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8-bit video game version of Se7en has the same sickening ending

Even just watching this video of a fake video game version of Se7en by CineFix made me feel sick to my stomach. Even if all the terror was in 8-bit, it was torture to see the detectives chase down their serial killer. Especially since we all know what’s going to happen at the end. Some…

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Samuel L. Jackson Calls Out Cobie Smulders in Captain America 2 Bloopers

The digital release of Captain America The Winter Soldier is this weekend, so MTV has a little bit of the bloopers to share. And in it, we learn that wording is hard. Get More: Movie Trailers, Celebrity News [MTV]

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Who knew that making a door handle could be such a beautiful process?

I’ve never spent more than two seconds thinking about a door handle beyond whether I should push or pull to open. But now that I’ve watched the complete process of making a leather door handle, I’m beginning to think I should think about the little things more. What else is beautiful out there that I…

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This Is The 1980s Cyborg Action Movie You’ve Always Dreamed Of Seeing

It’s hard to believe that something as perfect as 1986’s The Eliminators exists — just check out this section, where the cyborg hero removes his legs and turns himself into a tank, to escape from the top-secret evil facility where he was built. And then teams up with a roboticist, played by a young Denise…

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When the Band That Narrated Your Teens Can Still Narrate Your 30s

When I realized that Braid—the storied Illinois band that’s been around since 1993—was releasing a new album this year, I couldn’t imagine that my late-20s self could possibly relate to music that narrated some of the weirdest, most intense years of my teens. It turns out my old, crotchety self likes Braid just as much.…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Solar Disaster Movie Cat. 8 Makes The Core Look Like 2001

Last week, NASA announced that in 2012 the Earth narrowly avoided being hit by the largest solar coronal mass ejection recorded since before electric power grids and telecommunication satellites were a thing. Fortunately or unfortunately, along with the rest of civilization, the solar crisis duology Cat. 8 (available on DVD and Netflix streaming) was also…

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Mourn the Death of Polaroid Film With This Celebrated Documentary

Before the hipster-driven snapshot craze and before the Instagram effect, Polaroid pioneered some of the greatest photographic technology in history. The Polaroid Corporation also filed for bankruptcy protection multiple timesin the post-digital photography world. And after it stopped manufacturing its own cameras in 2007, the company stopped of its iconic instant film for good in…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

How Captain America: The Winter Soldier should have ended

What has been the worst Marvel superhero movie so far? Iron Man always has some plot holes, but they’re refreshing. Both Thors were ok. The Avengers was a roller coaster and Guardians of the Galaxy was such a fun time. What if it’s actually Captain America: The Winter Soldier? People loved it! I loved it!…

Sploid Casey Chan

Phone Company Routed 911 Calls to a Recording Suggesting You Call 911

According to a recent FCC notice, anyone dialing 911 in the small township of Caddo County, Oklahoma was greeted by an automated recording telling them to “hang up and dial 911.” A ghoulish game of merry-go-round that went on for months. While the period of gross misconduct took place in the first few months of…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

This convenience store must be the cutest shop ever created

This is The Cornershop, the brainchild of British artist Lucy Sparrow: A convenience store located in Bethnal Green, east London, in which every product is a hand-sewn felt version of its real life counterpart. From canned foods to ice cream to candy to magazines, there are 4,000 products in total. Not in London? Don’t worry:…

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This Guy Built a Toll Road Just To Avoid Construction Delays

When life hands you landslides, make your own private toll road detour. (Haven’t you heard the saying?) Since February, a landslide has closed the A431 highway between Bristol and Bath in England, adding an extra hour to the commute. So one enterprising local guy built a road through a private field—the UK’s private first toll…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

The World’s First Family Robot Just Got a Little Bit Easier to Buy

Good news, robot lovers! It just got a little bit easier to buy Jibo, the HAL-like family robot developed by an MIT professor. The cute (but slightly uncanny) little character is now one of the most successful IndieGoGo campaigns ever—it’s in the top eight—having raised nearly $1.5 million in less than three weeks. So the…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

The Dome Defends Itself Against Its Critics

You’ve heard a lot of people saying a lot of mean things about me lately. Like in last night’s episode, that Sam guy said that I cause “nothing but pain.” And Lyle accused me of being the prelude to the Rapture — when I don’t even listen to Blondie. So I’m here to set the…

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You’re Halfway To Becoming a Superhero With a Wrist-Worn Crossbow

If you want to remain one of the most popular custom weapons builders on YouTube, you need to keep innovating and improving your craft. Patrick Priebe’s new WristBow Mk II is actually an update of his first wrist-worn crossbow that now features a semi-automatic reloading mechanism, allowing it to hold eight tiny darts in a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Russian Hackers Are Hoarding More Than a Billion Stolen Passwords

