‘Uber-Ex’, An On-Call Car Service Where Former Lovers Drive Passengers Home
Because we miss you and really want to make it work this time. Cracked parodies Uber, the ubiquitous private car network, with “Uber-Ex” an on-call…
13-Year Old Drinking Prodigy Fits Right In With His Fellow Students at Ohio State University
Tyler Morgan, a 13-year old drinking prodigy at Ohio State University, appeared alongside his proud parents on The Onion‘s Today Now! talk show and spoke…
Taco Bell Tests Out Icing Filled ‘Cap’n Crunch’ Flavored Donut Holes in Bakersfield, California
Peter Pham of Foodbeast was recently invited to the Taco Bell test kitchen to sample Cap’n Crunch Delights, the company’s latest dessert offering which will…
Leonard Nimoy Explains the Origins of Mr. Spock’s Famous Vulcan Greeting Hand Gesture on ‘Star Trek’
Leonard Nimoy explained to the Yiddish Book Center Wexler Oral History Project how his idea for Mr. Spock‘s Vulcan hand gesture came about during a…
Astronauts Bid Fond Farewell to Leonard Nimoy, Noting the Profound Effect That Mr. Spock Made on Their Lives
NASA astronaut Colonel Mike Fincke and ESA European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano bid a touching farewell to actor Leonard Nimoy, each noting the profound…
An Eerie Geiger Counter Chandelier That Flashes and Clicks When It Detects Nearby Radiation
A Chandelier for One of Many Possible Ends is a light sculpture that sporadically flickers and clicks in reaction to local ambient radioactivity. The effect…
‘OTTO’, A Dark Metaphorical Animation About Cycles
The fascinating short animation “OTTO” examines the concept of cycles through a dark metaphorical tale centered around a lively sheet of paper. The animation was…
Futuristic and Fanciful Design Proposals for a Planned Pedestrian Bridge in London
The Wandsworth Council in London is currently holding a design competition for a planned pedestrian and bicycle bridge that will span the Thames between Nine…
Google Unveils Plans for a New Campus With Moveable Structures Housed Under Giant Canopies
Google has unveiled plans to redevelop their Mountain View, California campus with an innovative complex of new buildings. The plan–conceived by architects Bjarke Ingels of…
Chilled-Out Cat Sits Up in Her Straw Basket as if She Were Sitting in a Hot Tub
A very chilled-out cat who’s just hanging out in her straw basket with her elbows over the side looks like she could be sitting in…