Underwire

Haven’t seen all the films nominated for Academy Awards on Sunday? The internet has you covered. Here are 10 nominated films you can stream right now.

Based on past evidence, there’s almost no way that Disney’s Lone Ranger won’t win the Best Visual Effects Oscar on Sunday. (But don’t hold us to that.)

Another week, another weekend. Another weekend, another weekend playlist, curated by you.

Theories abound about the true identity of the Yellow King and his conspirators; as the final episodes of the the story unfold, here are our favorites.

Thanks to Shopped Tattoos, a new Tumblr, we can live in a world where all our favorite pop culture icons are fully inked up.

What’s better than a NASA video explaining the difference between fusion and fission? A NASA video explaining the difference between fusion and fission–hosted by Portal villain GLaDOS.

And the winner of this year’s award for Most Excruciatingly Dull Event in the Galaxy is…? The Oscars telecast!

The End Is Nigh — the first installment of Apocalypse Triptych — is crammed with many different, and often heartbreaking, takes on the lead-up to the end of the world.

Like any good Omni fan, we’ve developed quite a collection of back issues over the years. And now, we pass the fruits of our hoarding on to you—with a hot dose of late ’70s/early ’80s zeitgeist.

Forget Christian Bale in Terminator: Salvation — animator Mitchell Hammond’s short is the only Terminator/Batman crossover you’ll ever need.

Prodigious modeler Moko has made the best Lego creations you’ll see this week: A series of Jaegers from Pacific Rim.

Stones Throw Records is one of hip-hop’s great indie labels. Now there’s a star-studded documentary about it.

More than LOLCat, more than Doge, the reaction GIF has become the lingua franca of the internet. It’s a perfect, economical, expression—and next month, it becomes the focus of an exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in New …

We’re observing the emergence of tech that doesn’t just augment our intellect and lives, but is now beginning to automate and outsource our humanity. Like BroApp, which sends automated daily text messages to your significant other (“seamless relationship outsourcing”).

The new trailer for director Gareth Edwards’ upcoming Godzilla reboot is heavy on the suspense. Also, it looks pretty awesome.

Today sees the release of Disney’s long-promised app Disney Movies Anywhere for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV; it gives you access to any Disney (or Marvel!) flick that you own digitally, whether you purchased it through iTunes or redeemed the …

Rock nerds, rejoice: Numero Group’s new fantasy-themed underground compilation is all about rocking hard and rolling dice.

NBC is bringing back its 2006 superhero series ‘Heroes’ as a miniseries next year. Forget how much you hated seasons 2-4; this is actually a good idea.

Missed out on Jimmy’s first week in NBC’s big-boy chair? We’ve got your back with this collection of the best moments from his first five shows.

Literary publishing’s uneasy relationship with fan fiction has been complicated by the realization that fandom is a huge potential market—one already stocked with both prolific authors and enthusiastic readers.  But how to tap that market is a dilemma that few …