Beware: dark matters within.

Beware: dark matters within.
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December 31, 2016 at 01:20PM
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Deprecated: The Ars 2017 tech company Deathwatch

Deprecated: The Ars 2017 tech company Deathwatch
Deathwatch is not a prediction of actual corporate demise. Most failing companies limp on in some way through acquisition, integration, inertia or the eternal zombie life of bankruptcy protection. Instead, it's a way of recognizing those entities in danger of technical, economic and/or cultural irrelevance.

December 30, 2016 at 04:36PM
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Maybe Don't Let Your Kid Talk To Your Amazon Echo

Maybe Don't Let Your Kid Talk To Your Amazon Echo
This kid just wanted Alexa to play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" for him. He got something very, very different.

December 30, 2016 at 05:32PM
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Cardistry Pro Is So Good We've Forgotten The Laws That Govern Reality

Cardistry Pro Is So Good We've Forgotten The Laws That Govern Reality
We've posted a lot of videos of this same kid doing card illusions and, ya know what? We're gonna keep doing it because it's magical every time.

December 29, 2016 at 05:45PM
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Debbie Reynolds, Wholesome Ingénue in 1950s Films, Dies at 84

Debbie Reynolds, Wholesome Ingénue in 1950s Films, Dies at 84
Debbie Reynolds ("Singin' in the Rain," "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," "How the West Was Won") died Wednesday, a day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher.

December 29, 2016 at 04:07AM
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Tesla Autopilot Reacts Insanely Quick To A Crash

Tesla Autopilot Reacts Insanely Quick To A Crash
Based on the video, the second the red hatchback makes contact with the black SUV, the Tesla's speed immediately starts to decrease. So, yeah, strike one up for Tesla Autopilot.

December 28, 2016 at 06:38PM
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If aliens have killed themselves off, what hope is there for us?

If aliens have killed themselves off, what hope is there for us?
Absent signs of life, astronomers are starting to look for extraterrestrial nuclear wars and pandemics.

December 28, 2016 at 05:29PM
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A Mind-Inverting 'Rick And Morty' Fan Theory

A Mind-Inverting 'Rick And Morty' Fan Theory
There might be a unified reason that Rick breaks the fourth wall, loves a good catch phrase and spends his days getting rickety rickety wrecked.

December 27, 2016 at 04:07PM
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Carrie Fisher Dies at 60

Carrie Fisher Dies at 60
Carrie Fisher, the actress best known as Princess Leia Organa, has died after suffering a heart attack. She was 60.

December 27, 2016 at 05:55PM
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George Michael: pop star dies peacefully at his home aged 53 – live reaction

George Michael: pop star dies peacefully at his home aged 53 – live reaction
The Wham! star and solo artist famous for hits including "Last Christmas," "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Careless Whisper" died peacefully at home on Sunday.

December 26, 2016 at 05:35AM
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Passenger Lands A Plane With Zero Experience Whatsoever

Passenger Lands A Plane With Zero Experience Whatsoever
This poor guy didn't really understand what he had signed up for, white-knuckling it all the way down in sheer terror before breaking into happy tears upon landing.

December 26, 2016 at 04:55PM
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'Twas the day before Christmas...

'Twas the day before Christmas...
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December 24, 2016 at 02:19PM
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The Rockettes Have a Choice--Perform for Trump or Lose Their Jobs

The Rockettes Have a Choice--Perform for Trump or Lose Their Jobs
After they were confirmed to perform at Trump's inauguration, many Rockettes are disgusted with having to perform for the incoming president.

December 23, 2016 at 04:01PM
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'Morning Joe' Host Says Trump Told Her He Wants A Nuclear 'Arms Race'

'Morning Joe' Host Says Trump Told Her He Wants A Nuclear 'Arms Race'
A day after Donald Trump tweeted that the US must "greatly expand its nuclear capability," "Morning Joe" host Mika Brzezinski said that she spoke on the phone with Trump and he stood by the tweet, saying "Let it be an arms race because we will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all."

December 23, 2016 at 02:11PM
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Sugar is a toxic agent that creates conditions for disease

Sugar is a toxic agent that creates conditions for disease
A potent toxin that alters hormones and metabolism, sugar sets the stage for epidemic levels of obesity and diabetes.

December 22, 2016 at 04:32PM
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Watch The 'SNL' Crew Completely Change Over The Set In Less Than 2 Minutes

Watch The 'SNL' Crew Completely Change Over The Set In Less Than 2 Minutes
They say "Live from New York, it's Saturday night!" and then they go straight into the monologue, right? Well, not quite. First, a bunch of crew members have to completely dismantle the old set and make the new one look sharp.

December 22, 2016 at 04:32PM
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The movie that doesn’t exist and the Redditors who think it does

The movie that doesn’t exist and the Redditors who think it does
Over the years, hundreds of people online have shared memories of a cheesy Nineties movie called “Shazaam”. There is no evidence that such a film was ever made. What does this tell us about the quirks of collective memory?

