Cyriaque Lamar, Author at Gizmodo

This is what a dress made of 3,000 cow nipples looks like

At London’s Fashion Week, designer Rachel Friere unveiled a dress made of 3,000 cow nipples lovingly stitched together into evening wear. Unsurprisingly, this dress went over as well as you could expect a dress made out of 3,000 cow nipples to go over. According to Friere, this gown is an experiment in nipple recycling writ…

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Schrödinger’s Cat, explained in 108 seconds

The folks over at MinutePhysics have pared down Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger’s feline-abusing thought experiment into a spare 1:48. Please note that Schrödinger’s Cat should not be confused with Schrödinger’s Nyan Cat. The latter will not help you pass any tests. [Via Laughing Squid]

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10 striking geographical locales abandoned by humans (and reclaimed by animals)

To paraphrase everyone’s favorite chaos theorist from Jurassic Park, “Life finds a way.” Indeed, that old chestnut is applicable to the following ten destinations, where animals have found a home in areas humans once tread. Remember, if you want to keep poachers out of your nature preserve, surround it with land mines. 1.) The Seagull…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 28

On the season finale of Alphas, the US government becomes its own worst enemy

The season finale of Alphas — “Original Sin” — was appropriately whiz-bang. The shadowy mastermind of Red Flag finally got a face, there was a cliffhanger that will change the status quo for next season, and the American government may have alienated its biggest asset. Spoilers on. “Original Sin” went for the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach. For…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Sep 28

Why is Rainn Wilson pretending to be a pissed-off fantasy author?

Viral marketing can be pretty obnoxious, but Rainn Wilson yelling nonsense about the Dragonsingers and hungry forests is a case study in how to do it right. Superstar commenter 99TelepodProblems has brought this to our attention. Searching for “Xanthony O’Harbinger” brings up a solitary photo on Wilson’s Facebook page, and William Gibson seems to like…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 27

ThunderLOLcats: a cartoon about the Thundercats vs. nearly every damn internet meme

You’ve got to hand it to Cartoon Network’s MAD. They took a heaping handful of inscrutable internet memes, plopped it on top of their new Thundercats show, and made this surrealist smorgasbord that should be all but impenetrable to anyone not in the know. All they need is a guest appearance by Xzibit as Mumm-Ra,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 27

What if the mutants of the X-Men were truly mutated?

The X-Men always complain that they’re loathed by society, but they never think to stop it’s because they’re so damned good-looking. And barring a few select team members, the X-Men are more Olympic water polo team pin-up calendar, less genetically quirky superhero squad. But what if the comeliest of X-Men couldn’t blend in with the…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Sep 27

Man selling his own thumb to save haunted train museum

Since 1976, John Baker has run the Bakers Junction Railroad Museum in Smithville, Indiana. The museum — which operates a haunted house in old railcars — has fallen on tough financial times, so Baker’s turned to an unusual source of fundraising capital. That is, his own severed thumb. Here’s John’s story: I was using a…

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This Wednesday, Sin City‘s Frank Miller takes on the terrorists

Whole bunch of crazy in the week’s comics. A Superman without a girlfriend, the man who wrote The Dark Knight Returns is back to fight the War on Terror, and Jack Kirby’s post-apocalyptic manimal series gets ready for your bookshelf. Wackiness abounds. First Issues It’s the final week of DC’s September relaunch, and 13 first…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Sep 27

What’s it like to write a webcomic about Jules Verne and Sexy Batman? Hark! A Vagrant‘s Kate Beaton tells us

If you’ve spent any time perusing webcomics, chances are you’ve encountered cartoonist Kate Beaton’s historically inclined series Hark! A Vagrant. In this hilarious series, Beaton explores topics ranging from Queen Elizabeth’s ability to transform into an albatross to Dark Ages dating rituals to Jean Valjean/Javert slash fiction. On the eve of the release of her…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Sep 27

What it’s like to be trapped in the Washington Monument during an earthquake

Last month’s earthquake in Virginia rattled the 555-foot-tall Washington Monument such that it’s been closed indefinitely so engineers can assess damage. Buildings all across the Eastern Seaboard were rocked on August 23, but the Monument’s security camera footage shows that people visiting the famous obelisk had a particularly harrowing experience. https://gizmodo.com/how-could-an-earthquake-happen-in-virginia-5833680 Fears of structural instability,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 27

Watch our exclusive trailer for Orchid, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello’s new dystopian scifi comic

Guitarist Tom Morello made a name for himself with such musical acts as Rage Against The Machine and The Nightwatchman, and next month he’s releasing Orchid, his first comic book. Courtesy of Dark Horse Comics. Here’s the trailer for this tale of post-apocalyptic revolution. You can read more about Orchid in our San Diego Comic-Con…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Sep 26

