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Obama will attack Syria if Congress gives OK

President Obama has taken the decision to strike Syria because the use of chemical weapons can’t stand unanswered. The war machine is ready to strike at any time, he said, but first he “will seek authorization of the use of force from the American people’s representatives in Congress.” He added that he will not wait…

Is Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar really about climate disaster?

Christopher Nolan is filming his hard science-fiction movie Interstellar, and we couldn’t be more excited. Originally written by Jonathan Nolan for director Steven Spielberg, Interstellar is based on the theories of CalTech physicist Kip Thorne. But now we may know why humans need to go to another planet. https://gizmodo.com/spielberg-gets-his-2001-on-with-wormhole-saga-368989 According to the Fort MacLeod Gazette,…

Porn Habits Across the USA, Breathing Liquid, GIFs on Facebook, And More

Well this is it folks; summer is basically over. Take your final dip in our kiddie pool of summer-style stories. We’ve got the worst college football uniform designs, Facebook GIFs, humans breathing liquid, how to add a button to your Android phone, US porn habits and more. Dig in! The 17 Worst College Football Uniform…

Incredible chrome T-rex skeleton scavenges on the banks of the Seine

There’s nothing more magnificent than a T-rex skeleton — except, maybe, one made entirely of chrome that is rising up over the River Seine in Paris. I think this sculpture by Philippe Pasqua might be the exact definition of “metal.” In so many ways. I think a Mastodon song might be in order, even if…

These fan-made Peter Capaldi Doctor Who credits are astounding

Can’t wait to see Peter Capaldi take ownership of the TARDIS in 2014? 3-D artist NeonVisual (aka Xander David-Hugh) has you covered. He’s created some brand new Capaldi opening credits that look neat enough to be the real thing. Meanwhile, if you’re a massive Doctor Who fan and want to get married during the 50th…

Deadly Cloud: The Science Behind the Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack

It’s believed that last week the Syrian government murdered hundreds of its own civilians with chemical weapons. We don’t know which weapon they used, but we do know it’s one of a handful of chemicals called nerve agents. Nerve agents were invented accidentally by a Nazi-era scientist trying to make a more effective pesticide. That’s…

How many people are in space right now? You can find out, by clicking this link. (Thanks for the tip, Genevieve Valentine!)

Are you a cyberpunk? This early 1990s poster explains it all to you.

R.U. Sirius was a founder of Mondo 2000, the definitive futurist magazine of the early 1990s. And now he’s posted a ton of snippets from it over at Omni Reboot – including this amazing 1993 chart showing all the gadgets a cyberpunk needed. Like a portable computer and cellular phone! Check out this chart and…

This Goofy Radio Ad Got People All Worried About an Alien Invasion

It’s easy to think back on that whole Orson Wells War of the Worlds thing and think to yourself: “That could never happen today, not in a world with internet, and where everybody knows about that one time it happened already.” Well, you’d be wrong. Last week, Star 94.9 in Alabama began running a series…

Did studio meddling cause all the problems with Star Trek: Enterprise?

Very few people really love Enterprise, the Star Trek prequel series that aired for four years. Until its final season, this show seemed to be struggling with the worst elements of both prequels and sequels, given its confusing time-travel storyline. But on the Blu-ray special features, the show’s creators blame the studio. Top image: The…

It’s a truck with a jet engine going 210 mph!

No, really, that’s what this is. Plus a lot of fire. Apparently, for the truck engine to start, it has to burn down half the stage at this show.

Will Jonathan Nolan deepen Person of Interest‘s themes in Westworld?

Jonathan Nolan has explored the nature of artificial intelligence in some intense, thought-provoking ways in his show Person of Interest. Now he’s making a Westworld TV show for HBO, and it’s described as “a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin.” In Westworld, a theme park features robots who…

10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Google Maps Master

The Maps Wars are on in earnest—with Apple Maps now finding its feet after a shaky start, and Bing Maps forming an integral part of Windows Phone, Google Maps can’t afford to stand still. A recent overhaul brought bringing more customization options, extra features and a brand new look. Here are 10 useful tips and…

When carousel rides were for adults trying to get a little risqué

Carousels rides were all the rage in the Victorian era, for adults even more than children. On Sundays, when most workers had the day off, the often beautifully-designed animals of the carousel would be draped with young ladies showing a bit of ankle to their dates. But now most of this history is forgotten. Today…

The National Guard Accidentally Practice-Bombed a Bar Parking Lot

Forget secret NSA spying, the National Guard up and dropped an inert practice bomb into a Maryland bar parking lot Thursday night. At around 9 pm, patrons of Darlene’s Tavern in Sudlersville were treated to a loud and inexplicable bang outside. When they went to check it out, they were greeted by a large, smoking…

Meet DC Nation’s Metal Men! Plus a glimpse of the Lego Yoda Special!

This week in the world of cartoons, we spend our last week in the late summer Bermuda Triangle of TV animation. Enjoy clips from Futurama, Teen Titans Go!, an upcoming Lego Star Wars special, and a few shows that aren’t normally in the roundup, while some of our faves are on hiatus. Regular Show, Adventure…

You might want to hold off on buying that Moto X. According to the often reliable Evleaks, its price is going to drop to $100 on contract later this year. And apparently it’ll have four new wood-back options too. If you’re into that.

The One Trick Dumbphones Are Still the Best At

We all love our smartphones. Who could ever go back to a time before having an all-knowning internet brick on hand at all times? But there is one trick dumbphones were better at: flipping. I don’t know about you, but I miss it to this day. Lolnein sums it up expertly. A killer feature if…

How to Make E-Cigarettes Look Even Dumber

Cigarettes are bad for you. No one—not even the guy smoking on the street corner right now—will argue that. But e-cigarettes are just ridiculous looking. It looks like you’re playing with a dumb toy that lights up and annoys people because you get to smoke vapor indoors. Heck, James Dean couldn’t even make e-cigs look…

8 Ways to Make People Hate You on the Internet

The Internet is not that hard. We all know that, right? But some people out there (probably duckface selfie-ing on Facebook right now) just aren’t very good at the Internet. They just don’t get it. They don’t know that Google answers any question, they can’t spell, they take too many selfies, they obliterate your feed…