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Channing Tatum’s Gambit Film Is Finally, Really, Actually Happening

Good news if you had Channing Tatum’s long-gestating Gambit movie in your “Hollywood project in limbo most likely to actually happen” office pool: the thing’s got a release date at last, and Tatum’s card-flinging X-Men dreams are about to come true. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Fox film will drop February 14, 2019, hoping…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Oct 12 '17

A Woman Is Kidnapped Into a Time Loop in the Surprisingly Thoughtful Short reStart

Out for a solo stroll alongside a gorgeous coastline, a woman pauses to take in the view at a lighthouse when she’s suddenly wrestled into the back of a car. Her ordeal gets even worse when she realizes she’s been abducted into a time-travel experiment that she can’t escape from—or can she? Olga Osorio’s reStart…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Oct 12 '17

As Punishment, Facebook Commits to Hiring One (1) Black to Its Board

On Thursday, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg assured members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) that the social media company will name a black director to its board “within the foreseeable future.” Currently, Facebook’s eight-member board of directors is all white and 75 percent male. Sandberg’s meeting with the caucus was just the latest stop in an…

Social Media Sidney Fussell Oct 12 '17

All Trailers Are Spoilers Now

No one really knows what a spoiler is anymore. The term has become a subjective judgment tied to one person’s ideas about how much they can know about a story in advance before it ruins their enjoyment of that story. Some people don’t care at all, others care too much, and it’s all gotten a…

Movies Germain Lussier Oct 12 '17

Renamed ‘Negro Bill’ Canyon Spotlights U.S. Legacy of Fucked Up Geographic Names

When it comes to race, the United States is still a long way from figuring it all out—and, apparently, that includes names for famous geographic landmarks. On Thursday, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names decided to change the name of Negro Bill Canyon in Utah to Grandstaff Canyon. Both names are monikers to William Grandstaff,…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Oct 12 '17

An FDA Panel Just Greenlit a Breakthrough Gene Therapy to Cure Blindness

On Thursday, a US Food and Drug Administration review panel gave their stamp of approval to an experimental gene therapy for a rare inherited form of blindness. If ultimately approved by the agency, the technique would be the first gene therapy for an inherited disease approved in the United States—and a landmark in the field…

Health Kristen V. Brown Oct 12 '17

Man Arrested for Facebook Page Parodying Police Sues Cops, Wants His Damn Xbox Back

A Cleveland-area man acquitted of a felony charge for creating a parody account of his local police department has filed a lawsuit against the city of Parma, two of its police officers, and a third law enforcement official, alleging a violation of his civil rights. Anthony Novak, 28, was arrested last year for creating a…

Tech News Dell Cameron Oct 12 '17

Legendary Horror Manga Writer Junji Ito’s Most Chilling Works Will Become an Anime Anthology

If you’re familiar with Japanese horror, you’ve probably heard about the work of Junji Ito—the author behind viral horror stories like The Enigma of Amigara Fault and Uzumaki. Now, some of his most famous spooky tales are being adapted into a new anime anthology show. Suitably named Junji Ito “Collection”, the anime will be directed by…

Anime James Whitbrook Oct 12 '17

Listen to the Sound That US Diplomats Heard When Attacked by a ‘Sonic Device’ in Cuba

The steady trickle of information about the strange case of attacks on US diplomats in Cuba through alleged “sonic devices” continues. On Thursday, the Associated Press released what it claims are recordings of the sounds that diplomats heard before experiencing mild brain damage and hearing loss. And you can listen to them! https://gizmodo.com/unexplained-sonic-weapon-attacks-are-blowing-up-relatio-1819102744 According to…

Tech News Rhett Jones Oct 12 '17

How Are These Masterfully-Engineered Pop-Up Books Even Possible?

You’ve probably never given much thought to the design of a pop-up birthday card after first opening it, but you will after watching this compilation of Peter Dahmen’s creations. He somehow manages to turn sheets of paper into intricately engineered architectural masterpieces. https://gizmodo.com/transformers-pop-up-book-features-paper-robots-that-act-1770364509 If you opened a birthday card and had one of these designs…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Oct 12 '17

The First Marvel Super Hero Adventures Clip Stars a Grotesque Baby Ultron Stealing a Garbage Truck

When your world looks kinda weird and you wish that you weren’t there, just close your eyes and make believe that Marvel took advantage of its relationship with Disney to get the rights to the Muppet Babies theme song for its new children’s series featuring creepy baby versions of the Avengers. Marvel Super Hero Adventures…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 12 '17

Women Explain Why They Are Boycotting Twitter

On Wednesday night, Rose McGowan’s Twitter account was suspended. McGowan had used the platform as a soapbox to call out sexual harassment in Hollywood, posting a series of tweets about Harvey Weinstein as well as telling Ben Affleck to “fuck off.” Twitter belatedly offered an explanation for the suspension, noting that “[McGowan’s] account was temporarily…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz Oct 12 '17

