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Minister Faust explains the meaning of George Clinton’s Mothership

George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic made an indelible mark on both music and science fiction, with their afro-futurist space voyages. But what the funk does it all mean? The Alchemists of Kush author Minister Faust explains, in a new excerpt from the Adventure Rocketship anthology. The Adventure Rocketship anthology is the first volume of a new…

Janelle Monáe’s brand new music video just made our week

Universe, you are officially not fired. At long last, there’s a brand new Janelle Monáe single — “Q.U.E.E.N.” featuring Erykah Badu — and a kick-ass music video, featuring musical rebels in a dystopian future. Hell yes. Here’s the first taste of Monáe’s long-awaited album The Electric Lady, apart from a couple of songs she’s performed…

Take note! Google just announced a new Chrome app for Google Keep, so now you can easily jot down your thoughts while you’re surfing the web.

Four Cool Things You Can Do With Your Computer Now That It’s Watching You

Microsoft’s Kinect proved that real people are actually interested in moving their bodies to motion-control stuff on a screen. Leap Motion, whose $70 motion detector is decoupled from a gaming console, could end up having a wider impact. It’s not just for gamers, and desktop and laptop manufacturers are reportedly looking at integrating Leap into…

Bryan Fuller pitches the storyline for his Pushing Daisies movie

It’s got zombies! The only other big budget Hollywood backed Kickstarter movie we can get behind would be a Pushing Daisies movie. Because this wildly enchanting series was axed way too soon. But what would the movie be about? Pies? Singing? Secret crushes? NO — zombies, of course. Den of Geek spoke to creator Bryan…

Bioshock Infinite Is Your Deal of the Day

Bioshock Infinite, which came out 38 days ago, is both a critical darling and a commercial success. Our bleep bloop brethren at Kotaku love it. Dealzmodo receives requests for a Bioshock Infinite deal on a regular basis. Usually, a top-tier game this new doesn’t go on sale, but Best Buy is running a weekly sale…

In case you were wondering, Apple just pushed out an update for iOS (v 6.1.4) with an “Updated audio profile for speakerphone”.

The so-called ‘health foods’ that are probably killing you

There are so many products on the market these days that are supposed to be good for us — much of it based on zero evidence. Here are 11 commonly touted “health foods” that are actually quite harmful. 1. Fruit Juices The fruit juices you find at the supermarket aren’t always what they seem. They…

This dog has four prosthetic legs and oh my god my heart just imploded

Naki’o lost all four of his feet to frostbite when he was abandoned as a puppy in a foreclosed home. Now Naki’o is a prosthetically enhanced super-animal with awesome superpowers like TURNING YOUR COLD, STONY HEART INTO A MUSHY PILE OF RAW EMOTION. According to Reuters, Naki’o lives a happy life in Colorado Springs, Colorado.…

Watch the World Trade Center’s Spire Rise 104 Stories into the Air

The spire that will make the One World Trade Center the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere was raised to the top of the structure today like a giant candle on a towering cake. We were at the construction site to watch the magic unfold. The last piece of the spire is 408-feet-tall, weighs 12…

An Incredibly Tiny Sofa Bed For Your Skinniest Houseguests

If you need a place for guests to sleep but don’t even have room in your tiny apartment for an air mattress, you’ll love what designer Jesper Ståhl has cooked up for Swedish brand Ire Mobel. By day the Collar is a compact arm chair with a high back cushioned corner and a pop-out desk…

Predictions for Privacy in the Age of Facebook (from 1985!)

“The ubiquity and power of the computer blur the distinction between public and private information. Our revolution will not be in gathering data — don’t look for TV cameras in your bedroom — but in analyzing information that is already willingly shared.” Are these the words of a 21st century media critic warning us about…

Rare High-Speed Footage Of the Earth Exploding

Hollywood visual effects artists are still the masters of making entire planets explode in an awesome fashion, but that doesn’t make this high-speed footage of a desk globe detonating any less fun to watch. As far as simulations go this doesn’t accurately represent how our planet will probably meet its demise at the hands of…

A Model of Thor’s Hammer That Spits Out 80,000 Volts

This model of Thor’s hammer Mjolnir can’t quite summon the lightning — but it can do the next best thing, pumping out massive voltage. Over at Hackaday, Caleb Kraft explains how he built the Thunder God’s hammer. Kraft writes: I had this idea that I could stuff a tiny tesla coil into a mjolnir and…

Manborg is the greatest bad movie of its generation

I don’t think people appreciate how much artistry goes into deliberately making a movie that is so bad it’s good. Sure, you can make a shitty movie that is accidentally awesome. But Canadian indie Manborg, out now on VOD, is the rare scifi satire that intentionally morphs cheesiness into greatness. Styled like a cross between…

Jurassic Park 4 will return to Isla Nublar!

Still trying to wrap your head around potential plot points for Jurassic Park 4 (the whole world knows dinosaurs exist by now… right?) Well add this bit of news to your plotting, Jp 4 will return to the original dino isle, Isla Nublar! Director Colin Trevorrow tweeted out this interesting image which both confirms that…

Breitling Emergency II: A Satellite Distress Signal On Your Wrist

Breitling’s original Emergency watch first launched back in 1995 and was able to broadcast a distress signal on the 121.5 MHz analog band allowing ships, planes, and other vehicles to track it. But if your approximate location wasn’t already known, it made locating the signal a bit tricky. So Breitling is introducing an upgraded version…

Why would aliens come all this way just to invade Earth?

In movies, when aliens invade our planet, they usually have a ludicrous motivation. Like, they’re after our water. Or our gold. (Hint: Asteroids have gold.) Space travel is incredibly difficult and expensive — so why would aliens actually bother to come and invade us? We asked some experts for reasons that actually make sense. What…

POV Hockey With Google Glass Is Better Than Rinkside Seats

Watching hockey and playing hockey are two entirely different experiences. Or at least they were until Joseph Lallouz got his hands on a pair of Google’s new wearable computer system and took it to his local skating rink. The result—awesome first person hockey. Hint, hint NHL.

Instagram Finally Adds a Real People-Tagging Feature (Updated)

The Facebookification of Instagram continues today as the photo sharing service just added an official feature for tagging people photos. And of course, these photos will all be grouped together on your profile page in a “Photos of You” section. Before today tagging people in Instagram posts worked in the @reply style of Twitter. You…