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#conspiracytheories
3-D Model Of Lee Harvey Oswald's Head: A Setback For Conspiracy Theorists
For decades, JFK conspiracy theorists have claimed this photo of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle and a Marxist newspaper was a fake. Dartmouth College digital forensics expert Hany Farid built a 3-D model of Oswald's head and proved otherwise. More » -
#futuretransportation
A Fly-By-Night Operation Is Even Harder If Your Plane Is Solar Powered
Inventors rolled out this prototype of a solar-powered aircraft today. The Solar Impulse will fly for the first time in December and make a 36-hour flight in 2010. And in 2012, a larger verison will fly around the world. More » -
#williamgibson
William Gibson's Pattern Recognition Is A "Stealth Fashion Bible"
Coolhunter Cayce Pollard, from William Gibson's Pattern Recognition, is the strangest kind of fashion icon, writes Kat at NoGoodForMe.com: invisible, allergic to brands, impenetrable. "She stands for the ultimate rejection of the Fashion Industrial Complex," but she also defines style. More » -
#moviereview
Ewan McGregor Finally Made A Decent Star Wars Movie
The Men Who Stare At Goats is about warrior-monks with psychic powers, who call themselves Jedis over and over again. But the movie's structure also echoes the original Star Wars trilogy, and it's full of fun Lucas riffs. Spoilers below...
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#exclusive
Morena Baccarin: I Am Not Obama
We spent ten precious minutes with V's Morena Baccarin, our favorite alien visitor — and she answered all our questions, as long as they painted her in a positive light. Of course, we had to ask her if she's Obama.
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#spaceporn
The Stormy Heart Of The Pinwheel Galaxy
This area near the core of the Pinwheel Galaxy turns out to be bursting with newborn stars, some only a few million years old. And there are about 60 supernova remnants, showing the full stellar life-cycle. [Hubble via Wired] More » -
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#exclusive
Jeff Bridges' Secrets Of Eternal Youth
The Men Who Stare At Goats transports you from the Vietnam War to present-day Iraq, that journey through time succeeds largely thanks to Jeff Bridges and George Clooney. We asked director Grant Heslov how they pulled it off. Minor spoilers...
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#sciencefictionart
Science Fiction Legends On Black Velvet Part 2: Blacker And More Velvety
The black velvet smoothness of science fiction art continues, like the blackness of space, only creamier. Artist Bruce White saw yesterday's black-velvet gallery and steered us to his gorgeous portraits from Star Trek, Star Wars, BSG, Doctor Who and more. More » -
#top10
Top 10 Dumbest Evil Geniuses Of All Time
Attention evil geniuses! Do you know the ten terrible mistakes that can doom your brilliantest imbroglios to bitter failure? Study the examples of the ten most moronic super-geniuses of all time, and avoid their dreadful fates! Don't fear the spoilers... More » -
#sciencefictionart
The Greatest Velvet Paintings Of Science-Fiction Icons!
Our love for science fiction is so vivid and soars so far into space, regular art just won't convey it. To display our favorite science-fiction characters and creatures properly, you need something special. You need... the black velvet painting. Behold! More » -
#conceptart
Iron Man's Arch Enemy The Mandarin, Like You've Never Seen Him Before
If the Iron Man movies are leading up to featuring the Mandarin as the ultimate big bad, it could be a bit of a letdown, based on the comics. But concept art for a new animated series gives us hope. More » -
#morningspoilers
Doctor Who And Resident Evil Both Have Scary Shower Scenes, But They're Very Different
It's a spoiler-crash! Ed Norton talks Avengers, Milla Jovovich reveals a Resident Evil showdown, and James Marsters shows up in a Caprica ad. Creepy new Doctor Who/Fringe clips! Plus Red Dawn, Ghost Rider, The Box, Supernatural, Smallville, FlashForward and Chuck. More » -
#freeadvice
All Your Characters Talk The Same — And They're Not A Hivemind!
It's one of the biggest problems plaguing fiction — and it seems to hit genre fiction especially hard sometimes: the characters who all sound exactly alike. How do you keep your characters from all having the same voice?
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#vrecap
Is V Anti-Obama Propaganda?
V exceeded many people's expectations last night, getting 13.9 million viewers and coming first among adults aged 18-49. But is the show just one big anti-Obama screed, as some have claimed? We'll answer that question... with spoilers. More » -
#ecodystopia
A Deadly Fungus Is Stalking This Creature
This alien-looking creature is actually a newly discovered species of tree frog, Ecnomiohyla rabborum. And now it's one of 47,000 species on the latest endangered-species list. The culprit is an aggressive fungal infestation, introduced into the frog's habitat. More » -
#rant
V Is Not Doomed, And You Should Still Watch
It's hard to have faith in ABC's remake of alien-Trojan-horse show V. Paradoxically for a show about aliens who inspire unquestioning love and loyalty, it's been questioned constantly. But there's still hope, and you should still tune in tonight. More » -
#morningspoilers
Lost's Secret Theme Song, 2012 Awfulness, First Animated Doctor Who Clips, And New Caprica Glimpses
Greet the day with spoilers. There's footage from Caprica and Doctor Who's animated special. Lost's Cylon connection revealed! Abrams talks Star Trek, and Emmerich makes 2012 sound worse. Plus: V, Supernatural, Fringe, FlashForward, Twilight, Star Wars, True Blood and Smallville. More » -
#foundfootage
Kevin Sorbo Gives Good "Sleazy Guy"
As you might have noticed from his guest spot as the sexist 1960s Middleman last year, Kevin Sorbo is really good at playing a sleaze. Here he is as a TV personality/hunter in Never Cry Werewolf. More Sorbo sleaze below. More » -
#sarahjanerecap
The Doctor Attends A Wedding, Gives Nobody Away
It never fails: Just when you've finally got a new man in your life, the old boyfriend turns up to cause trouble. Actually, David Tennant's guest spot on the Sarah Jane Adventures was remarkably innuendo-free. More » -
#gregegan
Greg Egan Talks Upcoming Books And The Potential Downsides Of Artificial Intelligence
Keeping The Door has a great interview with Greg Egan, in which he talks about his next two books, and why artificial intelligence may not be as close as you think — and that may be a good thing. More » -
#conceptart
Come To Post-Acocalyptic Moscow For The Radioactive Sunsets, Stay For The Toxic Cocktails
The toxic clouds over post-apocalyptic Moscow paint lovely trails around the setting sun, in this concept art from THQ's Metro 2033. And another piece of new concept art shows the subway tunnels where the ragged survivors hide. More » -
#superman
How Superman Defeated The Ku Klux Klan
Almost too weird to believe: writer Stetson Kennedy infiltrated the KKK in the late 1940s, and learned the powerful organization's secrets — but nobody would publish them. Meanwhile, the Superman radio program needed a villain to replace the Nazis. More » -
#spaceporn
The Ultimate Space Porn: A 648 Megapixel Image Of Our Galaxy
Physicist Axel Mellinger pieced together this image of the night sky out of 3,000 individual images. Mellinger traveled 26,000 miles, taking images in South Africa, Texas and Michigan, then added data from two space probes. Yes, it's hardcore. More » -
#morningspoilers
Michael Bay Talks Transformers 3! Meet Doctor Who's New Robot Companion! Exclusive Caprica Set Pics!
Today's spoilers include a secret video where Michael Bay explains how Transformers 3 will be more emotional. Plus clips from Doctor Who, "The Waters Of Mars," and exclusive pics of a gorgeous Caprica set. Plus Lost, Twilight, Supernatural and V. More »
