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Oscar Niemeyer Was One of the Most Futuristic Architects of All Time

A legendary figure of modern architecture, Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) lived through the 20th century, designed more than hundred buildings, and planned and designed the federal capital of Brasília, Brazil with Lúcio Costa. His legacy lives on in these gamechanging buildings. The Brazilian Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair of 1939, designed with Lúcio Costa…

Watch the First Episode of James Cameron’s Global Warming Documentary

Years of Living Dangerously is an eight-part global warming documentary from James Cameron featuring celebrity correspondents like Harrison Ford, Olivia Munn and Matt Damon. It technically premieres April 13th, but you can already watch the first episode online. Via the series’ website: The series combines the blockbuster storytelling styles of Hollywood’s top movie makers, including…

Will Amazon Do To Comic Shops What It Did To Book Stores?

Big news today in the comics publishing world: Amazon has purchased Comixology, the largest retailer of digital comics. So what does that mean for your local comic book store? Amazon is certainly already competing with brick and mortar comic book stores; they sell both physical comics (often with sizable discounts on trade paperbacks) and Kindle…

This Oculus Rift-Powered Light Cycle Sim Is the Ultimate Arcade Game

The Oculus Rift hasn’t even made it out of beta testing and it’s already changing the world for the better—at least for one dedicated developer. He’s integrated one into an incredible, full-scale Tron: Legacy light cycle replica. Strap on a headset and hop aboard, we’re going racing. It’s called the RiftCycle Project. Devised and constructed…

How Secure Are Your Favorite Websites?

Heartbleed is a scary thing. Aside from the violent-sounding name, the vulnerability in OpenSSL security protocols spans the entire internet and affects most of the sites we know, love, and use on a daily basis. Even outside of Heartbleed, not all security protocols are created equal. So how do you know who to trust? Well,…

Karen Gillan’s Hair Will Appear In Star Wars: Episode VII

But just her hair. Weird, right? Well, when the redheaded actress shaved off her long locks to appear as Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy, she apparently donated them to Episode VII. From an interview she did with Collider: Was it just very liberating to shave your head, or did you have any moments of…

The Military Wants to Turn Its Drones into Flying Wi-Fi Hotspots

Not to be outdone by Facebook’s vision of a drone internet, the military is whipping up unmanned aerial Wi-Fi hotspots of its own. Unused drones from the war in Iraq are getting a second life as part of DARPA’s Mobile Hotspots program. In remote areas where communication is critical, having your very own Wi-Fi drone…

Tokujin Yoshioka‘s aptly named Agravic table sticks a marble slab between two perfectly placed prisms that balance the weight with crazy-precise accuracy. The Japanese designer calls it the “table of the universe” thanks to its apparent ability to eff around with gravity. It’s awe-inspiring—and definitely not built to host a dinner party. This is a…

“This Isn’t Just A Movie Or TV Show, It’s A Whole Philosophy Of Life”

Some movies and TV shows (and books and comics) are thrilling and engaging and let you lose yourself in an adventure. But some stories do more than move you — they speak to you. Which book, movie, comic or TV show is more than just a story, but a whole philosophy and way of life…

How the American Dream Is Killing the American Electric Bill

In 2012, American homes consumed 3.65 billion kilowatthours (kWh) worth of electricity—up from 720 million kWh in 1950—more than double per household than our British counterparts, and second only to China. How did the American home become such an energy hog, despite so many advances in efficient appliances and construction? Blame the American Dream. Electricity…

Spike TV Missed Out On Secret Stories of Professional Athletes

This video is a clip from the unaired pilot for “Way Out of Bounds,” a show that would have animated the untold stories of well known athletes. Baseball legend Pete Rose and comic personality Artie Lange really had this talk, though it was put together from about two hours worth of conversation (and this online…

Watch This Terrifying Recreation Of The Deadly Oso Mud Slide

In late March, a major landslide occurred a few miles east of Oso, Washington, killing at least 35 people and engulfing an area approximately one square mile (2.6 km2). Geologists are now studying the event and they’re baffled by its ferocity and speed — a slide that rushed down at an astounding 60 mph (97…

The Latest Androids on Sale, Wacom Bamboo Tablet, Klipsch Earbuds

Klipsch makes some great earbuds, and Lifehacker readers loved the Image S4 line in particular. Today, Best Buy is offering them up for only $40, or you can pay $10 more to get a set with a built in mic and media playback controls. Klipsch – Image S4 Stereo Earphone | $40 Klipsch – Image…

Charmed Is Back For A 10th Season! (Sort Of)

The Halliwell sisters are back. Cue the “Mmeeeeeeeeaaaaahhhh… I am the son, and the heir” intro! It’s been many, many years since the Halliwell sisters reconnected to intervene in the lives of others, and almost destroy the planet over and over again. And now they’re back, in comic book form (again) Zenoscope Entertainment just announced…

Never Forget Where Your Booze Came From With This Lovely Whiskey Chart

Our friends at Pop Chart Lab love tracing down the tangled, tortuous branches of the family trees connecting some of our favorite things. They’ve done it for beer, and now they’re switching to the hard stuff, with a lovely taxonomy of the world’s many types of whiskey. Like all of Pop Chart Lab’s creations, this…

10 Most Unnecessary Movie Sequels Of All Time

Sometimes, you see a movie that opens up a whole universe of possibilities, leaving you wondering where these characters will go next. So much adventure waiting to happen! And then… there are movies that really don’t need a sequel, but get one anyway. Here are 10 film sequels that it’s really hard to believe actually…

We’re Only Just Starting To Understand The Miracle Of Hagfish Slime

The incredible properties of hagfish slime have fascinated scientists for decades, but researchers are only just beginning to make sense of this mucilaginous secretion. In doing so, they hope to create superfibers that could one day be used in everything from bullet-proof vests to artificial tendons. The hagfish is not a looker. The eel –…

This Heart-Shaped Locket Is Anatomically Correct Even On The Inside

This pendant isn’t just shaped like the human heart on the outside; when you open it up, the ventricals and blood vessels line up on the inside. The chain even runs through the superior vena cava and the left pulmonary vein. This clever piece of craftsmanship was created by Peggy Skemp, whose nature-inspired jewelry designs…

Google is reportedlygearing up to let anyone in the United States buy Glass—for a single day. In other words, on April 15th, you won’t have to be a fancy Glass Explorer as long as you have the $1500 to pay for the specs. The full consumer rollout of Glass is supposed to hit later this…

The Heartbleed-Vulnerable Passwords You Need to Change Right Now

By now, chances are you’ve already heard about the preposterously huge security hole in SSL. You’ve also probably heard how it could easily have left you exposed to all sorts of nefarious activity over the past few years. Now, thanks to Mashable, we also have a better idea of exactly which websites had the flaw.…