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The Astounding Antagonists by Rafael Chandler In a world led by stereotypical, capitalism loving super heroes it seems only natural that the baddest of villains should team up. Read the rest... Disney developing a live-action version of Pinocchio In the wake of the successful live-action version of Cinderella, Disney is working on live action versions of its other animated features, including Winnie the Pooh, Mulan, Dumbo, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, and Pinicchio. Read the rest... How to make an Apple ][ Watch It'll cost you less, that's for sure. Read the rest... Sally Forrest, RIP (1928 – 2015) Rest in peace, Sally Forrest. The dancer and actress starred in taboo-busting films of the director Ida Lupino, and died on March 15 at her Beverly Hills home at age 86. Read the rest... Elon Musk says no to flying cars Future-tech/transportation titan Elon Musk crushes our childhood dreams of flying cars (though he is working on space colonies). Business Insider transcribed Musk's comments about flying cars that he shared on Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk Radio podcast: I'm debating, like, should there be flying cars or shouldn't there be flying cars? Read the rest... 2-minute recap of Game of Thrones, season 4 This animated map recapping the fourth season of Game of Thrones is essential viewing for fans of the show with poor memory (like mine). Read the rest... Using Oculus Rift to sculpt virtual creatures "3D Sculpting system for virtual reality using Razer Hydra as input controllers and displayed on the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 VR headset." Read the rest... Play it now: Apocalypse Gardening I love when games make you balance two sides of your brain at once. It's not because I'm good at it -- actually, some kind of schismatic asymmetry opens up and I very quickly lose my sense of myself. Read the rest... Chelsea Manning in Cosmopolitan In Cosmo, Chelsea Manning, serving a 35 year sentence for leaking secret government files via Wikileaks, tells of her daily routine in military prison and her fight to live as a woman. Read the rest... Tyrannosaurs ate one another, evidence suggests Injuries inflicted on a tyrannosaurus in life appear to be inflicted by another tyrannosaurus. But a new research paper reports similar injuries on another t-rex skull inflicted after death, suggesting that tyrannosaurus scavenged its own kind. Read the rest... WATCH: Matchstick rockets in super slo-mo The Slow Mo Guys did a King of Random crossover episode, launching Grant's matchstick rockets recorded on their Phantom. They get some pretty good force for their size: Below is the tutorial on how to make your own Matchbox Rocket Launching Kit. Read the rest... Game of Thrones deaths as an interactive chart Go, spoil thyself. [WaPo, via] Read the rest... Skye Terriers going extinct Dog breeds as we know them represent an unsustainable Victorian fad. "Skye terrier breeders are doing their best to change the tide," writes Rosie Cima, "but things don't look good." [Photo: Plelpe2000] Read the rest... WATCH: 4K drone's-eye view of massive tulip fields Washington State's Skagit Valley explodes with tulips each spring, and YouTuber Doctor Rennie caught this year's beauty via drone in UHD 4K resolution. Read the rest... Apple Watch purchases online only at first; reviews in "Don't plan on camping outside an Apple store," writes The Verge's Jacob Kastrenakes. "Steep learning curve," warns the NYT's Farhad Manjoo, "But once I fell, I fell hard." Read the rest... Watch a robot do rapid-fire gardening Bob's Market and Greenhouses uses a TTA "pack planter robot" to transplant pansies with utter precision and efficiency. Makes me yearn for the days of Ken Goldberg's Telegarden. Read the rest... FILFURY reimagines sneakers as animals, weapons, and anatomy FILFURY (aka UK artist Phil Robson) takes design elements from famous shoe brands and reshapes kicks into other objects. Check out how everyday waffle soles, flyknit, leather, and laces can be transformed below. Read the rest... The computer, tool of capitalism An unforced mistake of Stalin's Soviet Union: to condemn the computer as a capitalist tool and pour scorn on "cynernetics", dooming official work to the shadows. Read the rest... WATCH: Mesmerizing mirrored projections in Patterns of Harmony Inspired by quantum physics, Gaspar Battha created a gorgeous mirrored projection mapping installation using grays, blues, and blacks, then set it to a hypnotic piano. Read the rest... Video of sultry, jazzy cover of Radiohead's "Creep" Postmodern Jukebox, masters of remaking contemporary tunes in vintage 20th century styles, reimagined Radiohead's Creep with gorgeous growling vocals by Haley Reinhart of American Idol fame. Read the rest... Cheese is the chameleon of the food world Cheese is not just a treat for the palate: its discovery changed the course of Western civilization, and, today, cheese rinds are helping scientists conduct cutting-edge research into microbial ecology. Read the rest... Lightning Bolt's bassist is making a 'rhythm violence' game You're a space beetle careening toward a confrontation with a futuristic giant head. That's the premise of Thumper, an upcoming music game from Brian Gibson, bassist of tooth-rattling classic Lightning Bolt, and Seoul-based programmer Mark Flury. Read the rest... Tinder, reviewed as a game Gita Jackson and Maxwell Neely-Cohen apply a traditional video game reviewer's eye to recent years' hottest downloadable sensation. Before 2013, it would have been hard to imagine a game that could eclipse World of Warcraft's impressive subscriber count, but here we are. Read the rest... will.i.am's first smartwatch winds down There's a new smartwatch that lets you make phone calls right from your wrist. No, not that one. Read the rest... Kevin Kelly and I interviewed Douglas Coupland about the tools he uses In 1993, when Kevin Kelly and I were both editors at Wired, Douglas Coupland spent a few weeks at the office. Read the rest... 75 Years of Marvel Comics: From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen There is a certain novelty in trying to leaf through a book that is bigger and heavier than the coffee table it rests on. Read the rest... Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection as a $0.99 Kindle ebook You can get all these Sherlock Holmes stories and novels for free, because they are in the public domain, but I was happy to pay ninety-nine cents for the convenience of this X-Ray enabled Kindle edition, which has 56 short stories and four novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Read the rest... Jamie Hyneman tries to trim the tops of trees with a quadcopter Jamie Hyneman attached a rotating saw blade to a quadcopter and tried topping some trees with it. It didn't really work, but it was worth a try! Read the rest... Dublin paper shop transforms anti-LGBT hate pamphlets into fun confetti Now this is brilliant. Ireland's upcoming referendum on marriage equality has inspired Dublin paper shop Daintree to sell "A Shred of Decency," confetti recycled from from homophobic leaflets being distributed throughout the country. Read the rest... Florida men attempt to steal honey, are attacked by 30,000 honeybees Sometimes, justice is swift and sweet. Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list

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