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The Major (and Most Messed-Up) Revelations From the Official Rogue One Guidebook

Thought you knew all the Star Wars secrets of Rogue One? Think again. The recently released Rogue One: The Utimate Visual Guide, written by Lucasfilm Story Group executive and master of canon Pablo Hidalgo, includes a ton of new facts about the Star Wars universe—some cool, some surprising, and some completely messed up. Much as…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 3 '17

Vincent D’Onofrio Just Really Loves Marvel

Sometimes, it’s nice to see someone be earnestly in love with something. And that’s exactly how Vincent D’Onofrio feels about working for Marvel. Speaking with Collider about his new TV show, Emerald City, and when his Wilson Fisk will return to Daredevil, D’Onofrio gave the usual answer about how he doesn’t know. But then, he took…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jan 3 '17

Pool-Jumping Daredevil Needs New Feet After Gruesome Accident

8booth is a daredevil whose feats have made him a staple on YouTube and Instagram. He jumps off of tall things. He usually lands in wet things. Here he is almost breaking every bone in his body after leaping off a sharp outcropping above the Pacific. And here he is again jumping into a swimming…

Sploid Avery Ellis Jan 3 '17

Chemists Explain Why You Probably Shouldn’t Bother With Cough Syrup

Every year, people spend billions of dollars on cough syrup. But is it really effective? A new video by the American Chemical Society explains why most cough medicines don’t actually work as advertized. As this Reactions video points out, most over-the-counter cough syrup does contain active ingredients (such as dextromethorphan (DMX) and guaifenesin) that are…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jan 3 '17

Beyond Is the Perfect Scifi Show to Have on While Cleaning Your Home

Freeform (née ABC Family) has invested a fair amount of time and money into Beyond, which premiered on TV last night and whose whole first season is already available online. So should you go run out and binge it? Not really. But if you’ve exhausted all the other shows you want to watch and you…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jan 3 '17

Ryan Reynolds Is Still Trying to Convince Hugh Jackman to Do a Deadpool/Wolverine Movie

Sure, a version of “Deadpool” and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine have already teamed up, thanks to the excruciating X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but wouldn’t it be amazing if Ryan Reynold’s wittily maniacal mercenary could join forces with Hugh Jackman’s Logan? Well, Reynolds agrees—and he’s actively trying to get Jackman to do so, too. Variety has released a…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 3 '17

Why Cities Are Where They Are in the World

Have you ever wondered why the world’s largest cities sprout up where they sprout up? It has a lot to do with water, natural resources, history, and being in the northern hemisphere. Wendover Productions took a really hard look at why cities are whey they are in the video below and it’s completely fascinating. Some…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 3 '17

Doctors: Seriously, Stop Sticking Q-Tips In Your Ears

I tingle just thinking about the full-body sensation accompanying a Q-tip exploring the inside of my ear canal. But the guilt-ridden pleasure is always followed by a nagging mother whisper: “don’t put anything smaller than your elbow into your ear!” Well, scientists have decided to amplify that whisper. The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck…

Health Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jan 3 '17

America’s Scientists Are Terrified by Trump

On Monday, 37 top scientists signed a letter to President-elect Donald Trump imploring him to keep the Iran nuclear deal intact. The pact, said the group—which includes Nobel laureates, various nuclear experts, and the president of the Federation of American Scientists—is a “critical U.S. strategic asset.” While its list of signatories is impressive, the letter…

Climate Change Sophie Kleeman Jan 3 '17

You Can Pre-Heat This Shower From Your Smartphone While You’re Still in Bed

There are a million reasons to want to stay in bed every morning, not the least of which being stepping into a cold shower that isn’t as warm as you thought it would be. BRRRR! But with the new U by Moen shower, you can use your smartphone to start and pre-heat the water so…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jan 3 '17

Dish Made a Slick Cordcutter Box That Lets You Watch Local Channels

There are a bunch streaming boxes available for cord cutters, but the new AirTV box from Dish has a very cool twist: integration with local, over-the-air (OTA) antenna channels. It also streams in 4K. Rumors of the AirTV box first appeared at the end of the year, but now we’ve got all the details. A…

Tech News Christina Warren Jan 3 '17

More Details About What Rogue One‘s Reshoots Actually Changed

There’s been plenty of talk about how the ending of Rogue One changed throughout production. Hell, you can see most of it in the trailers. But that wasn’t the only thing that changed before the film hit theaters. The beginning was quite different, too. Yes, it’s true that some early versions of the script had…

io9 Germain Lussier Jan 3 '17

Why Scientists Want Trump to Stick to the Iran Nuclear Deal

Dozens of scientists have signed a letter to President-elect Donald Trump asking him to honor the Iran Nuclear deal, saying it’s the country’s best chance at preventing Tehran from developing the bomb. “Our technical judgment is that the multilateral [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] provides a strong bulwark against an Iranian nuclear-weapons program.” As reported…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jan 3 '17

