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Baristas Don’t Write Names on Cups At the CIA Headquarters Starbucks

Welcome to Reading List, Gizmodo’s Sunday afternoon roundup of the best writing from around the web. This week, we’ve got great stuff from Wired, The Washington Post, and more. Let’s dig in! One of Starbucks’ busiest locations is the on-campus coffee shop at CIA headquarters. Inside, it looks like any other franchise cafe, but things…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

The Marathon World Record Has Been Broken – What Comes Next?

Kenyan runner Dennis Kimetto set a world record at the Berlin Marathon today, covering a distance of 42.195 km (26.2 miles) a whopping 26 seconds faster than the previous record-holder. Above: Kenya’s Dennis Kimeto crosses the finish line in world record breaking time at this morning’s Berlin Marathon | Photo Credit: Rainer Jenson/AP His time:…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

NPR Pulls The Plug On Krulwich Wonders

Krulwich Wonders, the superlative science blog maintained for the last four years by Robert Krulwich (of NPR and Radiolab fame), will soon be no more. Above: One of Krulwich’s sketches, which often accompanied his musings. This one, of a frog in pants, was drawn for a post on the frog-sex experiments of 18th Century Catholic…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

What Bad Movies Have You Streamed Online That You Secretly Love?

We spend a lot of time talking about all the great films that are always a quick click away on our particular streaming platform of choice—and rightfully so. Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime do an admirable job of curating a rotating cast of blockbusters, art house sweethearts and critic-praising cinema. But to be honest, I…

Commerce Darren Orf

Hacker Controls This Rave-Approved LED Suit With an NES Power Glove

The Power Glove was the quirkiest little peripheral ever devised for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Although if found only limited use on that platform, modern day tinkers with access to cheap and simple microcontrollers can now turn these 25-year-old video game artifacts into futuristic wearables. YouTuber Greg Sowell posted a video detailing his rave-friendly creation…

Tech News Darren Orf

A Bug’s Guide to the Solar System

What is it about bugs in space that is just so adorable? First, it was the indestructible-yet-cuddly tardigrade. Now it’s an illustrated Czech children’s novel about beetles touring the solar system. https://gizmodo.com/just-another-reason-why-tardigrades-are-the-best-micro-1531126448 Na měsíc a ještě dál is an illustrated children’s novel about a group of beetles touring our solar system. The Czech book is…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

Batman is getting his own, surprisingly not-black Burger in Hong Kong

It’s been a weird week for Asian hamburgers that have been dyed black – but now Batman’s joining in on the fun in Hong Kong. But wait, what!? His burger’s not black! I feel disappointed, Batman. https://kotaku.com/in-japan-burger-king-has-a-black-cheese-burger-1632883542 https://kotaku.com/this-is-mcdonalds-japans-take-on-the-black-burger-1639439091 The burger is part of an new promotion in Hong Kong McDonalds that features Justice League-inspired meals,…

Tech News James Whitbrook

This Is What Happens When a Bootleg Website Falls

Bootleg websites, usually tucked away in some shady digital corner filled with pornographic pop up ads and potentially malignant viruses, are a permanent fixture on the internet. Offering up tons of illegally free content, these sites’ creators are the reason why publishing execs toss and turn in their sleep. Some become internet celebrities and millionaires,…

Tech News Darren Orf

Chris Pratt Helps SNL Unveil Marvel’s Next Superhero Blockbusters

What kind of superhero movies will Marvel be releasing over the next few years? You could believe the studio’s official announcement – or, you could believe Chris Pratt and the cast of Saturday Night Live. https://gizmodo.com/marvel-schedules-movie-releases-through-2019-1607969773 If you side with Pratt and SNL (which, last night, kicked off its 40th season), Marvel will be cashing…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

11 Expensive Apps That Might Actually Be Worth It

All smartphone apps fall into two categories: paid and unpaid. For many, free apps satisfy all our needs, even if they fill our lives with a bunch of ads. But are there pricey apps—either with a big up-front expensive or in-app purchases—that are worth their price? Last week, we asked you what was the “most…

Tech News Darren Orf

Have Astronomers Spotted A Forming Planet In Action For The First Time?

