Brian May Preps Expanded ‘Star Fleet’ Box With Eddie Van Halen
Brian May says he’s working on an extended version of his 1983 collaboration with Eddie Van Halen. The Star Fleet Project box set would include…
Why Dave Mustaine’s Metallica Reunion Talks Failed
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine says he had a discussion with former Metallica bandmate James Hetfield over reuniting for a musical project – but the talks…
How to Use a Super-Intense Laser to Kick an Electron out of a Molecule
For all its possibilities, nature tends to replay one particular scene over and over again: the confrontation between matter and light. It stages the scene…
Banish the Dark With the Wiz Luminaire Portable Light
Nearly everyone has a flashlight in their pocket these days in the form of a smartphone, but it’s not a very good one. Sure, it…
Hear Roger Waters’ Haunting New Version of ‘Comfortably Numb’
Roger Waters has released a new version of the classic Pink Floyd song “Comfortably Numb.” Titled “Comfortably Numb 2022,” this update takes on a more…
Binance Has a Cunning Plan to Save Crypto—but It’s Too Late
“It’s a good learning moment for the industry,” says Hayden Adams, creator of UniSwap, the world’s largest decentralized exchange (DEX). “The fact that [FTX founder…
Pager’s App Gives Screenshots Superpowers. That’s Just the Beginning
Chances are your phone’s camera roll is filled with tons of screenshots. Most captured intentionally, some conceived by the soft fumbling of your fingers on…
There Is No Replacement for Black Twitter
Of course, that kind of loss would be immeasurable. “Black Twitter has reflected a fuller scope of Blackness, and a rejection of respectability,” says Sarah…
Vertical Farming Needs to Grow More Than Salad
If you’ve watched The Martian you know how difficult it is to grow food on Mars. Almost nothing about the Red Planet makes it a…
The OkCupid Dev Who Built a Hack to Get Taylor Swift Tickets
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. On Tuesday…