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How to Make a Game of Thrones IKEA Cloak for $30

Last year, Game of Thrones costume designer Michele Clapton revealed that some of the earlier season Night’s Watch fur cloaks were actually made from IKEA sheepskin rugs. With Halloween around the corner, io9 video is going to show you how to make a nice, easy, and cheap one of your own. There are plenty of…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Days Ahead of Senate Hearing, Facebook Vows to Create Archive of Federal Election Ads

Under fire for failing to detect and stop Russian-funded political ads during the 2016 election, Facebook announced new rules on Friday for advertising on its platform. The measures are aimed at increasing transparency about who pays for ads on its platform and who views them—including federal election ads from the past. The rules will apply…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger

Google Shrugs Off Pixel 2 Issues, But Adds an Extra Year to Its Warranty Anyways

Google’s brand new flagship phones are off to a rocky start. From reports of faint clicking sounds coming from the Pixel 2’s earpiece to a number of issues with the Pixel 2 XL’s POLED display, it seems Google still has some room for improvement as a hardware manufacturer, even after two years. Still, Google is…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

Here’s Marvel’s Canceled Promo Comic for Defense Contractor Northrop Grumman

It’s difficult to imagine what sort of response Marvel expected when it announced a partnership with Northrop Grumman, the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. But the publisher’s decision to axe the deal following a swift wave of backlash suggests that it didn’t anticipate people being turned off. The story was intended to be…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Houston’s Athletes Offer Beacon of Hope After Hurricane Harvey

NFL player Justin J. Watt, aka J.J. Watt, isn’t giving up on his city. The Houston Texans’ linebacker raised more than $37 million for Hurricane Harvey relief when he announced a fundraiser back in August. His goal was just $200,000. Now, he’s making sure these dollars go directly into the community. Watt announced his plan…

Earther Yessenia Funes

There May Be a Lot More Lead-Contaminated Candy in Stores Than We Realized

You might want to wait on that candy bar. A new study out of California has found that the state’s public health department issued more alerts for lead-contaminated candy than any other food-borne contaminant between 2001 and 2014. Of the 164 California Department of Public Health food contamination alerts issued over 14 years, 42 percent…

Earther Ari Phillips

Eddie Murphy’s Vampire in Brooklyn Is One of the Most Underrated Horror Movies of All Time

When Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, and Wes Craven’s Vampire in Brooklyn hit theaters back in October of 1995, the horror-comedy was savaged by critics who felt the film’s deviations from more “traditional” vampire lore made it a lesser entry to the canon. Looking back, it’s obvious they were wrong. Very wrong. Vampire in Brooklyn tells…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Why Is Best Buy Overcharging for the iPhone X?

Best Buy is charging more for iPhone X buyers who don’t want installment debt. If you want to pre-order the iPhone X through Best Buy and pay for the whole device upfront then you have to pay $100 more than if you choose the Best Buy installment plan or if you buy the phone through…

Tech News Jennings Brown

When An Insurer Sells You an Apple Watch For $25, How Much Are You Giving Away?

On the surface, it makes sense. Healthy people generally cost insurers less, so why not encourage policyholders to live healthfully by doling out perks and discounts, and then track them to make sure they’re sticking to their end of the bargain? This was the logic that spurred one the nation’s largest life insurance providers, John…

Health Kristen V. Brown

Your Good Boy Can Be an Eco-Friendly Good Boy

Dogs and cats are the best and I just can’t get enough of them. For months, my Facebook feed has been chock full of posts from every cat and dog-oriented page you could possibly dream up. It’s been a great way to pretend that the world isn’t burning down around us! There’s no better coping…

Earther Emily Lipstein

Britain Publicly Names North Korea as Source of WannaCry Attack

In a BBC radio interview on Friday, British Security Minister Ben Wallace attributed this year’s WannaCry outbreak to the North Korean government. The ransomware attack crippled roughly a third of Britain’s National Health Care trusts, as well as nearly 300 local doctor’s offices, in May. “This attack, we believe quite strongly came from a foreign…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Star Wars: Rebels‘ Dave Filoni on Its Final Season and His Future Role in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

After Disney bought Lucasfilm, the first new part of the Star Wars saga they produced was Star Wars Rebels. Early on the show defined what the franchise’s new canon would and could become in a post-George Lucas world. But now, just as the movies are getting ready for their second act, Rebels is ready for…

Television Germain Lussier

Pot Users Have More Sex, But It’s a Lot More Complicated Than That

In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that people who use pot have sex about 20 percent more often than those who do not. It’s an eye-opening finding, but a classic case where correlation doesn’t necessarily imply causation. A positive association between the frequency of…

Health George Dvorsky

What Movie Is This Robot Chorus Line From?

