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WonderCon 2020 Has Been Postponed But No Decision Has Been Made on Comic-Con [Updated]

WonderCon 2020, set to take place April 10-12 in Anaheim, CA, has been postponed. “To protect public health and slow the rate of transmission of covid-19, the California Department of Public Health announced a recommendation that gatherings and events of more than 250 people should either be postponed or canceled. Comic-Con (organizer of WonderCon) will…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier Mar 12 '20

For $39,000, You Can Buy a Wide-Angle Lens That Can Actually See Behind Itself

A talented photographer can snap stunning photos with even a cheap camera; expensive equipment doesn’t guarantee a beautiful shot. But that doesn’t make buying and experimenting with pricey gear, like a $39,000 fisheye lens with a field of view so wide it can see behind itself, any less tempting. The lens, known officially as the…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 12 '20

Open Channel: Show Us Your Pets, Nerds

Life sucks. A pandemic is growing. The stock market is tanking. Comic cons are being canceled. We’re all stuck in our houses and apartments, possibly for days or weeks on end. But you know what: At least we’re not alone. We’ve still got our pets. We’re choosing to celebrate the good by sharing pics of…

io9 Beth Elderkin Mar 12 '20

The Best Sources for Covid-19 Information

The reality of covid-19 has finally started to hit the U.S. hard. Just yesterday, the World Health Organization decided to describe the outbreak of a novel coronavirus that’s reached over 100 countries as a pandemic. Following that decision, U.S. states around the country canceled large public gatherings and the NBA suspended its season, after a…

Health Ed Cara Mar 12 '20

Westworld’s 25 Biggest ‘Holy Shit’ Moments By Episode (So Far)

The return of Westworld is nearly here—and while io9 already has a very handy guide to quickly get you up to speed so you can dive right into season three, we also wanted to look back at the most shocking, most monumentally plot-shifting, and otherwise intensely memorable moments of the show so far. These are…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Mar 12 '20

Airports in the EU Devolve Into Chaos Over Trump’s Inaccurate Covid-19 Address

Travelers at European airports faced chaos, surging prices, and uncertainty as they scrambled to react to Donald Trump’s Wednesday announcement that severe restrictions would be imposed on travel from the continent to the U.S.—made significantly worse by a series of bullshit claims made by the president during his address. The president explicitly stated during the…

Health Tom McKay Mar 12 '20

ExoMars Mission Pushed to 2022 Due to Technical Delays and of Course, Covid-19

Unfinished tests and complications arising from the coronavirus pandemic have forced the European Space Agency and Russia’s Roscosmos to postpone the launch of ExoMars, a collaborative mission to land a rover on the Red Planet and search for signs of life. Going into this year, it wasn’t clear if ExoMars would be ready for launch…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Mar 12 '20

Discord Tries to Ease Cabin Fever by Increasing the Limit on Its Built-In Game Streaming Feature

With people preparing to hunker down in isolation in order to avoid the spread of covid-19, it seems Discord is hoping to ease potential cabin fever by raising the limits on its Go Live game streaming feature. In a recent blog post titled “Helping out where we can,” Discord founder Jason Citron decided to temporarily…

Games Sam Rutherford Mar 12 '20

A Quiet Place 2’s Release Has Been Postponed, According to Director John Krasinski

A Quiet Place director and star John Krasinski has revealed that the sequel to his smash horror film, A Quiet Place 2, is being temporarily pulled from the release schedule because of coronavirus concerns—without any word about when we can expect it in theaters. In a statement posted to Twitter, Krasinski said he was moving…

Movies Beth Elderkin Mar 12 '20

Technologists Are Crowdsourcing a ‘Coronavirus Tech Handbook’ to Track Resources

A team of technologists based in London has mobilized to amass a crowdsourced document calling itself the Coronavirus Tech Handbook, a massive collection of resources related to covid-19 and covering everything from remote working and public advice to datasets and statistics related to the outbreak. The Coronavirus Tech Handbook is an effort spearheaded by Edward…

Tech News Catie Keck Mar 12 '20

Countries Move to Stop Empty “Ghost Flights”

The coronavirus pandemic has put many of the worst things about the global economy into sharp relief. The Trump administration is considering prioritizing oil companies over healthcare, New York is paying people in prison less than a dollar an hour to make state-branded hand sanitizer, and internationally, airlines are flying empty “ghost” flights across Europe,…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Mar 12 '20

Supernatural Is Crossing Over With Legends of Tomorrow…via Car

Leave it to the Legends to blow our minds with this latest stunt. CW has shared some photos of an upcoming episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, which feature a ride some folks might find familiar. It’s Baby from Supernatural, and yes it’s a sanctioned crossover—but not one that’ll bring Dean and Sam Winchester onto…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Mar 12 '20

