Cakes don’t need to be a traditional circular or square shape to be impressive. Thanks to the popularity of 3D printing, bakers of all skill levels can design a cake that looks like a prop from a sci-fi movie. Ukraine pastry chef Dinara Kasko has not only created inspiring geometric cakes, she’s selling her 3D-printed sphere …
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Give your cat a comfy spaceship carrier
Traditional pet carriers aren’t usually the most stylish ways to transport a cat or dog around. In fact, they often resemble some sort of plastic pet jail. But the Kickstarter project for the Waul pet carrier wants to change that. Not only will your cat (or small dog) look like a futuristic traveler, but your furry companion will be comfy …
Read More »Old Nokia phones find new life as sex toys
Now playing: Watch this: Old Nokia phones double as adult toys, says survey 1:02 Nokia phones … not just for sexting anymore. Nokia Why invest in an expensive vibrator when you might have one sitting on your pile of old gadgets? More sexy tech Buzz off! This smart vibrator is vulnerable to peeping hacks Lick your phone to share your …
Read More »Don’t Force it! Fix it with this ‘Star Wars’ multi
Anyone who’s watched “Star Wars” knows the Millennium Falcon spaceship malfunctions frequently, often at the worst time possible for Han Solo and Chewbacca. Maybe if the pair had a multi-tool handy, they would have been in better shape. This Millennium Falcon multi-tool ($29.99, £24, AU$41) from ThinkGeek does a lot more than previously-licensed Star Wars multi-tools that served mostly as …
Read More »New Netflix trailer for Marvel’s ‘Iron Fist’ packs a punch
When billionaire Danny Rand returns to New York City after having been missing for years, the criminals are in for a rude awakening in “Iron Fist,” debuting on March 17, 2017, on Netflix. In the new “Iron Fist” trailer, which Marvel showed Saturday at New York Comic Con, Rand tries to reconnect with his past and his family legacy, while …
Read More »‘Stranger Things’ just got real, Energy Dept. emails show
Many “Stranger Things” fans have already dissected the first season of the hit Netflix series ad nauseam, but it’s comforting to know real-life employees of the US Department of Energy are as obsessed with the show as everyone else. It makes sense, since one of the main villains in the series heads up a covert lab working under the directive …
Read More »Teaser for ‘Doctor Who’ spinoff ‘Class’ issues dire warnings
Why should the Doctor have all the fun fighting alien monsters? In the new “Doctor Who” spinoff series “Class,” there’s no Time Lord hanging around to protect humans from Daleks, Cybermen, Blinking Angels and the usual monsters the Doctor has battled since the beginning of “Doctor Who.” In the teaser trailer, released by BBC America Friday at New York Comic …
Read More »Salvador Dalí cookbook will make your supper surreal
When was the last time you chowed down on veal cutlets stuffed with snails or impressed your dinner guests with a bush of crayfish in Viking herbs? With a little help from the late surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, those dishes and other equally unusual ones can grace your table. Dalí’s cookbook “Les Diners De Gala” will be available again for …
Read More »See Kristin Chenoweth belt out the ‘Game of Thrones’ theme song
“Game of Thrones” fans love the theme music written by Ramin Djawadi for the TV show’s sweeping opening-credits sequence. Broadway actress Kristin Chenoweth loves the series so much she treated the audience at “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to a rendition of what she thinks the “Thrones” theme song would sound like with vocals. Related stories Did George R.R. Martin just give …
Read More »Crystal ball covered in molten copper creates its own magic
Crystal balls have been long used by self-proclaimed fortune tellers to gaze into the future. The idea of these beautiful orbs, also referred to as orbuculums, laying out one’s destiny is pure whimsy, of course. However, this video posted Sunday by YouTube user Tito4re demonstrates the magic of pouring 1,984-degree Fahrenheit (1,085-degree Celsius) molten copper on top of a clear …
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