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Report: Peter Thiel Will Donate $1.25 Million to Elect Trump

Last week, Gizmodo noted Peter Thiel’s strange radio silence regarding the theatrical implosion of Donald Trump, whom the Silicon Valley billionaire and Facebook board member stumped for at the Republican National Convention. According to the New York Times, however, Thiel is nowhere close to abandoning his candidate. Citing “a person close to the investor,” the…

Tech News J.K. Trotter Oct 16 '16

A Lightsaber Academy is Forcing Its Way Into the US

LudoSport, a competitive lightsaber training academy, is opening up its first studio in the United States. Hopefully losing a hand isn’t required for admission. LudoSport is a 10-year-old academy that was started in Milan by a couple of friends, and has since grown into an international business, with schools all over Europe, as well as…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 16 '16

How to Cheat at the Oreo Twist Game: Lab Tested, Engineer Approved

The game of twisting an Oreo and seeing which wafer the cream is on has been used to make decisions, random predictions and resolve disagreements for decades. Now, a group of graduate students from Princeton claim to have cracked the code for which cookie the cream will end up on so that you can be…

Tech News Rhett Jones Oct 16 '16

Dozens of Fan Artists ‘Re-Animate’ Classic Spider-Man Cartoon

More than 70 artists came together to reimagine a 12-minute episode of Spider-Man, and the result is something that has to be seen to be believed. Spider-Man Re-Animate, produced by Grantray Lawrence Animation and posted on Vimeo by editor Ron Doucet, takes dozens of classic, modern, and obscure animation styles and seamlessly integrates them into…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 16 '16

Director Taika Waititi Promises Retro SciFi Spectacle with Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi participated in a Reddit AMA on Saturday night, and I’m now officially pumped for whatever Flash Gordon-style amazingness is headed our way. During the AMA, Waititi was asked about the 1980s-style logo, which debuted at San Diego Comic-Con. He said the new logo was inspired by 1970s and 1980s sci…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 16 '16

VHS Tapes Were Awesome, But Were They Bad? An Investigation

I have to take issue with the title of this video, VHS tapes were not “bad.” They were great. They were incredible little movie-playing contraptions that snapped, rolled and clunked, and they smelled weird. But yes, it is worth putting their image quality to the test, so let this video walk you through it in…

Tech News Rhett Jones Oct 15 '16

Trump Supporters Still Spreading Bullshit About Armrests, Get Debunked Again

Trump supporters claim that airline armrests are the key to proving Donald Trump couldn’t have sexually assaulted a woman on a plane in 1979. But the aviation nerd community keeps debunking their bullshit. The Braniff Foundation, a nonprofit organization that documents and preserves the history of Braniff Airways, just released a flight attendant manual from…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 15 '16

Can the Hydraulic Press Make It Through a Stack of Playing Cards?

What’s it gonna be press? Can you do it? And the press said, “fuck yeah!” Technically, the press blasts a hole through the pack of cards and smooshes a circular section into a brittle little hockey puck. We’ll give the press a win for that. But that’s not all this latest batch of pressing stuff…

Sploid Rhett Jones Oct 15 '16

Watch Tom Cruise Run for 18 Minutes Straight in Massive Montage

“I’m sorry, John, but you’re going to have to run again.” Burger Fiction has put together a collection of what they claim is every Tom Cruise running scene ever, and it’s almost 20 minutes of vigorous exercise that’s making me check in on my own New Year’s resolution. Damn, Tom, you’re making the rest of…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 15 '16

The Whisperers Might Finally Be Coming to The Walking Dead

Negan hasn’t even struck the first blow, and already we’re seeing what could be his villainous replacement on The Walking Dead. AMC shared an Instagram photo on Friday that teases a major comic book plot point: the arrival of the Whisperers, a murderous cult whose members disguise themselves from the walkers by wearing their skin.…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 15 '16

‘Single Most Important Step’ to Fight Climate Change Taken in Historic Agreement

Leaders from 170 countries agreed to a deal on Saturday that is being touted as more significant in the effort to fight climate change than last year’s Paris accords. This week’s meeting in Kigali, Rwanda ended with an agreement to cut the worldwide use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, which are used in air-conditioners and refrigerators.…

Climate Change Rhett Jones Oct 15 '16

Impressive Supercut Puts Rogue One Trailers in Chronological Order

The latest Rogue One trailer gave us plenty more information about what to expect from the upcoming spinoff. But when you add it to what we’ve already seen so far, it’s a full Star Wars Story. GameSpot released a supercut of all the Rogue One trailers we’ve seen so far, reshaping it into the closest…

Trailers Beth Elderkin Oct 15 '16

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Is Officially Banned From Planes: Tell Us Your Stories

As of yesterday, no one is allowed to bring a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 onto a flight in the United States because they can combust. If you’re traveling and haven’t had a chance to exchange your phone yet, this is going to be a big pain in your ass. https://gizmodo.com/all-galaxy-note-7-devices-are-now-banned-from-us-flight-1787809632 While the TSA will not…

