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Hey, Handmaid’s Tale, I Have Some Questions About This Body Horror Thing

The latest episode of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale sent the Waterfords to Washington, as they negotiate for the return of June’s baby and grapple with a new and harsher side of Gilead. The episode is filled with on-the-nose—or rather, just under-the-nose—metaphors about the silencing of women. But there’s one moment that needs to be unpacked…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 26 '19

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Another Top EPA Official Is Out Amid Ethics Scandal

The mastermind behind the Trump administration’s pro-coal alternative to Obama’s Clean Power Plan is out, reportedly another victim of an ethics scandal. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that William Wehrum, the mercury-loving weirdo who ran the agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, is stepping down by the end of this month. Honestly, good riddance.…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Jun 26 '19

Magic: The Gathering‘s Comic-Con Exclusive Brings Forth Gods, Dragons, and Dragon Gods

I mean, it’d be rude not to invite them to San Diego, honestly. io9 can exclusively confirm that this year’s Magic collection debuting at San Diego Comic-Con is the very elaborately-presented Dragon’s Endgame, a special five-pack celebrating the game’s recent War of the Spark expansion. The storyline saw a veritable smörgåsbord of spell-slinging Planeswalkers from…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Jun 26 '19

Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Adds Sigourney Weaver, Lena Headey, and More

The world of Thraa just got a little more starstruck. Netflix has announced a swathe of new cast members for the upcoming, absolutely sumptuous looking Dark Crystal prequel series Age of Resistance. They’re joining the already announced and ridiculously sizeable main cast which already counts everyone from Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nathalie Emmanuel as…

io9 James Whitbrook Jun 26 '19

Big Little Lies Asks Whether Some Kids Are Too Young to Learn About Climate Change

Everyone learns about climate change eventually—even children. And especially children in Monterey, California, home to one of the nation’s most incredible conservation-focused aquariums. So it was fitting that the latest episode of Big Little Lies, HBO’s hit drama that takes place in Monterey, revolved around climate change. Though topics like sustainable seafood and emissions came…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Jun 26 '19

Facebook Agrees to Hand Over Hate Speech Data to French Courts

France just scored what it’s characterizing as a major victory in the battle to curb online hate speech—one that potentially carries significant implications for privacy and free speech online. After several meetings between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and French President Emmanuel Macron, the social media giant has agreed to give French courts identification data of…

Social Media Victoria Song Jun 26 '19

Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers‘ New Writer Breaks Down the Big Twists of Today’s Major Issue

A new era has begun for the world’s most morphinominal heroes. Not just because the series has a new creative team in Shattered Grid’s Ryan Parrott and Daniele Di Nicuolo, but because after some time away, the original Power Rangers are back. And things have changed in some huge ways, both expected and unexpected for…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jun 26 '19

Oppo’s Under-Screen Selfie Camera Makes Notches Feel Like a Lazy Design Placeholder

You can tell yourself whatever you need to feel better about having to stare at your smartphone’s ugly notch all day, but it’s an awkward design decision that serves as a placeholder until a more elegant solution to hiding a front facing camera (and other tech) comes along. Apple seems to be in no rush…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 26 '19

Somehow, Avengers: Endgame Has Even More Footage to Tempt You With in Its Home Release

You may be packing your cushions to sit through Avengers: Endgame in theaters for an extra few minutes of content but how about hours of additional footage? Marvel has just released info on what you can expect once you get the cinematic monster at home. We’ve got just about a month to wait until you…

Movies Jill Pantozzi Jun 26 '19

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Scientists Are Probing Tornadoes With Drones to Save Lives

This spring saw one of the worst tornado outbreaks in recent years. More than 300 twisters touched down from Texas to North Dakota to Pennsylvania, scarring the landscape, causing widespread damage, and at least eight fatalities. The widespread danger also offered an opportunity for a group of scientists looking to help ensure people in tornadoes’…

Earther Brian Kahn Jun 26 '19

Updates From Bond 25, Swamp Thing, and More

Zachary Levi could be returning to the realm of spy-fi. LeBron James confirms production has begun on Space Jam 2. The Penny Dreadful spinoff City of Angels sets a bunch of new cast members. Plus, on set with the new Bond movie, what’s to come on Swamp Thing and iZombie, and Emily St. John Mandel’s…

Television James Whitbrook Jun 26 '19

How Many of Your Smart Gadgets Can Actually Get a Virus?

