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That Photo of a Baby Moose With a Pride Flag Is Fake

Have you seen that photo of a baby moose holding a gay pride flag? It’s adorable. But unfortunately, it’s also fake. Why is the internet so mean? The photo below has been doing the rounds lately with an astonishing number of retweets on Twitter. And probably an untold number of whatever the Canadian equivalent of…

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 16 '16

If You Don’t Like the Idea of Google Driving Your Car, Maybe You’ll Trust IBM?

IBM’s Watson can make drinks, detect sarcasm, and kick your ass at Jeopardy. The world’s most famous computer already acts so much more like a human than most people I know. Now transportation startup Local Motors is putting Watson behind the wheel. Olli is a new autonomous electric minibus powered by IBM’s famously friendly AI.…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 16 '16

Las Vegas Looks Even Weirder in Infrared

Las Vegas doesn’t exactly need any help when it comes to looking ridiculous, but this footage, which was shot in infrared by Philip Bloom, makes bits of Vegas look like a cotton candy wonderland (as opposed to its typical styrofoam opulence). Seeing the world in infrared isn’t exactly new, but the odd colors of the…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 16 '16

Watching McDonalds Food Slowly Exiting a Juicer Is a Disgusting Experience

After seeing a slowly filling glass of meat diarrhea will you ever be hungry again? You can practically taste the refreshingly greasy taste of a liquid dollar menu through the screen. The things people do for our entertainment, am I right? SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Sploid Avery Ellis Jun 16 '16

Spider-Man: Homecoming Has Cast a New Villain and a Silicon Valley Star

It’s a big day for Spider-Man: Homecoming, since reports have surfaced tying both Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) and Martin Starr (Silicon Valley) to the new Spider-Man film. Starr’s casting comes from Deadline, although we have no actual details about who he might be playing. We know that Marshall-Green would be playing a villain of some kind,…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 16 '16

The Lawsuit Against a Star Trek Fan Film Isn’t Going Away Just Yet

Even though it sounded like we may be getting close to ending the battle between the fan film Axanar and the studios that own Star Trek, the latest court action hints that it’s just starting. Last month at a Star Trek fan event, J.J. Abrams indicated that they believed that CBS and Paramount’s lawsuit against…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 16 '16

Hundreds of Thousands of Giant Spider Crabs Littered Across the Ocean Floor Looks Like Hell

Real life is worse than nightmares because even in my worst dreams, my twisted imagination could never cook up seeing hundreds of thousands of giant spider crabs littered across the ocean floor. Just imagine yourself swimming in the ocean and being swallowed by the horde of crabs. Imagine all those creepy arms entombing you. Gah,…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 16 '16

The Dark Knight Returns Story That Shows Why Bruce Wayne Stopped Being Batman

30 years ago, The Dark Knight Returns showed an old, dissolute Bruce Wayne putting on the cape and cowl to become Batman again. This week, we get to see the tragic spiral that made him take it off. The Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade is a dynamic-duo character study, focused on a mentor and…

io9 Evan Narcisse Jun 16 '16

11 Amazing Things We Learned From the New Twin Peaks FAQ Book

Twin Peaks fever is high ahead of the show’s return next year, so there’s no better time for Twin Peaks FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About a Place Both Wonderful and Strange. The book is a damn fine tribute to the show and the movie, full of amazing facts, trivia, and some intriguing insights…

Television Cheryl Eddy Jun 16 '16

See the Exact Moment the World’s Biggest Cities Were Born

The world is urbanizing faster than ever, with over half of the planet’s population currently living in cities—more than any time in history. But when did this trend of “urbanization” start? It turns out its roots go back much farther than we thought. An interesting study by Yale University researchers published in Scientific Data last…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 16 '16

Even When Artists Fight They Can’t Help Making Something Beautiful

In a bar in 1910 France, a fight predictably breaks out between different artists. Of course, since this is an animated short, it’s an art fight. A beautiful, beautiful art fight. You know who the true hero of “Au Lapin Agile” is? That poor bartender. [Gobelins Pro]

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jun 16 '16

Loan Sharks in China Are Reportedly Forcing Women to Send Naked Photos as Collateral

According to reports from state media, loan sharks in China have demanded that women provide naked photos of themselves as collateral for lending agreements. The reports—which originally came from sources like Beijing Youth Daily and Southern Metropolis Daily, and which have now been picked up by numerous Western outlets—detail a predatory method of handing out…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Jun 16 '16

