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Mars Astronaut Barbie Is Nice and All But She’s Going to Die in Space

Mattel is finally jumping aboard the mission to Mars with a new astronaut Barbie. This Mars Explorer edition features everything America’s favorite anatomically impossible wonderdoll would need to survive in space (except… gloves? no matter!), and that striped and sparkly hot pink suit sure looks snappy/gender-normative. But… Barbie? We’ve got some bad news. The problem,…

Facebook Is Getting Trending Topics

Want some Twitter in your Facebook? No? Too bad. According to a report by All Things D, Facebook is getting trending topics and they’re rolling out today. Oh, and yes, they are literally going to be called “Trending Topics.” The new feature will take the form of a banner on the mobile site that displays…

No Google Glass, no Apple Watch: Virtual reality is the next big thing

When iPhones and iPads came out, most people were skeptical that these devices could change the world as we know it. Now most people can’t imagine their lives without them. Immersive virtual reality—not the gimmicky Google Glass or Apple Watch—will be the next big thing. People love escapism. We love to travel. We love to…

The Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism & Beyond anthology project has an amazing roster of writers, and is just $635 short of its $15,000 fundraising goal, with 12 hours left. Can you help?

Percy Jackson 2 could make you stop believing in the Hero’s Journey

The first Percy Jackson movie was pretty much a straight-up copy of Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, in which a hero finds out he’s chosen and goes on a series of tests. And now the new outing basically does the same thing all over again, except slower and with less alacrity. Call it the monomyth with…

How the USAF Keeps Tabs on Space Junk

In the 1980s, the US Air Force only knew about roughly 5,000 pieces of space debris orbiting our planet. By 2010, that number had tripled to 15,639 objects. And our current space trash tracking system can’t even detect some of the smaller bits zipping around up there. That’s why the USAF is developing a new…

The Algorithm That Tells Netflix Which Movies You Really Want to Watch

Ah, Netflix—a haven for antisocial escapists and the blight of anything even mildly productive. No matter who you are, there’s a good chance that at some point in your life, Netflix has suggested a movie that brought you hours of entertainment and seemed to come straight from the very darkest shadows of obscurity. So how…

Milk & Cheese creator takes on the Metal Men in a new DC Nation short

Evan Dorkin is best-known for creating the uber-violent alcoholic dairy products Milk & Cheese, but his love of classic comics — evident in his World’s Funnest and Bizarro Comics projects — is considerable. That’s why it’s so awesome to see him (along with his wife Sarah Dyer) take on DC’s classic Silver Age heroes the…

Autogrammar Is About to Make Autocorrect a Lot More Naggy

Are you a lazy texter? Do you have fat fingers? Did you sleep through all of your English classes? Well, none of that matters any more with the imminent release of new software that not only autocorrects your misspelled words but also fixes your grammar mistakes. The Atlantic Wire’s Rebecca Greenfield reports that Nuance, the…

Oh Man, I Want These Budget iPhone Photos To Be Real

Rumor has it that Apple is set to release a new budget version of the iPhone next month. A blog and/or human person called Sonny Dickson has published a huge gallery of images which supposedly show the back housing of the “iPhone 5C.” Is that what the cheap iPhone looks like, if it even exists?…

LG’s New G2 Is a High-Grade Speedster With One Weird Button

Today, we’re getting our first real look at the G2, LG’s follow-up to its promising but a little self-hampering Optimus G. It’s a powerful little sucker, with a single, back-mounted button that controls, well, everything. https://gizmodo.com/lg-optimus-g-review-a-speedster-that-gets-in-its-own-w-5953365 Inside, the G2 boasts a blazing 2.26GHz, quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor—the first major handset to do so—and 2GB of…

A unified theory to explain the casting of every new Doctor Who

So, your friendly neighborhood post-apocalyptic fake mailman has been hanging out in this place called Bridge City, which I swear to god is run by Tom Petty. He won’t admit it, but he keeps singing “Free Fallin’” and it’s driving me goddamned crazy. If I don’t hear “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” soon I’m throwing him…

Which music megastar biked through NYC for her Brooklyn concert?

Beyoncé rode her bike all the way from Manhattan through the Brooklyn Bridge to get to her latest concert at the Barclay’s Center in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn—demonstrating that her glorious dancing legs can push pedals too. https://jezebel.com/queen-beyonce-biked-to-brooklyn-for-her-concert-like-a-1052509264

Researchers make alcohol from coffee, change everything

A team of goddamn heroes scientists has gone and found a way to make booze out of used coffee grounds, finally bridging the gap between two of the most popular pastimes on the planet. https://gizmodo.com/here-are-the-fifteen-professions-that-drink-the-most-co-5948206 https://gizmodo.com/do-different-kinds-of-alcohol-get-you-different-kinds-o-482710477 Top image by dongga BS via flickr. Researchers led by University of Minho bioengineer Solange I. Mussatto relay their…

Get Rid of Dirt Inside Your iPhone 5 Camera with Some Simple Surgery

Look closely at the camera lens of your iPhone 5. See that build-up of dirt and grime behind the glass? Ew! It might seem like the gunk is going to build up forever, inaccessible and making your photos progressively worse. But there is hope. Performing surgery on your iPhone is a task feared by some.…

Seeing a mosquito sucking your blood under the microscope is disgusting

Watch these videos if you want to get itchy and nauseated: a mosquito repeatedly introducing its sucking needle between your skin and flesh cells until it finds a blood vessel to drink from. https://gizmodo.com/what-it-looks-inside-you-when-a-mosquito-bites-you-1049276576

Why does a rabbit flash its white tail when its being chased?

Some prey animals, like rabbits and deer, feature flashy white tails that are prominently displayed when they’re been chased down by predators. But why in the world would an animal want to draw more attention to itself in such a precarious situation? We now have the answer. According to evolutionary biologist Dirk Semmann of the…

LG G2 Leaked Images Show a Well-Rounded New Smartphone

Today, LG is expected to launch the G2 smartphone—the followup to last year’s badass Optimus G. Here are two supposed press shots of the new flagship, courtesy of the Evlinks twitter account that seems to always be getting its hands on hot images. Ooooo, shiny! https://gizmodo.com/lg-optimus-g-review-a-speedster-that-gets-in-its-own-w-5953365 The purported new phone shows at least two changes…

Captain’s Chair Doggy Bed Puts Your Pooch at Your Home’s Helm

There’s no scientific proof that pets watch and/or care about Star Trek—even that episode with the furry tribbles. But that won’t stop Trek-obsessed pet owners from snatching up this adorable captain’s chair dog bed. Coming to Entertainment Earth in November for a princely sum of $80, the 32-inch wide sleeper comes complete with a faux…

New Thor: The Dark World trailer shows off its Game Of Thrones look

Thor returns with all his old friends, including Natalie Portman! Because seriously, if he didn’t come and get her after The Avengers, Jane Foster would be piiiiiissed. Shot by Game of Thrones director Alan Taylor, we’re loving the gritty new style Thor’s carrying around. No more shiny Rainbow Bridge, but lots and lots of wooded…