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We Have Got to Talk About That Jaw-Dropping Doctor Who Cliffhanger

Tonight, Doctor Who made the Cybermen great again, after years of not knowing what to do with the show’s perennial runners-up in the “best monster” rankings. But it also delivered a dread-laden build-ups to one of the all-time great cliffhangers in the show’s history: one we have to talk about right now. Holy cow. Right,…

Television James Whitbrook

Several States in the US Allow the Same Cladding That Turned Grenfell Tower Into a Time Bomb

The UK is not happy that its government allowed a 24-story public housing building to be built under such abominable safety standards that 79 people died in a massive fire ten days ago. But will an anti-regulation US allow the same mistakes to happen here? https://gizmodo.com/how-rich-neighbors-may-have-factored-into-londons-deadl-1796103077 The Grenfell Tower in London had many hazards that…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Bill Pullman Didn’t Bother Watching Star Wars Before Appearing in Spaceballs

This weekend is the 30th anniversary of Spaceballs, Mel Brooks (somewhat) beloved Star Wars spoof. Brooks might’ve set out to imitate and satirize George Lucas’ iconic work, but that doesn’t mean everyone else did their research. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, co-star Bill Pullman admitted that he didn’t watch Star Wars before co-starring…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Zuckerberg’s Campaign Tour 2020 Pulls Over to Explain What a Truckstop Is

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is still on his listening tour/presidential campaign test run and he’s been very busy the last few days. Just moments ago he showed up in Omaha to visit the Pride Festival. But Friday’s late-day stop to speak with truckers in Iowa has to be one of the most illuminating moments from…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Self-Described Mad Max Protégé Arrested for Cruising on ATV with Sawed-Off Shotgun

Climate change might be bringing us closer to the guns-blazing desert apocalypse of Mad Max, but we’re not quite there yet. Unfortunately, it looks like one guy in California didn’t get the memo. Earlier this week, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department arrested a 39-year-old man for deep cosplaying as a character from Mad Max… and…

io9 Beth Elderkin

The World’s Ugliest Dog Competition Winner Was Only, Like, the Fourth Ugliest Dog

Ladies and gentlemen, I fear that the fix was in at this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog competition. A three-year-old Neopolitan Mastiff named Martha took the $1,500 top prize at the annual celebration of repulsiveness in Petaluma, California. No offense to Martha, but she’s really not that ugly. We have a certain amount of sympathy for…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Toy Story Consultant Shares the Super Depressing Story of Andy’s Dad [Updated]

Disney Pixar’s Toy Story is one of those series that tugs at every single heart string, but it turns out there are few more to pull… as Andy’s dad might have one of the saddest stories in Pixar history. Over the past several years, rumors and theories have circulated about why Andy’s dad wasn’t around…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Leak of Windows 10 Source Code Raises Security Concerns

Microsoft has confirmed that a significant chunk of its source code for Windows 10 was posted to a repository called BetaArchive. The exact size of the leak has been disputed, but the data reportedly comes from the Shared Source Kit that Microsoft distributes to trusted partners. https://gizmodo.com/windows-10-s-doesnt-appear-to-be-as-invulnerable-to-ran-1796379072 First reported by The Register and confirmed by…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Wonder Woman Actor Says Chief Is Actually a Demi-God

Wonder Woman isn’t the only deity anymore. Eugene Brave Rock, who plays Chief in DC’s blockbuster film Wonder Woman, looks to have confirmed one of the movie’s big secrets: Chief is a demi-god. Indian Country Today previously reported a little-known detail about Wonder Woman’s first encounter with Chief, one of the men recruited by Steve…

io9 Beth Elderkin

The First Reactions to Spider-Man: Homecoming Are Finally Here

Full reviews won’t be posted until next week, but Sony lifted the social media embargo for press who have seen Spider-Man: Homecoming moments ago, and the first results are (for the most part) encouraging. Here are some tweets from critics (many of which are threads, so click to read more). And finally, I had to…

io9 Germain Lussier

Justice Department Tries to Take Microsoft Email Warrant Fight to Supreme Court

The US Department of Justice is attempting to take its long-running legal battle with Microsoft over access to emails stored on foreign servers to the Supreme Court. After several delays, the Justice Department tonight filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to take its case. An appeals court previously ruled in favor of Microsoft, finding…

Tech News Kate Conger

Health Insurance Giant Agrees to Record $115 Million Payout Over Data Breach

Holy crap, that is a huge friggin’ payout. Health insurance giant Anthem Inc. will cough up $115 million to end a court battle over a 2015 data breach that exposed the sensitive information of nearly 80 million Americans. That’s a new record, for those of you keeping count. (Target, for example, settled for a measly…

