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Space Invaders Should Have Been A Biblical Epic All Along

Apr 15, 10:40PM

Space Invaders Should Have Been A Biblical Epic All Along

Artist Dan Hernandez has an absolutely awesome new show up in New York City at the Kim Foster Gallery. combining Renaissance theology with the iconography of early computer game art, or Space Invaders meets the Book of Genesis.

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This Tiny House Can Fit in a Parking Space and Only Costs $40,000

Apr 15, 10:20PM

This Tiny House Can Fit in a Parking Space and Only Costs $40,000

The world is running out of space. Truth be told, the world is running out of a lot of things, but some very simple tweaks to our lifestyle could make the space issue less of an problem. That's why students at the Savannah College of Art and Design built the SCADpad. It's tiny. It's cheap. And it's actually kind of cool-looking.

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Gawker New Photos Reveal True Purpose of Mysterious Boston Marathon Roof Man | Jalopnik This Is What

Apr 15, 10:10PM

Gawker New Photos Reveal True Purpose of Mysterious Boston Marathon Roof Man | Jalopnik This Is What It Looks Like When You Drive Through A Building | Jezebel Your Partner Knows When You're Faking That Orgasm | Kotaku Everything Wrong With The Matrix? This Could Take A While. | Kinja Popular Posts

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The Most Haunted Place In The World Is For Sale

Apr 15, 10:00PM

The Most Haunted Place In The World Is For Sale

Like ghosts? Then you'll love Poveglia, a small, deserted island in the Venetian lagoon that's going on the auction block next month. It's been called "the island of madness," "Hell," and "the most haunted place on Earth." You'd just love it to pieces.

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Did You Actually Buy Google Glass Today?

Apr 15, 9:45PM

Did You Actually Buy Google Glass Today?

For one day and one day only , Google decided to open the Glass floodgates to anyone living in the US. Yes, your opportunity to hand Google $1500 for a faceputer has finally arrived.

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Are LG's New Headquarters Really a "Public Shame"?

Apr 15, 9:35PM

Are LG's New Headquarters Really a

New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman is on a roll lately in his quest to hold architects accountable for their design shortcomings. His latest target? The firm HOK, which he says has turned tech manufacturer LG's new headquarters into an "eyesore."

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Everything Wrong With The Matrix (Just Kidding The Matrix Is Perfect)

Apr 15, 9:24PM

Yes, this 12-minute video expertly dissects all of the inconsistencies, logical fallacies, and plot conveniences that plague 1999's The Matrix. But what it fails to take into consideration is that The Matrix is perfect, and no amount of nitpicking will ever change that.

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This Intricate Creature Skitters Across Your Desk On 3D-Printed Legs

Apr 15, 9:02PM

This Intricate Creature Skitters Across Your Desk On 3D-Printed Legs

As a genre, "desk toys" are usually pretty corny, from Newton's Cradle sculptures to creepy meditation balls. But these tiny creatures—which are miniatures of the giant self-propelled sculptures designed by Dutch artist Theo Jansen—are anything but.

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A Rare Genetic Mutation in These Siblings Makes Them Immune to Viruses

Apr 15, 8:40PM

A Rare Genetic Mutation in These Siblings Makes Them Immune to Viruses

Viruses are incompetent but smart little things. Unable to make proteins on their own, they hijack ours for their own nefarious purposes. But what if we gave the viruses broken proteins? An incredibly rare genetic disorder in a brother and sister pair does exactly that, making them immune to many classes of viruses—and suggesting new possibilities for antiviral treatments.

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This Frozen Grinder Ensures You've Got Fresh Herbs All Year Round

Apr 15, 8:20PM

This Frozen Grinder Ensures You've Got Fresh Herbs All Year Round

Unless you live in a place where snow and winter never show their ugly faces, a year-round garden is out of the question. But if your green thumb results in a surplus of herbs during the summer, you can always freeze them in this handy grinder that keeps them fresh and easy to serve during those frozen snowbound months.

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"New IRS" Lets Americans Tell The US Where Their Tax Dollars Should Go

Apr 15, 8:00PM

Happy Tax Day! Do you know where your tax dollars are going? No? Doesn't that seem a little ridiculous? What if you could tell the government exactly how to spend your hard-earned money? Now you can—even if it is hypothetically.

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Why Southwest Airlines Is Building Parks in Each of Its 90 Cities

Apr 15, 7:40PM

Why Southwest Airlines Is Building Parks in Each of Its 90 Cities

Over the last 47 years, Southwest Airlines has built a vibrant—if a little goofy—airborne community. Now some of that culture is fueling urban improvements on the ground. Southwest's new initiative called the Heart of the Community is working to build public spaces in all of the 90 cities the airline serves.

