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Captain Marvel‘s Directors Had to Be Careful Not to Show This Character Too Early

Doing so might have spoiled one of the plot’s big reveals. One of the least surprising, though still enjoyable, cameos in Captain Marvel was the brief, punchy appearance of Ronan the Accuser. Ronan doesn’t do much, but his appearance as the premiere Accuser of the Kree Empire established a sense of continuity with Guardians of…

Movies Julie Muncy Jun 16 '19

Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Particularly’ Believe in UFOs and Come On, Would He Lie About Something?

Donald Trump mumbled his way through a response to a softball question on UFOs and extraterrestrial life in an interview with Good Morning America’s George Stephanopoulos in a clip released on Saturday. Trump told Stephanopoulos that he had attended a “very brief meeting” on the matter, but that he is not in fact all that…

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 15 '19

Target Registers Across Country All Malfunction at Once, Causing Massive Lines

Massive lines and an inability to make purchases were reported across the country at Target stores after the retailer’s cash registers malfunctioned due to a “systems issue,” though hours later Target announced it had resolved the issue. According to CNN, “employees at three different locations in Georgia” said that registers had been down for 45…

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 15 '19

The Tick‘s Creator Has Given Up on Finding the Show a New Home

Our hearts were broken recently when Amazon’s The Tick, a well-deserved revival of a classic franchise, was cancelled after only two seasons. The excellent series, detailing the comedic superheroic adventures of the Tick and his mangerie of super and not-so-super friends and enemies, deserved way better, and creator Ben Edlund has been trying to get…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy Jun 15 '19

The US Has Allegedly Placed Malware Deep in Russia’s Power Grid

The U.S. has deployed “American computer code” into Russian systems operating the nation’s power grid, the New York Times reported on Saturday, as part of the Donald Trump administration’s efforts to “deploy cybertools more aggressively.” According to the Times, which cited “current and former officials” with knowledge of the situation, the Pentagon’s U.S. Cyber Command…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Jun 15 '19

Disney Is Moving Forward With Construction on Its Marvel Theme Park Expansion

With Galaxy’s Edge a success, it’s time for Disney to move forward on its next franchise-incorporating theme park project: a Marvel park. According to the Los Angeles Times, Disney has begun work building the park, which will be at Disney’s California Adventure park, in a location previously used for an area dedicated to the (frankly…

io9 Julie Muncy Jun 15 '19

How Miguel Sapochnik Became One of Game of Thrones‘ Most Important Directors

As the director of some of the most dramatic, intense episodes of Game of Thrones, including season six’s “Battle of the Bastards” and season eight’s “The Long Night” and “The Bells”, Miguel Sapochnik is one of the most accomplished directors associated with the show. But he didn’t start off on the showrunners’ good side. In…

io9 Julie Muncy Jun 15 '19

Hundreds of Current and Former Law Enforcement Officers Reportedly Found in Extremist Facebook Groups

Hundreds of current and former police officers and other law enforcement personnel are members of “Confederate, anti-Islam, misogynistic or anti-government militia groups” on Facebook, according to an investigation by the U.S. Center for Investigative Reporting’s Reveal News posted on Friday. Reveal’s data is from prior to mid-2018, when Facebook removed a function that allowed downloading…

Social Media Tom McKay Jun 15 '19

Daredevil‘s Incredible Prison Fight Scene Isn’t Eligible for a Stunt Emmy for a Silly Reason

Time is everything, and it happens to be Daredevil’s worst enemy where the Emmys are concerned. Time limits, in particular—and not just the three-season limit imposed by the show’s untimely cancellation. According to Erik Oleson, the late show’s showrunner, the best and most striking sequence from Daredevil’s final season—a rousing eleven-minute one-shot prison riot/escape/fight sequence…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy Jun 15 '19

Can You Actually Use iCloud on Windows and Android?

Whisper it quietly, but a few holes are starting to appear in Apple’s walled garden: AirPlay on TVs. Apple Music on Android. iCloud on the web. And now, a revamped, updated iCloud app for Windows. As Apple shows hints of being more cross-platform-friendly than it has been in the past, is its iCloud suite now…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 15 '19

Stranger Things Now Has Its Own ’80s-Style Coca Cola Ad

The Coca Cola ad is a strange but everlasting tradition of American pop culture. Coke has advertised in so many different styles and eras that its ads are a bellwether for what pop media was like in any given era of Americana. Which means, of course, it’s about time that Stranger Things got in the…

io9 Julie Muncy Jun 15 '19

People Experiencing Hardship Should Be Allowed to Use Technology Without Your Judgmental Bullshit

Roughly 553,000 Americans are currently experiencing homelessness, according to the latest figures available from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. But that doesn’t mean those people should be judged for owning technology like laptops and smartphones, no matter what various assholes have to say on the subject. Conservative commentator and author Tom Nichols posted…

