan Hol, the Klingon language, will finally pay off when you sit down to play Star Trek Klingon Monopoly.
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Guardians of the Galaxy's Chris Pratt Has One Wish About DC's Superhero Movies
As the star of one of Marvel’s biggest franchises, no one would fault Chris Pratt for crapping all over DC. In fact, from the famously brazen and charismatic star, you might expect it. But when asked about the rival franchise, Pratt was objective but honest.
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Neil Gaiman on Updating American Gods for TV and the Stories He Still Wants to Tell
It’s been 16 long years since Neil Gaiman wrote American Gods, a tale of the clash between the beliefs of the old world and the obsessions new. Near the end of a very long press day for Starz’s TV adaptation of the book, Gaiman said that, as much as the cast and crew couldn’t wait for everyone to see the show, at…
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Celebrate Hubble's Birthday by Tearfully Reviewing Its Best Photos
For so many nerds, the Hubble space telescope feels more like a friend than a hunk of metal in the cold vacuum of space—a friend whose job you’re super jealous of. The ‘scope, which launched on the space shuttle Discovery in 1990, has sent back some of the most incredible images from the final frontier—over 1.3…
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Feast Your Eyes on This Stunning Fantasy Art From the Final Book in Marie Brennan's Lady Trent Series
The final book in Marie Brennan’s epic Lady Trent Memoirs series, Within the Sanctuary of Wings, is out this week, and we’ve got a sneak peek at Todd Lockwood’s gorgeous illustrations. One word: DRAGONS! (Other stuff happens in the book, too, but... dragons!)
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Watch This Stabby Robot Play the Knife Game With a Human Hand
We’ve all seen footage of giant factory robots hoisting and placing heavy parts with perfect precision, so it should come as no surprise that a robot arm can adeptly play the knife game without lopping off someone’s finger. But even with that in mind, you’ll still be stressed watching this stabby robot in action.
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New Fan Theory Asks the Obvious Question: Is Wall-E Satan?
Wall-E is almost nine years old, so maybe it’s time to re-evaluate the movie. Maybe it’s not a morality tale about consumerism and the environment, with Wall-E as the example of purity. Because a new fan theory posits that the adorable robot is, in fact, Satan, and guys? It makes more sense than you’d expect.
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Our Best Look Yet at Iron Man's New Suit From Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tony Stark can’t stop tinkering. That’s why anytime Iron Man shows up in a Marvel movie, he’s inevitably sporting a new suit of armor (I suppose merchandise might also play a small role.) The upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming certainly won’t be an exception, as Tony Stark has a brand new Mark XLVII suit he’ll be…
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Anker's New Battery Pack Is One of the First With USB-C Power Delivery
Ever since laptops and game consoles started launching with USB-C charging, the promise to effectively infinite battery life with the help of USB battery packs has been tantalizingly close, and yet so far away.
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Don't Let Disco Nightwing Fool You, the New Batman '66/Wonder Woman '77 Comic Gets Surprisingly Dark
There are few things more glorious in superhero comics right now than the Batman ‘66/Wonder Woman ‘77 mash-up series. But its last few chapters, despite featuring the amazing Burt Ward Robin’s evolution from Boy Wonder to disco goddamn Nightwing, have also taken a fascinatingly dark turn.
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The Next Resident Evil CG Movie Offers a Ballet of Blood
There’s a new Resident Evil movie coming to theaters, a CG affair that comes directly from the games. If this exclusive clip is any indication, Resident Evil: Vendetta is going to be an over-the-top orgy of zombicide.
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Set Your Phasers To Stunned: The Star Trek 50th Anniversary Collection Is Just $80 Today
Star Trek deals are coming at us at warp factor nine today. In addition to the $30 Roddenberry Vault, you can also get the 50th Anniversary TV and Movie collection for an all-time low $80. That includes the entire original series, the first six films, the animated series, and tons of special features.
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The New Title for the Fourth Avengers Movie Is Apparently a Big Ol' Spoiler
For a long time, Marvel’s next two Avengers movies were titled Infinity War: Part I and Part II. Then, last year, it was announced that the first movie had been retitled Avengers: Infinity War, while the second movie would get a new name in the future—one we still haven’t been told. Apparently that’s on purpose.
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Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie Are So Good Together They Make Even So-So Doctor Who Great
Peter Capaldi’s sublime portrayal of The Doctor has carried the show through some dodgy stories ever since he took over the role. But season 10 has given him a companion that’s just as capable in the form of Pearl Mackie’s Bill—to the point that it’s a joy to watch them, even if not much actually happen in the episode…
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Go Where No Star Trek Fan Has Gone Before With the Roddenberry Vault For $30
Star Trek’s The Original Series Roddenberry Vault includes 12 of the Roddenberry estate’s favorite episodes, plus a ton of deleted scenes, behind the scenes footage, and other clips from the cutting room floor that you can’t see anywhere else. Needless to say, this would be an amazing gift for the Trekker in your life.
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Today's Best Deals: Massive Board Game Sale, Pizza Oven, Anker PowerCore Turbo, and More
A one-day board game sale, a 700 degree outdoor pizza oven, and Anker’s most unique PowerCore battery pack lead off Monday’s best deals.
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Astronaut Peggy Whitson Just Smashed Another Record [UPDATED]
Last month, astronaut Peggy Whitson performed her eighth spacewalk outside the ISS, setting the record for most spacewalks by a woman. Today at 1:27am EDT, she made history yet again by breaking astronaut Jeff Williams’ record for cumulative time in space by an American astronaut, which was 534 days, 2 hours and 48…
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There Will Be at Least One Netflix Marvel Show Without Rosario Dawson
In Netflix and Marvel’s New York City, there is exactly one health professional that all superheroes go to: Claire Temple, played by Rosario Dawson. She’s pops up in each series, the thread that connected the shows together, reminding people they all take place in the same city. Except she won’t be doing it for The…
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How Rogue One Will Influence the Final Season of Star Wars Rebels
Another crazy cameo is confirmed for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Peyton Reed discusses Scott and Hope’s relationship in Ant-Man & The Wasp. Plus, intriguing Fantastic Beasts 2 casting, creepy new footage of Alien: Covenant, and new looks at Transformers: The Last Knight and Spider-Man: Homecoming. To me, my…
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Tries Something Different, and Still Ends Up Being Awesome
The biggest problem with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Vol. 1, if you will, was such a huge, surprise hit that most of the massive audiences who will flock to see Vol. 2 will all want to relive watching the first film. They’ll get their wish, sometimes, but other times Vol.…
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