Fortune's Adam Lashinsky, after months of dogged reporting and research, recently put together a story called "Inside Apple." Appropriate, seeing as he goes at length to reveal Apple's cultural core; This is a company for whom failure isn't an option. More »

Although no one seems sure what exactly happened, reports are coming out that fights broke out between staff and customers at this Beijing Apple Store today. We're talking bloodied faces and broken glass here. All over the new iPad? More »

Tensions were high during the decision-making process that would lead up to the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Success depended on the precision of the Navy SEALs team in order to kill this slaughterer of thousands. More »

Mike Petty took these shots at Wichita's Joyland Amusement park, which has struggled with bankruptcy and vandalism for the better part of the last decade. Joyland's name has taken on a greater irony, as it's become a dilapidated, depressing place. [io9] More »

Maybe you couldn't keep up with your favorite Gawker Media sites this week. Or perhaps you could just use something fun to do this afternoon. Well, whatever the reason, we've got your prescription: Here are some of the best videos we watched during the crazy, post-bin Laden week that was.
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With just some colored water, paint, milk, strobe lights, and a few water balloons, artist Ryan Taylor captured these explosions of color for your eyes to feast upon. [Colossal] More »

The fact that the death of Osama bin Laden rocked the Twitterverse is very much common knowledge. Here, though, is a visualization showing just how far and fast the news spread in those first moments after the news leaked. More »

What with all the recent buzz about the death of the typewriter — that turned out to be super false — artist Jeremy Mayer went ahead and created this piece, Bust V (Grandfather), to comment on the hullabaloo. More »

If I was going to start a new blog, it would be nothing but food under attack, shot with super slow-motion cameras. [Modernist Cuisine via brainpicker] More »

For years, South Korean activists have been sending pro-democracy propaganda to the politically and informationally isolated citizens of North Korea via balloon, in an attempt to share information about Kim Jong Il and his regime. Generally, it's information that is either censored or illegal in the communist country. Sometimes it's Bible verses. Today, AFP reports the activists sent out their latest bunch of information balloons even after Kim Jong Il threatened to attack them. Here's what they put inside. More »

Holy shit, this is basically the worst thing ever. Any developer who uses this must loathe their users. [YouTube via Daring Fireball] More »

Welcome to the future! It's an exciting place. We've got plexiglass chairs, faucets with chipsets, and this innocent-looking couch from designer Matali Crasset. What's so futuristic about a piece of furniture, pray tell? More »

Come Monday, AT&T will begin restricting more than 16 million broadband users based on the amount of data they use in a month. The No. 2 carrier's entry into the broadband-cap club means that a majority of U.S. broadband users will now be subject to limits on how much they can do online or risk extra charges as ugly as video store late fees. More »

Consider it a public service announcement: while it may seem like pornography is entirely for men, women watch it too! At least, they do if this video is entirely sincere and in no way whatsoever intended to be ironic or facetious or anything that dispels the fine notion that ladies are every bit as into adult material as you are. Which is how I choose to watch it (some NSFW language): More »

Hoping to keep up with Gizmodo beyond the window frames of our site? You can also follow Gizmodo's official Twitter account! Here you'll get to enjoy different brands of our writers' witty commentary, as a new Gizmodo staffer takes the helm and tweets from the account each week. More »

The Royal Wedding is finally goddamn over and now Will and Kate can look back at all the social media they foisted upon the Internet—YouTube videos, Facebook comments, and a Color account sponsored by The Telegraph. And in between pictures of stupid hats and kissing they can find this guy giving his Royal approval, complete with Union Jack underwear and royal blue spandex. [Color Royal Wedding Album via TechCrunch] More »

So you're totally sure [insert significant other] is the one. You're going to set it in ink, right on your flesh! There's no way you'll ever regret it. But how will it look down the line? Math has the answer! More »

Watch a really popular singer cover a song that nobody supposedly likes. AND YET EVERYBODY KNOWS THE WORDS. More »

As much as I'd love to spend paragraphs on jokes about being peeing their pants, it's a serious problem that affects a lot of people! Pee problems are due to a defective sacral nerve—and now there's a fix. More »

The straight lines! They're everywhere! They box you in and tell you where to walk and, like, if you step on one, you break your mother's spine! I CAN'T TAKE IT. Sweet relief: Bolefloor Hardwood Flooring, which is cut along the grain of the wood to give your floor a little character—and your neuroses a little break. More »