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This pile of trash actually hides a stunning portrait

Jun 28, 12:34AM

This pile of trash actually hides a stunning portrait

What looks like a random steaming pile of trash is actually a clever piece of art that combines to create a stunning portrait. Made by artist Benard Pras, each item in the pile is strategically placed so that if you look at it from the right perspective, it looks like a painting. But if you see the junk pile from any other angle, you just see a pile of trash.

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That Time Some of the Greatest Minds in Comedy Got to Talking

Jun 28, 12:00AM

"Inside the Actor's Studio" is, I think we can all agree, a major snooze-fest—what with James Lipton's monotonous droning and all. But if you want to get inside the minds of Hollywood's elite comedians without falling asleep, look no further than the Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable.

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Here's a wonderful new animation from a Disney animation legend

Jun 27, 11:45PM

Here's a wonderful new animation from a Disney animation legend

Even though I love today's 3D animation movies made with CG, there's something about seeing old fashioned hand-drawn animation that makes me feel like I'm peering into another world of breathtakingly fluid characters dancing on paper. Former Disney animator Glen Keane was a master at such animation and is responsible for creating characters we adore like Ariel, Aladdin, Beast and more. Watch his latest animation, Duet, which debuted at Google I/O, below.

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Grimes' New Song Is A Solid Contender For Song Of Summer

Jun 27, 11:00PM

Grimes' New Song Is A Solid Contender For Song Of Summer

Grimes has a new song, "Go" featuring Blood Diamonds. It is different than her other songs because it was supposed to be a Rihanna song, but Rihanna turned it down (for what?).

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Reframe Roundup: This Week's Best Photography Posts

Jun 27, 10:40PM

Reframe Roundup: This Week's Best Photography Posts

Did you guys know there is a Gizmodo subdomain where you can go for all things photographic? Yep! It's called Reframe, and it's where you'll find additional coverage of gear, techniques, news, and all kinds of great stuff related to the crafts of photography and videography.

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Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Jun 27, 10:21PM

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

We made it to the weekend! It's time for you to relax—and for your smartphone to get near-constant use. Load it up with these, our favorite apps of the week.

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Transformers' VFX Guru Explains Why Building CGI Bots Is Getting Harder

Jun 27, 10:00PM

Transformers' VFX Guru Explains Why Building CGI Bots Is Getting Harder

If you see Transformers: Age of Extinction, the fourth (fourth!) film in the franchise this weekend, you're not going to see an emotional tale of robots banding together to overcome adversity. You're going for the badass special effects. We chatted with VFX supervisor Scott Farrar to see how the new movie made them more awesome than ever.

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How To Clean a Fleshlight (Yes, You Need To Clean Your Fleshlight)

Jun 27, 9:30PM

How To Clean a Fleshlight (Yes, You Need To Clean Your Fleshlight)

Now that the fine folks at Fleshlight have made a fuckable iPad case , it's a good time for a crash course in how to clean your, um, personal fluids off of Cyberskin. Cyberskin, yeah. That's the official name for the stuff. I'm getting hot just thinking about it!

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A Puncture-Proof Emergency Blanket That Folds Up Smaller Than a Wallet

Jun 27, 9:20PM

A Puncture-Proof Emergency Blanket That Folds Up Smaller Than a Wallet

There are some emergencies in life that don't leave you panicked. Like if you happen to stumble across a sunset at a gorgeous park and desperately need to picnic, or you've wandered into an outdoor concert and need somewhere to sit. For those moments the Matador, a nylon waterproof blanket that can easily squeeze into your pants pockets, exists.

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Using Yeast DNA To Unlock a Better Beer

Jun 27, 9:00PM

Using Yeast DNA To Unlock a Better Beer

Beer may be as old as civilization itself, but modern molecular biology could teach craft brewers some new tricks. Troels Prahl, a brewer and microbiologist with White Labs, is currently analyzing the full DNA sequences of yeast from 2500 batches of beer in hopes of finding the yeast genes that explain why a lager becomes a lager or an ale an ale.

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Here's What a Lighting Storm Looks Like From Space

Jun 27, 8:41PM

Astronaut and Vine aficionado Reid Wiseman just posted this video of a thunderstorm over Texas as viewed from the International Space Station in space. Just try and take your eyes off it. I dare you.

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Guardians of the Galaxy-style trailer makes the Star Wars prequels good

Jun 27, 8:25PM

Guardians of the Galaxy-style trailer makes the Star Wars prequels good

I'm really digging all these Guardians of the Galaxy -style trailers. This movie's vibe is so good and fun that it can even make the Star Wars prequels look good! What is this black magic? Maybe Disney should give all the footage to these editors and re-release the trilogy as something that makes some sense.

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Let's Talk About Whatever You Want Right Now

Jun 27, 8:21PM

Let's Talk About Whatever You Want Right Now

Well look at that, just as it happened seven, 14, and 21 days ago, it's Friday. The weekend's so close you can taste it. Just a few more hours left at your desk. Come, let's drag ass together.

