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Today for gibbering chaos lunch, eat some Cthulhu pie!

Do you dare consume that which consumes your soul and sanity? Why yes, if it contains blueberries. Spotted on Neatorama . . . and Sandy Yoo is the chef who plunged us all into this pastry madness. And now, gaze if you dare upon the non-Euclidean geometries of the full pie . . . I…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 2 '13

I Don’t Want to “Just Root It”

Can we all agree that rooting a phone is not for everyone? That’s kind of important, because these days, Android actually is a platform for most people. I was kind of excited yesterday when I realized that 1. the Moto X is awesome and 2. I can get it on Verizon with something resembling stock…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Aug 2 '13

Stop pussyfooting around and just cancel the Russian Winter Olympics

Fascist Russia is actively oppressing gay people and systematically ignoring human rights in general. So, instead of just demanding that gay athletes and tourists are not persecuted, why don’t we just cancel the Winter Olympics altogether? Short answer: because the International Olympic Commitee is a bunch of corrupt fat cats who want to keep sucking…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 2 '13

Ikea’s New App Transports Furniture Right Into Your Living Room

Ikea’s messed around with augmented reality before, but this year they’ve really outdone themselves. With just a phone and a copy of the catalog, you can now call up a digital version of any piece of furniture and put it anywhere in your home. All you have to do is throw the catalog on the…

Tech News Eric Limer Aug 2 '13

Smurfs 2: The Last Seduction of Smurfette

Short of a Strawberry Shortcake snuff film, you couldn’t imagine a more cynical and soul-destroying repackaging of a 1980s cartoon than the Smurfs movie from two years ago. And now they’re back. This time around, we’re focusing on Smurfette, the only female Smurf, and it’s actually sort of interesting. Spoilers ahead… This is definitely a…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 2 '13

These Adorable GIFs Are Like Tiny Moving Picture Books

Only a handful of individuals have succeeded in making the GIF into something artful. We can definitely add artist and designer Guillaume Kurkdjian to that list, because his collection of lovely, child-like animations are dioramas of whimsical delight. Scrolling through Kurkdjian’s tumblr of GIFs is a lot of fun. Each one is carefully crafted with…

Tech News Michael Hession Aug 2 '13

7 Deadly Sins of Worldbuilding

Worldbuilding is an essential part of any work of fiction. But especially for science fiction or fantasy, it’s the lifeblood of storytelling. But when worldbuilding fails, it can wreck your whole story, and leave your characters feeling pointless. Here are seven deadly sins of worldbuilding. Top image: Under Tomorrow’s Sky by Daniel Dociu. 1. Not…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 2 '13

People Are Literally Getting Palm Line Surgery for Better Fortunes

There’s fate, and then there’s science. But sometimes—just sometimes—the two will join in an unholy union, spawning a monster bearing the worst qualities of both. And that is where cosmetic, surgical palm line adjustment comes in. Because occasionally destiny needs a little shove in the right direction. With a scalpel. In Japan, palm reading is…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Aug 2 '13

DOJ Wants to Force Apple to Let You Buy E-Books Directly from Amazon

After a U.S. District Court judged found Apple guilty of colluding with book publishers to fix the prices of e-books last month, it was unclear what the actual consequences would be for the iPad-maker. Well with little pomp or circumstance, the Department of Justice has just cleared that up, and it’s not good for Apple.…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Aug 2 '13

This Terrifying Lighting Storm Is a Masterful, Miniature Fake

If you want to get a good shot of lightning, it helps to have an amazing sense of timing. Barring that, you could just fake it by creating an entire miniature lightning storm that looks impossibly real, and shooting that instead. Same difference. Artist and photographer Matthew Albanese has been inventing tiny, mesmerizing worlds for…

Tech News Eric Limer Aug 2 '13

Snowpiercer is the biggest hit movie in Korean history

As in, a million people went to see it in the first two days. And the early reviews in English for this post-apocalyptic train story are pretty great. So Korean readers, have you seen this film yet? What do you think?

