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Uh, Why Is an Artist Living Inside a Floating Wooden Egg For a Year?

There’s a strong probability you’d go crazy living inside of an egg, despite the fact that you actually came from one. But artist Stephen Turner is up to the challenge. Starting this month, he’ll be taking up residence in the Exbury Egg, a self-sustaining studio/home/boat/monument to fertility, for the next 365 days. Situated in the…

Tech News Leslie Horn

3DTV Is Officially Never Going to Happen

That was it. That was 3DTV’s best chance. ESPN just decided to discontinue its push for 3DTV sporting events, deciding its time would be better spent focusing on traditional high resolution broadcasts and Tim Tebow daguerreotypes. And that, in a nutshell, effectively kills 3DTV’s chances of ever going mainstream. https://gizmodo.com/report-espn-is-killing-3d-broadcasts-by-the-end-of-the-512858617 ESPN giving up on 3D…

Television Kyle Wagner

The Facebook #Hashtagocalypse Is Upon Us

We’d heard tale that this day was coming, and here to confirm our suspicions that, why yes, there is indeed nothing sacred anymore, the hashtag is officially infusing its personal brand of poison into our once-beloved Facebook. https://gizmodo.com/wsj-facebook-stealing-hashtags-from-twitter-5990625 Should you decide to click on the tiny demon, a list will pop up directing you to…

Social Media Ashley Feinberg

Darth Vader goes to Burger Chef, finds lack of onion rings disturbing

In case you’ve never seen it before, here’s quite possibly the greatest fast food tie-in commercial of all time: Star Wars joining forces with Burger Chef to shill some posters. Which, to be fair, are really nice, as you can see below. The above video, featuring C-3PO and R2D2 shilling their little mechanical hearts out,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Simple and Cheap Network Attached Storage Is Your Deal of the Day

You’re supposed to back up your computer regularly, but it’s easy to understand why many people don’t, especially if their daily driver is a laptop. If you’re rarely at a desk, it’s fairly annoying to have to plug in an external hard drive. What you need is a simple NAS, like this Seagate Central currently…

Tech News Kif Leswing

Why I’m Getting the Xbox One, Not the PS4 (Ugh)

If you’re anything like me, your penchant for gaming has probably dwindled over the years. And, as I stand on the precipice of unloading an ungodly amount of money on either Microsoft or Sony’s next generation console, I ask myself if I should upgrade to either, or just opt for a media streaming box? The…

Tech News Peter ha

The Effects Pedal For Effects Pedals Might Turn the Universe Inside Out

Scott Matthews, the son of Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews, not only pointed me towards my favorite (Brooklyn-made) bicycle, but also once took me on a tour of the Electro-Harmonix guitar and effects pedal factory. Not only is it in the United States, when just about everything these days is made somewhere else, but it is…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm

Would You Wear This Air Conditioning Hat if It Actually Worked?

As the summer creeps closer and closer and you start preparing for the warmer weather, would you seriously consider wearing a hat with a tiny built-in air conditioner if it actually kept you comfortable? The Cool Smile might look similar to the fan-equipped cap you wore as a kid, but instead of spinning blades it…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Read the story that launched Warner Bros.’ new alien invasion movie

Warner Bros. just optioned a huge alien-invasion movie, based on a novel that hasn’t been published yet. But you don’t need to wait to get your first look at Defenders — you can read Will McIntosh’s short story, which launched both the novel and the movie, right now. Top image: Tim Warnock. According to The…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

We finally have an accurate measurement of a cheetah’s top speed

For years, the top speed of the world’s fastest land animal has been listed as 64 miles per hour – but that record is based on a single measurement, taken all the way back in the 1960s. So researchers flew to Botswana, where they outfitted wild cheetahs with motion- and acceleration-tracking collars. After measuring hundreds…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Feast Your Eyes on Six Time Lapse Videos of Street Artists at Work

Graffiti is cool and it knows it. From the early days of TAKI 183 writing his name on the subway wall to the latest innovative techniques ranging from the eerie look of drip ink to the fleeting glow of digital ink, this art form for the masses has always been surrounded by that hip aura,…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