December 21, 2016 at 09:29PM
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Free Solo Climber (No Ropes, Nothin') Cruises By Another Climber On A Rock Face

Free Solo Climber (No Ropes, Nothin') Cruises By Another Climber On A Rock Face
We're trying to put ourselves in the mind of this guy scampering up a rock face at 275 feet, but we're really struggling. Much easier to identify with the tethered guy watching in awe.

December 21, 2016 at 04:49PM
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Samantha Bee And Glenn Beck Have A Nice Conversation About Politics... Wait, What?

Samantha Bee And Glenn Beck Have A Nice Conversation About Politics... Wait, What?
Samantha Bee is a loud, in-your-face liberal pundit. Glenn Beck was a loud, in-your-face conservative pundit, but they're both willing to draw it back a bit and have a real conversation in the name of "non-partisan decency" and "the fight against Trumpism."

December 20, 2016 at 11:28PM
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When Mental Illness Is Mistaken for Demonic Possession | Broadly

When Mental Illness Is Mistaken for Demonic Possession | Broadly
When Nadia was 18, her parents took her to a Muslim faith healer who claimed to be able to exorcize her depression.

December 20, 2016 at 03:45AM
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The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the (Very Near) Future

The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the (Very Near) Future
With brilliant financial engineering, GM beats Tesla to the punch.

December 19, 2016 at 02:33PM
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Here's The First Teaser Trailer For 'Blade Runner 2049'

Here's The First Teaser Trailer For 'Blade Runner 2049'
Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling? The director of "Arrival"? Dystopian cities and Syd Mead designs? Maybe a Vangelis-esque synth soundtrack? Sign us up.

December 19, 2016 at 09:17PM
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John Goodman Drops By 'SNL' To Do Some Business With Alec Baldwin's Trump

John Goodman Drops By 'SNL' To Do Some Business With Alec Baldwin's Trump
John Goodman took a break from Broadway to hop in this sketch as Rex Tillerson, Trump's Secretary of State pick. And yeah, the shirtless guy? That's "SNL" cast member Beck Bennett as none other than Vladimir Putin. Here we go.

December 18, 2016 at 02:04PM
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The Deranged Twitter Thread That Proves Establishment Liberals Have Lost Their Minds

The Deranged Twitter Thread That Proves Establishment Liberals Have Lost Their Minds
Last week, a daft 127-tweet thread went viral and earned praise from several prominent liberal writers and thinkers. The popularity of such a disjointed and conspiratorial argument as this should be cause for concern.

December 18, 2016 at 08:19PM
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This is one smart-looking Edition.

This is one smart-looking Edition.
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December 17, 2016 at 02:06PM
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A Star-Studded Carpool Karaoke Christmas Spectacular Is Here, And It's All We Ever Wanted

A Star-Studded Carpool Karaoke Christmas Spectacular Is Here, And It's All We Ever Wanted
Jolly James Corden has been lying in wait, plotting this holiday surprise for the last year.

December 16, 2016 at 09:36PM
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Barack Obama promises retaliation against Russia over hacking during US election

Barack Obama promises retaliation against Russia over hacking during US election
“I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections… we need to take action,” Obama said. “And we will – at a time and place of our own choosing.

December 16, 2016 at 01:31PM
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Here's The Trailer For Christopher Nolan's New Movie: 'Dunkirk'

Here's The Trailer For Christopher Nolan's New Movie: 'Dunkirk'
After "Interstellar" it didn't seem like Nolan could get any more ambitious. But then we remembered that he hasn't done a WWII action thriller yet.

December 15, 2016 at 03:11PM
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Trump Grill Could Be the Worst Restaurant in America

Trump Grill Could Be the Worst Restaurant in America
And it reveals everything you need to know about our next president.

December 15, 2016 at 02:31PM
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“Truthers” Insist My Photos of Sandy Hook Were Faked. They Can Go to Hell.

“Truthers” Insist My Photos of Sandy Hook Were Faked. They Can Go to Hell.
Covering the school shooting was the most important work I’ve done as a journalist. My photos are the furthest thing from fake news.

December 14, 2016 at 07:20PM
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Chinese Blacksmiths Use Huge Five-Story Hammer To Forge A Flange On The Street

Chinese Blacksmiths Use Huge Five-Story Hammer To Forge A Flange On The Street
Metalwork can be entrancing, beautiful, and curious all at the same time. These Chinese blacksmiths prove that it can also be scary as heck with their giant hammer.

December 14, 2016 at 12:11AM
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Why Angry White America Fell for Putin

Why Angry White America Fell for Putin
For nearly a century, the Russians have been trying to weasel their way into the American political scene, but their point of entry has always been on the left. When they finally found an open door, it was on the other side.

December 13, 2016 at 02:23AM
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Absurd HS Basketball Game Ending Features Two Half-Court Shots That Don't Count *And* A Buzzer-Beating Three

Absurd HS Basketball Game Ending Features Two Half-Court Shots That Don't Count *And* A Buzzer-Beating Three
One game-ending half-court shot is crazy. Two half-courters is ridiculous. Two half-courters that don't count because of (1) a foul before the shot and (2) a timeout before the shot — followed by a buzzer-beating three? That's just absurd.

