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Gutting NASA’s Earth Science Division Would Send Research Back to the Dark Ages

Norm Nelson is interested in what makes the oceans tick. As a biological oceanographer at UC Santa Barbara, his research draws connections between sunlight and phytoplankton, the tiny green microbes that power the marine carbon cycle. There are plenty of outstanding questions Nelson wants to pursue—but after 30 productive years, his days as a scientist…

Climate Change Maddie Stone Dec 3 '16

Rogue One Director Stole the Death Star Plans

Looks like we don’t need to see Rogue One anymore, because we already knows how it ends. During a live Facebook chat with the cast, director Gareth Edwards announced that he stole the Death Star schematics prop from the set of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Well, he never fully admitted it, giving us…

io9 Beth Elderkin Dec 3 '16

Remember the Good Old Days With This Beautiful Art Celebrating Amblin Films

Say the word “Amblin” to film fans and instantly they will get a picture in their heads. It’s a picture from the 1980s, of kids, fantasy, wonder, aliens, and more—the tone Stranger Things recently aimed to capture. Now take that feeling and put it in a single room. That’s what you get at Amblin 35.…

io9 Germain Lussier Dec 2 '16

Watching These Cards Get Shuffled Is Hypnotizing as Hell

Eliot Slevin, his flexible fingers, and his mastery of cardistry can turn a normal deck of cards into a beautifully choreographed dance that seems to tweak gravity (and can probably even cause hypnosis if you stare too long). The movement of the cards is incredible; they just fly into his palms and flow so seamlessly…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 2 '16

This Might Be Our First Look at the Hulk and Thor in Action For Thor: Ragnarok

We’ve known for a while that Hulk and Thor would be teaming up in Ragnarok, and we’ve seen the Hulk’s massive battle armor from the movie at SDCC this year. But now, we’ve got what might be our first look at the duo in the film—and it’s not just Hulk getting a new look. The…

Movies James Whitbrook Dec 2 '16

Seeing Random Things Like Styrofoam and Cardboard Get Shredded Makes Me Feel All Tingly

The ASMR effect is very pronounced in this video of cardboard and styrofoam getting shredded, because it all just sounds so damn pleasant. Or, well, it’s pleasant if you like having a tingling sensation run around your ears and all the way down your spine. After all, it’s Friday and everybody can use a little…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 2 '16

One of the First Attempts at a Big CW Crossover Event Involved Supernatural and… Smallville?

I think we know why it took the CW having several shows based in already-connected source materials for the network to make giant crossovers a yearly event. Because there was once a plan to have the boys from Supernatural visit Smallville. No, not the fictional Smallville of the show, a fictional version of the set…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Dec 2 '16

The Spectral Trailer Proves Bullets Don’t Do Jack Against Killer Ghosts

On December 9, Netflix is dropping a movie that was supposed to be in theaters over the summer. It’s called Spectral, and while all the signs point to it being really bad, the first trailer is really good. Here it is. Spectral stars James Badge Dale, Emily Mortimer, and Bruce Greenwood in what looks like…

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 2 '16

DirecTV Now Is Just Another Failed Attempt at Streaming Live TV

Watching Turner & Hooch and crying, because I’d completely forgotten the dog dies, I came to a conclusion. Not about the film I’d been streaming on my laptop for the last two hours—but about the service I’d been streaming it from. AT&T’s DirecTV Now is currently an adequate streaming service, but it is not the…

Reviews Alex Cranz Dec 2 '16

If You’re Focused on Solving Westworld‘s ‘Mysteries,’ You’re Missing the Point

There’s a ton of anticipation heading into Sunday’s 90-minute long Westworld finale. With just a 10-episode first season, the show is already an obsession for the millions of people tuning in every week. Lots of time has been spent by fans trying to piece together “clues” to provide evidence for any number of theories. But…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Dec 2 '16

Casting Amy Schumer Lessens the Horror of the Phrase ‘Live-Action Barbie Movie’

Even better: not only is Amy Schumer in talks to star in the live-action Barbie movie, but if the deal goes through, she’ll also have a hand in retooling the script, along with her sister and Inside Amy Schumer co-writer Kim Caramele. According to Variety, the current story (by Hilary Winston, whose credits include Community,…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Dec 2 '16

FCC Says AT&T’s DirecTV Now Service Violates Net Neutrality

One of the features of AT&T’s new DirecTV Now streaming TV service is that using the service won’t count against AT&T wireless users’ data caps. AT&T also exempts mobile app usage for regular DirecTV customers on its wireless network. Now, the FCC says that feature violates net neutrality rules. Allowing certain services to not count…

