The Terrifying Sex Organs of Male Turtles

Its not fair, and its not at all accurate. Here we look at just one aspect of turtle anatomy. Well, wait a goddam minute… Ok, here we go. Theyre also present in squamates, archosaurs and turtles. This phylogenetic distribution has led some authors to conclude that these organs were present in amniote common ancestors. Note how different the organs are in their cross-sectional structure. An intromittent organ of this sort is typically termed a penis....

June 20, 2012 · 5 min · 976 words · Tina Ryan

The Bizarre History of the Vibrator: From Cleopatra’s Angry Bees to Steam-Powered Dildos

Did you know that the first vibrator in history may have been invented by Egyptian Queen Cleopatra? Apparently, she had the idea of filling a hollow gourd with angry bees. The violent buzzing caused the gourd to vibrate and then… well, then, the rest is history. Whether this was true or not, we will never know. Called Little Gold, its the true MacBook Pro of vibrators, created 2050 years after Cleopatras DIY unit....

May 13, 2012 · 2 min · 297 words · Katherine Trujillo

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2011

Here are our twelve standout books from 2011. Illustration byTuchten Click any book title to order it online. But the book is fantastic. You wont be able to forget the people you meet there. To them, Language isnt symbolic it is one with the things it describes. The Ariekei, you see, have two mouths. Rugged individualism holds sway. Every survivor is as special as Harry Potter, just by virtue of being alive....

December 30, 2011 · 1 min · 186 words · Nancy Miles

The Best Rants of the Year

We really hated hated hated these things. Like, almost as much as we hate Nazis. Thats a lot of HATE. So we ranted about them. You should read these because… well, because these aggressions shall not stand, man. Heres what they had to say. 2.Why the F*ck Is the 1 On the iPhones Calendar Off Center? This is freaking me out today. You see, I hardly look at my calendar date on the iPhone....

December 28, 2011 · 2 min · 294 words · Tiffany Lambert

Knowing a painting is forged changes how your brain sees it

But when the participants were told they were looking at a forgery, a very different reaction took place. Its like the old philistine maxim, I may not know art, but I know what I like. Our brains seem wired to respond to art in much the same way and they really dont like forgeries. ViaFrontiers in Human Neuroscience. Portion of Rembrandts The Night Watch viaHistory of Holland. News from the future, delivered to your present....

December 21, 2011 · 1 min · 81 words · Joel Petersen

Game Over: Amazon Prime Is Officially the Greatest Deal in Tech

Amazons Prime service began as a way to get your books and deodorant shipped to your door faster. Now, its turned into a cornucopia of digital everything: movies, TV, books. And as its grown, its turned into something else: the smartest digital ticket around. Amazons decision to give outfree loaner Kindle bookssolidifies something weve been mulling over: Prime is a killer deal. Of course, this isnt a sale or some font of generosity: Amazon is a business....

November 3, 2011 · 3 min · 461 words · Christina Herrera

How Did Scarlett Johansson’s Phone Get Hacked?

When naked pictures of Scarlett Johanssonhit the internet, take noticebut not for that reason. Which is like, a lot. Well, maybe not Charlie Sheen, but you get the idea. Once directed to the malicious site, the phones web web client and operating system can be silently compromised. Imagine something like jailbreakme.com, which swiftly frees your iPhone of Apples customization restrictions. (In other words, no Swordfish antics here. Your BlackBerrys and iPhones are safe!...

September 20, 2011 · 2 min · 224 words · Phillip Williams

Apple’s iPad Cinemax Softcore Porn Problem

If it does, shouldnt HBO GO get the boot too? are but a touch away whenever you want them. How can this be?! My guess is money but what do I know. But is that really all that different? The App Store approval process is notoriously spotty, but Cinemax and HBO are big names. They couldnt possibly have slipped through as some other apps have in the past before being pulled....

August 14, 2011 · 1 min · 157 words · Joseph Blake

10 of the Most Mind-Blowing Slow Motion Videos You’ve Ever Seen

Here are some of our favorite slo-mo videos ever. Theres light, and then theres not. So watching a tank blow shit up at 18,000 fps is as refreshing as it is awesome. Like a 15,000lbs truck getting annihilated by a roadblocking net. https://jalopnik.com/preview/watch-this-insta-roadblock-murderize-a-15-000lb-truck-5796683 Adorable OCD ChipmunkWhats there to say here, really? The bullets look more like theyre blowing into a T-1000 than a solid surface. News from the future, delivered to your present....

August 10, 2011 · 1 min · 88 words · Sheena Cooper

First Prize, Environmental Nonfiction: The Earthquake Zone

The old man called to me from the side of the road. Sit for a while, he said. It was getting late. The earthquake had extinguished the neon signs that still clung to the shells of abandoned buildings. His face was creviced and deep. He didnt offer me anything to drink because he had nothing to offer. But the old man wasnt one of those people. He lowered his voice as he told me....

January 11, 2011 · 10 min · 2008 words · Kevin Lopez

The 50 Awesomest Viral Videos Under 30 Seconds Long

Who has time to watch a whole viral video anymore? Between Tweeting, drinking Mountain Dew, and doing backflips, our attention spans are shorter than ever. SoUGO curated50 of the best viral videos under a half minute long. Enjoy: 50. NASA High Five Denied Were launching people into space, dude. I dont have time for a high five. Dog Milks Goat In olden times, everybody had to help out around the farm....

November 5, 2010 · 4 min · 660 words · Elaine Clay

How Apple Lost the iPhone 4

The Gourmet Haus Staudt. A nice place to enjoy good German lagers. After all, it was his birthday. He was turning 27 that very same day, and he was celebrating. The place was great. The beer was excellent. It was his last Facebook update from the secret iPhone. It a simple mistake in the middle of celebration. Something that anyone, from Steve Jobs to Jonathan Ive, could have done. But when it comes to the big stuff, everything is airtight....

April 20, 2010 · 4 min · 649 words · Billy Edwards

This Is Apple’s Next iPhone

You are looking at Apples next iPhone. It was found lost in a bar in Redwood City, camouflaged to look like an iPhone 3GS. Its the real thing, and here are all the details. We get false tips all the time. In fact, the possibility is almost none. Here are the reasons, one by one. Obviously someone found it, and here it is. The person was able to play with it and see the iPhone 4....

April 19, 2010 · 3 min · 556 words · Karen Murphy