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Bandage-Like Gadget Could Make Stitches and Staples a Thing of the Past

A Seattle-based startup has developed an innovative “skin closure device” that exhibits the anchoring strength of sutures and staples, but is nearly as easy to apply as a bandage. Called microMend, the device is performing well in clinical studies, and it may only be a matter of time before one gets stuck on you. The…

Tech News George Dvorsky Nov 7 '17

The Surprising New Way Facebook Is Helping Fight Revenge Porn

As part of its new nationwide reporting portal to combat revenge porn, Australia is partnering with Facebook to let users preemptively block uploads of “intimate” pictures and videos on the platform—by sending the images in question to Facebook. Australia is the first country to pilot the new program. A startling one in five Australians report…

Social Media Sidney Fussell Nov 7 '17

The Giant Foam Suit They Used to Film Okja Is Actually the Best Part of the Movie

To make the bond between Mija (An Seo Hyun) and the giant super pig she befriends in the forest as believable as possible, the VFX team behind Netflix’s Okja came up with several different ways for the young actress to interact with a physical representation of the CG beast on set, including this hilariously bad…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Nov 7 '17

Handmaid’s Tale Actress Thinks Aunt Lydia Was a Scorned Schoolteacher Before Gilead

One of The Handmaid’s Tale’s greatest strengths was how it expanded the book’s first-person narrative into a more detailed world, complete with backstories for some of the lesser-known characters. Unfortunately, one of the most interesting villains of the season hasn’t gotten the same treatment, but the woman who won an Emmy for playing her has already…

Television Beth Elderkin Nov 7 '17

Thousands of Idled, Dirty Railroad Cars Are Littering the American Landscape

On an overcast day at the end of October, about 25 tanker railcars rolled through the small town of North Creek, New York, north of Saratoga Springs. They were heading for Minerva in Essex county to join a couple of dozen other railcars parked earlier in the month on a 30-mile stretch of track that…

Earther Tracy Staedter Nov 7 '17

I Have a Few Questions About This Video of a Woman Stealing From an Uber Driver’s Tip Jar [Updated]

An unsettling video went viral on Reddit late Monday night. It shows a young woman in an Uber who empties out the driver’s tip jar and then flees the scene with two friends. I have a few questions about what’s going on here. Update 2:52pm – The thief has apparently confessed on social media. Scroll…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Nov 7 '17

How a Forgotten DC Comics Story Is Helping Me Write My Favorite Marvel Superhero

More than 25 years ago—damn, I’m old—I read a multi-generational superhero story that showed how the identity of Black Canary moved from mother to daughter. Nowadays, I’m writing a project that is, in part, a multi-generational superhero story that shows how the mantle of Black Panther has been embodied across decades. And that little bit…

Books & Comics Evan Narcisse Nov 7 '17

The Trump Administration Wants to Mine the Grand Canyon Because Why Not

Last month, the U.S. Forest Service recommended to President Donald Trump that he re-open lands outside the Grand Canyon to uranium mining, just five years after former President Barack Obama introduced a 20-year ban on new uranium mining on roughly one million acres of surrounding public lands. Obama’s ban allowed a handful of mines that…

Earther Yessenia Funes Nov 7 '17

Perfect Stranger Things Gives Larry and Balki a New Roommate From the Upside Down

Perfect Strangers may have been about two mismatched roommates learning to get along, but they haven’t lived with someone quite like this before. Jimmy Kimmel Live recently aired a sketch called Perfect Stranger Things, featuring Perfect Strangers stars Mark Linn-Baker and Bronson Pinchot as the show’s famous cousins Larry Appleton and Balki Bartokomous. In the sketch,…

Television Beth Elderkin Nov 7 '17

350-Year-Old Map of Australia Restored to Its Former Glory

Lost for hundreds of years, a recently recovered map of Australia dating back to the 17th century has finally been restored and put on display at a museum in Canberra. The document chronicles the mapping efforts of explorers a full 100 years before Captain James Cook set sail for the Pacific. It’s called Archipelagus Orientalis…

Tech News George Dvorsky Nov 7 '17

Amazon Echo Dot Vs. Google Home Mini: The Cheap Speaker Showdown

In the gadget-world, it’s cliché to compare something to The Jetsons. But when it comes to a cheap little box that you talk to and that answers your questions and that controls your entire home, the comparison is just too perfect. The $50 Amazon Echo Dot and the $50 Google Home Mini are two such…

Reviews Adam Clark Estes Nov 7 '17

Waymo Announces ‘Fully Self-Driving Cars Are Here,’ Taxi Service Coming

We are in the midst of a pretty historic moment. Leaping ahead of the competition, Waymo has announced that its self-driving cars will no longer use a human safety driver while they are tested on the roads of Phoenix. But the even bigger news is that the company is gearing up to launch the first…

