Paolo Soleri, who died last month at 93, transformed the way people imagine cities of the future. You've probably seen some of his concepts without realizing it. He even built an experimental city in Arizona, called Arcosanti. We've got a gallery of his drawings and designs, some of which have never been online before.Read more... … [Read more...]
Steven Spielberg is making a live action Halo series
Mai 21, 2013 By
You're finally getting that live-action Halo you've been clamoring for, and it's going to be produced by Steven Spielberg. Poor Neill Blomkamp. Read more... … [Read more...]
Gawker Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Faggot: Inside Marine Corps Boot Camp | Lifehacker How Can I Set Up My
Mai 21, 2013 By
Gawker Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Faggot: Inside Marine Corps Boot Camp | Lifehacker How Can I Set Up My Parents' Computer To Avoid Future Problems? | Gizmodo Xbox One: Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft's New Console | io9 A Close-up Look at the Star Trek Easter Egg You Might Have MissedRead more... … [Read more...]
What’s the stupidest-looking alien of all time?
Mai 21, 2013 By
Back in the days of yore, TV series and movie were often forced to imagine extra-terrestrials with low-tech special effects and limited budgets. Nowadays, thanks to the wonders of computer VFX, we can create anything — and sometimes aliens still look like crap.Read more... … [Read more...]
So this DVD looks and smells like pizza when it’s finished playing
Mai 21, 2013 By
It's been been covered with a heat-activated label that changes from black to a picture of a pizza once it's done a few thousand revolutions inside your DVD player. At which point it also smells like pizza. Utterly dumb, or totally brilliant? We report – YOU DECIDE.Read more... … [Read more...]
Iain M. Banks explains he wasn’t writing science fiction for the money
Mai 21, 2013 By
Iain M. Banks has had two astoundingly great careers — with the middle initial, he's one of the most influential and brilliant science fiction authors of the past 25 years. Without it, he's a great literary author. And some people believe he did the science fiction to subsidize his literary work. If anything, it's the reverse.Read more... … [Read more...]