- A Medieval Times movie is in development, and pretty much everyone agrees it won’t fly on brand alone. Here’s hoping it’s not too terrible?
- NBC is rebooting Dracula with Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the title role, directed by Steve Shill (The Tudors, Dexter). The series looks like it’s attempting to appeal to the Downton Abbey crowd, but with a bit of a violent twist.
- Representation of women in speaking roles in film was under 30% last year, a number which has dropped in the last three years. So let’s hear again those arguments about how sexism is over.
- A shipping error led to some fans receiving Doctor Who DVDs that included the season finale. BBC Worldwide urged those lucky fans: “No spoilers!”
- Sabeen Mahmud is leading Pakistan’s first hackathon, kind of a badass.
- Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal are expected to receive offers to star as the two Princes in Into the Woods on Broadway. The project already boasts Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, and James Corden.
- There’s an official, full trailer for Agents of SHIELD, and it looks pretty awesome!
- Have you wondered where Twitter hate speech originates? Dr. Monica Stephens of Humboldt State University mapped certain terms, used derogatorily.
- 15 reasons why Jean Ralphio from Parks & Rec is A+.
- The trailer for new series Sleepy Hollow is intriguing, but we’re really excited that a WOC (Nicole Beharie) gets to be a lead, and a potential romantic interest.
- There was also much collective squealing over Karl Urban and Michael Ealy in the trailer for Almost Human.
- In the week’s Arrested Development news, Recurring Developments maps every recurring joke on the show.
- Related: insert me anywhere, an acting portfolio by Tobias Funke, Analrapist.
- Queer in STEM is looking for LGBTQ professionals to take their survey. We’re looking forward to the findings.
- Trans scientists have little visibility in STEM, but here is a short list.
- We talk a lot about historical women in STEM. Here are nine women currently shining in their respective fields.
- Tested.com recruits superstar chef David Chang (Momofuku in NY) to devise some better tasting space food for astronaut Chris Hadfield.
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