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The Ghost Flights Are Real, and They’re on Flight Attendant TikTok

Airlines are falling on hard times: they’re facing travel restrictions, canceling thousands of flights, contending with swarms of panicked customers, and running costly ghost flights lest they lose their slots to other airlines. In the face of imminent catastrophe, an assortment of cool-headed flight attendants are broadcasting their eerie travels on TikTok to chill tracks.…

Tech News Whitney Kimball Mar 12

Disney Is Delaying Mulan, Antlers, and New Mutants

Just when we thought The New Mutants wouldn’t be delayed again, here comes the new coronavirus. Following suit with studios like Paramount and Universal, Walt Disney Studios has delayed the March 27 release of Mulan, the April 3 release of The New Mutants, and the April 17 release of Antlers. As of now, it seems…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 12

A New Scream Movie Is Coming From the Team Behind Ready or Not

Ghostface may be making his return to the big screen, but it’s not quite clear what form the prank-calling slasher’s next chapter will take. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Radio Silence—the filmmaking team comprised of directors Matthew Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and producer Chad Villela—has teamed up with Spyglass and Lantern Entertainment to…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 12

Leak Exposes U.S. Navy Sailor as Once-Prolific Recruiter for Neo-Nazi Group [Updated]

Hate forums and social media platforms have likely made it easier for atomized white supremacists and neo-Nazis to find like-minded individuals, laying the base for a resurgence in far-right organizing and violence. But that’s come with a price: a lengthy online trail that makes it difficult to stay anonymous. Leaks and loose tongues can let…

Tech News Tom McKay Mar 12

This Minecraft Library Provides a Platform for Censored Journalists

Today is World Day Against Cyber Censorship. Launched by Reporters Without Borders in 2008, its goal is to raise awareness of how various governments around the world are censoring free speech online, whether it’s by blocking keywords on social media, removing individual articles and blogs, or in extreme cases, jailing and executing those individuals. With…

Games Joanna Nelius Mar 12

New Scientific Review Compares Alcoholics Anonymous to Therapy

A new analysis of existing research this week suggests that Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and similar 12-step facilitated peer counseling programs (TSF) really can help people dealing with alcohol use disorder to abstain from alcohol. Compared to other methods, like cognitive behavioral therapy, AA-type programs seem to provide similar benefits in most health-related outcomes. Where AA…

Health Ed Cara Mar 12

Disneyland, Disney World, and Disneyland Paris Are Closing Thanks to You-Know-What [Updated]

"Hotels of Disneyland Resort will remain open until Monday, March 16 to give guests the ability to make necessary travel arrangements."

Corporate Culture Germain Lussier Mar 12

WonderCon 2020 Has Been Postponed But No Decision Has Been Made on Comic-Con [Updated]

WonderCon 2020, set to take place April 10-12 in Anaheim, CA, has been postponed. “To protect public health and slow the rate of transmission of covid-19, the California Department of Public Health announced a recommendation that gatherings and events of more than 250 people should either be postponed or canceled. Comic-Con (organizer of WonderCon) will…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier Mar 12

For $39,000, You Can Buy a Wide-Angle Lens That Can Actually See Behind Itself

A talented photographer can snap stunning photos with even a cheap camera; expensive equipment doesn’t guarantee a beautiful shot. But that doesn’t make buying and experimenting with pricey gear, like a $39,000 fisheye lens with a field of view so wide it can see behind itself, any less tempting. The lens, known officially as the…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 12

Open Channel: Show Us Your Pets, Nerds

Life sucks. A pandemic is growing. The stock market is tanking. Comic cons are being canceled. We’re all stuck in our houses and apartments, possibly for days or weeks on end. But you know what: At least we’re not alone. We’ve still got our pets. We’re choosing to celebrate the good by sharing pics of…

io9 Beth Elderkin Mar 12

The Best Sources for Covid-19 Information

The reality of covid-19 has finally started to hit the U.S. hard. Just yesterday, the World Health Organization decided to describe the outbreak of a novel coronavirus that’s reached over 100 countries as a pandemic. Following that decision, U.S. states around the country canceled large public gatherings and the NBA suspended its season, after a…

Health Ed Cara Mar 12

Westworld’s 25 Biggest ‘Holy Shit’ Moments By Episode (So Far)

The return of Westworld is nearly here—and while io9 already has a very handy guide to quickly get you up to speed so you can dive right into season three, we also wanted to look back at the most shocking, most monumentally plot-shifting, and otherwise intensely memorable moments of the show so far. These are…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Mar 12

