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Why Are We So Fascinated by Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Life on Tatooine?

Somehow, an old wizard stuck for years in a lonesome hut on a forgotten desert world might be the most fascinating character in the Star Wars franchise. At least, you’d be forgiven for thinking so, given the books, comics, and TV shows dedicated to examining Obi-Wan’s lengthy time on Tatooine (and even now a potential…

io9 James Whitbrook Jul 26

The Expanse Is Getting a New Tabletop RPG, Thanks to a Wildly Successful Kickstarter

The world of the Expanse novels is getting a whole new tabletop RPG early next year. In many ways, it’s a return to the roots Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham’s award-winning book series actually began as, well before the beloved television show. Launched this past Monday through Kickstarter by Green Ronin Publishing—and funded in just an…

Games James Whitbrook Jul 26

Justice League Writer Scott Snyder Talks About the DC Universe’s Next Big Cosmic Drama

For the last 10 years, Scott Snyder has been a writer to watch at DC Comics, expanding the mythology of Gotham City’s underworld and changing Batman’s status quo in major ways. Now he’s writing Justice League—and upending the primal forces that flow through the entire DC Universe. I sat down with Snyder last week at…

Books & Comics Evan Narcisse Jul 26

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Teen Titans Go!

When I was a spry young teen a million years ago (or more realistically, 15 years ago), there was no more all-encompassing cartoon than Teen Titans. It had action! Overarching plotlines! Slade! So after it was all over and Teen Titans Go! came along a decade later, I, like many Teen Titans fans, wasn’t enamored.…

Television James Whitbrook Jul 26

Lions Attack Last Survivor of Failed Black Rhino Transport

Remember when Kenyan Wildlife Services royally fucked up when they were moving black rhinos earlier this month? You know, when 10 out of the 11 endangered rhinos died during a transport between national parks? Somehow the story has taken a turn for the worse. The lone survivor was injured after lions attacked it. Kenya’s Cabinet…

Conservation Yessenia Funes Jul 26

Congressional Committee Grills NASA and Northrop Grumman on James Webb Space Telescope Delays

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has concluded two days of hearings focused on trying to understand how the James Webb Space Telescope—NASA’s flagship telescope project—could have gone from a 2007 planned launch with a $500 million budget to a 2021 launch with a $9.6 billion budget. The discussion was mostly subdued, with…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jul 26

Facebook Forced to Block 20,000 Posts About Snack Food Conspiracy After PepsiCo Sues: Report

PepsiCo really doesn’t want anyone talking shit about its corn puffs online. There is a rumor that Kurkure, a corn puff product developed by the company in India, is made of plastic. The conspiracy theory naturally thrived online, where people posted mocking videos and posts questioning whether the snack contained plastic. In response, PepsiCo obtained…

Social Media Melanie Ehrenkranz Jul 26

Scientists Figured Out Why Our Mouths Heal So Freakishly Fast

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health think they’ve uncovered just why the mouth heals so easily. Their findings, published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine, might even help us discover how to make the rest of our body heal quicker, too. And all they had to do was (slightly) hurt some innocent people. Hoping to…

Health Ed Cara Jul 26

Report: Trump’s Dumb Tweets Could Finally Add Up to Big Trouble

It feels like it was only a matter of time before Robert Mueller started investigating Donald Trump’s tweets. And it seems that time has come. The New York Times reports that the special counsel “is scrutinizing tweets and negative statements” from the president about James Comey and Jeff Sessions. Specifically, Mueller reportedly wants to know…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 26

Sorry to Bother You‘s Pro-Union, Anti-Capitalist Message Is More Important Than Ever

While Sorry to Bother You’s primary focus is on telemarketer Cassius Green’s (Lakeith Stanfield) path to becoming a power caller for a nefarious company, the film’s subplot about workers fighting to unionize is both timely and important in ways that can’t be quantified. The journey to the big screen for an indie film like Sorry…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 26

When a Stranger Decides to Destroy Your Life

Monika Glennon has lived in Huntsville, Alabama, for the last 12 years. Other than a strong Polish accent, she fits a certain stereotype of the All-American life. She’s blonde. Her husband is a veteran Marine. Her two children, a boy and a girl, joined the military as adults. She sells houses—she’s a real estate agent…

Tech News Kashmir Hill Jul 26

A Guide to Using Android Without Selling Your Soul to Google

As soon as you start up a new Android phone, you get prompted to sign in with your Google account—but what if you don’t want to do that? Maybe you want to take advantage of Android but limit what Google knows about you, or maybe you just prefer the alternative apps; whatever the case, here’s…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 26