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 15 '19

Juul Is Staring Down Yet Another Investigation Into Whether It Marketed to Kids

E-cigarette giant Juul is looking at a fresh investigation into whether the company “actively” marketed its products to children, an allegation that has dogged the company even as it now says it’s working to cut off kids’ access to its products. This newest investigation from a House subcommittee—which follows a separate investigation into Juul announced…

Tech News Catie Keck Jun 14 '19

Alligator With Knife Stuck in Its Head Seen in Lake in Texas

A Texas woman says she recently witnessed an alligator with what appeared to be some kind of knife stuck in its head swimming in a local lake, a situation she says she believes may have been a purposeful act. The gator was reportedly spotted by at least two witnesses inside Orchard Lake Estates in Sugar…

Biology Catie Keck Jun 14 '19

Stranger Things’ Natalia Dyer Subverts the ‘Lost Girl’ Trope in a New Sci-Fi Short Film

One of the common tropes in fiction is the “lost girl,” where a young woman goes missing and the majority of the film or series is spent trying to find out what happened. This can make for suspenseful viewing, but it also forces the female character to be more of a plot device than a…

Movies Beth Elderkin Jun 14 '19

Action Figure Sarah Connor Has No Time For Your Bullshit, and the Rest of the Ass-Kicking Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly gathering of all the action figures tempting our wallets on the internet lately. This week: a very tall dinosaur, D23 shows off an exclusive Woody, and Terminator: Dark Fate is already kicking off its merch cycle with a very badass Sarah Connor. Check it out! Mattel Jurassic World…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Jun 14 '19

Watch Han Solo Grow from Scoundrel to Hero in This Animated Star Wars Short

Thief. Smuggler. Racer. Hero of the Alliance. Father. Martyr. Han Solo is a lot of things across his Star Wars story, and this latest entry in the Galaxy of Adventures animated series captures it all pretty dang well. The latest in the lovely short series isn’t a straight adaptation of a particular scene from the…

Movies James Whitbrook Jun 14 '19

I Just Wanted to Buy Tickets to Mitski but the Bots Wouldn’t Let Me

Buying almost anything is ridiculously easy in 2019. I can wave my phone at a contactless payment terminal to buy groceries, order my groceries online and have them delivered to me, and my therapist just told me there’s an app that’ll deliver your meds to you. You know what’s not easy to buy? Tickets. Recently,…

Tech News Victoria Song Jun 14 '19

Adafruit Just Made It Really Easy to Build Your Own GameBoy

There have been countless Raspberry Pi builds over the years that have sought to cram the little boards into a handheld device. Yet nearly every single one required not just a basic grasp of coding, but also an understanding of soldering and sometimes a touch of electrical engineering. Adafruit’s new PyGamer looks like a perfect…

Tech News Alex Cranz Jun 14 '19

Facebook Will Now Rank Your Comments So Its Dumbass Website Can Be ‘More Meaningful’

Facebook is a disease, but it’s still trying to be “more meaningful.” Two reports on Friday gave us fresh reminders of why Facebook is a detriment to society. First, Intercept reported that—despite Mark Zuckerberg’s repeated insistence that his company has a moral and professional obligation to protect users’ privacy—Facebook’s lawyers argued to a California judge…

Social Media Jennings Brown Jun 14 '19

Captain Marvel‘s Directors Had to Be Careful Not to Show This Character Too Early

Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Particularly’ Believe in UFOs and Come On, Would He Lie About Something?

Target Registers Across Country All Malfunction at Once, Causing Massive Lines

The Tick‘s Creator Has Given Up on Finding the Show a New Home

The US Has Allegedly Placed Malware Deep in Russia’s Power Grid

Disney Is Moving Forward With Construction on Its Marvel Theme Park Expansion

How Miguel Sapochnik Became One of Game of Thrones‘ Most Important Directors

Hundreds of Current and Former Law Enforcement Officers Reportedly Found in Extremist Facebook Groups

Daredevil‘s Incredible Prison Fight Scene Isn’t Eligible for a Stunt Emmy for a Silly Reason

Can You Actually Use iCloud on Windows and Android?

Stranger Things Now Has Its Own ’80s-Style Coca Cola Ad

People Experiencing Hardship Should Be Allowed to Use Technology Without Your Judgmental Bullshit

Juul Is Staring Down Yet Another Investigation Into Whether It Marketed to Kids

Alligator With Knife Stuck in Its Head Seen in Lake in Texas

Stranger Things’ Natalia Dyer Subverts the ‘Lost Girl’ Trope in a New Sci-Fi Short Film

Action Figure Sarah Connor Has No Time For Your Bullshit, and the Rest of the Ass-Kicking Toys of the Week

Watch Han Solo Grow from Scoundrel to Hero in This Animated Star Wars Short

I Just Wanted to Buy Tickets to Mitski but the Bots Wouldn’t Let Me

Adafruit Just Made It Really Easy to Build Your Own GameBoy

Facebook Will Now Rank Your Comments So Its Dumbass Website Can Be ‘More Meaningful’

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