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Geek Film Review: Iron Man 3 Reveals It's A Tech World After All

Iron Man 3 is a great - nearly classic - summer blockbuster, filled with awesome special effects, stellar performances, fewer plot holes than explosions and a heartfelt geek message at its core: technology drives and inspires us, enables us to save the world - and how we control our tech ultimately

Hardwood Escher tesselated interlocking lizardtiles

The Spanish firm Arbore offered these custom Escher-inspired floor tiles back in 2011; from the looks of things, they're still available. It's a very well-executed conceit, done in hardwood.

ETC: Jaguar sculpture by RCA design students is a minimal beauty

With its well-deserved reputation for high design, it is not particularly surprising to see Jaguar reaching outside of the automotive realm for future inspiration.

Write your own short story in under three sentences Open thread

Could you write a story as short as those by Lydia Davis, the Man Booker International prizewinner? Inspire us with your literary genius

The Man Booker International prize this year has gone to a woman famous for her short stories and when we say short, we do mean short.

8 Years of Viral History Recounted in Billy Joel-Inspired Song

Earlier this week, YouTube turned 8 years old. Feel old, don’t you? Me too. In one way, it’s hard to imagine a world without it, but on the other hand I can still remember when it was just starting to …

Victorian-era multitool for women: thechatelaine

Ben Marks of Collectors Weekly says: "Our Senior Victorian Accessories Correspondent, Hunter Oatman-Stanford, has just written a piece about the chatelaine, which was the killer hands-free device for women back in the Victorian era. For his article, he interviewed author Genevieve Cummins.

Watch: We Spoke With a Solar Impulse Pilot as He Flew to Texas

Can an airplane flying during the day and night really cross the United States running only on solar power? The team at Solar Impulse is setting out to prove it's possible — and Mashable spoke with one of the pilots live as he flew from Phoenix to Dallas.

Anchorman's Ron Burgundy And Jesus Hang Out On Greatest RV Ever

There was once a man whose teachings inspired countless people and literally changed the course of history. He was all about forgiveness and loving your fellow man. Whether you believe he was real or not, he's an excellent example to follow.

Arthur C Clarke Center for Human Imagination at UC SanDiego

The University of California, San Diego and the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation are launching a major center to better understand, enhance and enact the gift of human imagination. Sir Arthur C. Clarke created extraordinary visions of the future that continue to provide insight into the human condition.

First Drive: 2014 Kia Cadenza

The same recent global economic crises that have led luxury automakers to invade the small car market are also somewhat responsible for the influx of near-luxury sedans from mainstream automakers.