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That Secret 3D Scan of Nefertiti’s Bust Was a Hoax 

Last month, Gizmodo and other outlets reported on artists who had secretly 3D scanned Nefertiti’s Bust, making it available for anyone to 3D print. Well, we were fooled—it appears it was a hoax, and the scan is not new. Multimedia artist and 3D printing consultant Cosmo Wenman investigated the claims made by Nora Al-Badri and…

Add These Gorgeous Scifi Landscapes to Your Art Collection Right Now

As recognizable as the characters in our favorite scifi movies are, the landscapes are what completes the vision. A new poster set by artist Jordan Buckner focuses on these familiar cinematic vistas, and each one is more gorgeous than the next. Buckner’s 12-print series is called “Visions of a Past, Present and Future” and it…

Surround Yourself With 360 Degrees of Kittens

San Francisco’s Kit Tea is the city’s first cat cafe, where patrons can hang out with (and adopt) the 10 to 15 felines milling around inside. A regular hour-long visit usually runs about $20, but now you can spend twice that time inside for free, thanks to this 360-degree video made by Everything is Film.…

In Defense of Furries

I wrote a post about Disney’s efforts to market Zootopia to furries last week, and I really pissed off some furries by describing the community as “people who like to roleplay as animals for sex reasons.” The following is an email I received from a furry named Brooke, published with her permission: Recently I stumbled…

Ford Just Patented an Absurd Movie Screen Windshield For Driverless Cars

If Ford has its way, we’ll all be comfortably watching porn (or a nice movie) while hurtling along the highway at 70 miles-per-hour. A new patent issued to the auto giant on March 1 includes plans for a driverless car with a weirdly complex built-in entertainment system. The patent describes an autonomous car with screens…

Lumberjanes and Gotham Academy Are Getting the Most Delightful Comic Crossover Ever

This news is as entirely unexpected as it is great: Boom! Studios has announced that its wildly successful teen comic series Lumberjanes is going to crossover with DC Comics’ very own Gotham Academy, creating what might just be the hippest teen mystery team-up in comic book history. Announced through Village Voice, the six-part series from…

Some Guy Figured Out How to Hack Into Any Facebook Profile [updated]

A white hat hacker in India says he found a way to hack into any Facebook user’s profile. Don’t freak out though! Like a good white hat, the hacker alerted Facebook to the disastrous loophole. Facebook paid him a $15,000 bug bounty. Seems small. Anand Prakash is the aforementioned security engineer from India. In a…

How a Brush With Death Inspired The Only Living Boy

David Gallaher and Steve Ellis’ ongoing scifi webcomic The Only Living Boy follows Erik Farrell, a 12-year-old lost on a strange alien world after he runs away from home. Writing for io9, Gallaher reveals the personal tragedy that inspired Erik’s story—and how being diagnosed with epilepsy transformed the way he wrote comics. My Winter Beard…

It Looks Like Climate Change Drove These Giant Marine Reptiles To Extinction

A hundred million years ago, ichthyosaurs—massive marine reptiles that look like a dolphin mated with a fish—ruled Earth’s oceans. But nearly 30 million years before the extinction of the dinosaurs, these badass predators vanished. It wasn’t an asteroid that killed the ichthyosaurs, so what did? A new study argues that it was climate change. The…

Good news, Supergirl fans—a second season is all but confirmed. CBS CEO Les Moonves has announced that five of the network’s new shows from this current season, including Supergirl and Limitless, will definitely be renewed for new seasons. It’s not 100 percent official yet, but it’s about as close as you can get. Contact the…

We Think We Know What These Mysterious Glimmers on Titan’s Surface Are

There’s something glimmering on Titan’s surface, and the truth behind the cause could be crazier than we expected. The strangeness began in 2013. The Cassini spacecraft had just spotted glimmers on the surface of Ligeia Mare, a vast hydrocarbon sea located near Titan’s north pole. The glimmers weren’t there in 2007, and by 2014, they…

The Elektra Movie Is Somehow So Much Worse Than You Remember

When Daredevil returns for season two later this month, we’ll be treated to Élodie Yung as Elektra Natchios. The last time the Greek ninja had a live-action performance, she was portrayed by Jennifer Garner in the critically unacclaimed 2005 movie of the same name. And yet I’m here to tell you it’s infinitely more terrible…

Holy Crap, Craig Robinson Is Joining Mr. Robot

The comedian who starred in The Office and Hot Tub Time Machine will be joining USA’s hacker drama, which is supposed to get even more intense in season two. Variety reports that Craig Robinson has signed on as a recurring guest star for the next season of Mr. Robot, which started filming yesterday in New…

The F-35 Has Big Radar Problems and the Fix Is Hilarious

Now, more than $1 trillion into its development, the F-35 aircraft is experiencing glitches with its radar systems. US Air Force major general Jeffrey Harrigian explained the problem in an IHS Jane report: “What would happen is they’d get a signal that says either a radar degrade or a radar fail—something that would force us…

Making This Batmobile Suitcase Only Sized For Kids Was a Big Mistake

When buying luggage you shouldn’t choose based on what looks nicest, you should choose bags that are going to stand out on that airport baggage carousel. And when was the last time you saw a miniature Batmobile circling the carousel after a flight? It’s just too bad this suitcase is only designed for kids. Based…

Your Best Look Yet at Punisher and Elektra’s Comic Costumes in Daredevil Season Two

Matt Murdock isn’t the only one getting an outfit upgrade when Daredevil season two drops next week. While we’ve seen both of DD’s new friends and foes in their civilian gear before, we finally have our first look at the Punisher with his trademark skull shirt and Elektra in her upgraded ninja outfit. The new…

Looks Like Iron Fist Could Be Appearing in Luke Cage After All

Teams Cap and Tony reveal why they chose their sides in Civil War. Ben McKenzie teases doom to come on Gotham. Gal Gadot talks the independence of Diana in Wonder Woman. Plus, Episode VIII set pictures, and a new look at next week’s Walking Dead. To me, my Spoilers! Captain America: Civil War The Russos…

Samsung Galaxy S7 Review: Inching Toward Perfection

Samsung fucks up. A lot. Snooping smart TVs, insane VR demos—you name it. Even its most cherished gadget—the Galaxy smartphone—has seen its share of flaws. But with the seventh iteration of the Galaxy S, Samsung inches ever closer to a perfect smartphone. I don’t use the term lightly. There’s something positive to be said about…

Use Preview on a Mac to Add Your Signature to Emails and Documents

If you have a Mac, you have Preview, but you might not know this helpful little utility can store digital signatures for you—signatures that can then be appended to PDFs, Pages documents and Mail messages. Here’s how to set up your signatures and add them to to your digital files. First, create your signature(s): in…

The World’s First Silicon-Based Laser Will Light Up Computing

As optical computing becomes a more realistic prospect, lasers will be required to connect components inside our devices. Now, a new silicon-based laser could make it far easier for researchers to replace wires with beams of light. Researchers have been trying to build a working laser using silicon for years now. That’s because so many…