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This Crazy-Looking Spaghetti Monster is a Heart Made Out of Glass

Think you’re prone to heartbreak? Be glad you don’t have one of these glass ones. Models like this, which show the heart and its surrounding tendrils that reach out to the lungs, as well as all kinds of other vascular maps of brains and other body parts, are made by Farlow’s Scientific Glassblowing in a…

Tech News Eric Limer Oct 20 '12

Andy Serkis is directing a family-friendly, motion-capture version of Animal Farm

Andy Serkis’ stunning grasp of motion capture acting is one of the reasons Peter Jackson made him a second unit director on The Hobbit. Now the Gollum actor plans to apply those directing skills to a motion-capture project of his own: a new adaptation of George Orwell’s political fable Animal Farm. The Hollywood Reporter has…

Movies Lauren Davis Oct 20 '12

Saturday Webcomic: The Not-Quite Historical Adventures of Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage

Tuesday was Ada Lovelace Day, a day when we celebrate women in science and remember the contributions of Augusta Ada Byron, later the Countess of Lovelace, who wrote devised an algorithm for Charles Babbage’s analytical engine. Cartoonist Sydney Padua celebrates Lovelace in her webcomic 2D Goggles, or The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage, imagining…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Oct 20 '12

Get a Liberal Arts Education for Free on the Internet

Just getting a job in this economy is difficult enough. Getting one with a liberal arts degree is simply masochistic. Don’t spend half a decade and thousands of dollars only to join the rest of the English majors busking in a subway. Instead, educate yourself with these valuable, respectable, and totally free online resources.* MIT…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 20 '12

Watch Groucho Marx try to stump Ray Bradbury on You Bet Your Life

In 1955, two very different media luminaries, Groucho Marx and Ray Bradbury, met on Marx’s game show, You Bet Your Life. Bradbury already had a couple of science fiction classics under his belt, and stayed on his toes as Marx quizzed him on his biography and then tried to stump him with a little movie…

Television Lauren Davis Oct 20 '12

Concept art reveals the gruesome chestburster that didn’t make it into Prometheus

If there was something missing from Prometheus aside from logic and quasi-competent scientists, it was an alien creature bursting from a human chest. An earlier version of the movie’s script involved a particularly bloody encounter with just such a critter. Spoilers ahead. If you’ve seen Prometheus, you’ll remember that Logan Marshall-Green’s none-too-bright archaeologist, Charlie Holloway,…

Movies Lauren Davis Oct 20 '12

LG Optimus G Review: A Speedster That Gets in Its Own Way

Say this for the Optimus G: it doesn’t skimp. LG went for broke to shake off its mid-range reputation, cramming its latest flagship Android phone full of goodies. But specs don’t always equal performance. What Is It? LG’s best attempt at a high-end phone. It runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with LG’s custom UI…

Reviews Brent Rose Oct 20 '12

A new hero is born in the Star Wars Universe and check out this David Bowie impression from Adventure Time!

This week in the world of cartoons, rebel Saw Gerrera becomes a major player in the Star Wars Universe, Starscream begs for mercy on Transformers: Prime, and we see three tales of Halloween terror on Regular Show! Ultimate Spider-Man and Gravity Falls are off this week, while DC Nation continues it’s unusually timed hiatus. As…

io9 Keith Veronese Oct 20 '12

Too Bad This Apple-Samsung Fanboy Peace Treaty Isn’t Real

The smartphone fanboy wars seem both ridiculous and eternal. It’s like everywhere you go on the Internet, a simple statement of preference—even one that isn’t pig-head and disparaging—can serve as the flash point for a fanboy skirmish. Isn’t it about time we signed a peace treaty? https://gizmodo.com/the-apple-vs-android-fanboy-wars-in-one-gif-5951243 This agreement was written up for CNN by…

Tech News Eric Limer Oct 20 '12

A Couple’s Wedding Photos Were Found Inside a Camera That Was Buried Under an Earthquake

This is incredible. 18 months after an earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand and buried a just married couple’s camera, the camera pops up on their driveway containing all the wedding pictures they thought they would never see again. It’s seriously amazing. Martin Burley and his wife Fen Jeremias were married on February 20th and when…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 20 '12

Watch This Robot Dance Gangnam Style

Though this CHARLI-2 Robot doesn’t do the sexy legs of PSY quite as well, it can pretty much do every other move of PSY’s hit Gangnam Style. The horse riding, the little lasso twirl, the crowd pumping, it’s hilarious. Watch it. CHARLI-2 is a five-foot tall robot from Virginia Tech that has incredible balance (and…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 20 '12

