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Lady Gaga has released the music video for her country-touched track "You And I." In the video there are: cornfields, greasers, S&M boot scootin', a bird lady machine, and one horny hidden mermaid Lady Gaga. More »
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Oh Ian McShane, how we love your gleeful Pirates of the Caribbean 4 scenery-chewing! Could this be the first Pirates movie where we're rooting for someone besides Johnny Depp? Watch a new Blackbeard clip now! More »
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The mythology of mermaid sex is as mysterious as the majestic sea-creature itself. How does one have sex with these alluring beings of the sea? We attempt to answer the love riddle out with a little help from pop culture. More »
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We recently talked to Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, who plays the main mermaid Syrena in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. She told us about her mermaid history and what makes Syrena different from mermaids we've seen before. More »
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Mermaids are a miracle of nature — a chimera with human parts and fish parts, able to move between two worlds. But what are they like on the inside? A slew of artists and scientists have imagined mermaid anatomy. More »
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In celebration of Mermaid Day, we're paying tribute to Aquaman, the most marginalized superhero in history. Despite possessing fantastic ichthyosapien powers, Aquaman just doesn't get the love he deserves. Here are 25 reasons to appreciate this briny guy.

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We all know that mermaids can perform underwater musical numbers. But how would a real-life mermaid sing underwater? And hear music? Find out in our guide to underwater physics for mermaid chasers. More »
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We've got a new crop of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides clips that finally show off Ian McShane doing what he does best: acting like a pirate. This is the role McShane was born to play. More »
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Let's be honest: It's been a slow and steady decline since the first Pirates of the Caribbean. But the fourth installment is stuffed with mermaids, zombies, Penélope Cruz — and has a distinct lack of whiny lovers. More »
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You glimpsed the mermaids in the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides trailer, but now here's some lovely concept art, as published in the new Entertainment Weekly. Check out the full image below. More »
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The International Cryptozoology Museum is a must-visit destination for monster hunters. J.W. Ocker, author of The New England Grimpendium, made the pilgrimage recently and has the horrifying photos to prove it. Do you dare to see New England's weirdest creatures? More »
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Read the synopsis for what is possibly the most brilliant idea ever pitched in the history of mermaid movies. What happened after the Titanic sunk? The passengers were saved by mermaids - and Jack Dawson was elected mermaid King, naturally. More »
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Though mermaids and mermen are usually found in fantasies and fairy tales, they make a fair number of appearances in science fiction too. Peggy Kolm compiles a great list of undersea humans from SF books. More »
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An idealistic painter rediscovers the beautiful mermaid that served as his boyhood muse... but she's living in a sewer and has horrible golf-ball-sized pustules breaking out on her stomach. And that's not the disgusting part of Mermaid In A Manhole. More »
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Pet Semetary director Mary Lambert is working on a ocean horror movie starring Bai Ling as a blood-thirsty fish zombie who can materialize over any body of water. The beachy horror is called Hydrophobia. More »
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The brilliant Japanese wrestling movie Oh! My Zombie Mermaid is finally coming to the West in July, raising all kinds of intriguing questions that aren't answered in the most bizarre way possible in the trailer. More »
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Last we heard from scifi/horror writer Stephenie Meyer, author of The Host, she was on Bummer Watch after a partial draft of Midnight Sun leaked, and the author subsequently put the Twilight companion on “indefinite hold.” Amid her doldrums, she’s been working on a melancholy music video for the Southern California rock/emo band Jack’s Mannequin. Who? Why? It seems Meyer—who’s never directed before—gave the band a shout-out or two on her site. And Jack's Mannequin frontman Andrew McMahon told us the whole story. More »
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