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At Least One Theater Chain Is Increasing Security for Joker Screenings

We’re drawing nearer to Joker’s theatrical release, and as we do we’re seeing more theaters across the country respond to the possibility, credible or otherwise, of the film being a possible flashpoint for incel violence. Now, Entertainment Weekly reports that Alamo Drafthouse, the Austin-based theater chain (who also commissioned the Joker documentary we blogged yesterday)…

Movies Julie Muncy

Nintendo’s Week-Old Switch Lite Added to Joy-Con Drift Lawsuit

In the ongoing saga of Nintendo’s Joy-Con drift problem, it appears even the Switch Lite isn’t immune. On Saturday complaints about the barely week-old system were added to a class-action lawsuit against Nintendo. Originally filed in July, the lawsuit alleges Nintendo knew about a design defect in the Switch’s controllers and has failed to correct…

Games Alyse Stanley

In This Trailer for BBC’s War of the Worlds, There’s a Lot to Be Concerned About

Oh, dear me, it’s the aliens. That’s the vibe that BBC’s brief new trailer for its War of the Worlds miniseries gives, which features a star-studded cast of some of the United Kingdom’s best talent looking confused and vaguely put out by the possibility of monstrous invaders from beyond the stars wreaking terrible, terrible havoc…

Trailers Julie Muncy

This Spider-Man: Far From Home Deleted Scene Offers a Moment of Sweet Reprieve for Peter Parker

Gotta love the quiet moments. Especially if you just defeated a supervillain on what was supposed to be your vacation. In this deleted scene from Spider-Man: Far From Home, which recently made its way onto Sony’s YouTube channel, perhaps by way of celebration for the whole Spidey deal, Peter gets the quiet moment he deserves…

Movies Julie Muncy

Elections Chief Tweets Memo on Foreign Interference After a GOP Colleague’s Veto

A bit of Federal Election Commission drama went down on Twitter Friday when the board’s chair tweeted a draft memo on illegal foreign election activities purportedly blocked by its GOP commissioner. Its a subject Republicans are pretty sensitive about at the moment given the damning whistleblower complaint released this week and impeachment proceedings underway. The…

Politics Alyse Stanley

Report: U.S. to Sign Treaty Forcing Platforms Like Facebook to Share Encrypted Chats With UK Police

The U.S. and UK governments are expected to sign a treaty in October that will force social media platforms based in either of the countries to “disclose encrypted messages from suspected terrorists, paedophiles and other serious criminals” to police in the other, according to the Times of London. Police in either country have restricted ability…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

Photo: Courtesy of 350 New Hampshire Action

Nearly 70 Activists Arrested Attempting to Steal Coal From One of New England’s Biggest Coal Plants

In late August, nine activists walked into the Merrimack Station in Bow, New Hampshire. They didn’t seek approval or go through any security to enter the coal power plant. The group of activists, which included members of 350 New Hampshire Action, the Climate Disobedience Center, and Nonviolent Citizen Action, had one goal: remove some coal.…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

German Police Raid Data Center and Alleged Cybercrime Hub Based Out of Former NATO Bunker

German authorities raided a data center based out of “former NATO bunker that hosted sites dealing in drugs and other illegal activities,” the Associated Press reported on Friday, resulting in seven arrests. Authorities allege that the bunker slash data center, located in the town of Traben-Trarbach, was used to host the Cannabis Road drug marketplace,…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

This Short Documentary Unravels the Weird, Messy History of the Joker

The Joker is having a strange moment right now. A DC icon, one of the most charismatic villains to ever to grace comics and screen, potential incel idol and an incitement to violence? In 2019, he occupies all of these cultural positions, which can make parsing the character himself somewhat hard to parse. This documentary,…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

How to Watch SpaceX’s Big Starship Event Saturday

The prototype SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will present on today sounds like something straight out of science fiction: its long-hyped Starship Mk1 spacecraft, a next-generation rocket the company describes as “a fully, rapidly reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and anywhere else in the solar…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

Sorry, Google Play Music, YouTube Music Is Now Android’s Default Player

It looks like Google’s dessert-themed naming scheme isn’t the only thing getting replaced with Android 10. YouTube Music is kicking Google Play Music aside as Android’s prepackaged music player, YouTube announced Friday. The app will come bundled with all devices launching with Android 10. If you’re a Google Play Music stan, don’t worry though: Just…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

Dave Filoni Talks the Challenge of Working on The Mandalorian

It’s only a couple months now until The Mandalorian launches on Disney Plus, and to whet our appetites for morally ambiguous space fantasy action we’ve got even more details to go through. In a lengthy report by IGN, Dave Filoni talks the challenge of directing and executive producing The Mandalorian, his first live-action work, and…

io9 Julie Muncy

FAA Orders Inspection of Boeing 737 Next Generation Jets After Discovery of ‘Structural Cracks’

