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What are your self-destructive reading habits?

People read for many different reasons. Sometimes they do it to acquire knowledge. Sometimes they want to inspire themselves. Sometimes, however, they want to do the literary equivalent of banging their heads against a rock. Take a look at how I use books to destroy myself. “At least they’re reading,” is the idea that everyone…

Books & Comics Esther Inglis-Arkell Jun 2

Kick Off Your Weekend With Jumbo Jets, Reggie Watts, and Ninja Cats

Your brain can melt trying to keep up with the endless torrent of video content on the web each day. That’s why we are here to ease your fatigue with the best videos of the week. Enjoy! Can You Really Combine a Compound Bow and a Twelve-Gauge Shotgun? This video purportedly shows someone demonstrating what…

Tech News Michael Hession Jun 2

Scenes from the Cyborg Forest, where animals make up for their shortcomings with technology

What do you do if you’re a soft-voiced wolf, a raccoon who can’t see in the dark, or a duck who has trouble flying? In this photo series, the answer is simple: strap a machine to your body and let it do the work. David Emmite created this photo series, where technology stands in for…

io9 Lauren Davis Jun 2

Celtic rock rendition of The Bear and the Maiden Fair brings punk to Westeros

Throughout the A Song of Ice and Fire books, characters frequently sing “The Bear and the Maiden Fair,” but it has yet to show up in the Game of Thrones TV show. We’ll have plenty of opportunities to hear it in the third season, but in the meantime, Celtic punk rockers Irish Moutarde offer their…

io9 Lauren Davis Jun 2

Yo-Yo Tricks Are Even More Mesmerizing When the Yo-Yo Doesn’t Move

We’ve all seen videos of absolutely mind-blowing yo-yo tricks, but probably nothing like this. Using motion tracking and stabilization software, artist Douglas Khozam manages to freeze a yo-yo in mid-air while a skilled performer pulls off several tricks. It’s a whole new way of looking at the yo-yo that takes it from a novelty talent…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 2

Jamie the Trickster is a webcomic about a man and a woman who happen to be the same person

There are plenty of folks who don’t fall into clear categories of “male” and “female,” but the protagonist of Chloë Dalquist’s Jamie the Trickster falls on both ends of the spectrum. Able to shift from apparently male to apparently female at will, Jamie is on a mission to change the world, but needs to find…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Jun 2

Prepare for the Quidditch World Cup with these national team jerseys

The International Quidditch Association promotes the playing of Harry Potter’s favorite sport in the real world. Now you can dress appropriately for snitch-chasing and broomstick-riding with these jerseys for the national Quidditch Teams. This summer, the IQA plans to host a Quidditch Exposition in Oxford, with the best players from the United States, France, Australia,…

io9 Lauren Davis Jun 2

Watch this masked man preach the one true faith: Batmanism

This street preacher finds himself plenty of converts as he walks the streets of Binghamton. Of course, it’s easy to win hearts and minds when you’re selling the gospel according to Batman. Watch him air his warnings not to fall for the Joker’s temptations and teach new Batmanists the articles of faith. You can also…

io9 Lauren Davis Jun 2

Worf guest stars on Regular Show & Ponies re-enact The Avengers

Young Justice and the Legend of Korra hit their stride this week, and we welcome Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters to Saturday Morning Cartoons. Green Lantern: TAS and Transformers: Prime are taking a short break, as well as the Marvel ‘toons, but we’ve got plenty of clips to make up for their absence. As…

io9 Keith Veronese Jun 2

Awesome Desert Stadium Built Right Into the Ground

Lebanese design firm MZ Architects designed this stadium in the desert of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates, maximizing the surrounding landscape by turning it into the actual infrastructure of the building itself. Comprising 200,000-square-meters, the structure relies heavily on sourced materials fromt the build site, recuperated stone and natural beams of light. [Inhabitat]

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 2

This Chinese Culture Center Looks Like It’s About to Blow Away

This proposal for the Guangzhou Daily Group Culture Center, designed by IAPA Design Consultants, one of the best Australian practitioners in architectural design, is the recent winner of the excellence award in the International Architecture Design Competition. The proposed center would include offices, commercial space, exhibition and culture spaces, and a hotel—a complex that would…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 2

The Stoner Channel: Do the Cruise, THC Man Sodas, and Hollywood’s Best Threats

Tom Cruise is dancin’, Dancin’, DANCIN’! For a nutter, he’s sure got some smooth moves. This Colorado Edibles Company Is Getting Ready for a National Debut If you live in a Green State (one allowing MMJ), you are in for a treat. Dixie Elixirs & Edibles, the Colorado-based purveyors of Dixie Elixers—think an Izze with…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jun 2

