Prepare for your close-up because you could have a part in Star Wars: Episode VII. J.J. Abrams recorded a video message to fans from the set in Abu Dhabi and introduced a new initiative called Star Wars: Force for Change. The project is a collaboration between Disney and Lucasfilm and Bad Robot, and…

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Babirusas are no ordinary pigs.
Found in the swamps and rainforests of Indonesian islands, babirusas have barrel-shaped bodies balanced on delicate, deer-like legs. The most well-known species of babirusa is dist…

A scene from 12 Monkeys (1995), based on the photo featurette La jet

Your microwave: It heats up your leftovers, pops your popcorn, and makes your old coffee slightly less awful. Chances are, you?re not using it as much as you used to.
But if there?s one thing we all know it?s that you should never, ever put metal in your microwave. Because it will definitely explod…

It?s hard to deny the most impactful show of the last season was HBO?s True Detective. From the word ?go,? audiences were instantly on board with the twenty year journey of Rust and Marty to find the elusive Yellow King. In the end, the series reached massive critical acclaim and was confirmed to be…