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Beautiful video celebrates the magic of flying

Jalopnik’s Travis Okulski: “Like Louis CK says, you’re sitting on a chair in the sky. You should be freaking out the whole time.” This video makes flying look like magicks indeed. Now think about this: Only a few centuries ago you could have been burned to death just for claiming that people can fly in…

This fake Batman/Superman trailer is so great even Batfleck looks good

Why wait for an actual Batman/Superman movie trailer when you can make one yourself? That’s what Soylent Brak 1 did, complete with Ben Affleck as Batman and Bryan Cranston as Lex Luthor (and a special guest as Alfred). And it looks awesome. Seriously, this video does more to convince me that Ben Affleck can pull…

How to make the most out of your apartment space

If you have a small apartment, here are eight extremely useful and clever tips to make the most out of it. They are also very easy to implement, so bookmark for later today and get to it. https://lifehacker.com/8-ways-i-hacked-my-tiny-apartment-to-fit-all-my-stuff-1205167515

Now Is the Worst Time to Buy an iPhone

In the market for a brand new iPhone? We’ve got an important piece of advice for you: WAIT! Now is the worst time to buy. You’re probably well aware by now, but in case you aren’t, here’s the PSA: iPhone-land is about to get a big shake-up, and there is no reason for you to…

Dance, Magic Dance: A Treasury of Awesome Labyrinth Fan Art

You remind me of the babe. You know, the babe with the power. I assume that’s why I was inspired to round up some of the best fan art on the web inspired by Jim Henson’s 1986 fantasy movie, and starring a young Jennifer Connelly, a perfectly cast David Bowie, and an intimidating bulge in…

Holy crap The Simpson’s Springfield is alive and it is awesome

Back in May, we showed you the insanely detailed concept art for The Simspsons park at Universal Studios. Well, now the doors to Springfield have opened! See what Moe’s looks like in the flesh! Thanks to Inside the Magic, we have a collection of videos and amazing images that give you a taste of the…

Conan Teaches the Olds How to Instagram

Instagram! Back in your grandparent’s day, they used to call that a Polaroid camera. It’s funny because it’s sort of true, as demonstrated in this sketch from TeamCoco. Actually, this hits close to home because my mom joined Instagram just last week. She’s savvier than most when it comes to tech but it took her…

Facebook: Half of Government Requests for User Data Come from U.S.

Facebook is hopping on the transparency train by releasing its first-ever transparency report this morning. Covering 74 countries and detailing over 38,000 government requests for data, the document sheds some light on how Facebook works with governments. Some, but not much. While there’s a story behind every country’s figures, the biggest one is about the…

A Creepy Tour of Russia’s Decrepit Abandoned Summer Camps

When kids love camp, they really, really love camp. And they’re not hard to spot since they never shut up about it—often into adulthood. So for those of you who relish the nostalgia of those carefree, summer days of yore, you’ll probably want to look away now. The blog English Russia has posted a collection…

The Ryan Firebee: Grandfather to the Modern UAV

America’s fleet of surveillance and attack drones are far older than most people realize. While the unmanned platforms have certainly come into the spotlight since the start of the War on Terror, they’ve actually been dutifully getting shot out of the sky on behalf of our national interests since World War I. And one of…

These incredible hidden machines are not part of a sci-fi movie set

Top: the Super-Kamiokande. Bottom: the Stellarator. The former is a particle detector; the latter is a one-of-a-kind machine that can recreate the heart of a star right here on Earth. Both are in Japan, buried underground like most of the insanely gigantic scientific research machines in this list. They truly defy belief. https://gizmodo.com/14-immense-scientific-instruments-you-wont-believe-are-1200943611

A Flashlight Reveals This Picture Book’s Adorable Secrets

It’s pretty hard to tear kids away from their iPads and other electronic distractions these days, particularly when the alternative is a static picture book. But illustrator Rebecca Sutherland has come up with a clever way to make Hide & Eeek a little more interactive than just flipping the pages. Each illustration has secret invisible…

What really happened on the Revolutionary War’s “Dark Day”

In the middle of the U.S. Revolutionary War, there came a day in New England when it seemed that the sun disappeared. Both sides thought that the world was ending. Now we know what actually happened. May 19, 1780 was a nerve-wracking day for most of New England. They in the midst of an ongoing…

3D Hubs: Like Airbnb For 3D Printers

No 3D printer? No problem. 3D Hubs is a brand new service that lets you find 3D printers you can use in your area. Type in your address, and 3D Hubs will show you on a map where there are humans who want to rent out their 3D printers to you. You’ll upload your design,…

Nissan uses iconoclast Stormtroopers to shill their new car

In the west, we generally buy Star Wars things. In Japan, they use Star Wars to sell things. The Galactic Empire has shilled plenty of Japanese products over the years, and their newest campaign is this shockingly cool commercial series for the Nissan Juke mini-SUV. As you can see from the video above, the Juke…

Speedos, Computers, and Robot Butlers: Rural Living in the Future

Nothing sells the push-button leisure society of tomorrow better than a farmer with ample time to lounge. Or in this case, a rancher in a speedo, getting served a refreshing drink by a robot. Sure things may be difficult now, but when even farmers have plenty of leisure time and the majority of their work…

Apple’s product leaks make the tech industry even more boring

In the early 1980s Apple had a sign in its offices: “Loose Lips Sink Ships.” The British World War II slogan was a reminder that extreme secrecy—Steve Jobs’ obsession—was needed to succeed. Now, the secrecy—and all the excitement—is gone. But does anyone, except the diehard fans, really care? https://gizmodo.com/apple-the-iphone-and-the-end-of-surprise-1203910740

It’s Neil Gaiman’s sexy wizard scene in the new Riverside audiobook!

If you love Ellen Kushner‘s Riverside novels, which began with the classic Swordspoint, then prepare for ecstasy. The third novel, The Fall of Kings, is out today in audiobook from Neil Gaiman Presents. And it features Kushner reading along with Gaiman. We’ve got an excerpt. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EILCR9E?tag=gizmodo08c-20 Kushner is narrating all her Riverside novels for Neil…

Apple TV got an over-the-air update today that added a couple of great new apps to the platform—Vevo, Disney, Disney XD, and an app from the Smithsonian.

Iron Man 3 deleted ending shows the badass Mandarin we could’ve had

The big bad villain of Iron Man 3 had a bit of a twist that tickled some and infuriated others. And now a whole new ending to the third Iron Man movie shows the stronger Mandarin we never saw. Do you like this version better? Thanks to artist Federico D’Alessandro, who recently revealed that The…