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Jan 8, 2016, 11:59 AM

Seahawks, Vikings to face frigid weather in state-of-the-art undergarments

Embed from Getty Images There’s sure to be some exposed skin on the big, bad football players who take the… Read More

Jan 8, 2016, 10:33 AM

Paul Allen adds $5.4M bungalow to his collection of Mercer Island properties

A couple weeks before Christmas, Paul Allen stuffed his stocking with yet another home on Mercer Island. The billionaire Microsoft… Read More

Jan 8, 2016, 8:39 AM

Here’s when HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 will premiere

Season six of HBO’s beloved fantasy series “Game of Thrones” will premiere April 24, HBO announced overnight. The highly anticipated… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 6:50 PM

Living Ink updates invisible messages with morphing algae for Kickstarter project

Remember invisible ink? You could write a secret message with the stuff, watch your words disappear, then make them magically… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 5:19 PM

NASA’s newest women astronauts get the Glamour treatment: Want to join them?

That’s one small step for NASA’s women astronauts, one giant leap for Glamour magazine. Women have had a hard time… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 1:28 PM

Artist captures pure joy by combining ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ with ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

Whatever childhood pleasures you got out of the return of Star Wars will surely be doubled when you see one… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 12:22 PM

‘Super Trailer’ mashes together dozens of 2016 movie teases into one great preview

Now that you’ve seen “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” nine times, it’s time to start thinking about how you’re going… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 10:00 AM

‘T-Mobile Arena’ in Vegas: Wireless carrier snags naming rights to glitzy new sports and entertainment venue

A new sports and entertainment venue set to open this spring in Las Vegas will be officially named T-Mobile Arena,… Read More

Jan 6, 2016, 3:30 PM

16 geeky new movies and TV shows to watch in 2016

It’s a good time to be a geek. The once-fringy sci-fi, fantasy, and comic genres have crossed over to the mainstream,… Read More

Jan 6, 2016, 2:32 PM

Washington state’s trailblazing new transgender policy you’ve probably never heard of

Washington state residents now have the freedom to use restrooms and locker rooms based on identity, rather than anatomy. On… Read More

Jan 6, 2016, 1:37 PM

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ passes ‘Avatar’ as highest-grossing film ever in North America

That screaming you hear coming from a galaxy far, far away is the Na’vi. Starkiller Base just zapped Pandora. “Star… Read More

Jan 6, 2016, 12:26 PM

Bill and Melinda Gates don’t Whip or Nae Nae after eating Cocoa Puffs and Wheat Chex

Bill Gates says that he and his wife Melinda are interviewed dozens of times a year, but in a new blog… Read More

Jan 6, 2016, 10:15 AM

Who will win the Super Bowl? Microsoft Bing picks champ before NFL playoffs begin

The NFL Playoffs start this weekend, but before the first ball is even kicked off, Microsoft’s Bing Predicts is forecasting… Read More

Jan 6, 2016, 9:05 AM

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson achieves unique ‘Fame’ with his own comic book

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is certainly a superhero of sorts to football fans who have watched the young star develop… Read More

Jan 5, 2016, 2:22 PM

Yahoo cancels streaming service ‘Yahoo! Screen’

Yahoo! Screen, Yahoo’s jump into streaming video, is now gone. Yahoo! has confirmed via Variety that the service has seen its… Read More

Jan 5, 2016, 12:09 PM

‘The Martian VR Experience’ will take you back to the Red Planet and inside the popular film

Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure “The Martian” transported moviegoers to the Red Planet in 2015, and now, thanks to virtual reality technology,… Read More

Jan 5, 2016, 11:16 AM

CES 2016: Snapchat places massive logo on iconic Luxor casino in Vegas

LAS VEGAS — The Consumer Electronics Show is known for over-the-top marketing stunts. And the biggest and boldest we’ve seen… Read More

Jan 5, 2016, 10:29 AM

‘The Beast Awakens’: This is the Seahawks Star Wars meme you’re looking for

Dun dun dun, dun dundun, dun dundun … boss. Just in time for the start of the NFL Playoffs, the… Read More

Jan 5, 2016, 10:10 AM

I’M confused: Mysterious billboards promote social app with little direction

Billboards around Seattle and other U.S. cities, advertising a website called im.com, are promising to put you here, there and… Read More

Jan 4, 2016, 12:07 PM

Your cat calendar’s days are numbered thanks to these beautiful science images

If you’re already bored just four days into that new Cats Lounging in the Sun desk calendar, consider something a little… Read More

Jan 4, 2016, 10:57 AM

George R.R. Martin admits he won’t catch up to HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ in time

A LiveJournal post from George R. R. Martin this weekend came as a shock to many readers — both because… Read More

Jan 4, 2016, 10:08 AM

Mark Zuckerberg’s 2016 challenge: Create an AI to change the music, check on the baby

Beyond his immense success at forcing you to reconnect with people from high school, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says he… Read More

Dec 31, 2015, 12:02 PM

Nearly half of people who saw Star Wars want to re-watch, Fandango study says

If you determine the quality of a film by its “rewatchability” — “the ability to watch a movie repeatedly without… Read More

Dec 30, 2015, 9:31 AM

Experience life as a Star Wars rebel fighter in this awesome augmented reality video

A long-held fantasy for geeks everywhere may soon become a reality — augmented reality, that is. A new video, released… Read More

Dec 29, 2015, 4:12 PM

Zillow goes inside the ‘Transparent’ house — and it’s even more retro in real life

Sometimes, the location in a story is described as a character unto itself, helping to guide the narrative just as… Read More

Dec 29, 2015, 3:43 PM

Disney builds robot car that climbs walls, thanks to consumer drone technology

Drones are so popular they’re starting to get boring. But the technology that keeps drones aloft is helping Disney build a… Read More

Dec 28, 2015, 11:16 AM

Marvel releases early look at 2016’s ‘Doctor Strange’

Is it too early to get excited about big films coming out in 2016? In Entertainment Weekly‘s first look issue,… Read More

Dec 28, 2015, 10:59 AM

Want to know what’s happening with ‘The X-Files’? This new 21-minute video will help

For those ready to move on to one of the next big things in entertainment, this couldn’t have come sooner… Read More

Dec 28, 2015, 10:40 AM

Watch this grandma have a blast with virtual reality

One grandmother got the virtual reality treatment of her life on Christmas Day. YouTube user Mark Nutt posted this video… Read More

Dec 28, 2015, 10:30 AM

Lego Millennium Falcon took 7,500 pieces and a year to make

We’ve seen some amazing Lego creations, but this one is timely and impressive. According to Lego blog, the Brothers Brick,… Read More