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Joe Oliveto

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5 Ways Baby Boomers Keep Getting Worse

Thanks to science and research, there's a whole new crop of (depressing) stereotypes about baby boomers.

Authors: By Joe Oliveto
Published: March 01, 2019

5 Creepy Things A.I. Has Started Doing On Its Own

Artificial intelligence has been the bogeyman of science fiction since before it even existed for real.

Authors: By Joe Oliveto
Published: February 24, 2019

The Rape Joke Hollywood Was Always Weirdly Okay With

Progress means that some of what we laugh at today will be judged very harshly by our grandchildren.

Authors: By Joe Oliveto
Published: August 08, 2018

6 Hilarious Failures Celebrities Want You to Forget

Everything we understand about the universe has now been thrown into question.

Authors: By Joe Oliveto, Robin Warder
Published: April 14, 2014

5 Iconic Characters That Were Only Supposed to Be Bit Parts

Some of your favorite characters are just happy accidents.

Authors: By Joe Oliveto, Ryan Menezes
Published: September 23, 2013

The 5 Most Insanely Misunderstood Morals of Famous Stories

Fans can misinterpret movies or books so badly that they end up becoming the exact same things the authors were warning them about.

Authors: By Joe Oliveto, Jeremy Kaplowitz, Ridley Davis, Ryan Menezes
Published: August 07, 2013

4 Ridiculous Ways 'Law & Order' Covered Celebrity Scandals

While the whole 'ripped from the headlines' genre is fun, things get a little weird whenever Law & Order tackles celebrity scandals.

Authors: By Joe Oliveto
Published: July 23, 2013

7 Bizarre Early Versions of Famous Characters

The reality is that lots of your favorite franchises had to suffer through ill-conceived false starts before rounding into shape, at which point their creators hoped you would forget all about the early efforts.

Authors: By Joe Oliveto, Maxwell Yezpitelok, Robert Rosati
Published: June 17, 2013

5 Absurd Sci-Fi Scenarios Science is Actually Working On

While it's easy to imagine watching the hopeful utopia of Star Trek and saying, 'Let's make that real!' it's a little stranger to think the same after watching Blade Runner or Gattaca. Yet here we are.

Authors: By Joe Oliveto
Published: May 28, 2012

5 Geek Fantasies You Won't Believe You Can Buy

Why can't we pay to, say, experience a real zombie apocalypse, or become a spy? Well, it turns out you can, so start saving up.

Authors: By Joe Oliveto, Ben Denny, Justin Crockett
Published: May 08, 2012

6 Plot Threads Famous Movies Forgot to Resolve

Writing a movie is hard work, and when all is said and done, there are always going to be a few small subplots that get ignored in the third act. But sometimes a filmmaker forgets an important plot thread. And by that, we mean something way more important than the main plot.