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The Unlikely Story of How a Japanese Architect Designed Assad’s Palace

One of the remarkable things about the Assad regime is the veneer of tasteful normalcy that surrounds his family’s public image, from a glowing Vogue feature on Asma al-Assad to their boring Instagram presence. That aura extends to the presidential palace, which was built by Kenzō Tange—the Pritzker Prize-winning architect who designed some of Japan’s…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Humans are now interstellar species: Voyager I leaves the solar system

For the first time in history, a man-made object has left the solar system. Voyager I is officially out of here. After one stormy year traveling through plasma on the edge of the heliosphere, the 36-year-old spaceship is now 12 billion miles (19 billion kilometers) from the Sun. Today, more than ever, Humanity is on…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Where and When to Pre-Order Your iPhone 5C

Tonight, legions will descend upon Apple’s website to pre-order the new iPhone 5C. But as the sales start stacking up, the ship date will be pushed back beyond the September 20th launch. Here’s everywhere else you’ll be able to pre-order the phone so that you get it on day one. Apple Store During Tuesday’s keynote,…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

These idiots celebrated 9/11 with a Muslims vs Americans costume party

Some heinous American companies think they can promote their brands with shameless 9/11 tributes. But there’s worse. Much worse—these extraordinary imbeciles threw a 9/11 commemorative party using Muslim and US military costumes. https://gizmodo.com/american-companies-shameless-9-11-tributes-are-disgus-1294379432 https://kotaku.com/a-counter-strike-party-on-9-11-its-actually-worse-tha-1299435365

Sploid Jesus Diaz

How the Rolling Stones’ Iconic Let It Bleed Album Art Was Made

With most of us buying our music in digital formats, album art just isn’t treasured in the way it was in the 1960s and 70s. And now, MoMA has added a classic from that bygone era to its permanent collection: The cover of the Rolling Stones’ Let It Bleed, designed by Robert Brownjohn. The iconic…

Tech News Leslie Horn

How to Argue About Research You Don’t Like: A Flowchart

Via WaPo’s Wonkblog comes the definitive guide to critiquing research findings that rub you the wrong way. And while this chart refers more specifically to studies on things like health and budget policy, it works surprisingly well for scientific studies, as well. Whether the research was conducted nationally or locally, for example, is not unlike…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Disney wants you to bring your iPad to The Little Mermaid. NO.

Disney’s got a new idea to enhance the viewing experience for its classic movies: Fill the audience with iPads. Can you imagine a hell worse than a movie theater filled with children raising up their super expensive, light-polluting, noise-making, screen-obstructing toys? Hard Pass, Disney. Hard Pass. Starting September 13th special screenings of The Little Mermaid…

io9 Meredith Woerner

A 1,476-foot tower equipped with its very own cloaking device

The South Korean government has granted approval to begin construction on what will be the world’s first “invisible” tower. Called the Infinity Tower, it will be equipped with an LED facade system and optical cameras to give it a reflective skin — and a striking translucent appearance. All images via GDS Architects. There are so…

io9 George Dvorsky

A Brief History of Animals and Rocket Launches Not Getting Along

By now you’ve no doubt already shed a tear for Spacetoad, who met his fiery, glorious end during a NASA rocket launch earlier this week. But did you know that he’s just the latest in a long line of animals who have run afoul of our nation’s space program? https://gizmodo.com/a-frog-got-too-close-to-a-nasa-launch-and-well-this-h-1300166953 What follows is a look…

Space & Spaceflight Attila Nagy

James Gunn says we can still “save the world through science fiction”

Author and science fiction scholar James Gunn has a new book out, Transcendental. And he gave a fantastic interview to SFSignal, in which he talks about the history of the genre. Including the never-ending battle between optimism and pessimism in science fiction. Gunn says: Science fiction always has had strains of pessimism and optimism weaving…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Dealzmodo: New AirPort Time Capsule, Monoprice And BenQ Monitors

Today we’ve got the first real discount on the newest version of Apple’s Airport Time Capsule, which packs together the world’s simplest 802.11ac router with a 2TB external hard drive in an attractive form factor. Pick it up today for $279 after shipping is factored in. [Amazon] Please join us in voting on Kotaku’s top…

Tech News Shane Roberts

It’s Official: Voyager 1 Has Left the Solar System

After months of back and forth, scientists now agree that NASA’s Voyager 1 has become the first manmade object to leave the solar system. And it only took 36 years to make the 12 billion mile-long journey. https://gizmodo.com/ladies-and-gentlemen-we-have-left-the-solar-system-up-5991527 It’s obviously a major milestone for space exploration which is probably why scientists have been arguing for…

