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San Francisco Just Raised Its Smoking Age to 21

In a big win for public health advocates, the city of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously approved raising the legal smoking age to 21. That includes not only cigarettes, but e-cigs as well. The law is likely a very targeted attack on e-cigarettes, which have doubled in popularity with teens over the last few…

Tech News Alissa Walker Mar 2 '16

Shadowhunters Reveals the Most Irritatingly Trivial Thing About Becoming a Vampire

We already knew that Simon was on his way to becoming a full-fledged vampire on Shadowhunters, and last night on “Bad Blood,” he finally crossed the line from whiny sidekick to whiny bloodsucker. Great. But his weepy transformation did reveal one hilarious thing about vamps in the Shadowhunters universe. It’s this: They can’t say “Oh…

Television Cheryl Eddy Mar 2 '16

Former Google CEO Is Helping the Pentagon, Just as a Personal Thing, Yep, Definitely Not for Any Other Reason

The Pentagon announced an unusual new program calling for hackers to test its digital security today, as well as a “Defense Innovation Advisory Board.” Google CEO and Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt will head the board—but, if you’ll believe Wall Street Journal sources, this is all for his own personal gratification, not a “company initiative.” Hmmm.…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Mar 2 '16

Here’s Some of the Most Jaw-Dropping Science Fiction and Fantasy Artwork of the Past Year

Every year, the Spectrum Awards pick the most amazing art in science fiction and fantasy, from a number of categories including book covers, advertising, and concept art. This year’s nominees are absolutely stunning. Here are some of our absolute favorites. The Spectrum 23 nominations were announced by Santa Cruz-based Flesk Publications yesterday, and they include…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 2 '16

It Is Finally Officially Not OK to Vape on a Plane

The Department of Transportation has finally (really this time, you guys!) had it with those motherfucking e-cigarettes on America’s motherfucking planes. On Wednesday, the government agency announced that e-cigarette use is now explicitly banned on all commercial flights going into, out of, and within the United States. Seriously! Just now this is a rule. The…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Mar 2 '16

Ian McShane Will Be the Perfect Mr. Wednesday in American Gods

This is such perfect, beautiful, brilliant casting. How are we supposed to wait an entire year to see this? Executive producer Bryan Fuller tweeted the news with an appropriate amount of enthusiasm: We’d tell you more about this character—but if you’ve read the book, you already know, and if you haven’t, that would be spoilers.…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Mar 2 '16

I’m Just Sayin’

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Tech News Matt Novak Mar 2 '16

These Hayao Miyazaki-Inspired Art Pieces Are as Beautiful as the Films Themselves

We don’t know Hayao Miyazaki personally, but we have to believe if he saw these art pieces, he’d smile and nod in approval. The master filmmaker’s animated films are bursting with inspiration, so to see a group of talented artists to a whole art show based on his work seems like a perfect idea The…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 2 '16

Android Nerds Are Freaking Out Over Rumors That Google Is Killing the App Drawer

On February 26 at 7:10am Google Maps published a tweet seen ‘round the world—or at least in fanatic Android circles. The tweet included a purported leak that shows a build of Android missing a critical feature: the app drawer. For the unfamiliar, the app drawer is a uniquely Android feature that keeps all the software…

Tech News Darren Orf Mar 2 '16

DC Comic’s Hardest Rocking Superhero Is Putting Out an Actual Album

If you’ve not been following along with Annie Wu and Brenden Fletcher’s excellent Black Canary comic, you might have missed that Dinah Lance is balancing life as a superhero with also being a kick-ass rock star. Now, Black Canary will release an EP that you can actually listen to. Okay, so Black Canary and her…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Mar 2 '16

Watch a Tunnel Boring Machine Shred Open a Giant Hole

All the satisfaction in the world exists through a tunnel boring machine that finally cracks the surface and shreds open the crap that was in its way. Here is the tunnel boring machine Alice digging through a 1.5-mile giant tunnel in New Zealand. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 2 '16

Morgan Freeman Is Not at All Sure About This ‘Batfleck’ Thing, You Guys

Of course Morgan Freeman is going to be asked what he thinks about the new Batman. There’s nothing better than someone from one incarnation of Batman slagging off another, and Freeman sort of obliged. Although his comments are more like the “reasonable caveats” than “lobbing a firebomb at Zack Snyder’s house.” Freeman told Entertainment Tonight:…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Mar 2 '16

