Test how your listening skills compare to a music producer
Just like a wine taster’s palate or an art student’s sense of bullshit, your listening skills are something that can be trained and honed. Music …
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15 of the coolest fictional cars in the history of TV and cinema
Everyone has a favorite fictional character from a movie or TV show. If you’re an action fan, it might be Indiana Jones, John McClane or Neo. …
The first trailer for the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ movie looks way better than you’d think
Making movies based on blockbuster video games isn’t always such a great idea, but the upcoming Assassin’s Creed film doesn’t look bad. The first trailer for the …
This is what Doom looks like running on Nvidia’s insane new graphics card
Last Friday, Nvidia took the stage in Austin, Texas in order to unveil the exceptionally fast — yet surprisingly affordable — GeForce GTX 1080 and …
Nintendo’s ‘Fire Emblem’ and ‘Animal Crossing’ mobile games will both be free
Late last month, Nintendo revealed that its next two mobile games would be based on the popular Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem franchises, but no specific …
Ex-Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson reveals the name of his new Amazon show
It’s been a long time coming, but the Amazon original series from Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May finally has a name: The Grand …
Star Wars Episode VIII spoilers: The Tom Hardy Stormtrooper
Star Wars: Episode VIII production is underway and the spoilers just keep coming. After we found out that Great Britain’s princes may have put on …
Read a new chapter from George R.R. Martin’s next ‘Game of Thrones’ book for free
George R.R. Martin is nowhere near done writing his next Song of Ice and Fire novel, on which Game of Thrones has been based. In fact, he’s so …
HBO is abusing copyright to take ‘Game of Thrones’ fan videos off YouTube
HBO owns Game of Thrones, the most pirated TV show in existence. So it’s no surprise that it’s going to liberally use DMCA copyright law to …
Watch the first trailer for ‘Orange is the New Black’ season 4
More than any year before it, 2016 might be the year of the Netflix original series. The second season of Daredevil cemented it as the …
You won’t believe that these 10 incredible movie effects didn’t use CGI
It’s 2016. We’re accustomed to movies being filled with green screens and CGI. Batman v Superman, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Captain America: Civil War and virtually every other blockbuster …
Netflix saves you 160 hours of TV commercials each year
Cord cutting doesn’t only save you money — it saves you time as well. In fact, it turns out that Netflix may be saving you from …
Watch NASA’s stunning time-lapse video of Mercury’s Sun transit
We witnessed a historical cosmic moment on Monday. Mercury, strolling along its orbit between the Earth and the Sun, appeared as a tiny black dot …
Lego versions of all the Iron Man suits would take so long to make
We’ve all probably spent an afternoon recreating superhero fantasies with plastic bricks. But for Lego customizer Minh Pham, building every single iteration of the Iron …
George R.R. Martin explains why he kills all your favorite Game of Thrones characters
Just a few episodes into the first season of HBO’s Game of Thrones and viewers knew that they were watching something special. The show was an …
You can experience this new TRON lightcycle ride without leaving your couch
Riding a TRON lightcycle should be a life goal for any hot-blooded human, but without $77,000 to spend on a life-size replica, you’re probably going to …
The complete Marvel movie schedule from now through 2019
Captain America: Civil War is a hit, there’s no doubt about it, and possibly one of the best movies in the Marvel universe. But Marvel …
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ review roundup: An unexciting end of the world
After dominating box offices around the world and garnering nearly universally positive reviews from critics, Captain America: Civil War is clearly the superhero event film …
Jon Stewart returns to torch ‘man-baby’ Donald Trump
Oh, Jon Stewart. How we have missed you. The former host of The Daily Show has been retired for months now, but that doesn’t mean he’s …
Drake’s new Apple-only album sells 1 million copies in 5 days
It’s not uncommon these days to see new albums from big name artists launch exclusively on a particular streaming platform. Kanye’s “The Life of Pablo”, for …
Tobey Maguire was impressed with the new Spider-Man in ‘Civil War’
Long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was even a twinkle in Kevin Feige’s eye, Sony was making its mark on the film industry with a …
‘Captain America: Civil War’ post-credits scenes: Everything you need to know
Not only is Captain America: Civil War one of the most enjoyable and explosive movies of the summer, it’s also the jumping-off point for Phase …
The first trailer for Dan Brown’s new Robert Langdon movie was just released
Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon character is wildly popular among fans of his books. The famous teacher who was able to solve a few mysteries using symbols …
‘Captain America: Civil War’ declares war on box office records
Marvel’s latest blockbuster superhero film divides the avengers in half and pits them against each other in an epic battle for the ages. But the …
‘Game of Thrones’ recap: The great Jon Snow mystery slowly unravels
Going into episode 3 last night, Game of Thrones fans knew one thing: Jon Snow is alive and kicking. The internet was buzzing with Jon …
Watch: John Oliver can’t believe we fall for so many stupid scientific studies
Every day we’re bombarded with new scientific studies that give us new information about our health and well being. But have you noticed that some …
Watch the first trailer for next week’s new episode of Game of Thrones
So you’ve just seen episode 3 of the new Game of Thrones season and you’re left with even more questions about the future (and past) …
10 inventions ‘The Simpsons’ predicted years before they happened
It’s been nearly 15 years since the South Park episode “Simpsons Already Did It” aired for the first time on Comedy Central. In case you …
Kit Harrington explains how death has changed Jon Snow
We’re two episodes into the new season of Game of Thrones, and we’ve already seen more than half-a-dozen people meet the gods of Westeros. Death is …
HBO ‘hopeful’ that Jon Stewart will be on the air before the November election
Jon Snow isn’t the only Jon that HBO fans are excited to see return to television this year. Speaking with CNN’s Brian Stelter in a …
