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This is China's most successful movie. The post The Blockbuster-in-China, Man-Births-Radish Trailer: Monster Hunt appeared first on WIRED.

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Last night's revenge on WestNet was an exceptional sequence. The post Halt and Catch Fire GIF and a Graf: She’s Lost Control appeared first on WIRED.

It's tough to watch the latest arc of this show begin, but with introductory poniards like this one, it's clear this show isn't going out quietly. The post Hannibal GIF and a Graf: A Four-Quadrant Killer appeared first on WIRED.

People keep flying drones near wildfires, and it needs to stop. Now. The post Pilots Who Fly Drones Into Wildfires Are Idiots. Punish Them appeared first on WIRED.

Hey, there's a new trailer for that Steve Jobs movie! No, not that Steve Jobs movie, the other Steve Jobs movie. The post This Week in Trailers: The New Steve Jobs Movie Looks Harsh appeared first on WIRED.

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Last night, Masters and Johnson gave Freud a run for his money. The post Masters of Sex GIF and a Graf: Freud Is Dead appeared first on WIRED.

As the skyscrapers grow taller and taller, people have been playing with new techniques to hold these structures up. The post How to Keep a 1,500-Foot Skyscraper From Falling Over appeared first on WIRED.

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Grab your bug juice and take a seat for the most overloaded talent show in the history of summer camp. The post The Wet Hot Reunion’s Insanely Packed Yearbook appeared first on WIRED.

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Nike is working with decathlete Ashton Eaton to develop a cooling hood that will help him recover in between events. The post Nike’s Bizarre ‘Ice Hat’ Concept Helps Athletes Cool Down appeared first on WIRED.

Eric Tomberlin makes a Microsoft housing development look extremely claustrophobic. The post How to Photoshop 150 Images Into One Creepy Suburbia appeared first on WIRED.

The US doesn’t torture—so the government rewrote its definitions of torture. The post Torture Is Bad. So Psychologists Helped the US Redefine It appeared first on WIRED.

From 1958 until his death, Warhol took hundreds, if not thousands, of instant photos, including selfies. The post Andy Warhol’s Celebrity Polaroids Are Like Retro Instagrams
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Companies are taking away one of the best security measures we have. The post Websites, Please Stop Blocking Password Managers. It’s 2015 appeared first on WIRED.

The intricate worlds of animation series are rewarding, but Rick & Morty trades in pure hilarity without worrying about a larger narrative arc. The post Rick and Morty’s New Season Brilliantly Ignores Fan Service appeared first on WIRED.

It's happy hour so pour yourself up a Dagobah Swamp Soda. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 84 appeared first on WIRED.

New Horizons traveled 3 billion miles to send us photos of the dwarf planet. But did we really see Pluto? The post What We’re Really Looking at When We Look at Pluto appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, July 19 – 25. The post Space Photos of the Week: A Sun-Making Machine appeared first on WIRED.

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Author Wesley Chu talks about what would happen if people traveled through time to take our things. The post Maybe Time Travelers Are Stealing Our Stuff appeared first on WIRED.

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Another week, another misunderstood celebrity exchange on Twitter. The post While You Were Offline: Huh. Turns Out Celebrities Are Vain appeared first on WIRED.

There were a lot of wonderful moments on late-night TV this week, but none were as great as Jon Stewart's. The post This Week in TV: Jon Stewart Rules Over All appeared first on WIRED.

The ices on Pluto's surface show some pretty amazing activity in both false color and high-resolution images from New Horizons. The post The Ices on Pluto’s Surface Are Totally Nuts appeared first on WIRED.

This backlit photo of Pluto, taken by New Horizons after its historic closest approach, is more than a glamour shot. The post New Horizons’ Parting Shot of Pluto Is Just the Beginning appeared first on WIRED.

The new teaser is barely more informative than the last one. The post Scully Is (Almost) Ready for Something in New X-Files Teaser appeared first on WIRED.

Earthquakes and bubbles in the sea suggest Kick 'Em Jenny off Grenada is going to erupt soon. The post There’s a Volcano Called Kick ‘Em Jenny, and It’s Angry appeared first on WIRED.

Seattle radio station KEXP is devoting the entire day to the album---from sample tracks to interviews to the album tracks themselves. The post Celebrate Paul’s Boutique’s Birthday With a Streaming Sample Seminar appeared first on WIRED.

Science has a diversity problem. Period. But plenty of people are moving the conversation forward: writing, speaking, and tweeting intelligently about the lack of diversity in science. The post Here Are Some Antidotes to Science’s Old White Guy Problem appeared first on WIRED.

Welcome to the age of hackable automobiles, when two security researchers can cause a 1.4 million product recall. The post After Jeep Hack, Chrysler Recalls 1.4M Vehicles for Bug Fix appeared first on WIRED.

Danit Peleg used a flexible material to create "lace-like textiles" that she could work with "just like cloth." The post These Strange Clothes Came Out of a Regular Old 3-D Printer appeared first on WIRED.

This 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Speciale is a one-off design. The post You Can Snag This One-of-a-Kind Ferrari for Just $14M appeared first on WIRED.

For distilled spirits, aging doesn't stop once the stuff leaves the barrel. The post Quick! Chug Your Liquor Before It Goes Weird appeared first on WIRED.

Kevin James plays the president. QED. The post So, Here Are the Most Ridiculous Bits in Pixels appeared first on WIRED.

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The press called it the “Gone Girl” kidnapping. But the bizarre story is notable for more than the twists. The post Drones and Spyware: The Bizarre Tale of a Brutal Kidnapping appeared first on WIRED.

Two lifelong surfers, one of them a rocket scientist, think surfboards are due for an update. The post Rocket Scientist Designs a Stronger, Lighter Surfboard appeared first on WIRED.

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