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Ben Affleck Is Returning to Batman for The Flash‘s DC Multiverse

Batfleck Returns. Vanity Fair reports that yet another Batman will be in the upcoming Flash movie, likely joining Michael Keaton’s beloved incarnation of the Dark Knight from Tim Burton’s Batman movies. This time, it’s…well, now the second-most-recent actor to don the cowl: Ben Affleck, who played the caped crusader in Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of…

Movies James Whitbrook Aug 20 '20

Google Rolls Out New Features to Stay Safe From Wildfires

While the news cycle might make things feel like we’re caught in an ever-growing dumpster fire, for certain states across the country, those flames are anything but metaphorical. This week, 15 different states were hit with dozens of massive, roaring wildfires that scorched hundreds of thousands of acres of land while putting tens of millions…

Earther Shoshana Wodinsky Aug 20 '20

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The Boys‘ New Big Bad Is Almost Too on the Nose for These Extraordinarily Racist Times

Look to your left. Now look to your right. Did you see a Nazi? If you were reading and/or watching The Boys in anticipation of the developments coming in the second season, chances are good your answer’s a resounding “Ugh, yeah. I do.” Our deepest condolences. Because the worlds of Garth Ennis’ The Boys and…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 20 '20

Drunk History Is Canceled Amid Comedy Central’s Push Toward Reboots and Adult Animation

Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner’s Drunk History has been canceled at Comedy Central after six seasons. It’s strange that the comedy-meets-history series was axed after it had already been renewed for season seven, but it looks to be a casualty of ViacomCBS’s new head Chris McCarthy’s drive for a top-to-bottom makeover of the channel—largely involving…

Television Beth Elderkin Aug 20 '20

Lyft Really Did It [Update: And Got Its Way]

Update 8/20/20 3:45 p.m. ET: Following Lyft’s announcement that it would cease operations in California over an order to classify its drivers as full-time employees rather than independent contractors, CNBC reports that an appeals court in the state has granted Lyft and Uber a temporary reprieve extending the time before the companies will be expected…

Tech News Catie Keck Aug 20 '20

At Least I Can Get Pot Delivered

Are you a frontline worker dealing with new stresses or irresponsible management? Is working (or not working) from home starting to take a psychological toll? How are you coping with reopening? Submit a story using this Google form or send me an email with the subject line “My Covid Story” and provide as much detail as…

Tech News Avery Ellis Aug 20 '20

The Climate Disasters We Ignore Today Will Eventually Come for Us

Right now, huge swaths of India and Bangladesh are underwater due to a record-setting monsoon season. Scenes from the flooded regions are horrific. One video posted on Twitter late last week shows a man being rescued from a street turned into a raging river. Many others have perished in similar situations. The rains have killed…

Environmental Justice Dharna Noor Aug 20 '20

Here He Is, The Batman

I’d say “finally, Matt Reeves’ Batman steps out of the shadows” but, well, y’know. There’s still a lot of shadowing here. Ahead of the movie’s upcoming panel at DC FanDome, director Matt Reeves has given us our first decent look at the full costume Robert Pattinson will don as the next incarnation of the Dark…

Movies James Whitbrook Aug 20 '20

Let’s Talk About That Star Trek: Lower Decks Ending

Star Trek: Lower Decks isn’t the sort of show for big, shocking reveals. But ever since I saw this week’s episode “Temporal Edict,” I have been unable to stop thing about the delightful thing that happens at the end. As this week’s story wraps up and the day is saved by Ensign Boimler getting Captain…

io9 James Whitbrook Aug 20 '20

Mummified Kitten, Snake, and Bird Are ‘Unwrapped’ in New X-Ray Study

Using high-resolution, 3D X-ray scans, a team of researchers has digitally unwrapped and analyzed three mummified animals from ancient Egypt. A kitten with a broken neck, a bird of prey, and a dehydrated snake with a fractured spine are now teaching us a bit more about ancient Egyptian customs. These fascinating observations were made possible…

Human History George Dvorsky Aug 20 '20

Michigan Will Pay $600 Million to Flint Water Crisis Survivors

The people of Flint are finally getting some justice. The state of Michigan is dishing out $600 million in settlement dollars for victims of the water crisis that exposed the city of nearly 100,000 to unhealthy levels of lead in their drinking water. First reported in the New York Times and confirmed by the legal…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Aug 20 '20

You Can Now Use Your Sony Camera to Look Less Like a Potato on Video Calls

Given the spike in Zoom calls driven by the global pandemic, several camera-makers have released apps to help you turn your camera into a webcam. Sony is the latest. Today it released new software that lets you hook up your Sony camera to a Windows 10 computer with just a USB cable. The app is…

