All the Cars That Died in 2018
All of us must face death eventually. That is even true of our best friends, the cars. It’s inevitable and natural. But when the death is...
Lady Gaga has a giant robot now, in case you were worried being a movie star might have changed her
Reassuring news today for fans worried that newfound moviestardom might have dulled the excessive, “What the fuck is that?” edges off of one of the planet’s...
Norman Gimbel, Lyricist Behind the Wonder Woman Theme Song, Dies at 91
Norman Gimbel, an Oscar- and Grammy-award-winning lyricist and songwriter, has passed away, Comic Book Resources reports. He was known, among other things, for the Wonder Woman...
MIT researchers are now 3D printing glass
While the thought of a machine that can squirt out endless ropes of molten glass is a bit frightening, the folks at MIT have just about...
Geek Trivia: Who Invented the Time Ball, Predecessor of the New Year’s Eve Ball?
Who Invented the Time Ball, Predecessor of the New Year’s Eve Ball? Robert Wauchope Walter F. Palmer Adolph Ochs John Pond Think you know the answer?...
A Kind of Forgiveness
For much of my life, I was against forgiveness, particularly for men. I held to my anger, proudly. Refusing to forgive the men in my life...
A look inside the Taipei 101 New Year’s Eve fireworks show as it goes green
One of the tallest buildings in the world, Taipei 101’s New Year’s Eve fireworks have become an iconic celebration since the first show at the end...
Living at Hogwarts with Apple Pencil and Google Home
Technology is not magic, but Steve Jobs was correct when he described the iPad as “a magical device” in 2010. Combined with the Apple Pencil, which...
A Bootleg of One of the Year’s Best Horror Films Just Mysteriously Appeared on Amazon Prime [Update — It Has Now Disappeared]
You might have noticed the Japanese zombie horror film, One Cut of the Dead, is currently available for free on Amazon Prime both here in the...
Here’s how to play a game from Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch episode
If you’ve gone down the rabbit hole with Netflix’s latest Black Mirror release, there’s (at least) one more easter egg out there. As some intrepid Reddit...