Coal Mining Has Destroyed 1.5 Million Acres of Appalachian Forest

Coal has completely transformed the landscape in Central Appalachia. This region’s rich history of coal mining dates back to the 18th century. Surface mining, however, is a more “modern” form of extracting the dirty fuel source that requires clearing forests and sometimes blowing up mountains to reach the rich coal underneath. A new study out…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Jul 26

It’s a Straw-Free World After All As Disney Announces Straw Ban

The straw lobby has lost the capitalists. Just a few weeks after Starbucks announced it was eliminating plastic straws, Disney has said it’s doing the same. By the middle of next year, the Magic Kingdom will be plastic straw- and stirrer-free at every location except Disney Tokyo. The company said doing so would eliminate an…

Conservation Brian Kahn Jul 26

Hear the Aztec ‘Death Whistle’ That Mystified Scientists

In the 1990s, archeologists in Mexico City unearthed a 500-year-old skeleton near an ancient Aztec temple—a victim of human sacrifice. A grisly discovery, yes, but perhaps even more chilling was what the beheaded skeleton was holding: two small whistles, one in the shape of a skull. When a researcher blew into one of the tiny instruments,…

Tech News Rose Pastore Jul 26

The New Buffy Showrunner Addresses Reboot Concerns: It’s ‘Time to Meet a New Slayer’

Last week, at the height of San Diego Comic-Con, Fox dropped a bombshell that a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer was in the works, starring a black woman in the lead role. The initial report said the show would be a reboot of the ‘90s television series but showrunner Monica Owusu-Breen has made a statement…

Television James Whitbrook Jul 26

Now Every Alexa Device Should Know Which One You’re Yelling At

Keeping multiple voice assistants in your home can lead to the occasional misfire, causing a far-flung device in the bedroom to react while you’re attempting to extract the weather forecast from the one in your living room. Amazon addressed this quirk with its own Echo devices in 2016, and now it’s bringing that improved listening…

Commerce Patrick Lucas Austin Jul 26

Watch Josh Brolin Become Thanos in This Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Avengers: Infinity War Clip

When io9 visited the set of Avengers: Infinity War last year, we were specifically told we wouldn’t get to see was Josh Brolin as Thanos. Now, with the upcoming release of the Blu-ray, everyone can see him in all his motion capture glory! io9 is excited to debut this exclusive behind the scenes clip from…

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 26

23andMe Is Getting Lots of Money From Big Pharma and Sharing Your Genetic Data

23andMe customers might just play a role in helping create one of Big Pharma’s next blockbuster drugs. On Wednesday, the genetic testing company announced it was entering a partnership with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to develop new drugs and therapies. As part of the collaboration, the company will allow GSK to peek at the (voluntarily…

Privacy & Security Ed Cara Jul 26

The New Slender Man Trailer Doesn’t Live Up to Its Creepypasta Past

The latest trailer for Slender Man feels like an endurance test. How many scary movie clichés can we survive in a movie that’s supposed to represent the cutting edge of horror? Creepypasta is only 10 years old, and yet this trailer feels like it’s nearing retirement age—with an extra dash of actual disgust. Slender Man…

Trailers Beth Elderkin Jul 26

Why Are We So Fascinated by Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Life on Tatooine?

The Expanse Is Getting a New Tabletop RPG, Thanks to a Wildly Successful Kickstarter

Justice League Writer Scott Snyder Talks About the DC Universe’s Next Big Cosmic Drama

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Teen Titans Go!

Lions Attack Last Survivor of Failed Black Rhino Transport

Congressional Committee Grills NASA and Northrop Grumman on James Webb Space Telescope Delays

Facebook Forced to Block 20,000 Posts About Snack Food Conspiracy After PepsiCo Sues: Report

Scientists Figured Out Why Our Mouths Heal So Freakishly Fast

Report: Trump’s Dumb Tweets Could Finally Add Up to Big Trouble

Sorry to Bother You‘s Pro-Union, Anti-Capitalist Message Is More Important Than Ever

When a Stranger Decides to Destroy Your Life

A Guide to Using Android Without Selling Your Soul to Google

Coal Mining Has Destroyed 1.5 Million Acres of Appalachian Forest

It’s a Straw-Free World After All As Disney Announces Straw Ban

Hear the Aztec ‘Death Whistle’ That Mystified Scientists

The New Buffy Showrunner Addresses Reboot Concerns: It’s ‘Time to Meet a New Slayer’

Now Every Alexa Device Should Know Which One You’re Yelling At

Watch Josh Brolin Become Thanos in This Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Avengers: Infinity War Clip

23andMe Is Getting Lots of Money From Big Pharma and Sharing Your Genetic Data

The New Slender Man Trailer Doesn’t Live Up to Its Creepypasta Past

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