Dave Zalstein
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Why The Death Of Australia's Car Industry Is A Dagger Through Our Hearts
I'm washing my ute. Again. Some of my mates reckon I wash it more than I drive it, but that's not entirely accurate -- even if I have only racked up 1600... → Read More
What Genetics Could Tell Us About How Cancer Develops
What happens when a precancerous growth turns from a benign cluster of abnormal cells to a full-blown disease? Researchers are turning to genome... → Read More
Who Actually Owns Your Content When You Post It To The Web
Thanks to the wonders of the web, you can get your content up and in front of an audience of millions in seconds -- but that doesn't necessarily mean you... → Read More
Leia Tries To Stop Ewoks From Consuming Human Flesh In The Latest Forces Of Destiny Short
Video: You know, if there's one place I did not expect Disney's female-character-empowering Star Wars shorts to go, it was absolutely going to be the... → Read More
Google's Next Android Update Could Turn Chromebooks Into Texting Machines
Chrome OS is getting there. What started out as a way to make an OS that runs well on inexpensive laptop components is slowly marching to a point where it... → Read More
This Delightful LEGO Contraption Deals With Trick-Or-Treaters For You
Video: The lead up to Halloween is one of the best times of the year, with spooky parties, scary movies, and copious amounts of cheap lollies in stores.... → Read More
Netflix, 'Deeply Troubled' About Kevin Spacey Allegations, Cancels 'House Of Cards'
House of Cards will end after its next season, Netflix has confirmed. The news comes just one day after the show's star, Kevin Spacey, was accused of... → Read More
A Water Slide Ferris Wheel Might Be The Most Stomach-Turning Ride Ever Invented
Water slides are best when they take you on a long meandering ride through curves and hills, but not every amusement park has room for a big installation.... → Read More
Happy Halloween! Here's A New Wolf Creek Trailer
The second season of Wolf Creek is officially hitting Stan on December 15, so here's a shiny new trailer to celebrate, on this, the spoopiest day of the... → Read More
Space Has Never Sounded Scarier Than On NASA's Halloween Playlist
In space, it has been said, no one can hear you scream. That may very well be the case, but that doesn't mean space isn't filled with an abundance of... → Read More
Gotham Has Recast Poison Ivy Again
Remember when Pamela Isley - sorry, Ivy Pepper - started out on Gotham as a young, plant-loving kid? And then the show went through the frankly wildly... → Read More
Here's Why Thor: Ragnarok's Final Cut Didn't End Up Being 100 Minutes
Around Comic Con, it was suggested in an interview with director Taika Waititi that the final cut of Thor: Ragnarok would come in at the actually pretty... → Read More
Watch The Stranger Things Sheriff Dance His Way To Meme Glory
Howdy, I'm Jim Hopper, and I'm the Sheriff of the dance.... → Read More
Stranger Things Is Pushed Into Pure Absurdity In YouTube Parody
You may have noticed we have a soft spot for ridiculous, low-budget YouTube parodies. The combination of enthusiasm and silliness is infectiously fun. In... → Read More
An Artist's Dream Comes True With These Blade Runner 2049 Concept Images
Imagine if your favourite movie in the world was Blade Runner and one day, you were asked to work on the sequel. That's what happened to senior conceptual... → Read More
Roger Stone, US President Trump's Attack Dog, Banned From Twitter For Harassing Journalists
Roger Stone is one of President Trump's most vicious attack dogs, whose bark has always been worse than his bite. But the dog has been muzzled, at least... → Read More
The Post-Apocalyptic Stop-Motion Animated Film Junk Head Just Got A Trailer
Though I'm not sure if anyone will ever get to see the insane film I saw last month called Junk Head, there is some good news. First up, there's a trailer... → Read More
Listen To This Short Album Of Unused Star Trek: Discovery Themes
Jeff Russo is the official composer for CBS's new Star Trek, but he wasn't the only one in the running. At one point, Star Trek VI composer Cliff Eidelman... → Read More
When An Insurer Sells You An Apple Watch For $25, How Much Are You Giving Away?
On the surface, it makes sense. Healthy people generally cost insurers less, so why not encourage policyholders to live healthfully by doling out perks... → Read More
That Viral Story Of An 'Awakened' Vegetative Patient Serves As A Cautionary Tale
Medicine is perfect for heartwarming stories. Some close relative is facing the most hopeless prognosis, such as being in a vegetative state. Someone tries a wild treatment, and boom, people are crying, the relative is awake, and the headlines go viral. But science doesn't really work this way. A man recently "woke" from a vegetative state, crying again after "regaining consciousness," creating… → Read More