Russia Just Smashed Its Record for Hottest Winter

Russia is normally considered a bastion for cold. But it just experienced its warmest winter since records started some 130 years ago. And we can all blame climate change. Large parts of Russia were anywhere from 6 to 8 degrees Celsius (7.2 to 12.4 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than normal, according to data kept by Russia’s…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Mar 12 '20

New Keyboards, Cameras, and Chips Rumored for Apple Products This Year

The Apple prophet Ming-Chi Kuo hath spoken, and it would appear that despite some coronavirus concerns, Apple has a few plans in store for its 2020 product lineup. For starters, Kuo—an analyst who is generally on-the-money when it comes to upcoming Apple trends—noted that Apple has plans to release new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air…

Tech News Victoria Song Mar 12 '20

Star Trek: Picard Laid All Its Cards on the Table, and Then Flipped It Clean Over

It’s been eight weeks since Star Trek: Picard began, and it’s taken its sweet time advancing its overarching plot. Instead, it has chosen to dwell upon the lingering regrets of its heroes, and the darker, more withdrawn world they all find themselves in. So it should be good news then that it decided to advance…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 12 '20

The Razer Blade Stealth Is the Beefy Little Laptop I Always Wanted

My first gaming laptop, which I bought more than 15 years ago, was a 10-pound, 17-inch beast so big and heavy I only really moved it around when traveling back and forth between home and college. I eventually upgraded to a 15-inch laptop that was a little easier to carry around, but because its case…

Laptops Sam Rutherford Mar 12 '20

Disney’s Peter Pan Remake Has Found 2 of Its Heroes

Jeffrey Wright shares his Batman to-read pile. Vin Diesel has hopes Bloodshot will finally usher in the Valiant Cinematic Universe. Riverdale meets Hedwig in new footage from its next musical special. Plus, teases of what to expect from Falcon and The Winter Soldier, and venture behind the scenes with more Mulan footage. Spoilers, away! Peter…

Television James Whitbrook Mar 12 '20

President Trump’s COVID-19 Speech Was Full of Lies That Had to Be Corrected Overnight

President Donald Trump delivered a shocking speech from the Oval Office on Wednesday night about the COVID-19 pandemic, announcing that virtually all air travel from Europe would stop for 30 days, all cargo shipments from Europe would be suspended, and health insurance companies would waive co-pays for all coronavirus treatments. Much of what the president…

Tech News Matt Novak Mar 12 '20

Lego’s First Nintendo Set Lets You Build Playable Super Mario Levels

For its first official collaboration with Nintendo, Lego could’ve just rolled out another series of collectible minifigures featuring beloved video game characters and fans would have been very happy. Instead, the toymaker is introducing a new way to play with its iconic bricks, allowing builders to create real-life video game levels that can be played…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Mar 12 '20

Disney’s New Soul Trailer Shows a Man Defying Death to Fulfill His Dream

What would you do if you could maybe go home again? Would you sacrifice everything, even a future in heaven? In the new trailer for Disney Pixar’s Soul, a jazz musician with everything to lose searches the afterlife for a way back to Earth. The latest trailer for Pixar’s new film Soul stars Jamie Foxx…

Trailers Beth Elderkin Mar 12 '20

WonderCon 2020 Has Been Postponed But No Decision Has Been Made on Comic-Con [Updated]

For $39,000, You Can Buy a Wide-Angle Lens That Can Actually See Behind Itself

Open Channel: Show Us Your Pets, Nerds

The Best Sources for Covid-19 Information

Westworld’s 25 Biggest ‘Holy Shit’ Moments By Episode (So Far)

Airports in the EU Devolve Into Chaos Over Trump’s Inaccurate Covid-19 Address

ExoMars Mission Pushed to 2022 Due to Technical Delays and of Course, Covid-19

Discord Tries to Ease Cabin Fever by Increasing the Limit on Its Built-In Game Streaming Feature

A Quiet Place 2’s Release Has Been Postponed, According to Director John Krasinski

Technologists Are Crowdsourcing a ‘Coronavirus Tech Handbook’ to Track Resources

Countries Move to Stop Empty “Ghost Flights”

Supernatural Is Crossing Over With Legends of Tomorrow…via Car

Russia Just Smashed Its Record for Hottest Winter

New Keyboards, Cameras, and Chips Rumored for Apple Products This Year

Star Trek: Picard Laid All Its Cards on the Table, and Then Flipped It Clean Over

The Razer Blade Stealth Is the Beefy Little Laptop I Always Wanted

Disney’s Peter Pan Remake Has Found 2 of Its Heroes

President Trump’s COVID-19 Speech Was Full of Lies That Had to Be Corrected Overnight

Lego’s First Nintendo Set Lets You Build Playable Super Mario Levels

Disney’s New Soul Trailer Shows a Man Defying Death to Fulfill His Dream

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