All of the grinches out there can rejoice because in a special Christmas edition of needless destruction we have a hydraulic press demolishing the dumbest tchotchkes of the season.
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Hydraulic Press Crushes Christmas
Day: December 24, 2016
Harry Potter Makes Comic Book Debut in LGBT Benefit Special Love Is Love
Harry Potter and the gang have come together to celebrate Dumbledore’s pride in the series’ official comic book debut, and author J.K. Rowling herself has given the inclusion her stamp of approval.
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Attack On Titan Season Two Gets Official Trailer
Why are the muscle dudes punching the other muscle dudes through trees? Why are some of them naked? What’s with all the weird faces? I have no idea. I know nothing about Attack on Titan or anime, so this trailer is indecipherable to me, but hey, I know you guys love this series so HERE YOU GO. Season two of Attack on Titan comes west in April.
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John Williams Hasn't Seen a Single Star Wars Movie
In case 2016 couldn’t get any weirder, it turns out the man who created some of the most memorable moments in Star Wars through his epic compositions hasn’t bothered to watch any of them in action. That’s right, John Williams hasn’t seen Star Wars.
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Valérian Comic Is Getting a Full Reprint Ahead of Movie
One of Europe’s most-beloved scifi comic books will soon hit theaters as the heavily anticipated Luc Besson space opera, Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets. To get audiences ready, Cinebook has announced they’re releasing a complete translated collection of the decades-long Valérian comic that inspired it.
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Doctor Who Helps Save Wretched Holiday Song with "12 Doctors of Christmas"
Is there seriously any other holiday song that’s more infuriating enduring than “12 Days of Christmas?” It’s long, repetitive, and features the worst gift list in humanity’s existence (except the 10 lords a’leaping, I’ll gladly take those). At least this version has lots of Doctors in it. Wait…doctor who?
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Saturday's Best Deals: $60 SSD, Downton Abbey, Ninja Coffee Bar, and More
Moscow mule mugs, the Ninja Coffee Bar, and the complete Downton Abbey collection lead off Saturday’s best deals.
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Watch the Glittery Mirrored Alchemy of a Christmas Ornament Being Made
Shyamalan's Tales From The Crypt Reboot In Peril Over Rights Issues
M. Night Shyamalan’s new Tales From The Crypt series might already be floating to the top of the tank, as TNT has confirmed it’s having trouble securing rights for the original comic, which means the series could get delayed or scrapped.
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How the Rhymes of Dr. Seuss Helped Teach Us Language
Kaptain Kristian’s latest explainer video is a fun one: he explains how the anapestic tetrameter rhyming style of Dr. Seuss helped us better understand language as kids, all while rhyming in the video himself. It’s stupid catchy (obviously, because it’s done in the style of Dr. Seuss) and so easy to listen to, which is the point because that catchiness and fun is basically a trick Dr. Seuss books used to make us all want to read on our own.
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