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Sn0otchie created this cute drawing and posted it on DeviantArt, and from there it proceeded to rip Tumblr in half. This is basically double-layered slash, people. Can you identify all the references? We'll still love you even if you can't. (Thanks for the tip, Kaila Hale-Stern!) More »
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It's easy to think of old age as a uniquely human phenomenon, and there's a certain amount of truth to that - most species die before they can experience the physical or mental deterioration often associated with growing older. More »
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No need to search the world over for your other puppy half. Doggelgänger uses facial recognition software to pair you up with the puppy that already shares your handsome features! More »
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If you need more supernatural horror in your life - and who doesn't? - you'll want to get in on the ground floor for new web series Divine. It's about fighting evil, and stars Supernatural's greatest angel, Misha Collins. More »
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The power of coincidence may help identify the social ties of even the most privacy-conscious web user, a new study of image-sharing site Flickr suggests. More »
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For three years, speculative biology enthusiast Gert van Dijk has been writing a hard science fiction blog called Furahan Biology and Allied Matters, which deals with the realistic ecosystem on the imaginary planet Furaha. It's a treasure trove of biogeekery. More »
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What will humans do in 2,000 years, when we've gained complete control over our environment via geoengineering? My guess is that they'll create historical reenactment planets, terraforming alien worlds to reenact great moments in Earth history. More »
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Did astronauts meet aliens when they landed on the moon? Did a green sphere hover menacingly over Los Angeles in 2008? Was the space shuttle followed by UFOs? One man has the answers. More »
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If you weren't already watching web series Universal Dead, this freaky new episode starring Doug Jones as a jilted mad scientist will suck you in. Zombie science soap opera WTF! [via Spatter Television] More »
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The first episode of web series Universal Dead, featuring DB Sweeney, Doug Jones, and Gary Graham, has been posted, and it's pretty damn cool. Watching will make you hunger for more. More »
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I love porn and I love Dungeons & Dragons. Which is why I had to talk to sex/nerd legend Satine Phoenix about her new web series I Hit It With My Axe. Why do porn stars always play elves, anyway? More »
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One of the richest, wittiest pop culture resources on the web is the TV Tropes wiki. A celebration of recurring themes in everything from anime to classic SF, TV Tropes today has 40 thousand contributors. Here is its origin story. More »
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Is it so wrong to hope that Zack Whedon isn't joking when he said that the name of the second Doctor Horrible was "Carnal Indulgences"? at the end of this interview? If so, we don't want to be right. More »
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Want to re-watch 1970s classic Space 1999, but afraid to slog through those gooey plots full of woo-woo and aliens with eyeliner on their foreheads? Now you can see the show's best bits, with updated effects, in Space 2099. More »
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Dying to know more about the Na'Vi, Pandora's future war or just why Sam Worthington keeps getting these plum roles? Now you can ask Avatar's James Cameron, Worthington and Zoe Saldana yourself as part of a promotional webcast this Thursday. More »
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Hoping for some new exclusive web content to back up Dollhouse's second season? You're not going to get it - Well, not online, at least. Click through for what we're missing (and why we won't actually miss it). More »
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Want to read a free, serialized novel about the world after a DiY virus apocalypse? Then look no further than MCM's new online novel Vector, which you can download to your smart phone or read this afternoon on your computer. More »
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Crimefighting is a stressful business. Is it really any surprise, then, that some superheroes turn to drugs to escape the pressure, and end up in Narcotics Anonymous as a result? Welcome to the world of webseries Sanctum. More »
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It's either my worst nightmare or the dawn of a wonderful new future, but scientists are claiming that it's very possible that the internet could become self-aware and know exactly what you're looking at. More »
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I am confused but intrigued. Thanks, Andrew Liptak! More »
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Baen's Free Library gives you scads of lunchtime reading with their collection of free novels online. But sometimes the cheesetastic 1980s covers and titles are the best part. More »
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In the most awesome Watchmen mashup ever, an enterprising fan has used footage from 2004 Hitler movie Downfall to show how fans are responding to news about Watchmen's changed ending. Spoilers! More »
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Everybody loves dinosaurs, and everybody loves robots, but how do these two creatures feel about each other? The bizarrely aphoristic microblog Dinosaurs Fucking Robots has the answer. More »
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Sure, this summer's Star Trek movie looks exciting, but it's not what you would've done, is it? But now have your chance to demonstrate your creative Trek chops... without having to resort to fan fiction. More »
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John August is the scribe behind edgy-sweet flicks like Corpse Bride and Charlie's Angels. Now he's released a web pilot for a post-apocalyptic comedy called The Remnants. Hollywood, please make this now! More »
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A few bloggers say MTV's "otaku week," featuring anime convention videos, does nerdkind a disservice. But actually it's a surprisingly non-judgmental look at a misunderstood bunch. More »
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As part of a new campaign to interact with bloggers, the Air Force has issued this complicated flow-chart to teach officers how to comment on blog posts. More »
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Artist Michael Lewy keeps pumping out surreal productivity charts from his dystopian office worker world "City of Work." Here's his latest, explaining the kind of confidence required to succeed in a feel-good, authoritarian bureaucracy that's amazingly similar to our own. [via City of Work Notes] More »
