The Chemistry Of Delicious, Delicious Meringues

Plenty of us have eaten meringues made of egg whites. They wouldn’t be as popular if they went by their less poetic but more scientifically accurate name: sugared protein foam. Here’s how you use chemistry to turn the goo that surrounds the fatty bit of a chicken embryo into a delicious treat. Step One: Know…

An Architect Reveals The Secret To Building The Ultimate Pillow Forts

Award-winning architect Ben Pell has designed luxury homes and schools, but as a father, he has also acquired crucial insights into building one of the world’s most mysterious structures: the pillow fort. In addition to recommendeding construction materials (use sheets not blankets for the roof), he provides three classic designs to choose from. If you’re…

Here’s Some Of The Insane Things Happening During DC Comics’ Convergence

Next spring, every DC universe will collide in Convergence, a massive two-month event that will completely preempt DC’s comics for two full months. Here’s details and exclusive art on some of what to expect, including the return of Superman and Lois Lane’s relationship — and someone’s pregnant! Remember, DC will halt all regular comics to…

Have We Seen The Last Of Michelle Gomez As Missy On Doctor Who?

Steven Moffat answers the question. Also, has Wonder Woman really secured a female director at last? Matt Reeves details what’s next for Caesar in the Planet of the Apes prequels. Check out one last Exodus trailer. Plus, details on what’s next on The Walking Dead, The Flash, Constantine, and Agents of SHIELD. Spoilers now! Top…

Because It Worked for Lego, the Next Toy-Based Movie Will Be Playmobil

There’s no way that this isn’t the result of The Lego Movie’s success. When I was a kid, Playmobil was what younger kids got to play with instead of Lego, since there weren’t a bunch of small parts to swallow. That’s kind of the same feeling that the movie announcement has. Pathe, Wild Bunch, and…

Epic Rap Battles Ask If It’s Harder to Bust Myths or Ghosts

As great as the Mythbusters are, the Ghostbusters may win for the sheer number of movie references they manage to get into their raps. On the other hand, the end of the video seems to hint that neither team wins when the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man turns up as a write-in candidate. [via Viral Viral…

The Surprising Connection Between Two of Disney’s Best Robots

This would make more sense if Eve wasn’t far less amiable than Baymax. She must take after her mother more than her father. On the other hand, they both are outfitted with weaponry that is out of place with their original functions. “Robotic Family” by Nacho Diaz, who has a ton of crossover art. See…

The Fantastic Four Reboot Is Reinventing Doctor Doom In The Worst Way

Toby Kebbell recently revealed what the new backstory is for Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four reboot. And it’s so bad, guys. It’s really, really bad. Spoilers beyond this point. Speaking with Collider, Kebbell revealed: He’s Victor Domashev, not Victor Von Doom in our story. And I’m sure I’ll be sent to jail for telling…

Behold! The pages of Steampunk Lego will amaze and delight!

From one of the best Lego book publishers, No Starch Press, Steampunk Lego hits the racks on November 30th. Written by Guy Himber, this 200 page Lego coffee table book features constructions in the Steampunk genre by over 90 different artists from every corner of the globe! This isn’t really your traditional Lego book. You…

It Was the Greatest Communications Tower Ever Built

She never forgot that night when she was a little girl and the communications network went down. Millions died. She vowed at that moment that she would never allow that to happen again. And that’s when she first got the idea for the Great Tower. Llia Yu lives in Pasadena, California. You can see more…

Oscar the Grouch used to be orange (but was supposed to be magenta)

Sesame Streetis 45 years old today, and the warm-spirited puppeteers behind the show’s Twitter account did a fun thing. They shared45 facts aboutSesame Street over the course of the day. Chief among them is the fact that Oscar the Grouch was actually orangefor the entire first season of the show. Orange! The story behind the…

This Satirical Comic Imagines Egypt In 3014, And Nothing Has Improved

Back in the 1990s, kids in Egypt thrilled to a series of science fiction novellas called The Future File by Dr. Nabil Farouk, which depicted an optimistic vision of a future Egypt. Now a cartoonist named Sherif Adel has created a satirical version called Pass By Tomorrow, in which the future Egypt is much the…

What’s The Greatest Comic Book Movie Ever Made?

We’re living in the middle of a golden age for comic-book movies, thanks to a combination of innovative VFX and top-notch writers and directors who grew up reading comics. But which comic-book movie is the best one of all? You decide! Please don’t post a movie until you’re sure that someone else hasn’t already posted…

Eminent biologist E.O. Wilson says that most biologists now reject the “selfish gene” theory. Predictably, Richard Dawkins is upset and says that Wilson needs to re-read one of Dawkins’ books from the early 1980s in order to understand what’s happening in 2014.

Frozen Inspires Bizarre Bra Technology In Japan

Always at the forefront of the needlessly strange brassiere industry, Japan has revealed its newest breast-supporting wonder — a bra that can change its color and pattern! The weird part? Well, it’s inspired by Disney’s hit movie Frozen… so it only changes design when it touches your sister’s bra. Okay, admittedly, the bras change patterns…

11 Star Wars Titles Better Than The Force Awakens

The next Star Wars title was announced last week, and honestly, it kinda sucks. We saw plenty of room for improvement, and asked if you could come up with a better title than J.J. Abrams and committee. Help us, Gizmodo readers, you’re our only hope. The clear (or not-so-clear) winner was from BeyondtheTech, who provided…

On Resurrection, the Returned Share a Hive Mind and Are Saved by Prayer

This episode proved that we have a few plots too many this season. This episode wandered through a bunch of them, before driving home that we’ll be seeing a mob full of pitchforks before the season’s out. Spoilers now… Rachael The big thing that we learned about the Returned this week is that, apparently, they…

Carol Danvers is finally getting the action figure she deserves

We saw some images of the figure when it was revealed at San Diego Comic Con earlier this year, but here it is in all its packaged glory: Carol Danvers’ first Marvel Legends Infinite figure as Captain Marvel. Hooray! Although Carol has had a figure before in the 6″ Legends Infinite line – there’s been…

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Will Play Edward Snowden in New Oliver Stone Film

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, everyone’s favorite sad-eyed, inevitably likable actor, will play Edward Snowden, everyone’s favorite vacant-eyed, always unkempt former NSA contractor-turned-whistleblower, in a new movie directed by Oliver Stone. Do you see the resemblance? It must be the eyebrows. The filmmakers announced the casting decision on Monday afternoon but didn’t offer many more details about the…

Watch Pilot For Orson Welles’ Little-Known Version Of The Twilight Zone

The Orson Welles Show would have been Citizen Kane director’s answer to anthology TV series like Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone. The show never made it past the pilot, however, leaving us with just one brilliant episode about an endocrinologist and an apparent fountain of youth. The pilot episode, “The Fountain of Youth,”…