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- Apparently the earlier rumors that the excellent Marvel comic book Captain Britain and MI-13 was canceled were false! But now, they're true. Suck! Paul Cornell says good-bye to his series, and points out that at least he got to do everything he wanted with the series, and complete the story arcs he'd envisioned when he started.
- Twitter is teaming with Threadless to put tweets on T-shirts and sell them (via)! You can submit tweets for consideration, and vote for those submitted. Also, Twitter will be launching business tools and services by year's end. Here's how to search for video on Twitter.
- Wolverine stop sign (via), and Wolverine in 60 seconds (via).
- Awesome transforming computer gadgets (via). 13 things you didn't know about Transformers (via). Three new TV spots for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
- Remembering the Berlin Wall. (Via Sarah)
- 13 terrifying killer robots. (Via)
- An interesting discussion of names in Terminator Salvation, with a focus on the movie's title (we're glad somebody else was puzzled by the missing colon!). Meanwhile, a Terminator Salvation machinima web series is now live.
- A very impressive 12-foot long LEGO Blockade Runner (via), and a truly awesome plush Tauntaun with frozen Luke Skywalker.
- This Phillyist hadn't realized that Tyler Perry was in Star Trek, but the International Society of Supervillains knew all about it, and, with that in mind, they have some suggestions for future installments of Star Trek. Also, Gizmodo seems to have found one or two spots in Star Trek where R2-D2 makes a cameo (via).
- Really cool time-lapse video of the night sky. (Via)
- Great story about how Tom Hanks stopped production of Angels and Demons to help a woman get to her wedding on time. If only he'd just stopped the production entirely and moved on to a different movie... (Via)
- Photos and high speed video from the show Time Warp, which takes a look at nature in slow motion. (Via)
- Beware! Mockingbirds can remember the faces of people who venture too close to their nests and single them out for attack. (Via)
- The ACLU is suing a couple of Tennessee school districts for blocking students from accessing gay rights websites.
- Gadget Lab reveals how to get questionable features past Apple's app approval process: hide them as Easter Eggs!
- Now watches are using E Ink.
- Cinematical lists seven fun flicks that involve malls.
- Looks like The Men Who Stare At Goats has been picked up. We're looking forward to it.
- Colin Firth and Kevin Spacey will star in an adaptation of George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia.
- An indie sequel to Easy Rider has been produced.
- The next SNL film could be... MacGruber?! Uh... okay.
- A big list of ways to make tiny URLs.
- Behold the new Klingon anti-virus program. Qapla'! (Via)
- There's now a Creative Commons app on Facebook.
- Google Android now has a barcode scanner.
- Warren Ellis talks more about another upcoming project of his: Supergod. Sounds insane! We can't wait.
- A homemade version of the interior of the Nautilus. Wow! (Via)
- A video leaked online seems to reveal the third game from developer Team Ico.
- How about a couple of metareviews? We've got Bionic Commando and Punch-Out!!
- The next Tomb Raider film will feature a younger Lara Croft.
- More details on DJ Hero. Also, yet another rock and rhythm game is one the way: Rolling Stone: Drum King.
- A Colorado high school "has introduced the 'distracted and drowsy driving program,' in which kids play Mario Kart Wii while answering and sending text messages, in order to see how phone use adversely affects driving skill."
- Sci Fi Wire talks Fringe season two.
- Some comments from Bob Peterson, co-director, writer, and voice actor for Up, and an amusing discussion with the director and stars of Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, focusing on how Darth Vader and Oscar the Grouch ended up in the movie.
- Some fun entertainment news: Dan Aykroyd says the third Ghostbusters movie could begin shooting by this summer, with the original team of Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, and Aykroyd himself all on board, as well as some fresh faces, including possibly Alyssa Milano and Eliza Dushku (although Dushku herself seems to have refuted this on her Twitter feed). Also, Nickelodeon has ordered a pilot from DreamWorks Animation for a series based on Monsters vs. Aliens. Nice!
- Roddenberry Productions has signed a $2 million deal to release more than 500 hours of previously unseen footage from Star Trek series.
- The first clips from upcoming ABC series V and Flash Forward.
- More details on upcoming movies: Mandrake, starring Hayden Christensen and Djimon Hounsou; Clash of the Titans; and Grimm.
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