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The Women of Star Wars Get Their Punk On in This Delightful Rebellious Art Show

I mean, if everyone from DC Comics to Archie can start having cool biker gang versions of their female characters running around, Star Wars probably could too—or at least, swap biker gangs. These images all come from “Rebel Rebel,” a fan art show opening tonight at the Perky Nerd in Burbank, California. Celebrating the impending…

Movies James Whitbrook Sep 15 '17

The Mother of All Transformers Dinobots, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s collection of the coolest toys and merchandise we’ve seen this week. This time we’ve got some seriously cool Dinobots, some very weird Justice League cars, and an impressive (most impressive) recreation of Darth Vader’s iconic helmet. Check it out! Transformers: Generations Power of the Primes Deluxe Class Dinobots Ask…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Sep 15 '17

Pornhub Is Cashing in on Ted Cruz’s Horny Twitter Gaffe

Technical diagrams. Active shooter training. A funeral. These are all things orders of magnitude more arousing than Ted Cruz, who’s smug, rat-like face is currently plastered on Pornhub.com. Earlier this week, the @TedCruz official Twitter account liked a short video tweeted out by user @SexuallPosts: an exerpt of a Reality Kings porno called “Dick For…

Tech News Avery Ellis Sep 15 '17

Netflix’s Punisher Series Will Be the Most Dark and Brutal Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

A big part of what made Jon Bernthal’s performance as the Punisher work in Daredevil’s second season was that he acted as a dark, twisted foil for the series’ titular hero. But what happens to an antihero like Frank Castle when you take away the more morally sound characters that surround him? Though he was…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 15 '17

Jamie Lee Curtis Will Reprise Her Iconic Role as Laurie Strode in the New Halloween Movie

Well, here’s a welcome surprise. Blumhouse just announced that legendary scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis will reprise her role as Laurie Strode when the new Halloween movie opens on October 19, 2018. There’s a lot to unpack here. The simplest thing is that the new Halloween, co-written by Danny McBride and directed by David Gordon…

Movies Germain Lussier Sep 15 '17

Gab, the Twitter Clone for Trolls, Is Suing Google

In the wake of the bloody white supremacist demonstration in Charlottesville last month, complicit tech companies decided to finally enforce their policies, pushing back against the rise of extremism online. One service caught in the crackdown was the “free speech” social network Gab, which was booted from Google’s Play Store, and now the Twitter knockoff…

Tech News Avery Ellis Sep 15 '17

No, Scientists Did Not Say Light Drinking During Pregnancy Was Okay

“I don’t know” and “yes” are very different things. “I don’t know if my child is allergic to peanuts” does not mean, “yes, I should feed my child peanuts.” “I don’t know if this berry is poisonous” does not mean, “yes, I should eat this berry.” And “I don’t know if light drinking will harm…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Sep 15 '17

Psychologists Think Google Probably Shouldn’t Be Your Therapist

A few weeks ago, Google announced that it had teamed up with a mental health advocacy group to take a stab at addressing the American epidemic of depression. People who type the words “clinical depression” into Google search via mobile in the US are now presented automatically with a link to a screening questionnaire to…

Tech News Kristen V. Brown Sep 15 '17

Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm Are Reforming the Fantastic… Err, Two, for Marvel Two-in-One

For Legacy, Marvel is bringing back its iconic team-up series, Marvel Two in One—which was basically an entire series dedicated to teaming the Thing up with myriad Marvel heroes. But its first storyline will be dealing with ramifications felt by the absence of heroes missing since the end of Secret Wars: The Fantastic Four. Written…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Sep 15 '17

Why One Portland Comic Con Has Banned All Nazi Costumes

Rose City Comic Con has banned all cosplay that features Nazi symbols or designs, including old-school Hydra and Red Skull costumes. This comes after groups in Nazi-esque gear were spotted at the con, in what Rose City Comic Con’s founder has indicated is a growing trend. “I would say that I’ve seen more people dressed…

io9 Beth Elderkin Sep 15 '17

Why Do Facebook’s Algorithms Keep Abetting Racism? [Updated]

Call it algorithmic ignorance. Or maybe, algorithmic idiocy. On Thursday, Pro Publica uncovered that Facebook’s ad targeting system, which groups users together based on profile data, offered to sell ads targeting a demographic of Facebook users that self-reported as “Jew Haters.” “Jew Haters” started trending on Twitter when the piece went viral, and by Friday…

Social Media Sidney Fussell Sep 15 '17

Christopher Priest Is Taking Over DC’s Justice League Comic This Winter

Christopher Priest has written some of the most imaginative thrilling comics of the past thirty years and starting this winter, he’s bringing all of his talents to DC’s flagship Justice League series with a new story arc titled “Lost.” Beginning issue #34 out this December, “Lost” finds the Justice League in a state of disarray…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 15 '17

