The President Wants a Space Force. He Might Get One.
If policymaking is never easy, and military policymaking is very difficult, it stands to reason that space military policymaking is…
Decentralized Apps Might Be the Future but They’re Not the Present
Technology To their proponents, dapps – decentralized applications – are the future of internet. To their critics, they’re multi-million dollar…
How Much Power Does It Take to Fly in a Real-Life Jet Suit?
This isn’t actually a real Iron Man suit. But it does fly. It’s a flying suit made by Gravity Industries,…
What we know about the Note 9
Some companies keep products a closely guarded secret, like they were nuclear codes or ingredients to a popular cola. Others…
Best Weekend Deals: SNES Classic, Apple Watch, Dell XPS
The best things in life are free, but the next-best things are sometimes available at a steep discount. We’re pretty…
The *Overwatch* League Finals Aren’t the Only Thing Happening in Games
This week was a quiet one in the world of videogames, but there’s always something to talk about. In this…
A “slight correction on democracy” in Cambodia
ALONG the banks of the swollen Mekong, aspiring politicians lead small convoys of vehicles through the countryside. Loudspeakers in the…
Do we need an inquiry into how seismic testing impacts sea life?
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Maglite ML300L: The Illuminating Origins of This Tough Flashlight
Back in the early ’70s, an ex-cop gave Tony Maglica a hot tip. He told Maglica—a machinist who churned out…
Ricardo Villalobos Now Partying Like It’s 1999 For 19 Years
Ricardo Villalobos has reportedly been living his life according to Prince’s mantra “party like it’s 1999” for the last nineteen…
The Best Trail Running Shoes (2018): Salewa, Vasque, Hoka One One, and More
Hoka One One has become synonymous with fun colors, lots of cushioning, and a gigantic sole rocker that would look…
On the hanging of Shoko Asahara, Japan’s nerve-gas guru
ON THE morning of March 20th 1995 your columnist arrived at work to see the pavements outside his office covered…
How 5 Artists in the Hammer Museum’s Made in LA Biennial Are Using Their Work to Imagine Alternative Futures
“There are two types of art,” says Los Angeles-based artist Megan Whitmarsh, referencing critic Manny Farber’s 1962 essay, “White Elephant…
The top 50 players to watch this World Cup
Lionel Messi Argentina Forward Age: 30 2014 rank: 1 Messi might be the king of club football, but it’s been…