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Based on the Associated Press’ selection of file photos, it seems like New Jersey State Assemblyman Neil Cohen likes doing stuff with puppies. Apparently, the 57 year-old Democrat might also might like doing stuff with children. Cohen was busted on Wednesday for having child pornography on his office computer. Now, his former colleagues are pushing to install filters that would ...

Art is pretty cool and all, but beer is even better. That’s why it’s so great that London’s Royal College of Art has teamed up with German brewery Beck’s to bring the work of four up and coming British artists to a cold one near you. As part of a program called “Beck’s Canvas,” 27 million bottles of Beck’s will ...

Good news for people who want to have a space wedding or drink some Martian mineral water: Virgin Galactic, the space tourism venture co-sponsored by British mogul Sir Richard Branson and aerospace designer Burt Rutan will unveil their ship White Knight Two tomorrow. Over two hundred people have already plunked down $200,000 to take Virgin Galactic’s rockets to space when ...

NASA says their Phoenix lander may have found water on Mars again. Last month, they thought Phoenix had discovered Martian ice, but it evaporated before they could were able to analyze it. Now, NASA is announcing that Phoenix has discovered another small trench which may contain frozen water. Data transmitted from the lander has revealed a hard layer below the ...

Wu Tang Clan rapper and drug expert Ghostface Killah once rapped that “all around the world today the kilo is the measure, a kilo is a thousand grams easy to remember.” That may be true, drug dealers also have to work with many other units of measurement like ounces, which weigh in at a much less memorable 28.35 grams. Thankfully, ...

Futuristic aerodynamic cars seem to be all the rage among automakers these days and the craze has made it’s way to Formula One racing where so-called “shark fin” cars are popping up left and right. Last week, Ferrari became the latest F1 racing team to try out the distinctive finned engine cover at a race in Jerez, Spain. Red Bull ...

Dong Han Kim and his team at the Seoul National University of Technology in South Korea have designed a robot that can jump up stairs using two empty plastic soda bottles. In spite of all the amazing crap robots can do, they often have trouble navigating steps. Kim’s ScoutRobot solves this problem with an aluminum cylinder that blasts compressed air ...

Seriously, is anyone really excited for Mortal Kombat vs. DC? What a dumb idea. Regardless, Nick Deleon over at CrunchGear mentioned Kotaku’s interview of Ed Boon (he puts the “Noob” in Noob Saibot) regarding a mature return of the Mortal Kombat series. Now in its ninth installment, Ed Boon states that the newest Mortal Kombat: “…may strive for more blood, ...

There’s no better place to sing than in the shower. The problem lies in bringing your stereo into the bathtub without shocking the life out of you. Electronics and water usually don’t mix, unless it’s some sort of fish robot.� That’s why a shampoo shaped FM Radio is a clutch utility to have when in the shower. OK, so it’s ...

I highly recommend getting lobster on top of your pizza. Why pizza? Because it’s Friday and today you are going to order pizza. If not, you’ll be stuck with links and links only. New KAWS goods! The creepiest Bluetooth webcam you’ll ever see This LEGO Sports City puts Beijing to shame Cameraheads Make sure you hang up your plugs on ...