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This Whiskey Bar Turntable Gets You Loaded on Tunes and Booze

Los Angeles-based custom cabinet maker Luno just combined two great things into one great thing, and I hate my brain for not thinking of it first. Unflatteringly named the EGB2, this piece of functional retro furniture houses a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon—a damn good turntable—inside a custom-made cabinet with modern AirPlay conveniences, a silk dome tweeter,…

Tech News Darren Orf

The Space Between Us Is a Movie About the First Human Who Isn’t Born on Earth

The Space Between Us is one of the most intriguing scifi films due this year. It’s about the first human who’s born in outer space, thus technically making him an alien—how he deals with that, how humanity deals with that, and a romance that blossoms as a result. Directed by Peter Chelsom, The Space Between…

Trailers Germain Lussier

Tim Cook Saw an iPhone in a 17th Century Painting—Here’s What He Missed

Tim Cook is many things: executive businessman, native Alabaman, multi-millionaire. Unfortunately, we can’t all be everything, and Tim recently revealed two things that he is most definitely not: an art historian and someone who makes good jokes. You see, it all started on Tuesday, when he was talking with former Dutch politician Neelie Kroes at…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman

Six Freeway Removals That Changed Their Cities Forever

It seems counterintuitive, right? Rip out eight lanes of freeway through the middle of your metropolis and you’ll be rewarded with not only less traffic, but safer, more efficient cities? But it’s true, and it’s happening in places all over the world. Many freeway systems were overbuilt in an auto-obsessed era. It was decades later…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Mirrored Footage of Giant Soap Bubbles Is Better Than an Acid Trip

The same soap bubbles that fascinated you as a toddler can be just as engaging when you’re all grown up. They just need to be super-sized, filmed in glorious 4K, and then manipulated in post-production with a mirror effect that turns them into undulating alien-like blobs. Cue up some Led Zeppelin and let your mind…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

New Book Reveals Edward R. Murrow’s Years As a Government Propagandist

“I don’t mind being called a propagandist,” Edward R. Murrow told a reporter at the Miami Herald in April of 1962. “So long as that propaganda is based on the truth.” Today, Edward R. Murrow’s name is synonymous with integrity in journalism. He reported from the frontlines during World War II and took on Joe…

Tech News Matt Novak

Everyone, Please Stop Freaking Out About That Ridiculous Captain America Reveal

It’s All-New, All-Different Marvel! It’s the All-New, All-Different adventures of Steve Rogers, back in action today as Captain America! And Steve has an All-New, All-Different gimmick to his history that will change the Marvel Universe forever… if by forever you mean a few months or so, although you wouldn’t know it by the way everyone…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

When Daenerys Targaryen Sings ‘MMMBop’ in Dothraki, You Listen

Emilia Clarke stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to promote Game of Thrones, a struggling TV show that needs the attention. Once you get past the normal talk show banter and Meyers’ leading questions to an anecdote that they obviously previously agreed to discuss, you are treated to something spectacular: Emilia Clarke singing Hanson’s…

io9 Rob Bricken

This Huge Camera Rig Busts People for Texting and Driving

If you live in British Columbia, don’t try to sneak out a quick text while driving just because you don’t see any cops on the road. The RCMP., Canada’s version of the FBI, have started using DLSR cameras attached to massive scopes to spot distracted drivers from as far as three-quarters-of-a-mile away. We all instinctively…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Feeding Cows Antibiotics Could Be Much Worse Than We Thought

We’ve heard a lot about how stuffing cows full of antibiotics is accelerating the superbug apocalypse. That alone should convince us to stop, but if you needed more evidence, here’s another dirty secret: antibiotics could be making cows gassier and boosting their contribution to global warming. That’s the conclusion of a new study, which looked…

Climate Change Maddie Stone

Disney’s Considering a Live-Action Little Mermaid Because It Wasn’t Already in the Works, Somehow

It’s actually surprising that it has taken Disney this long to think about adding The Little Mermaid to its giant list of live-action adaptations. According to Deadline, Disney’s just heard a “new take” on the idea, and is deciding whether it likes it enough to proceed. It has to be a really good version of…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

Make Perfect Steaks Every Time With the Best Sous Vide Machine

Over the past three years, we’ve tested over a dozen sous vide setups to find the best for your kitchen. We like the Anova Precision Cooker (Wi-Fi Edition) the best because it’s reliable, works with almost any container, and has a decent app that you will actually want to use. If you don’t need the…

Tech News The Sweethome

Try Not to Smile While This Blind YouTuber Takes a Delightful Rollercoaster Ride

For the past four years, Tommy Edison has vlogged his experience as a blind man in a world full of people who can see. Some of these videos are revelatory, like when he explains how the blind use money, or what his dreams are like. Today he decided to find out what riding a rollercoaster…

Sploid Avery Ellis

Is Mark Zuckerberg Building a Doomsday Bunker on His Palo Alto Estate?

