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Alton Brown gives you another fool-proof recipe to make something perfect and delicious: Grilled steak over coals. There’s no way you can fail using his method—which will provide you with joy and happiness for the entire summer. Alton uses a skirt steak for this method. His best trick in the video is to let the…
The artifacts of history’s greatest wars are strewn everywhere around Europe, and fewer are more visible than the remains of concrete World War II bunkers. Jonathan Andrew has been photographing these sites since 2009. Visiting various locations in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, Andrews sought out the fortifications dotting the beaches and countryside. Lighting the…
Amazon just announced a mysterious launch event in Seattle on June 18th. Well, really, we pretty much know what it’s going to be. Though we can’t be sure, the video attached to the invitation all but reveals that Amazon will announce the 3D smartphone we’ve been hearing about forever. The teaser video above hints at…
Remember that nutso Exosuit—basically a wearable submarine—we showed you back in February? The Exosuit is about to embark on its first real mission: the hunt for one of the world’s oldest computers in the Aegean Sea. It’s a quest that has paralyzed and, in one case, even killed divers in the past, but the Exosuit…
Earlier today, we got yet another glimpse of Netflix’s sassy side. But this is just par for the course as far as everyone’s favorite combative streaming company is concerned. A couple of years ago, a switch flipped for Netflix, setting it free to take jab after jab at its fellow internet giants. It’s rare to…
Coincidentally timed with Apple’s WWDC HomeKit announcement, Samsung has revealed a new line of smart LED lightbulbs that communicate with your phone, and each other, using a mesh Bluetooth network they automatically create. What does that actually mean for you? Well, for starters, the bulbs don’t have to be connected to your home’s Wi-Fi network.…
The center of U.S. car innovation may have shifted toward California lately (*ahem* Google, Tesla), but Michigan carmakers aren’t giving up. The University of Michigan is building a test city and highway just for automated cars—a 30-acre facility complete with traffic lights, construction zones, and a “mechanical pedestrian.” The Mobility Transformation Facility will open this…
Good news everyone! Adventure Time is serving up another gender-bending episode, bringing back the beloved Fionna and Cake for a third romp through the land of Aaa. This time they’ll be meeting up with Lumpy Space Prince (Peter Serafinowicz) who, like his Ooo counterpart, has run away from his unfair parents to start a new…
Two of my friends hurt themselves in motorcycle crashes this weekend. Both crashes were their own damn fault. They’re idiots. Here’s how you can avoid being like them. Both Greg and John (pictured, with the flower I brought him) are relatively new riders on their first quick bikes. Both are trying to do the right…
Back at the turn of the century, the bicycle was one of the hottest non-horse-powered modes of transportation available. It was also affecting all aspects of city-living, including dealing with crime. Thankfully, in 1901, Pearson’s Magazine ran an illustrated feature on how to use your bike to fend off attackers. “Self-Protection on a Cycle,” by…
Here’s a simple hack for your browser that can improve the appearance of your standard bookmarks bar and give you room for more links at the same time. By limiting the sites you save to just their favicons, you can create a row of instantly recognizable shortcuts that’s always to hand. Here’s how to do…
Thanks to this slick augmented reality mirror, if you happen to find yourself in Sephora’s makeup store while visiting Milan, Italy, you’ll have the rare opportunity to try on almost every shade of eyeshadow the company sells, without ever putting any of it on your face. The mirror was created by a company called ModiFace,…
If you are getting tired of seeing so many of your favorite characters getting killed in Game of Thrones, perhaps you will find some solace in this video that fixes one of the most dramatic moments in the current season. Enjoy your denial in video form! WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. Now, back to reality: Nothing…
Human girls can be scientist of all stripes, and they should have toys that encourage them to do so. That’s why it’s awesome that Lego ideas just greenlit three new female Lego scientist minifigs—an astronomer, a paleontologist, and a chemist—for an August 2014 release. Yay! Rather than Female Minifigure Set, the working title, the badass…
In a way, what you do in the privacy of your own home is literally Ikea’s business. So it’s no surprise that the Swedish company spends a ton of time and money studying how people live. What is surprising, though, is what its latest study found out. Including the fact that you’re not the only…
The Whirlpool Galaxy is an astrophotography classic, all swirling arms and bright stars. A new composite image of optical and X-ray wavelengths layers in a map of neutron stars and black holes within the galaxy, bright X-ray sources highlighting an ongoing galactic collision. The Whirlpool Galaxy is Messier Object 51 (M51), one of the original…
The OM-D E-M5 is getting a little long in the tooth, but at $800, it’s a fantastic value for Micro 4/3 lovers. If you already have a M4/3 camera that you like, there are also several lenses on sale today. [Olympus OM-D E-M5, $800] Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f1.8 (Black) Lens for Olympus…
Unless you’ll be stuck on your flight for twelve hours, most of us are happy to save a few bucks on a no-frills budget airline. To help further cut costs, UK-based Monarch is introducing new seats that are not only lacking the ability to recline, they also feature a built-in tablet holder instead of a…
Did you ever dream of visiting the small town in Back to the Future? Well, now might be your chance. This summer, a group called Secret Cinema is building a full-scale version of Hill Valley in a secret London location. And rumor has it that you’ll be able to immerse yourself in not only the…
Last month, we told you about one ambiguously marked fire hydrant that netted New York City $33,000 a year in parking tickets. (Yup, that’s more than minimal wage! For a fire hydrant!) Thanks to open data and sleuthing by I Quant NY’s Ben Wellington, the city has repainted the block. As Ben describes in his…
