Worth it for the eminently GIFable pyrotechnics. Previously.

The very talented Todrick Hall explores the history of Disney animation (and a few live-action films) through this epic medley. (more…)

The Wall Street Journal's Christopher Mims wants the Mac put to death: "Ditching its most-refined brand will allow Apple to focus on products that represent the future." Read the rest

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the shower (more…)

A charming game called Unravel stood out at E3 2015. But before that, there was the Nintendo Knitting Machine, and you've been missing out. Read the rest

Despite celebrity endorsements from such luminaries as Kourtney Kardashian and Holly Madison, a new review of 10 studies (4 human, 6 animal) shows no evidence for any benefit from the practice. Read the rest

Dane Grant and Dayna Porter met on-set. Read the rest

Artist Noelle Stevenson (aka Gingerhazing) noticed something odd about this Spider-Man illustration (more…)

Orange Is The New Black star Laverne Cox sat down with The Guardian to discuss her roles as an activist for the transgender community. Read the rest

"Dude" was the "hipster" of the 1880s.

This is a really clever little tie-in game, but it makes me feel really bad. Read the rest

Tom Harper wrote the ridiculous cover story in the Sunday Times in which anonymous government sources claimed that the Russians and Chinese had somehow gained the power to decrypt copies of the files Edward Snowden took from the NSA, depite the fact that these files were never in Russia and despite the fact that the UK government claims that when criminals use crypto on their communications, the state is powerless to decrypt them. Read the rest

It's been tough for Craig Cobb since discovering on live TV that his DNA shows he's “14% Black Sub-Saharan African.” Read the rest

Amazing gameplay footage: Minecraft through the Hololens. The VR demo from Microsoft executive Sax Persson today at the annual E3 games convention completely transforms the experience of Minecraft. Read the rest

Annual video game press conferences are often an assault on the senses, and on taste. We found the cool stuff for you. Read the rest

“My dog gets super excited at the food bin being opened, yet she's very well disciplined.” Read the rest

Cassini will get as close as 321 miles (516 kilometers) of Dione's surface if all goes as planned. Read the rest

The folks at Winner sent me the Montar universal car mount to try out. I was already happy with my air vent mount, but I was willing to see how it compared. Read the rest

Isaac Asimov wrote "The Last Question" in one sitting. It appeared in the November 1956 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly and Asimov said it was "by far my favorite story of all those I have written."It's fun hearing Asimov read it in his energetic Brooklyn accent. Read the rest

Out of thousands of photographs entered from all over the world, this year's top Photographer of the Year of the iPhone Photography Awards went to Michal Koralewski of Poland. Read the rest

Moral scold/problem gambler William "Ram" Bennett co-wrote an op-ed for the LA Times complaining that people have come to the realization that legalizing marijuana isn't such a bad idea after all. Read the rest

He does not need a doctor.

Did Chris Ware sneak into our house to draw this? That's my daughter on the beanbag.

Mars Attacks! was a lurid, horrifcally gory series of Topps bubble gum cards produced in the 1960s. Makeup artist Marla Malone created this wonderful face painting tribute to the genius of artist Norm Saunders, who painted the Topps Cards. Read the rest

Although marijuana is legal to purchase – both for medical and recreational use – in Colorado under state law, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled today that marijuana users can be fired from their jobs for using marijuana - even for medical reasons and outside of work hours. Read the rest

"'I'm ambivalent about a remake,' said Carpenter, who is also known for directing Halloween and Escape From New York. 'On the other hand, it depends on how much they pay me.'" (via Hollywood Reporter)(more…)

Clash of Clans is one of the most popular and financially-successful mobile games of all time—it might have earned $1.8bn in 2014 alone. But with stats showing few people actually make purchases in free-to-play games, how do games like these get their hooks into big-spending "whales"? Read the rest

"I expected Batman and Robin, not pornography." For Crafton Hills College student Tara Shultz who was expecting to bone up on Batman and Robin instead of being forced to read four award-winning graphic novels that offended her, we are happy to provide this cheat sheet of some of the Dynamic Duo's finest moments! Read the rest

On Friday, the US House of Reps overwhelmingly rejected a bill that would have ensured the acceptance of the secretive Trans Pacific Partnership treaty without any chance to debate or amend its clauses. Read the rest

The delightfully expressive, quasi-macabre faces on Bicycle's Tragic Royalty deck also glow under blacklight.Read the rest

Police responding to a report of a man abusing a guinea pig in Brookyln's Prospect Park were met by a friendly man from Ecuador who was roasting the animal for breakfast on a 4-foot skewer in a designated public barbecue grill. Read the rest

The high-speed ground transport system was first described by Elon Musk in a 2013 white paper, and its first route would connect Los Angeles and San Francisco with an expected journey time of 35 minutes. Read the rest

Beginners and experts: Navigate Linux with 5 elite courses & 40+ hours of actionable content. All 5 courses just $49. Read the rest

In 2013 Patience Paye called 911 to report a domestic violence incident that took place in her home. When police arrived, Payne stepped on her porch to talk to them, because she didn't want to disturb her kids, who were in the house. Read the rest

Bloxels lets kids design playable spaces using physical blocks on a grid—that can then be captured by a tablet device and translated into a real digital game. The creator, Pixel Press, says it's like "coding with Lego." Read the rest

Australian photographer Donna Stevens captured children's faces as they watch television. Read the rest

By 2017, Dutch designer Joris Laarman plans to use his company's MX3D metal printing technology to 3D print a 24-foot-long steel pedestrian bridge over an Amsterdam canal. (more…)

This canine, whose crimes can only be imagined, slides stealthily out of view as he is reprimanded. [via Arbroath.]

The top worldwide opening in history, Universal's $511.8m haul "obliterated expectations," reports Pamela McClintock. $204.6m of that was earned in the U.S. Read the rest

New photos, released by North Korea, show the young dictator's funny side—laughing during a trip to an orphanage, and while gazing at vegetation. Read the rest

In December, Stellenbosch University Dr. Andre van der Merwe performed a penis transplant on a man whose own was amputated after a (majorly) botched circumcision led to gangrene. Van der Merwe says that his patient just informed him his girlfriend is four months pregnant. Read the rest

Ehdrigor, a game created by a black, American Indian game designer, gently reflects the Native experience, and how that approach to storytelling differs from Western narratives. Read the rest

Hilariously and horrifically corrupt, FIFA could at least look forward to new leadership following president Sepp Blatter's resignation. Or, maybe not.

Email wasn't always a source of fear and loathing, writes Stewart Butterfield, but that was inevitable because it is "the distillation of the other stuff that other people want you to do."

"A dancing driver has been banned from the roads," report police in England, "after parking his car on a roundabout and claiming he was on his way to Stonehenge." Read the rest

Kevin Sintumuang reports on efforts to elaborate upon the classic cocktail—and offers some of his favorite elaborations. Read the rest

The Altec Lansing Life Jacket is $135 at Amazon—just don't get it wet.