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Open Channel: Which Batman Is the Best Batman?

Because it’s her 25th anniversary, this year’s Batman Day has been hijacked by Harley Quinn. While the rest of the world is obsessing over a lovable maniac with a lapsed medical accreditation, we wanna revisit the question that always pops up when you think about how many versions of Batman there are. Throughout the 78…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

3FT Ball and Souls Is Groundhog Day With Group Suicide

Science fiction is at its best when it takes a crazy concept and applies it to real world issues, and that’s exactly what writer director Yoshio Kato does with 3FT Ball and Souls, a teeny tiny Japanese film filled with big ideas and even bigger heart. [Ed’s note: This movie was screened at this year’s…

io9 Germain Lussier

For the Love of All That Is Holy, Stop Using Pattern Unlock

A while back, I woke up to find my Android phone lingering at a pattern unlock; not just to unlock my screen, but to decrypt all of my phone’s data. I was puzzled. Every other morning, I decrypted my device using a 10-digit, alphanumeric passphrase—something I perceived, accurately, as being infinitely more secure than tracing…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Verizon Backs Off Dickish Plan to Boot Rural Customers (Sort Of)

Last week, it came to light that Verizon was notifying around 8,500 customers in rural areas—many of them on unlimited plans—that their service would be canceled because the telecom giant wasn’t making enough money from them. Today, Verizon backed off that plan… sort of. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-is-booting-8-500-rural-customers-over-data-use-1818476496 Back in 2010, Verizon partnered with 21 regional wireless carriers…

Tech News Rhett Jones

A Brief History of Hiding Dicks in Cartoons

Earlier this week, an episode of Netflix’s children cartoon Maya the Bee was pulled after a hidden phallus was discovered by an angry parent. Now, the studio behind the cartoon looks to be pursuing charges against the penis-drawing artist. But in truth, sneaking dicks and other sex jokes into cartoons is weirdly long-standing animation tradition.…

io9 Beth Elderkin

A Mutated Strain of ‘Super Malaria’ Is Spreading at an Alarming Rate

In a disturbing development, a newly-mutated strain of drug-resistant malaria has spread into Vietnam, complicating efforts to contain the the mosquito-borne virus in Southeast Asia, and potentially posing a global threat. Like bacteria, malaria is adapting to our medicines. Drug resistance is a growing problem for malaria treatment, with fears that the disease could one…

Tech News George Dvorsky

A Hot Toys BB-8 of Your Very Own, and More of the Loveliest Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the toys most likely to threaten our personal savings this week. We’ve got even more Star Wars, a wonderfully specific Spider-Man, and honestly, the world’s most adorable Godzilla action figure. Check it out! Hot Toys Star Wars: The Last Jedi 1/6-Scale BB-8 and BB-9E If you’re…

Movies James Whitbrook

A Battle Over the Safety of Iowa’s Corn Is Unfolding on Facebook

If you’re in Iowa, it may be time to arm up. It’s beginning to look like an all-out war is brewing online over the security of your corn. Jokey Facebook events like “huffing freon while listening to slipknot” have quickly become a staple of the internet, but a plan threatening Iowa’s iconic crop has set…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum

You Can Really Screw Up Your Eyes With a Nerf Gun, Doctors Warn

Nerf wars are all in good fun…until all of the sudden they aren’t. In a new study out in the journal BMJ Case Reports, a pair of doctors at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London are raising the alert about the danger of Nerf guns, which can seriously screw up your eyes if your friends are…

Health Kristen V. Brown

Here Is Proof That You Should Never, Ever Challenge Pennywise to a Dance-Off

In the new It movie, Pennywise the Dancing Clown is a terrifying, sewer-dwelling killer who turns your worst fears against you. He is also, as his name suggests, capable of absolutely ripping up the dance floor no matter what song is playing, as a hilarious new Twitter account demonstrates. It’s called Pennywise Dancing and it…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

The Ultimate, Indisputable Ranking of Planets in the Solar System

Recently, my colleagues at Deadspin posted a ranking of the planets. But it was mostly incorrect. After extensively researching and writing about our solar neighborhood, I feel I’m fairly qualified to take a stab at ranking these bad boys once and for all. Here is the one true ranking of planets in our solar system,…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta

Details About Lenovo’s Mysterious 25th Anniversary ThinkPad Leak

For fans of Lenovo’s (and before that IBM’s) no-nonsense business systems, 2017 marks a momentous occasion as it’s the 25th anniversary of the ThinkPad line. And for quite a while, rumors were floating around that Lenovo was going to make a special throwback ThinkPad to celebrate the date, to the point that Lenovo later came…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