Tech News Christina Warren Dec 2 '16

Mr. Mxyzptlk Is Coming to Turn Supergirl‘s World Upside Down

The CW/DC Universe has already handled some of the weirdest sides of world of DC Comics—but you have to admire its gung-ho desire to bring some of its most bizarre concepts to the big screen. Arrow did Ragman, Flash got Grodd, and now Supergirl is getting everyone’s favorite wanderer of the fifth dimension, Mr. Mxyzptlk.…

Television James Whitbrook Dec 2 '16

The Science Fiction That Makes Me Hopeful

When we think about the future these days, it can often look bleak. That’s true of both reality and in fiction, since we tend to create futures that reflect the present, so they feel more real. But since there’s more than enough uncertainty and darkness in real life currently, here are some worlds I turn…

Television James Whitbrook Dec 2 '16

Facebook Spends $20 Million to Quiet Gentrification Critics Near Its Headquarters

Facebook is making good on its promise to build affordable housing near its headquarters in Menlo Park. The social media giant announced plans on Friday to build new housing in the area to offset concerns about the controversial 1.1 million square-foot expansion of its headquarters. “This is what our neighbors have told us their community…

Social Media Michael Nunez Dec 2 '16

These Wonderful Rogue One Jackets Make Us Want to Move Somewhere Very, Very Cold

Ever since The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars and the cold have gone hand in hand. So it makes perfect sense that Columbia has teamed up with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story for some super freaking cool new jackets. The three jackets, based on the outfits of Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor, and the Death…

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 2 '16

What Post-Apocalyptic Worlds Look Like in Movies

It’s always nice (in a totally twisted way) to remind yourself of how bad things in the world could get by watching movies set in a post-apocalyptic future. They’re always desolate and grim, lonely and uninviting, terribly sad and just plain awful places to live. I mean, seeing the last fictional characters on Earth trudge…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 2 '16

Communists Oppose Naming a French Street for Steve Jobs, Suggest Ada Lovelace Instead

France has a surprisingly large number of streets named after Americans. There are streets named for Thomas Edison, George Gershwin, and Ben Franklin. But recent plans to name a street after Steve Jobs has encountered some resistance. Specifically, resistance from French Communists. Developers recently converted an old train station in the city into a tech…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 2 '16

Bryan Fuller Makes It Very Clear That He’s No Longer Involved With Star Trek: Discovery

Even though it had been said that Bryan Fuller would remain an executive producer for Star Trek: Discovery, Fuller is now clarifying that the only work he will do on season one of the show is what he’s already done. Speaking to Newsweek, Fuller stuck to the explanation already given—that he was just too busy…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Dec 2 '16

Advice for Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes From Tech Darling Elizabeth Holmes

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is having a hard year. After a Wall Street Journal report exposed her company’s innovative blood tests as faulty last October, the once beloved CEO—who proudly dons a black turtleneck like her idol Steve Jobs—has been banned from operating a lab for two years, lost her fortune, and faces multiple lawsuits.…

Tech News Eve Peyser Dec 2 '16

Gutting NASA’s Earth Science Division Would Send Research Back to the Dark Ages

Rogue One Director Stole the Death Star Plans

Remember the Good Old Days With This Beautiful Art Celebrating Amblin Films

Watching These Cards Get Shuffled Is Hypnotizing as Hell

This Might Be Our First Look at the Hulk and Thor in Action For Thor: Ragnarok

Seeing Random Things Like Styrofoam and Cardboard Get Shredded Makes Me Feel All Tingly

One of the First Attempts at a Big CW Crossover Event Involved Supernatural and… Smallville?

The Spectral Trailer Proves Bullets Don’t Do Jack Against Killer Ghosts

DirecTV Now Is Just Another Failed Attempt at Streaming Live TV

If You’re Focused on Solving Westworld‘s ‘Mysteries,’ You’re Missing the Point

Casting Amy Schumer Lessens the Horror of the Phrase ‘Live-Action Barbie Movie’

FCC Says AT&T’s DirecTV Now Service Violates Net Neutrality

Mr. Mxyzptlk Is Coming to Turn Supergirl‘s World Upside Down

The Science Fiction That Makes Me Hopeful

Facebook Spends $20 Million to Quiet Gentrification Critics Near Its Headquarters

These Wonderful Rogue One Jackets Make Us Want to Move Somewhere Very, Very Cold

What Post-Apocalyptic Worlds Look Like in Movies

Communists Oppose Naming a French Street for Steve Jobs, Suggest Ada Lovelace Instead

Bryan Fuller Makes It Very Clear That He’s No Longer Involved With Star Trek: Discovery

Advice for Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes From Tech Darling Elizabeth Holmes

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