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Disney May Ban Leia’s Gold Bikini From All Star Wars Merch

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the facts of the story, instead of the opinions of the author. The Escapist ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorNovember 4, 2015

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A Dead Comet in the Shape of a Skull to Pass by Earth on Halloween

Image Source: JPL NASA has determined that the celestial object, which will pass safely by the Earth, is most likely a dead comet. ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorOctober 31, 2015

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Netrunner Adds Sentient Computer Virus, Soccer Mom in Latest Expansion

Image Source: Fantast Flight Games The latest “big box” expansion for Android: Netrunner has been released, adding three new “mini-factions” to the game’s ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorOctober 30, 2015

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Rosetta’s Comet Baffles Astronomers By Venting Oxygen Into Space

67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, has been sending back fascinating data for several months now. Its most surprising discovery, however, may be its most recent: the ancient ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorOctober 29, 2015

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A Real Life Tractor Beam Uses Sound – But Will it Work in Space?

Image Source: Phys.Org Scientists have invented a tractor beam, able to move and manipulate small objects using sound waves. Tractor beams are a ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorOctober 27, 2015

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The Mafia (Werewolf) Party Game Is Now a Big Budget Russian Feature Film

A film based on the venerable survival game, where players try to suss out the traitors among them before they’re all dead, is ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorOctober 22, 2015

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Vin Diesel Says He’ll Be in a Dungeons & Dragons Movie Only if It’s “Very Sacred”

During a press junket, noted Dungeons & Dragons fan Vin Diesel said he wouldn’t appear in any film adaptation that was less than ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorOctober 17, 2015

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Meet Saya, an Ultra Realistic, Computer Generated Japanese Schoolgirl

Image Source: Telyuka Say hello to Saya: she is an incredibly realistic CGI Japanese schoolgirl, created by a husband and wife team of ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorOctober 16, 2015

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How Do You Build a Real Mjolnir? Electromagnets and Fingerprint Scanners!

Image Source: Marvel Youtuber and inventor Allen Pan has built a replica of Mjolnir, Thor’s legendary hammer, that only he can lift. Alternate ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorOctober 16, 2015

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Pee-Wee Herman is Going to Play the Penguin’s Dad (Again)

Image Source: Comics Alliance Paul Reubens, aka Pee-Wee Herman, is set to reprise the role of Tucker Cobblepot, father of Batman villain Penguin, ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorOctober 14, 2015

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Yum! Video Of Flesh Eating Beetles Museums “Hire” To Pick Bones Clean

UC Berkeley’s Museum of Vertebrate Zoology uses a species of flesh-eating beetle to help it pick the bones of specimens clean. I think ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorOctober 14, 2015

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Kickstarter Darling Epic Card Game In Stores Today

Image Source: Epic Card Game It made a big splash on Kickstarter just four months ago, and now Epic is available in stores. ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorOctober 14, 2015

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