The Historic Race to the South Pole May Have Been Influenced by a Freak Warm Spell

In 1911, two teams—one from Norway and one from Britain—vied to become the first to reach the South Pole. Led by Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian team won the race, while all five members of Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition perished on the return journey home. New research suggests Amundsen’s team may have benefited from…

Tech News George Dvorsky Oct 12 '17

Why Thousands of People Around the World Are Mapping Puerto Rico’s Buildings and Streets

PHILADELPHIA—In a brightly-lit seminar room above a gym at the University of Pennsylvania, Girmaye Misgna stands in front of a large digital display, pointing to a bird’s eye view of a house nestled among the trees. The two dozen volunteers packed around the long white table watch attentively, their own laptop screens mirroring Misgna’s satellite…

Earther Maddie Stone Oct 12 '17

1990s Alien Drama Roswell Is Getting a Reboot With an ‘Immigrant Twist’

Get out your bottles of hot sauce, Roswell fans—the cult-beloved WB drama about photogenic aliens in you-know-which New Mexico town is making a return. It’s heading to the CW with a new script from Carina MacKenzie, producer of Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals. Roswell ran from 1999 to 2002 (its final season moved from the…

Television Cheryl Eddy Oct 12 '17

Zombie Survival Game Dead of Winter Is So Scary I’d Rather Die Than Play It Again

I was about an hour into zombie horror board game Dead of Winter when I gave up all hope of ever being happy again. My players were surrounded by the undead, I was nearly out of supplies, and my heart was beating like a jack-hammer. It took all my courage not to flip over my…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 12 '17

The Dynamic Duo Behind Harley Quinn‘s Resurgence Are Leaving the Series Behind

Even though DC was built on the backs of its iconic trinity, there’s no denying that in more recent years, the comics giant’s brand has been largely bolstered by one Harleen Quinzel, everyone’s favorite clown-themed antihero-cum-medical health professional. Though the character originated on Batman: The Animated Series, her presence in DC’s comics has been a…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 12 '17

China’s Most Popular App Apologizes After Translating ‘Black Foreigner’ as the N-Word

The translation service in China’s biggest messaging app, WeChat, is being retooled after offering a racist slur as a translation for the phrase “black foreigner.” Ann James, a black theater director based in Shanghai, messaged her colleagues in English on Wednesday to say she was running late. When a coworker replied in Chinese, WeChat translated their…

Tech News Sidney Fussell Oct 12 '17

I Can’t Stand Seth MacFarlane But I Like The Orville

I’ve never actually met Seth MacFarlane, so saying I don’t like the guy isn’t a personal dig. I’ve just never been a fan of his style of comedy, especially Family Guy (hate it) and the Ted movies (ugh). And yet somehow I’m enjoying the hell out of The Orville, his new live-action Star Trek homage.…

Television Cheryl Eddy Oct 12 '17

What Cordcutter TV Service Should You Get?

Cord-cutting has always been the promise of streaming video, and we’re finally getting to the point where streaming the boobtube is better than paying for a cable subscription. Indeed, according to a recent report, 61 percent of young adults use streaming as their primary method of watching TV. But with the proliferation of pay services…

Gadgets Melanie Ehrenkranz Oct 12 '17

Channing Tatum’s Gambit Film Is Finally, Really, Actually Happening

A Woman Is Kidnapped Into a Time Loop in the Surprisingly Thoughtful Short reStart

As Punishment, Facebook Commits to Hiring One (1) Black to Its Board

All Trailers Are Spoilers Now

Renamed ‘Negro Bill’ Canyon Spotlights U.S. Legacy of Fucked Up Geographic Names

An FDA Panel Just Greenlit a Breakthrough Gene Therapy to Cure Blindness

Man Arrested for Facebook Page Parodying Police Sues Cops, Wants His Damn Xbox Back

Legendary Horror Manga Writer Junji Ito’s Most Chilling Works Will Become an Anime Anthology

Listen to the Sound That US Diplomats Heard When Attacked by a ‘Sonic Device’ in Cuba

How Are These Masterfully-Engineered Pop-Up Books Even Possible?

The First Marvel Super Hero Adventures Clip Stars a Grotesque Baby Ultron Stealing a Garbage Truck

Women Explain Why They Are Boycotting Twitter

The Historic Race to the South Pole May Have Been Influenced by a Freak Warm Spell

Why Thousands of People Around the World Are Mapping Puerto Rico’s Buildings and Streets

1990s Alien Drama Roswell Is Getting a Reboot With an ‘Immigrant Twist’

Zombie Survival Game Dead of Winter Is So Scary I’d Rather Die Than Play It Again

The Dynamic Duo Behind Harley Quinn‘s Resurgence Are Leaving the Series Behind

China’s Most Popular App Apologizes After Translating ‘Black Foreigner’ as the N-Word

I Can’t Stand Seth MacFarlane But I Like The Orville

What Cordcutter TV Service Should You Get?

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