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The Final Beauty and the Beast Trailer Is the Best One Yet

The animated Beauty and the Beast is basically a perfect movie, so the live-action film has a lot to live up to. With its latest trailer, it does just that, showcasing some truly magical music and visuals. The trailer debuted during The Bachelor, which is kind of funny. Check it out. I’m surprised, after the…

Trailers Germain Lussier Jan 30 '17

Watch a Skier Almost Hit People on a Ski Lift While Doing a Double Backflip

I’m not 100% sure the skier in the video didn’t clip his head on the boots of the people sitting on the ski lift but even if he did, he’s still bad ass enough to complete a casual double backflip off a wild jump. I’ve watched the video multiple times and it’s totally nuts because…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 30 '17

Elon Musk on Digging Big-Ass Tunnel: ‘We Have No Idea What We’re Doing’

Disruption is a core tenet of the tech industry. Presumably, this is why billionaire entrepreneur and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has embarked on a new project to disrupt solid ground. Over the weekend, Musk began digging a big-ass hole on SpaceX properties to start testing out how to build a high-speed tunnel underneath Los Angeles.…

Tech News Eve Peyser Jan 30 '17

Ben Affleck Will Not Direct the Batman Solo Film

Ben Affleck has decided that he will not direct the upcoming Warner Bros. standalone Batman film. He will still star and produce, but that’s it. Variety reports the decision was mutually agreed upon with the studio and that Affleck will help choose the new director. In fact, there’s already a short list. Here’s the statement…

io9 Germain Lussier Jan 30 '17

The Lego Batman Movie‘s Bane Figure Is Totally Awesome

A lot of things look good about The Lego Batman Movie—whether it’s the film itself or the Lego sets. But I think my favorite thing about it is this new Bane “mini” figure that’s actually hulking, and it’s spine-tinglingly brilliant. Lego has unveiled a new batch of toy sets based on next month’s Batman movie,…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 30 '17

I Love These Clouds That Airplane Wings Make on Takeoff and Landing

To my eye, the clouds that airplane wings make on takeoff and landing look like some cool ass force field—like, a stealth shroud that envelopes the airplane as its flying around. Reality is less fun though, because the clouds that are rolling over the wings of the airplane are caused by the lift forces that…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 30 '17

The Paradox of Humanizing Star Wars‘ Stormtroopers

The Force Awakens did something no other Star Wars movie had done: it made a hero out of a Stormtrooper. But doing that complicates what it means to kill the ubiquitous canon fodder of this fictional universe. In the latest edition of his Pop Culture Detective Agency series, Jonathan McIntosh breaks down how the start…

io9 Evan Narcisse Jan 30 '17

At-Home Fertility Test Turns Your Smartphone Into World’s Squirmiest Sea-Monkey Tank

It’s one thing to hear about Michael Phelps winning a gold medal. It’s quite another to actually see him do it. That’s the basic premise of YO Sperm Test, an “FDA-cleared” at-home fertility test that uses slides and a smartphone peripheral to both film your swimmers and measure their concentration in your, um, sample. “In…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Jan 30 '17

We’ll Return to The Good Place for a Second Season

If you haven’t been watching The Good Place, you have been missing out. And now you have even more of a reason to binge the show: to catch up before season two premieres. NBC has given an early renewal to The Good Place, the half-hour comedy starring Kristen Bell and Ted Danson. The original premise…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jan 30 '17

You Aren’t Living in a Hologram, Even if You Wish You Were

You may have read today that the entire universe is a giant hologram. Maybe your mind was blown while you hit your Big Bong and contemplated a 2D universe, or that researchers had somehow found substantial evidence you were “living in an illusion.” No, nope. Not what happened. Rather, physicists figured out that one of…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jan 30 '17

The Curious Case of Wedge Antilles In Rogue One

Be honest. While watching Rogue One, you were really pulling for Wedge to show up during the Battle of Scarif. We all were. Red and Gold Leaders were there, so why not Wedge? Well, there’s a very good reason for it, one most of us likely didn’t think of. Which is why we don’t work…

io9 Germain Lussier Jan 30 '17

Peter Capaldi Is Leaving Doctor Who

It’s time to say farewell to the latest incarnation of the world’s most beloved Time Lord: Peter Capaldi has officially announced his departure from Doctor Who at the end of the current series. Capaldi, who plays the 12th incarnation of the Doctor, joined the series for its eighth season in 2014, but this year’s season…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 30 '17

