There are no rose-tinted goggles in Stanley Kubrick's work. The Golden Age of Hollywood took audiences to a place they'd never been — and Kubrick took them to the world they were living in. This video essay by Entertain the Elk looks at Kubrick's lighting revolution, and the way it profoundly changed cinema as we see it.
After seven seasons, it appears winter has officially come. In the first promo for the series finale of Game of Thrones, Jon Snow, Cersei, and Daenerys Targaryen each take their seat at the head of their house but in the fight for the Iron Throne, their greatest threat won't be each other. The beginning of the end starts July 2016.
It might be small, but it is fierce. Colin Furze has finally unveiled the Stig's finished bumper car, powered by a 600cc four-cylinder motorcycle engine making 100 horsepower. For its maiden voyage, the Stig set a world record — hitting 107 MPH and making it the fastest bumper car on the planet.
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Toys made for her often vibrate. The male anatomy only vibrates as much as we can move our body. The Trojan Dual Pleasure Vibrating Ring splits the difference. It's made with a soft-touch ring that helps extend the sessions for him, connected to a ribbed vibrating to stimulate her. Crafted from soft-touch silicone, it's water-resistant to survive wet play, offers eight different intensities for personalized pleasure, and is USB rechargeable so it's good for multiple sessions, no matter how long they last.
Humans have been genetically engineering plants and animals for thousands of years through selective breeding. Scientists have been genetically modifying the things we eat for a while too. But when choosing the genes we want went from the farm to the laboratory, it started making people nervous. Kurzgesagt delves into GMOs and whether they're threatening to us and our environment.
The United States would never require its citizens to carry a national identification card — but only because you Social Security number already acts as one. While it isn't quite as Big Brother as it sounds, your Social Security number is really good at proving that you are you, but it's really bad at being secure. CGP Grey digs into Social Security and how it went from a mandatory retirement program to the one thing that you absolutely don't want anyone to know.
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The shoe that started it all. OOFOS' top-selling OOahh Slide is ideal for post-workout recovery. It has proprietary OOfoam™ technology to absorb impact, so your body doesn't have to, and a patented footbed to take pressure off key joints. They're lightweight and flexible, so they're easy to slip into a gym bag, and machine washable to help keep unpleasant odors at bay. Slide into a pair to step up your recovery game and feel the OO.
In the decade since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, there have been signs of hope and crushing defeats in the fight against climate change. Electric cars, climate agreements, and renewable energy are making slow inroads against greenhouse gases, but new threats to the environment loom. An Inconvenient Sequel picks up where An Inconvenient Truth left off, detailing the new challenges to met if humanity is to avoid the consequences of a changing climate. An Inconvenient Sequel releases July 28, 2017.
A new Internet will be built. Fraud will be perpetrated. Mansplaining will be mansplained. Honesty will be a little too honest, and Erlich's facial hair will change patterns on a regular basis. All in the fourth season of Silicon Valley. Mike Judge's surreal look at the world's tech hub returns to HBO April 23, 2017.