Star Trek Into Darkness Title Design
Special effects house Video Copilot gives a behind the scenes look at how they created the intergalactic intro for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness.
Special effects house Video Copilot gives a behind the scenes look at how they created the intergalactic intro for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness.
Whether it's your tablet or your smartphone, technology is becoming increasingly vocal. With the text-to-speech industry on the rise, The Verge takes a look into the elaborate process behind creating these computer-human interactions with a visit to Siri's home, Nuance Communications, and this article on the art of machine language.
Some may call it a prank, but we call it a dream come true to come home one day to faucets flowing with frosty streams of amber ale. A group of friends made this dream a reality for one man by completely re-plumbing his entire house with kegs of beer.
Luca Faloni expands its summer-ready layering lineup with a lightweight linen overshirt designed for warm-weather versatility. Cut from pure linen and crafted in Northern Italy, the piece features a relaxed straight-fit silhouette, cutaway collar, and breathable construction suited for transitional layering from cool mornings to late evening dinners. The natural texture of the linen gives the overshirt a lived-in character while maintaining the refined tailoring associated with Italian menswear. Lightweight enough for Mediterranean summers yet structured enough for everyday city wear, the overshirt moves easily between coastal escapes, café terraces, and everyday travel.
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Designed for the Time-Life Building in New York City and a staple in Charles and Ray's Pacific Palisades home, the Eames® Stool is a functional statement piece. The solid walnut or ash column comes in four sculpted shapes, including the newly released Shape D, and two colors that can be used solo or combined for multiple perches throughout each living space. Its top and bottom are both concave for added versatility, allowing the piece to be used as a seat and a side table. Sold separately.
Time traveling can be intense.
Ze Frank returns with way more information than you ever needed about the frog.
New Zealand inventor, artist, and organic mechanic Blair Somerville shows you around his wonderfully weird world of recycled art, the Lost Gypsy Gallery.
Teachers keep teaching. Students keep studenting.
Designed for modern explorers, L'Atitude 52°N's Milan brings intelligent technology to a classic Italian-inspired panto frame. Part of the 2026 Red Dot Award-winning Departure Collection, the smart glasses combine a 12MP Sony ultra-wide POV camera for photos and 1080p video with Goya AI, which handles voice controls, navigation, landmark recognition, live translation, and everyday questions hands-free. Open-ear speakers, AI noise reduction, photochromic lens options, and a lightweight TR90 frame keep the experience comfortable and unobtrusive, while IP65 sealing and a six-hour battery make Milan ready for travel. Available in Olive and Obsidian, it's a compelling take on smart eyewear that puts the technology behind the scenes and the journey in focus.
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Popular history suggests that the Manhattan cocktail originated in New York City in the mid-1870s. Bittermilk has crafted a mixer that recreates the taste of one that's been aged in bourbon barrels. By combining de-alcoholized port wine with grapes, raisins, and a touch of cherry, they replicate the sweet vermouth flavor beautifully. This blend is aged in Willett bourbon barrels, imparting rich notes of charred oak and vanilla. To achieve the perfect balance, they incorporate the brand's signature No.1 Bitter Formula, which adds a layer of complex bitterness to boot. The result is equally as good mixed with rye, bourbon, or soda water, the latter offering a non-alcoholic sipper.
An 8-bit Batman kicks the pixels out of The Joker in this retro remake of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight.
Lose yourself to the shimmery suits and disco goodness of the first full music video from Daft Punk's Random Access Memories.