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If you have complaints about last night’s episode of Gotham, I’m going to assume “not enough happened” isn’t one of them. “What the Little Bird Told Him” took Gordon out of Arkham, pitted him against the show’s first real supervillain, and even brought a major status quo change to the myriad mob machinations. This is, … Continued
Arrow’s latest midseason finale featured some pretty impressive sword fighting as Oliver took the fight to the League of Assassins – but, as with all swordfights, they can be improved with the humble addition of Lightsabers. Warning: The video contains footage from Arrow’s midseason finale, The Climb. If you’re not caught up with Season 3, … Continued
Cellphones, self-driving cars, and laptops may grab all the attention, but zippers, paper, and, even the pavement covering our roads are all technology, too. Today we want to know your pick for the most amazing, but completely underrated, technological innovation. Tell us what the tech was, what makes it so phenomenal, and how exactly its … Continued
Well, this was inevitable. A Tolkien fan — less enthused by Peter Jackson’s expansive, three-movie adaptation of The Hobbit than others — has created his own edit of the trilogy, trimming the 9+ hour-long saga into a much trimmer four hours and 21 minutes. Check it out! Created by the quite succinctly named “TolkienEditor” and … Continued
Fewer things are more mesmerizing than watching massive flocks of starlings go into murmuration mode — a defensive measure designed to ward of predators. A recent video shot in Utrecht, The Netherlands is a perfect case in point. Called “Wonders in the Sky,” the video was shot by Alpaca Media. You can find out more … Continued
Call sheets reveal details of key scenes from Age of Ultron. A pile of minor characters in Star Wars are confirmed. Supergirl auditions reveal a bit more about the main characters and their relationships. And did Stephen Amell take a famous DC Comics plot device off the table for Arrow? Spoilers now! Top image: Agents … Continued
Honey. We’ve all heard about the bee disappearance and wondered whether we’d be seeing a honey shortage. Well, here’s another reason to be worried about the sweet, sweet bee juice: honey laundering. https://gizmodo.com/ask-an-entomologist-anything-you-want-about-the-disappe-1616898038 Top image: african bees like honey by Evan Bench/flickr/ CC By 2.0 Yes, honey laundering. Real honey is almost magical, but we … Continued
The Facebook group Brainstorm does a new art challenge every month, and this month’s is a great one: Redesign Darth Vader and/or stormtroopers. It’s a shame we’ll never see any of these on the big screen. You can see more from this challenge, which ends January 26th, on the Brainstorm Facebook page. By Andres Parada: … Continued
I feel for you on this one, shippers. This show’s so committed to messing with you. Be aware that clicking through will bring you spoilers for the season 2 finale of Arrow. This video popped up online last week when executive producer Marc Guggenheim promised to release the scene if fans got “trollenheim show us … Continued
This Thursday, we’ll be posting the first two episodes of Haphead, the new web series from the brain of Jim Munroe (Infest Wisely, Ghosts With Shit Jobs). Here’s the trailer. The episodes will also be screened in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Royal Theater. Here’s the synopsis: Ten years from now, a new … Continued
As the mask clicked over his face and the new neural pathways lit up, Zourn immediately wondered if he had paid too much for the upgrade. “That’s normal,” the tech told him as she gave his mask a quick polish. “The upgrade makes you a savvier shopper, but only after we’ve debited your account.” “Zourn … Continued
Back in the day, space opera on television could get pretty crazy. You had heroes who weren’t just your standard intrepid space explorers, and stories that were willing to go completely bonkers. But few shows were as genre-breaking and ridiculous as Far Out Space Nuts, from Sid and Marty Krofft. In keeping with the Krofft … Continued
There’s certainly no shortage of tragic characters roaming the streets of Gotham — from the orphaned, crime-fighting socialite with a penchant for spelunking to the once-promising DA with a now visible dark side. But does Batman’s grimmest story actually belong to Gotham’s (other) psychotic clown? After reading this piece on the flaws in (the mostly … Continued
George Lucas wants to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens as much as anybody, it seems, but until it hits theaters, he wants absolutely nothing to do with the newest installment of his beloved franchise. He’s seen no movie footage but the officially released trailer — but his explanation for this is pretty damned good. … Continued
Over 150 seabirds have been injured by a “mystery substance” and 20 have died so far, according to the San Francisco Bay Area’s International Bird Rescue center, which is currently working to clean and save as many as possible. SFGate reports that even California Department of Fish and Wildlife specialists aren’t sure what, exactly, is … Continued
Stephen Mangan (Episodes, Dirk Gently) will star in new Sky drama/comedy Birthday. And as you can see form the picture, he’s playing a pregnant man. Inside that belly is his infant daughter. Digital Spy is reporting that Joe Penhall will be writing the script that is adapted from the Royal Court play also titled Birthday. … Continued
Nearly every activity you fear can turn into something that brings you joy. Don’t believe it? There’s proof. And it involves that old scientific standby — applying electricity to animals. There’s nothing quite like a psychological theory based on something that was first proposed in 1878. Ewald Hering was a 19th century physiologist who was … Continued
Could you imagine the world without tigers or African elephants in the wild? These are just two of the many animals that could go extinct in the while within the next hundred years, thanks in part to habitat loss, hunting, fishing, and disease. 1. Tigers – We have lost 97% of wild tigers in just … Continued
Tea, anyone? Israeli sculptor Ronit Baranga‘s unique work melds body parts with tableware: fingers poke through a plate, a disembodied mouth awaits at the bottom of a cup. The effect is both delicate and gruesome. Writing on Bored Panda, the artist explains: The blurred border between the living and the still in these works is … Continued
If you needed a good reason to hold onto your collection of classic tomes instead of replacing them all with a Kindle, here it is. The folks at Peleg Design have created what has to be one of the most adorable bookmarks ever with this tiny reading lamp that casts its soft beam onto whatever … Continued