What Is Google Ripples?

Google released a bunch of new Google+ features yesterday, including “What’s Hot” and Instagram-ish photo filters—those weren’t big surprises. But Google Ripples? We didn’t see that one coming. It’s weird, it’s interesting… but what exactly is it? More »

Rotten Fruit and Hot Pots: The Secret Techniques of Cellblock Cuisine

Prison is a sad, cold, horrible place to be. What reminds you of home more than a hot, home-cooked meal? Nothing. Since these prisoners can’t go home— Maybe ever—they have to bring home to the cell block. More »

Google TV 2.0: Android Honeycomb. Apps. Awesome.

When Google TV arrived last year, it possessed promise and potential that was never quite realized. Now Google TV 2.0 is here, armed with apps and a new content discovery system. And the search giant thinks they’ve got it right this time. More »

Briefcase Rotisserie: Get Outta My Dreams and Under My Desk

Not only is this fully functional rotisserie small enough to be used indoors, it actually folds down to a briefcase sized package that could even be stashed in the overhead bins on a plane. That ‘no smoking’ sign in the bathroom only pertains to cigarettes, right? More »

7 Half-Assed, Last-Minute Halloween Costumes

You hate Halloween. Now you have to go to a party, and you don’t have the guts to not dress up. You’re screwed, but don’t worry, not so screwed that you can’t make a good showing. More »

The Sad Odyssey of the F-22: America’s Big Broken Toy

The F-22 has been okayed to fly again, after being grounded, cleared, grounded, then cleared once more—all within a year. And yet, the Air Force hasn’t fixed the plane’s life threatening flaw. It doesn’t seem like it cares. More »

Deep Inside Prison’s Dark and Tangled Economy

A movie-goer’s concept of prison economy is likely that it’s a cigarette-fueled barter system. That may be part of it, but it only scratches the surface. The truth is a violent world of sex, drugs and… postage stamps? More »

How Alaskan Mining Led To the Invention of the Electric Razor

When you’re in Alaska staking a mining claim for months on end and it’s the early 20th century, shaving is a major drag. More »

How to Be a Citizen Journalist Without Getting Killed

Last night, while the local news affiliate was off refueling its helicopter, police fired tear gas into a crowd of Occupy Oakland protesters. Which made citizen journalists, who captured and distributed the action even while being assailed, themselves, suddenly indispensable. More »

Fitmodo: Your Ass Does Look Fat in Those Jeans

So here is an impolite question: How big is your belly? What size are your thighs? How much of your body is squishy? If you can’t tell me how fat you are, you’ll never get thin. More »