This composite image of a galaxy illustrates how the intense gravity of a supermassive black hole can be tapped to generate immense power. The image contains X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue), optical light obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope (gold) and radio waves from the NSF's Very Large Array (pink). […]
Why do we binge watch? One way to answer this question is to say, well, we binge on TV for the same reason we binge on food. And these psychological factors are no doubt apt. But the anthropological ones are perhaps just as useful and a little less obvious because culture is a thing of surfaces and secrets, and the anthropologist is obliged to record the fir […]
BMW's bikes have always been an amalgamation of form and function, which makes them more purposeful than pretty. The Concept Ninety finally manages to balance the two. […]
Tomorrow sees the 30th anniversary of the release of Return of The Jedi. To celebrate, here are 30 things you might not have known about the movie. […]
We're only days away from the new Netflix-only season of Arrested Development, but it still can't come soon enough. Here are four clips to hold everyone over until Sunday. […]
Everybody remembers Apple's remarkable George Orwell-inspired 1984 Super Bowl ad. It's still talked about as one of the greatest Super Bowl ads of all time. But buried in the company's marketing vault is another landmark video from the same year. It wasn't inspired by Orwell. It was inspired by Dan Aykroyd. […]