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Iceberg More Than 20 Times the Size of Manhattan Breaks Off Antarctic Ice Shelf

An iceberg more than 20 times the size of Manhattan split off from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica this week because our planet is totally having a normal one. The ginormous iceberg measures roughly 490 square miles (1,270 square km) and is nearly 500 feet (150 meters) thick, according to the British Antarctic Survey.…

Earth Science Alyse Stanley

Sam Richardson and Milana Vayntrub Go Monster-Hunting in Werewolves Within

We’ve got our first look at the upcoming horror comedy Werewolves Within and it’s got serious whodunnit energy. Based on the Ubisoft videogame, Werewolves Within stars Sam Richardson (who was also a producer), Michael Chernus, Michaela Watkins, Cheyenne Jackson, Milana Vayntrub, and Harvey Guillén, any of whom could be a potential werewolf causing mayhem in…

Movies Courtney Enlow

Rose Leslie and Theo James Will Star in Steven Moffat’s Time Traveler’s Wife Series for HBO

Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana, now your watch has ended. The Time Traveler’s Wife has a new time traveler and his titular wife. Steven Moffat’s adaptation of The Time Traveler’s Wife was announced back in 2018, but we are all unstuck in time these days, so we’re just now getting casting news. Rose Leslie and…

io9 Courtney Enlow

The Terminator Universe Is Back in a New Netflix Anime Series

He’s back and he’s two-dimensional. The Terminator universe is expanding into an anime series for Netflix, the first animated TV adaptation of the franchise. Mattson Tomlin will act as showrunner. Tomlin has had a big few years, having written Project Power for Netflix as well as co-writing The Batman. In a statement announcing the project,…

io9 Courtney Enlow

Bots Reportedly Helped Fuel GameStonks Hype on Facebook, Twitter, and Other Platforms

The s0-called GameStonks saga had some help from automated bots hyping up “meme” stocks on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, according to an analysis by the cybersecurity firm PiiQ Media reviewed by Reuters. Users on the Reddit forum r/WallStreetBets teamed up last month to trigger a massive short squeeze of GameStop stock in a coordinated…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

Sony Didn’t Want Tom Holland for Spider-Man, According to the Russo Brothers

First of all, how dare you, Sony. In an interview ostensibly about their new film Cherry, Tom Holland and Anthony and Joe Russo aka the Russo brothers addressed the previously unseen spider in the room: Tom Holland was not exactly the Spider-Man Sony wanted, according to the Russos. With great power comes great responsibility and,…

Movies Courtney Enlow

200,000 Buddhists Gathered on a Giant Screen Via Zoom to Celebrate One of Their Holiest Days

There’s no doubt that pandemic fatigue is high. I get it. Heck, my area has restrictions right now. But it’s important to remember that there are ways that we can get together as a community while being safe and considerate of others. If you need an example, check out the more than 200,000 Buddhists that…

Tech News Jody Serrano

FDA Authorizes J&J Covid-19 Shot, Adding Millions of Doses to Total Vaccine Supply

Yet another vaccine is now part of our arsenal of weapons against the covid-19 pandemic. On Saturday, the Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) to the one-dose shot developed by Johnson & Johnson. It joins the two-dose mRNA vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech. The regulatory agency made the decision following…

Health Ed Cara

SolarWinds Officials Throw Intern Under the Bus for ‘solarwinds123’ Password Fail

The SolarWinds drama just won’t stop. It’s a tale of Russian hackers’—and potentially Chinese hackers’—alleged email spying, and a gaping hole of security vulnerabilities that seems to get worse as more details come to light. Now, we can add yet another twist to the story: the laughably insecure password “solarwinds123.” In this last case, SolarWinds…

Privacy & Security Jody Serrano

Danny Elfman Has a Missed Connection with an Ogre in the Video for ‘Love in the Time of Covid’

Danny Elfman thought he had left rock behind. But in an interview with Inverse, he said he picked it up again as a pandemic hobby. And here we are, with a missed connection with an ogre. The longtime film composer and former Oingo Boingo frontman’s pandemic hobby became a pandemic project in his first solo…

Movies Courtney Enlow

Great, Now the PlayStation Network Is Down Too

This has been a rough week for anyone trying to play games online. Sony’s PlayStation Network began experiencing issues Friday afternoon, and the outage seems to have persisted into the weekend based on the PSN status page. The outage comes just one day after the equivalent service for Sony’s competitor Microsoft, Xbox Live, went down…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

Tomb Raider Showrunner Tasha Huo Is Joining Joey Soloway to Write Red Sonja

Red Sonja has been a long, long time coming, but with a very welcome addition, it’s time to get the show on the road. Netflix’s Tomb Raider showrunner Tasha Huo has been announced as screenwriter for the upcoming—and long awaited—Red Sonja movie, joining director Joey Soloway. Soloway was previously announced as both writing and directing,…

