This week, Constantine aired what might be the show's final episode, a creepy story about otherworldly polygamous teenagers. But it's the episode's last few moments that ups the stakes and has us hoping that Constantine returns, perhaps with a bit of rebranding.
A week ago, a pilot episode for a Wheel of Time TV show aired at 1:30 in the morning on the cable channel FXX. And its producers, Red Eagle Entertainment, explained it was basically to hold onto the rights past their Feb. 11 expiration date. But now, they've sued Harriet McDougal, the widow of author Robert Jordan.
The Metroid Prime trilogy, arguably the best gaming trilogy ever, has just been re-issued as a $20 download on the Wii U. That's a good reason for Kirk "never played a Metroid Prime" Hamilton to try them out. I had to see how that went.
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These are piezoelectric crystals. Their use is based on one insight — sound is a physical wave which can deform a crystal — and it's how we measure the changing size of organs while they're still being used.
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Sure, there are a zillion licensed Finn's hats out there that you could wear to show off your love of Adventure Time, but these new, officially licensed Boots are way cooler than any hat. I mean look at them: it's literal Finns and Jakes for your feet.
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We know that crows understand causality, the relationship between cause and effect. We also know they have mad tool skills. Now, a new research collaboration between Moscow State University and the University of Iowa suggests that crows are also capable of analogical thinking, a realm of reasoning thought only…
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No one seemed to notice him: A dark figure who often came to stand at the edge of London's Hammersmith Bridge on nights in 1916. No one seemed to notice, either, that during his visits he was dropping something into the River Thames. Something heavy.
The Galactic Empire employs countless Stormtroopers to rule the galaxy. Not all of these are regular soldiers — there are many specialized 'Troopers with specific skills and/or weapons. Unfortunately, some of these guys are more useful than others. Here are the Stormtroopers the Empire can probably let go.
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Snow: It comes in all textures, consistencies, and shapes, but the color, at least, is remarkably consistent. But in Chelyabinsk, Russia, residents have been alarmed to see snow suddenly showing up in shades of baby blue. Just what's going on here?
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Last year, Lightspeed Magazine had a special issue in which "Women Destroy Science Fiction" (and horror, and fantasy.) Now, Lightspeed is following up with "Queers Destroy Science Fiction." And today's the last day to support the Kickstarter. But why should you care about getting more LGBT SF? The editors of the issue…
This week's Gotham involves a clown fight, the Flying Graysons, and perhaps our first real glimpse of the Joker. Vikings returns for a third season of war-filled historical fiction. Archer ends up at Area 51, Gravity Falls does a bit of ghostbusting, and a character from the comics turns up on Walking Dead.
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People keep asking for many past elements of Doctor Who to return to the new series: past Companions, former adversaries, other Time Lords, etc. I too would love to see all of these things, buuuuuut....
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The bubonic plague kills you all kinds of ways. One of the more fascinating ways it kills you is engaging in a protracted war with your cells over the mineral rights to your body.
Actually, there are two foes that the group fights in "Them" that are more deadly than zombies, governors, or even passive-aggressive cannibals. The first is thirst, as the group has run out of water. The second is depression, as Maggie, Sasha and Daryl must decide whether surviving is even worth the trouble.
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That 'Civilised Age' being 'that time where you can spend around $2-300 and get an eerily realistic doll of Sir Alec Guinness', really. If that isn't civilisation, I don't know what is, frankly.
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We have been warned. George R. R. Martin, with a cruel smile on his face, has announced that when the fifth season of Game of Thrones begins this April, it will be killing characters who don't die in the A Song of Ice and Fire books (although it's probably more accurate to say they haven't died yet).
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Dinosaurs may capture the most attention, but there are all kinds of strange, amazing, and gone animals — ranging from the Wooly Mammoth to giant armadillo Glyptodon —that are just as fascinating. Today, we want to know which one you most would have liked to see.
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You'll have heard of this effect in high school, but you probably haven't seen this manifestation of it. It makes an ordinary water droplet pulse like it has a heartbeat. And sometimes, it makes the drop form into a pulsing star.
The first clip from Orphan Black's new season offers a look at what's in store for the Clone Club. An alleged extra on The Force Awakens teases some Han Solo dialogue. Plus, news from Fox's Minority Report show, Preacher and Supergirl. Lo, there are Spoilers in our midst!