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A Simple Wristband That Controls Every Gadget In Your House

Jun 27, 8:20PM

A Simple Wristband That Controls Every Gadget In Your House

The Clapper may have been little more than a joke in its day, but it's stuck around for a reason: Simple home automation is the basis of our Jetsons-fueled dream . And Reemo—a combination wristband, receiver, and nothing else—is pretty damn close to nailing it.

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Old Daily Show Clips Mocking Camera Phones and Texting Are Hilarious

Jun 27, 8:00PM

Old Daily Show Clips Mocking Camera Phones and Texting Are Hilarious

When it comes to consistently incisive commentary, The Daily Show is second to none, especially where poking fun at tech is concerned . But go back about 10 years, and—er, it was still incredibly good at mocking new tech. And for many of the same reasons we do today.

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Should I Create A Parent-Friendly Instagram Account?

Jun 27, 7:40PM

Should I Create A Parent-Friendly Instagram Account?

Welcome to User Manual , Gizmodo's weekly internet advice column. This week we're dealing with parents all up in your Instagram, more questions on dick pics, and stalking a date on LinkedIn. Buckle up, because we're here to help.

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This PVC Pouch Folds Up Like Origami To Protect Precious Things

Jun 27, 7:21PM

This PVC Pouch Folds Up Like Origami To Protect Precious Things

An origami-inspired purse sounds needlessly complex. Futzing around with folds when you're trying to find your keys in the abyss of a bag? No thanks. But! But: The reality of this Distortion clutch, designed by tech-friendly design icon Issey Miyake, is rad. Like, I-would-definitely-carry-the-hell-out-of-this rad.

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Meet Onionshare, the File Sharing App the Next Snowden Will Use

Jun 27, 7:00PM

Meet Onionshare, the File Sharing App the Next Snowden Will Use

A small software app called Onionshare offers the most secure file sharing available. So why hasn't anyone heard of it? Well, mostly because it was released with just a tweet from its creator, and you have to go to Github to download it. But don't let its underground status fool you—this is a very important app.

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Why Apple Won't Miss Aperture, and Neither Should You

Jun 27, 6:42PM

Why Apple Won't Miss Aperture, and Neither Should You

Aperture, Apple's pro software for cataloging and editing photos, is being put out to pasture . The move is indicative of what many see as the company's continuing drift away from robust, capable software. But there probably won't be many tears shed for good ol' Aperture, which always seemed to be running an uphill battle.

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The Best Chef's Knife

Jun 27, 6:30PM

The Best Chef's Knife

After an extremely close voting round, the Wusthof Classic Cooks Knife has cut through the competition as your choice for Best Chef's Knife. You praised it specifically for its durability, hand-protecting shape, heft, balance, and of course, sharpness.

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How We Could Find Aliens By Looking For Their Pollution

Jun 27, 6:20PM

How We Could Find Aliens By Looking For Their Pollution

Remember chlorofluorocarbons, aka CFCs? The big, bad ozone-depleting pollutant 1) sticks around for tens of thousands of years and 2) is almost entirely man-made. That means if extraterrestrial life are anything like us, according to astrophysicists at Harvard, CFCs could be a key to finding aliens.

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Using the Oculus Rift to Find Your Next Car

Jun 27, 6:00PM

Using the Oculus Rift to Find Your Next Car

Going to a car dealership is notoriously fraught with anxiety. In addition to some guy in a plaid jacket trying to upsell you on hubcaps, you never know if they're going to have the exact car you're looking for, with the right options, in the right color. How do you know if it's what you want if you can't see it with your own eyes? With this new tool for the Oculus Rift, that might not be a problem anymore.

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The Intelligence Community Finally Released a Transparency Report

Jun 27, 5:47PM

The Intelligence Community Finally Released a Transparency Report

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which includes the NSA, quietly posted its first ever transparency report on Tumblr this week. Complete with "Top Secret" written on the top, the three-and-a-half page document details basic statistics about the intelligence community's actions. It's not very revealing. At all.

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Watch Pilots' Quick Reactions Save Planes From Destruction By Wind

Jun 27, 5:26PM

These Piper Super Cubs were just sitting on the runway in Colorado when a huge 55 knot wind gust struck. In order to avoid the planes crashing while sitting on the ground, the pilots react quickly, take off, and avoid certain disaster.

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The Aereo Ruling Is Already Being Used Against Other Smart TV Tech

Jun 27, 5:21PM

The Aereo Ruling Is Already Being Used Against Other Smart TV Tech

Just two days ago the Supreme Court killed Aereo by ruling that its streaming television service was breaking the law. The Guardian reports that Fox wasted no time in citing the ruling to support its claims that Dish's awesome watch anywhere tech violates its copyright.

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