Boeing, already having taken a $4.9 billion after-tax charge this year amid the ongoing fallout from two deadly 737 Max crashes, now has problems with a different line of planes. Per CNN, the Federal Aviation Administration is ordering inspections of 737 Next Generation models (737-600, 737-700, 737-800, and 737-900) after Boeing reported that it had…

Tech News Tom McKay

Rob Garrison, the Man Who Said Karate Kid‘s Best Line, Has Died

We’re fans of Karate Kid and its surprisingly interesting YouTube revival around these parts, so it’s particularly saddening to report that Rob Garrison, who played a role in the original Karate Kid and also returned for a short arc on Cobra Kai, has died. Garrison, who was 59, is best known to Karate Kid fans…

Movies Julie Muncy

Christina Aguilera’s Song for Morticia in the New Addams Family Totally Slaps, Actually

Everything about The Addams Family beyond the (admittedly great) casting has confused me. A new animated adaptation of the creepy family? Okay, I get it, but the art style…seems a little off? The plot involves them, uh, going to New Jersey? And there’s been almost no marketing? Every bit of new information that trickles out…

Movies Julie Muncy

Celebrate A Pivotal Moment in Comics History With This Animated Recap

Never mess with Scarlet Witch. If things go bad, and she gets upset enough, she could always, y’know, erase you from reality. That’s what happened to the entirety of mutantkind in one of Marvel’s biggest, most controversial crossover events, 2005’s House of M. And today, September 28th, is the fourteenth anniversary of that pivotal moment,…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

Climate Change Memes for Angry and Terrified Teens

As Earther’s social editor and the youngest person on Gizmodo’s staff, our writers and editors frequently come to me with questions like “What do The Youth want?” and “What is a VSCO girl?” This has put me in a strange position as teens have yeeted themselves to the forefront of climate activism. On the cusp…

Earther Emily Lipstein

Dark Mode Is for Suckers

Dark mode is everywhere. Apple’s newly released iOS 13? Dark mode. Android 10? Dark mode. Windows 10, macOS Mojave, Chrome, Firefox, Gmail, and Slack—blessed, healing dark mode. It’s the must-have feature for the dim days of 2019, its spread eliciting a collective gasp of ecstasy at every new iteration as if black text on a…

Tech News Andrew Couts

Elon Musk’s Tweeting Broke the Law This Time, Judge Rules, And His Isn’t the Only Bad Take

These past few weeks have not been great for asshole bosses on Twitter. Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, violated several federal labor laws with their union-busting efforts over the years, an administrative law judge ruled Friday per Bloomberg. The ruling cited a 2018 tweet from Musk’s personal account among the violations in which he…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

ASOS Is Selling Useless Earbuds, But, Hey, They Kind of Look like AirPods

Love them or hate them, AirPods have quickly become an iconic flex among the millennial and Gen Z crowds. Apple’s wireless earbuds are a not-so-subtle way to broadcast you’ve got money to burn on their high sticker price and any subsequent replacements after you inevitably lose one of the ridiculously tiny buggers. But if you…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

At Least One Theater Chain Is Increasing Security for Joker Screenings

Nintendo’s Week-Old Switch Lite Added to Joy-Con Drift Lawsuit

In This Trailer for BBC’s War of the Worlds, There’s a Lot to Be Concerned About

This Spider-Man: Far From Home Deleted Scene Offers a Moment of Sweet Reprieve for Peter Parker

Elections Chief Tweets Memo on Foreign Interference After a GOP Colleague’s Veto

Report: U.S. to Sign Treaty Forcing Platforms Like Facebook to Share Encrypted Chats With UK Police

Nearly 70 Activists Arrested Attempting to Steal Coal From One of New England’s Biggest Coal Plants

German Police Raid Data Center and Alleged Cybercrime Hub Based Out of Former NATO Bunker

This Short Documentary Unravels the Weird, Messy History of the Joker

How to Watch SpaceX’s Big Starship Event Saturday

Sorry, Google Play Music, YouTube Music Is Now Android’s Default Player

Dave Filoni Talks the Challenge of Working on The Mandalorian

FAA Orders Inspection of Boeing 737 Next Generation Jets After Discovery of ‘Structural Cracks’

Rob Garrison, the Man Who Said Karate Kid‘s Best Line, Has Died

Christina Aguilera’s Song for Morticia in the New Addams Family Totally Slaps, Actually

Celebrate A Pivotal Moment in Comics History With This Animated Recap

Climate Change Memes for Angry and Terrified Teens

Dark Mode Is for Suckers

Elon Musk’s Tweeting Broke the Law This Time, Judge Rules, And His Isn’t the Only Bad Take

ASOS Is Selling Useless Earbuds, But, Hey, They Kind of Look like AirPods

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