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The Lego Batman Movie Soundtrack Makes Its Play For the Next ‘Everything is Awesome’

While it’s hard to imagine anything that could reach the infectious, earworm-y highs of The Lego Movie’s ‘Everything is Awesome’, some newly-released tracks from The Lego Batman Movie try very hard. And also allegedly feature Alfred Pennyworth shredding a guitar in a rather radical fashion. Ahead of the film’s release next week, Warner Bros. has…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 4 '17

Life‘s Super Bowl Spot Proves That In Space, People Can Definitely Hear You Scream

Hearing you loud and clear, Jake Gyllenhaal. Loud and clear. Ahead of tomorrow’s big game, Sony has released the TV spot for is intense looking new scifi horror movie Life, about the crew of the International Space Station discovering a new form of Martian life… a discovery that quickly goes horribly, horribly poorly for the…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 4 '17

Judge Breaks Precedent, Orders Google to Give Foreign Emails to FBI

A potentially major blow for privacy advocates occurred on Friday when a U.S. magistrate ruled against Google and ordered it to cooperate with FBI search warrants demanding access to user emails that are stored on servers outside of the United States. The case is certain to spark a fight, because an appeals court ruled in…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 4 '17

It’s Going to Be a Long Time Before We Hear About Peter Capaldi’s Doctor Who Replacement

Earlier this week, Peter Capaldi confirmed that he would be departing Doctor Who at the end of 2017—and instantaneously, media outlets across the world began pondering just who will step in the TARDIS next. But if you’re excited to hear about a Post-Moffat, Post-Capaldi Who right now… you’re gonna have to wait. Amidst the frenzied…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 4 '17

A Way to Search for Film Recommendations Without the Trolls Ruining Everything

The promise of crowd-sourcing film opinions from the public carried a lot of potential and has resulted in a lot of data about movies for companies like Netflix and IMDb. But as time goes on, informed critical analysis is looking more valuable every day. Cinetrii can help you connect films for recommendations based on mentions…

Movies Rhett Jones Feb 4 '17

Rocket Raccoon’s New Comic Series Is a Scifi Heist Caper

Although the Guardians are currently stuck on Earth, in a few months, at least some of them will be jetting out into space. Rocket Raccoon in particular is heading out on his own for the simpler pleasures in life—meeting interesting people in exotic locales, and then robbing them blind. Marvel has announced that the space…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Feb 4 '17

Animal Welfare Reports and Abuse Data Wiped From USDA Website

Animal rights advocates are angry over the United States Department of Agriculture’s sudden decision to remove the publicly available results of inspection reports about animal treatment at research laboratories and private facilities. The agency says the data will only be available through Freedom of Information Act requests. The USDA released a statement on Friday that…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 4 '17

Steven Universe Shows How Nothing Can Destroy Family, Not Even Alien Abduction

Steven Universe bent the laws of time and space in this week’s “Out of This World” miniseries. Not only to test how strong the bonds of love between Steven and the Gems actually are—obviously, their love is indestructible—but to explore all sorts of families, loving and functional, traditional and non-traditional, while including new twists involving…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 4 '17

Here’s Our First, Tiny Glimpse of Samurai Jack Season 5

It’s very short, but oh so sweet. Adult Swim has dropped another new teaser for the incoming return of Genndy Tartakovsky’s beloved animated series, and it doesn’t exactly give us much in the way of details—it’s literally just Jack standing in the rain. But it looks so slick and stylish that a shot of Jack…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 4 '17

Trump’s New Head of Border Patrol Might Want to Delete This Tweet

This week President Trump named Ronald Vietello as the new head of the US Border Patrol. But Trump clearly doesn’t follow Vietello on Twitter. Because if he did, he probably wouldn’t be too happy about this tweet comparing Trump to Dennis the Menace. The tweet from March 4, 2016 contains a photo of Donald Trump…

Tech News Matt Novak Feb 4 '17

What Is It With This Week and Creepy Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Toys?

Folks, it’s been a banner week for Guardians of the Galaxy merchandise that looks like it’s contemplating the nature of the cruel, remorseless world we live in. Hasbro has revealed three new 3.75″ Marvel Legends action figure two-packs, based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The three packs, which will retail for $20 each, are based…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 3 '17

The Blackcoat’s Daughter Looks Like a Solid Entry in the ‘Horror at Boarding School’ Genre

Imagine if you were stuck at your bleak boarding school over winter break—a place which apparently has a dark, secret past and maybe some Overlook Hotel tendencies. Stack The Blackcoat’s Daughter next to Phenomena, The Woods, and Picnic at Hanging Rock, and you’ve got yourself a dreadfully well-themed film festival. Here’s the official synopsis: A…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Feb 3 '17

