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This horror version of Bugs Bunny will haunt my dreams tonight

Rafael “Rafahu” Aguilar is a very talented Mexican animator, illustrator and designer with a wonderfully twisted mind and a classic style worth of Creepy or any of the Warren comic magazines during the 70s. This horror reinterpretation of classic Warner Bros. imagery seems designed to make kids cry. And anything that makes kids cry is…

BlackBerry’s Potential Canadian Spokespeople, Ranked

Finally BlackBerry (reportedly) called on Canada’s most reputable citizen, Drake, to promote the upcoming BlackBerry Passport. But despite Drizzy’s only cares being money and the city that he’s from, he declined. So who should BlackBerry call? We’ve decided to help, by ranking Canada’s notable citizens and potential BlackBerry spokespersons in order of appeal and Canadianness.…

This Lovely Living Room Could End Up Inside a Helicopter

It goes without saying that the most wealthy, famous, and powerful people in the world travel in style. But expensive cars and private planes decked out with luxurious leather interiors surprisingly can’t hold a candle to this gorgeous interior designed by Giopato & Coombes which you’ll find in a—cottage? Nope. Try a private helicopter. AugustaWestland…

Holy Hell This Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Clip Is Intense

Still on the fence about the new Dawn of the Planet of the Apes movie? We bet this clip will sway you in the direction of HOLY HELL THAT IS WOW. Seriously, stop what you are doing and watch this ridiculously intense clip from Matt Reeves’ Apes movie.

Six More Small Satellites to Study Earth and Space Weather

Six tiny satellites have been approved to join the CubeSat program for NASA’s 2014 fiscal year. Although each satellite measures just 30 by 10 by 10 centimetres, they’re capable of big science. The projects will collect data on terrestrial and space weather, with two particularly focusing on plasma bubbles. http://space.io9.com/cubesats-offer-big-science-in-a-small-box-1586116982/ The CSSWE CubeSat was launched…

Why Snapchat’s Imitators Don’t Work

The last few months have seen a crushing wave of Snapchat imitators, pretenders to the ephemeral throne. And every one of them has completely missed the point. There’s a reason Snapchat’s become so popular, and it’s not just because it was first. Yes, it’s only a vague likeness of real, human interaction, but it’s a…

Take This Test And Find Out If You’re A Fascist

Ever worried you’re a brutal dictator at heart? The F-Scale Test, put together in 1947, tests for these types of authoritarian personalities. But as the test eventually revealed, not all “authoritarian personalities” are going to take over their respective countries. Here’s the problem with testing people for fascism. The Authoritarian Personality The authoritarian personality type…

The Surface Mini Exists! (As a Mistake in a User Guide)

Last month’s announcement of the Surface Pro 3 left a lot of people asking “Hey so where’s that tiny Surface I was hearing about?” Rumor had it that it was cancelled at the last second, and now it seems like that was definitely the case; the Surface Pro 3 User Guide is littered with references…

Goku’s A God In The First English Trailer For The New Dragonball Z Film

It’s been more than 17 years since Dragonball Z last had any new animation, so the movie Battle of Gods would be a big deal even if it hadn’t been penned by creator Akira Toriyama himself and thus an official part of DBZ canon. But as this first-ever English trailer shows, it looks amazing anyways.…

A Better, More Mathematically-Accurate Method For Cutting A Cake

You’ve been cutting your cakes wrong, says Math. Here’s a better, more mathematically accurate method for slicing up a cake. In this video from Numberphile, Alex Bellos digs up a more than 100-year-old edition of Nature and reads a letter to the editor from Francis Galton detailing Galton’s method for cutting a Christmas cake (though…

Google just added a handy feature for Android users: now, when you Google musicians or bands, you can hear their music in your favorite player app with just one click. [Google Blog]

Hackers Reverse-Engineer NSA Spying Tools Using Snowden Leaks

Besides exposing all of the not-so-good things the NSA and other clandestine agencies around the world were up to, the documents leaked by Edward Snowden have allowed hackers to reverse-engineer some of the tools the NSA has used to spy on us. Along with the nefarious details of our constant surveillance, the NSA’s Advanced Network…

The MTA Clearly Doesn’t Watch Futurama

This morning, passengers headed to NYC on the Metro-North rail line hit serious delays. The culprit? A suspicious package found near the Farfield, CT station. Or rather, a suspiciously Bender-shaped package. Bite my shiny metal ass, commuters. To be fair, it’s always better safe than sorry when it comes to unknown parcels in public places.…

Inside Shapeways, the 3D-Printing Factory of the Future

When you walk into the Shapeways headquarters in a sprawling New York City warehouse building, it doesn’t feel like a factory. It’s something different, somehow unforgettable, inevitably new. As it should be. This is one of the world’s first full service 3D-printing factories, and it’s not like any factory I’ve ever seen. Founded in the…

We’re Throwing You A GIF Party, And Here It Is!

No need to get upset, GIFs! Your party is here. What’s been happening in your world? We want to know all about your news, your life, and your burgeoning collection of GIFs right now!

27 high tension photos of NATO jets intercepting Russian warplanes

This week interception of Russian warplanes by NATO Typhoon fighters reminds me of the time in which the world was on the brink of total nuclear annihilation, when Soviet forces taunted the Americans to test their defenses. This image collection shows that part of a Cold War that seems reactivated right now. January 1963: F-4…

Ant-Man’s Villain, New Iron Man Armors, And More Avengers 2 Rumors

Joblo.com managed to get a bevy of rumored news from Avengers: Age of Ultron regarding new costumes, new armors for Iron Man, and how the movie has solved the problem of Hulk’s pants. Plus, we may finally know the villain of Ant-Man. Please take these all with the prerequisite salt, of course, but I can’t…

What A Prehistoric Parasite Reveals About Humans And Disease

Technological advances can lead to the emergence of new types of diseases. We tend to think of this as a modern phenomenon, but recent studies of bodies excavated from graves in the Middle East reveal that humans have inadvertently been a cause of their own illnesses for thousands of years. Recent examples of technology-related illnesses…

Colbert Eviscerates Yo For Being Useless and Dumb

In just a few short days, Yo has climbed to the top of the app charts, accumulating some 50,000 foolish users who send the same dumb salutation back and forth to each other. Stephen Colbert asks the right question in this hilarious clip: “Y?” I’ll admit that Yo has its charm. It’s kinda funny! But…

This Soda Can Mutes World Cup Mania By Secretly Shutting Off TVs

It’s a well-known trick that’s liable to get you killed during the World Cup, but that’s why the folks behind Orangina are cleverly hiding tiny remotes beneath their cans, allowing those who’ve already tired of soccer to turn off every TV in their vicinity. After all, for every soccer fan on earth obsessed with the…