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The notion of living in an isolated paradise is romantic, but now it seems this remote island wants to open its borders some, destroying that notion.

Apparently if you're an astronaut, you're going to get hit in the face with a cross by a Russian Orthodox priest. Hey, it's tradition!

So now you can play Pac Man with Google Maps. Possibly the greatest thing ever. Here are ten places that will test your ability.

What it was like to be Andre the Giant.

Skinner and Cigarette Smoking Man coming back to X-Files: Yay! Doggett and Reyes possibly coming back to the X-Files: Huh?

It's kind of amazing that one of Nature's challenges, summitting Mt. Everest, is treated so capriciously by the people who attempt it so much so that they treat it as little more than a trash can.

A list of the weird in villains from cinematic history.

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Enjoy the opulence of Hollywood with this list of the contents of each gift bag from the Oscars.

Here are some thoughts from Jimmy Page on the creation of Physical Graffiti, a rare instance where pretentiousness collides with greatness and everything comes out unscathed.

Parks and Recreation ends its run tonight. Here's an oral history of how it got started (thankfully it righted the ship from the first year).

Cool Mars sunset. And it's blue!

Urban exploration always fascinated me. Unfortunately these 15 buildings will seemingly always be off limits no matter what.

So the show, The Last Man on Earth is getting ready to premiere, but you can watch some clips of it here.

Sure, the idea of landing on Mars sounds delicious, with private firms already screening potential astronauts, but seriously, it's probably never going to happen, and therefore seems like it could be one big scam.