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Black Lightning‘s Painkiller Backdoor Pilot Was a Much-Needed Jolt to the System

Though the CW’sBlack Lightning may be ending, the unanswered questions about characters like Khalil (Jordan Calloway) have turned out to be the network’s secret weapon in fleshing out a new chunk of a recently unified Earth Prime. While series sometimes like to be coy when they’re working backdoor pilots for spinoffs into their mid-season arcs-in-progress,…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Is Real Mad YouTube Took Down His Covid-19 Misinformation Circlejerk

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn’t quite reached the last stage of mad, red, and nude online over YouTube moderation, but he’s getting there, per a Monday report by the Associated Press. Last week, YouTube removed a video of a panel discussion hosted last month by DeSantis, former White House coronavirus adviser and “herd immunity” truther…

Politics Tom McKay

NASA Funds Interstellar Probe and Space Habitats Made From Fungi

The latest round of NASA funding to boost the development of advanced concepts includes a space-based neutrino detector, an interstellar probe powered by solar sails, and a radio telescope built inside a crater on the far side of the Moon. NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program is one of my favorite things in the world,…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

Kevin Smith’s New Horror Movie Will Be Sold as an NFT, Because of Course It Will

Kevin Smith has a new movie coming out but depending on who buys the NFT for it, they might be the only people who ever get to see it. Smith—who most recently directed the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and is currently working on a new He-Man series for Netflix—has decided to sell the horror anthology…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Banishing Finds Plenty of Horror But Not Enough Frights

Set in late-1930s England, with the specter of World War II looming over the landscape, Christopher Smith’s The Banishing captures plenty of doom. But unfortunately, its haunted-house tale feels like a hodgepodge of horror movies we’ve all seen before, even with intriguing period details and a few other interest-adding elements. Jessica Brown Findlay (Brave New…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Wow, Google, Show Us How You Really Feel About Wear OS

Google’s smartwatch platform, Wear OS, hasn’t received a whole lot of love from the company, but frankly, the neglect is starting to get ridiculous. According to 9to5Google, new Wear OS watch owners are now finding it difficult to install certain apps after the company told developers it was doing away with its legacy app installation…

Tech News Victoria Song

New Google Photos Video-Editing Features Finally Appearing on Android Phones

Google announced back in February it was adding new video-editing tools to its Photos app, but those updates appeared only on iOS devices first. Now, according to Android Police, Google is rolling out the same tools to Android users. The new editing tools allow users to apply more granular edits to videos, like brightness, contrast,…

Gadgets Joanna Nelius

Carnegie Mellon’s Snakebot Takes to the Water

Looking like a cross between an oboe and a squid from the matrix, Carnegie Mellon University’s Hardened Underwater Modular Robot Snake (HUMRS) is a sight to behold. Created by researchers Howie Choset and Matt Travers, the project is part of the university’s Biorobotics Lab in the school of Computer Science. The point of the robot?…

Gadgets John Biggs

Army of the Dead Is Zack Snyder’s Full Vision, in More Ways Than One

No need for hashtags this time. When Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead is released by Netflix on May 21, it will be his “Snyder Cut” and SnyderVerse, all rolled into one. “This is the movie,” Snyder said during a virtual press event Tuesday. “There are no other cuts of the movie. I didn’t have…

Movies Germain Lussier

Your 2021 Hugo Award Finalists Include The Mandalorian, The Good Place, N.K. Jemisin, Susanna Clarke, and More

Last year’s Hugo Awards ceremony certainly had its issues, but getting nominated for a Hugo Award is still a big deal, especially when there’s such an impressive—and diverse—set of finalists. Book-wise, N.K. Jemisin could get her fourth Best Novel award if she defeats the third novel by Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell’s Susanna Clarke. The…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Sony’s First Major PS5 Software Update Adds New Storage Options

It’s been almost six months since the PlayStation 5 launched, and today Sony is announcing the first big software update for its flagship game console. Sony in a blog posted today detailed some of the new features and improvements that will arrive in the PS5’s April Update, which will begin rolling out globally tomorrow. For those feeling…

Games Sam Rutherford

Everyone Involved With Thunder Force Deserved Better

Love or hate her brand of comedy, there’s no denying Melissa McCarthy is one of the most energetic, fearless actresses working today. The same goes for Octavia Spencer, an Oscar winner who can just as easily, and skillfully, jump between playing a serial killer or a rocket scientist. Put them together in a superhero comedy—Netflix’s…