A Russian crime gang is in possession the largest known collection of stolen passwords, user names, email addresses, and other online credentials. That’s one of the worst collections a Russian crime gang can have other than, I don’t know, rocket launchers and dirty bombs. Milwaukee-based security research firm Hold Security says that the Russian hacking…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

A Table That Looks Like Topography Is the Prettiest Way to Serve Tea

Drinking tea is already a pretty chilled out activity. The aromatic steam, the cozy cup, the soothing liquid, the overwhelming sensation of warmth and health. It’s like a spa for your mouth. If you want to take your tea-drinking zen levels from Richard Gere to Dalai Lama, though, I have located the perfect tea accoutrement…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

Stunning Guardians Of The Galaxy Concept Art By Stephan Martiniere

Stephan Martiniere is one of our all-time favorite science fiction artists, having contributed gorgeous cover art to tons of books. And it turns out he also painted some totally stunning concept art to Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s basically a space-opera feast. Update: Alas, Martiniere asked us to take the art down. Sorry about…

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Nearly Half the Names On the Terrorist Watch List Have No Terrorist Ties

Today in bad news about the government watching you, we learned that the U.S. government’s terrorist watch list has doubled in recent years. What’s worse, however, is that the government admits that over 40 percent of the people on that listhave “no recognized terrorist group affiliation.” None. The watch list in question is the government’s…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Melt Ponds on Ice Sheets Are Chillingly Beautiful

When endless summer days reach the Arctic,the massive expanses ofrarely-interrupted blinding white is cut by lakes and rivers of meltwater. The deep blue set against white is a unique, surreal beauty, creating an alien landscape that is smooth, crisp, and cool in its simplicity. Researchers retrieving a parachuted canister of supplies. Image credit & read…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

The New TV Show About Gay Boy Scouts

Discrimination against gays by the Boy Scouts is a big deal because a) it’s otherwise one of the best organizations for youth and b) helps define what being a “man” means. This new TV show will tackle the issue head on. “Camp Abercorn” describes itself by saying: With the BSA’s recent change in membership policy,…

Tech News Wes Siler

8-bit video game version of Se7en has the same sickening ending

Samuel L. Jackson Calls Out Cobie Smulders in Captain America 2 Bloopers

Who knew that making a door handle could be such a beautiful process?

This Is The 1980s Cyborg Action Movie You’ve Always Dreamed Of Seeing

When the Band That Narrated Your Teens Can Still Narrate Your 30s

Solar Disaster Movie Cat. 8 Makes The Core Look Like 2001

Mourn the Death of Polaroid Film With This Celebrated Documentary

How Captain America: The Winter Soldier should have ended

Phone Company Routed 911 Calls to a Recording Suggesting You Call 911

This convenience store must be the cutest shop ever created

This Guy Built a Toll Road Just To Avoid Construction Delays

The World’s First Family Robot Just Got a Little Bit Easier to Buy

The Dome Defends Itself Against Its Critics

You’re Halfway To Becoming a Superhero With a Wrist-Worn Crossbow

Russian Hackers Are Hoarding More Than a Billion Stolen Passwords

A Table That Looks Like Topography Is the Prettiest Way to Serve Tea

Stunning Guardians Of The Galaxy Concept Art By Stephan Martiniere

Nearly Half the Names On the Terrorist Watch List Have No Terrorist Ties

Melt Ponds on Ice Sheets Are Chillingly Beautiful

The New TV Show About Gay Boy Scouts

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8-bit video game version of Se7en has the same sickening ending

Samuel L. Jackson Calls Out Cobie Smulders in Captain America 2 Bloopers

Who knew that making a door handle could be such a beautiful process?

This Is The 1980s Cyborg Action Movie You’ve Always Dreamed Of Seeing

When the Band That Narrated Your Teens Can Still Narrate Your 30s

Solar Disaster Movie Cat. 8 Makes The Core Look Like 2001

Mourn the Death of Polaroid Film With This Celebrated Documentary

How Captain America: The Winter Soldier should have ended

Phone Company Routed 911 Calls to a Recording Suggesting You Call 911

This convenience store must be the cutest shop ever created

This Guy Built a Toll Road Just To Avoid Construction Delays

The World’s First Family Robot Just Got a Little Bit Easier to Buy

The Dome Defends Itself Against Its Critics

You’re Halfway To Becoming a Superhero With a Wrist-Worn Crossbow

Russian Hackers Are Hoarding More Than a Billion Stolen Passwords

A Table That Looks Like Topography Is the Prettiest Way to Serve Tea

Stunning Guardians Of The Galaxy Concept Art By Stephan Martiniere

Nearly Half the Names On the Terrorist Watch List Have No Terrorist Ties

Melt Ponds on Ice Sheets Are Chillingly Beautiful

​The New TV Show About Gay Boy Scouts

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

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