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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet: Orson Welles vs. Frozen Peas

Legendary Hollywood director Orson Welles was not a man to be trifled with and had no qualms in voicing his displeasure when a creative process failed to meet his expectations. So when he was handed a poorly-worded ad script for frozen peas, Welles let loose in one of the most impressive tirades ever caught on…

How Much of Your Shopping Is Done on Amazon?

If you live in a big city without a car, it’s probably easier to just do all your shopping on Amazon. If you drive everywhere and have a Costco membership, it might make sense to do all your shopping there. If you drive sometimes but like getting packages, maybe you combine the best of both…

The new Captain America movie is full of formidable machines

One thing I love about the old Jack Kirby’s Captain America comic books—the best ever made—is the mind-blowing machinery that The King came up with to match his insane dark conspiracy stories. He wouldn’t have been disappointed with the new Captain America 2. still images in this s trailer analysis. Of course, he would have…

American Horror Story is just the best right now

American Horror Story: Coven is by far and away my favorite AHS yet, and there hasn’t even been a single dance number yet. Well, unless you count the Stevie Nicks witch and her little twirly twirls. Either way, it’s almost impossible to watch this show and not start immediately clawing at your face. Because it…

Learn More About Time Travel So You Can Be Prepared for the Future

Though most of us probably think time travel only works inside a DeLorean, much smarter folks out there can explain it slightly better than Doc Brown. Like this TED-Ed animation narrated by Colin Stuart. It reveals how time travel is possible, who has time traveled the longest, the history of time travel and the hopeful…

Tomorrow People gives its main female character the cheapest trauma

The Tomorrow People seems to be trying to be a show about mental illness in general — the pilot sets out this whole thing where everybody thinks Stephen is crazy because of his telepathy and stuff. But last night’s episode was about two girls dealing with emotional trauma — and resorted to lazy cliches. Before…

Comcast Plans to Offer the Closest Thing to an HBO Go Subscription

The entire Internet would very much appreciate it if HBO offered an HBO Go subscription without the need to have cable. We want to pay for HBO Go like we pay for Netflix. But that hasn’t happened… yet. But people are trying! Even cable companies. Comcast has come up with a new package that’s probably…

Sh*t Nerds Never Say

How do you revive the Shit Girls Say meme that’s dead not only because we all grew tired of it but because YouTube productivity assassins (aka movie makers) simply ran out of different types of people to make fun of? You reverse it and switch it into shit people would NEVER say. Like nerds thinking…

Comment of the Day: Superman Vs. Captain America Edition

In today’s comments, we learned how to measure our risk of death in tidy little units, asked “are we there yet?” while kicking the backs of our space shuttle seats, and pitted the origin stories of Superman and Captain America against each other. Two (super)men enter, one leaves. In response to this post, revealing the…

The Weirdest and Most Revolting Foods That You Could Actually Eat

One of the great joys of exploring other cultures is seeing how other people eat — but sometimes, you need a strong stomach to deal with what you find. Around the world, people eat fried tarantulas, sheep’s heads, duck embryos, and tons of other weird items. Here are the strangest and most revolting food items…

This new Super Mario game makes me want to get a Nintendo again

The new Super Mario 3D World game really looks like fun. Probably not as fun as the original Mario games, but _a lot. _Enough to make me want to buy a Nintendo and play it. https://kotaku.com/the-next-great-mario-game-1451431985

Molecular coffee & espresso mugs let you drink caffeine from caffeine

The only thing better than caffeine is more caffeine* (except when it isn’t), which could make this mug/espresso cup combo, both of which are modeled after the atomic structure of caffeine, the greatest coffee receptacles in existence. https://gizmodo.com/10-reasons-coffee-is-both-the-best-and-the-worst-bevera-5861402 https://gizmodo.com/how-much-caffeine-is-too-much-5982468 Designed by Joaquin Baldwin, these beauties are available online over at Shapeways. Grab one for the…

The Best Science-inspired Album Covers Of All Time

LP covers are an art form all their own — and some of the coolest record covers feature fantasy and science fiction icons. But what about science itself? Some of the greatest album covers feature images lifted directly from science. Here’s a gallery of the best album cover art inspired by real science. In no…

The new Tweetbot 3.0 app is completely revamped for iOS 7 and few apps look as good as the new light freshness of Tweetbot. Little animations like bouncing buttons, little details like blurred backgrounds and so forth make it absolutely delightful for diehard tweeters. $3 [iTunes]

What’s the best (or worst) fake-out a story has ever pulled off?

Sometimes you think you know what’s going on in a story… and then the rug is pulled out from under you. You think you know that the Mandarin is the big bad, or that Ned Stark is the big hero, of the story. And then — everything changes. What’s the best, or worst, fake-out a…

A Dragonfly-Inspired Wind Turbine That’s Designed For Your Backyard

As wind energy has expanded over the years, engineers have raced to build larger and larger turbines—designed to take advantage of as much wind as possible. But the architect Renzo Piano and an energy company in Italy are trying to make a smaller turbine—one that’s suitable for the average yard. First of all: Why smaller?…

This quad with a Ferrari engine is worth of Batman himself

Quads are dumb motorcycles with four wheels that serve no other purpose but to kill or injure douchebags. This Ferrari-powered quad, however, could be part of a Batman movie. A movie in which Batman is a douchebag who likes to ride dumb motorcycles with four wheels. https://jalopnik.com/this-ferrari-engined-french-quad-is-deeply-crazy-and-pr-1451694946

Let Oderus Urungus of GWAR read Goodnight Moon to children you hate

Know any children who won’t go to bed? Well, sit them down in front of this video, in which the demonic lead vocalist of the legendary metal band GWAR reads this classic children’s book to them. It won’t help them sleep, but they should run into their bedrooms in pure terror immediately, and that’s close…

Photoshop Contest: What Instagram Ads Will Actually Look Like

Earlier today, we got our first look at what Instagram ads will look like when they start popping up in our feeds a few weeks from now. The sample Instagram showed off was innocuous enough, but the only thing this one was selling was the promise of subtlety. When the real deal hits, you can…

Why is J.J. Abrams replacing the writer of Star Wars: Episode VII?

Lawrence Kasdan and JJ Abrams are replacing Michael Arndt as the screenwriters on Star Wars Episode VII. And the internet is running wild with rumors and speculations about why Arndt is getting replaced. Some good, some bad. Earlier today Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy released this statement on StarWars.com about new work being done on Episode…