The Woman Who Might Find Us Another EarthThe New York Times - By Chris JonesLike many astrophysicists, Sara Seager sometimes has a problem with her perception of scale. Knowing that there are hundreds of billions of galaxies, and that each might contain hundreds of billions of
U.S. frustration simmers over Belgium's struggle with militant threatReuters - Mark HosenballWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shortly after last November’s attacks on Paris by a Brussels-based Islamic State cell, a top U.S. counter-terrorism official traveling in Europe wanted to visit Brussels to learn
Disneyland begins to drain Rivers of America to make way for 'Star Wars'comicbookresources.com Disneyland began draining part of the Rivers of America on Wednesday as it prepares to break ground next month on the 14-acre Star Wars theme land. The …
Star Wars reviews: What critics thought of the 1977 film when it was first releasedEntertainment Weekly - Christian HolubPeople outside of Disney have finally seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens; if you’re not holed up in a bunker keeping out all news and plot details until Friday, you can check out our compilation of initial
How Apple Is Giving Design A Bad NameFast Company - Don Norman and Bruce TognazziniFor years, Apple followed user-centered design principles. Then something went wrong. Once upon a time, Apple was known for designing easy-to-use, easy-to-understand products. It was a champion of the
The strange expertise of burglarsBBC Future - David RobsonHow do you break into a house without breaking a sweat? David Robson delves into the “flow state” of professional robbers – and finds how to beat them. At first, it feels almost too easy. Against the rustling
Microsoft Is Making A Big Change With Windows 10 And E3Forbes - Dave ThierWhen you think about Microsoft at E3, you think about Xbox. That’s only natural — the Xbox One is Microsoft’s flagship gaming console, and every year they show up to talk about their new releases and updates.
Play button Coldplay's 'Game of Thrones: The Musical'HYPEBEAST - Ashleigh Kim What to Read Next One of Nike’s most iconic footwear models has been recreated as an edible treat. Following the By Ashleigh Kim/May 22, 2015 May 22, …
What You Can Learn From 8 Kid MillionairesTIME - John Rampton / EntrepreneurThere’s no age limit when it comes to being a millionaire these days, and a handful of kids have struck it rich well before they can legally vote. They’re small business owners, inventors and entrepreneurs.
New International Trailer, Promo, and Images for Fantastic Fourheyuguys.com - Josh Wilding The release of Fantastic Four is growing near, and a new international trailer has been released featuring never before seen snippets of footage from …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Duchovny Goes Electricgrantland.com - Alex Pappademas I have been instructed to meet David Duchovny in Santa Monica at 3:30 p.m. on a Thursday. I roll up to a mutually agreed-upon restaurant at 3:20. …
The Daring Genesis of J.J. Abrams’s Star Wars: The Force AwakensVanity Fair - By Bruce Handy | Photographs by Annie LeibovitzThere’s not too much riding on the new Star Wars movie—just the $4 billion investment Disney made when it bought George Lucas’s production company and the expectations of countless persnickety fans. Bruce
Lucasfilm: New ‘Indiana Jones’ Film in the WorksRolling Stone - Daniel Kreps Star Wars isn’t the only dormant George Lucas cinematic franchise that’s being revived thanks to the producer’s deal with Disney. Lucasfilm president …
Play button An Oral History Of How "Game of Thrones" Went From Crazy Idea To HBO's Biggest HitFast Company - Nicole LaPorteGame of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.W. Weiss, and HBO brass recall how the show (barely) got off the ground. On Sunday night the fifth season of HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones premieres,
Play button See every character from the Star Wars universe in a single videobgr.com - Jacob Siegal Over the course of the next two years, Disney and Lucasfilm are going to introduce an entirely new generation of filmgoers to the Star Wars universe …
The Oldest Surviving Business In All 50 Statessupercompressor.com - Wil Fulton, Joe McGauley Editor's Note: We have attempted to verify original years of operation as accurately as possible, but due to a lack of authentic documentation, we …
Record Store Day 2015: The Ultimate GuideRolling Stone - Brandon Geist Rock Record Store Day ambassador Dave Grohl leads new releases with Foo Fighters’ Songs From the Laundry Room, a 10-inch featuring two demos, a cover …
Documentaries 50 Best Documentaries Of All Time That Will Change Your Lifelifehack.org - Kayla Matthews Documentaries are often more powerful than other types of films simply because they show the sides of life that many people would not be able to …
The Shape of Things to ComeThe New Yorker - Ian ParkerHow an industrial designer became Apple’s greatest product. I. Launch Day In recent months, Sir Jonathan Ive, the forty-seven-year-old senior vice-president of design at Apple—who used to play rugby in
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo The consequences of the new Premier League broadcast contractsoccernomics-agency.com - Stefan Szymanski For much of my career I have said that football, unlike the major leagues in the US, is not a business that can generate a profit. There is too much …
The Gacy FilesBuzzFeed - Tim StellohThirty-five years after Chicago's infamous "killer clown" was convicted for murdering 33 men, eight of John Wayne Gacy's victims remained unidentified. Jason Moran, Cook County's one-man cold case unit,
Minecraft — more than anything else — could make HoloLens a hit, and here's whyThe Verge - Chris PlanteMinecraft could be the FreeCell of HoloLens How do you guarantee thousands of early adopters for your batty, futuristic augmented reality headset? You promise a chance to enter the world of the most popular
Bill Gates Just Revealed His Goal For The Rest Of His LifeForbes - Randall LaneFor the past five years, Bill and Melinda Gates have published an annual letter, modeled on Warren Buffett’s legendary Berkshire Hathaway shareholder missives, which help set the global philanthropic This
A Carrier Website Might Have Just Leaked Samsung's Next Galaxy PhoneBusiness Insider - Lisa EadiciccoThe company is likely to unveil a second version of the Galaxy S6 with a curved display, similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge. Sources confirmed this to Business Insider's Steve Kovach earlier this
