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Contrary to common belief, female porn stars have great self esteem

Pornographic actresses are probably having more sex than you. No surprise there. But a newly published study suggests there’s a good chance many of them have better self esteem, to boot — not to mention more enjoyable sex lives, better body images, and more positive outlooks on life. As for the widely held belief that…

Skyrim, Modern Warfare and Other Games Are Your Cyber-Monday-Hangover Deal of the Day

The tiny corner of the internet where folks parse and discuss deals seemed a bit tired this morning. Makes sense—everyone’s still recovering from the deluge of bargains and sales from Cyber Monday. There are a bunch of prices still on the internet which unscrupulous retailers jacked up for Cyber Monday so their coupon codes and…

Nexus devices are finally starting to receive Android 4.2.1 — along with the month of December.

The Ghostbusters finally get gender balanced

The Ghostbusters have faced everything from demons to the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man — but when Death itself gets taken out of commission, a new threat is unleashed on New York that could require the team to contemplate an extreme solution: gender balance. In this this exclusive preview of Ghostbusters #15, coming out tomorrow from…

Good news Gmailers with outsized attachments; you can now append files up to 10GB through Google Drive. Load ’em up!

This 170-Foot Long Trampoline Needs To Be an Olympic Event

Why is the International Olympic Committee wasting its time on introducing new events like Kitesurfing at the 2016 games in Rio when any sport played on this 170-foot long trampoline would be far more entertaining to watch? Created by Salto, a Russian Estonian architecture firm, the Archstoyanie art festival installation looks like just about as…

Whoa, scientists just reversed autism symptoms in mice

A team of researchers at McGill University in Montreal announced that they’ve successfully reversed the symptoms of autism in mice. By restoring the production of a critical neural protein (which they had knocked out in the first place), the geneticists were able to alleviate symptoms consistent with the disorder. They caution that this is not…

Our Favorite Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving Remake

Some Shooting Challenges are crazy-popular, others, usually falling over the holidays, are eerily quiet. So this week, for our Rockwell remake results, we’re going to highlight our favorite of a small bunch, by Andrew Drozd. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-the-full-rockwell-5962146 I am a graphic design teacher at the Academy of Urban Planning, a public high school in the Bushwick…

Check out the futuristic new Tribute uniforms from the Catching Fire set

The Quarter Quell is approaching! And here are the brand new outfits the new pack of Tributes will don while they fight to the death, in the Hunger Games sequel. While filming Catching Fire, a bunch of tributes were spotted in their new duds. Beware, spoilers ahead. Thanks to Just Jared we’ve got a batch…

A beautiful, moody t-shirt to celebrate the Dark Tower novels

If you love Stephen King’s Dark Tower novels, this tee is the best possible way to celebrate the lengthening days of autumn. In rich orange and blood red, it manages to be mystical and cool in a way that doesn’t require anyone to recognize the Gunslinger to appreciate your sartorial choice. Only available for a…

How to Give a Keyboard FPS-Friendly Joystick Precision

Die-hard first person shooter fans might swear by the accuracy and precision of their PC keyboards. But those digital keys don’t provide as much finesse as the analog joysticks on console controllers. So Ben Heck levels the playing field with this analog keyboard hack. Using a sacrificed Xbox 360 controller and a few other components,…

10 Television Cliffhangers That Make Great Series Finales

We’re always sad to see a beloved TV show end — but it’s even more infuriating when a show goes out with a cliffhanger, that was clearly intended to lead into another season of episodes. And yet, this sort of “cancelhanger” isn’t always the worst thing. Some season-ending cliffhangers actually make for a poetic ending…

Bloomberg: Apple Fires Guy Responsible for Crappy Apple Maps

The world hated his creation, and now Apple is giving him the boot: Bloomberg News reports Apple exec Richard Williamson, the name behind the ill-fated, Internet-ridiculed Apple Maps just got fired. https://gizmodo.com/apples-new-3d-maps-are-an-apocalyptic-horror-show-5944672 The canning comes just after the ouster of Scott Forstall, another high profile Apple figure whose name was unfortunately associated with many of…

Oh God, Even TMZ Wants Drones Now (Updated)

We, as private citizens, are screwed. The government has a whole terrifying fleet of drones. But now TMZ wants its own army of robotic paparazzo in the sky. Someone, President Obama, Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, anyone, please help! Because of a new law that’s opened up our friendly U.S. skies to thousands of more…

Ask the Mastermind of This Amazing Rain Forest Treehouse Community Anything

Did you see Return of the Jedi as a kid and wish you could live in the trees in the middle of the forest, but your family and friends would all be connected in a community? Guess what: now that exists. Five years ago I was lucky enough to go visit Finca Bellavista in southern…

20 Cutaway Drawings That Will Slice Open Your Mind

When I was a child I loved to bury myself in the centerfold cutaway illustrations of the monthly scientific magazines my father subscribed to for me. Cars, tractors, ships, trains, engines—I loved every tiny detail. I loved pretending I was one of the tiny men in the pictures. As an adult I appreciate these drawings…

In the future, everything will be made from trampolines

Trampolines used to be the kind of thing you assembled in your backyard, its only purpose being something that could propel your body through the air in a monotonously repetitive vertical manner. And indeed, the whole point of trampolines was that there was no point. But trampolines, it would now appear, can also be useful.…

Facebook Copyright Law (For Idiots)

We already explained just how worthless that Facebook copyright privacy status update gobbledygook is. But just in case you or one of your friends needs it spoken outloud to you because word-things are too hard, College Humor breaks it down for you in plain English. https://gizmodo.com/that-facebook-copyright-notice-is-worthless-5963210 Sorry, folks! Let’s let this always be a reminder…

Captain Planet returns to kill off the rest of Earth’s human population

Last year Don Cheadle portrayed an unstable Captain Planet, in wich the green-haired environmentalist snapped and started turning every human into a tree. It was beautiful. And now Captain Planet is back! With most of the Planeteers dead by Captain’s hands, only Ma-Ti is left to cower under Planet’s new rule. There is just nothing…

This week on DVD and Blu-ray: Will Smith battles a Conchord, kids bust ghosts, and Stargate Atlantis’ popularity contest

In this week’s releases, Will Smith somehow manages to make a third Men in Black somewhat worthwhile, Paranorman tries to get out of Frankenweenie’s shadow, and nobody likes Stargate: Atlantis season 2 for some reason. • Men in Black 3 Between the 10 -year delay and the wacky ‘60s setting, I was fully expecting that…