Archive
April 26, 2011
40 Breathtaking Nebulas
Space: The Final Frontier. Today it was announced the SETI Institute has run out of funding and the search for extraterrestrial life will be put on hold. But that won't stop us from staring into the beauty of space and wondering who is out there.
Duckling Terrifies Dog
Oh God! Oh God! Get it away! WTF is that thing!?
Friendster To Shut Down May 31st
And lo, the pioneer gasped and died. The end of an era. Unable to stay afloat between Facebook and Twitter, social networking site Friendster is throwing in the towel on May 31st, 2011. If you have a profile with them, you have until then to export and save all your information before it is purged. (Have a Friendster account? Take a screenshot and post it in the comments. Let the wake begin.)
X-Men Costume Evolutions
It's not just the movies that consider a reboot every five years to be healthy. The X-Men have been around since 1963 and have gone through so many iterations it's ridiculous. This month Marvel waxed nostalgic by showcasing costume designs through the years as the variant covers on different comics. Hence why the names don't match the images.
Origami Animal Skeletons
And I was so proud of my paper boat. Using a cultural art form, Takayuki Hori created representations of animals that are losing their natural habitats in Japan. The translucent paper and intricate skeletal structure highlight how fragile these creatures really are.
25 Everyday Things You Never Knew Had Names
There are so many things out there that we deal with or see everyday, but have no idea what they are called. This is a list of 25 ridiculous real names for 25 everyday items.
