Kathleen Hanna Voices an Awkward Alien

As the lead singer of Bikini Kill, Kathleen Hanna’s voice was remarkably important to countless young women. Now, Hanna has lent her skillful vocals to the big screen, becoming the voice behind an awkward alien in the short film “Myrna the Monster.” Directed by Ian Samuels, the film follows an earnest young extraterrestrial as she navigates the social jungle of Los Angeles after being uprooted …

Why Offices are so Cold

There’s a reason your office air conditioner is always blasting, and it’s not because of an over-heated co-worker. Almost 90 years ago, someone defined “metabolic equivalents”—the energy a body requires while sitting, walking and running—based off the frame of a 40-year-old, 155-pound man. And since then, that number has been powering air conditioning calculations (and freezing many women) all over the world. Now, researchers are …

A Typeface of Slimy, Squirming Letters

A new digital typeface by Ari Weinkle is a creepy, squirming collection of alien-like letters—even its name “Feelers” makes your skin crawl. Weinkle created the font after becoming intrigued with the light and texture features in his 3D-modeling software, first drawing up the typeface in 2D, and later rendering them in 3D and adding motion. The result is lifelike wiggling letters that, from afar, look …