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Sleeping In Public Just Keeps Getting Easier
Oct 12, 1:19PM
Like ostriches themselves, the Ostrich Pillow is enigmatic and generally fascinating. Who would use it? Is it appropriate for children? Is it a sex toy? Hard to say! But it looks downright comfortable for napping. The only issue is carrying it.
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TWTIT: Smokie and Lady Chronus (NSFW)
Oct 12, 4:00AM
When they said "sleep with the fishes," I'm pretty sure they didn't mean it in the biblical sense.
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What Happens When You Drop a Red Hot Nickel Ball in a Bowl of Pop Rocks
Oct 12, 3:00AM
The allure of Pop Rocks is undeniable. Sure, the whole "fireworks in your mouth" thing is a gimmick, but it's an awesome one. You know what else is an awesome gimmick? Everybody's favorite Red Hot Nickel Ball.
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New York: A City Documentary to End All City Documentaries
Oct 12, 2:00AM
I remember my very first trip to New York City at eight years old in vivid—though brief—detail. A flash of Columbus Circle horns blaring, buildings towering. A pack of baseball cards from a surly street vendor. A seagull on the Circle Line, shitting on my leg. "This city is scary," I thought. "I want to come back."
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Love Is Lost: David Bowie Remixed By LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy
Oct 12, 1:00AM
David Bowie's newest album, The Next Day, is getting an expanded three-disc re-release on November 5. That was a surprise in and of itself, but it's coming with a little extra: a rollicking ten-minute remix of the song "Love Is Lost," by James Murphy.
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Most Beautiful Items: October 5 - 11, 2013
Oct 12, 12:00AM
There is beauty in so many things, whether they're famous works of art reimagined as desserts or a massive installation by the artist and activist Ai Weiwei. Those and more are the most beautiful items we found this week.
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This Groovy Pizzeria Has Its Own Spinning Disco Ball Oven
Oct 11, 11:20PM
Wood-fired pizza is absolutely a slice above the 30-minutes-or-less variety that gets delivered to your door, and it's pretty common for restaurants that employ the process to make the massive, rustic ovens the visual centerpiece of the room, so folks dining-in can see their pies emerge. Vienna-based creative collective Madame Mohr took a different aesthetic direction for a local pizzeria, turning the oversized kiln into a groovy disco ball—that freaking spins around!
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How Life Would Look If the Moon Was as Close to Earth as the ISS
Oct 11, 11:00PM
Even though it might not look like much when it's so far away, the Moon is pretty huge. In fact, if it was a little closer—as close as the ISS for example—it would monopolize the entire sky.
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The Developer of China's Tallest Building Invests In Brooklyn
Oct 11, 10:43PM
As growth in China proper plods along, Chinese corporations are eager to expand into foreign investments—the latest of which is centrally located in downtown Brooklyn. Greenland Holdings Group, a Shanghai-based developer, will buy the majority share in the long-beleaguered Atlantic Yards Housing Development, a $4 billion housing scheme tacked onto the deal that built the Barclays Center.
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Now Available: New Kindle Paperwhite, Fitbit Force, SoundTouch, More
Oct 11, 10:20PM
Despite the government being shut down, this week brought us a bevy of new gizmos to play with. I'll leave it up to you to determine whether that's some kind of evidence that the mere existence of government hinders the rollout of electronic devices — for now, we talk about gadgets!
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Our Favorite iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week
Oct 11, 10:00PM
Congratulations! We may not have a government, but instead of running around and looting and pillaging like a bunch of animals, you're here calmly reading about mobile applications—just like god intended. And to reward you, we've got some good ones for iPhones, Androids, and Windows Phones alike, so go get 'em, tiger. And hey, when you're done, go ahead and loot a little. You've earned it.
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Britain's Colorful Burglar Alarms Are Oddly Mesmerizing
Oct 11, 9:40PM
When you think of iconic graphic design, you might think of magazine ads or highway signs or even design-centric companies like American Airlines. You almost certainly don't think of burglar alarms. But maybe you should.
