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Los Angeles Devises Plan to Add Absolute Worst Thing About Air Travel to Subways

The agency in charge of Los Angeles’ subways announced at a press conference today that it is working with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to install body scanners in the city’s metro system. The plan to scan the bodies of passengers for “concealed threats” is said to be the first of its kind in the…

Privacy & Security Harri Weber Aug 14

The World Can Always Use More Art Based on the Films of Hayao Miyazaki

Every frame of every film Hayao Miyazaki has ever made is a work of art. So it’s no surprise that so many people love to pay tribute to his films. The latest retrospective inspired by the legendary director takes place in Los Angeles this week. The San Francisco-based art gallery Spoke Art is coming down…

Movies Germain Lussier Aug 14

Quicksilver: No Surrender Is Giving the Maximoff Twins Some Much-Needed Depth

Before they were Avengers, members of Magneto’s evil mutant Brotherhood, or the subjects of the High Evolutionary’s twisted experiments, Pietro and Wanda Maximoff were family—twins—and the only people in the world looking out for one another. The currently running Marvel Comic series Quicksilver: No Surrender is adding depth to their characters in the best way.…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 14

John Krasinski Is a Killer Robot In Netflix’s New Animated Film, Next Gen

In Next Gen, a young girl befriends a hyper-intelligent killer robot voiced by John Krasinski, and the pair team up to save the world from a madman. Now, that plot description alone sounds pretty cool. It gets even better, though, when you realize you won’t even have to leave the house to see it. Next…

Trailers Germain Lussier Aug 14

Lego’s Voltron Is Wonderful Proof That Fans Are Sometimes Worth Listening To

Listening to what customers want is crucial for any company to survive, but in 2008 Lego took that idea farther than most by enlisting its dedicated fanbase to actually help it design new sets. The approach has led to some of the company’s most memorable creations to date, including a towering new Voltron set that…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Aug 14

San Francisco’s So Literally Shitty, It’s Getting a ‘Poop Patrol’

A spectre is haunting San Francisco—the spectre of feces. The Golden City has the second-highest cost of living in the U.S. and a major factor contributing to that fact is its housing crisis. Jeff Kositsky, director of the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, told ABC in June that homelessness isn’t on the…

Tech News Rhett Jones Aug 14

Excavation Begins on a Truly Giant New Telescope

The bigger a telescope’s mirrors, the better resolution it has. Excavation has just begun on a new telescope that will be truly enormous, called the Giant Magellan Telescope. The GMT will be be big—24.5 meters (83.5 feet) in diameter, high up in the Chilean desert. It’s one of several gigantic telescopes under construction. It could…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum Aug 14

A Brief History of the Times Ewan McGregor Said an Obi-Wan Movie Isn’t Happening (But He’d Be Happy to Do It)

For a movie that never actually got officially announced, it feels like we’ve been hearing about the prospect of a Star Wars spinoff film starring Ewan McGregor as the galaxy’s favorite Jedi-in-Exile, Obi-Wan Kenobi, forever. That’s mainly thanks to all the times people have peppered McGregor with questions about his return to the galaxy far,…

Movies James Whitbrook Aug 14

The Hunt for Spider-Gwen Is on in Marvel Rising: Initiation

Marvel just released its new animated series Marvel Rising: Initiation, and you can watch the whole thing right now. The six-episode web series follows Gwen Stacey (voiced by Dove Cameron) on the run from a crime she didn’t commit (she also goes by the name “Ghost Spider” here, but we know who she really is). On…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier Aug 14

Nebraska Becomes First U.S. State to Execute a Prisoner With Fentanyl

For the first time in U.S. history, a death row inmate has been killed with a lethal injection containing fentanyl, a potent drug at the heart of the ongoing opioid overdose crisis. The execution of Carey Dean Moore happened this morning at Nebraska State Penitentiary, as reported by the Omaha World-Herald. Moore, 60, was convicted…

Tech News George Dvorsky Aug 14

Great, Now Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Crossing the Atlantic

Some personal news: I’m about done with wildfires. The western half of North America has turned into a funeral pyre for forests. We’ve heard a lot about California recently, but British Columbia is also in serious trouble. There are about 600 blazes currently turning the province into a smoldering morass, including 145 new fires that…

Earth Science Brian Kahn Aug 14

New York Becomes Latest State to Sue Purdue Pharma Over Opioid Marketing

The State of New York is suing Purdue Pharma, one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of opioid painkillers, for what it says is the company’s role in driving the opioid crisis. On Tuesday morning, the attorney general’s office announced that it was filing a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company for allegedly misleading the public…

Tech News Ed Cara Aug 14

Tinder Executives Sue Dating App’s Owners for Allegedly Cheating Them Out of Billions

