Rick Marshall

Rick Marshall

Rick Marshall is a freelance writer and editor, professional geek, speedy talker, and obsessive story collector. He has served as a nerd-in-residence at Digital Trends, MTV News, IFC, and various other broadcast, online, and on-air outlets. You can find him online at RickMarshall.com and @RickMarshall on most social networks.

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There's a lot of information crammed onto food packaging these days, and along with all of the helpful stuff (like nutritional data and ingredients), there's also the mysterious, multicolored row of circles or squares that serves a very important purpose

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Jack Sparrow has his rum, Ron Burgundy has his scotch, and you probably have your own favorite liquor, too. But how much do you know about your beverage of choice from that magical shelf behind the bar?

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If the arrival of Days Of Future Past has you thinking more than usual about Marvel's famous mutants, you'll have no shortage of food for thought with this list of 20 things you might not know about the X-Men, the upcoming film, and the story that inspire

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Along with serving as the names of two villainous eels in Disney's animated classic The Little Mermaid, the phrase “flotsam and jetsam” is often used to describe the floating debris found in the aftermath of an accident at sea. And while it might initiall

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Marvel's god of thunder returns to the big screen this weekend in Thor: The Dark World. Here are a few facts about the Silver Age superhero.

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A still from an episode of 'The X-Files.'

'The X-Files' covered a lot of ground, pitting its stars against all manner of extraterrestrial enemy, cryptozoological creature, and mythological monster.

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Sure, everyone knows Iron Man and Superman were comic-book heroes well before they made the jump to the big screen, but there's no shortage of movies out there with secret origins in the world of comics.

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Iron Man 3 opened in theaters Friday. Here's what you need to know about high-tech hero Tony Stark and his armored alter ego.

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