The Shiny, Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic K-Pop Future

Korean pop music is rigorously produced, stunningly choreographed and filled with beautiful people. Most K-Pop groups are manufactured through contests and production companies looking to capitalize on swoon-worthy heartthrobs. So when this effervescent music turns to dystopian and post-apocalyptic motifs, things get weird. T-ara, “Day by Day” One of the interesting things about K-pop groups…

io9 Amanda Yesilbas

19 Amazing Time Capsules Still Underground (And What’s Inside Them)

I love time capsules. But more often than not, they’re extremely boring. Most American time capsules from the 19th and 20th centuries contain a Bible, some stamps, a few coins and plenty of newspapers. Some throw in an American flag for good measure. But every once in a while there’s something fascinating inside — something…

Tech News Matt Novak

Snobbish Douchebags Are Ruining San Francisco for Everyone Else

Apparently, San Francisco has been invaded by douchebags—”frat boys and sorority girls and mommy bloggers and snobbish rich kids” who have ruined life in one of the most beautiful and amazing cities on Earth with their contempt and lack of sensitivity towards the people who were there in the first place.

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I Can’t Imagine a Wound Horrifying Enough to Justify This Piranha Clamp

Looking like a cross between a piranha’s jaws and an extra-large office binder clip, the ITClamp is designed to almost instantly close a severely hemorrhaging wound when there’s no time, or no one around, to apply staples or stitches. Primarily targeted at battlefield scenarios where wounds need to be dealt with as quickly as possible,…

Health Andrew Liszewski

New Project to Message Aliens is Both Useless and Potentially Reckless

A group of scientists and entrepreneurs has created the world’s first continuous message beacon to communicate with extraterrestrial civilizations. And for a fee, people can use it to transmit their own messages into space. But not everyone thinks this project is a good idea. The idea of messaging ETs has been around for a while…

io9 George Dvorsky

12 Weirdest Moments From Superman: The Movie

There’s a brand new movie retelling Superman’s origins, coming to theaters this weekend. But we’ll always have a warm place in our hearts for Superman: The Movie… even though bits of it are hella bizarre. Here are the 12 weirdest moments from Superman’s first ever movie. 1) Brando’s valium acting It’s kind of great that…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

China’s First Aircraft Carrier Is Finally Shipshape

During the Korean War, China’s greatest military resource was its vastly overwhelming personnel numbers. However, over the past three decades, the People’s Liberation Army has undergone a sea change in military strategy, evolving from a massive army with outdated Soviet weapons to a modernized fighting force, replete with aircraft, submarines, and warships—but no aircraft carriers.…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Exploring the Amazing Abandoned Sea Forts of World War II

During World War II, the United Kingdom was facing some serious attacks from the sky, and to help minimize the damage done by the Luftwaffe, British engineer Guy Maunsell developed a clever strategy: take to the sea. Though now defunct, these incredible concrete monsters are still standing out at sea, impressive as ever. One of…

Tech News Eric Limer

Report: Time Warner Cable Is Paying To Keep TV Shows Offline

Bloomberg is reporting that Time Warner Cable is allegedly giving content companies incentives to keep their content offline through services like Apple TV and Google TV. Apparently, TWC is offering to pay more for the content or even threatening to drop programming from its lineup all together if companies don’t comply. Of course it makes…

Television Leslie Horn

Uh, Why Is an Artist Living Inside a Floating Wooden Egg For a Year?

3DTV Is Officially Never Going to Happen

The Facebook #Hashtagocalypse Is Upon Us

Darth Vader goes to Burger Chef, finds lack of onion rings disturbing

Simple and Cheap Network Attached Storage Is Your Deal of the Day

Why I’m Getting the Xbox One, Not the PS4 (Ugh)

The Effects Pedal For Effects Pedals Might Turn the Universe Inside Out

Would You Wear This Air Conditioning Hat if It Actually Worked?

Read the story that launched Warner Bros.’ new alien invasion movie

We finally have an accurate measurement of a cheetah’s top speed

Feast Your Eyes on Six Time Lapse Videos of Street Artists at Work

The Shiny, Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic K-Pop Future

19 Amazing Time Capsules Still Underground (And What’s Inside Them)

Snobbish Douchebags Are Ruining San Francisco for Everyone Else

I Can’t Imagine a Wound Horrifying Enough to Justify This Piranha Clamp

New Project to Message Aliens is Both Useless and Potentially Reckless

12 Weirdest Moments From Superman: The Movie

China’s First Aircraft Carrier Is Finally Shipshape

Exploring the Amazing Abandoned Sea Forts of World War II

Report: Time Warner Cable Is Paying To Keep TV Shows Offline

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