Leslie Horn

The Discovery of a 3,700-Year-Old Cellar Reveals the Origins of Wine

Wine is old as hell and probably came from Israel, based on the discovery of a 3,700 year-old cellar in the city of Tel Kabri. What did the wine of yesteryear taste like? Accounts range from “medicinal” to “hints of cinnamon.” The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times have the story of a…

The most terrifying and gut-wrenching video of this week’s tornado

This short video is absolutely terrifying and heartbreaking. In just 30 seconds, the home and life of this Washington, Illinois, couple was utterly destroyed at the hands of a monster tornado. The footage is a gut-wrenching look at how quickly a natural disaster can wreck everything.

Pharrell Made a Joy-Filled 24-Hour Music Video For “Happy”

Earlier this week, Bob Dylan graced us with an interactive music video for “Like a Rolling Stone” that featured a bunch of faux cable channels you could click through. Today, the seemingly omnipresent Pharrell is giving you another reason to love music videos yet again, with a 24-hour vid for the song “Happy.” It is…

Lumia 2520 Review: Not Much More Than a Pretty Face

Up until now, pretty much your only option for a Windows RT tablet was the Surface 2. But now Nokia is giving you another choice, in the form of the Lumia 2520, a colorful line of tablets that look even larger versions of its rainbow phones. https://gizmodo.com/surface-2-review-one-step-forward-two-steps-behind-1448865506 What Is It? A colorful Nokia tablet running…

Nike FuelBand SE Review: More Style Than Smarts

The FuelBand was Nike’s first foray in fitness trackers, a sleek, stylish piece of wristwear that served as a constant reminder to be less lazy. The FuelBand SE is its wearable tech successor. But aside from a new splash of color on the band, it doesn’t offer many more ways to make you move your…

Instagram For Windows Phone Is Here (Update: Yes, It Can Take Pictures)

Valencia. X Pro II. I dunno, Sierra. Ready your favorite filters, because Instagram for Windows Phone will finally and officially be here today. But it’s pretty half-assed. It doesn’t support video and you can’t even take pictures in the actual app. Ok, sure. You also can’t tag your Instagrams. At that rate, you might as…

You Can Visit 44 National Parks From the Comfort of Google Street View

Want to see Old Faithful in all its glory but don’t have the time to actually get there? You can at least visit from the safety and convenience of your own computer because Google has mapped more than 44 different U.S. and Canadian National Parks and monuments. You’ve already been able to gaze at the…

Starting today, Google will begin to roll out Android 4.4 KitKat to Verizon versions of the Moto X.

Sling—the streaming box that lets you use your cable subscription from anywhere—has completely redesigned its SlingPlayer app for Android and iOS to favor better discovery, with added social integration and new split-screen navigation. Sling will also be releasing an app for Windows 8.1 in December. And finally, you can now use your Slingbox with your…

Most Beautiful Items: November 9 – 15, 2013

Cities tearing down urban freeways? Otherworldly pictures of our earth? And the tallest building in U.S. of A? Those subjects and more is what we’re feasting our eyes on in this round of the most beautiful items of the week. It’s hard to believe that this is in our planet The ferocious teeth of the…

Inside a Lethal Exhibit Dedicated to the Power of Poison

Poison can be a curse, a killer, and even a medicine—an alchemical substance that appears in everything from myth to literature. You might not think of poison as being this multifaceted, but that’s exactly what the American Museum of Natural History’s new exhibit—The Power of Poison—delightfully urges you to do. What Is It? An exhibit…

Windows Phone Folks Can Finally Get In on the Looping Vine Fun

This goes out to the Windows Phone users who’ve been envious of their iPhone- and Android-using peer’s ability to snap six-second video loops. Today, Vine comes to the Windows Phone. Yay. This flavor of the video-looping app comes with a few Windows Phone-specific features. Vine is integrated with your Live Tiles, meaning you can pin…

Roomba 880 Review: All Hail the Most Powerful Robot Vacuum Yet

You want a clean home? Sure, who doesn’t. Too lazy to clean it yourself? Absolutely. iRobot’s Roomba 880—the latest in its series of robot vacuum cleaners—was made for you. It’s the Rolls-Royce of highly motivated cleaning appliances, and it can take care of some serious dinge. Although it’ll cost you some serious cash. What Is…

Gaze into the glory of Yellowstone in this beautiful timelapse

What, exactly, makes Yellowstone National Park so wonderful to behold? Sunsets that are longer than usual, thermal pools, and a massive geyser called Old Faithful—all of which you can see on display in this gorgeous timelapse.

Most Beautiful Items: November 2 – 8, 2013

Maybe we’re entering that time of year when you never want to leave your house. That’s just fine, because there are plenty of beautiful things for you to pass your time with right here. From a cloud bridge, to perfectly looped GIFs, here are the most beautiful items of the week. You’ll want to go…

The Fastest Way to Train Your iPhone’s Autocorrect

Sick of your shits turning to shuts and your yo’s turning to to’s? We are, too. Here’s a simple solution that forces your foul-mouthed will upon your phone’s autocorrect. Open Safari and type in your favorite cusses in the search bar. Search for whichever words you’d like autocorrect to stop sanitizing for you. Then text…

You’ll Be Able to Get Google Glass With Prescription Lenses Next Year (Updated)

Good news for all you four-eyeses of the world. Google is going to let you get Google Glass with prescription lenses in early 2014. A company called Rochester Optical is the one that’ll be building these RX lenses. Rochester is also going to be making “fashion and sport lenses” for Glass. We think—and we surely…

The Onion’s Print Edition Is No More

The Onion is ceasing publication of its print edition. It was only distributing the actual paper in Chicago, Providence, and Milwaukee, and those cities will see their last version of the Onion on December 12. Don’t worry! You can still get all the fake news you need online, which is the only place you were…

How Many Rappers Are Named Lil? This Massive Map Shows You

How many rappers can possibly have a name that’s anchored by the word big? Or lil? Or fat? Or slim? Or any other adjective used to describe size? The answer is a lot, and if you don’t believe me, check out The Massive Map of Hip Hop Monikers—an extensive visualization of names in hip hop…

Inside the Bone Room: Where Dinosaurs Live at AMNH

The most interesting room in the American Museum of Natural History is one you’ll never see. Its inhabitants are millions of years old, its proprietors among the brightest in their field. This is the big bone room, home to what is arguably the largest and most important collection of mammal bones in the world. And…