Tech News Dell Cameron

Tommy Lee Jones and Brad Pitt Are Teaming Up For a Space-Set, Pseudo-Apocalypse Now

A young man’s father heads off into space to look for intelligent life. He never returns. Decades later, that young man decides to journey across the galaxy in search of his father. That’s rumored to be the plot of a new scifi film called Ad Astra, and writer-director James Gray just landed his second star.…

Movies Germain Lussier

This Animated Short Illustrates What Happens When You Take Minimalism to an Extreme

The title of Scorch Motion’s short, Life Without Stuff, suggests a solid anti-consumerist philosophy—something everyone, not just hoarders, could probably stand to embrace. Unless, of course, that “stuff” happens to be very much in use and necessary when it suddenly disappears. Poof! [Everything Animated]

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Windows 10 S Doesn’t Appear to Be as Invulnerable to Ransomware as Microsoft Claims

Microsoft’s tall claim that “no known ransomware” will run on its Windows 10 S operating system has been weighed, measured, and found wanting. In a report published Friday by ZDNet, Hacker House security researcher Matthew Hickey reportedly broke through the operating system’s security in a little over three hours. Hickey was able to attain remote…

Tech News Dell Cameron

Uranus Is Even Freakier Than We Thought

If David Lynch designed a planet, it would be Uranus. Much like every episode of Twin Peaks: The Return, Uranus is fiercely unique and weirdly endearing, even though it makes no fucking sense. The planet’s spin axis is 98 degrees, so it essentially rotates on its side—and while we have some idea as to what…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta

Sexually Active Old People Seem to Be Smarter

Fucking is good. What else can you say? We’re a species that gets to actually enjoy sexual activity. It makes babies. When consenting adults do sex-making, it is good. A new study suggests that when old people do sex, it is also good. Maybe even more good. The researchers behind a new study already knew…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum

When Dazzler Comes to X-Men: Dark Phoenix, She Better Not Be Played By Taylor Swift

Last week, a casting call for Fox’s upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix made its way onto the internet and dropped a few hints about which new mutants are going to be in the film. The roles were listed under production names to keep their identities hidden, but now we know that “Brittany” was code for Dazzler.…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Saga‘s Lying Cat Finally Gets an Action Figure, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly round up of all things merchandise. This week we’ve got even more San Diego Comic-Con exclusives to drool over, some new Lego from the upcoming Ninjago movie, and the best plastic recreation of Bruce Campbell’s face the world has ever seen. Really! Saga Lying Cat and the Will…

io9 James Whitbrook and Andrew Liszewski

Yahoo Shutters That $30 Million App It Bought From a Teen

Yahoo is shutting down an app created by teenager. Four years ago, said teenager sold the app to the struggling internet company for a reported $30 million. It’s one of many casualties from Verizon’s recent acquisition of the big purple Dot Com giant, but it’s especially interesting since Yahoo turned so many heads by spending…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

We Have Got to Talk About That Jaw-Dropping Doctor Who Cliffhanger

Several States in the US Allow the Same Cladding That Turned Grenfell Tower Into a Time Bomb

Bill Pullman Didn’t Bother Watching Star Wars Before Appearing in Spaceballs

Zuckerberg’s Campaign Tour 2020 Pulls Over to Explain What a Truckstop Is

Self-Described Mad Max Protégé Arrested for Cruising on ATV with Sawed-Off Shotgun

The World’s Ugliest Dog Competition Winner Was Only, Like, the Fourth Ugliest Dog

Toy Story Consultant Shares the Super Depressing Story of Andy’s Dad [Updated]

Leak of Windows 10 Source Code Raises Security Concerns

Wonder Woman Actor Says Chief Is Actually a Demi-God

The First Reactions to Spider-Man: Homecoming Are Finally Here

Justice Department Tries to Take Microsoft Email Warrant Fight to Supreme Court

Health Insurance Giant Agrees to Record $115 Million Payout Over Data Breach

Tommy Lee Jones and Brad Pitt Are Teaming Up For a Space-Set, Pseudo-Apocalypse Now

This Animated Short Illustrates What Happens When You Take Minimalism to an Extreme

Windows 10 S Doesn’t Appear to Be as Invulnerable to Ransomware as Microsoft Claims

Uranus Is Even Freakier Than We Thought

Sexually Active Old People Seem to Be Smarter

When Dazzler Comes to X-Men: Dark Phoenix, She Better Not Be Played By Taylor Swift

Saga‘s Lying Cat Finally Gets an Action Figure, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Yahoo Shutters That $30 Million App It Bought From a Teen

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