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Ava DuVernay Won’t Be Directing Black Panther After All

In an interview with Essence Magazine today, Selma director Ava DuVernay noted that she decided to pass on directing Marvel’s Black Panther adaptation. The movie, which will star Chadwick Boseman (42) as the titular character, is set to be released on July 6, 2018. DuVernay had spoken with Marvel about directing the film, to much…

For a long time, we’ve heard about that time that Nicholas Cage was tapped to play Superman in Superman Lives back in the 1990s. Meredith Woerner, formerly of io9 and now writing for the LA Times, has some footage of what Cage looked like in costume. Watch here.

You Can 3-D Print Some Amazing Stuff With This Ultra-Strong Resin

Formlabs, a 3-D printing supplies company, has a new kind of resin it’s calling ‘tough’. It’s still plastic, but plastic you can make real things out of. The company claims that things printed with Tough resin have about the same strength and impact resistance as ABS plastic. That’s not quite the 3-D printed car future…

Let’s Talk About Whatever You Want Right Now

Greetings, citizens of Gizmodo! It’s a holiday weekend in America—a time when we like to grill meats and blow stuff up. Here’s hoping you had the day off today or are moving into a badass weekend. At Gizmodo we love pyrotechnics, the more explode-y the better. In the spirit of the 4th, here’re a few…

Meet Negasonic Teenage Warhead In This New Deadpool Image

Empire Online has a new picture from the upcoming Deadpool movie. Negasonic Teenage Warhead, played by Brianna Hildebrand, joins Ryan Reynold’s Deadpool in the upcoming film, due out February 4th, 2016. [Empire Online]

Amazon’s Review Policy is Creepy and Bad for Authors

Independent author and blogger Imy Santiago bought an ebook, read it, and posted a review on Amazon. Then things started to go wrong, according to her recent blog post, which has put Amazon in the crosshairs of another round of criticism from authors and reviewers. Santiago says that she received a notice that her review…

io9 Newsstand: Would You Enter A Psychotropic Spider Web To Save Your Son From Sin?

This week’s stories are all about psychotropic visions, unsatisfactory lives, and the consequences of doubting your mother’s love for you. When Your Child Strays From God by Sam J. Miller | Clarkesworld My smile isn’t just on the surface. That’s why I knew, Wednesday morning, when I woke up and Timmy still hadn’t come home,…

Wingsuit Adrenaline Junkies Thread The Needle

GoPro has a ton of films of people doing some pretty crazy stunts, but this one can be summed up in one word for me: NOPE. The hole he’s flying through is 2 meters wide; not much bigger than a womp rat. That they pulled it off is pretty spectacular.

How to Drink All Day and Not Pass Out

Look, drinking all day is not healthy. But what if you and the missus signed up for a nine-hour Napa County wine tour, and you want to get your money’s worth? Or maybe you’re hitting your bachelor pal’s BBQ, and the action starts at noon. Or, maybe, what the hell, you just want to go…

I Want to Live Inside This House Hidden In This Cliff

Cliffs are beautiful, terrifying, and exhilarating all at the same time. Can you imagine living inside of a glass house that was built inside of the edge of a cliff? This is what a couple of Greek architects are proposing. Behold: Casa Brutale. This architectural concept is more or less a concrete box that’s nestled…

I Swear I Thought Under The Dome Was A Remake Of Under The Cherry Moon

Don’t laugh, it’s true. When I was first asked to star in Under the Dome, I misunderstood and thought it was going to be a bold reimagining of Prince’s underrated directorial debut. Just picture it: I’m a young vivacious dome, on the French Riviera, entertaining lonely married women, when… romance! I was so excited. This…

Our Valued Customers On The State Of Television Today

You know, this thought has crossed my mind more than once. There’s only so many hours in the day to keep up with the number of television shows that currently on the air or on Netflix/Hulu/Steaming/Etc. [Our Valued Customers]

Here’s the Government’s Horrifying New Fireworks Safety Demonstration

Do you love watching fireworks? What about watching fireworks that blow the shit out of poor, unsuspecting mannequins? Well, have we got a treat for you. The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently conducted their annual fireworks safety demonstration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. And just like past safety demonstrations, it’s more hilarious than…

Enjoy This Throwback Fireworks Display from NASA

When it comes to fireworks, NASA doesn’t play around. A decade ago, they crashed a probe into a comet just to watch the cosmic display, and now they’ve turned that moment into a Vine. Today marks the 10th anniversary of the day NASA’s Deep Impact probe smashed into the surface of Comet Tempel-1 at 22,800…

Reddit’s AMA Sub Is Back Online and Throwing Punches

Following a day-long blackout, Reddit’s Ask Me Anything /r/IAmA subreddit is back online. But in the same post it used to welcome back users, it also stuck two fingers in the general direction of Reddit’s management. In case you haven’t been following the Reddit drama, here’s the short version: Reddit’s Director of Communications and all-round…

Someone Is Finally Suing Samsung Over Its Bloatware

For years, Samsung (and other Android manufacturers) have been crapping all over Google’s simple software design with layers of gratuitous bloatware. So, in the proud American tradition, a Chinese consumer protection group is suing Samsung and Oppo for ruining everyone’s lives. As the Shanghai Daily reports, the Shanghai Consumer Rights Protection Commission has filed two…

Your Best Efforts to Decorate Google’s Self-Driving Car

Last week, Google launched a contest for artists to decorate its self-driving cars, and in a completely unrelated move,we asked you to use Photoshop to decorate Google’s self-driving cars. We’ve tallied up the entries, presented them to an expert panel of judges, and present the results below. To the winners go internet points (a hot…

The Strange History of Bubble Wrap And Why It’s Changing

In the last couple of days, the internet has been abuzz with some shocking news: soon, you won’t be able to pop bubble wrap. The Sealed Air Corporation, which manufacturers the product, announced a replacement that’s come a long way since it’s original use: wallpaper. Sealed Air’s new product, iBubble Wrap, is designed to help…

Every Time Travel Movie Ever, Ranked

With the release of yet another time travel movie this week (Terminator Genisys), it’s time for us to look back at the great time travel movies of our past. Here are all the major time travel movies ever, ranked. Here are the rules: No animation. No short films. And no movies that where someone is…

Smelling Cat Urine Turns Baby Mice Into Willing Victims

The war between cats and mice just took a chilling turn, as a team of Russian researchers announces that early exposure to a chemical in cat urine can condition mice not to flee from an approaching cat. This can’t end well for the mice. Cat urine contains a chemical compound called L-Felinine, and mice have…