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So, What Did You Think of Rick and Morty‘s Season 3 Debut?

Not to be outdone by the plethora of ridiculous April Fool’s Day jokes, Adult Swim decided to pull the best prank of all: show something real. https://kotaku.com/surprise-theres-a-new-episode-of-rick-and-morty-that-y-1793930208 On Saturday night, Adult Swim streamed the first episode of the long-anticipated season three, just about 18 months after season two ended. It closes out some of the…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Scientists Find That Mosquito Flight Is Unlike Anything Else

We all know the bloodcurdling sound of a bloodsucking mosquito that has made its way into our general vicinity. It’s a distinct buzz that immediately gets your attention. A team of researchers has finally cracked exactly how mosquitoes fly and according to their findings, its flight “is generated in a manner unlike any previously described…

Tech News Rhett Jones

George Takei Partners with IDW for Comic Book About Time in WWII Internment Camp

George Takei’s recounts of his time at a Japanese-American internment camp have been put to page and brought to the stage. Now, he’s signed a book detail with IDW Publishing to create a graphic novel about what it was like for those imprisoned because of their heritage. According to a press release, the graphic novel…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

Internet Providers Have Some Disingenuous Promises About Your Privacy

Faced with rising public outrage over Congress’ decision to repeal Obama-era rules that would prevent internet service providers from selling customers’ personal web browsing data without their knowledge or consent, several major ISPs have released statements saying they don’t and don’t plan to do that. https://gizmodo.com/congress-just-gave-internet-providers-the-green-light-t-1793698939 All of the letters are pretty much the same.…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Excalibur Is an Airbender in Craziest King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Trailer Yet

The legend of Excalibur isn’t always the most consistent. Sometimes it’s the Sword in the Stone, sometimes it’s a gift from the Lady of the Lake. In any case, I’m pretty sure none of the legends gave King Arthur magical air powers. The final trailer for Guy Ritchie’s stylized medieval epic King Arthur: Legend of…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

IT Trailer Comparison Floats Remake Alongside Iconic Miniseries

The IT remake trailer is the latest one crowned “Most Popular,” surpassing The Fate of the Furious as the most-viewed trailer in a single day. This trophy will likely be passed to another soon, but in the meantime, let’s take a second to appreciate how much the trailer pays homage to its source material. I’m…

io9 Beth Elderkin

SFF Net Shuts Down After 20 Years

SFF Net, the online community where authors, publishers, editors, and fans shared their love of science fiction and fantasy for two decades, officially shuttered its doors on Friday. The site first opened over 20 years ago, in July 1996, back when social media barely existed and Google was in its infancy. It was a spinoff…

io9 Beth Elderkin

German Court Rules Parents Must Turn Over Their Kids for Torrenting

A German court has ruled on a copyright infringement case that dates back to 2011 and the verdict has disturbing consequences for parents. The ruling found that parents must identify their child by name as the one responsible for downloading a torrent or they will be held responsible for the violation. A series of recent…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Marvel VP of Sales Blames Women and Diversity for Sales Slump

Marvel Comics aren’t doing well. Sales have declined, even as Marvel has pushed out every major event and crossover it can over the past two years. In a recent interview during the Marvel Retailer Summit, Marvel VP of Sales David Gabriel decided to ignore all the problems and criticism in order to place the blame…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

New EpiPen Recall Includes the US and EpiPen Jr.

Last week, the drug company Mylan issued a recall in seven countries for the EpiPen. The initial recall of the emergency allergy product didn’t include the US, but Mylan issued a new recall last night which not only includes EpiPens sold in the US, but also involves the children’s version, known as EpiPen Jr. The…

Tech News Matt Novak

This Collection of Weird Shorts Is Just the Thing to Lead You Into Your Weekend

It’s been a long week, hasn’t it? Twist the knob on your brain from “work” to “Friday niiiiight” with Neurocircuit, a collection of fast-paced micro-shorts from animator Nog. Some of these are mildly NSFW—there’s one cartoon dick and several gory acts of wanton violence, so be warned. The one with the knife game is my…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

The Creature From the Black Lagoon Remake Has Emerged From the Murky Depths With a Screenwriter

The dreaded day is here. There’s momentum building on the long-rumored Creature From the Black Lagoon remake, the one Universal Horror title we hoped against hope would slink unbothered along the muddy bottom of the studio’s shiny new shared universe starring its classic monsters. But it was inevitable, really, that Hollywood would once again barge…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Report: EPA Investigates EPA Head Scott Pruitt For His Climate-Denying Bullshit