Mark’s Zuckerberg’s plans for world domination are well underway…and they might include his own backyard. The Facebook billionaire and reported pesky neighbor appears to be turning his Palo Alto estate into a fully-formed compound by razing four neighboring homes and building four smaller structures—including one that could be a damn doomsday bunker. According to planning…

Social Media William Turton

Scientists Create Artificial Life, Then Are Assholes to It in the First Trailer for Morgan

The idea of humans being dicks to the advanced technology we make isn’t exactly new, but it’s a story that at least looks to being used to particularly spooky effect in Morgan, the feature debut from director Luke Scott (son of Ridley Scott). The titular Morgan is a rapidly-maturing synthetic being, played by The Witch’s…

Trailers James Whitbrook

Google Wants You to Use Its Apps to Get Out of This Nightmare Escape Room

In what appears to be a valiant effort to turn the show Black Mirror into reality, Google France has created an escape room in which participants must use Google apps to get out. AdWeek reports that the room, called Première Pièce, mimics a traditional escape room by locking people in a physical space and requiring…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman

How to Give Guests Access to Your Wi-Fi Without Exposing Your Network

Most of us have a steady stream of visitors to our houses—friends, family, landlords, pizza delivery guys, Airbnb travelers—and many of them are going to want access to your wi-fi at some point. The normal process would be to hand over the passcode printed on the back of your router, but there’s actually a much…

Gadgets David Nield

Every Major Revelation in DC Comics’ Rebirth Special

Today is the day! DC Rebirth #1 is out, and with it, a crazy new chapter begins in the annals of DC Comics’ long and storied history. There’s a lot of big teases in this huge 80-page special—we’ve read through the whole thing and broke down the biggest reveals, and what they might mean for…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

These Martian Rocks Hint at Ancient Alien Life

Mars may be a frigid, dusty wasteland today, but evidence is mounting that the Red Planet was warm and wet long ago. Future missions to Mars will seek out signs of life from that livelier era—and a recent geologic analysis has revealed where we should begin our search. A new study led by researchers at…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone

Furniture that Flattens Into Wall Art Is Perfect For Cramped Apartments

Just because you live in a cramped downtown apartment doesn’t mean you don’t want to entertain. So here’s a brilliant way to keep some extra seating around, without wasting precious floor space once all your guests have left. Designer Jongha Choi’s From 2D to 3D furniture collection is fully functional when unfolded to third dimensional…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Whiskey Bar Turntable Gets You Loaded on Tunes and Booze

The Space Between Us Is a Movie About the First Human Who Isn’t Born on Earth

Tim Cook Saw an iPhone in a 17th Century Painting—Here’s What He Missed

Six Freeway Removals That Changed Their Cities Forever

Mirrored Footage of Giant Soap Bubbles Is Better Than an Acid Trip

New Book Reveals Edward R. Murrow’s Years As a Government Propagandist

Everyone, Please Stop Freaking Out About That Ridiculous Captain America Reveal

When Daenerys Targaryen Sings ‘MMMBop’ in Dothraki, You Listen

This Huge Camera Rig Busts People for Texting and Driving

Feeding Cows Antibiotics Could Be Much Worse Than We Thought

Disney’s Considering a Live-Action Little Mermaid Because It Wasn’t Already in the Works, Somehow

Make Perfect Steaks Every Time With the Best Sous Vide Machine

Try Not to Smile While This Blind YouTuber Takes a Delightful Rollercoaster Ride

Is Mark Zuckerberg Building a Doomsday Bunker on His Palo Alto Estate?

Scientists Create Artificial Life, Then Are Assholes to It in the First Trailer for Morgan

Google Wants You to Use Its Apps to Get Out of This Nightmare Escape Room

How to Give Guests Access to Your Wi-Fi Without Exposing Your Network

Every Major Revelation in DC Comics’ Rebirth Special

These Martian Rocks Hint at Ancient Alien Life

Furniture that Flattens Into Wall Art Is Perfect For Cramped Apartments

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