Irma Leaves Florida Streets Flooded With Raw Sewage

Before us humans drained it, South Florida was first and foremost a swamp. Infrastructure improvements went in to make it look the way it is today, with its sewers and drainage systems built to take water back to the ocean. But when Hurricane Irma made itself known last week, it brought back old memories of…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Sep 15 '17

Chrome Will Soon Mute Autoplay Videos With Sound—Here’s Why You Should Be Worried

Google has surveyed the advertising landscape that it dominates and determined that it’s time for a change. Beginning in January, its Chrome web browser will mute autoplay video ads with sound by default. The effort is being framed as a drive to clean up the web, but it could just as easily be interpreted as…

Tech News Rhett Jones Sep 15 '17

See How Aegon Conquered Westeros in Game of Thrones‘ Official Animated History

Game of Thrones may be focused on the war for the Iron Throne, but there’s another epic battle in Westeros’ past that’s just as iconic, and it’s finally getting told thanks to its own special. HBO has unveiled a sneak peek at its storybook-style animated history called Game of Thrones: Conquest & Rebellion, which looks…

Television Beth Elderkin Sep 15 '17

Lenovo’s Best Gaming Laptop Drops the Ball in One Very Crucial Way

There’s no shortage of computer makers that would like to sell you a big, expensive gaming laptop. So in an effort to differentiate themselves, companies are thinking of ways to make a portable screen attached to a keyboard and some silicon inside seem more attractive. Asuslatched onto Nvidia’s new Max Q design program for its…

Laptops Sam Rutherford Sep 15 '17

Super-Accurate Sculpture of Ancient Sea Creature Is Surprisingly Adorable

Well, maybe it’s a face that only a mother could love, but this remarkable recreation of a prolific sea creature that lived over 500 million years ago is offering an entirely new perspective of a particularly well-known species. It’s called Agnostus pisiformis, and it lived between 506 to 492 million years ago, ending its brief…

Biology George Dvorsky Sep 15 '17

The Best Look at the Future of the Star Trek Universe Comes From a Video Game

Star Trek: Discovery is set 10 years before the events of the original Star Trek, but that wasn’t always going to be the case. It was almost an anthology show that was going to take fans from the pre-Kirk Federation into Star Trek’s future. If you’re disappointed Discovery is solely stuck in the past instead,…

io9 James Whitbrook Sep 15 '17

Liquid Cats, Vagina Speakers and More From the Ig Nobel Prizes of 2017

Scientists spend their days hypothesizing, experimenting, and analyzing in order to find evidence to better understand our strange Universe. Sometimes, that requires playing the didgeridoo and then falling asleep. The Nobel Prize, the annual awards ceremony commemorating the most important advances in the sciences and humanities, is coming up soon. But last night came the…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Sep 15 '17

Venture Bros. Isn’t Dead But Will Take a Long Time to Come Back to Life

It’s been a long time since there was a new episode of Venture Bros. 543 days, according to Cartoon Network. Fans have been left fearing that the cult-fave nerd-culture pastiche had crossed over to the astral plane for good. But they got a good omen last night. Spotted by Reddit users and documented on a…

Television Evan Narcisse Sep 15 '17

The Women of Star Wars Get Their Punk On in This Delightful Rebellious Art Show

The Mother of All Transformers Dinobots, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Pornhub Is Cashing in on Ted Cruz’s Horny Twitter Gaffe

Netflix’s Punisher Series Will Be the Most Dark and Brutal Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Jamie Lee Curtis Will Reprise Her Iconic Role as Laurie Strode in the New Halloween Movie

Gab, the Twitter Clone for Trolls, Is Suing Google

No, Scientists Did Not Say Light Drinking During Pregnancy Was Okay

Psychologists Think Google Probably Shouldn’t Be Your Therapist

Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm Are Reforming the Fantastic… Err, Two, for Marvel Two-in-One

Why One Portland Comic Con Has Banned All Nazi Costumes

Why Do Facebook’s Algorithms Keep Abetting Racism? [Updated]

Christopher Priest Is Taking Over DC’s Justice League Comic This Winter

Irma Leaves Florida Streets Flooded With Raw Sewage

Chrome Will Soon Mute Autoplay Videos With Sound—Here’s Why You Should Be Worried

See How Aegon Conquered Westeros in Game of Thrones‘ Official Animated History

Lenovo’s Best Gaming Laptop Drops the Ball in One Very Crucial Way

Super-Accurate Sculpture of Ancient Sea Creature Is Surprisingly Adorable

The Best Look at the Future of the Star Trek Universe Comes From a Video Game

Liquid Cats, Vagina Speakers and More From the Ig Nobel Prizes of 2017

Venture Bros. Isn’t Dead But Will Take a Long Time to Come Back to Life

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