In my continuing quest to meet people who read books, I am leaving my warm home on the internet and venturing into the real world. Hopefully you will be there too!
Tyrannosaurus rex was a thrasher, prone to vigorously shaking its powerful, prey-packed jaws from side-to-side like a crocodile. But new simulations reveal Allosaurus was equipped to dismember its prey with a little more decorum, stripping flesh from bone not with the head-swinging motion of a croc, but the meticulous tug-tug-tug of a falcon.
24 minutes of Star Wars heroes and villains dancing their Hutts off
The dance shows at Disney's Star Wars Weekends have always been an entertaining mix of embarrassment, fun and insanity, but they've clearly topped themselves in this complete run of "Dancing with the Star Wars Stars."
Gamers are more hostile towards opponents that seem human
A recent study has shown that gamers who wage battle against human-looking characters are more likely to experience aggressive thoughts and words than those facing monstrous nonhuman targets.
Byzantium trailer channels that old Interview with A Vampire feeling
It's been a long time since we've seen a vampire movie with complicated monster hierarchies, gorgeous period-piece costumes and bittersweet relationships. But Neil Jordan (writer of High Spirits and director of The Crying Game) is channeling that old Anne Rice feeling. Let's hope it works.
The Terminal Man, a book published by Michael Crichton in the 1972, links explosive violence with epilepsy. This isn't the first book to put the two together — the idea that epileptic seizures could cause violence goes back into antiquity. But is there any truth to this notion?
A Close-up Look at the Star Trek Easter Egg You Might Have Missed
One of the neat shout-outs in Star Trek Into Darkness is a set of models on Admiral Marcus' desk, depicting the entire history of flight, from the Wright Brothers up to the U.S.S. Kelvin. And those models are available for sale from Quantum Mechanix, and we've got the exclusive high-res photos.
Behold the beauty of the Wicked Witch of the West
In celebration of misunderstood big bads we give you "The Adoration of Elphie." The Wicked Witch of the West has never looked more beautiful!