Airports in the EU Devolve Into Chaos Over Trump’s Inaccurate Covid-19 Address

Travelers at European airports faced chaos, surging prices, and uncertainty as they scrambled to react to Donald Trump’s Wednesday announcement that severe restrictions would be imposed on travel from the continent to the U.S.—made significantly worse by a series of bullshit claims made by the president during his address. The president explicitly stated during the…

Health Tom McKay Mar 12

ExoMars Mission Pushed to 2022 Due to Technical Delays and of Course, Covid-19

Unfinished tests and complications arising from the coronavirus pandemic have forced the European Space Agency and Russia’s Roscosmos to postpone the launch of ExoMars, a collaborative mission to land a rover on the Red Planet and search for signs of life. Going into this year, it wasn’t clear if ExoMars would be ready for launch…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Mar 12

Discord Tries to Ease Cabin Fever by Increasing the Limit on Its Built-In Game Streaming Feature

With people preparing to hunker down in isolation in order to avoid the spread of covid-19, it seems Discord is hoping to ease potential cabin fever by raising the limits on its Go Live game streaming feature. In a recent blog post titled “Helping out where we can,” Discord founder Jason Citron decided to temporarily…

Games Sam Rutherford Mar 12

A Quiet Place 2’s Release Has Been Postponed, According to Director John Krasinski

A Quiet Place director and star John Krasinski has revealed that the sequel to his smash horror film, A Quiet Place 2, is being temporarily pulled from the release schedule because of coronavirus concerns—without any word about when we can expect it in theaters. In a statement posted to Twitter, Krasinski said he was moving…

Movies Beth Elderkin Mar 12

Technologists Are Crowdsourcing a ‘Coronavirus Tech Handbook’ to Track Resources

A team of technologists based in London has mobilized to amass a crowdsourced document calling itself the Coronavirus Tech Handbook, a massive collection of resources related to covid-19 and covering everything from remote working and public advice to datasets and statistics related to the outbreak. The Coronavirus Tech Handbook is an effort spearheaded by Edward…

Tech News Catie Keck Mar 12

Countries Move to Stop Empty “Ghost Flights”

The coronavirus pandemic has put many of the worst things about the global economy into sharp relief. The Trump administration is considering prioritizing oil companies over healthcare, New York is paying people in prison less than a dollar an hour to make state-branded hand sanitizer, and internationally, airlines are flying empty “ghost” flights across Europe,…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Mar 12

Supernatural Is Crossing Over With Legends of Tomorrow…via Car

Leave it to the Legends to blow our minds with this latest stunt. CW has shared some photos of an upcoming episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, which feature a ride some folks might find familiar. It’s Baby from Supernatural, and yes it’s a sanctioned crossover—but not one that’ll bring Dean and Sam Winchester onto…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Mar 12

Russia Just Smashed Its Record for Hottest Winter

Russia is normally considered a bastion for cold. But it just experienced its warmest winter since records started some 130 years ago. And we can all blame climate change. Large parts of Russia were anywhere from 6 to 8 degrees Celsius (7.2 to 12.4 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than normal, according to data kept by Russia’s…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Mar 12

The Ghost Flights Are Real, and They’re on Flight Attendant TikTok

Disney Is Delaying Mulan, Antlers, and New Mutants

A New Scream Movie Is Coming From the Team Behind Ready or Not

Leak Exposes U.S. Navy Sailor as Once-Prolific Recruiter for Neo-Nazi Group [Updated]

This Minecraft Library Provides a Platform for Censored Journalists

New Scientific Review Compares Alcoholics Anonymous to Therapy

Disneyland, Disney World, and Disneyland Paris Are Closing Thanks to You-Know-What [Updated]

WonderCon 2020 Has Been Postponed But No Decision Has Been Made on Comic-Con [Updated]

For $39,000, You Can Buy a Wide-Angle Lens That Can Actually See Behind Itself

Open Channel: Show Us Your Pets, Nerds

The Best Sources for Covid-19 Information

Westworld’s 25 Biggest ‘Holy Shit’ Moments By Episode (So Far)

Airports in the EU Devolve Into Chaos Over Trump’s Inaccurate Covid-19 Address

ExoMars Mission Pushed to 2022 Due to Technical Delays and of Course, Covid-19

Discord Tries to Ease Cabin Fever by Increasing the Limit on Its Built-In Game Streaming Feature

A Quiet Place 2’s Release Has Been Postponed, According to Director John Krasinski

Technologists Are Crowdsourcing a ‘Coronavirus Tech Handbook’ to Track Resources

Countries Move to Stop Empty “Ghost Flights”

Supernatural Is Crossing Over With Legends of Tomorrow…via Car

Russia Just Smashed Its Record for Hottest Winter

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