Today's Inspiration

Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you!

— Dr. Seuss

Suicide Squad

During San Diego Comic-Con a sizzle reel was shown for the upcoming Suicide Squad movie. Someone in the audience recorded the footage that was meant soley for the show attendees and then posted a horrible copy of it online. We opted not to share the leaked footage yesterday but Warner Brothers has since released a pristine copy to the internet for all to see and we're happy to share it with you now. Bear in mind that this movie is still in production and this isn't the full trailer that will come out after the movie has been completed. That being said, please let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Photomanipulation Treasures

Emerald-Depths has put together a lovely feature of photomanipulations for you to enjoy. Which one did you like the most? Let us know in the comments.

Human Hands are Primitive

It might surprise you to learn that, evolutionarily speaking, human hands are more primitive than those of chimpanzees. The earliest form of hands evolved to grasp and carry objects, and the hands of both chimps and early humans had very similar proportions, closely resembling the hands we humans have today. While humans remained on the ground, the ancestors of chimpanzees took to the trees, and their hands continued to evolve in order to handle their specialized lifestyle of swinging through the trees. As their hands adapted, their fingers became longer and their thumbs shorter, much better suited to their highly specialized life among the treetops.

Literature Goings On

If you're looking to catch up on what's going on in the Literature community on DeviantArt, this journal is for you! This post is updated regularly so be sure to bookmark it.

Tom Makes it Possible

It's been said before that Tom Cruise does his own stunts but the extent of the crazy he pulls off is fully revealed in this footage that shows him hanging off the side of a moving plane while shooting the latest Mission Impossible. First, the plane leaves the ground and second -- he shot this EIGHT TIMES. Do you plan on seeing Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation when it comes out? Also are you impressed that he does his own stunts? Let us know in the comments.

Leadership Lessons from Fish

Effective leaders strike a balance between being assertive enough to guide their school while not being so assertive as to leave them behind, at least according to trained Notemigonus crysoleucas, a fish more commonly known as golden shiners. Scientists conducted a study where they trained 90 fish to find a food bowl, then put them in schools of untrained fish. Some of the trained fish proved to be better leaders than others, leading their new school to food, while others were less effective, leaving their school behind or being ignored by their peers. It seems humans aren't the only species capable of good or bad leadership. Next time you want to brush up on your leadership skills you can skip the seminar and check out your local aquarium instead!

Debate It

It's time for a new debate over at CRPhotography and this time the topic is watermarks. Do you feel they are necessary or do you think they detract from the photo? Chime in with your opinions here.

by NASA

Pluto Mission Successful

This morning NASA confirmed that New Horizons successfully completed it's mission to fly by the dwarf planet. Pictures from the actual flyby won't be transmitted until well afterward. In fact, it will take more than a year to get back all the data — 16 full months, or until October or November 2016. However, what we do know is that, thanks to measurements taken by the spacecraft, Pluto is actually larger than anyone imagined, in fact 50 miles bigger. While this is still tiny by solar-system standards, it means that Pluto is the largest object in the Kuiper Belt, which is considered the third zone of the solar system. Completion of this mission means that the United States is now the only nation to have visited every planet in the solar system. You can read more about the mission on NASA's website.

Thanking a Mystery Deviant

DamaiMikaz received a gift in the mail from an anonymous deviant and wants to thank them. That's super thoughtful of you whoever you are! Have you ever received a gift from someone on DA? Have you ever sent one? Let us know in the comments.

Fantastic Four

The final trailer for the Fantastic Four has been released and we get a better look at each of the characters including Doom himself. It's clear from the trailer that it's a superhero movie but it's a little generic after that. Thankfully, we don't have to wait long to see the whole thing as Fantastic Four hits the big screen on August 7, 2015.

In the Forums

When you write do you sit down at your computer and pop open a program or do you take pen to paper? Share your preference with us in this forum.

Happy Birthday

Today we wish a very happy birthday to Chromattix. Be sure to check out his gallery here.