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The New X-Files Is a Wasted Opportunity

We’re two episodes into the X-Files revival, and what we’ve gotten is pretty much a throwback to the show’s 1990s glory days. Which is a problem—because instead, this show should be taking advantage of everything that’s changed since it went off the air in 2002. As an X-Files fan, I’ve become resigned to not agreeing…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

The Internet Is Targeting Yahoo For Fostering An Illegal Ivory Trade

The online activism network Avaaz has made a name for itself exposing websites complicit in the illegal ivory trade. Last year, the group launched a highly publicized campaign to pressure Craigslist into banning ivory sales. Its latest target? Yahoo Japan. Ivory trafficking sounds like something you’d only find in the seediest corners of the internet,…

Tech News Maddie Stone

The Extreme Close Up Shots from David Fincher Movies (NSFW)

David Fincher is an amazing director with a unique vision of the world. He makes films that everyone wants to see, his talent and skill are obvious and his restraint might be what sets him apart. Here’s a look at the extreme close up shots of Fincher, he doesn’t utilize them in the same way…

Sploid Casey Chan

If You Had a Time Machine Would You Kill Hitler or Bring This Boarding Pass Back to 1989?

If you ever get a chance to travel back in time to the year 1989 (the year Back to the Future: Part II was released) make sure you bring a United Airlines boarding pass. People will be so excited to see that their dreams of one day owning a hoverboard will come true. The text…

Tech News Matt Novak

Wait, Wonder Woman is How Old In Batman v Superman?

In DC’s comics, the Amazons’ longevity has fluctuated over the years—ranging anywhere from being actually immortal to having a normal lifespan—but we’ve yet to see how exactly her life was going to work in the DC movies. We now have an answer, and the movie version of Diana has been around for a long time.…

Movies James Whitbrook

Nerf’s New Brainsaw Blaster Includes a Spinning Foam Chainsaw

When the zombie apocalypse finally hits, blasters alone won’t be enough to keep the brain-hungry hordes at bay. So with its new Zombie Strike Brainsaw Blaster, Nerf has managed to incorporate a working chainsaw with a kid-safe foam blade. Chainsaw blasters have long been a staple of the post-apocalyptic landscape, but in order to be…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Controversial ‘Transmittable Alzheimer’s’ Theory Is Starting to Look Plausible

Back in September, researchers in the UK discovered that brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s may be transmissible through certain medical procedures. Skeptical scientists urged caution, but now a different set of autopsy results have shown the same thing. As reported in Nature News, the latest autopsies were performed on the brains of patients who died…

Health George Dvorsky

A Fire-Targeting Sprinkler System Extinguishes Flames With Minimal Water

Even if your home survives a fire, there’s a good chance you’ll be dealing with quite a bit of water damage after emergency personnel extinguish the flames. But the creators of the Automist feel a gentler, more targeted approach to fire fighting is a better way to protect a home from serious damage. They’re more…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Beijing Blames Uber for Its Obscene Traffic Problem

Beijing faces overcrowded roads and pollution that are constantly getting worse. Why? According to city officials, it’s because of ride-sharing services, including Uber. The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that local governments around the Chinese capital are none too pleased with the huge spikes in popularity of companies like Uber and Chinese ride-sharing service,…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin

Skateboard Tricks Look Even Cooler with Colored Paint Powder Flying Everywhere

Skateboarding is already cool as it is. The counter culture, the youth, the loitering, the tricks, it’s not like you need to add more to it for it to be cooler. Beyond Slow Motion, however, threw in some spectacular colors by putting paint powder all over the skateboard and skate park and then had guys…

Sploid Casey Chan

Werner Herzog Is Right: Twitter Is Stupid

Whenever Werner Herzog says something, you should listen. Don’t just listen because the man speaks pure poetry with an alluring German accent. Listen because he’s usually smart, if a little grumpy. Case in point: He thinks Twitter is stupid. “What does impress you about 100,000 tweets, 100,000 times stupidities in 140 characters?” Herzog said at…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Game of Thrones‘ Unaired Pilot Had An Extra Scene Depicting Jon Arryn’s Death

Jon Arryn’s passing is given just a handful of shots in the first episode of Game of Thrones, but it’s the event that drives almost everything that’s happened in the series since. But according to Sir John Standing, the man behind the corpse, we almost saw a bit more of the character—and Cersei Lannister at…

