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Okay, who let BBC One get at the catnip jar again?

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- Oh, there they are. - Where?
- Ah! - Oh.
Aw.

The all female Ghostbusters movie hasn't even filmed a single shot and already Sony is prepping a male-cast version. Because life is a nightmare.

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Or maybe she’ll stomp Ash’s ass? It’s not clear yet, but there had better be some Xena-ass-stompage to be found. Aiaiaiaiaiaiai!

Bruce Campbell has confirmed Lucy Lawless will appear in the upcoming Ash vs. Evil Dead tv series in some capacity. After a previous interview in which Lawless made some remarks about Campbell not “ruining her franchise,” he said to Blastr, “Dear Ms. Lawless: Hit your marks, say your lines, or you’re fired,” and, “She’s going to be on the show.”

Yes! Nothing will ever fill the chakram-lined hole in my heart from the lack of Lawless in any of the final season of Parks and Recreation, but this is a nice consolation prize.

Campbell went on to add,

We just added her to our cast, and I got to tell you, I couldn’t be happier. Some actors you work with and you know that you’re going to fail the chemistry test. There are some that you know you won’t fail it. She’s great; I worked with her a lot in the Xena days, and it’s great to have her on Ash vs. Evil Dead.

Details on just what part she’ll play or how involved she’ll be a scarce to non-existent, but Ash himself did mention that her ability to play “extreme characters” would be put to good use, so get excited. Campbell expects her to be a show-stealer just as much as we do:

I expect her to hog every one of our scenes, and I’ll let her because she’s Lucy Lawless; we want her to be happy on the show and we have a very good part for her.

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SAN FRANCISCO—Following Monday’s unveiling of the highly anticipated Apple Watch, fans of Apple across the nation reportedly called on the company to manufacture more products that they can feel pressed against their skin at all times.

YouTube user ThomasHuntFilms has transformed the first 10 Star Trek films into surreal spaceship montages by selectively removing all non-spaceship related footage from them. The resulting edited films are dramatically shorter, ranging from about 7 to 25 minutes.

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That’s a slick Zelda wallet and shirt ⊟

If I hadn’t just splurged on a Saddleback joint, I would be all over this “luxury wallet” from British brand and shop Gametee. Crafted with “luxury Grade-1 Italian ethically sourced leather”, the slim bifold doubles as an attractive wallet and a low-key tribute to The Legend of Zelda. The black wallet even has a forest green interior and a green stitching variant.

Gametee is kickstarting the £25/$38 wallet (pledge goal already reached!), and the additional incentives it’s offering — posters, pins, shirts, RFID-blocking sleeves, and more — are just as finely designed. That flora tee, designed by the brand’s art director AJ Hateley, is a thing of beauty. Even as a human who does not wear video game shirts on the reg, I would rock the fuck out of that.

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schwit1 writes Homeowners should consider fitting CCTV to trap burglars, the country's most senior police officer declared yesterday. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said police forces needed more crime scene footage to match against their 12 million images of suspects and offenders. And he called on families and businesses to install cameras at eye level – to exploit advances in facial recognition technology.

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Emoji candles, printed out tweets and so much more.

It was about 50 degrees in Chicago on Monday afternoon, or approximately 50 degrees warmer than it was a week ago at this time. That in itself seemed to make for a perfectly good excuse to walk throughout the city's northwest neighborhoods to the I-90 underpass on Fullerton Ave. where a new memorial to currently injured Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose went up over the weekend.

If this particular underpass sounds familiar, it's because a salt runoff (or divine miracle) caused locals to form an homage to the Virgin Mary back in 2005 at the same location. The tribute to Rose shares similar religious undertones, only with a hint (we hope) of sarcasm. As has been said before, Rose means a lot to this city.

There's plenty going on there, so we decided to take inventory. This is what people leave at a memorial for a point guard who is supposed to be back on the court in a few weeks. A vigil for Jimmy Butler's elbow has yet to be planned.

2 crutches

Derrick didn't need them after surgery so at least they were put to good use.

6 knee pads

I'm not a doctor, but I don't think these would have saved him.

12 candles

There was a candle of Phil Jackson dressed like the pope, candles of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen photoshopped into classic Catholic imagery and, of course, a candle featuring a sketch of the praying hands emoji outfitted with Chicago's six championship rings.

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1 basketball

It had a fitting message.

1 picture of Rose before the injuries

1 picture of Rose after tearing his ACL in 2012

1 bulletin board of printed out tweets from NBA players supporting Rose

Tweets on paper! Ricky Rubio, John Wall, Ben McLemore and others made an appearance. Count the retweets.

A whole bunch of roses

Some aluminum cans and other assorted pieces of garbage

Yuck.

★★★

Rose is expected to be back in three weeks. Prayers up.

(All photos via Ricky O'Donnell/SB Nation unless otherwise noted)

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On Set 1935.

Katharine Hepburn of the Bow Tie Crowd.

