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Matt Smith talks monsters and pirates on the new Doctor Who series. Plus stars respond to Superman casting rumors!

The Eleventh Doctor takes to the airwaves to explain why the latest monsters are the scariest yet…and why the upcoming pirate episode is awesome. Two actresses respond to the Superman casting rumors. Plus inside the insane Battle: LA training regimen! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Superman Reboot…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Feb 23

The Best of Wikileaks’ Qaddafi Dirt

How crazy is hopefully-soon-to-be-deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi? Why don’t we check Wikileaks to find out? (Spoiler alert: He is pretty crazy.) Wikileaks, the secrets-sharing website that began to release a huge cache of classified diplomatic cables last year, has several messages about Qaddafi and Libya. As, we guess, some kind of retrospective of corruption,…

Tech News Max Read Feb 23

Why We Don’t Deserve Flying Cars

Sure, we all want flying cars—and may actually be closer than you think to flriving them—but honestly, first can’t we take a minute and appreciate how awesome everything is already? [xkcd] https://gizmodo.com/faa-exemption-moves-flying-car-closer-to-road-ready-5573552

Books & Comics Brian Barrett Feb 23

Here’s To That Camembert-Stuffed Ostrich Burger You Always Wanted

Over at Williams-Sonoma, a meat-gizmo beyond your wildest dreams is being sold for just $12. It lets you make stuffed burger patties using any meat and filling. ANY. You know what to do, carnivores. [Williams-Sonoma via Uncrate]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 23

Leaked Photo Shows MacBook Pro “Thunderbolt” Light Peak Connector

Apple’s Thunderbolt connector has shown up in a supposed leaked pic of the new MacBook Pro, which we could see as early as tomorrow. While it looks just like a Mini DisplayPort connector, it could actually be Intel’s Light Peak behind the lightning bolt icon. https://gizmodo.com/everything-apple-might-have-up-its-sleeve-5767597 Now Light Peak, which has been around for a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 23

Literally Wallpaper Your House Using Spam Emails From Nigerian Princes

Like turning flour and eggs into spaghetti, Spamghetto’s wallpaper takes the best (or worst!) spam email subjects and squeezes them into custom wallpaper for your home or office. Don’t receive spam mail? They’ve got plenty of hilarious examples up their sleeve. [Spamghetto via Freshome]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 23

Is an Inbetweener-Size for the Samsung Galaxy Tab Coming Next Month?

7-inches too small? 10-inches too large? There’ll be an inbetween size in Samsung’s Galaxy Tab range of tablets launching next month, according to a Korean site. [YonhapNews via Samsung Hub] https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-galaxy-tab-runs-froyo-has-flash-and-measures-5627498

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 23

Turns Out File-Sharers Have Great Taste in Furniture

Oh, for want of an affordable shipping firm who could dispatch Limewire office’s Eames chairs to me pronto! You see, this furniture isn’t just furniture—it’s history, in molded plastic form. After closing down in December, it appears that Limewire’s trendy Soho office in New York is being dismantled bit by bit, Eames chair by tasteful…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 23

Please Oh Please Flick the Switch On An Unlimited Data Plan, T-Mobile

It’s sad but true: the carriers seem to hate us. Why else would they be shutting the lights down on unlimited data plans? T-Mobile has a real opportunity here. As is often the case, this news isn’t confirmed—in fact, we only heard whispers of it thanks to a supposed leaked training document that states: “Please…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 23

Why Is Google Collecting the Last Four Digits of Kids’ Social Security Numbers?

Google has an annual contest for kids called Doodle-4-Google. But for submissions to be accepted this year, Google required parents to submit their child’s city of birth, date of birth and the last four digits of their Social Security number. In an article for the Huffington Post, Bob Bowdon, who directed a documentary on the…

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 23

Proof That Movies Are Getting Worse

It’s not your imagination. Movies are getting worse as the years go on and someone has proof—complete with an explanation. The folks at Moki, a movie discovery website, have created an interactive graph which incorporates data points from the 20 most popular movies of each of the last 20 years. Their conclusion: Movie studios, they…

Movies Rosa Golijan Feb 23

Flying Carpet Car (1958)

Andrew A. Kucher [right] with Anastas I. Mikoyan [left] (Life Magazine, 1959) In 1958 you’d find no greater advocate for the hovercar than Ford vice president Andrew A. Kucher. Kucher was on a media blitz in the late 50s and early 60s, being quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Mechanix Illustrated, Chicago…