Television James Whitbrook

The Team Behind the Disastrous Spider-Man Musical Is Bringing a Live-Action Transformers Event to China

Hey, remember Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark? The Spider-Man broadway show that someone somewhere thought was a great idea, before it turned out that no, oh God no it wasn’t? Well, the company behind it are heading to China for a new venture: a live-action Transformers attraction that sounds similarly atrocious. In cooperation with Chinese…

io9 James Whitbrook

The Silly But Serious History of the International Flat Earth Society

The conspiracy theory-laden social media onslaught unleashed by rapper B.o.B. got us thinking about another famous “the Earth is flat!” believer. Charles K. Johnson was the most notorious name associated with flat-Earth theories since Christopher Columbus. And he became something of a celebrity because of it. Charles Kenneth Johnson was born in 1924. He became…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Watch a Knife Get Forged from a Steel Cable

With enough skill and patience, any sort of metal object can basically be heated up and forged into a weapon. It always make for such a glorious process too. For example in this video, a wonderfully threaded steel cable rope gets pounded and pounded until it resembles something that can be shaped and shaped into…

Sploid Casey Chan

You Don’t Have to Panic if This Submersible Drone Crashes in a Lake

YouTube is filled with videos of drone pilots desperately trying to get their quadcopters back to dry land before the battery dies and it plummets into a lake. One solution is to just not fly your expensive toy over water; the other is to design and build a drone that works just as well when…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Some Familiar Faces Could Join the Crew in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Zack Snyder discusses the surprise villain in Batman v Superman. More Thor: Ragnarok rumors tease how the Hulk shows up. Stephen Amell hints at a major Arrow bust up. Plus, a teaser for Deadpool’s soundtrack, the streets of Warcraft, and when Blade Runner 2 starts filming. Spoilers Now! Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 Geek.com’s…

Television James Whitbrook

You Can Now Livestream Your GoPro Stunts Directly to Periscope

DIY broadcasters of Periscope, rejoice! You are no longer limited to the crappy, low-resolution, front-facing camera on your phone. Following an update to the Periscope app today, you can now use a wide-angled, high-resolution GoPro Hero camera to broadcast live to the world. I’m on location in Aspen for the Winter X Games, and I…

Tech News Brent Rose

This 4D-Printed Flower Twists and Curls All By Itself

While 3D printing has yet to fully prove itself to some people, that doesn’t stop scientists from pushing on with 4D printing—a similar process that creates objects able to transform themselves over time. Now, a Harvard lab has produced these delicate folding flowers using the approach. While 4D printing isn’t new, it usually requires multiple…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Secretly Record Any Phone Call With This Covert iPhone Case

There are lots of good reasons to record a phone call that don’t involve extortion or blackmail, but the Just in Case call recorder is just as useful for sketchy intentions too. Simply snap it onto your iPhone and hit record whenever you want a permanent record of a phone conversation. Unlike apps or other…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The New X-Files Is a Wasted Opportunity

The Internet Is Targeting Yahoo For Fostering An Illegal Ivory Trade

The Extreme Close Up Shots from David Fincher Movies (NSFW)

If You Had a Time Machine Would You Kill Hitler or Bring This Boarding Pass Back to 1989?

Wait, Wonder Woman is How Old In Batman v Superman?

Nerf’s New Brainsaw Blaster Includes a Spinning Foam Chainsaw

Controversial ‘Transmittable Alzheimer’s’ Theory Is Starting to Look Plausible

A Fire-Targeting Sprinkler System Extinguishes Flames With Minimal Water

Beijing Blames Uber for Its Obscene Traffic Problem

Skateboard Tricks Look Even Cooler with Colored Paint Powder Flying Everywhere

Werner Herzog Is Right: Twitter Is Stupid

Game of Thrones‘ Unaired Pilot Had An Extra Scene Depicting Jon Arryn’s Death

The Team Behind the Disastrous Spider-Man Musical Is Bringing a Live-Action Transformers Event to China

The Silly But Serious History of the International Flat Earth Society

Watch a Knife Get Forged from a Steel Cable

You Don’t Have to Panic if This Submersible Drone Crashes in a Lake

Some Familiar Faces Could Join the Crew in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

You Can Now Livestream Your GoPro Stunts Directly to Periscope

This 4D-Printed Flower Twists and Curls All By Itself

Secretly Record Any Phone Call With This Covert iPhone Case

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