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The Justice League Movie Might Have a Very Unexpected Villain

After Batman v Superman, we all pretty much knew who the villain of Justice League would be, right? Darkseid. Lex Luthor seemed to tease him in one of the film’s final images, talk about a being from beyond in his last speech, and we even see his symbol in Batman’s dream. But this may not…

Movies Germain Lussier

Is This a Police SUV Disguised as a Google Street View Car?

Earlier today, security researcher Matt Blaze tweeted out this photo of what’s allegedly a Pennsylvania State Police SUV. It looks like it’s outfitted with a license plate reader (see those cameras on the top?). Blaze contends that not only is this a police vehicle, but it’s disguised as a Google Street View truck. Wait, what?…

Tech News Matt Novak

The Lobster Has One of the Craziest Premises Ever, and That’s Why We Love It

The phrase “You’ve never seen anything like it” is almost never true. Originality is rare, plus, how dare someone assume that about you, right? Well, that’s how weird The Lobster is. We feel totally comfortable making the assumption. You’ve never seen anything like it. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth), The Lobster stars Colin Farrell as…

Movies Germain Lussier

io9 Roundtable: What Does Civil War Mean for the Future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Civil War has finally arrived, and the MCU will never be the same. But just how will the events as they stand at the end of the movie impact the wider Marvel movie-verse? Our own Evan Narcisse, Germain Lussier, and James Whitbrook sat down to discuss. James: Now that Civil War’s opening weekend is behind…

Movies James Whitbrook, Germain Lussier, and Evan Narcisse

Flipping Through This Pop-up Book Is More Relaxing Than a Thousand Zen Gardens

Sitting back with a good book is a popular way to help relieve stress. But artist Tauba Auerbach has created an incredibly intricate pop-up book, devoid of any words, that will totally relax you simply by opening and closing each page. Watching these 2D pages transform into 3D structures is better than tending to an…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Experts Doubt That a Teen Found a Lost Maya City

A Canadian teen says he discovered a lost Maya city using ancient star maps and satellite images provided by NASA and Google. As the remarkable story went viral yesterday, a number of experts spoke out, saying it’s highly unlikely that these features are those of a forgotten Maya settlement. News swept the internet yesterday that…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Instagram Gets the Redesign We’ve Been Waiting For

Instagram has long held onto its camera icon, which adheres to the skeuomorphism that was so popular in Android and iOS design years ago. Now, the world’s most popular photo app is getting a visual refresh with a design that feels like it actually belongs on a smartphone in 2016. But it’s not just the…

Tech News Darren Orf

Netflix’s New Voltron Series Looks a Lot Sillier Than We Were Expecting

We’ve seen Voltron himself already, and even a brief teaser, but Netflix has finally released extended footage from Voltron: Legendary Defender its upcoming reboot of the classic animated series. Check it out! https://gizmodo.com/netflix-reveals-details-about-its-take-on-voltron-1766875669 Revealed by Entertainment Weekly this morning, the new trailer introduces us to the main characters—a dysfunctional group of friends which includes Keith,…

Trailers James Whitbrook

Frightening Composite Photos Retell the Terror of the London Blitz

One of the main reasons why the Nazi Germany finally lost World War II was Hitler’s failed strategic bombing campaign of the United Kingdom. The Blitz lasted for eight months from September 1940 to May 1941, the Luftwaffe bombers attacked 16 British cities. Over a period of 267 days, London was attacked 71 times, including…

Tech News Attila Nagy

Teen Dies by Suicide While Livestreaming on Periscope

A 19-year-old woman in Arpajon, France threw herself in front of a commuter train and died yesterday while livestreaming on Periscope. Officials in France are now investigating the incident. “This person allegedly sent an SMS to one of her close relations, several minutes before her death, to announce her intentions,” local prosecutor Eric Lallement said…

Tech News Avery Ellis

House Martell Makes Its Move in a New Excerpt from The Winds of Winter

When Game of Thrones returned for its sixth season, House Martell and Dorne’s plot… well, it certainly went some places, didn’t it? Well, in the next installment of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Martells are also preparing to strike, as you can read thanks to this newly released excerpt…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