Ten former and current Tinder executives, including some of its founders, filed a lawsuit against the dating app’s owners IAC and Match Group on Tuesday, accusing them of scheming to intentionally lower Tinder’s valuation and cheat employees out of billions of dollars. The lawsuit, filed in the New York State Supreme Court, claims IAC and…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz Aug 14

Thankfully, The Flash Won’t Keep Nora’s Drama With Iris Mysterious for Too Long

Nora Allen, the speedster daughter of Iris and Barry, will play a major role in the next season of The Flash—mainly because, like father like daughter, she couldn’t help but meddle with time travel bullshit and explore her own past. But while there is plenty of drama to be mined from that, at least one…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Aug 14

Earth’s Undetected ‘Mini-Moons’ Could Make for Exciting New Astronomy

Every once in a while, our planet captures a “mini-moon,” a tiny asteroid that hangs out in our orbit for a bit before venturing back into the depths of space. New research suggests these small, temporary natural satellites carry tremendous scientific and commercial opportunities—but the trick will be in finding them. Twelve years ago, astronomers…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Aug 14

Voltron‘s Complicated, Imperfect LGBQT Representation Is Tearing the Fandom Apart

Even if you weren’t there in the San Diego Comic-Con hall where it was first announced that Voltron: Legendary Defender’s Shiro is a gay man whose relationship would be explored in the show’s seventh season, fans made sure the world knew. For many, the announcement was a significant moment of validation for a sizable portion…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 14

Ajit Pai Is Getting Grilled for Misleading Congress Over Imaginary Cyberattacks

Democratic lawmakers have a message for Ajit Pai: Ignorance is no excuse. Ahead of a Senate oversight hearing this week, where the FCC chairman will face questions over the false statements he and his staff gave members of Congress, House members misled by the FCC are demanding answers of their own. In a letter on…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Aug 14

Australia Hopes to Strong-Arm Tech Companies Into Giving Up That Precious Encrypted Data

Last year, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull became the subject of ridicule when he insisted his country’s laws would “prevail” in a war with mathematics to ensure law enforcement’s access to encrypted data. Now we know what the anti-encryption law says, and legislators have apparently changed tactics but learned very little. Like the Department of…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones Aug 14

Star Trek: Discovery‘s Young Spock Will Be Played By Ethan Peck in Season 2

Discovery’s crew has been teasing for a while that Spock will be a major figure in the show’s second season, given both his importance to Star Trek at large and his personal links to Michael Burnham. But now, we have a face to put with this latest take on everyone’s favorite Vulcan: Ethan Peck. According…

io9 James Whitbrook Aug 14

Sleep-Deprived People May Infect You With Loneliness

Not getting enough or the right kind of sleep is notoriously bad for physical health. But a new study out of the University of California, Berkeley suggests that poor sleep can be a nightmare for our social lives too. It just might turn us into lonely outcasts, capable of spreading our misery to others. We already…

Health Ed Cara Aug 14

Los Angeles Devises Plan to Add Absolute Worst Thing About Air Travel to Subways

The World Can Always Use More Art Based on the Films of Hayao Miyazaki

Quicksilver: No Surrender Is Giving the Maximoff Twins Some Much-Needed Depth

John Krasinski Is a Killer Robot In Netflix’s New Animated Film, Next Gen

Lego’s Voltron Is Wonderful Proof That Fans Are Sometimes Worth Listening To

San Francisco’s So Literally Shitty, It’s Getting a ‘Poop Patrol’

Excavation Begins on a Truly Giant New Telescope

A Brief History of the Times Ewan McGregor Said an Obi-Wan Movie Isn’t Happening (But He’d Be Happy to Do It)

The Hunt for Spider-Gwen Is on in Marvel Rising: Initiation

Nebraska Becomes First U.S. State to Execute a Prisoner With Fentanyl

Great, Now Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Crossing the Atlantic

New York Becomes Latest State to Sue Purdue Pharma Over Opioid Marketing

Tinder Executives Sue Dating App’s Owners for Allegedly Cheating Them Out of Billions

Thankfully, The Flash Won’t Keep Nora’s Drama With Iris Mysterious for Too Long

Earth’s Undetected ‘Mini-Moons’ Could Make for Exciting New Astronomy

Voltron‘s Complicated, Imperfect LGBQT Representation Is Tearing the Fandom Apart

Ajit Pai Is Getting Grilled for Misleading Congress Over Imaginary Cyberattacks

Australia Hopes to Strong-Arm Tech Companies Into Giving Up That Precious Encrypted Data

Star Trek: Discovery‘s Young Spock Will Be Played By Ethan Peck in Season 2

Sleep-Deprived People May Infect You With Loneliness

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