Books & Comics Courtney Enlow

Raven the Science Maven Has a Message for Aspiring STEM Workers: Be Your Unapologetic Self

Diversity has always been an issue in STEM. Although a 2018 Pew report found that women make up half of the U.S. workforce in STEM occupations, it also found that their presence varies widely across occupational clusters and education levels. Black and Hispanic workers are underrepresented in STEM, per the report, representing only 9% and…

Science Jody Serrano

The Boys Season 3 Will Be a Supernatural Reunion

SPN fam, next season of The Boys is for you. We learned last year that Jensen Ackles will join the cast for The Boys season three, reuniting with Supernatural creator and The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke. Now Variety has announced that more Supernatural writers are along for the ride. SPN writers Meredith Glynn, David Reed,…

Books & Comics Courtney Enlow

Federal Authorities Confirm Sighting of Yet Another UFO, This Time in New Mexico

Multiple authorities have confirmed that commercial airline pilots recently saw, well, something, hurtling through America’s southwestern skies. The lowdown is this: American Airlines Flight 2292 was passing over Clayton, N.M., on Sunday, traveling at 36,000 feet en route to Phoenix from Cincinnati, when the crew witnessed a “long, cylindrical” object. The object shot over the…

Tech News Lucas Ropek

I’m Packing My Bags to Visit the Real-Life Inspiration for Windows XP’s Wallpaper

I don’t think about the iconic Windows XP wallpaper often, but when an article or a video comes across my social media feed reminding me of it, nothing but happy memories come flooding back. Thanks to a recent SFGate article, I feel like I’m lying in a soft patch of grass, a cool breeze washing…

Tech News Joanna Nelius

Oh No, There Are Too Many Babies in This Week’s Toy News

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all things good and plastic. This week: Babies! So many babies! Baby Yoda is here, laser babies are here, and, well, what more could you want? Check it out! Medicom MAFEX The Boys Billy Butcher Figure With a neverending onslaught of goodie-goodie Marvel content across…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook

HBO Max, I Beg You, Give Me the Like and Dislike Buttons Already

We’re creeping closer to the one-year mark and HBO Max is still tinkering with its platform. An update for the app that popped up earlier this week states in its App Store release notes that users will “notice new video player controls that are more streamlined and easier to use in this update.” In addition…

Internet Catie Keck

Static, Hardware, Icon and Rocket Get New Creative Teams for Milestone Returns Series

As promised, DC Comics revealed today Milestone Returns: Infinite Edition’s writers, artists, and covers of the upcoming Static, Hardware, and Icon and Rocket series, as well as a couple of interior pages for each. To put it bluntly, the Dakotaverse is looking completely awesome. There’s been a lot of excitement about the return of the…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Griddy Is Being Sued for $1 Billion for Allegedly Price Gouging During Texas Winter Storm

A Texas woman filed a class-action lawsuit this week to the tune of $1 billion in damages against Griddy, a Texas electricity retailer that the suit alleges engaged in illegal price gouging during the widespread outages that swept through the state last week. Houston resident Lisa Khoury filed the suit on behalf of the countless…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky

Iceberg More Than 20 Times the Size of Manhattan Breaks Off Antarctic Ice Shelf

Sam Richardson and Milana Vayntrub Go Monster-Hunting in Werewolves Within

Rose Leslie and Theo James Will Star in Steven Moffat’s Time Traveler’s Wife Series for HBO

The Terminator Universe Is Back in a New Netflix Anime Series

Bots Reportedly Helped Fuel GameStonks Hype on Facebook, Twitter, and Other Platforms

Sony Didn’t Want Tom Holland for Spider-Man, According to the Russo Brothers

200,000 Buddhists Gathered on a Giant Screen Via Zoom to Celebrate One of Their Holiest Days

FDA Authorizes J&J Covid-19 Shot, Adding Millions of Doses to Total Vaccine Supply

SolarWinds Officials Throw Intern Under the Bus for ‘solarwinds123’ Password Fail

Danny Elfman Has a Missed Connection with an Ogre in the Video for ‘Love in the Time of Covid’

Great, Now the PlayStation Network Is Down Too

Tomb Raider Showrunner Tasha Huo Is Joining Joey Soloway to Write Red Sonja

Raven the Science Maven Has a Message for Aspiring STEM Workers: Be Your Unapologetic Self

The Boys Season 3 Will Be a Supernatural Reunion

Federal Authorities Confirm Sighting of Yet Another UFO, This Time in New Mexico

I’m Packing My Bags to Visit the Real-Life Inspiration for Windows XP’s Wallpaper

Oh No, There Are Too Many Babies in This Week’s Toy News

HBO Max, I Beg You, Give Me the Like and Dislike Buttons Already

Static, Hardware, Icon and Rocket Get New Creative Teams for Milestone Returns Series

Griddy Is Being Sued for $1 Billion for Allegedly Price Gouging During Texas Winter Storm

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