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10 Comics That Can Help You Understand Mental Illness

Comics don’t always have the best track record when it comes to portraying mental illness. In superhero stories, mental illness is often associated with violence and villainy. There are, however, other, often personal, comics that can open your eyes to real human experiences with mental disorders. Just a heads up: many of these comics deal…

Warner, Universal and Sony have all bought stakes in Shazam, according to the WSJ. Reckon it’ll identify songs on those labels preferentially?

Watch The First Teaser Trailer For Disney’s Live Action Cinderella

Here is the very first teaser trailer for Disney’s Cinderella movie, which we have seen a preview of and—trust us—what we’ve seen is amazing. Cate Blanchett plays the Evil Stepmother and she walks in with A CAT ON A LEASH. Speechless. Oh, and Robb Stark is Prince Charming. This isn’t much, but we’re giving you…

A Smartphone Turns These Fast Food Trays Into Tiny Soccer Fields

Decades ago McDonald’s realized that food wasn’t the only way to draw kids into its restaurants. Toys, playgrounds, and cartoon characters all help the cause, and now a Brazilian food chain called Giraffas has come up with a clever way to lure soccer fans into its restaurants, just in time for the 2014 FIFA World…

Neat video of bioluminescent footsteps at San Diego beach

You’re looking at the results of red tide bioluminescence, a phenomenon produced by single celled microorganisms known as phytoplankton. When washed up by the surf, beaches can look like they are from another world. This neat video shows how they react to touch. Red tide can sometimes get so dense that they eat up too…

A Blood Donation Poster That Helps Save Lives and Charges Your Phone

The simple act of donating blood could actually help save someone’s life one day. And to help drive that point home, ad agencies Publicis Sao Paulo and Fundação Pró-Sangue in Brazil created a poster with a built-in charging cable that also helps save a dying smartphone. The blood-red charging cable cleverly looks like it’s actually…

Drive Director’s Next Movie Inspired By Water Tank Death Hotel

Nicolas Winding Refn’s next movie will be inspired by the tragic events that keep circling the Los Angeles Cecil Hotel—which was pushed into the public light last year when the body of a guest was found in the hotel’s water supply. THR is reporting that Refn is in negotiations to direct a Sony horror movie…

Japan had its very own version of Spider-Man in the 1970s, and, of course, it included a giant robot. The series, which premiered in 1978, only lasted a year. Still, it was popular enough at the time of its release that it got its own theatrical feature tie-in.

Thousands of Gallons of Crude Oil Spill In Los Angeles

As many as 50,000 gallons of crude oil spilled onto the streets of Los Angeles early this morning when a 20-inch pipeline ruptured. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the oil is knee-deep in places. The LAFD says that 50,000 gallons spilled. The latest AP report says only 10,000 gallons spilled. Either way, that’s…

“Surprising” Breakthrough in Multiple Sclerosis Mouse Study

In a recent experiment, mice with MS-like symptoms were able to walk and run again just two weeks after being injected with human neural stem cells. Even the researchers were unprepared for these incredible results. Though we’re still far from a cure, it’s a remarkable finding that hints at similar therapies for humans. Multiple sclerosis…

20 Crazy Rides From the Dawn of the Bicycle

So we may say that, for a few brief decades before motorcycles and cars took over, the bicycle was the most advanced personal land vehicle around. And those decades were not just glorious but soulful and funny at the same time. So please welcome another historical collection of crazy bike images within our Bike Month…

Which Countries Drink the Most If You Ignore Abstainers

Earlier this week the World Health Organisation ranked the globe’s biggest drinking nations—but it didn’t quite tell the entire story. This is what the data looks like if you ignore abstainers. Those pesky non-drinkers skew the average slightly, you see. While most of Belarus—the highest consuming nation according to the WHO—drinks, then, it doesn’t mean…

Hilarious retro game lets you play as Glorious Leader! Kim Jong-un

Behold the trailer for Glorious Leader!—a game that lets you play as Kim Jong-un battling against the forces of capitalism evil on foot or your trusty unicorn. You can be the Supreme Leader of North Korea himself and a friend can play with you as Dennis Rodman. According to its developers, it will be available…

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Shrinking

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may need to come up with a new moniker—not only has the spot shrunk down to its smallest measure ever, its shape is changing. In the 1800s, the spot was measured at over 25,000 miles across. Today, that measure is at 10,250 and falling. Since 2012, Jupiter’s red spot has been…

You Can Text 911 In an Emergency Starting Today

You can’t always call 911 when you need to, so starting today, you can send a text 911 in an emergency. Announced by the FCC in 2012, the service goes live today for AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Using it is very straightforward. If you have an emergency, you simply text 911 with your emergency…

Never Forget a Photoshop Shortcut Again With This Interactive App

To use Photoshop like a pro, you need to know your keyboard shortcuts—but with so many to remember, you can easily feel more rookie than ever. This interactive app should help you out, by telling you in a jiffy which keys will help you get to work. Application Shortcut Mapper was created by Waldo Bronchart,…

Google’ rather ambitious plans to build a 950,000-square foot HQ in the King’s Cross district of London have been delayed: it now won’t arrive until at least 2017.

Transformers 4 Trailer Tries To Explain The Science Of Transformers

Turns out the Transformers are made of a “molecularly unstable atom.” OK, guys, just give us robot dinosaurs. The new trailer for Transformers: Age of Extinction has loads of new footage, including a ton of Stanely Tucci guffawing at the Transformers he’s been tasked with hunting down and… well, whatever the government is doing to…

Venture Capital Firm Appoints Machine Intelligence As Board Member

Hong Kong based venture capital firm Deep Knowledge Ventures (DKV) has appointed a machine learning program to its board. Called VITAL, it’s an “equal member” that will uncover trends “not immediately obvious to humans” in order to make investment recommendations. This is probably an attempt to attract media attention, but it could truly be the…

Why Can’t You Receive Blood from Someone With a Different Blood Type?

Hot, cold or just plain bad, throughout history, people have used blood as a metaphor to describe their changing moods. One aspect of blood, however, is immutable – its type. Since each blood type carries unique characteristics that can wreak havoc in the wrong body, it is vitally important to know yours and its attributes.…