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These Geometric Water-Wicking Beach Towels Make Drying Off a Breeze
Oct 11, 9:20PM
Sunny summer days have all but disappeared to make way for the crisper autumn afternoons here in the northern hemisphere; give it another six or seven months, however, and we'll all spending lovely lazy afternoons in bikinis and boardshorts, not a care in the world—except the fact that our damn towels aren't drying fast enough. For that, Vertty is here to help.
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David Byrne: Great Musician, Terrible Futurist
Oct 11, 9:14PM
Despite being one of the greatest musicians of all time, David Byrne is a really awful futurist.
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The Government Shutdown Is Killing Your New Favorite Beer
Oct 11, 9:00PM
The government shutdown is killing dozens of beloved science programs? Whatever. Now it's causing a massive outbreak of antibiotic-resistant salmonella? Who cares? Wait, what's that? It's standing between you and the delicious beer you would be drinking? ALARM! PROTEST! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!
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Van Parks, Bubble Emerges, Man Inside
Oct 11, 8:40PM
You know what they say about people who live in glass houses—but what about plastic bubbles? For the next ten days, a British artist named Alex Schweder is occupying this teensy inflatable home—that attaches to a van via scissor lift—at the site of Philip Johnson's famous Glass House in the name of art.
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Why a Clock Radio Is the Best Way To Wake Up
Oct 11, 8:20PM
I recently invested in an AM/FM clock radio, and I will never look back. Why? Because radio in the morning is the best way to wake up.
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Deadspin Reports: Adrian Peterson's 2-Year-Old Beaten, "Not Expected To Survive" | Gawker Macklemore
Oct 11, 7:58PM
Deadspin Reports: Adrian Peterson's 2-Year-Old Beaten, "Not Expected To Survive" | Gawker Macklemore Crank Calls Woman Scalping Tickets to His Show on Craigslist | Jalopnik These Charts Show How Much Better Engines Are Today | Kotaku Watch Valve's Insane Steam Controller In Action
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This Week in Time Capsules: Ronald McDonald Gets Roughed Up
Oct 11, 7:55PM
Our weekly round-up of time capsule news includes a McDonald's capsule from 1970 that hasn't aged well, a Vietnam War-era capsule in Virginia Beach that "smells like rotten eggs," and more church time capsules than you can shake a hymnal at.
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New Model Photos Show Off Apple's Awesome Spaceship-Like Campus
Oct 11, 7:47PM
Over at Mercury News, new photos of an actual, physical model of Apple's soon-to-be corporate headquarters make the mothership-like campus seem more real than ever (and just as beautiful).
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Qualcomm Is Developing Mobile Processors That Learn Like Human Brains
Oct 11, 7:34PM
Qualcomm is developing a new line of Zeroth processors designed to help devices think and sense just like human brains and bodies.
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These Charts Show How Much Better Engines Are Today
Oct 11, 7:07PM
We all know that engines have been steadily improving for years. I mean, they better, right? What with all the researchers poking at them in their development cages and whatnot. But it's easy to forget just how much better they are until you see them in context with their ancestors. Which is exactly what we're trying to do with these infographics.
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Starting October 25th, new AT&T customers have an option between shared data plans and...shared data
Oct 11, 7:01PM
Starting October 25th, new AT&T customers have an option between shared data plans and...shared data plans. Existing users will be able to keep whatever plan they currently have; AT&T won't shunt you off. But anybody who's switching over now is going to have pick a share plan. No ifs ands or buts. [Engadget]
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Norway Is Overrun With Plastic-Covered Corpses That Refuse to Rot
Oct 11, 7:00PM
Norway's got a major corpse problem that isn't going away anytime soon. Literally—they won't rot. What's the culprit behind this profusion of bodies that refuse to take their place in the circle of life? The same thing that's also working to keep your sandwich fresh: plastic wrap.
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Here's the First Footage of Valve's Wacky Steam Controller In Use
Oct 11, 6:41PM
When we first saw Valve's thumbstick-free controller specially made for use with Steam, we had some questions about how it would really work in action. Now, we at least know what it looks like.
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