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 2 '13

This Helmet Gives Eurofighters X-Ray Vision

In conventional combat aircraft, the target generally needs to be in both the pilot’s field of vision and within the sights of the plane itself. That is, the plane needed to be pointed in the general direction of whatever you’re shooting at. But in the case of the new Eurofighter Typhoon, pilots can squeeze off…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 2 '13

What famous singer may suffer from copycat paranoia?

His wife, Karen Elson, has filed a restraining order against him, claiming he’s harassing her and throwing violent tantrums because she went to the wedding of a rival musician who—he says—”ripped off” his music.

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 2 '13

Placebo buttons do absolutely nothing, and they are everywhere

Ever stood at an intersection and prodded at, leaned on, elbowed and otherwise palm-slapped the ever-living hell out of a crosswalk button and wondered to yourself if the thing actually does anything at all, really? Well – chances are, it doesn’t. Photo by Adam Ragusea via a WBUR piece on placebo crosswalk buttons In a…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 2 '13

The Science of Mummies

Mummies are well-preserved bodies that have been frozen (sometimes literally) in time. By studying these remnants of the past, we learn about ancient cultures — and bizarre death rituals from history. But how do you get answers out of a mummy? That’s a science unto itself. Though the mummies of Egypt are by far the…

io9 Joseph Bennington-Castro Aug 2 '13

There Are Free Downloads in the Apple Store App Now

If you don’t pay regular visits to the Apple Store iOS app, maybe it’s time to start. In an effort to get you to fire the app up and possibly buy other stuff, Apple has started giving away free apps, songs, and ebooks from the app. Free is cool. 9to5Mac reports that Apple has started…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Aug 2 '13

The Super Soaker Was Invented by a Former NASA Engineer

Long ago and far away in a place called the 1980s, a man with a dream and a uniquely excellent knowledge of fluid dynamics decided to quit his day job designing rocket ships and design the world’s best ever water gun instead. For that, we thank you Lonnie Johnson. In this weekend’s issue, The New…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Aug 2 '13

You don’t need the Hulk to see an 18-wheeler truck flying in real life

Can you possibly imagine what could have made this 18-wheeler truck fly over a highway overpass and then explode in pink flames? I’d say the Hulk or the A-Team.

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 2 '13

Neverwet’s Waterproof Magic Turns Circuit Boards into Submarines

We’ve had a quite a bit of fun covering anything we could get our hands on with water-repelling magic, but the folks over at Adafruit took it a step further and risked a little electrocution. But the result—submersible circuit boards—is definitely cool enough to be worth the trouble. The wonderful promise or waterproof everything has…

Tech News Eric Limer Aug 2 '13

Why did they mock Robert Goddard’s dream of space flight?

Robert Goddard was one of the pioneers of rocketry. But during his lifetime, he was either mocked or ignored. And sadly, he died before he could be applauded for the visionary he was. But why did people think space flight was so impossible? If you’ve ever heard of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, you already…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 2 '13

Today for gibbering chaos lunch, eat some Cthulhu pie!

I Don’t Want to “Just Root It”

Stop pussyfooting around and just cancel the Russian Winter Olympics

Ikea’s New App Transports Furniture Right Into Your Living Room

Smurfs 2: The Last Seduction of Smurfette

These Adorable GIFs Are Like Tiny Moving Picture Books

7 Deadly Sins of Worldbuilding

People Are Literally Getting Palm Line Surgery for Better Fortunes

DOJ Wants to Force Apple to Let You Buy E-Books Directly from Amazon

This Terrifying Lighting Storm Is a Masterful, Miniature Fake

Snowpiercer is the biggest hit movie in Korean history

This Helmet Gives Eurofighters X-Ray Vision

What famous singer may suffer from copycat paranoia?

Placebo buttons do absolutely nothing, and they are everywhere

The Science of Mummies

There Are Free Downloads in the Apple Store App Now

The Super Soaker Was Invented by a Former NASA Engineer

You don’t need the Hulk to see an 18-wheeler truck flying in real life

Neverwet’s Waterproof Magic Turns Circuit Boards into Submarines

Why did they mock Robert Goddard’s dream of space flight?

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