The Proper Reading Order for the Star Trek Novels in a Handy Flowchart

Have you been wanting to dive into the world of Star Trek novels, but aren’t sure where to start? Check out the Almighty Star Trek Lit-verse Reading Order Flowchart , which lays out which books should come earliest on your reading list. Read more…        

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Berkeley Breathed’s concept art for a Grinch movie with Jack Nicholson

In an alternate universe, the feature-length adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! isn’t a live-action film starring Jim Carrey but a CG animated film, with Jack Nicholson voicing the Grinch and designs by Bloom County cartoonist Berkeley Breathed. Read more…        

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Watch all 30 minutes of recovered Return of the Jedi footage

A few weeks ago, drips of lost footage filled with cut takes from Return of the Jedi began appearing online. Now you can see all 30 minutes of the recovered footage, compiled into a single video. Read more…        

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Robbers used special effects masks to disguise themselves as white

How convincing can special effects be in real life? A trio of black men wore masks purchased from a special effects company while committing a robbery in order to make witnesses believe they were white—and it actually worked. Read more…        

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Cross-section photographs of bullets are strangely fascinating

Sabine Pearlman ‘s photographs find beauty in the destructive engineering of ammunition with this series of cross-sections of bullets cartridges from a Swiss bunker. They reveal the complexity inside each case. Read more…        

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Transgenic silkworms spin glowing fluorescent silk

If your greatest problem with your silk clothes is that they don’t look impressive enough under black light, you’re in luck. Researchers in Japan have genetically engineered silkworms that spin silk that glows under fluorescent light. Read more…        

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Behold the cursed ring that may have inspired Tolkien’s One Ring

Is this the ring that helped inspire J.R.R. Tolkien to write about the One Ring of Middle Earth? This Roman ring, which is associated with a divine curse, is part of a new exhibition at the Vyne in Hampshire, England, investigating its links to Tolkien and its possible influence on his work. Read more…

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