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Mark this up as one more blow to human-mutant equality. Marvel lawyers are putting up a fight to prove the mutants aren't the same as humans after all. Unleash the Sentinels! More »
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Earlier this month, we told you about a mysterious, potentially biological white web that was found growing on nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site. More »
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Still looking for that perfect little something for your special someone? Look no further! Behold the inflatable Tentacle arm — and it's only $12.00. Your hand fits snugly inside, making it look as though you're mutating into a squid-person. This is the type of investment that will last you a lifetime. Perfect for every conceivable occasion, including weddings and business meetings. Nab it over at McPhee right now. More »
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In this curious video reel by graphic designers Sense Titol, a number of disrobed models pose against an all-white background. We're not going to spoil what happens, but it feels very David Cronenberg...and one of them has the face only a foot fetishist would love. More »
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This is as fascinating as it is unsettling. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site — a nuclear reservation in South Carolina — have identified a strange, cob-web like "growth" (their word, not ours) on the racks of the facility's spent nuclear fuel assemblies. More »
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We last saw Charles Xavier forever physically altered by his dear friend Erik Lehnsherr — so what's next for the leader of the X-Men? The actor who played the young Professor X, James McAvoy has a few ideas about Charles' future. And it starts with deflating Xavier's giant mutant ego. More »
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Now that Paranormal Activity 3 has broken box office records for October, Hollywood is green-lighting any thriller you can shake a handheld camera at. The "found footage" horror movie is set to have a new lease on life, with a pipeline full of jump scares. Here are the next crop of "found footage" flicks you should get excited about. More »
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Ready for more teen mutant angst with a period setting? X-Men: First Class is prepping a sequel, although your guess is as good as ours as to when it might take place — we've got our paws crossed for the 80s. More »
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One easy way to save money on a Halloween costume is to try your hand at a little fancy make-up art. It's much cheaper than buying some over-priced store-bought monstrosity. Plus, they're sick as hell. Here are the best of the "how-to" videos that can turn you into the Black Swan, Mystique, and even Jadzia Dax (retro throw-back).

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Watch in horror as a mosquito man searches for his bloody meal and takes a mate. Technically, it's not an official "mansquito" but it's still a man whose body has mutated into a half-skeeter, half-man creature. Close enough! Check out the trailer for Sucker. More »
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Have you have ever seen the 1987 movie Mutant Hunt? No? It's only, like, the premier Blade Runner rip-off about cyborgs getting fucked up on narcotics. More »
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Watch as the lovely Jennifer Lawrence is transformed into the scaly blue mutant Mystique, in this exclusive behind-the-scenes video from X-Men: First Class. More »
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We're beyond sad that the "Michael Fassbender in a dress" scene was cut from the final version of X-Men: First Class. Thank Mrs. Doubtfire, Fox has released the full clip — which you can peep right now. More »
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For the first time ever, we can track the number of genetic mutations in each generation of a human family. Humans are mutating at a downright glacial pace, with a shockingly tiny number of mutations passed on in each generation. More »
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You may have already seen Jerad S. Marantz's early work on Green Lantern (here he created a very bulbous Philip Seymour Hoffman as Hector Hammond). Now take a look at some of his early character concept art for X-Men: First Class. Oh Azazel! More »
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We quite liked X-Men: First Class, but sadly it failed to levitate the box office with the power of its mind. The mutant prequel made just $56 million in its opening weekend, less than the $69 million some analysts predicted. More »
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Are superpowers a blessing or a curse? Are mutants more like ethnic minorities, or queer people? For too long, TV shows and movies have been asking these same old questions, without really finding any interesting answers. More »
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The buzz around X-Men: First Class is immense, especially considering the disastrous third mutant installment almost destroyed the series. So what changed? We asked First Class producer — and X3 screenwriter — Simon Kinberg what he learned. More »
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Want a better look at Zoe Kravitz's fold-out wings? Check out this wonderful collection of X-Men: First Class concept art, including a look at Kevin Bacon's Hellfire Club (where the sexy villains lounge around). More »
