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Bill and Ted Have an Announcement: Their Third Adventure Is Coming Next Summer

Jump in your phone booth and set a course for August 21, 2020, because that’s when Bill and Ted are going to Face the Music. Excellent! Orion Pictures released a special video this morning, featuring Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves announcing that the long, long, long-in-the-making Bill & Ted Face the Music will start filming…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 20 '19

Humans Built Complex Societies Before They Invented Moral Gods

The appearance of moralizing gods in religion occurred after—and not before—the emergence of large, complex societies, according to new research. This finding upturns conventional thinking on the matter, in which moralizing gods are typically cited as a prerequisite for social complexity. Gods who punish people for their anti-social indiscretions appeared in religions after the emergence…

Tech News George Dvorsky Mar 20 '19

Chinese Goths Stage Selfie Protest After Subway Rider Ordered to Remove ‘Horrifying’ Makeup

Bela Lugosi may be dead, but his spooky spirit lives on as symbol of protest in China. Social media users in the country are now posting their goth selfies in an act of solidarity with a woman was told to take off her “horrifying” makeup before getting on a train. The woman, a university student,…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz Mar 20 '19

Castle Rock Season 2 Will Explore the Origin Story of Misery‘s Terrifying Nurse With a Fantastic Cast

We finally have our first details about Castle Rock season two, and as expected the Hulu show is shifting gears with a new story that sounds largely unconnected from the mindfuckery of season one. But, of course, there will be some continuity, in keeping with the series’ theme of “all things Stephen King.” We’ve got…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Mar 20 '19

San Francisco Wants to Ban All E-Cigarette Sales

The city of San Francisco has proposed a new ban on all e-cigarettes that haven’t been approved by the FDA from being sold in the city. The catch? No e-cigarette has been approved by the FDA. The FDA regulates new tobacco products before they’re sold in stores, but e-cigarettes have so far largely avoided that…

Health Matt Novak Mar 20 '19

Police Report: Popular YouTuber Children Were Starved, Beaten, Pepper-Sprayed by Mother

Warning: This article includes descriptions of sexual and physical abuse of children. The YouTube channel “Fantastic Adventures” has amassed 800,000 followers with its depiction of a family of children fighting super villains and outwitting evil babysitters—but in real life, these kids were reportedly being horrifically abused by their adoptive mother, who allegedly punished them by…

Crime Jennings Brown Mar 20 '19

With No U.S. Release Planned, Japanese Zombie Comedy One Cut Of the Dead Heads Toward a Remake

In my opinion, Japanese horror comedy One Cut of the Dead belongs in the pantheon of great zombie movies. It reinvents the genre much like Shaun of the Dead did, adding humor and smarts to the horror, with a whole dose of spoilery surprises. And yet, as of now, there are no plans for a…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 20 '19

Tribal Nations in Nebraska Are Reeling From Midwestern Floods

The flooding to hit the Midwest as a result of last week’s wild bomb cyclone is no joke. It’s already killed at least four people, according to the Washington Post, and Vice President Mike Pence was in Nebraska Tuesday to survey the damage. Satellite images tell a tale of swollen rivers and dramatic flooding in…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Mar 20 '19

Phone Companies Are Finally Doing Something About Our Robocall Hell

We live in a robocall hell with an epidemic of 26.3 billion fraudulent calls made to U.S. numbers in 2018. Tired of con artist robots, no one picks up the phone for strangers anymore. My voicemail is filled with Chinese-language scammers using my area code and telling me that I’m about to be deported. I…

Tech Policy Patrick Howell O'Neill Mar 20 '19

How Will Google Overcome Stadia’s Biggest Obstacle?

The problem with a gaming platform that relies entirely on the internet is that it relies on the internet. Stadia, Google’s new streaming game platform, will require that users have a robust internet connection to work, and that’s a big problem. “It’s what has plagued game streaming from the beginning,” said Pat Moorhead, Principal Analyst…

Tech News Alex Cranz Mar 20 '19

Aviation Experts Have Predicted Automation Will Lead to Disasters Like the Boeing Max Crashes for 15 Years

The two tragic crashes of Boeing’s best-selling 737 Max planes increasingly look to be caused in part by a malfunctioning automated system—and the pilots’ lack of training around how to deal with it—that was designed to keep the aircraft from stalling out. The final reports aren’t in yet, but the similarities between the crashes in…

Artificial Intelligence Brian Merchant Mar 20 '19

Everything We Caught in the Surprisingly-Packed Stranger Things Season 3 Trailer

Much like a demogorgon breaching the barrier between dimensions, apropos of nothing, the first trailer for Stranger Things’ third season unexpectedly appeared today and while it easily could have been something slight and teaser-y, it’s actually quite dense with details about what to expect. Shocker: things are gonna get weird and gross. The trailer’s opening…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 20 '19