Next Up, Tesla Will Take on 7-Eleven

Back in 2013, the sky was the limit for Tesla, and Elon Musk was promising a low-cost 90-second battery swap at charging stations in the future. Since then, reality has set in, and those plans seem to be on hold. What’s the next best solution for those long charging times? Maybe put your feet up…

Tech News Rhett Jones

11 Superhero Costumes That Deserve to Be Seen in Live-Action

We’re inundated with comic book movies and TV shows these days. But for a decade now, we’ve been in the age of the “practical” hero look. And that was fine in the beginning, when everyone was worried about getting regular people to take this genre seriously. But we are far past that point now, and…

Books & Comics Katharine Trendacosta

Yes, You Really Can Use a Nokia Phone as a Vibrator

There are three things in life that I love: Sex toys, technology, and repurposing stuff in my home so that I can someday achieve my goal of breaking Etsy and/or Pinterest with my doubtlessly charming Brooklyn-based craft projects. That, my friends, is exactly why I decided to throw caution to the wind and stick my…

Other Gadgets Rebecca Stokes

This Year’s DC/CW Crossover Goes Into ‘Crisis’ Mode With Evil Versions of Supergirl, Flash, and Green Arrow

We now know the premise of this year’s gigantic, two-night CW crossover between The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow, and it’s a doozy—and a take on the classic comic book storyline of heroes fighting evil, alternate versions of themselves. But there’s a lot more to it than Evil Supergirl’s awesome outfit. The CW…

Television James Whitbrook

Facebook Settles Shareholder Lawsuit Out of Court Just Days Before Trial

This Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg was expected to testify in court for the second time this year. His testimony might have helped determine if he and his company had breached their fiduciary duty to minority shareholders. But according to the Delaware Court of Chancery, the case has been canceled and settled out of court. The court…

Social Media Avery Ellis

Nyko Is Mercifully Making the Wireless SNES Controller That Nintendo Refuses to

Nintendo can claim that sticking with wired controllers makes its SNES Classic Edition a more authentic retro gaming experience, but in reality it’s probably just a cost-saving measure. Wrangling controller cables isn’t a part of your childhood worth reliving, however, so Nyko once again has mercifully bestowed gamers with an affordable wireless alternative. https://gizmodo.com/the-nes-classic-is-so-much-better-with-a-wireless-contr-1791570302 The…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

So, Whose Netflix Are You Stealing and How?

It’s time to cleanse ourselves and confess all the subscriptions services we’re not paying for. First off: There’s nothing wrong with using someone else’s login—morally, anyway—although it probably breaks some Terms of Service agreements. But in this economy of stagnant wages and longer hours, it’s the modern equivalent of clipping coupons. Friends agree to join…

Tech News Avery Ellis

Taser Wants to Turn Smartphone Users Into a Citizen Snitch Network [Updated]

On Thursday, The Intercept published a leaked survey in which body camera manufacturer Axon (the company formerly known as Taser) discussed a new software platform permitting citizens to submit their own photo and video evidence to its private cloud storage property, Evidence.com. While the purpose of the survey was reportedly to gather naming ideas from…

Artificial Intelligence Sidney Fussell

Open Channel: Which Batman Is the Best Batman?

3FT Ball and Souls Is Groundhog Day With Group Suicide

For the Love of All That Is Holy, Stop Using Pattern Unlock

Verizon Backs Off Dickish Plan to Boot Rural Customers (Sort Of)

A Brief History of Hiding Dicks in Cartoons

A Mutated Strain of ‘Super Malaria’ Is Spreading at an Alarming Rate

A Hot Toys BB-8 of Your Very Own, and More of the Loveliest Toys of the Week

A Battle Over the Safety of Iowa’s Corn Is Unfolding on Facebook

You Can Really Screw Up Your Eyes With a Nerf Gun, Doctors Warn

Here Is Proof That You Should Never, Ever Challenge Pennywise to a Dance-Off

The Ultimate, Indisputable Ranking of Planets in the Solar System

Details About Lenovo’s Mysterious 25th Anniversary ThinkPad Leak

Next Up, Tesla Will Take on 7-Eleven

11 Superhero Costumes That Deserve to Be Seen in Live-Action

Yes, You Really Can Use a Nokia Phone as a Vibrator

This Year’s DC/CW Crossover Goes Into ‘Crisis’ Mode With Evil Versions of Supergirl, Flash, and Green Arrow

Facebook Settles Shareholder Lawsuit Out of Court Just Days Before Trial

Nyko Is Mercifully Making the Wireless SNES Controller That Nintendo Refuses to

So, Whose Netflix Are You Stealing and How?

Taser Wants to Turn Smartphone Users Into a Citizen Snitch Network [Updated]

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