We all hoped EPA head, Scott Pruitt, would eventually face consequences when he falsely claimed that there was “tremendous disagreement” about whether human activity cause global warming. The time may have finally arrived. Reuters reports that EPA’s internal watchdog, the Scientific Integrity Office, is reviewing Pruitt’s patently false statements. In early March, Pruitt said that…

Climate Change Sidney Fussell

io9 Roundtable: How Ghost in the Shell Fumbles Race and Identity

Ghost in the Shell is finally in theaters, after months of backlash and even more backtracking from the movie’s cast and crew. The film has been accused of whitewashing the Major so they could cast a Caucasian actress, perpetuating decades of erasure for Asian Americans in film. io9’s Evan Narcisse, Katharine Trendacosta, James Whitbrook, and…

io9 Beth Elderkin

You Have No Idea How Mysterious Whale Vaginas Are

Whale vaginas are an enigma. That’s because research on cetacean genitalia (dolphins and whales are both cetaceans) is pretty biased towards penis-havers. Comparatively less work has been done studying cetacean vagina-bits. So, a team of scientists decided to break down the cetatriarchy in order to really understand these poorly-explored parts. As it turns out, cetacean…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Is Blue Origin’s Tourist Capsule Sexier Than SpaceX’s?

The dick measuring contest space race between tech titans Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk has been brewing for years, but recently, things have intensified to comic book levels of absurdity. Almost immediately after SpaceX announced it’d be sending two private citizens around the moon next year, Jeff Bezos fired back by announcing Blue Origin’s plans…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta

Sweet Christmas, Marvel’s Bringing Back Digital Redeem Codes

Earlier this year, Marvel made the sudden decision to stop including free downloads of digital copies of single issues with physical issues of its books. Thankfully, the publisher has since had a (correct) change of heart. Whereas before, you could punch in a code and instantly read the latest issue of Scarlet Witch on both…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Orlando Bloom Is Looking Very Crusty in New Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Footage

After a couple of trailers and teasers, a behind-the-scenes video that revealed Will Turner’s son, and news that Orlando Bloom would be back as Will in the fifth pirates movie, we finally have a good look at him. And things have gone wrong. So, for those of you who don’t remember the plot of he…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

What Legion Should Do in Season Two

We’ve got about a year before the second season of Legion, which will likely have 10 episodes and debut in spring 2018. Legion positioned itself as one of the most artful and unique superhero shows on television, where our hero discovered his abilities and faced the monster inside him. There are plenty of ways the…

Television Beth Elderkin

Report: The Handmaid’s Tale Graphic Novel Is Coming

Next month sees the premiere of the Hulu adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s classic speculative fiction novel The Handmaid’s Tale. A just-announced radio drama will also revisit the dystopian reality, as well, but did you know that a graphic novel has been in the works, too? Over on her site the Beat, longtime comics journalist Heidi…

Books & Comics Evan Narcisse

So, What Did You Think of Rick and Morty‘s Season 3 Debut?

Scientists Find That Mosquito Flight Is Unlike Anything Else

George Takei Partners with IDW for Comic Book About Time in WWII Internment Camp

Internet Providers Have Some Disingenuous Promises About Your Privacy

Excalibur Is an Airbender in Craziest King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Trailer Yet

IT Trailer Comparison Floats Remake Alongside Iconic Miniseries

SFF Net Shuts Down After 20 Years

German Court Rules Parents Must Turn Over Their Kids for Torrenting

Marvel VP of Sales Blames Women and Diversity for Sales Slump

New EpiPen Recall Includes the US and EpiPen Jr.

This Collection of Weird Shorts Is Just the Thing to Lead You Into Your Weekend

The Creature From the Black Lagoon Remake Has Emerged From the Murky Depths With a Screenwriter

Report: EPA Investigates EPA Head Scott Pruitt For His Climate-Denying Bullshit

io9 Roundtable: How Ghost in the Shell Fumbles Race and Identity

You Have No Idea How Mysterious Whale Vaginas Are

Is Blue Origin’s Tourist Capsule Sexier Than SpaceX’s?

Sweet Christmas, Marvel’s Bringing Back Digital Redeem Codes

Orlando Bloom Is Looking Very Crusty in New Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Footage

What Legion Should Do in Season Two

Report: The Handmaid’s Tale Graphic Novel Is Coming

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