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This Week’s Top Comedy Video: Friendly Dating Advice

Dating ain’t easy in these modern times. You’ve got OKCupid profiles to worry about, Facebook messages to come up with, Google searches to do, online chatting while at work and all the texting, sexting, snapchats, read receipts, pokes, likes, etc. to read through. Dating with access to the Internet is a multilayered cake that you…

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The fire pits of Earth V are no place to stop and reflect on your life

Seriously, if you ever find yourself hanging over the fire pits, trying to steady yourself with one hand, while trying to get a grip on a tesser globe with the other, DO NOT START THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU GOT INTO THIS MESS. Seriously, it’ll just tear you apart. Awesome concept art by Sina Pakzad Kasra…

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A Guy Made the Fire Breathing Piranha Plant from Super Mario Bros

If you ever thought real life should be more like the video games we play, you’re not alone. At the very least, you definitely have an awesome friend in Caleb Kraft, senior editor at Hack a Day. He made a real homemade version of the fire breathing piranha plant from Super Mario Bros. It’s incredible.…

Tech News Casey Chan

Vampire Diaries shows how to conquer your grief: embrace absurdity

The slowest episode of Vampire Diaries is full of whiplash-inducing twists and crazyfuck moments — but this was an especially frenetic outing, full of “what the hell” moments. And weirdly, it was an episode about grief and dealing with death. The message? Maybe that learning to love absurdity is the only way to live with…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Watch More Pretty Celebrities Read the Awful Tweets Sent to Them

When you combine beautiful faces with cookie cutter cheekbones, luscious lips and millions of dollars in success, you’re bound to get a lot of hate from random joes on the Internet. Can you imagine the mentions column for celebs on Twitter? Yeah. Jimmy Kimmel can imagine it to so he got more celebrities to read…

Tech News Casey Chan

What’s the most stylish dystopia of all time?

Everybody knows that dystopias have the best fashions and the coolest designs. Whether it’s the stark paleness of THX-1138, the totalitarian chic of Nineteen Eighty Four, the orgy cool of Brave New World or the priests-on-prozac aesthetic of Equilibrium… dystopias are always fashionable. So what’s the most stylish dystopia? As always, PLEASE include a picture…

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Tons of True Blood pics show the future for our favorite fang-bangers

It’s almost time for the 6th season of the vampire hump show, True Blood! And to celebrate, HBO has released a massive collection of cast photos, including all the new characters and some returning favorites. Looks like Bill is continuing to corner the market on boring shit to wear with a sour face. Can’t wait!…

Television Meredith Woerner

Most Beautiful Items: May 3 – May 10, 2013

The weather is beautiful, Friday is beautiful, and the frosty beverage you’re thinking about cracking soon is certainly beautiful. So to complement all of those wonderfully beautiful things, we’re closing out the week with some of our best design posts from the last five days. Enjoy! What Happens When You Soak a Negative In Gasoline…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Astounding Photos of the World’s Leaning Towers

Some of the world’s greatest architectural wonders don’t feature straight vertical lines or cool curving silhouettes — there are leaning towers all over the world. Some of them were built that way, and some have just started to lean over time. Here are some of the most eye-popping photos. The Church of Our Dear Lady…

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iFontMaker, The Doors App, and More

What’s the point of owning an iPad if you’re not going to let yourself get a little artsy with it? Good thing we’ve got plenty of apps down here to let your creativity roam wild. Plus a little inspiration if you need it, as well. iFontMaker: While designers may suffer this the most, pretty much…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

Avengers Cats are the Best Cats

The famous artist behind the Doctor Mew series, Jenny Parks, is back — with even more amazing geeky cat portraiture. Behold Cat Daryl Dixon, Catiel, and Avengers Cats! Plus one Winter is Coming Corgi, for dog lovers. https://gizmodo.com/doctor-mew-reimagines-the-eleven-doctors-as-canny-and-5878097 One question: Is Hulk a Persian cat?