December 13, 2016 at 07:00PM
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The Grand Tour May Be The Most Illegally Downloaded TV Show In History

The Grand Tour May Be The Most Illegally Downloaded TV Show In History
Amazon got the guys from the UK's 'Top Gear' to do a new show. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like a lot of people are using Prime to watch it.

December 12, 2016 at 02:21AM
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The First Trailer For 'The Fate Of The Furious' Seriously Raises The Stakes

The First Trailer For 'The Fate Of The Furious' Seriously Raises The Stakes
Who's good? Who's bad? Why is this happening to the Family? Will Vin Diesel and The Rock hug at the end or what? Does that Lamborghini have snow tires?

December 12, 2016 at 10:26PM
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What You Need To Know About Trump's P

What You Need To Know About Trump's P
On Saturday evening, people close to the Trump transition team revealed to multiple outlets that ExxonMobil CEO and Chairman Rex Tillerson is expected to be Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of State. Here's what you need to know.

December 11, 2016 at 01:25PM
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How Donald Trump Sees The World, As Imagined By 'SNL' And John Cena

How Donald Trump Sees The World, As Imagined By 'SNL' And John Cena
Things look a little different from his perspective. Okay... a lot different. Especially himself.

December 11, 2016 at 02:56PM
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The future is always here.

The future is always here.
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December 10, 2016 at 01:09PM
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Terry Crews And Conan Are Traumatized Playing 'Battlefield 1'

Terry Crews And Conan Are Traumatized Playing 'Battlefield 1'
Don't get it wrong — they loved the game, but it was all just too real.

December 9, 2016 at 02:29PM
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Inside the Chinese Factory Making Ivanka Trumps Shoes

Inside the Chinese Factory Making Ivanka Trumps Shoes
While Donald Trump rails against outsourcing jobs to China, his daughter does just that with her shoe line. Tour the factory where her footwear is made.

December 9, 2016 at 04:28PM
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Shigeru Miyamoto Performs The 'Super Mario Bros' Theme With The Roots

Shigeru Miyamoto Performs The 'Super Mario Bros' Theme With The Roots
The "Super Mario" creator/legend has still got it, playing one of the most recognizable gaming songs in the world.

December 8, 2016 at 02:36PM
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What ever happened to the blackest black?

What ever happened to the blackest black?
The strange squabble over Vantablack, a coating that absorbs 99.965 percent of light.

December 8, 2016 at 03:31PM
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This Is What A 7-Year-Long Stop Motion Project Looks Like (It's Beautiful)

This Is What A 7-Year-Long Stop Motion Project Looks Like (It's Beautiful)
Filmmaker Simon Scheiber spent 7 years working his animated short — which tells the story of a lighthouse keeper who makes a surprising discovery — and boy, it was worth the effort.

December 7, 2016 at 03:28PM
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‘They Are Slaughtering Us Like Animals’

‘They Are Slaughtering Us Like Animals’
Inside President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal antidrug campaign in the Philippines, The New York Times documented 57 homicide victims over 35 days.

December 7, 2016 at 04:57PM
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Pentagon buries evidence of $125 billion in bureaucratic waste

Pentagon buries evidence of $125 billion in bureaucratic waste
The Pentagon has buried an internal study that exposed $125 billion in administrative waste in its business operations amid fears Congress would use the findings as an excuse to slash the defense budget.

December 6, 2016 at 02:06AM
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A Perfectly Designed 86 Square Foot Paris Apartment

A Perfectly Designed 86 Square Foot Paris Apartment
When you only have a tiny sliver of space to work with, it's important to make every inch count.

December 6, 2016 at 08:56PM
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'Bohemian Rhapsody' Acted Out Literally Makes For A Gritty Crime Thriller

'Bohemian Rhapsody' Acted Out Literally Makes For A Gritty Crime Thriller
The best thing about this video is it's incredibly well produced. The second best thing is you probably already know the whole script.

December 5, 2016 at 07:28PM
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N.C. man told police he went to D.C. pizzeria with assault rifle to ‘self-investigate’ election-related conspiracy theory

N.C. man told police he went to D.C. pizzeria with assault rifle to ‘self-investigate’ election-related conspiracy theory
Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, told police he went to Comet Ping Pong to investigate "PizzaGate", a false online conspiracy theory involving Hillary Clinton.

December 5, 2016 at 04:59AM
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'SNL' Explores Donald Trump's Twitter Urges

'SNL' Explores Donald Trump's Twitter Urges
Alec Baldwin's back again, and this time he's looking for likeminded individuals online — watch the sketch that the real Trump had the time to watch (and, of course, tweet about) last night.

December 4, 2016 at 02:02PM
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I Dialed a Wrong Number and Stumbled Into International Phone Fraud

I Dialed a Wrong Number and Stumbled Into International Phone Fraud
It started when I was trying to call Cuba.

December 4, 2016 at 06:51PM
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