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Tuesday Game Room: Be The Batman Edition

Video games are back! After an unfortunate scheduling problem meant TGR was in absentia last week, we’re back—and we’re heading to the dark streets of Gotham with the third and final Rocksteady Batman game. Are you donning the cowl this week? Come talk gaming in the new Tuesday Game Room! What have you been playing…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jun 23 '15

Scandium: The Element That Was Foretold

One of the fun things about science is it allows people to be prophets without the need to grow a big beard and walk around the desert in a robe. True, Dmitri Mendeleev did have a big beard when he predicted the appearance of scandium—but he didn’t need it, and that’s the point. Scandium is…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jun 23 '15

Hilarious stop-motion video of two guys karate fighting on the ground

It’s a story as old as time, two guys fight over a girl for her love. Only it’s been remixed with hilarity and ridiculousness as the two dudes karate fight on the ground in an epic stop-motion video that makes it look like a 2D video game like Street Fighter. The battle goes on and…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 23 '15

It Feels Like These CGI Skin Designers Are Just Trying To Scare Us Now

Hey, how did you sleep last night? Well I hope you enjoyed it because tonight you’re going to be wracked with fevered nightmares about a computer animator with an uncanny obsession with reanimating human skin. By now, you’ve probably seen how 3D scanning can record a remarkably realistic dimensional portrait of a face. It’s cool…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jun 23 '15

Turbo Kid Is Like Mad Max with BMX Bikes, and Yet So Much More

Back in January, we showed you the teaser for Turbo Kid, the Sundance at Midnight selection set in a post-apocalyptic 1997 where the basic radness of the ‘80s had proliferated unchecked. This new trailer has captivated us even more, with its skull-faced warriors, its plethora of dirtbikes, and its ridiculous levels of violence. Basically, it’s…

Trailers Rob Bricken Jun 23 '15

The Brilliant Ideas That Didn’t Make It Into Pixar’s Inside Out

In order to create a film as well crafted as Inside Out, Pixar’s filmmakers come up with tons and tons of ideas, and plenty of gems (and oddities) end up on the cutting room floor. Here are some of the ideas that the Inside Out team developed to describe the workings of the mind that…

Movies Lauren Davis Jun 23 '15

A New High-Res 3D Printer Can Print Objects Smaller Than Blood Cells

Those telltale layered stripe marks all over a 3D-printed object might soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new high-res printing technique that’s actually capable of creating 3D objects smaller than a red blood cell. A team of researchers from South Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, led by professor…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 23 '15

An Unbelievably Beautiful Sneak Peek At Your Next Comics Obsession

Want a first look at the graphic novel that everybody’s going to be raving about soon? Here are a bunch of exclusive preview pages from The Divine, a new magical realist comic from the guys who brought you Waltz With Bashir, The Realist, and some gorgeous New Yorker covers. The Divine, from Asaf Hanuka, Tomer…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jun 23 '15

Abortion Drone Is the Best Drone

This Saturday, a small drone carrying the abortion-inducing pills mifepristone and misoprostol will fly from Germany to a border town in Poland. And yes, “Abortion Drone” sounds like the name of an anarchist punk band, but this is the most badass drone aid mission yet. The drone will deliver medication to reproductive health groups, who…

Health Kate Knibbs Jun 23 '15

16 Golden Photos Of The First Days Of Summer [NSFW]

At long last, summer is here. And so are your photos from this week’s Shooting Challenge. One image is NSFW. Dive Went to shoot sunset photos and came upon this diver (he was probably spearfishing). It looked like an ideal subject for the current contest, with the sea and late afternoon lighting. The picture is…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 23 '15

The Wachowskis’ Sense8 Is the Philip K. Dick Adaptation We Always Wanted

Critics seem unsure whether Sense8 is a masterpiece, a disaster, or both. But it’s still a game-changer—pushing the limits of narrative, and testing genre fiction’s patriarchal worldview for weak points. And with a concept that revolves around empathy and personhood, it’s also a great Philip K. Dick tribute. Some spoilers ahead… In Sense8, the Wachowskis…

Movies Bram E. Gieben Jun 23 '15

A Torrid Affair, an Inept Murder, and a Historic Execution

Sharp-witted writer Damon Runyon dubbed the 1927 killing of Albert Snyder “the dumbbell murder,” but it wasn’t due to the murder weapon; this photo shows what Ruth Snyder and her lover Henry Judd Gray used to end her husband’s life. The moniker came because the killers were, to put it bluntly, stupid. It was a…