Tech News Rhett Jones Oct 15 '16

Emails Reveal Shady Relationship Between Uber CEO and Pittsburgh’s Mayor

Emails obtained by Motherboard show that Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto has an extremely cozy relationship with Uber’s CEO Travis Kalanick. The mayor has actively attempted to influence government proceedings on behalf of the ride-sharing giant. https://jalopnik.com/are-ubers-self-driving-cars-driving-like-asshats-around-1787451574 Uber has faced accusations of running roughshod over local regulatory processes before. The emails obtained through a Pennsylvania Right…

Tech News Rhett Jones Oct 15 '16

General Hospital Does Some Bizarre Doctor Strange Product Placement

General Hospital, the long-running ABC soap opera, has been dragged into Disney and Marvel’s surging megaverse of cross-promotion and product placement. The October 12 episode includes a scene where characters Ned and Olivia are sharing a romantic moment, as is wont to happen on a soap opera. But it’s not just any romantic moment, it’s…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 15 '16

Kylo Ren Rips on Death Star in New Rogue One Trailer Reaction

Kylo Ren really isn’t happy with his grandfather’s support staff. Auralnauts’ latest “Kylo Ren Reacts” video shows our favorite Emo Sith checking out the latest Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer. Well, he doesn’t so much talk about the movie as he does rant-and-rave about Darth Vader’s troopers dropping the ball on making sure…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 15 '16

Doctor Who Seizes the Infinity Gauntlet, Terrifying Reign of Violence Ensues

Peter Capaldi and company paid the Marvel NYCC livestream a visit at the con last week, so naturally the Doctor managed to get his hands (well, one hand, technically) on the most powerful item in the Marvel cosmos. To be fair, his reign of violence was mostly punctuated by light bopping instead of mass slaughter,…

io9 James Whitbrook Oct 14 '16

Ash vs Evil Dead‘s Bruce Campbell Riding a Mechanical Bull Is a Groovy Sight Indeed

Last week’s Ash vs Evil Dead ended with Ash’s worst fear coming true: his beloved Delta was heisted by teenage joyriders. On this week’s “Last Call,” Ash throws a party with his longtime buddy, sleazy bartender Chet (Ted Raimi), to lure back the car thieves. Did we mention the Necronomicon’s in the car, too? Of…

Television Cheryl Eddy Oct 14 '16

Schwarzenegger Is Too Damn ‘Kawaii’ in This Japanese Commando Spoof

Sometimes, there are things you discover that you weren’t aware you couldn’t live without until that moment. For me, that was watching Arnold Schwarzenegger annihilate scores of baddies to a Japanese pop song. Eyes On Cinema released a Japanese ‘80s spoof video about Commando, the 1985 Schwarzenegger action flick about a retired Black Ops Commando…

io9 Beth Elderkin Oct 14 '16

We Couldn’t Find Any Pumpkin Spice Energy Drinks So We Made Our Own

It’s October. Which means that one fried of mine just had her birthday and that other friend had a half birthday. Also, it means everyone is knee deep in autumnal colors and pumpkin spice frippery. Why? Because pumpkin spice is the order of the season and because we’re all exhausted bloggers who never met an…

Tech News Alex Cranz Oct 14 '16

Report: Peter Thiel Will Donate $1.25 Million to Elect Trump

A Lightsaber Academy is Forcing Its Way Into the US

How to Cheat at the Oreo Twist Game: Lab Tested, Engineer Approved

Dozens of Fan Artists ‘Re-Animate’ Classic Spider-Man Cartoon

Director Taika Waititi Promises Retro SciFi Spectacle with Thor: Ragnarok

VHS Tapes Were Awesome, But Were They Bad? An Investigation

Trump Supporters Still Spreading Bullshit About Armrests, Get Debunked Again

Can the Hydraulic Press Make It Through a Stack of Playing Cards?

Watch Tom Cruise Run for 18 Minutes Straight in Massive Montage

The Whisperers Might Finally Be Coming to The Walking Dead

‘Single Most Important Step’ to Fight Climate Change Taken in Historic Agreement

Impressive Supercut Puts Rogue One Trailers in Chronological Order

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Is Officially Banned From Planes: Tell Us Your Stories

Emails Reveal Shady Relationship Between Uber CEO and Pittsburgh’s Mayor

General Hospital Does Some Bizarre Doctor Strange Product Placement

Kylo Ren Rips on Death Star in New Rogue One Trailer Reaction

Doctor Who Seizes the Infinity Gauntlet, Terrifying Reign of Violence Ensues

Ash vs Evil Dead‘s Bruce Campbell Riding a Mechanical Bull Is a Groovy Sight Indeed

Schwarzenegger Is Too Damn ‘Kawaii’ in This Japanese Commando Spoof

We Couldn’t Find Any Pumpkin Spice Energy Drinks So We Made Our Own

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