Tech News Matt Novak Feb 23

Apple Placed Its Products in One-Third of Last Year’s Box Office Hits

We’ve seen plenty of posts rounding up screenshots of weird Apple product placements in movies, so it should come as no surprise that Brandchannel, the website of global brand consultancy Interbrand, deemed Apple as the brand with the most total product placements in movies last year. To be specific, Brandchannel determined that Apple managed to…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 23

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NATURE RULES | A male cheetah cub, left, plays with a female cheetah cub after being weighed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. (AP photo by Jacquelyn Martin). https://gizmodo.com/was-tyrannosaurus-rex-a-fearsome-predator-or-just-anoth-5767647 Was Tyrannosaurus Rex a fearsome predator or just another scavenger? When we think of T. Rex, we imagine the most frightening predator…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 23

Living Life at the Speed of Breaking Glass

Ready for one of those “deep” and “meaningful” explanations of an art piece’s significance? The sculpture above—entitled Glass Rider and made of broken drinking glasses and bottles of liquor—apparently “symbolizes the fragility of the current speed of life and its consumption’s.” In my very unprofessional opinion though, it really symbolizes an artist’s need to explain…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 23

Hear That? It’s the World’s Prettiest 8 Bit Violin Playing You a Sad Song

I don’t really care why Ranjit Bhatnagar decided to start building a new musical instrument each and every day—I just care about the fact that he built a delightful 8 bit violin recently. Click to viewYes, the simple wooden instrument really is playable—though it won’t produce any 8 bit tunes—and Bhatnagar shows us just how…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 23

This Umbrella Gives You Goggles to Look Through It

Sure, it may look goofy to have a window pane cutout of goggles on your umbrella but think about the times when rain and neckbreaking wind hook up to create horizontal water bullets aimed for your face. With the Goggle Umbrellas, you have protection! And it’s not as gossip girly as clear bubble umbrellas. $44…

Tech News Casey Chan Feb 23

320,000 Exploding Firecrackers Make For a Great Funeral

An ancient Viking tradition was to burn their dead on pyre out of respect. The modern day equivalent must be this display of 320,000 firecrackers going off at once as “a memorial to a family member.” Say it with me now: Went. Out. With. A. Bang. [Geekologie]

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 22

Pretty Much What You’d Expect From a Game Called PewPew

It looks a whole lot like Geometry Wars, which is one of the highest compliments we can give a game. PewPew for Android features four game modes of laser-blasting enjoyment, and best of all? It’s totally free. [Android Market via Appolicious]

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 22

Adorable “Tiny Wings” iPhone Game Lets You Help A Little Bird Fly

Tiny Wings is a lovely one-button touch game for iOS, featuring a tiny bird who dreams of flying. Only problem is, his wings are too small. With each tap, you tuck in the little guy’s feathers to slide up and down the hills, gaining enough momentum to fly off one of the bigger slopes when…

Tech News Davey Alba Feb 22

Matt Smith talks monsters and pirates on the new Doctor Who series. Plus stars respond to Superman casting rumors!

The Best of Wikileaks’ Qaddafi Dirt

Why We Don’t Deserve Flying Cars

Here’s To That Camembert-Stuffed Ostrich Burger You Always Wanted

Leaked Photo Shows MacBook Pro “Thunderbolt” Light Peak Connector

Literally Wallpaper Your House Using Spam Emails From Nigerian Princes

Is an Inbetweener-Size for the Samsung Galaxy Tab Coming Next Month?

Turns Out File-Sharers Have Great Taste in Furniture

Please Oh Please Flick the Switch On An Unlimited Data Plan, T-Mobile

Why Is Google Collecting the Last Four Digits of Kids’ Social Security Numbers?

Proof That Movies Are Getting Worse

Flying Carpet Car (1958)

Apple Placed Its Products in One-Third of Last Year’s Box Office Hits

ROUNDUP

Living Life at the Speed of Breaking Glass

Hear That? It’s the World’s Prettiest 8 Bit Violin Playing You a Sad Song

This Umbrella Gives You Goggles to Look Through It

320,000 Exploding Firecrackers Make For a Great Funeral

Pretty Much What You’d Expect From a Game Called PewPew

Adorable “Tiny Wings” iPhone Game Lets You Help A Little Bird Fly

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