Nick D’Aloisio created Trimit, an app that condenses text into 1000, 500, or 140-character summaries. Trimit was Apple’s #1 staff favorite in 100 countries. Give it a try; we here at Milk* think it’s pretty cool. Nick went on to build Summly, a further step in information condensing technology for READ MORE >
Want to learn how to scientifically cure a hangover? Did you know the print on a cat’s nose is as unique as a fingerprint? Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown created AsapSCIENCE to answer all your burning questions about science. They explain in simple, fun videos why do we cry? Does READ MORE >
After the drunken debauchery and downing of copious amounts nachos you might need a cleanse. A deep cleanse. For that, look no further than Atlanta programmer, Rob Rhinehart. He believes he has all the nutrients a human needs in a concoction made from broken-down multivitamins, raw elements like potassium and READ MORE >
We begin this issue with a bit of news that isn’t exactly new. You may have heard that Rhythm and Hues, the company behind the Academy Award-winning visual effects in Life of Pi, declared bankruptcy shortly before the Oscars. What is new, and just as jaw dropping as the digital READ MORE >
While Life of Pi was a visual effects tour de force, the Academy Award-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man was a crowning achievement for DIY filmmaking. After all, director Malik Bendjelloul finished filming the movie with his iPhone when he ran out of money. All it took was the 8mm READ MORE >
Have you heard of Vice yet? If not, run, don’t walk, to your nearest tablet and treat yourself to the freshest and most daring immersionist journalism around. What began as an arts and culture magazine in Montreal, then evolved into music, TV and film, is now a hard-hitting news series READ MORE >
Mad Men Season 6 is here, so you know where we’ll be Sundays at 9PM. There’s no doubt that Matthew Weiner’s brainchild will go down in history as one of the greatest scripted series of all time. But it will also be forever known as the launching pad of Kiernan READ MORE >
A book recommendation? In the Hollywood issue? You bet. We love our moving pictures, but we’ll never turn down a subject that moves us, and the central theme driving Ty Burr’s new book does just that. As ad people we get an inside look at how products go from idea READ MORE >
Update your workout! Turn your tired old routines into exciting interactive experiences, suggested by our friends at hackcollege.com. Flee from hordes of undead with Zombies, Run!. Track your progress and compete with others on Fleetly. Turn spare minutes into an epic adventure, like climbing Mt. Everest, with friends on Teemo. READ MORE >