Tech News Rhett Jones Nov 7 '17

The Lasting Magic of Eve’s Bayou

In “Back to Cool,” the 20th episode of The Cleveland Show’s second season, there is what may be the only casual joke about director Kasi Lemmons’ film Eve’s Bayou that’s ever been made in television history. The joke’s about how often the movie airs on TV and the thing that makes it funny is how…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Nov 7 '17

Google Is Adding Wait Times For Restaurants Because It Follows You Everywhere

Google does a lot of bad and creepy things that often seem to benefit Google more than users. But, dear reader, I have to say that I hate waiting in line so much that the site’s newly announced “wait times” feature has me feeling great about the fact that my every movement is being tracked…

Tech News Rhett Jones Nov 7 '17

Mark Millar’s First Netflix Comic Is About the Wizards That Live Among Us

When Netflix bought comics writer Mark Millar’s self-titled publishing universe of comics, it was with the intention of turning Millar’s back catalogue into a cavalcade of streaming shows—as well as to continue to publish new series under the Netflix name, presumably before they too get turned into shows. Now we know the first Netflix-Millar comic,…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Nov 7 '17

The US’s Biggest, Baddest Eco-Warriors Represent at the Climate Conference

World leaders have gathered in Bonn, Germany, to talk climate change at COP23, where they will spend two long weeks hashing out details regarding the Paris Agreement. In a year where U.S. climate action has been stuck in reverse, there is real delight seeing what some of the badass names with the U.S. People’s Delegation…

Earther Yessenia Funes Nov 7 '17

A Computer Randomly Generated These Nebulae That Look More Spectacular Than Hubble Images

Unless we find a way to travel infinitely faster than the speed of light, there’s no way you’ll ever see the farthest reaches of the galaxy in person. But that harsh reality is made somewhat easier to digest thanks to this short film by Teun van der Zalm, featuring fly-bys of computer-generated nebulae that even…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Nov 7 '17

Warm Water Has Existed on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus for Potentially Billions of Years

If you were to fly over Enceladus’ southernmost regions, you’d witness a remarkable sight. With surprising frequency, this ice-covered moon spurts a plume of water into space—a telltale sign that a global ocean lies underneath. Scientists have struggled to explain how such a tiny moon could sustain enough energy to maintain a liquid ocean, but…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Nov 7 '17

The FDA Just Made It a Lot Easier for DNA Health Tests to Hit the Market

In the past, the US Food and Drug Administration has closely scrutinized consumer DNA tests that claim to inform customers whether or not they’re are at risk for a certain health condition, and with good reason: An incorrect interpretation could lead to serious health consequences and stress. But a statement on Monday from FDA Commissioner…

Tech News Kristen V. Brown Nov 7 '17

Game of Thrones’ Dragons Were Inspired by a Trader Joe’s Chicken

What came first: the chicken or the dragon? A recent interview with the team behind Game of Thrones’ mighty beasts shows how a visit to Trader Joe’s helped create some of the most powerful creatures in the history of television. Visual effects company Pixomondo recently chatted with Gamespot about the work they’ve done on the…

Television Beth Elderkin Nov 7 '17

Bandage-Like Gadget Could Make Stitches and Staples a Thing of the Past

The Surprising New Way Facebook Is Helping Fight Revenge Porn

The Giant Foam Suit They Used to Film Okja Is Actually the Best Part of the Movie

Handmaid’s Tale Actress Thinks Aunt Lydia Was a Scorned Schoolteacher Before Gilead

Thousands of Idled, Dirty Railroad Cars Are Littering the American Landscape

I Have a Few Questions About This Video of a Woman Stealing From an Uber Driver’s Tip Jar [Updated]

How a Forgotten DC Comics Story Is Helping Me Write My Favorite Marvel Superhero

The Trump Administration Wants to Mine the Grand Canyon Because Why Not

Perfect Stranger Things Gives Larry and Balki a New Roommate From the Upside Down

350-Year-Old Map of Australia Restored to Its Former Glory

Amazon Echo Dot Vs. Google Home Mini: The Cheap Speaker Showdown

Waymo Announces ‘Fully Self-Driving Cars Are Here,’ Taxi Service Coming

The Lasting Magic of Eve’s Bayou

Google Is Adding Wait Times For Restaurants Because It Follows You Everywhere

Mark Millar’s First Netflix Comic Is About the Wizards That Live Among Us

The US’s Biggest, Baddest Eco-Warriors Represent at the Climate Conference

A Computer Randomly Generated These Nebulae That Look More Spectacular Than Hubble Images

Warm Water Has Existed on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus for Potentially Billions of Years

The FDA Just Made It a Lot Easier for DNA Health Tests to Hit the Market

Game of Thrones’ Dragons Were Inspired by a Trader Joe’s Chicken

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