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Things We Saw Today: This Guy Says His Galaxy Note 7 Exploded & Lit His Car On Fire

Here's one in the Weird Internet category: Nathan Dornacher, a Florida resident, posted a public Facebook gallery today of his car in a fiery blaze. The likely cause? Dornacher thinks his phone exploded.

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Brown University Plans to Put Menstrual Products in the Men’s Bathrooms, Too

"It’s an initial confusion, but people generally understand when we explain it."

Brown University's student body president, Viet Nguyen, has decided to implement a small but important change to the on-campus bathrooms this year: menstrual products will be freely available in all of the non-residential bathrooms on Brown's campus. Yes, all of the bathrooms--women's, men's, and gender-neutral ones.

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EMTEC GEM Box Review: Video Game Streaming Box Might Be a Bit Ahead of Its Time

The EMTEC GEM Box, a video game streaming device for your TV, released today. I've had the chance to play around with one for a bit, and while it delivers well on its features, I get the feeling that those features might be a bit too limited to make a dent in a fairly competitive market.

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DC’s Black Lightning Coming to Television Thanks to Fox and Berlanti Productions

Does Greg Berlanti ever sleep?

With Marvel's Luke Cage coming to Netflix later this month, we seem (hopefully!) to be starting on a wave of black superheroes coming to television. DC is putting their hat into the ring with a TV adaptation of Black Lightning for Fox.

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Amy Schumer, Lena Dunham and the Trouble with White Feminism

Houston, we have a problem.

Lena Dunham and Amy Schumer have painted themselves a feminists, even lauded for it, but have gotten away with racist remarks and sexualizing black bodies because this is what White Feminism looks like.

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For Star Trek‘s 50th, NASA Interviews Nichelle Nichols & George Takei About Fiction Inspiring Reality

Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura on Star Trek, and George Takei, who played Sulu, discuss having played roles that inspired real-life astronauts.

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[UPDATED] Exclusive Interview: Comic Creator Katie O’Neill Talks About Her Work, Announces Next Project With Oni Press

If you're a fan of web comics, you've probably already seen Katie O'Neill's work. Her latest hardcover collection Princess Princess Ever After (which I reviewed earlier this morning), started life as a web comic on her popular Tumblr. Today, O'Neill's is announcing exclusively through TMS, her next original project with Oni Press!

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Exclusive: Dan DiDio Talks Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad in DC Comics’ Rebirth

There have already been a lot of big happenings and changes in the DCU thanks to the launch of Rebirth, the new status quo in the DC Comics Universe, and they're not gonna stop now!

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Artist’s Fascinating “PokéNatomy” Pokémon Pictorials Help Us Understand the Power That’s Inside

At first glance, the realism in artist Christopher Stoll's PokéNatomy gallery is jarring, but that's really what's so great about it: These are imaginative takes on not just what we'd see underneath a Pokémon's cute (or not so cute) exterior, but how that all might work to produce the powers they use in battle.

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Facebook Celebrates Star Trek‘s 50th With Themed Reaction Buttons & Profile Frames

In case you hadn't already noticed from the celebrations all over the internet today, it's Star Trek's 50th Anniversary! Here's how to show your Star Trek pride while you're on Facebook today.

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Marvel Moves Up Doctor Strange UK Release Date … Aaand None for the U.S.

Sorry, not sorry.

Marvel has moved up the release date for Doctor Strange, so UK fans get to see a caped Benedict Cumberbatch a whole three days earlier.

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Surviving on Table Scraps: When Will Women Control Their Own Stories in Hollywood?

The longer we wait, the hungrier we get.

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Apple’s Headphone Jack Removal Isn’t Such a Big Deal, but Does It Make Any Sense?

Back when Apple removing the iPhone's headphone jack was just a rumor, I wrote about how all the commotion over the change was likely unnecessary. Now that it has happened, and we know the specifics, it's even clearer that it's really not a big deal, but what's not really clear is exactly what prospective iPhone 7 owners stand to gain from it.

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See Harry Potter Reimagined as a Totally Rad ’90s Sitcom

Something wicked awesome this way comes.

Have you ever wondered what the Harry Potter films would look like if they were released as a ‘90s sitcom? Well, look no further.

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Marvel’s New Luke Cage Fight Scene Clip Asks, “You Want Some?” And We DO

Yes, please.

Marvel and Netflix have another TV superhero on the way at the end of the month, and every clip and trailer only gets us more excited for Luke Cage. This one features the nigh-indestructible man teaching some manners in a way only he can—but beware of a bit of bone-crunching grossness when his opponents get a bit cocky.

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Review: Princess Princess Ever After Is a Sweet LGBTQIA Fairy Tale

Steven Universe's Rebecca Sugar has done several interviews about the importance of sweet, innocent, romantic fairy tales for children featuring LGBTQIA characters, pointing out that while we have no problem foisting ideas of heterosexual marriage and love on children, homosexual relationships are treated as inappropriate or not G-rated content. Thankfully, there are several stories in pop culture that are filling that gap. One of them was released by Oni Press yesterday!

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Holy Sue, Batman! TMS Plays ​Batman: The Telltale Series​ Episode 1.4

Our latest Let's Play through Telltale Games' Batman series checks back in on Bruce Wayne's not-exactly-legal adventures once again. What are you gonna tell the cops, Batman?

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Things We Saw Today: Sia’s Music Video for “The Greatest” Memorializes Orlando Shooting

Sia's music video for her song "The Greatest" is a tribute to the Orlando nightclub shooting. In the video, 49 dancers (the same amount of people massacred) perform a powerful routine.

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Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling in Talks for Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time

The Hollywood Reporter states that Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling are in negotiations to play Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who, respectively.

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