Emil Rupp spent the late 1920s and early 1930s being lauded as the most impressive experimental physicist in the world. He managed to pull off experiments that no one else could. He worked with Einstein. And he'd made it all up.
Joss Whedon reveals what Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch will bring to The Avengers 2, while Edgar Wright explains why he’s waited so long to make Ant-Man. Aaron Eckhart really wants you to know about the hardcore stick fighting in I, Frankenstein. Plus Karl Urban previews Fox’s new robot cop show Almost Human! Spoilers alive!
Let us close out the weekend with this striking piece from artist Jemma Salume. Here's hoping your week will be filled with beautiful fish and whale dreams.
Profound and hilarious poetry written by arranging book spines
Nina Katchadourian borrows the words she uses for her unusual poetry from the spines of books. She arranges those spines, book upon book, so that they form brief poems that are often insightful and surprising.
The history of rapid-transit began 150 years ago, with the opening of the Metropolitan Railway in London in 1863. In the next century and a half, dozens of architects and engineers have worked on underground tunnels and stations. Some are abandoned now
Retro Futurism: Desert Edition
Retronaut has a neat pair of photos today of a proposed desert crossing vehicle. It was designed in the early 1930s to safely cross Central Asia. I wasn't able to find any additional information about the vehicle that wasn't in German. However, I was struck by how similar it was to the Khetanna, Jabba's sail barge…
Superpowers and hope fill first trailer for Alfonso Cuarón's Believe
Earlier today, we got a peek at the pilot script
