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Shadowhunters Managed to Include Everything That Was Subversive About the Books

Shadowhunters is a cheesy fantasy show airing on a network that nobody’s heard of (the former ABC Family, now confusingly called Freeform). But maybe because this show slid so far under the radar, it was able to capture a ton of the subversiveness of the books by Cassandra Clare, including both same-sex relationships and female…

Giant Delivery Blimp Sucks Stuff Up and Then Poops It Out

It’s inevitable that one day drones will be tasked with handling deliveries, but instead of sending an expensive autonomous robot out into the world with a package in tow, Festo suggests a helium-filled blimp might be a safer and cheaper way to go. Called the FreeMotionHandling, the flying craft is actually a merger of two…

Pixar’s Newest Star, Piper, Is Beyond Adorable

Often, one of the best things about a new Pixar movie is getting to see a brand new short film beforehand. These are Oscar-quality animations with a huge variety of subjects, and the latest is no different. It’s called Piper. Directed by longtime Pixar animator Alan Barillaro, Piper tells the wordless story of a young…

Awesome Bike Ride Teleports You All Around Los Angeles

As a sequel to his bike tour around New York City, Nigel Sylvester teleports us all around Los Angeles with the help of his bike and masterful editing in his short, “Go! 2″. It’s great because one minute you’re at a skate park and the next you’re inside a pool and it’s all seamlessly stitched…

Is the Year 2016 Pronounced Twenty-Sixteen or Two-Thousand and Sixteen?

The 21st century can be so confusing. But don’t worry, because we’re here to help. Paleofuture’s very own Robot From The Future is here to answer your questions in our new advice column. Dear Robot From The Future, My husband and I keep fighting over the pronunciation of the current year, 2016. He says that…

Check Out All the Largest Flying Boats in History

There really should be more flying boats flying around these days. They’re comically large and equipped with so many engines and their ability to take off and land on water is just so cool, from floating around to flying in no time. Here’s a collection of the biggest flying boats ever made, some of these…

Mental Health Apps Are Mostly Bullshit

Smartphones have completely changed how we live, thanks to the endless number of apps available for them. There’s an app for everything! But beneath the glossy surface of this seemingly benign ecosystem, there’s a niche of sketchy mental health apps, which have proliferated unchecked and unregulated. It’s a big problem. A report fromNature investigates the…

A Cosmic Explosion Left Radioactive Fallout at the Bottom of the Ocean

Several million years ago, a series of nearby supernovae explosions lit up the sky, rained radioactive particles down on our planet, and might have kickstarted a major climactic shift. That’s according to a pair of studies published today in Nature, which link radioactive debris spread across the seafloor to cosmic fireworks hundreds of light years…

Florida Man Tries to Escape Cops On His Hoverboard, Fails

Hoverboards are useful little tools if you want to roll closer to God or start a large fire. Increasingly though, they’re being used as getaway vehicles for criminals, which happened again this past weekend in Florida. Police in the city of Clearwater were investigating a “known drug residence” last Sunday when they encountered a 2o-year-old…

The Poe Dameron Comic Is the Force Awakens Prequel You’ve Been Craving

Ever since Marvel announced that Poe Dameron would be getting his own Star Wars comic,we’ve been very eager to read it. Thankfully, it was worth waiting for. Just like the film that inspired it, Poe Dameron is a blast—one lays down the groundwork for something even better come after it. Spoilers ahead for Poe Dameron…

Plants Taking Over New York City Is What Will Happen When the World Ends

We stamped out nature in New York City with people and the grid, leaving behild only tiny patches and bits of green. But eventually, and especially after the zombie apocalypse hits, Mother Nature and her wild plants will take New York back from us. This animated short, Wrapped by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, shows a glimpse of…

Dog Talent Agency Helps ‘Dogfluencers’ Advertise Products On Instagram

Do you love cute dog photos on Instagram? Well, much like everything in our world, there’s a good chance that those precocious pups are trying to sell you something. And it’s largely thanks to The Dog Agency, the first talent agency catering exclusively to Instagram-famous canines. The Wall Street Journal has a new interview with…

Playing PS4 Games On a Mac Is Surprisingly Easy

Sony PS4 owners should update their consoles today. The new 3.50 system software update brings a bounty of desired features, including the ability to appear as if you’re offline (useful to avoid friends who want you to get back into Destiny when you’re currently into The Division) and to schedule online events (useful when your…

Nearly Half a Billion People Now Have Diabetes

Tomorrow is World Health Day, and to mark the occasion, the World Health Organization has released its first ever global report on diabetes. The results are frightening. According to the WHO, the number of diabetes cases has nearly quadrupled over the last three decades. In 1980, the number of adults living with the condition worldwide…

Watch John Williams Conduct a Harry Potter Music Medley in Front of the New Hogwarts

Tuesday night in Los Angeles, Universal Studios Hollywood held a huge celebration for the opening of their new Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The highlight was John Williams himself, conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic, in the shadow of Hogwarts—and you can watch it here. The video below is courtesy of Inside the Magic. It’s a…

Our Favorite Laptop Backpacks

At Wirecutter we hold our backpacks to the same high standards as everything else we review and buy, and while we’d like to pick a “best backpack,” we know it’s impossible to make one pick that fits everyone’s style, budget, body type, and carrying needs. So we’ve highlighted a few of our favorite laptop-backpack models…

The Flash crew will meet their first Arrow character on Earth-2 in the show’s penultimate episode. Katie Cassidy, who plays Laurel Lance/Black Canary, will guest star as her Earth-2 doppleganger who goes by the moniker Black Siren; whether she’s a hero or a villain is yet to be determined.

A Flamethrower In Slow Motion Looks Like a Flying Dragon Made of Fire

They’re one of the most terrifying and destructive weapons of war, but through the lens of a high-speed camera, a flamethrower looks like it’s actually releasing a magical flying dragon made of fire. As with almost anything filmed in slow motion, it’s surprisingly beautiful to watch. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook,…

American Hero Hacks Game Boy to Run Almost Any Retro Game

Meet the Gameboy Zero. It’s a classic Gameboy shell with a Raspberry Pi’s heart. But the mod isn’t purely cosmetic. Using Emulation Station, this Pi board is able to play games from NES, SNES, and the Gameboy’s many iterations all up to and including Advanced. That’s where things start getting tricky, since the Gameboy had…

Fisher-Price’s Gorgeous New Wooden Toy Line Will Make You Want to Have Kids

Yesterday Mattel revealed it had named designer Jonathan Adler as the Creative Director for Fisher-Price. It’s part of a continued effort to breathe new life into the baby-focused brand, and if Fisher-Price’s new wooden toy line is any indication, it’s already on the right track. For decades plastic has been the go-to material for making…