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Reviewed in Brief: New Excavations in the Valley of the Kings

06.30.16

By Alter S. Reiss
Tech

The Future of Sleep, Illustrated

01.18.16

By Matteo Gallo
Tech

We Made a Twitter Bot That Predicts the Future

11.19.15

By Brian Merchant, Claire Evans & Ranjit Bhatnagar
Tech

Why It Makes Sense for Nintendo to Merge Mobile and Home Consoles

10.16.15

By Heidi Kemps
Tech

The Author of Our Best SF Military Novel Explains the Future of War

09.18.15

By Brian Merchant
Tech

It’s Going to Be Okay

09.17.15

By David Axe
Tech

Film Noir Meets Glitch Art in This Dystopian Animated Short

09.07.15

By Rachel Pick
Tech

The Most Adorable Film Ever Made About the Perils of Space Capitalism

08.31.15

By Brian Merchant
Tech

The New Primary Colors of Science Fiction

06.04.15

By Brian Merchant
Tech

The Toaster Addicted to Being Used

12.29.14

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

The Year in Speculations

12.29.14

By Brian Merchant

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Gaming

Major Pokémon Leak Claims Pikachu Is Getting a Brand-New Design

A Pokémon leak has reportedly revealed a new Pikachu design that will be featured in the upcoming Gen 10 games.

19 minutes ago

By Brent Koepp
James Hetfield and Kirk Hemmett of Metallica at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 13, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

Music

Chris Robinson Recalls Black Crowes Getting Mercilessly Heckled by Metallica Fans: ‘We Were the Worst Thing They’ve Ever Seen’

While opening for Metallica in the early 90s, Chris Robinson says that metal fans threw “tennis shoes and golf balls” at The Black Crowes.

32 minutes ago

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
Screenshot: Pokemon GO

Gaming

Pokémon GO High Zaptitude Event Dates, Bonuses, and Rewards

Pokémon GO High Zaptitude Guide: Start dates, 2km Egg pools list, and how to unlock Wattrel and Kilowattrel in the Global Challenge.

38 minutes ago

By Denny Connolly
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Your Conspiracy Theorist Uncle Hates This Guy

Known only as ‘AVK,’ he’s been terrorizing morons and delulus on Facebook.

40 minutes ago

By Mark E. Hay
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The Heart-Breaking Accidental Poetry of Deftones Fan YouTube Comments

Sometimes there’s so much beauty in the world, you feel like you can’t take it, and your heart is just going to cave in.

42 minutes ago

By Tom Oldham