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It Sounds Like Even the Bumblebee Spinoff Movie Won’t Focus on the Transformers

A common complaint about the Transformers movies is that the robots take a backseat to the humans. Sam Witwicky, Cade Yeager—these are the main characters of the Transformers movies, not Optimus Prime and Megatron. You might think a spinoff film focusing on one specific Transformer could change that. But don’t hold your breath. The Hollywood…

Movies Germain Lussier

Paul Allen Shows Off the World’s Largest Airplane for the First Time

You can’t be a Silicon Valley billionaire without having your own initiative to build a big-ass aircraft. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is most definitely a Silicon Valley billionaire and today, he proved that by pulling the world’s largest airplane out of its hangar for the first time. https://gizmodo.com/this-insane-giant-mothership-will-launch-rockets-into-o-5867710 Allen first announced the Stratolaunch way back…

Tech News Rhett Jones

How Fantastic Beasts‘ Newt Scamander Represents a Rare Kind of Movie Hero

Though he’s the hero of the Harry Potter spinoff movies, Newt Scamander is no Potter-esque hero himself. That’s not just because he’s a new lead steering a new corner of the Potter movieverse in a different direction. It’s also because he’s quite unlike the typical heroic figure—like Harry and countless other male genre leads—that we…

Movies James Whitbrook

New York Drivers Say Uber Still Owes Them Millions More

Uber drivers landed a major payday in New York last week when the ride-hailing service agreed to reimburse drivers after miscalculating its commission on rides for years. But a group of drivers claim they are owed even more money than what Uber conceded, and it could end up costing the company millions more. https://gizmodo.com/oopsie-uber-just-noticed-it-forgot-to-pay-drivers-mill-1795481727 For…

Tech News Kate Conger

It’s Way Past Time For Wonder Woman to Headline Her Own Video Game

Diana of Themyscira has a big movie coming out this week. She’s also a major player in new release Injustice 2, a video game where superheroes fight each other over crossing moral boundaries. But Wonder Woman shouldn’t just be part of an ensemble; she should be the main character. With the release of the Wonder…

Movies Evan Narcisse

The Newest New Mutant Cast Member Is Stranger Things‘ Charlie Heaton

The live action X-Men universe is working overtime to lock down every young Hollywood actor it can get its hands on. It’s a sound strategy. So after getting Maisie Williams from Game of Thrones and Anya Taylor-Joy from Split, the next target for New Mutants is Charlie Heaton from Stranger Things. According to The Hollywood…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

A Whole New Version of Frank Miller’s Sin City Is Coming to TV

Even on the big screen, Sin City has always felt episodic, with its different characters in a variety of interconnected stories, all in the same gritty noir setting. Television seems like a natural home for Frank Miller’s world and that reality just got a little bit closer. Glen Mazzara, who ran The Walking Dead for…

Television Germain Lussier

What Today’s Kangaroo Fighters Can Learn From the Great Emu War of 1932

In recent years, Australia has been embroiled in an effort to cull kangaroos—this year alone, it’s expected to kill over a million of them in an effort to protect endangered species in its grasslands. While the mass culling has sparked outrage among animals rights activists, waging war on its fauna is nothing new for Australia.…

Tech News Rae Paoletta

A Brief List of Male Directors Who Got the Big Break Wonder Woman‘s Patty Jenkins Finally Received

Over the past decade, a clear pattern has emerged in Hollywood: direct a successful, small movie and get a large blockbuster in return. That small movie doesn’t even have to be that successful, either—it just has to be good, and your next film can have a budget up to 200 times the size. And also,…

Movies Germain Lussier

Odette Annable Will Play Supergirl‘s Next Big Bad, Reign

The third season of Supergirl is bringing a new villain to National City, but it’s a threat from Kara’s homeworld coming to bite her in the ass: say hello to Reign, who will be played by House alum Odette Annable. First teased at the end of Supergirl’s season finale recently, Reign’s arrival will lead to…

Television James Whitbrook

Hibernating Aliens Could Explain the Great Silence

We have yet to find any traces of extraterrestrial intelligence, a vexing problem known as the Fermi Paradox. A new solution to the “where are all the aliens?” conundrum suggests that advanced aliens do exist—but they’re in a self-imposed state of hibernation, waiting for a future era of the cosmos in which they can flourish…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Wonder Woman Has Been Banned in Lebanon Over Gal Gadot’s Casting

All screenings of Wonder Woman that were slated to take place in Lebanon have been canceled, following a decision made by the Lebanese government. The issue at hand, The Hollywood Reporter explains, is Israeli actress Gal Gadot’s casting in the film because of her previous service in the Israeli Defense Force. Currently, Lebanon and Israel…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Hackers Leak Cosmetic Surgery Patient Photos After Obscene Ransom Demands Denied

Not every hacker on the planet is a callous basement dweller. Many are actually using their skills to make the world a better place, securing our favorite websites and vital infrastructures—not to mention all those tiny internet devices with cameras and microphones we’ve idiotically placed throughout our homes where we eat, sleep, and do yoga…

Tech News Dell Cameron

How Have I Lived My Whole Life Without an Extra Pair of Robot Arms?