Disney Is Marketing Zootopia to Furries, Which Is Genius

Do you know what a furry is? Disney sure does—and it’s trying to boost box office sales to its zoo-themed film, Zootopia, by marketing directly to people who like to roleplay as animals for sex reasons. BuzzFeed’s Katie Notopoulos uncovered proof that at least one marketing agency hired by Disney to promote the film is…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Mar 2 '16

It Actually Really, Really Sucks That TV’s Iron Fist Is White

Last week, white actor Finn Jones (best known as Loras Tyrell on Game of Thrones) was cast as Danny Rand, the white comic book character who becomes Marvel’s martial arts superhero Iron Fist. In terms of bringing the original character to life on screen, it was an accurate choice. But for many it was an…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 2 '16

That Working Lego Marble Maze Is Now an Official Set, Ready to Completely Frustrate You

Gunning your way through hordes of alien invaders in a video game’s got nothing on the challenge of navigating a marble around an old-school Labyrinth. But now that the Lego Ideas Marble Maze is finally available, you can swap in pieces to make it easier, or even more frustrating. First revealed way back in May…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 2 '16

I Don’t Need More Ways to Pay For Shit

Google announced in a blog post today that it would start testing out its new payment service, Hands Free, in the South Bay region outside San Francisco. The author, senior director of product management Pali Bhat, sounds predictably thrilled about the news, imagining a future in which “you could rush through a drive-thru without reaching…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Mar 2 '16

Kill Voicemail By Ignoring It Completely Using This App

What’s the use of voicemail? It’s a hotly contested topic. Some love it. Some loathe it. For those of you in the latter group, there’s No More Voicemail. The app is simple. When your phone would usually intercede and record a voicemail, No More Voicemail takes over, redirecting the call to another number that just…

Tech News Darren Orf Mar 2 '16

Goodyear’s Spherical Concept Tires Are Like Cheat Codes for Driving

In this version of driving in the future, cars use magnetic levitation and roll around on big spheres. Please put me in cryostasis until this actually exists. The Goodyear Eagle-360 concept includes a few unusual features, like a spongey substance in the tire grooves that would soften and provide greater traction during rain. Does such…

Sploid Avery Ellis Mar 2 '16

Over Half of the Data From the Pluto Flyby Is Still On the Spacecraft

When New Horizons zipped past Pluto on July 14th, 2015, it collected a lot of data. Couple that with the spacecraft’s agonizing, 1-2 Kbps transfer speed, and you arrive at a rather amazing fact: More than half of the data from the historic Pluto flyby is still on the spacecraft. Sailing a probe into the…

Tech News Maddie Stone Mar 2 '16

It’s Impossible to Fall Off the Optimus Prime of Wheelchairs

The iBOT mobility system was a stair-climbing wheelchair that could also turn into a Segway. And sadly, it no longer exists. As of 2009 the iBOT was no longer available for sale, and support for existing units was dropped about three years ago, mainly because these things cost $25,000 each and Medicare only chipped in…

Sploid Avery Ellis Mar 2 '16

San Francisco Just Raised Its Smoking Age to 21

Shadowhunters Reveals the Most Irritatingly Trivial Thing About Becoming a Vampire

Former Google CEO Is Helping the Pentagon, Just as a Personal Thing, Yep, Definitely Not for Any Other Reason

Here’s Some of the Most Jaw-Dropping Science Fiction and Fantasy Artwork of the Past Year

It Is Finally Officially Not OK to Vape on a Plane

Ian McShane Will Be the Perfect Mr. Wednesday in American Gods

I’m Just Sayin’

These Hayao Miyazaki-Inspired Art Pieces Are as Beautiful as the Films Themselves

Android Nerds Are Freaking Out Over Rumors That Google Is Killing the App Drawer

DC Comic’s Hardest Rocking Superhero Is Putting Out an Actual Album

Watch a Tunnel Boring Machine Shred Open a Giant Hole

Morgan Freeman Is Not at All Sure About This ‘Batfleck’ Thing, You Guys

Disney Is Marketing Zootopia to Furries, Which Is Genius

It Actually Really, Really Sucks That TV’s Iron Fist Is White

That Working Lego Marble Maze Is Now an Official Set, Ready to Completely Frustrate You

I Don’t Need More Ways to Pay For Shit

Kill Voicemail By Ignoring It Completely Using This App

Goodyear’s Spherical Concept Tires Are Like Cheat Codes for Driving

Over Half of the Data From the Pluto Flyby Is Still On the Spacecraft

It’s Impossible to Fall Off the Optimus Prime of Wheelchairs

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