Space & Spaceflight Adam Clark Estes

New discovery brings us one step closer to preventing HIV infections

In a breakthrough six years in the making, an international team of researchers has determined the precise atomic structure of a cell-surface receptor that’s used by most strains of HIV to infect human immune cells. The finding could result in medicines that block the process. HIV researchers have been making great strides recently — and…

io9 George Dvorsky

MIT Has Taught Incompetent Robots How To Ask For Help

Well, well, well. They were more than happy to take all of our best assembly line and theme park greeter jobs, but now—thanks to researchers at MIT—the robots of the world have learned how to ask humans for help. Soon they’ll be pleading with the creators they’ve vowed to replace, in plain English, for assistance…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Shooting Challenge: Colorful Rorschachs

There’s something hypnotic about perfect symmetry, even if it’s faked. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, photograph a mirror image like a Rorschach test…but don’t worry, you can use Photoshop! The Challenge Take a Rorschach-like photograph that mirrors the left and right sides of the frame. Feel free to use lots of color and ditch simple…

Tech News Mark Wilson

One Huge Reason to Not Switch to Android or Windows

iPhone pre-orders start tonight, and for a lot of people, that means deciding if you want to spend two years (or more) with a phone you’ve never held. The irony is, if you’re not sure you want to commit for the full two years, then the answer is cut and dry: Get an iPhone. I’ve…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

This idea could stop thieves from stealing your phone

Gizmodo’s Kyle Wagner makes a great argument for an easy feature that should be implemented by every phone manufacturer: require a passcode to turn it off. That alone could stop thieves from stealing your phone, because the phone will stay on to be tracked. https://gizmodo.com/apple-missed-the-best-use-for-a-fingerprint-scanner-1294669941

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Would You Wear These Lego-Inspired Fashions?

Lego is taking the fashion world by storm! Nowhere is this more apparent than this season’s new must-have accessory, the £5,000 Chanel Lego Clutch, clearly made for the obnoxiously rich. Personally, Lego-inspired fashion seems a tad avant-garde and incredibly kitsch. But, beauty is in the eye of the brick-holder. Anne-Sophie Cochevelou, of Central St. Martins…

Tech News Tatiana Danger

Say Hello Alcoholism with the official Hello Kitty Beer

Do you like booze, fruit flavors, and cute cartoon cats with disturbingly large heads? Then you’ll probably love the new line of Hello Kitty beer just released in China. They’re only half the alcohol content of regular beer, and come in six fruit flavors, including lemon-lime, passion fruit and banana. A banana-flavored, half-alcoholic beer sounds…

io9 Rob Bricken

9 Photos of Grisly Vintage Crime Scenes on Today’s NYC Streets

For the first time in 12 years New Yorkers are electing a mayor who is not Michael Bloomberg, leading to all sorts of reminiscing about how he’s changed the city. These photos offer a twist: grisly historical crimes, juxtaposed against Bloomberg’s sanitized modern-day New York City. Photographer and historian of the New York Press Photographers…

Tech News Alissa Walker

The Unlikely Story of How a Japanese Architect Designed Assad’s Palace

Humans are now interstellar species: Voyager I leaves the solar system

Where and When to Pre-Order Your iPhone 5C

These idiots celebrated 9/11 with a Muslims vs Americans costume party

How the Rolling Stones’ Iconic Let It Bleed Album Art Was Made

How to Argue About Research You Don’t Like: A Flowchart

Disney wants you to bring your iPad to The Little Mermaid. NO.

A 1,476-foot tower equipped with its very own cloaking device

A Brief History of Animals and Rocket Launches Not Getting Along

James Gunn says we can still “save the world through science fiction”

Dealzmodo: New AirPort Time Capsule, Monoprice And BenQ Monitors

It’s Official: Voyager 1 Has Left the Solar System

New discovery brings us one step closer to preventing HIV infections

MIT Has Taught Incompetent Robots How To Ask For Help

Shooting Challenge: Colorful Rorschachs

One Huge Reason to Not Switch to Android or Windows

This idea could stop thieves from stealing your phone

Would You Wear These Lego-Inspired Fashions?

Say Hello Alcoholism with the official Hello Kitty Beer

9 Photos of Grisly Vintage Crime Scenes on Today’s NYC Streets

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