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A Clever Lamp Without a Bulb That Still Projects a Classic Silhouette

Apr 15, 7:20PM

A Clever Lamp Without a Bulb That Still Projects a Classic Silhouette

You can buy light bulbs with every kind of color temperature, brightness, and finish you can imagine these days. So the need for a lamp shade to diffuse, soften, and direct their light is all but unnecessary—unless you yearn for that classic lamp silhouette. In that case, this LED lamp from YOY design is a clever compromise.

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33 *Scratchy Scratchy* Pet Photos

Apr 15, 7:10PM

Who's a good boy? WHO'S A GOOD BOY?!? Ahem. Apologies. Here are our entries for last week's pet photography challenge .

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A Brief Chat With the Mad Scientist Who Made Viagra Ice Cream

Apr 15, 6:54PM

A Brief Chat With the Mad Scientist Who Made Viagra Ice Cream

Charlie Francis is no stranger to unusual ice cream concoctions—he's the same guy who brought us a $225 scoop of luminescent jellyfish ice-cream just last year. Before you start licking his latest creation, though, better get yourself a prescription . Because each scoop is infused with a healthy, 25mg dose of Viagra.

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Today a software update is being rolled out to Roku 3 players that adds support for its universal se

Apr 15, 6:44PM

Today a software update is being rolled out to Roku 3 players that adds support for its universal search feature to the iOS and Android apps. This feature allows users to hunt for any actor, TV show, or movie and find it on all of the streaming services that carry it, right from the mobile app.

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The Story Behind That Giant Astronaut Floating Around Coachella

Apr 15, 6:40PM

The Story Behind That Giant Astronaut Floating Around Coachella

Last year, Coachella's main event art installation was a giant snail. But this year, the mobile art installation at the popular music festival is a three-story-tall astronaut, formally known as "Escape Velocity." And it's totally awesome.

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How Russian Photographers Set Up This Amazing Glowing Ice Picture

Apr 15, 6:30PM

How Russian Photographers Set Up This Amazing Glowing Ice Picture

Taking a picture this incredible isn't easy, but here's how a group of photographers managed to get a car posed over three feet of glowing ice on the world's deepest lake.

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A Smiling Backup Battery That Gets Sad When It Loses Its Charge

Apr 15, 6:20PM

A Smiling Backup Battery That Gets Sad When It Loses Its Charge

We've come to rely on blinking dots and obscure icons to tell when a device's battery is low, but the human face is just so much easier to read and decipher. You wouldn't want to have to flip a baby over and check a set of LEDs to see if it was happy, so the expressive face on this Mr Pow backup battery reflecting its charge level just makes sense.

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Get The Brand New Samsung Galaxy S5 For Half Off [Verizon]

Apr 15, 6:15PM

Get The Brand New Samsung Galaxy S5 For Half Off [Verizon]

Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S5 just went on sale today, and Verizon users can grab it for $100 from Amazon. Based on the Gizmodo review , this is the new best Android phone for a lot of people, especially if you value battery life and picture quality, which you should. [Amazon]

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You'll Be Able to Find Etsy Products in Major Retailers Soon

Apr 15, 5:57PM

You'll Be Able to Find Etsy Products in Major Retailers Soon

For the past year, the online handmade marketplace Etsy has been developing a way to help its sellers get their products into retail stores. And not just indie boutiques; Etsy's now helping them put their wares in sizable shops like Nordstrom and West Elm.

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Pocketable JAMBOX, LTE Chromebook, Smart Stylus, Anker USB

Apr 15, 5:45PM

Pocketable JAMBOX, LTE Chromebook, Smart Stylus, Anker USB

The Jawbone JAMBOX line is your favorite series of bluetooth speakers, and today you can save big on the latest iteration, the MINI JAMBOX, which starts at just $106. By starts at, we mean the price varies by color, but fortunately the "graphite" is the most universally appealing and the cheapest. [Amazon]

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This Glass Toaster Costs $1,000—But It Can Cook Steak

Apr 15, 5:40PM

This Glass Toaster Costs $1,000—But It Can Cook Steak

It's fair to say, not all toasters are created equal. But the Bugatti Noun is a god amongst toasters, a futurist but elegant combination of glass and chrome that would stand out in any kitchen. And it does more than just toast.

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Synanon's Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult

Apr 15, 5:30PM

Synanon's Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult

In 1970, George Lucas needed dozens of actors with shaved heads for his sci-fi dystopian movie THX 1138. He had trouble filling the roles at first, since so few actresses wanted to cut their locks, but Lucas eventually found the extras he needed in a strange utopian community where everyone worshipped sobriety and expressed solidarity by shaving their heads. It was called Synanon, and over the course of three decades it would become one of the weirdest and most vindictive cults of the 20th century.

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Watch Five Giant Cat Excavators Play the World's Biggest Game of Jenga

Apr 15, 5:20PM

Twenty-seven wooden blocks weighing 600 pounds each? That's no regular game of Jenga—that's a job for a team of five giant, yet agile, Cat excavators and telehandlers to take on. Just some machines having fun.

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