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Rainbows, zombies, a piranha plant, robots, skulls lightning bolts, let's just say Awesome Cake is awesome. Hey, Ace of Cakes — you just got served! More »
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People complained that we left Simon Tam out of our 1980s-style Firefly opening credits. You failed to realize: That was Firefly's second-season intro. By then, Sean Maher had cashed in on his unbelievable popularity, with a spin-off. Check it out. More »
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Check out the Cartoon Network's first ever live-action show, about a prison school. Plus DC comics' brand new animation Young Justice, a show that should've been called Bender's Wonder Years, and the number one show you should avoid while high. More »
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One of the dreams of robotics has been to create a machine that can act as a remote version of its operator - like the movie Surrogates, only cool. Now a group of Korean engineers have brought us closer to this goal. More »
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Finally a pair of geek sneaks we can afford, and would be proud to wear. These new Airwalk sneakers display the Federation colors, and who doesn't want Star Trek shoes? More »
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We've all been told that the second season finale of Chuck will be "a gamechanger" for the show, but has star Zachary Levi accidentally given away what happens in an interview? Spy spoilers ahead. More »
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This picture is just so . . . awesome. Seriously, there is fire, and a giant angry horse with spikes, and knights of the multiverse, and swords plus chains. More »
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It's almost Christmas, but the non-denominational site that we are, we gave you a gift a little bit early: The Periodic Table of Awesome. But that didn't stop the Grinches pointing out what was missing. More »
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Everything awesome in the world, arranged in the most scientific manner imaginable, from the brains at Dapperstache. [via Bonnie!] More »
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It's hard to be the law in a dystopian/apocalyptic future, but if anybody is up to it, it would be David "Kung Fu" Carradine. Even he needs a little help in the dark action epic Future Force, so it's a good thing he's got his cyber-glove. More »
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Researchers at Princeton University got one hell of a treat this past January when a star exploded in the galaxy NGC2770. It's a 100 million light years from Earth, but it marks the first time astronomers have gotten the chance to watch a star explode 'live' from start to finish (well the explosion happened 100 million years ago, but you know what we mean). Witnessing the event caused the lead author to utter the best quote we've ever seen from an astronomer. More »
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The Large Hadron Collider at the CERN research facility near Geneva, Switzerland won't be going on a luau in Hawaii anytime soon, since the state is suing to stop the activation of the enormous research project. Yes, it's not just individual wackos who believe the LHC will unleash a cosmic ass-whooping on the planet. An actual state is suing the builders to keep them from activating it. They fear it'll let loose runaway miniature black holes, strangelets, or magnetic monopoles that will destroy the planet. The researchers at CERN have spent their precious time trying to assure people that won't happen, although it would be kind of cool if it did. We've got the strange and winding history of this project in today's Triviagasm. More »
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Poor Jeffrey's girlfriend has been chopped up by a lawnmower, but luckily he's saved some of her parts (including her head) in a special rejuvenation broth in his mad scientist lab. In this scene from Frankenhooker, Frank "Basket Case" Henenlotter's bloody fun riff on Frankenstein, Jeffrey needs inspiration. He's got to get female body parts to rebuild his girlfriend, and he's got to get them fast. So of course, he drills his brain to "relax" and get some ideas. Maybe next time you're struggling with homework or a big project, you should try this too! It's cheaper than Provigil. [Frankenhooker] More »
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