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Watch Emma Frost shock and amaze, in her first clip which showcases the icy heart of X-Men: First Class' sexiest villain. Plus check out three more never-before-seen clips! More »
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A new X-Men: First Class clip shows baby Charles Xavier's friendship with an ultra-creepy young Mystique, who pretends to be Charles' mum. Plus 20 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage that's so full of spoilers, it practically gives away the whole movie. More »
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We've got a batch of new summer blockbuster clips revealing the secret alien tech from J.J. Abrams' Super 8, Transformers 3's possible villain, and young Charles Xavier acting somewhat dickish in X-Men: First Class. Watch them now! More »
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X-Men: First Class keeps looking better and better! A new batch of stills from the mutant prequel shows off the red-faced Azazel (Nightcrawler's Daddy), plus plenty of images of Angel and her plentiful collection of mini skirts. More »
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This brand new TV spot for Matthew Vaughn's mutant prequel X-Men: First Class reveals a fair bit of new footage. Including child Charles Xavier and a blue tyke Mystique. Plus, who is Erik Lehnsherr fighting? UPDATE: New clip added! More »
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Everybody loves a good human-animal crossbreed. So we were thrilled to find some gorgeous, exciting art featuring cat girls, fish women, were people and more. Check out our favorites below. More »
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Matthew Vaughn's mutant movie X-Men: First Class is finally releasing more footage, and it looks a whole hell of a lot better than the ugly posters. Meet the first members of the X-Men: Banshee, Havok and Beast. More »
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There's a whole lot more mutant goodness on the latest trailer for X-Men: First Class. Watch Angel unwrap her sexy fly wings and Havoc blast his first plasma burst right in your face. More »
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Enrique Gomez De Molina builds impossible hybrid creatures out of fur and beaks and feathers. They imagine a distant universe where animals are at once avian and mammal, and live side by side with intelligent insect tribes. More »
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An odd assembling of the X-Men: First Class cast graces the cover of Total Film. Get a better look at Emma Frost's underoos, and Mystique in both mutant and "normal human" mode. More »
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X-Men: First Class is set in the Swinging Sixties, but will it do justice to the era of Kennedy and the Rat Pack? If the film's half as good as this fan-made intro, we could be in for a treat. More »
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The X-Men movies seem to be delving further and further into their own past — first a Wolverine prequel, and now an origin story for Professor X and Magneto. But sequels to X-Men: The Last Stand are still coming. More »
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Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky won't get to try his hand at directing a big superhero movie after all. Fox announced that the auteur is leaving the Wolverine movie. More »
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The Russian trailer for X-Men First Class is packed with new footage of Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr in their younger days. Watch Erik handle a Luger, and Charles dreaming of better days. More »
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Hammerhead sharks are among the strangest creatures on Earth, with seemingly misshapen heads that actually give them 360-degree vision. But what evolutionary path could lead to such bizarre features? As this video suggests, it might be a single freak mutation. More »
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The internet is united in hatred over the new X-Men: First Class posters. But are they really so bad? Check out the wave of online vituperation. More »
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Redwoods are the giants of the forest - huge trees that can reproduce even when eaten by forest fires or destroyed by lightning. And now we've discovered that they harbor parasitic mutants in their midst. Albino redwood trees are born without chlorophyll, which means they can't convert light to energy the way other trees do. Instead they spend decades attached to the tree that grew them, borrowing food and nutrients from it. More »
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Look, we're excited for Matthew Vaughn's X-Men First Class — we loved the hell out of Kick-Ass. But the high-res X-Men cast photo isn't doing this production any favors. UPDATE: More set photos now added! More »
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The first image for Matthew Vaughn's 1960s X-Men flashback is out. Check out Charles Xavier, back when he had hair and could walk, and January Jones in her infamously skimpy Emma Frost outfit. More »
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You might have thought the practice of adding "kewl" new mutants to the X-Men roster died with the 1990s. But no — screens from the video game X-Men: Destiny showcase a craptastic mutant, who's reportedly part of of X-Men canon. More »
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You've seen the arial shots of the nasty carnage happening on set of Matthew Vaughan's mutant origins movie X-Men: First Class. Now get a closer look inside the production, and check out a few young mutants. More »
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