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13 Horrifying Ideas America Had For Invading Cuba

The United States is beginning to normalize relations with Cuba. Which is kind of amazing, when you consider the fact that America has been trying to sabotage the island nation for over half a century. In fact, the US government has officially produced dozens of ideas for destabilizing Cuba. And many of them sound like…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 14 '15

SpaceX Crash-Landed a Rocket on a Drone Barge (Again)

Well, that’s a hat trick! For the third time this year , SpaceX attempted to launch a Falcon 9 rocket and autonomously land the first stage portion on an unmanned barge. And for the third time this year, that (very expensive) rocket crashed and burned. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-spacexs-rocket-crash-landing-on-a-barge-1679890015 Elon Musk gave the official, albeit disappointing, announcement on…

Space & Spaceflight Adam Clark Estes Apr 14 '15

The Odd Children’s Books That Taught Jonathan Lethem About Storytelling

Some of the best children’s books are actually quite strange, even dreamlike. And this is especially true of kids’ books from the 1960s and 1970s. In an interview with BoingBoing, author Jonathan Lethem talks about the kids’ books that he loved, including the “mysterious and rich” Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson (above). In the interview,…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Apr 14 '15

Watch SpaceX Try to Land a Rocket on a Drone Ship (Again)

Ok, let’s try this again. After one near miss resulting in a disastrous but honestly pretty cool explosion and delay after delay from weather (including yesterday), SpaceX is going to try to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a remote drone ship beginning at 4:10pm EDT. Right now, all systems are…

Tech News Darren Orf Apr 14 '15

Illustrated Guide To The Insanity You May Have Forgotten On Orphan Black

It’s understandable if you don’t remember everything that happened in Orphan Black’s second season. Those ten episodes packed loads of betrayals, revelations, and freaky, freaky science. Let us catch you up on last season before the new season starts this weekend. Season One ended with Sarah shooting Helena through the chest, apparently killing her, before…

Television Lauren Davis Apr 14 '15

The Incredible, Tactical Undergarments Designed for the Avengers Cast

Ever consider what keeps Iron Man from overheating inside his suit? Or protects Cap’s abs when he’s punched in the chest plate? We got an exclusive look at the specialized athletic undergarmets the actors wear — which sounds pervy, until you hear about all the tech that went into making these things. Marvel and athletic…

Tech News Kaila Hale-Stern Apr 14 '15

Video: How movies use the beautiful fade to white scene

Fading to black means stopping. It’s a period mark. An end point. The story is over. Fading to white? It can be used to mean so much more. It could be the end, but it also doesn’t have to be. It could be hopeful and enlightening and happy. But it could also be sad. Here’s…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 14 '15

Falcon9 Reached The Barge But Did Not Survive The Landing [Updated]

Today’s launch of Falcon9 and Dragon was a rousing success as essential supplies are now making their way to the ISS. As for the Falcon9 rocket, it reportedly “landed” on the droneship, but with considerable force. Image: SpaceX Today’s launch happened at 4:10 PM ET/1:10 PM PT. The attempting landing occurred about eight minutes later.…

io9 George Dvorsky Apr 14 '15

Titanic summarized in retro 8-bit video game style is pretty fun

I’ll never watch Titanic again because I don’t have a time machine that could send me back to the 90’s as a teenage girl. But! I would love to play this silly 8-bit video game of Titanic. It sums up all the happenings in the movie pretty well and is perfectly silly: you play cards,…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 14 '15

The Atomic Energy Commission Once Put A “Nuclear Heart” In A Cow

We’ve seen the many ways that the Atomic Energy Commission tried to find peaceful uses for nuclear weapons . Here’s a new crazy twist. They hired a physicist and a doctor to create a nuclear-powered heart. The project that united Michael DeBakey, a cardiologist, and Glenn Seaborg, a physicist, wasn’t as crazy as it sounds…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Apr 14 '15

The Long Pointy History Behind Hillary’s Brilliant Logo

Since the announcement of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign was no secret, it was her campaign design that was the big reveal of the week. The giant blue H marched its way to the forefront of the breaking news, but at the center of Clinton’s logo is another, far more critical graphic element: The arrow. The…

Tech News Alissa Walker Apr 14 '15

Basement Lion Is What Makes LA Great

Hollywood’s very own mountain lion is trapped in a basement right now. It’s a bizarre wildlife vs urbanization conflict, but it’s also indicative of what makes this city so special: its nature. I was on the phone with a colleague the other day when it came up that she’d never visited Los Angeles. She lives…