This Blade Runner Fan Film Looks Absolutely Gorgeous

Even fan films get lavish trailers these days—but this trailer for Slice of Life, set within the world of Blade Runner, is almost lavish enough to make us think it was coming straight from Blade Runner 2049. Directed by Luka Hrgović, Slice of Life follows a drug dealer turned good and a mysterious cop in…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 30 '17

A Vast and Spooky Void Is Influencing the Milky Way

“The void” is more than a metaphor for gnawing existential pain. In fact, new research from an international team of scientists suggests that a huge void outside our extragalactic neighborhood could be impacting the way our galaxy—and others around it—move. Professor Yehuda Hoffman of The Hebrew University in Jerusalem and his colleagues studied this spooktacular…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta Jan 30 '17

Marvel and ABC Have Found Their Cloak and Dagger

Say hello to the latest live action Marvel heroes: up-and-coming actors Aubrey Joseph and Olivia Holt have been cast in the title roles for Freeform’s long-in-gestation Cloak and Dagger series. Deadline is reporting, with confirmation from ABC and Marvel, that Joseph and Holt will headline the new show—which has already been ordered straight-to-series at Freeform—as…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 30 '17

Strapping a GoPro on a Sword Is the Best Way to Watch a Watermelon Get Slaughtered

Mounting a GoPro onto a sword and then watching it chop the hell out of things is awesome, but it isn’t as easy as I thought. You can’t just tape a camera down on one end of the blade and hope for the best, because the shot will look all wacky. The sword moves too…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 30 '17

These Storyboards Reveal Another Alternate Ending to Jurassic Park (UPDATED)

The ending of Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park is perfect: The tension, the staging, and the turn of the Tyrannosaurus Rex from villain to hero, complete with the falling banner. It’s so good it seems impossible it could have been handled differently—but history tells us it originally was. Jurassic Park fans likely know there was at…

io9 Germain Lussier Jan 30 '17

The Supergirl TV Series Should Introduce Batwoman Immediately

Supergirl has been firing on all cylinders this season. A move of networks and locales hasn’t diminished the show at all, and thanks to an experienced stunt team borrowed from the rest of the Arrow-verse, the action’s improved tremendously. But you know what would kick Supergirl up a notch before the inevitable Crisis that will…

io9 Alex Cranz Jan 30 '17

These Ultra Close-Up Images of Saturn’s Rings Are Mind-Blowing

Though NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is sadly nearing the end of its mission, the brave li’l orbiter is putting on quite the grand finale. Cassini, which is currently in its ring-grazing phase around Saturn, has just sent back some stunning images of the gas giant’s many rings. According to NASA, the new pictures are some of…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta Jan 30 '17

Silicon Valley Security Officers Protecting Facebook and Others Unionize

As the cost of living in Silicon Valley continues to rise, the security officers that work on the campuses of some of the biggest technology companies have moved to unionize in an effort to demand higher wages. About 3,000 security officers, including some who work at companies like Facebook and Cisco have received union recognition…

Tech News William Turton Jan 30 '17

The Final Beauty and the Beast Trailer Is the Best One Yet

Watch a Skier Almost Hit People on a Ski Lift While Doing a Double Backflip

Elon Musk on Digging Big-Ass Tunnel: ‘We Have No Idea What We’re Doing’

Ben Affleck Will Not Direct the Batman Solo Film

The Lego Batman Movie‘s Bane Figure Is Totally Awesome

I Love These Clouds That Airplane Wings Make on Takeoff and Landing

The Paradox of Humanizing Star Wars‘ Stormtroopers

At-Home Fertility Test Turns Your Smartphone Into World’s Squirmiest Sea-Monkey Tank

We’ll Return to The Good Place for a Second Season

You Aren’t Living in a Hologram, Even if You Wish You Were

The Curious Case of Wedge Antilles In Rogue One

Peter Capaldi Is Leaving Doctor Who

This Blade Runner Fan Film Looks Absolutely Gorgeous

A Vast and Spooky Void Is Influencing the Milky Way

Marvel and ABC Have Found Their Cloak and Dagger

Strapping a GoPro on a Sword Is the Best Way to Watch a Watermelon Get Slaughtered

These Storyboards Reveal Another Alternate Ending to Jurassic Park (UPDATED)

The Supergirl TV Series Should Introduce Batwoman Immediately

These Ultra Close-Up Images of Saturn’s Rings Are Mind-Blowing

Silicon Valley Security Officers Protecting Facebook and Others Unionize

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