Movies Germain Lussier

You Can Finally Flag Bad Takes Directly to Facebook’s Oversight Board

If you have problems with any hate speech, harassment, or generally bad takes that appear on your Facebook feed, good news! On Tuesday, the (supposedly) independent Oversight Board announced that users can appeal directly to it directly regarding questionable content that’s been left up on Facebook and Instagram. Here’s how it works: After you’ve gone…

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky

Distinct Species of Adorable Weasels Have Been Hiding in Plain Sight

Arguably the cutest member of the weasel family, ermines can be found throughout the northern regions of North America and Eurasia. A closer look at ermines suggests these creatures really represent three distinct species, in a discovery with ecological implications. Sure, ermines look cute, but their slender bodies pack a mighty punch. Despite measuring anywhere…

Biology George Dvorsky

Blaze It, Siri Leaks the Next Apple Event Date is 4/20 [Update: It’s Official!]

Siri, you beautiful, dumb disaster bot. In what appeared to be a goof early Tuesday morning, the voice assistant leaked that the next Apple event will be next week on April 20. And true to form, mere hours after Siri leaked the date, Apple officially sent out invites to press for the event, which will…

Tech News Victoria Song

Japan’s New Fukushima Plan: Dumping Radioactive Wastewater Into the Sea

The Japanese government said Tuesday that it would start releasing contaminated water from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster into the Pacific Ocean, outlining a long-expected plan that is, understandably, upsetting a whole lot of people. Around 1.25 million tons of water accumulated at a nuclear site in Fukushima Prefecture in the wake of the 2011…

Energy Molly Taft

Disney’s ‘Real’ Lightsaber Is Inspired by… Tape Measures?

At a recent virtual press conference, Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro apparently whipped out a retractable lightsaber. According to people who were actually there, this drama queen ended a presentation about reopening Disney Parks and upcoming attractions by lifting this lightsaber, turning it on, and saying, “It’s real.” Cue to black. No public pictures or…

Gadgets Victoria Song

Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor Who Return Could Mean Multi-Doctor Stories Someday

We never thought we’d see Chris Eccleston’s beloved Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who again…and I guess we technically haven’t. However, the actor has finally returned to the role that relaunched the beloved sci-fi franchise in the new millennia, so we’ve heard the Ninth Doctor through his new Big Finish audio adventures. But this might be…

io9 Rob Bricken

Anker’s Getting Into Affordable Home Office Gadgets

Anker makes a huge range of affordable household gadgets, including battery packs, security cams, wireless charging stands, and more, but now the company is stepping into the home office with the launch of a new AnkerWork line. Many people have shifted to working from home during the pandemic, and a lot of jobs are expected…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

Ville de Bitche Survived the Nazis and, Now, Facebook

Facebook’s hater-in-chief The Algorithm has come for a quiet French town to bring down the ban hammer with literally no warning. The town of Ville de Bitche, population 5,000, has spent the month appealing to the authorities of Facebook France, who have mercifully reinstated the town’s page. In the meantime, Ville de Bitche set up…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

Black Lightning‘s Painkiller Backdoor Pilot Was a Much-Needed Jolt to the System

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Is Real Mad YouTube Took Down His Covid-19 Misinformation Circlejerk

NASA Funds Interstellar Probe and Space Habitats Made From Fungi

Kevin Smith’s New Horror Movie Will Be Sold as an NFT, Because of Course It Will

The Banishing Finds Plenty of Horror But Not Enough Frights

Wow, Google, Show Us How You Really Feel About Wear OS

New Google Photos Video-Editing Features Finally Appearing on Android Phones

Carnegie Mellon’s Snakebot Takes to the Water

Army of the Dead Is Zack Snyder’s Full Vision, in More Ways Than One

Your 2021 Hugo Award Finalists Include The Mandalorian, The Good Place, N.K. Jemisin, Susanna Clarke, and More

Sony’s First Major PS5 Software Update Adds New Storage Options

Everyone Involved With Thunder Force Deserved Better

You Can Finally Flag Bad Takes Directly to Facebook’s Oversight Board

Distinct Species of Adorable Weasels Have Been Hiding in Plain Sight

Blaze It, Siri Leaks the Next Apple Event Date is 4/20 [Update: It’s Official!]

Japan’s New Fukushima Plan: Dumping Radioactive Wastewater Into the Sea

Disney’s ‘Real’ Lightsaber Is Inspired by… Tape Measures?

Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor Who Return Could Mean Multi-Doctor Stories Someday

Anker’s Getting Into Affordable Home Office Gadgets

Ville de Bitche Survived the Nazis and, Now, Facebook

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