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Scottish Distillery Sends Whisky Into Space to Study the Effects of Varying Gravity on the Maturation Process
In 2011, Ardbeg, the Scottish distilling company with a big taste for adventure, partnered up with the space research company NanoRacks LLC to launch hand-crafted…
The Bigger Picture, Fanciful Depictions of the Area Outside the Margins of Iconic Album Covers
In The Bigger Picture, web design company Aptitude imagines what exists just outside the margins of some of popular music’s most iconic covers. In this…
An Amusing Comic by Mandatory Roller Coaster That Imagines the Kind of Lattes Pumpkins Drink
“Human Spice Latte” is an amusing comic by Aram J. French of Mandatory Roller Coaster that imagines the kind of lattes pumpkins drink. Pumpkin spice…
Ultron Gets Replaced by a Terrifying Robotic Pinocchio in a Parody of the ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Trailer
3D graphics artist Justin Younger replaced the character of Ultron with a terrifying robotic Pinocchio in his parody of the trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron titled…
Pibot, A Robotic Pilot Designed to Replace Humans in the Cockpits of Planes
Pibot is a robotic pilot created by researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST) in South Korea to potentially replace human…
Every On-Screen Death in the Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Compiled Into One Video
Digg has compiled every on-screen death from the original Star Wars trilogy into one video. Even though Star Wars isn’t known as a particularly violent franchise,…
Cubic Rubber Bands, Cube-Shaped Rubber Bands That Are Easier to Find in a Drawer
Cubic Rubber Bands are rubber bands created by Japanese design firm Nendo that are shaped like geometrical cubes, making them easier to pick up and…
‘Flesh Computer’, A Dystopian Sci-Fi Short About a Handyman With an Organic Homemade Computer
“Flesh Computer” is a strange and somewhat disturbing science-fiction short film written and directed by filmmaker Ethan Shaftel that stars NCIS: New Orleans actor Rob…
Leigh Alexander Discusses Writing About Video Games and Culture at the 2014 XOXO Festival in Portland, Oregon
At the 2014 XOXO festival (previously) in Portland, Oregon back in September, writer Leigh Alexander discussed writing about video games and culture — as well…
Simpsons World, Every Episode of ‘The Simpsons’ Available for Streaming in One Place
Following its Every Simpsons Ever marathon, the FX Network has launched Simpsons World, a site and accompanying mobile app that offer every episode of the…