Gadgets Victoria Song Aug 20 '20

This Voice-Controlled Faucet Gives Me Perfect Temperature Water Every Time I Ask

If I were to rank all the items in my kitchen that I thought could benefit from a smart upgrade, the faucet would be near the bottom of the list, outranking only butter knives and those plastic clips that keep bread bags closed. After spending a few weeks with the U by Moen Smart Faucet,…

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Andrew Liszewski Aug 20 '20

Search Your Feelings, You Know Lego’s Empire Strikes Back Anniversary Set to Be Cool

Yes, it can be fun when Lego’s Star Wars sets are ginormous, hyper-detailed monstrosities that vaporize our bank accounts like Death Stars vaporize Alderaanians. But there’s something to be said about the company taking one small, iconic moment, and turning it into a cool little set. StarWars.com has revealed a first look at Lego’s newest…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Aug 20 '20

Airbnb Bans Partying Around the Globe

A day after announcing it’s taking formal steps to issue an initial public offering, Airbnb is doing some housekeeping. The home-sharing network decided on Thursday that it’s had enough of all these stories about irresponsible patrons throwing parties in a pandemic, and it’s implementing a worldwide ban on large gatherings at rental properties. In a…

Tech News Rhett Jones Aug 20 '20

Incredible Fossil Shows a Sea Monster in the Belly of an Even Bigger Sea Monster

As the Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn once said, “There’s always a bigger fish.” Or in the case of the Triassic Period, there’s always a bigger aquatic reptile, as this incredible fossil demonstrates. New research published in iScience offers the oldest direct evidence of “megapredation” in the fossil record, in which an apex predator feeds upon…

Biology George Dvorsky Aug 20 '20

Florida Plans to Fix Its Mosquito Problem With 750 Million More Mosquitoes

Hundreds of millions of mosquitos will soon be released in Florida. On purpose. The mosquitoes are being released as a form of pest control, but they could wreak havoc on local ecosystems. And honestly, just the thought of it makes my ankles itch. This week, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District approved a plan to…

Conservation Dharna Noor Aug 20 '20

Wonder Woman 1984‘s ‘Amazon Olympics’ Will Bring an Important Part of Diana’s Lore to Life

Wonder Woman 1984, as the title implies, is set in 1984, at the height of a golden age of greed and excess. But that doesn’t mean the entire movie is set in our near past. At least some of the highly anticipated sequel will transport us back to Diana’s island home Themyscira to show us…

Movies James Whitbrook Aug 20 '20

Steve Bannon Finally Gets His Walls

U.S. federal prosecutors announced Thursday morning that four men have been indicted for their roles in a crowdfunding scheme to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former right-hand man, was among those indicted this morning and is already in federal custody, according to MSNBC. Brian Kolfage started a GoFundMe…

Tech News Matt Novak Aug 20 '20

Amazon’s Wheel of Time Show Adds Some Major New Characters

Scream 5’s cast continues to expand. Robert Eggers’ mysterious next movie has a hell of a cast. Get a glimpse of The New Mutants’ powers in a new TV spot. Warrior Nun will return for a second season. Plus, The Batman and Supernatural return to filming, and a new look at The 100’s return. Spoilers,…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Aug 20 '20

Ben Affleck Is Returning to Batman for The Flash‘s DC Multiverse

Google Rolls Out New Features to Stay Safe From Wildfires

The Boys‘ New Big Bad Is Almost Too on the Nose for These Extraordinarily Racist Times

Drunk History Is Canceled Amid Comedy Central’s Push Toward Reboots and Adult Animation

Lyft Really Did It [Update: And Got Its Way]

At Least I Can Get Pot Delivered

The Climate Disasters We Ignore Today Will Eventually Come for Us

Here He Is, The Batman

Let’s Talk About That Star Trek: Lower Decks Ending

Mummified Kitten, Snake, and Bird Are ‘Unwrapped’ in New X-Ray Study

Michigan Will Pay $600 Million to Flint Water Crisis Survivors

You Can Now Use Your Sony Camera to Look Less Like a Potato on Video Calls

This Voice-Controlled Faucet Gives Me Perfect Temperature Water Every Time I Ask

Search Your Feelings, You Know Lego’s Empire Strikes Back Anniversary Set to Be Cool

Airbnb Bans Partying Around the Globe

Incredible Fossil Shows a Sea Monster in the Belly of an Even Bigger Sea Monster

Florida Plans to Fix Its Mosquito Problem With 750 Million More Mosquitoes

Wonder Woman 1984‘s ‘Amazon Olympics’ Will Bring an Important Part of Diana’s Lore to Life

Steve Bannon Finally Gets His Walls

Amazon’s Wheel of Time Show Adds Some Major New Characters

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