Huge disks of dust and gas encircle many young stars. Some contain circular gaps — likely the result of forming planets carving out cavities along their orbital paths — that make the disks look more like ripples in a pond than flat pancakes. Above: Image of the dusty disk around the star HD 169142 obtained…

io9 Shannon Hall – Universe Today

SNL Reveals Marvel’s Secret to Cinematic Success

Saturday Night Live officially returned for its 40th season last night, and host Chris Pratt was the perfect excuse to demonstrate just how Marvel plans to come up with its next Guardians of the Galaxy-size hit. This short, two minute parody gives us all an “unofficial” behind the scenes look at Marvel’s blockbuster movie-making engine.…

Books & Comics Darren Orf

Maybe the Cutest Science Fiction Book Ever

This is just too adorable. In 1931, Czech author Josef Hais Týnecký and illustrator O. Stáfl published the children’s novel The Moon and Beyond. It’s the story of a group of beetles who take a tour of the planets of the solar system. I can’t really say much about the plot, my knowledge of Czech…

io9 Ron Miller

Epic Batman Film Score Mashup Is The Perfect Weekend Soundtrack

The supremely talented Piano Guys have combined the look, sound, and feel from three eras of Batman films to create “Batman Evolution,” a rousing mashup of classical composition that unifies nearly half a century of musical and cinematic history. “This is one of those projects we’ve wanted to do from the very beginning,” write The…

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The Best Place to Unbox Any Waterproof Phone Is Underwater (Of Course)

Sony’s newest flagship the Xperia Z3 carries on the handset’s most notable and widely praised feature. It’s completely waterproof. So the unboxing experts at Carphone Warehouse decided to get their first look at the new Z3 in its natural habitat—completely submerged underwater. Aside from its odd locale and a much needed breathing apparatus, there’s nothing…

Tech News Darren Orf

These 14 Handpicked HealthKit Apps Have Their Own iTunes Section

Health, powered by Apple’s HealthKit API, was one of the many lauded features of iOS 8. It’s Apple’s attempt to corral all your health data into one place and also empower disparate health apps with new features. Now, the platform is in full swing, complete with a new iTunes storefront. Right now, Apple’s curated content…

Health Darren Orf

When the Twelfth Doctor meets Jo Grant, adorableness happens

Former companion Katy Manning visited filming for Doctor Who’s upcoming Christmas Special recently, and shared her encounter with Peter Capaldi on Twitter – and it might just be the most adorable thing to happen this weekend. D’aaw! Manning played the ditzy UNIT operative Jo Grant from 1971 to 1973 alongside Pertwee’s Third Doctor, before reappearing…

Tech News James Whitbrook

With This Episode, Doctor Who Season 8 Starts To Pay Off, Big Time

“The Caretaker” is my favorite episode of the Peter Capaldi era of Doctor Who thus far. And it’s also probably going to turn out to be the episode where this season really “clicks” for me. Really great stuff, that puts the Doctor on the spot in a way we’ve never seen before. Spoilers ahead… Parts…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The One Secret to Become a YouTube Music Sensation Overnight

Did you think becoming an internet music celebrity was hard? Pshhhhhh. All you have to do is repeat stuff. Seriously. Just repeat stuff. For the rest of this week’s top comedy videos, head on over to SplitSider. Now for the news! Chicago comedy and theater great Sheldon Patinkin died at 79. We broke down the…

Tech News SplitSider

Jimi Hendrix’s Last Interview, Recorded a Week Before He Died

Jimi: All Is By My Side, the biopic following a young Jimi Hendrix, opened this weekend. In the movie, André Benjamin just about nails Jimi’s distinctive, wandering way of talking. Tonight, let’s go to the source: Jimi Hendrix’s final interview, recorded just seven days before he died in September 1970. Jimi’s boisterous stage presence, his…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Baristas Don’t Write Names on Cups At the CIA Headquarters Starbucks

The Marathon World Record Has Been Broken – What Comes Next?

NPR Pulls The Plug On Krulwich Wonders

What Bad Movies Have You Streamed Online That You Secretly Love?

Hacker Controls This Rave-Approved LED Suit With an NES Power Glove

A Bug’s Guide to the Solar System

Batman is getting his own, surprisingly not-black Burger in Hong Kong

This Is What Happens When a Bootleg Website Falls

Chris Pratt Helps SNL Unveil Marvel’s Next Superhero Blockbusters

11 Expensive Apps That Might Actually Be Worth It

Have Astronomers Spotted A Forming Planet In Action For The First Time?

SNL Reveals Marvel’s Secret to Cinematic Success

Maybe the Cutest Science Fiction Book Ever

Epic Batman Film Score Mashup Is The Perfect Weekend Soundtrack

The Best Place to Unbox Any Waterproof Phone Is Underwater (Of Course)

These 14 Handpicked HealthKit Apps Have Their Own iTunes Section

When the Twelfth Doctor meets Jo Grant, adorableness happens

With This Episode, Doctor Who Season 8 Starts To Pay Off, Big Time

The One Secret to Become a YouTube Music Sensation Overnight

Jimi Hendrix’s Last Interview, Recorded a Week Before He Died

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