Non-Zombie Arrested for Beating Man to Death With Prosthetic Arm

Ray Allen Brown, a 52-year-old non-zombie Arkansas man, is in jail tonight, charged with second-degree murder for the death of 52-year-old Robert Brindley. No bath salts are known to have been involved, nor was any human flesh consumed by the human charged with the crime. His weapon of choice: his prosthetic arm, and a rock.…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 1

How a Looong Steadicam Shot Was Constructed in Hugo

Long Steadicam shots have become a staple of Hollywood movies over the past decade or so. Pulling it off involves complexities way beyond the seemingly simple task of walking through a room. In this behind-the-scenes clip from last year’s Hugo, you can see the coordination and movie tricks that go into a great Steadicam shot…

Movies Michael Hession Jun 1

A New Portable Vaporizer for Your On-the-Go Urges

Pax is the latest portable model out from the San Francisco-based vaporizer company Ploom. A conduction-style vape that fits in the palm of your hand, Pax ($249) was designed with all the concerns of smoke connoisseur in mind: three variable heat settings; a motion-sensing shut-off feature to put it to sleep when you set the…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 1

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Reset Your Password

We all know we’re supposed to change our passwords every blah blah blah. And you know what? Maybe we’d actually do it if they didn’t make it so damn frustrating. Let’s laugh to keep from crying! The rest of this week’s top comedy videos, including a racoon, Iraq, and trying to kill your folks, can…

Tech News Splitsider Jun 1

The Easiest, Most Trigger-Happy Way to Complain About Your Lousy Meal

Leaving a nasty Yelp review seems practically pointless, now that there’s an SMS service connecting cranky customers directly to a restaurant’s owner/s and management staff. TalkToTheManager is a new subscription app service that allows restaurants to receive realtime text messages from complaining (or complimentary!) customers, as they dine. After registering, the restaurant is given a…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 1

Don’t Sleep Under the Stars. Sleep in the Stars

Look at this tent. You just can’t glimpse it and not immediately want to pack up and go camping out under the beautiful blanket of the night sky food a few days. Though it will keep you dry, shade you from the hot sun, and protect you from pesky bugs, it’s not your average utilitarian…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 1

There Need to Be More Miniature Police Chases Created With Pico Projectors

Modern day chase scenes in movies are cacophonies of over-blown CG ridiculousness. This short film creates a classic action movie feel using a very unassuming gadget. Filmmaking duo The Theory utilized pico projectors to make their characters spring to life against the drab backdrop of an office. Speed of Light weirdly achieves kind of a…

Tech News Michael Hession Jun 1

Instructions for Building Your Very Own Awesome, Mario-Inspired Go-Kart

Remember the Chibikart—that awesome, Mario-inspired go-kart built by MIT student Charles Guan? We loved it in an only-an-MIT-student-could-come-up-with-something-this-sweet sort of way. Luckily for us, Guan has just polished off the finishing touches on a newer, more accessible design that he says can be built even by those of us without a tricked out makerspace and…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 1

What are your self-destructive reading habits?

Kick Off Your Weekend With Jumbo Jets, Reggie Watts, and Ninja Cats

Scenes from the Cyborg Forest, where animals make up for their shortcomings with technology

Celtic rock rendition of The Bear and the Maiden Fair brings punk to Westeros

Yo-Yo Tricks Are Even More Mesmerizing When the Yo-Yo Doesn’t Move

Jamie the Trickster is a webcomic about a man and a woman who happen to be the same person

Prepare for the Quidditch World Cup with these national team jerseys

Watch this masked man preach the one true faith: Batmanism

Worf guest stars on Regular Show & Ponies re-enact The Avengers

Awesome Desert Stadium Built Right Into the Ground

This Chinese Culture Center Looks Like It’s About to Blow Away

The Stoner Channel: Do the Cruise, THC Man Sodas, and Hollywood’s Best Threats

Non-Zombie Arrested for Beating Man to Death With Prosthetic Arm

How a Looong Steadicam Shot Was Constructed in Hugo

A New Portable Vaporizer for Your On-the-Go Urges

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Reset Your Password

The Easiest, Most Trigger-Happy Way to Complain About Your Lousy Meal

Don’t Sleep Under the Stars. Sleep in the Stars

There Need to Be More Miniature Police Chases Created With Pico Projectors

Instructions for Building Your Very Own Awesome, Mario-Inspired Go-Kart

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