Don’t Knock Twice Trailer Demonstrates Why It’s a Terrible Idea to Bother the Witch Next Door

In Don’t Knock Twice, Katee Sackhoff plays Jess, a successful American artist who moves to the UK to reconnect with her long-lost daughter. Too bad the teen is obsessed with a supernatural curse brought on by a witchy ghost— a vengeful creature who does not appreciate being disturbed. Here’s the full poster, which kind of…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jan 3 '17

Acer’s Absurd Curved Display Laptop Has a Predictably Humongous Price Tag

Look, we’ve been a little amped about Acer’s absurd curved display laptop, the Predator 21-X. It has a stupid name, isn’t practical or reasonable, and if you have brittle bone disease it would probably destroy your lap. But it’s also a laptop with a 21-inch curved display and goddammit that is as cool as it…

Tech News Alex Cranz Jan 3 '17

Samsung’s New Washer Lets You Drop Two Loads at Once

The worst part of doing laundry isn’t the folding or the sorting or the inevitable ironing because you piled it all on that one chair in your bedroom instead of hanging it in your closet. It’s the time spent doing load after load of laundry. Samsung wants to change that with a new system that…

Gadgets Alex Cranz Jan 3 '17

A Popular Lava Viewing Area Just Collapsed Into the Ocean

“Lava viewing area” sounds like a feature of your favorite Super Mario game, but it’s also a real thing in Hawaii, where you can watch the Kilauea shield volcano spew its fiery guts right into the ocean from a cliff. Or at least, you were able to do that, until the cliff in question crumbled…

Tech News Maddie Stone Jan 3 '17

Free-Diving in a Frozen Lake Looks Terrifying and Surreal

In apparent preparation for moving to an Atlantean utopia after nuclear fallout, Matthew Villegas recently went free diving underneath the frozen lake of Morrison Quarry in Quebec and captured the scary adventure on camera. The results are a terrifyingly surreal blue-green adventure. Here he is floating on an underwater ice bed while the silhouette of…

Sploid Sidney Fussell Jan 3 '17

How to Make Your Own Sonic Tractor Beam at Home

We’ve all been there: building a scale model of the Death Star in our basement and thinking, “I just wish this had a tractor beam to grab onto my tiny styrofoam Millennium Falcon.” Now, thanks to a team of scientists, you can put the finishing touches on that model with your very own sonic tractor…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jan 3 '17

Trump Pundit Bill Mitchell Burns His Life Down With Pepe Tweet

Bill Mitchell is the host of a conservative online talk radio show and one of the few pundits to accurately predict the rise of Donald Trump. In post-election retrospect, the man Buzzfeed says “owned” the liberal media seemed to possess some sort of awful precognitive powers. Turns out he was just a lucky idiot. Last…

Tech News Avery Ellis Jan 3 '17

The Major (and Most Messed-Up) Revelations From the Official Rogue One Guidebook

Vincent D’Onofrio Just Really Loves Marvel

Pool-Jumping Daredevil Needs New Feet After Gruesome Accident

Chemists Explain Why You Probably Shouldn’t Bother With Cough Syrup

Beyond Is the Perfect Scifi Show to Have on While Cleaning Your Home

Ryan Reynolds Is Still Trying to Convince Hugh Jackman to Do a Deadpool/Wolverine Movie

Why Cities Are Where They Are in the World

Doctors: Seriously, Stop Sticking Q-Tips In Your Ears

America’s Scientists Are Terrified by Trump

You Can Pre-Heat This Shower From Your Smartphone While You’re Still in Bed

Dish Made a Slick Cordcutter Box That Lets You Watch Local Channels

More Details About What Rogue One‘s Reshoots Actually Changed

Why Scientists Want Trump to Stick to the Iran Nuclear Deal

Don’t Knock Twice Trailer Demonstrates Why It’s a Terrible Idea to Bother the Witch Next Door

Acer’s Absurd Curved Display Laptop Has a Predictably Humongous Price Tag

Samsung’s New Washer Lets You Drop Two Loads at Once

A Popular Lava Viewing Area Just Collapsed Into the Ocean

Free-Diving in a Frozen Lake Looks Terrifying and Surreal

How to Make Your Own Sonic Tractor Beam at Home

Trump Pundit Bill Mitchell Burns His Life Down With Pepe Tweet

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