If you’re jealous of Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit, but don’t have billions of dollars to build your own, a group of Japanese researchers have come up with a cheaper, and arguably more useful alternative: an extra pair of robot arms that can help out when your own limbs are busy. Developed at the Inami…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Animated Trailer Gives Thor: Ragnarok the Epic Song It Deserves

“Thooooooooooooooooooor! Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuulk!” Thor: Ragnarok is shaping up to be the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most epically bizarre addition to date… with its Day-Glo color scheme, giant headpieces, and much-overdue screwball comedy. So, of course, an epic movie deserves an epic tribute. YouTubers AOK released an animated trailer for Thor: Ragnarok set to a custom version of…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Why Prairie Voles Cuddle The Shit Out Of Their Partners

Here’s some news you desperately need today: A team of intrepid scientists has boldly gone where others have never dared, into the minds of tiny prairie voles in love. By studying the neural circuits of these adorable rodents, the researchers have uncovered some of the mechanisms behind their social bonding. Apparently, prairie voles cuddle for…

Biology Rae Paoletta

Be the Saddest Guy in the Office With Amazon’s Embarrassing ‘Covfefe’ Swag

The loud man did a word bad on the internet and now you can buy an everything of it. Welcome to The Resistance™, we take credit or debit. https://gizmodo.com/president-trump-pretends-like-he-meant-to-tweet-covfeve-1795682131 What is “covfefe”? One explanation is that it’s an attempt at spelling “coverage” when you’re a doddering old man with holes in your brain. Another is…

Commerce Avery Ellis

This Bong Vape Is Not Only Ridiculous, It’s Smooth as Hell

It’s a bong! It’s a vape! It’s a… bape? A vong? I dunno, man, but the Hydrology 9 produces the smoothest vapor I’ve ever tasted. The Hydrology 9 is the first portable “liquid filtration vaporizer.” It’s roughly the size and shape of a Red Bull can, but two inches taller. The combination of brushed aluminum…

Tech News Mary Jane McWeedy

The First Time Batman and Superman Met Wonder Woman Was Downright Adorable

Timed perfectly with the launch of the Wonder Woman, today’s Wonder Woman Annual is jam-packed with stories that highlight Diana’s strength, hope, and love. It also features a great little story about her first encounter with Bruce and Clark in the New 52 that is as cute as a button. Written by outgoing Wonder Woman…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

On The Handmaid’s Tale, Gilead’s Morality Is Exposed as a Perverted Lie

Ever since Hulu launched The Handmaid’s Tale, I’ve been waiting for the show to approach the topic of Jezebels, one of the most disgusting and heartbreaking parts of the book. Now that I’ve seen the episode (twice), I want to burn every Son of Jacob alive until their fingers stop twitching. The episode, aptly named…

io9 Beth Elderkin

It Sounds Like Even the Bumblebee Spinoff Movie Won’t Focus on the Transformers

Paul Allen Shows Off the World’s Largest Airplane for the First Time

How Fantastic Beasts‘ Newt Scamander Represents a Rare Kind of Movie Hero

New York Drivers Say Uber Still Owes Them Millions More

It’s Way Past Time For Wonder Woman to Headline Her Own Video Game

The Newest New Mutant Cast Member Is Stranger Things‘ Charlie Heaton

A Whole New Version of Frank Miller’s Sin City Is Coming to TV

What Today’s Kangaroo Fighters Can Learn From the Great Emu War of 1932

A Brief List of Male Directors Who Got the Big Break Wonder Woman‘s Patty Jenkins Finally Received

Odette Annable Will Play Supergirl‘s Next Big Bad, Reign

Hibernating Aliens Could Explain the Great Silence

Wonder Woman Has Been Banned in Lebanon Over Gal Gadot’s Casting

Hackers Leak Cosmetic Surgery Patient Photos After Obscene Ransom Demands Denied

How Have I Lived My Whole Life Without an Extra Pair of Robot Arms?

Animated Trailer Gives Thor: Ragnarok the Epic Song It Deserves

Why Prairie Voles Cuddle The Shit Out Of Their Partners

Be the Saddest Guy in the Office With Amazon’s Embarrassing ‘Covfefe’ Swag

This Bong Vape Is Not Only Ridiculous, It’s Smooth as Hell

The First Time Batman and Superman Met Wonder Woman Was Downright Adorable

On The Handmaid’s Tale, Gilead’s Morality Is Exposed as a Perverted Lie

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