Tony Dow Is Making a Movie About Waiting In Line for Star Wars Movies

Sadly, it’s not an official Star Wars Story anthology movie. Variety has announced that Dow—best known for his role as Wally on Leave it to Beaver, but also as a director with credits for Babylon 5, Deep Space Nine, and more under his belt—is directing The Line Kings, which is literally a comedy movie about…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 3 '17

Trump’s New FCC Chair Is Screwing Everything Up as Fast as He Can

Less than two weeks after Ajit Pai assumed leadership of the FCC, the agency quietly announced several troubling actions Friday afternoon, including major blows to net neutrality and a program designed to give poor people internet access. https://gizmodo.com/trump-appoints-anti-regulation-net-neutrality-foe-to-he-1791438195 This week, the agency notified AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Comcast that their inquiry into “free data” plans…

Tech News Libby Watson and Michael Nunez Feb 3 '17

IMDB Kills Its Message Boards and Nothing of Value Was Lost

Whether you’re trying to remember the name of that guy from the thing, or just contrasting a score against Rotten Tomatoes’s to see if it’s worth spending 15 goddamn dollars to see something in theaters, the Internet Movie Database is an indispensable consumer resource. There are many reasons IMDB has become an internet mainstay for…

Movies Avery Ellis Feb 3 '17

Why Chewing Sounds Make You Want to Flip a Table

The snapping of gum. The slurping of soup (*shudders*). If you, like me, have misophonia, these sounds are more than merely annoying—they’re rage-inducing. Being trapped in a room of snappers and slurpers is enough to make us walk away or set ourselves on fire. All too often, folks with misophonia—which literally means “hatred of sound—are…

Tech News Rae Paoletta Feb 3 '17

In His Mind, Billy Dee Williams Is Always Lando

Billy Dee Williams created Lando, and although Donald Glover has been cast as the character in the standalone Han Solo film, Williams says he never thought of what it would be like for someone else to be Lando. And, you know what? That is more than fair. Williams sat down for an interview with The…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Feb 3 '17

These Pom-Pom Crabs Are Everybody’s Super Bowl Mascot

Here’s a great cheer for any cheerleading boxer crabs planning to watch the Super Bowl this weekend: 2! 4! 6! 8! I force anemones to propagate! 3! 5! 7! 9! Don’t even think about stealin’ mine! Just in time for the big game, Israeli researchers observed boxer crabs and their adorable habit: Grasping onto sea…

Biology Ryan F. Mandelbaum Feb 3 '17

A Brief History of Michael Bay Quitting the Transformers Movies

For years, Michael Bay has teased us with the possibility that he might leave the Transformers franchise that he’s nurtured into regular explosion-fests that we have come to, well, not love, but expect. The director has just announced that The Last Knight will be his final Transformers movie, and you shouldn’t believe it now anymore…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Feb 3 '17

Our First Look at Stranger Things Season Two Is Just Gosh Darn Adorable

The Stranger Things kids were already adorable enough. But now they’re dressed up in Ghostbusters costumes for Halloween and I don’t think anyone could be adequately prepared for just how cute it actually is. Entertainment Weekly has revealed the first official picture from Stranger Things season two, featuring Dustin, Mike, and Lucas dressed up as…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 3 '17

The Lego Batman Movie Soundtrack Makes Its Play For the Next ‘Everything is Awesome’

Life‘s Super Bowl Spot Proves That In Space, People Can Definitely Hear You Scream

Judge Breaks Precedent, Orders Google to Give Foreign Emails to FBI

It’s Going to Be a Long Time Before We Hear About Peter Capaldi’s Doctor Who Replacement

A Way to Search for Film Recommendations Without the Trolls Ruining Everything

Rocket Raccoon’s New Comic Series Is a Scifi Heist Caper

Animal Welfare Reports and Abuse Data Wiped From USDA Website

Steven Universe Shows How Nothing Can Destroy Family, Not Even Alien Abduction

Here’s Our First, Tiny Glimpse of Samurai Jack Season 5

Trump’s New Head of Border Patrol Might Want to Delete This Tweet

What Is It With This Week and Creepy Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Toys?

The Blackcoat’s Daughter Looks Like a Solid Entry in the ‘Horror at Boarding School’ Genre

Tony Dow Is Making a Movie About Waiting In Line for Star Wars Movies

Trump’s New FCC Chair Is Screwing Everything Up as Fast as He Can

IMDB Kills Its Message Boards and Nothing of Value Was Lost

Why Chewing Sounds Make You Want to Flip a Table

In His Mind, Billy Dee Williams Is Always Lando

These Pom-Pom Crabs Are Everybody’s Super Bowl Mascot

A Brief History of Michael Bay Quitting the Transformers Movies

Our First Look at Stranger Things Season Two Is Just Gosh Darn Adorable

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