Tech News Cheryl Eddy Jun 23 '15

Now Let’s Take Down the Confederate Flag That Flies Over Mississippi

Yesterday’s announcement that the Confederate flag will be removed from outside South Carolina’s state house is a good step forward for the country. But there are also plenty of other flags that should come down as well. For example, the Confederate battle flag is hidden in this state’s flag design. Can you find it? This…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 23 '15

Getting dragged on the water by a giant excavator is a fun way to surf

Strapping yourself to a giant machine and then letting it have its way with you while you’re on a board on a lake is a great way to make yourself forget that the hands of a clock are always turning. Just let the excavator whip you back and forth and around. Be at the mercy…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 23 '15

The New Hitman: Agent 47 Trailer Is Full Of Gene-Splicing and Bullet-Fu!

The best way to get interested in this new Hitman: Agent 47 trailer is to take a page out of the film’s main character: Empty your brain. Forget this is the second adaptation of the popular video game series. Once you get rid of that baggage and consider the new film, directed by Aleksander Bach…

Trailers Germain Lussier Jun 23 '15

You Can Now Add Showtime to Your Hulu Subscription for $9. Not Bad!

The a la carte TV options are expanding. If you’re a Hulu subscriber paying $8 per month, you can add Showtime for another $9 now, which is cheaper than Showtime’s recently announced $11 standalone option. Obviously this isn’t an earth-shattering deal, but it’s also not bad, especially if like me, you’re a Hulu subscriber already.…

Television Mario Aguilar Jun 23 '15

There’s a Dark “Anti-Polar Cap” on Pluto’s Moon Charon

The latest batch of pics from the New Horizons spacecraft has revealed a previously unseen surface feature on Charon, a prominent dark splotch located at one of its poles. The new image of Charon was captured on June 18 at a distance of 31,500,000 miles (50,700,000 km). It shows significant surface details, including the mysterious…

io9 George Dvorsky Jun 23 '15

Google’s Gunning for Apple Music With Free Streaming Option

Ahead of the long-awaited and controversial launch of Apple Music next week, Google is making a last-ditch effort to pull users onto its own platform with a free option. Google’s new free option will be ad-supported. Unfortunately, it’s not quite as good as Spotify’s free option because you’ll only have access to the curated playlists,…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jun 23 '15

A See-Through Ant Farm Tie Is the Perfect Dress Code Rebellion

Does your workplace demand you show up every morning wearing a shirt and tie? Instead of rebelling by wearing a polo and khakis and risking retribution, take the passive aggressive approach with a suit paired with one of these clear vinyl ties that doubles as a living ant farm. You can actually fill these $40…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 23 '15

We Officially Have A New Spider-Man Actor and Director!

After months of speculation, Tom Holland has officially been cast as the new Spider-Man. He’ll be directed by Jon Watts in the July 28, 2017 movie reboot, which will be released in IMAX and 3D. Holland is first expected to appear in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, though Marvel’s official press release doesn’t confirm that.…

Movies Germain Lussier Jun 23 '15

Tuesday Game Room: Be The Batman Edition

Scandium: The Element That Was Foretold

Hilarious stop-motion video of two guys karate fighting on the ground

It Feels Like These CGI Skin Designers Are Just Trying To Scare Us Now

Turbo Kid Is Like Mad Max with BMX Bikes, and Yet So Much More

The Brilliant Ideas That Didn’t Make It Into Pixar’s Inside Out

A New High-Res 3D Printer Can Print Objects Smaller Than Blood Cells

An Unbelievably Beautiful Sneak Peek At Your Next Comics Obsession

Abortion Drone Is the Best Drone

16 Golden Photos Of The First Days Of Summer [NSFW]

The Wachowskis’ Sense8 Is the Philip K. Dick Adaptation We Always Wanted

A Torrid Affair, an Inept Murder, and a Historic Execution

Now Let’s Take Down the Confederate Flag That Flies Over Mississippi

Getting dragged on the water by a giant excavator is a fun way to surf

The New Hitman: Agent 47 Trailer Is Full Of Gene-Splicing and Bullet-Fu!

You Can Now Add Showtime to Your Hulu Subscription for $9. Not Bad!

There’s a Dark “Anti-Polar Cap” on Pluto’s Moon Charon

Google’s Gunning for Apple Music With Free Streaming Option

A See-Through Ant Farm Tie Is the Perfect Dress Code Rebellion

We Officially Have A New Spider-Man Actor and Director!

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