One of the Biggest Theories About Star Wars‘ Big New Bad Guy Has Been Shot Down

Infinity War’s scriptwriters reveal how they’ll balance the huge cast in the two movies. John Barrowman teases Doctor Who fans. Tim Burton offers an update on Beetlejuice 2. Plus, the Russo brothers sign up for another superhero series, and there are new pictures from Agents of SHIELD and Once Upon a Time’s season finales. To…

Television James Whitbrook

There’s a Galaxy of Flavors Hiding In These Planetary Lollipops

Astronomers from the Max Plank Institute discovered that the center of our galaxy probably smells like rum and tastes like raspberries. But the actual planets and sun? According to this set of ten handmade lollipops, their flavors are far more exotic. Inside each lollipop’s wrapper is an edible image of the Earth, or one of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Nighttime Shooting Drill Looks Like a Plasma Gun

Long exposure shots always make nighttime scenes look futuristic. This isn’t a frame from a science fiction movie, then, but rather U.S. Coast Guard members shooting a 50 caliber machine gun at night aboard Coast Guard Cutter Stratton. [Petty Officer Bryan Goff/U.S. Coast Guard]

Tech News Attila Nagy

This Trippy Image Shows How Fast Antarctic Ice Is Moving

As the world continues to warm up, the ice at our poles melts and moves faster than ever. This satellite image reveals just how quickly ice is moving on the Antarctic Peninsula. The data is taken from the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite. To measure how fast the ice moves, researchers compare pairs of…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe

Visualize Your Emotions Based on Psychology and the Dalai Lama’s Insight

Ever wondered how your emotions interact or what they give rise to? This visualization, called The Atlas of Emotions, combines experimental psychology and insight from the Dalai Lama to try and explain. Emotions aren’t very well understood: They’re a complex phenomenon that stem from neuronal activity and body chemistry, among other things. But the guys…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This Robot’s Teaching Itself to Twirl a Stick

If you’ve ever tried to learn how to spin a pencil in your hand, you’ll know it takes some concerted effort—but it’s even harder for a robot. Now, though, researchers have finally built a ‘bot that can learn to do it. The reason that tasks like spinning a stick are hard is that a lot…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

These Planned New Emoji Were Designed to Empower Women

A team from Google has proposed a new set of emoji to represent occupations. But for a change they depict women as well as men—an idea that the team thinks will better reflect, you know, real life. The suggested emoji—there are 13 of them in total—depict occupations in sectors from construction and farming to science…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

WhatsApp Finally Has a Desktop App

The future might be mobile, but for now plenty of us still use a computer. WhatsApp has finally conceded that point, releasing its very first desktop app. You’ve been able to use WhatsApp in a browser window for a while now, but the new app—available for Windows (8+) and OS X (10.9+)—just sits on your…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Watch a Carnivorous Plant Wrap Itself Around a Bug and Entomb It

Meet the Drosera Capensis, also known as the Cape sundew. It’s a deadly little thing that looks like some sort of alien finger trap but it’s actually a carnivorous plant with sticky tentacles that basically entomb bugs that come across its way. It’s crazy to see how it traps the bug, as if it were…

Sploid Casey Chan

The Justice League Movie Might Have a Very Unexpected Villain

Is This a Police SUV Disguised as a Google Street View Car?

The Lobster Has One of the Craziest Premises Ever, and That’s Why We Love It

io9 Roundtable: What Does Civil War Mean for the Future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Flipping Through This Pop-up Book Is More Relaxing Than a Thousand Zen Gardens

Experts Doubt That a Teen Found a Lost Maya City

Instagram Gets the Redesign We’ve Been Waiting For

Netflix’s New Voltron Series Looks a Lot Sillier Than We Were Expecting

Frightening Composite Photos Retell the Terror of the London Blitz

Teen Dies by Suicide While Livestreaming on Periscope

House Martell Makes Its Move in a New Excerpt from The Winds of Winter

One of the Biggest Theories About Star Wars‘ Big New Bad Guy Has Been Shot Down

There’s a Galaxy of Flavors Hiding In These Planetary Lollipops

This Nighttime Shooting Drill Looks Like a Plasma Gun

This Trippy Image Shows How Fast Antarctic Ice Is Moving

Visualize Your Emotions Based on Psychology and the Dalai Lama’s Insight

This Robot’s Teaching Itself to Twirl a Stick

These Planned New Emoji Were Designed to Empower Women

WhatsApp Finally Has a Desktop App

Watch a Carnivorous Plant Wrap Itself Around a Bug and Entomb It

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