Peloton Pissed Off Music Execs And Now It Might Have To Pony Up $150 Million

Yesterday, Peloton got a nasty surprise in the form of a $150 million lawsuit from the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). The suit alleges that for years, the high-end fitness tech company has neglected to pay royalties to songwriters behind more than 1,000 songs for the music heavily featured in its classes. The suit, filed…

Tech News Victoria Song Mar 20 '19

A 14-Year-Old’s Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis May Have Been Caused by Cat Bacteria

Doctors have started to come around to the idea that hidden bacteria and viruses in the body can affect our mental health and, over the long term, contribute to diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s. But a case study out this week is the latest to suggest that certain germs can cause much more immediate and…

Health Ed Cara Mar 20 '19

Exploding Whales, Poisoned Porpoises: The Gruesome World of Cetacean Autopsies

A dolphin post-mortem may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Many people have a soft spot for the highly intelligent cetaceans, so watching a recently deceased one get comprehensively dissected by tools including a pair of rudimentary garden shears can be tough. Warning: This article contains graphic photos. But for Rob Deaville and Matt Perkins…

Earther Greg Norman Mar 20 '19

The Next Wave of Collectable Lego Minifigures Is Disney Themed, and It’s Ducking Brilliant

Woo-oo? Yeah, I’m thinking woo-oo. This morning Lego officially revealed the next themed line of its blind-bagged collectible minifigures, and it’s a celebration of beloved Disney icons that you can use to fill out that incredibly expensive Disney World castle set you impulse bought a few years ago. This isn’t actually the first time a…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Mar 20 '19

Google Made Chromecast Cool Again

At Gizmodo, there are few things more rewarding than eating your own words. So here I am. It’s been six months since I reviewed the apparently boring new Google Chromecast, a gadget I said “falls short” and called “a bummer.” Now Google has effectively turned the Chromecast into the video game console of the future.…

Gadgets Adam Clark Estes Mar 20 '19

Don’t Get Too Excited About the Latest Wild Rumors About Star Wars‘ Future

Christopher Nolan’s mysterious project adds a star. A sequel to The Meg might actually happen. The Twilight Zone just keeps expanding its cast. David Boreanaz teases plans for Angel’s 20th anniversary. Plus, a new Hellboy clip, and what’s to come in the return of Legends of Tomorrow. Spoilers go! Benioff and Weiss Star Wars Take…

Television James Whitbrook Mar 20 '19

Apple Quietly Released New AirPods While You Were Sleeping

The second generation of AirPods just appeared in the Apple Store, and they sure look a lot like the first generation, save for some key upgrades. The new $160 AirPods have a new H1 chip made by Apple specifically for wireless headphones that’s supposed to give you more talk time, better connectivity, and the ability…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 20 '19

In the First Stranger Things Season 3 Trailer, It’s All Fun and Games Until the Monsters Show up

When last we caught up with Stranger Things’ heroes of Hawkins, they’d successfully managed to fend off yet another inter-dimensional threat seeking to breach the divide and enter our world. For about a few seconds it seemed as if Eleven and her friends were going to be able to enjoy their childhoods in peace. This…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 20 '19

Bill and Ted Have an Announcement: Their Third Adventure Is Coming Next Summer

Humans Built Complex Societies Before They Invented Moral Gods

Chinese Goths Stage Selfie Protest After Subway Rider Ordered to Remove ‘Horrifying’ Makeup

Castle Rock Season 2 Will Explore the Origin Story of Misery‘s Terrifying Nurse With a Fantastic Cast

San Francisco Wants to Ban All E-Cigarette Sales

Police Report: Popular YouTuber Children Were Starved, Beaten, Pepper-Sprayed by Mother

With No U.S. Release Planned, Japanese Zombie Comedy One Cut Of the Dead Heads Toward a Remake

Tribal Nations in Nebraska Are Reeling From Midwestern Floods

Phone Companies Are Finally Doing Something About Our Robocall Hell

How Will Google Overcome Stadia’s Biggest Obstacle?

Aviation Experts Have Predicted Automation Will Lead to Disasters Like the Boeing Max Crashes for 15 Years

Everything We Caught in the Surprisingly-Packed Stranger Things Season 3 Trailer

Peloton Pissed Off Music Execs And Now It Might Have To Pony Up $150 Million

A 14-Year-Old’s Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis May Have Been Caused by Cat Bacteria

Exploding Whales, Poisoned Porpoises: The Gruesome World of Cetacean Autopsies

The Next Wave of Collectable Lego Minifigures Is Disney Themed, and It’s Ducking Brilliant

Google Made Chromecast Cool Again

Don’t Get Too Excited About the Latest Wild Rumors About Star Wars‘ Future

Apple Quietly Released New AirPods While You Were Sleeping

In the First Stranger Things Season 3 Trailer, It’s All Fun and Games Until the Monsters Show up

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