Television Meredith Woerner

ScoreCleaner Notes, Pizza Compass, just.me, and More

Spring may have officially sprung weeks ago, but the weather is finally starting to catch up. Which means you can finally escape from hibernation and reenter the social world around you. This week’s set of apps are here to help you connect with friends and have the time of your life— be it with beautiful…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

Marvel Unlimited, Expense Manager, and More

Who says iOS users get all the fun. This week saw two major titles hit Android in full form, giving the comic book geeks among us a vessel for their passion, but general interest users weren’t left out either now that a full Flipboard app has arrived. But this week didn’t just play catch up,…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

ISS Astronauts Preparing Emergency Spacewalk to Fix Critical System

Yesterday, astronauts aboard the International Space Station noticed odd flakes floating about outside, which turned out to be ammonia leaking out of the radiator lines of the space station’s power system. Now, after a day of deliberation, it turns out two astronauts will leave the ISS, and brave the great abyss to try to fix…

Space & Spaceflight Mario Aguilar

You can now watch Luke Randall’s award-winning short film, Reach

Okay, it’s time for you to take a quick four-minute break. This little animated gem was put together by student filmmaker Luke Randall back in 2009 — and it quickly won him over 20 different awards. For such a tiny and simple film, it packs a lot. The little robot can be seen as a…

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This Tether Only Makes Your Dog Think She’s Roaming Free

Your dog just wants to be free. But also? She totally can’t be trusted. So the SUREswivel—an anchored leash that lets her wander around safely—is a good compromise for the two of you. The SUREswivel has six nine-inch stakes to secure the module into the ground, as well as a loop for you to hook…

Tech News Leslie Horn

How to create your own miniature version of the Northern Lights

Here’s a dazzling picture of the Aurora Borealis being simulated on a terrella. A terrella is not much more than a magnet that’s been carved into a ball, but it has helped scientists both visualize and prove points about the Earth and its magnetic field. The first terrella was carved back in Elizabethan times, when…

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Why So Many Beer Bottles Suddenly Look So Different

You’d know a can of Budweiser anywhere. Like many other major brands, whether it’s Coca-Cola, M&Ms, or BMW, Bud’s red and white packaging is instantly recognizable. It’s familiar, it’s safe, and it’s universally likeable. But recently Budweiser, along with several other ubiquitous beer makers including Miller Lite, Heineken, and Sam Adams, have made major changes…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Weirdest and Most Memorable Roles the Game of Thrones Cast Played

Game of Thrones might have the most solid cast on television. From top to bottom, these people are some of the most fascinating actors on the small screen right now — and many of them have a pretty fascinating genre pedigree. Here are the most random or remarkable genre roles each of the stars had…

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The best hour of science fiction television I’ve watched in forever

With the season finale of Person of Interest, this show has established itself as one of the best near-future science fiction series since Max Headroom. In a tense, multi-layered episode, we witness the transformation of two great minds: one belongs to the mad hacker Finch, and the other to his AI creation, the Machine. Spoilers…

Television Annalee Newitz

This Week’s Top Comedy Video: Friendly Dating Advice

The fire pits of Earth V are no place to stop and reflect on your life

A Guy Made the Fire Breathing Piranha Plant from Super Mario Bros

Vampire Diaries shows how to conquer your grief: embrace absurdity

Watch More Pretty Celebrities Read the Awful Tweets Sent to Them

What’s the most stylish dystopia of all time?

Tons of True Blood pics show the future for our favorite fang-bangers

Most Beautiful Items: May 3 – May 10, 2013

Astounding Photos of the World’s Leaning Towers

iFontMaker, The Doors App, and More

Avengers Cats are the Best Cats

ScoreCleaner Notes, Pizza Compass, just.me, and More

Marvel Unlimited, Expense Manager, and More

ISS Astronauts Preparing Emergency Spacewalk to Fix Critical System

You can now watch Luke Randall’s award-winning short film, Reach

This Tether Only Makes Your Dog Think She’s Roaming Free

How to create your own miniature version of the Northern Lights

Why So Many Beer Bottles Suddenly Look So Different

Weirdest and Most Memorable Roles the Game of Thrones Cast Played

The best hour of science fiction television I’ve watched in forever

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