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Reddit Hacked, Some User Data Stolen

According to chief technology officer Christopher Slowe, Reddit—the fifth-most trafficked website in the U.S.—suffered a data breach at the hands of a hacker or a group of hackers between June 14 and June 18. Veteran users of the “frontpage of the internet” should consider securing their accounts. In a post to r/announcements, Slowe explains that…

Privacy & Security Avery Ellis Aug 1

Supergirl Continues to Have the Best U.S. Government By Casting Brent Spiner as Vice President

Lynda Carter/Brent Spiner 2020. The CW has confirmed that Brent Spiner—beloved for his role as Star Trek: The Next Generation’s android officer Data—will join Supergirl’s fourth season in a recurring role as Baker, the Vice President to Lynda Carter’s President Olivia Marsdin, first introduced in season two. According to Comicbook.com, however, there are hints in…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Aug 1

Trump’s Science Advisor Nominee Is an Outlier

Noted craver of “the cleanest air” Donald Trump has finally nominated a science advisor. It’s the longest the post has remained vacant since its was created under law in 1976 (the post has been around since 1941). To fill the vacancy, Trump nominated Kelvin Droegemeier on Tuesday evening. He currently serves as Oklahoma’s secretary of…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Aug 1

Hand Sanitizers Are Becoming Less Effective Against Some Hospital Superbugs

Bacteria are steadily winning the war against even our strongest antibiotics, stoking fears of a future that resembles Victorian-era England in all the worst ways. A new study published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine is sure to add to this existential terror: It suggests that at least some hospital-spread bugs are also starting to fend…

Health Ed Cara Aug 1

Hey, DC Universe’s Titans Is Right—Fuck Batman

Say what you will about Titans’ questionable production values, or how odd it’s going to be to see a modern incarnation of the team that doesn’t include Cyborg. There’s one thing that the show seems as if it’s definitely going to get very right: This Dick Grayson isn’t the biggest Batman fan. That’s exactly how…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 1

10-Year-Old Boy Recovers Impressively After One-Sixth of His Brain Is Removed

A new case study from Pittsburgh highlights the resilience of the human brain. It details a boy who, despite losing one-third of the right hemisphere of his brain when he was six, is now a mostly ordinary 10-year-old. Though he can’t see past the left side of his face, his brain has compensated for the…

Health Ed Cara Aug 1

Archie Is Making Comics You Can Watch on Spotify

I am not particularly old, but I feel like that headline up there is making me feel much, much older. Archie Comics has announced a new collaboration with music streaming service Spotify to bring its rebooted era of Riverdale-set comics to the service as a series of motion comics, produced by Madefire. Using art and…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Aug 1

Earth, It Has Been Hot

Folks, climate change is still out here messing things up. It brings me no pleasure to report this. For 28 years running, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has put together its State of the Climate Report. More than 500 scientists from 65 countries contributed to this year’s edition, which was released on Wednesday in…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Aug 1

The Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Blu-ray Is a Fitting Tribute to the Series and Franchise

If the Star Wars Rebels season 4 Blu-ray was only 15 minutes long, it would still be worth the purchase. That’s because the release (which has about seven hours of content, don’t worry) includes an incredible 15-minute featurette called “Forces of Rebellion,” which is just series executive producer Dave Filoni talking about the Force. And…

Television Germain Lussier Aug 1

Facebook Starts Showing You How Much Time You Waste on Facebook

Facebook is finally releasing its time-management feature, which will definitely not make you feel bad about yourself. As expected, the new feature, which is being integrated into Facebook and Instagram apps on iOS and Android, will show you exactly how much time you’ve spent staring into the void that is your Instagram or Facebook feed,…

Social Media Patrick Lucas Austin Aug 1

Samsung’s Latest Tablet Is Trying to Out Pro the iPad

Tablets are in a tough spot nowadays. Do you go cheap and just push out something that’s essentially a big phone, or do you up the price and go for extra functionality like stylus and keyboard support? Over the past few years, Samsung has tried to make the most of Android by making tablets that…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Aug 1

Lego Batman, Superman, and Emmet Star in the Best Airplane Safety Video You’ve Ever Seen

In the escalating arms race that is entertaining airline safety videos, Turkish Airlines has just dropped the equivalent of the atomic bomb on its competitors. Its new in-flight video features characters from The Lego Movie inside a fantastically detailed Lego airplane. It’s…awesome. Not only would I be more inclined to pay attention to a safety…

