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Meet Curiosity — NASA's Mars Science Laboratory

Robert T. Gonzalez — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:00:00 PST

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The Mars Science Laboratory — also known as MSL, or Curiosity — is the most sophisticated Martian vehicle that NASA has ever built. And it's set to launch for the Red Planet tomorrow. More »

The unmatched trippiness of Jim Henson's puppetry before the The Muppet Show

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:15:00 PST

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It took several decades before the Muppets became the jovial mop-puppet hybrids we know and love today. Before they hung out with Alice Cooper and hosted wrestling competitions, the Muppets lived in a sometimes unsettling world full of hungry dismembered heads, Cookie Monster selling IBM computers, and Kermit extolling the virtues of pig meat. More »

Sam's True Blood Wake-Up Call Is More Than It Seems, In New Clip

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:10:55 PDT

Check out the latest behind-the-scenes video on the set of Alan Ball's True Blood. Looks like Sam has gone and made himself some new friends. (Let's hope they like that changeling puppy smell.) Who is this flannel-shirted man? Spoilers below! More »

Raimi Wises Up: Spider-Man 4 To Be About Peter Parker

Graeme McMillan — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:30:00 PDT

Banish your memories of jazz clubs, alien costumes and overcrowded movies; Sam Raimi has learned from the busy mess that was Spider-Man 3 and promises that the next movie will be all about the man who gets the whole thing named after him. More »

Fly the Same Airline Whose Plane Crashed in "Lost"

Kevin Kelly — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:20:22 PST

Fake billboards for Lost's Oceanic Airlines have been popping up all over the globe, touting their return to service and trips to "Places You Never Imagined," like Ames, Iowa and Tustin, California. They also promote their brand-new website at the bottom of each one of these billboards (which probably weren't cheap to rent). Of course, visiting this site takes you deeper into the rabbit hole. Soon you'll find yourself wasting precious hours while you try to unravel the "mystery" of flight 815. More »