You might have noticed the brouhaha over the since-deleted Samsung tweet advising users to run antivirus scans on their smart TVs—but is such a malware attack possible? Just how many of your smart home gadgets are vulnerable to viruses in the same way that your laptop might be? We called in the experts to find…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 26 '19

Apple Buys Self-Driving Car Startup Drive.ai in Sign It’s Not Through With Autonomous Vehicles

Apple appeared to be pulling back from the autonomous car business when it dismissed some 200 employees from its Project Titan initiative in January 2019. But it would appear that it’s shifting gears in a big way with news on Tuesday that it has acquired startup Drive.ai “in what appears to be part of a…

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 26 '19

Lego’s New Avengers: Endgame Set Brings a Helicopter to an Infinity Gauntlet Fight

Lego always brings a shiny new set to reveal at San Diego Comic-Con that’ll eventually be something we can all get our hands on—perhaps to mollify those of us unable to snag one of those cool Captain Marvel and Batman exclusives the company’s got at the convention this year. This time around, io9 is happy…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Jun 26 '19

Boeing Announces Work With Flying Taxi Startup Kitty Hawk, But Don’t Call It a Flying Car

Boeing has announced that it’s working with the flying taxi startup Kitty Hawk, to “collaborate on future efforts to advance safe urban air mobility.” The announcement of the so-called strategic partnership is pretty light on details, but it’s an optimistic signal for people who’ve been waiting on futuristic, consumer-facing aviation technologies. Kitty Hawk has developed…

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 26 '19

San Francisco Bans E-Cigarette Sales Despite Being Home to Juul Labs, the Hottest Name in Addiction Technology

The city of San Francisco has banned the sale of e-cigarettes, becoming one of the first municipalities in the U.S., along with Beverly Hills, to place such tight restrictions on the nicotine-delivery technology. San Francisco’s ban is scheduled to start in early 2020, but traditional nicotine cigarettes and vapes for cannabis will remain legal in…

Health Matt Novak Jun 26 '19

Polar’s Latest Fitness Smartwatch Is for Data Dummies

Fitness tracking can get old fast, especially if you’re a beginner staring at a bunch of numbers that don’t make sense. Polar in particular, is known for tracking in-depth metrics and that’s given it the reputation for creating wearables meant for serious athletes only. But its latest smartwatch—the Ignite—seems aimed at the more casual enthusiast—the…

Tech News Victoria Song Jun 26 '19

Police Pull Nearly a Dozen Dockless Scooters From Their Watery Graves in Portland, Say More to Come

A county sheriff’s dive team recovered 11 e-scooters from downtown Portland’s Willamette River near the Hawthorne Bridge on Tuesday after they were discovered by police divers, the Oregonian reported. The scooters in question belonged to several brands from the city’s year-long pilot program for dockless e-scooter rentals, including from the startups Lime, Bird, and Razor.…

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 26 '19

Target Is Starting Its Own Goddamn Prime Day, OK?

If there are those among you who have thought to yourselves, “Boy—the number of corporate faux-holidays devoted entirely to trying to get me to buy things is one too few,” then congratulations: Target is launching its own damn version of Prime Day. According to a Target press release, “Target Deal Days” is set to launch…

Commerce Tom McKay Jun 25 '19

In Sci-Fi Short The Replacement, a Man Faces a Future Filled With Too Many Clones (Including His Own)

In the near future, clones are common—but none have been so successful as all the new versions of Abe (Mike McNamara), especially the one that just became America’s first clone president. Though most of Sean Miller’s The Replacement frames the situation as Abe’s personal hell, the story eventually reveals that all the remaining “originals” are…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Jun 25 '19

Hey, Handmaid’s Tale, I Have Some Questions About This Body Horror Thing

Another Top EPA Official Is Out Amid Ethics Scandal

Magic: The Gathering‘s Comic-Con Exclusive Brings Forth Gods, Dragons, and Dragon Gods

Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Adds Sigourney Weaver, Lena Headey, and More

Big Little Lies Asks Whether Some Kids Are Too Young to Learn About Climate Change

Facebook Agrees to Hand Over Hate Speech Data to French Courts

Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers‘ New Writer Breaks Down the Big Twists of Today’s Major Issue

Oppo’s Under-Screen Selfie Camera Makes Notches Feel Like a Lazy Design Placeholder

Somehow, Avengers: Endgame Has Even More Footage to Tempt You With in Its Home Release

Scientists Are Probing Tornadoes With Drones to Save Lives

Updates From Bond 25, Swamp Thing, and More

How Many of Your Smart Gadgets Can Actually Get a Virus?

Apple Buys Self-Driving Car Startup Drive.ai in Sign It’s Not Through With Autonomous Vehicles

Lego’s New Avengers: Endgame Set Brings a Helicopter to an Infinity Gauntlet Fight

Boeing Announces Work With Flying Taxi Startup Kitty Hawk, But Don’t Call It a Flying Car

San Francisco Bans E-Cigarette Sales Despite Being Home to Juul Labs, the Hottest Name in Addiction Technology

Polar’s Latest Fitness Smartwatch Is for Data Dummies

Police Pull Nearly a Dozen Dockless Scooters From Their Watery Graves in Portland, Say More to Come

Target Is Starting Its Own Goddamn Prime Day, OK?

In Sci-Fi Short The Replacement, a Man Faces a Future Filled With Too Many Clones (Including His Own)

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