Tech News Wes Siler Apr 14 '15

Oh, So That’s Why Marvel Hasn’t Made Any More Hulk Movies

It seems completely obvious in retrospect, but it took a random interview with Mark Ruffalo to explain the likely reason why there’s been no solo Hulk movie yet — it’s Universal’s fault. Now, Universal doesn’t own the rights to the character of the Incredible Hulk, obviously; Marvel does, which is why he can appear in…

Movies Rob Bricken Apr 14 '15

New Horizons’ First Color Photo of Pluto Is One Awe-Inspiring Blur

So that’s Pluto and its Texas-sized moon, Charon from a distance of about 71 million miles. Not a bad shot all things considered. But the New Horizons probe, on its way closer right now, will be upping its photo-taking game in July. Then we’ll get to see some actual surface features. [NASA] Image by NASA/Johns…

Tech News Darren Orf Apr 14 '15

Check Out Your Local Puzzled Pint–It’s Like Pub Trivia, But With Puzzles

Fans of io9’s Sunday Puzzle column would do well to check out Puzzled Pint, a social puzzle-solving event that takes place on the second Tuesday of every month at bars and restaurants around the world. https://gizmodo.com/can-you-solve-the-hardest-logic-puzzle-in-the-world-1642492269 Sez Wil Zambole, of the Chicago Game Control for Puzzled Pint: I thought it might be of interest to…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Apr 14 '15

27 Cool Photos Of International Coins

Money. It’s not all that matters, but not much else matters without it. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, we had you photograph money. Specifically, coins. And the results were fantastic. Winner: Cool Kiwi I’m based in Australia, but shooting New Zealand coins, due to the Australian requirement to request permission before publishing any photos of…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 14 '15

10 Incredibly Stupid Ways That Superheroes and Villains Have Died

Superhero comics are full of death-defying action… that sometimes results in actual death. And for every epic, brilliant final stand, there’s a death that’s less than satisfying. There are plenty of candidates for the worst superhero and villain deaths of all time. But here are the 10 stupidest ways that comics characters have died. 1)…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Apr 14 '15

A day in the life of Singapore and Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Singapore are both bustling international cities of the future that, depending where you are in the city, can almost make you feel like you could be anywhere in the world. Here’s a tour of both cities (or city-state, or special administrative region) in one. I love the split view looks at them.…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 14 '15

Netflix Has Made Daredevil Accessible To The Blind

This is great news. The other day, we wondered why blind people couldn’t experience Netflix’s new series about the most famous blind superhero, Daredevil. Now Netflix has responded, adding audio description to Daredevil, and soon other shows as well. [h/t fullstreamahead]

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 14 '15

Court Rules Against US Government For Failing To Protect Sea Mammals

A federal court has ruled that the American government is failing to uphold its legal obligations to protect dolphins and whales from noise pollution produced by naval exercises in the Pacific. Excessive underwater noise is a serious problem for cetaceans; as marine biologists say, “A deaf whale is a dead whale.” Among the many sources…

io9 George Dvorsky Apr 14 '15

13 Horrifying Ideas America Had For Invading Cuba

SpaceX Crash-Landed a Rocket on a Drone Barge (Again)

The Odd Children’s Books That Taught Jonathan Lethem About Storytelling

Watch SpaceX Try to Land a Rocket on a Drone Ship (Again)

Illustrated Guide To The Insanity You May Have Forgotten On Orphan Black

The Incredible, Tactical Undergarments Designed for the Avengers Cast

Video: How movies use the beautiful fade to white scene

Falcon9 Reached The Barge But Did Not Survive The Landing [Updated]

Titanic summarized in retro 8-bit video game style is pretty fun

The Atomic Energy Commission Once Put A “Nuclear Heart” In A Cow

The Long Pointy History Behind Hillary’s Brilliant Logo

Basement Lion Is What Makes LA Great

Oh, So That’s Why Marvel Hasn’t Made Any More Hulk Movies

New Horizons’ First Color Photo of Pluto Is One Awe-Inspiring Blur

Check Out Your Local Puzzled Pint–It’s Like Pub Trivia, But With Puzzles

27 Cool Photos Of International Coins

10 Incredibly Stupid Ways That Superheroes and Villains Have Died

A day in the life of Singapore and Hong Kong

Netflix Has Made Daredevil Accessible To The Blind

Court Rules Against US Government For Failing To Protect Sea Mammals

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