The Stoner Channel: Meat Planets, Cheese Monsters, and Muhammad Ali: Mars Boxer

Muhammad Ali Wanted to Whup Some Ass on Mars Muhammad Ali is regarded as both one of the most dominant heavyweight fighters of all time and as one of the most prolific and gracious envoys boxing—or really any sport—has ever seen. For example, in 1966, 17-year-old reporter Michael Aisner approached the champ for a interview…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 20 '12

Everything You Need to Know About Kitchen Knives

You already use knives to cook but do you really know how to use knives to, like, really cook? There’s a difference! Learning some basic knife skills and types of knives to use could make your life a lot easier in the kitchen. Shannon Lattin made an infographic about the chef’s guide to knives to…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 19 '12

Apple Might Introduce a Better iPad 3 with a Lightning Adapter Next Week

We’ve seen evidence of a faster iPad 3 using the Apple A6 processor before and now 9to5Mac is reporting that Apple will announce a “refreshed version” of the full sized, 9.7-inch iPad with Retina Display at next week’s event. It looks like we might be getting a new updated iPad sooner than we thought. https://gizmodo.com/is-there-an-updated-faster-version-of-the-ipad-3-comin-5949497…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 19 '12

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Kinky Sex

Everyone’s got their own proclivities in the bedroom; the important thing is just to be open and honest about what it is you like, and be accepting when your partner does the same. Unless your partner’s is absolutely horrifying, that is. The rest of this week’s top comedy videos, including When Harry Met Sally lost…

Tech News Splitsider Oct 19 '12

These High Top Under Armour Charge Shoes Look Like They’re from the Future

Though they’re not exactly like the Nike Air Mag—the glorious Back to the Future shoes—these Under Armour Charge BB Basketball Shoes are so comically high top that they feel like they’re from the same future. I like it. https://gizmodo.com/the-nike-air-mag-aka-the-back-to-the-future-shoes-are-r-5838503 The UA Charge promises the support of a high top with the feel of a low…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 19 '12

Explore the Dragon Capsule’s Interior in this Panorama

SpaceX have published this neat interactive panorama of the inside of their Dragon capsule, America’s first private spacecraft. https://gizmodo.com/the-first-look-inside-americas-first-private-spaceship-5894351 NASA is using it now to resupply the International Space Station. One day, it will get astronauts there too. Play with it at [SpaceX] https://gizmodo.com/first-private-space-resupply-mission-has-been-a-complet-5950490

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Oct 19 '12

These Twelve Gadgets Have Exploded—But in the Good Way

As any mechanic—or conversely, six year old—can tell you, the need to disassemble things is one of our most base impluses because, well, how else would we see how stuff works? Our friends at Oobject have assembled 12 such instances that toe the line between destruction and art. Also check out these 12 cutaway cars,…

Tech News David Galbraith - Oobject.com Oct 19 '12

The conspiracies are spawning more conspiracies on Person of Interest

Last night’s Person of Interest was another strong episode, giving us a slightly predictable number of the week — but who doesn’t love a good designer drug dealer? — and feeding us some tidbits in the ongoing conspiracies. Plus, there was the reappearance of a favorite good/bad guy from last season! Spoilers ahead. The Fun…

Television Annalee Newitz Oct 19 '12

Even if you hate vampire stories, you should check out Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries is two episodes into its new season, and The CW’s supernatural soap opera has gotten a new shot in the arm from its brand new status quo. Even if you’re sick of vampires — even if you feel like vampires have been overexposed and the Twilight-inspired “nice vampire” thing is an abomination…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Oct 19 '12

This Crazy-Looking Spaghetti Monster is a Heart Made Out of Glass

Andy Serkis is directing a family-friendly, motion-capture version of Animal Farm

Saturday Webcomic: The Not-Quite Historical Adventures of Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage

Get a Liberal Arts Education for Free on the Internet

Watch Groucho Marx try to stump Ray Bradbury on You Bet Your Life

Concept art reveals the gruesome chestburster that didn’t make it into Prometheus

LG Optimus G Review: A Speedster That Gets in Its Own Way

A new hero is born in the Star Wars Universe and check out this David Bowie impression from Adventure Time!

Too Bad This Apple-Samsung Fanboy Peace Treaty Isn’t Real

A Couple’s Wedding Photos Were Found Inside a Camera That Was Buried Under an Earthquake

Watch This Robot Dance Gangnam Style

The Stoner Channel: Meat Planets, Cheese Monsters, and Muhammad Ali: Mars Boxer

Everything You Need to Know About Kitchen Knives

Apple Might Introduce a Better iPad 3 with a Lightning Adapter Next Week

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Kinky Sex

These High Top Under Armour Charge Shoes Look Like They’re from the Future

Explore the Dragon Capsule’s Interior in this Panorama

These Twelve Gadgets Have Exploded—But in the Good Way

The conspiracies are spawning more conspiracies on Person of Interest

Even if you hate vampire stories, you should check out Vampire Diaries

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