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Those of you unfamiliar with the freakish mania of cult web series Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show may find what I am about to tell you very disturbing. Alan Tudyk, who played Wash on Firefly and has shown up in several CSI episodes, has been poisoned by bubbles and attacked by a giant lobster. We've got the video to prove it. More »
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The technological development that's going to change the way we read forever isn't ebooks — it's footnotes. For the past few months, if you really wanted to understand DC Comics' big crossover series Final Crisis, you basically had to read each issue alongside Eisner-winning critic Douglas Wolk's blog "Final Annotations." Each time a new issue in the series comes out, Wolk goes through page-by-page, carefully documenting what you need to know. Final Crisis contains such an embarrassment of obscure DC heroes and fannish references that it actually requires a highly-trained reader to give you adequate back story. This practice of exhaustive online footnoting is one of the less-talked about ways that the internet is profoundly changing the way we read books — and not just comic books. More »
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If you haven't yet unburned from your mind the image of a blow-dried Barry Bostwick laughing heartily while flying his motorcycle against the bad guys in 80s cheesefest MegaForce, then we've got at least an hour of diversion for you. About five years ago, Matt Gourley and Jeremy Carter made a DIY web series called UltraForce, which took the MegaForce thing to its ultimate, CHiPS-in-the-future extreme. Two well-coiffed motorcycle guys are chasing down "the Alchemist," who is converting the world's water to gold! Yes, it's exactly the kind of plot you'd find in a real-life TV show (maybe even Heroes, especially if it involved time travel). The goofiness is extreme, the outfits more extreme, and the dialog is priceless. Check out all three episodes of UltraForce for free online. [UltraForce via Channel 101] Thanks, Jeff Crocker! More »
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From the moment the voice over intones, "First the world was NORMAL . . . and then the APOCALYPSE came," you know that the web series Steel of Fire Warriors 2010 is basically going to be the most awesome thing you have ever seen. With production values that spare no expense on everything from tin foil to what looks honestly like CGI claymation (huh?), this show obeys the two cardinal rules of apocalyptic B-movie mastery: 1. Have mutants; 2. Have ninjas; 3. Have a guy inexplicably dressed as the Phantom of the Opera. OK three rules. Anyway, we've got the first episode for you, plus the cheesetastic movie poster designed by Marc Palm. More »
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Expect to see some seriously interesting writing over at SciFi Channel's new blog How You Can Save the World, which the channel's president Dave Howe says will be "championing an optimistic outlook of the future." It's delightful to see smart futurists like Jamais Cascio and Esther Dyson blogging alongside heavy hitters like Richard Branson and former CIA director John Deutsch. Contributors will discuss what the future might bring, as well as how to get there in one piece. In an introductory essay about the blog, Howe writes about traveling to Indonesia and his fear of terrorism there — this sparks his desire for visions of a better future where we don't worry about terrorists while vacationing. While this sentiment is a good one, and a blog like How You Can Save the World is surely needed, there are some problems here. More »
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Hulu TV is running the full three acts of Joss Whedon's supervillain musical Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog today for free. Catch it today, and then buy the DVD that Whedon's brother Jed Whedon told Comic-Con fans would be coming soon, crammed with extra features. Plus, we now know that Whedon is planning to do more Dr. Horrible, so this episode is just the beginning! [Hulu TV] More »
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Click to viewIf you watched Joss Whedon's web series Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog, you know all about the sorta dicky good guy Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion). He's got rubber gloves, a t-shirt with a hammer on it, and nebulous powers of . . . something. I mean, we know he's supervillain protagonist Dr. Horrible's nemesis. But we never really see him do much in the way of, say, shooting fireballs or flying. That's why we cornered Fillion at Comic-Con and asked him what Captain Horrible's superpowers actually are. Here's what he said. More »
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A bunch of kaiju-loving Germans have created a strange radio play about a giant monster named Gualagon, who looks like Cthulhu having a bad eye day. While the story of Gualagon exists only in audio format right now, the group who created the "Frankensteins Schreckensgigant" (or Frankenstein's Giant Horror) had whipped up a little CGI imagery to go with their classic monster tale. More Gualagon snaps below, including ones of him eating his favorite meals: skyscrapers and power stations. More »
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Yes, we made it past the scary security guards and into the panel where Joss Whedon, creator of Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog (and a little thing called Firefly), where Neil Patrck Harris is wielding his Freeze Ray and Nathan Fillion is attacking him already. Liveblogging as we go! Big news: YES there will be more Dr. Horrible! Also, at the end, we got all the details on the DVD version of Dr. Horrible, plus the cool video contest for people who want to join the Evil League of Evil. Click below. More »
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It seems that Sci Fi isn't just for television anymore, if the recent move by the Sci Fi Channel to "reach beyond the television screen to become a total global lifestyle brand" is anything to go by. The people behind the Sci Fi Channel have announced the formation of Sci Fi Ventures, a new business plan that intends to invade every aspect of your everyday life. More »
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Today you can watch the final act of online supervillain musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, before the entire tale disappears from the interwebz on Sunday at midnight. Though the first and second acts were sweet and goofy, show creator Joss Whedon managed to make this final installment genuinely upsetting. Dr. Horrible has been mostly a failed science supervillain up to this point, characterized by his unrequited crush on Penny and an inability to perfect his Freeze Ray. But in the latest installment, as you can see in this clip, he emerges as a true supervillain who has penetrated the inner circle of Bad Horse and his Evil League of Evil. More »
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Act 2 of Joss "Firefly" Whedon's online supervillain musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog arrived on the innerwebs yesterday, and it was a great moment in evil. We get a lot more mugging from Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion), as he begins dating Penny, the love of Dr. Horrible's life. In this clip, Hammer drops by the laundromat where Horrible and Penny hang out — and engages in some pretty awesome smack-talking. Including possibly the best penis joke ever. More »
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