It’s a fascinating picture of robots and dancing women, all performing for a movie. The photo is supposedly from around 1927. And while I love old movies and I love robots, I can’t for the life of me figure out what this photo is from. I need your help. The photo above is licensed by…

Tech News Matt Novak

This Guardians of the Galaxy Costume Mask Is the Stuff Halloween Nightmares Are Made Of

Look, there’s spooking people out with your Halloween costume, and then there’s traumatising them for the foreseeable future. This Yondu mask will do the latter. Comicbook.com uncovered this Yondu mask being sold by Xcoser—yours for just $55!—and oh, god, where do you start. The dead eyes are perhaps a necessity for a latex mask, but…

Movies James Whitbrook

So Just How Did iPhone X Pre-Orders Go?

Pre-orders for the $1,000 iPhone X are live, and for those of you who didn’t stay up nervously refreshing Apple’s website or waiting in online queues to buy one, here’s what you can expect going forward. Shipping delays are looking pretty bad, like worse than iPhone 7 bad, and way worse than iPhone 8, which…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

4 Situations Where a Dedicated Camera Still Smokes a Smartphone

Smartphones have revolutionized the way we take pictures and record our lives—it’s hard to remember a time when we didn’t always have a camera with us. For all their convenience though, and all the smartphone camera improvements we’ve seen in the last few years, the dedicated camera isn’t dead yet. And it’s not just professionals…

Gadgets David Nield

Gal Gadot Says Wonder Woman’s Backstory in Batman v Superman Was the Wrong Choice

The Wonder Woman we met in Batman v Superman was meant to be a hero who’d spent decades hiding away from the world, discontent with what Man’s world had become—very different to the Wonder Woman we left in her solo movie. The reason for the difference? It didn’t feel right for Diana, according to Gal…

Movies James Whitbrook

Why Environmentalists Should Be Furious About Trumpcare

Healthcare is set to change dramatically under President Donald Trump. While he couldn’t get the Affordable Care Act repealed or replaced, he found a way to undermine it instead. Hello, Trumpcare. On Oct. 12, the president issued an executive order to help promote “healthcare choice and competition.” In reality, this order will lead to disastrous…

Earther Yessenia Funes

The Joker Gets His Mind Blown When He Kidnaps Mark Hamill in Justice League Action

At the very end of this cute, two-and-a-half minute short from Justice League Action, the Clown Prince of Crime teeters on the precipice of a weird existential moment. See, he doesn’t know that he tried to kidnap himself. “Missing the Mark” has the man who’s been Luke Skywalker getting snatched by the Joker and the…

Television Evan Narcisse

How to Make a Game of Thrones IKEA Cloak for $30

Days Ahead of Senate Hearing, Facebook Vows to Create Archive of Federal Election Ads

Google Shrugs Off Pixel 2 Issues, But Adds an Extra Year to Its Warranty Anyways

Here’s Marvel’s Canceled Promo Comic for Defense Contractor Northrop Grumman

Houston’s Athletes Offer Beacon of Hope After Hurricane Harvey

There May Be a Lot More Lead-Contaminated Candy in Stores Than We Realized

Eddie Murphy’s Vampire in Brooklyn Is One of the Most Underrated Horror Movies of All Time

Why Is Best Buy Overcharging for the iPhone X?

When An Insurer Sells You an Apple Watch For $25, How Much Are You Giving Away?

Your Good Boy Can Be an Eco-Friendly Good Boy

Britain Publicly Names North Korea as Source of WannaCry Attack

Star Wars: Rebels‘ Dave Filoni on Its Final Season and His Future Role in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Pot Users Have More Sex, But It’s a Lot More Complicated Than That

What Movie Is This Robot Chorus Line From?

This Guardians of the Galaxy Costume Mask Is the Stuff Halloween Nightmares Are Made Of

So Just How Did iPhone X Pre-Orders Go?

4 Situations Where a Dedicated Camera Still Smokes a Smartphone

Gal Gadot Says Wonder Woman’s Backstory in Batman v Superman Was the Wrong Choice

Why Environmentalists Should Be Furious About Trumpcare

The Joker Gets His Mind Blown When He Kidnaps Mark Hamill in Justice League Action

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