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There’s Something Horribly, Unspeakably Wrong With Picard’s Uniform

The old Star Trek: TNG joke is that even though its the 24th century, somehow Starfleet never discovered a cure for Picard’s baldness. But apparently, they also couldn’t even manage to give their highest-ranking officers uniforms that fit, as this amazing (and hilariously lengthy) supercut proves. [Via Fashionably Geek]

How Will Cities Change In The Dry, Dry Future?

Will cities in the future be re-designed to function “like sponges,” to cope with droughts that will only become more severe thanks to climate change? A recent NPR report takes Los Angeles as an example of how urban water infrastructure will have to change … moving away from aqueduct systems first used in ancient Rome…

Zoinks! It’s the Lego Scooby-Doo Mystery Mansion!

Not to outdo the images of the Mystery Machine (75902) set that I shared earlier today, it appears that Toy News International has released a few pictures of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Mansion (75904). This is the big set in the theme, clocking in at $89.99 and it looks like they borrowed heavily from the Friends…

Windows 10’s Coolest Features In 5 Animated GIFs

Microsoft put out the first Windows 10 preview right after its first big announcement. But now— following all of Wednesday’s chaos—there’s a new one. Here are some of its most notable features in GIF form. https://gizmodo.com/everything-microsoft-announced-about-windows-10-today-1680990658 Of the new features in this latest build of the Windows 10 preview, one of the major ones is…

We adored Lauren Beukes’ supernatural thriller Broken Monsters, and now it looks like it may become a TV show. Deadline is reporting that Additional Dialogue has acquired the book to adapt as a drama series.

The Most Disturbing Images Of ​Krampus, Santa’s Child-Eating Counterpart

You may be familiar with the legend of Krampus, the horned monstrosity who also visits children on Christmas Eve, but have you seen the holiday cards with Krampus binding kids in chains or beheld the satanic delights of the Krampus Run? If not, sit back and enjoy the demonic visual sleigh ride. The figure of…

This Lego king is not long for this world

Earlier this week I shared some really great furniture built by Letranger Absurde (vitreolum). Some of that furniture has now been moved to its proper home in this new diorama. To Kill a King is a brilliant build. The tile work on the floor of this 32×32 stud plate is a great combination of traditional…

Harley Quinn Sings Total Eclipse Of The Heart With Her Own Batman Lyrics

This is simply one of the most perfect things we have seen all day: Harley Quinn inventing her own lyrics to Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Now it’s “Total Collapse of the Bat,” with the recurring lyric “Love my clown.” This song will be stuck in our heads all day. On this week’s…

Masterpiece Sticky Notes Let the Mona Lisa Remind You To Get Milk

A bright yellow sticky note attached to your monitor is supposed to serve as an impossible to ignore reminder of something that needs to get done. But what about when your monitor is covered in 30 sticky notes? They all start to blend together into one easily ignorable mass. But with the Mona Lisa smirking…

Ben Elton Has A Brand New Novel About Traveling Back To Stop World War I

You probably know Ben Elton as the writer behind such amazing shows as Blackadder and The Young Ones. But he’s also the author of a ton of novels, many of which explore totally ludicrous science fiction premises with the kind of zany humor you’d expect. (The best are Gridlock and Stark.) And now, he’s just…

A Walking Dead Spin-Off Character Will Join The Regular Walking Dead

When The Walking Dead spin-off series was announced, the producers were adamant that it would feature all new survivors in a new situation, namely the earliest days of the zombie apocalypse. Apparently now they’ve realized it might be somewhat helpful to have a more direct tie-in between the old show and the new. This is…

This Is The Fish Researchers Found Living Underneath 2,400 Feet Of Ice

After drilling down through almost half a mile in solid ice on a glacial shelf in Antarctica, scientists found something surprising. There was something alive swimming in the just over 30 feet of water: this strange, clear fish. Scientific American describes what happened as researchers from Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling piloted a…

These Giant-Headed Power Rangers Figures Are Adorable And Awesome

Seriously, they’re as nostalgia-inducing as their heads are massive, by which I mean to say they’re incredibly nostalgia-inducing. But look how cute they are! These neat blind-boxed little figures come from Loyal Subjects and are just over 3″ tall – but unlike many similar blind box toys, they have a surprising amount of articulation in…

A Better Home Brew Kit: Holy Shit, It Tastes Like Beer

Where I grew up people make their own whiskey in rusty bath tubs. Houses explode. Shotguns are fired. Cop chases ensue. Tragedies are inevitable. So when an all-in-one home brew kit showed up at our office, I wondered: How hard can beer be? As a child of moonshine country, the whole situation’s always intrigued me.…

Venus Express Blasts Out One Last Message From Beyond The Grave

The Venus Express spacecraft was declared scientifically dead in December when, finally out of propellent, it decayed into an uncontrolled spin. After a few accidental communications when pure luck pointed its antenna at Earth, it let out one last bleat of full-volume noise. https://gizmodo.com/venus-express-is-dead-leaving-the-planet-without-robot-1673625346 This is the last message from Venus Express: a startlingly loud…

On Archer, Sterling Drinks, Drinks, And Checks Off His Bucket List

Archer fans got double the fun this week, thanks to a clever crossover with Conan. The latest episode, “The Archer Sanction,” nods to the 1975 Clint Eastwood movie The Eiger Sanction with both its title and mountain-climbing assassins plot. Spoilers follow! https://gizmodo.com/conan-obrien-becomes-an-animated-archer-character-and-b-1680949142 The story is structured very similarly to last week’s episode, with Archer and…

Insect Blood Can Tell Us How To Fight A Vulcan

When you swat an insect, do you see a fountain of red blood smeared on your hand? Not unless you’ve killed a full mosquito. Bug goo is generally green-blue, and that can tell us something about why fictional species might have green blood. The divergence between humans and insects is as apparent on the inside…

Why Early Wonder Woman Was A Champion Of Feminism… And Bondage

Looking back, Wonder Woman’s earliest adventures are a little…strange. The first Wonder Woman comics were filled with bondage, submission, and domination — and even spanking games with small children. How was this supposed to be feminist? A new book analyzes those early Wonder Woman comics. All images courtesy of Noah Berlatsy at The Hooded Utilitarian.…

I Was There When a GoPro Rig Completely Changed the X Games

If you’re watching the X Games on ESPN this weekend you’ll get to see the new GoPro POV system in action. I’m at the Games now and got a peek at the hardware, and it’s clear that while it’s early days yet, this represents a gigantic leap forward in live sports broadcasting. GoPro and the…

Researchers Slow The Speed Of Light As It Travels Through A Vacuum

Normally, light zips through a vacuum at a blazing 186,282 miles per second. But as a new experiment by Scottish physicists has shown, this isn’t always necessarily the case. We know that light slows down when it travels through a dense medium, such as water or glass. But when there’s no obstruction — like when…