Grab Your Torches and Pitchforks, It’s the 200th Anniversary of Frankenstein

Though Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein wasn’t published until 1818, the teenage author started penning the story 200 years ago—inspired by a memorable nightmare and the gloomy, volcano-spurred climate event known as “the Year Without a Summer.” Now, of course, the tale is forever associated with Boris Karloff’s powerful cinematic performance as the monster. But before…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jun 16 '16

Scientists Just Discovered the Origins of Oxygen in the Universe

A team of researchers just confirmed the presence of oxygen in a galaxy 13.1 billion light years away—the furthest oxygen has ever been detected. Their findings suggest that this may have been the first oxygen to form in the early universe. Hailing from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and a number of Japanese universities,…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra Jun 16 '16

The Most Hopeful Place On Earth For Climate Change

Eastern Canada’s black spruce forests are one of the largest untamed wilderness areas on Earth. And in refreshingly optimistic news, parts of this ecosystem are expected to flourish in a warmer world, creating a refuge for species escaping drought-stricken regions to the south and west. That’s the conclusion of a sweeping new analysis of black…

Climate Change Maddie Stone Jun 16 '16

A Floating Balloon Bridge Could Help Replace New York City’s Failing Subways

One of New York City’s major subway lines connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan will be out of commission for months, maybe years, and some residents are preparing for an end-of-days scenario. A few enterprising New Yorkers have proposed a gondola, but building it will be nearly as pricey and time-consuming as the subway repairs. The city…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 16 '16

How Merely Playing Daredevil Screwed Up Charlie Cox’s Star Wars Audition

This is a story of actor earnestness that is almost too cute to bear: Charlie Cox has revealed he recently messed up a big audition for a role in a Star Wars movie. How? By being too good… at playing Matt Murdock in Daredevil. The adorable tidbit comes from a new interview conducted by The…

io9 James Whitbrook Jun 16 '16

Crank Your Speakers, Because This Rocket Test Is the Best Thing You’ll Hear All Day

Watching a rocket blast into outer space is a remarkable experience. But watching a rocket engine strapped into a test facility release its explosive fury here on Earth is somehow even cooler. It gives you a better idea of the engines’ power, and it’s a better opportunity to hear their deafening roar. This test of…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jun 16 '16

Watch the Painstaking Art of Making Movie Sound Effects

I’m not sure what I love most about foley artists: is it their wildly creative ways to recreate sound? The totally locked-in concentration they have to follow a scene? The all-around goofiness of the gig? The short film The Secret World of Foley stars foley artists Pete Burgis and Sue Harding and paints a lovely…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 16 '16

Larry Page to Jack Dorsey: Lemme Whisper In Ya Ear

“Hey lil’ mama, can I buy Twitter for a few million?” is a thing that Google co-founder Larry Page might have said to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. But Page reportedly whispered an offer to acquire Twitter into Dorsey’s ear in a closed-blinds meeting a few years ago. The fun tidbit is mentioned in a recent…

Tech News William Turton Jun 16 '16

That Photo of a Baby Moose With a Pride Flag Is Fake

If You Don’t Like the Idea of Google Driving Your Car, Maybe You’ll Trust IBM?

Las Vegas Looks Even Weirder in Infrared

Watching McDonalds Food Slowly Exiting a Juicer Is a Disgusting Experience

Spider-Man: Homecoming Has Cast a New Villain and a Silicon Valley Star

The Lawsuit Against a Star Trek Fan Film Isn’t Going Away Just Yet

Hundreds of Thousands of Giant Spider Crabs Littered Across the Ocean Floor Looks Like Hell

The Dark Knight Returns Story That Shows Why Bruce Wayne Stopped Being Batman

11 Amazing Things We Learned From the New Twin Peaks FAQ Book

See the Exact Moment the World’s Biggest Cities Were Born

Even When Artists Fight They Can’t Help Making Something Beautiful

Loan Sharks in China Are Reportedly Forcing Women to Send Naked Photos as Collateral

Grab Your Torches and Pitchforks, It’s the 200th Anniversary of Frankenstein

Scientists Just Discovered the Origins of Oxygen in the Universe

The Most Hopeful Place On Earth For Climate Change

A Floating Balloon Bridge Could Help Replace New York City’s Failing Subways

How Merely Playing Daredevil Screwed Up Charlie Cox’s Star Wars Audition

Crank Your Speakers, Because This Rocket Test Is the Best Thing You’ll Hear All Day

Watch the Painstaking Art of Making Movie Sound Effects

Larry Page to Jack Dorsey: Lemme Whisper In Ya Ear

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