Read a seven-page preview of the newest comic book starring Snake Eyes, G.I. Joe’s resident ninja

IDW Publishing has given us an exclusive sneak peek at the latest issue of their G.I Joe comic series Snake Eyes. In this issue, Snake Eyes utilizes his ninja training to kick some Cobra tail. I really want to attend the dojo that teaches you how to use a rocket launcher. This issue hits stands…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Sep 26

Listen to Stephen King read a chapter from the sequel to The Shining

At an awards ceremony at George Mason University last Friday, Stephen King regaled audiences with a chapter from Doctor Sleep, his upcoming novel about a grown-up Danny Torrance from The Shining. In the book, Danny is a hospice worker who uses his powers to help ill patients to pass away without pain. Unfortunately, he runs…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Sep 25

Someone’s already written a sequel to that hornball Catwoman comic

Catwoman’s been in the news a lot recently, what with her new outfit and stupid, sexy rendezvous with Batman. The latter has already inspired a sequel by Aeon Flux and Justice League Unlimited illustrator Eric Canete, whose strip imagines Catwoman and Batman’s metatextual pillow talk. The roundly reviled original panel is above, and Canete’s post-coital…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Sep 25

During World War I, France began building a fake Paris to confuse German bombers

Just prior to the end of World War I, French officials began constructing a Potemkin Paris outside of the real city to throw off German bombing raids. This tactic may seem unusual, but aerial bombing technology was still a bit of a novelty in 1917. Planes couldn’t support massive payloads, and pilots didn’t have the…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 25

Admiral Ackbar and Nien Nunb discuss hamburgers, the metric system

There are about a zillion Star Wars redubs out there — The Vader Sessions being the gold standard — but this lost scene from the Battle of Endor by David Wilm speaks to me. Does this mean Xenu lives on Mon Calamari? Thanks to Rob!

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 25

A Gifted Man is basically Ghost Dad (but without Bill Cosby or anything remotely interesting)

So Friday’s premiere of CBS’ supernatural medical romance A Gifted Man left me speechless. Well, not entirely speechless. I did have one thing to say — “This is easily some of the most aggressively boring shit I’ve ever seen on the tee-vee” — but you really can’t spin an entire television recap out of one…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 25

Björk’s latest music video turns her into a lunar wig goddess

Björk science-tinged new album Biophilia has inspired some delightfully cosmic music videos. Her recent video for the track “Moon” is no different. Watch as Iceland’s de facto cultural ambassador prances about serenading (what looks like) a sponge. Also, is that a zither suit? I need to get myself one of those. Biophilia will be out…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 25

Behold the new(er) Catwoman costume from The Dark Knight Rises!

At a shooting of The Dark Knight Rises in Los Angeles yesterday, Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman costume got an upgrade: ears! Spoilers, and so on. https://gizmodo.com/meow-the-first-official-photo-of-anne-hathaway-as-catw-5828059 Holy shades of Eartha Kitt! Side note: those are some imposing crime-fighting heels. In addition to her newfangled ears, footage from the L.A. shoot shows Batman and Catwoman sharing an…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Sep 25

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This is what a dress made of 3,000 cow nipples looks like

Schrödinger’s Cat, explained in 108 seconds

10 striking geographical locales abandoned by humans (and reclaimed by animals)

On the season finale of Alphas, the US government becomes its own worst enemy

Why is Rainn Wilson pretending to be a pissed-off fantasy author?

ThunderLOLcats: a cartoon about the Thundercats vs. nearly every damn internet meme

What if the mutants of the X-Men were truly mutated?

Man selling his own thumb to save haunted train museum

This Wednesday, Sin City‘s Frank Miller takes on the terrorists

What’s it like to write a webcomic about Jules Verne and Sexy Batman? Hark! A Vagrant‘s Kate Beaton tells us

What it’s like to be trapped in the Washington Monument during an earthquake

Watch our exclusive trailer for Orchid, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello’s new dystopian scifi comic

Read a seven-page preview of the newest comic book starring Snake Eyes, G.I. Joe’s resident ninja

Listen to Stephen King read a chapter from the sequel to The Shining

Someone’s already written a sequel to that hornball Catwoman comic

During World War I, France began building a fake Paris to confuse German bombers

Admiral Ackbar and Nien Nunb discuss hamburgers, the metric system

A Gifted Man is basically Ghost Dad (but without Bill Cosby or anything remotely interesting)

Björk’s latest music video turns her into a lunar wig goddess

Behold the new(er) Catwoman costume from The Dark Knight Rises!

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