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Jagger dog death: Kennel Club investigates reports of six poisonings at Crufts Telegraph.co.uk The Kennel Club is looking into reports that six dogs may have been poisoned at Crufts, as owners suggested more than one poisoner may have been on the loose. An Irish setter died after being fed poisoned beef at the show last week, and the owners of two ... and more »

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That last gif slayed my entire soul.

she’s my favorite omg 😂

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Gizmodo and io9 are collaborating on a new project called the Future Initiative, which brings together a handful of sites — from Giz and io9 to Sploid, Earth & Space, Paleofuture and Indefintely Wild — that are obsessed with tech, science and the world of tomorrow. We're trying to build a habitat for slipstream journalism that combines speculative wonder with skepticism and hard truths. And we want you to join us. Job Openings: io9 is seeking a science writer, who can cover breaking science news on a daily basis, in a fun, engaging fashion. Gizmodo is seeking (1) a science/tech reporter to cover breaking news and write thoroughly researched explainers; and (2) an internet culture reporter who can cover everything from Netflix and YouTubers, to weird stuff on obscure message boards and social networks. All jobs are full time staff writing positions, with a benefits package for workers within the U.S. These jobs do not require you to be physically located in any specific place, as long as you have a high speed internet connection and are able to work during daylight hours Pacific time. Deadline: To be considered, job applications must be submitted by midnight Pacific time, March 18. Requirements: You should have at least two years' experience writing for online publications, and have clips to prove it. You should be willing to write several posts per day, and produce high-quality, original material in a timely fashion. And you should be able to come up with your own feature ideas, and develop them from pitch to completion. Most importantly: You should be immersed in the worlds of science, technology and/or the internet. If you're interested in joining the Future Initiative, write to FutureJobs@gizmodo.com. Please put your cover letter and resume in the body of the email, and include links to three clips on the internet. Let us know which job you are interested in. DO NOT INCLUDE ANY ATTACHMENTS.

Helen Mirren has been accused of changing her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in the Broadway version of The Audience to make it easier for Americans to understand. Critics said that the actress put ‘topspin’ on her lines to emphasize the comedic elements in the first reviews of the play - which were decidedly mixed. One reviewer claimed the show was ‘cuddly’ and for people who find Downton Abbey ‘too edgy’.

Young people who live in rural areas of the United States die by suicide nearly twice as often as those who live in cities, a new study finds.

Researchers analyzed national data from 1996 through 2010 and found that nearly 66,600 young people aged 10 to 24 took their own lives during this period.

Guns were used in half of those suicides, although the researchers also found that hanging is rising among this age group.

The study was published online March 9 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

There are a number of possible reasons why young people in rural areas are more likely to kill themselves, including less access to mental health services, greater social isolation and greater availability of guns, said study co-author Cynthia Fontanella, of Ohio State University, and colleagues.

Easy access to guns is a significant part of the problem, said one expert.

"Suicide is in many ways the oft-ignored part of gun tragedy in America, the part that few talk about, especially those who resist any efforts to decrease access to guns," journal editor-in-chief Dr. Frederick Rivara wrote in an accompanying editorial. He is the division chief of general pediatrics at the University of Washington in Seattle.

"However, safe storage of firearms in the homes of children or others at risk for suicide is a pragmatic rather than ideological issue that should not be contentious. The problem of suicide and the issue of firearms are very complex public health concerns. But, in the United States, they also appear to be integrally linked and demand our attention," he concluded.

Suicide rates, per 100,000, were 19.93 for rural males and 4.40 for rural females, compared with 10.31 for urban males and 2.39 for urban females, the researchers said.

Overall, the most common methods of suicide were by gun (51 percent), hanging/suffocation (34 percent), poisoning (8 percent), and other means (7 percent).

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(So far Storm’s solo has more WoC characters than other titles)

i-still-love-the-way-you-hurt-me:

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nightvails:

I got catcalled while I was walking the other day and I couldn’t think of anything clever to say so I just made the most hideous shrieking noise I possibly could.

I heard the guys in the car go “the fuck?”

#no this is good let’s do this

Guy: “Ay yo baby, nice tits!”
Girl:

The Snowflake Nano Drone is a tiny quadcopter imported by Berlib, Inc. that features built-in gyroscopic stabilization that helps it perform aerial maneuvers like flips and 360-degree rolls. There’s also built-in anti-collision technology so it can join its fellow drones in the air without incident. The Snowflake ships with its own remote control and is available now for pre-order at 60% off from the newly announced Laughing Squid Store.

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It's finally here: Powers, the cops-for-superheroes TV show based on the comic book debuts this week, and we'll see if it lives up to the source material. (Eddie Izzard as a villain is a good start.) Plus, we've got tons of new Steven Universe this week and check out what Tara and Eugene are up to on next week's Walking Dead.

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There are only so many ways to put together words, especially if those words are just “the” and a plural noun. Thus, there are a finite number of band names. Fortunately, the Internet has figured out a way to help fledgling artists suss out whether a band name is available before they’re forced to change it. That way isn’t Google (though, duh…). Instead it’s Is This Band Name Taken, a new Tumblr that answers that one simple question. Want to call your band The Singles, Scarlett Johansson? Think again. Thinking about using the handle Twigs? Don’t, or you might be forced to add that “FKA” up top. Someone’s even grabbed The A.V. Club, thus killing our staff band dreams. Corncob’s available, though the site encourages groups considering that name to “get good fast,” thus ensuring they’ll have the rights to that moniker.

We've seen some neat visuals from the earlier Tomorrowland trailers, but this one...this one is just adorable. Between the crazy inventions and the action in our retrofuturistic city, it feels like Brad Bird is channeling 1980s-era Steven Spielberg. And just like that, we're excited.

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All right, okay. I think I’m making some progress with Joey.
When I went into the apartment, he went to his bedroom…
…but he only slammed the door once.
I mean, yeah, he gave me the finger while doing it.