See the Gone Girl Before She Was Gone in An Education
Rosamund Pike kills it as Amy Dunne in Gone Girl,
but she isn't an overnight sensation. Pike has been stealing scenes as a
supporting actress for years, and her turn as a beautiful but
not-so-smart 60s socialite in 2009's An Education is some of her best work.
60,000-piece diorama is one of the hottest Lego Star Wars models ever
Polish Lego artist Michał Kaźmierczak
has built a wonderfully detailed and stunning recreation of the
Separatist headquarters on Mustafar from Star Wars. The project, which
took him 4 months to construct, is 50" by 70", stands nearly 5 feet tall
and weighs over 140 lbs.
Fire, Water, Molecular Bonds: The Science Behind Your Wrinkled Clothes
Wrinkles are as much a part of life as death, taxes, and long lines at the DMV. While annoyingly rumpled shirts and slacks might be the least depressing kind of wrinkles (compared, you know, to the crow's feet around your eyes, marking the slow march towards the inevitable void), they may also be the most irritating.
Listen to Serial, a Riveting New Podcast from the This American Life…
This fall's best new podcast is called Serial and
it's the first podcast series I've ever listened to that can
objectively be described as suspenseful. It's a WBEZ production, and
it's basically like This American Life if TAL went in super-deep on one story. Which makes sense, because it's the same staff working in a…
Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week
As
the weekend winds down, there's no better time to see what new apps can
give your smartphone new superpowers. Here are the best candidates from
the past week.
Save 65% on 1 Year of HostGator Web Hosting + Free Domain Name ($28)
HostGator, one of Lifehacker's favorite hosting companies, is offering one year of their Hatchling Plan for $28 - including a free domain name. That saves you over 65% and comes out to just $2.33/month.
What WiFi From the Past Tells Us About Ourselves
Hello
my weekend warriors. It's been quite the week hasn't it? But now it's
come to end, but many of the great stories across the internet still
live on. Make sure you don't miss these four awesome reads.
Microsoft Wants to Turn Your Living Room Into an Xbox Game
Rememeber Microsoft's balls-to-the-wall crazy IllumiRoom idea, when it wanted to use a projector-type gadget to transforms rooms into immersive gaming experiences by projecting video games all over them? Yeah, they're still doing that. It's called RoomAlive now.
Enterprise's Spirit Lives On Via Anchor Donated To The Abraham Lincoln
Saying goodbye to the USS Enterprise,
America's first nuclear aircraft carrier and the only ship in its
class, has been challenging for naval enthusiasts and those who served
aboard her during her 50 year long career. Well, it appears a piece of
her will live on in the form of one of the USS Abraham Lincoln's 60,000lb…
Can You Solve 'The Hardest Logic Puzzle In The World'?
You're
reading the first installment in a brand new puzzle series here at io9 –
and what better way to kick things off than with the world's most
difficult logic puzzle?
Looks Like Facebook Messenger Is Prepping Friend-to-Friend Payments
Facebook Messenger has a friend-to-friend payment feature in the works, and it's already set up in the app. It's just not turned on for the general public.
Drought, Startup Money, Poop: What's Ruining Our Cities This Week
California's drought news gets worse (despite this funny PSA).
The plan to revitalize downtown Vegas stumbles (but could still work,
with better direction). And someone smeared feces all over New York
City's bikeshare (for real). It's What's Ruining Our Citi (Bike) and more.
And Here's Windows 95 On a Smartwatch For Some Reason
An intrepid 16-year-old web developer hacked his Android Wear to run Windows 95. Ah, to be young and very good at undertaking whimsical hacking projects.
This 100-Year-Old Celebrated Her Birthday By Stunt Flying Upside Down
As if living to be a centenarian isn't badass enough, a 100-year-old woman from Suffolk, England celebrated her birthday by doing a loop-de-loop in a stunt glider.
Watch the Navy's New Unmanned Swarm Boats In Action
The Navy is aiming to add its new unmanned swarm boats to the fleet within a year, and a video released by the Office of Naval Research shows what an asset these empty vessels will be.
Make Your Android Phone a Universal Remote Control
Want
to throw away your pile of remotes, but don't want to shell out for a
pricy universal remote device? It's getting easier to just use your
smartphone to change the channel. SureMote, a free app that debuted an updated version this weekend, wants you to control every appliance in your house with your phone. It…
This Gross Oculus Rift Game Lets Players Spy Up a Virtual Teen's Skirt
The Oculus Rift is an amazing virtual reality device and we can use it to pretend to be anywhere. We can simulate soaring through the clouds!
The Rift can help you live inside your wildest dreams... and apparently
that includes staring at a schoolgirl like a lecherous creep while her
skirt lifts up in the wind.
Few things are more satisfying than seeing a submarine punch through ice
Pinching bubble wrap. Getting something stuck on your teeth out after trying for minutes. Watching pop tarts being made. And spring coils. And pretzels. And caligraphy. There are many strangely satisfying things in the world. Seeing a nuclear submarine breaking through arctic ice is one of them. Enjoy:
Alcatraz reimagined as the luxurious lair of a tech mogul
Behold the island of Alcatraz as re-imagined by film director and concept designer Bastiaan Koch for his near-future thriller Follow the Camera.
Instead of a prison, it's now the luxurious fortress-home of Steven, a
powerful tech mogul. Given San Francisco's current situation, this is
totally believable.
The Horrible Consequences Of Sharing An Un-Funny Video With Your Friends
You know that crippling feeling of doubt you
get when your friend doesn't get the funny YouTube video you're
watching? It's your brain warning you that you're playing a dangerous
game. One with potentially deadly consequences.
Steve McQueen and Analog Synths Make a Music Video I Can't Stop Watching
There
are few things I love in life more than Steve McQueen movies. And
there's nothing else out there that sounds like analog synthesizer
music. So when my Giz coworker Andrew Liszewski turned me on to this TRS-80 music video combining the two, I couldn't take my eyes or ears off it.
Potato Chip Boat Proves There's Far Too Much Air In Your Bag of Snacks
We
all know the frustration of tearing open a huge, tantalizing bag of
chips or nachos or Funyons or whatever and realizing the bag's 2/3rds
air. Two South Korean college students just proved how empty our snack
vessels are, by paddling a raft made of unopened potato chip bags across a river.
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