Movies Andrew Liszewski Aug 1

Tribal Members Are Already Scrutinizing Keystone XL Environmental Review

Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline is set to begin in 2019, but before then, the public has a chance to comment on the new environmental assessment that the State Department released Monday. And so far, some tribal members and groups aren’t loving its conclusion that the pipeline would have minimal impacts on land, groundwater,…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Aug 1

This Guy Figured Out How to Turn an Old Kindle Into the Perfect Clock for Book Nerds

If that drawer full of neglected, outdated gadgets in your desk happens to include a Kindle, Jaap Meijers has come up with a clever way to put it back into service. His girlfriend, an avid reader and English literature teacher, wanted a clock for their living room, so Meijers hacked an older model Kindle to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 1

Sarah Connor Makes the Most Badass Return in the First Official Image From Terminator

Linda Hamilton with shades and a goddamn shotgun is an aesthetic. Tim Miller’s Terminator continuation has dropped its first official picture, and although we’ve seen glimpses of filming recently, it’s nice to be formally introduced to the proper return of Linda Hamilton’s legendary action heroine. Hamilton is joined by Natalia Reyes, who appears to be…

Movies James Whitbrook Aug 1

Here’s What Earth’s Shadow Actually Looks Like

The 21st century’s longest lunar eclipse has passed, eclipse doomsday fever has subsided, and all that’s left are the memories and pictures, which you can find everywhere online. But one image really stood out to us—not because of the way the Moon looked, but because of how it made the Earth look. Australian amateur astronomer…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum Aug 1

It’s Time for Even More Joker Casting Rumors

Could DC be making an animated Super-Pets film? Alex Kurtzman teases Star Trek: Discovery’s take on a younger Spock. Get a look at some of the returning rangers for Power Rangers’ 25th anniversary episode. Plus, what’s to come on The 100’s season finale, and the return of Fantasy Island. Spoilers now! Joker Variety reports GLOW’s…

Television James Whitbrook Aug 1

How a Deeply Conservative Island Became a Poster Child For Climate Change

For over twenty years, Virginia-based journalist Earl Swift has been writing about Tangier Island, a tiny slip of land in the Chesapeake Bay several miles from mainland Virginia. Most of the island’s men make their living catching blue crab, while the women run restaurants, the inn, and the grocery store. It’s one of the most…

Environmental Justice Amy Brady Aug 1

Aspiring Avengers Can Now Build Their Own Superhero Gauntlet

Released ahead of The Last Jedi, littleBits’ Droid Inventor Kit let aspiring Jedis build and customize their own astromech droids—even if they didn’t have the Force. The company’s new Avengers Hero Inventor Kit takes a similar DIY approach, but instead of robotic sidekicks, kids can design and program their own superhero gauntlet. If you’re not…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Aug 1

Google Developing Censored Search Engine For China: Report [Updated]

China has an army of internet censors who comb through the web and block information that the government doesn’t want its people to see. But the job of the censors is about to get easer if Google has its way. The tech giant is planning to release a new censored version of its search engine…

Tech News Matt Novak Aug 1

Reddit Hacked, Some User Data Stolen

Supergirl Continues to Have the Best U.S. Government By Casting Brent Spiner as Vice President

Trump’s Science Advisor Nominee Is an Outlier

Hand Sanitizers Are Becoming Less Effective Against Some Hospital Superbugs

Hey, DC Universe’s Titans Is Right—Fuck Batman

10-Year-Old Boy Recovers Impressively After One-Sixth of His Brain Is Removed

Archie Is Making Comics You Can Watch on Spotify

Earth, It Has Been Hot

The Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Blu-ray Is a Fitting Tribute to the Series and Franchise

Facebook Starts Showing You How Much Time You Waste on Facebook

Samsung’s Latest Tablet Is Trying to Out Pro the iPad

Lego Batman, Superman, and Emmet Star in the Best Airplane Safety Video You’ve Ever Seen

Tribal Members Are Already Scrutinizing Keystone XL Environmental Review

This Guy Figured Out How to Turn an Old Kindle Into the Perfect Clock for Book Nerds

Sarah Connor Makes the Most Badass Return in the First Official Image From Terminator

Here’s What Earth’s Shadow Actually Looks Like

It’s Time for Even More Joker Casting Rumors

How a Deeply Conservative Island Became a Poster Child For Climate Change

Aspiring Avengers Can Now Build Their Own Superhero Gauntlet

Google Developing Censored Search Engine For China: Report [Updated]

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