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Snapchat CEO Is Totally Chill About How You Hate the Redesign

Hell hath no fury like a litany of teens shitting on an app redesign. And it seems that’s exactly what happened with Snapchat’s latest update, prompting over a million users to take some mild action in protest of the changes. But CEO Evan Spiegel is spinning this fury, somehow, as a sign of success. During…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz Feb 16 '18

Hail Madam Satan, Doctor Who‘s Missy Is Our New Villain on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Once you’ve played a female reincarnation of a villainous Time Lord, there’s really nowhere to go but down… all the way down to hell, that is. Michelle Gomez, who played Missy on Doctor Who, will be inhabiting a new creature of evil as Madam Satan on Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series. According to…

Television Beth Elderkin Feb 16 '18

Freaky Flea-Like Robots Could One Day Flip and Tumble Inside Your Body

These tiny, flipping microbots, currently being developed by researchers at Purdue University, could one day deliver drugs directly inside the body. The magnetically propelled bots are no wider than a pinhead. In an effort to explore new methods of robotic locomotion, scientists at Purdue designed super-tiny bots that can move in one of two ways:…

Tech News George Dvorsky Feb 16 '18

One of Doctor Who‘s Most Underrated Doctors Is Getting His Own Comic

The Seventh Doctor has always had a bit of a bad rap. As the incumbent Doctor for the end of the “Classic” era of Doctor Who, much is put upon Sylvester McCoy’s Time Lord that is a bit undeserved. The Seventh Doctor has had a long life in audio dramas and novels since then, but…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Feb 16 '18

Why Choosing Between Android and iOS Still Matters

Fire up an iPhone X alongside a Galaxy Note 8 and you might not think there’s all that much to choose between Android and iOS any more. They offer the same apps, in the same sorts of grids, with similar approaches to notifications and quick settings, and at this stage in the game you’re probably…

Gadgets David Nield Feb 16 '18

These New Harry Potter Wands Let You Play a Magic Version of Laser Tag

It’s all but impossible to reach the end of the Harry Potter books or movies without secretly pining for a wand of your own, but it’s probably best for humanity that we’re not all flailing magical sticks around. The next best thing would be JAKKS Pacific’s new interactive Wizard Training Wands that make it feel…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Feb 16 '18

You Need to Watch the Mysterious Trailer for Janelle Monáe’s New Album Dirty Computer Right Now

It’s been a while since we last heard from Cindi Mayweather, but the Archandroid has a new message for all of her believers. It also happens to come with a guest appearance from Thor: Ragnarok’s Tessa Thompson. Though she’s most recently been blowing audiences away with her stellar performances in series like Philip K. Dick’s…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 16 '18

Titans Has Cast a Vital Member of the Doom Patrol

Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to politics… for Kung Fury, at least. Kevin Feige wants Ryan Coogler back for Black Panther’s inevitable sequel. Plus, Doug Jones is open to return for the Hocus Pocus reboot, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies pokes fun at Justice League and new looks at Legends of Tomorrow and Ash vs Evil…

Television James Whitbrook Feb 16 '18

The FDA Has Approved the First Blood Test for Concussions

Researchers are only now starting to unravel the potential long-term ramifications of a seemingly minor traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, to our health. Part of the difficulty has been in even figuring out when someone has a concussion in the first place, leading to lots of unnecessary and not entirely risk-free brain imaging tests.…

Health Ed Cara Feb 16 '18

Lego’s New Hogwarts Great Hall Set Is Going to Magically Drain My Wallet

This isn’t Lego’s first attempt at miniaturizing Harry Potter’s Hogwarts Castle (it’s at least the sixth) and at 878-pieces it’s not the largest version either. But somehow the new Hogwarts Great Hall set stands several Hagrids above all the previous versions by recreating, in wonderful detail, one of the franchise’s best set-pieces. The set features…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Feb 16 '18

A 2,500-Foot Borehole Could Help Solve an Antarctic Puzzle

The ice shelves surrounding Antarctica may feel as remote and alien as any place on Earth, but understanding their behavior is crucial for predicting future sea level rise. That’s why scientists are drilling boreholes into the deepest sections of this ice to get a peek at what’s happening below. Now, a 2,477-foot-deep borehole drilled on…

Earth Science Maddie Stone Feb 16 '18

The Joker Gets a Truly Disturbing Bust Designed by Horror Master Rick Baker

Rick Baker is a master Hollywood effect artist, one who apparently really likes the Joker. A few years back, he dressed up most of his family as different versions of the Clown Prince of Crime. Now he’s created a 3D iteration of Jack Napier for DC Collectibles who looks most unwell. Revealed via The Hollywood…

io9 Evan Narcisse Feb 15 '18

A Zombie Destroys Two Brothers Forever in This Clip From The Cured

In The Cured, humanity has solved the zombie apocalypse. It’s over. We won. There’s a cure and everything but, those who were once zombies are not treated like everyone else. That’s the set up to David Freyne’s new film, The Cured, which stars Ellen Page as the woman torn between her dead husband and his…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 15 '18

Carbon and Dust Fitness RPG Mixes Role-Playing, Exercise, and Kicking Ass in Space

By now, about 80 percent of people have already given up on their New Year’s resolutions. Luckily, resolutions don’t mean crap and you can try to reach your goal again whenever the hell you want. For those who’ve been wanting to work on their physical health, Darebee has released its highly-anticipated space opera fitness role-playing…

Games Beth Elderkin Feb 15 '18

Which Star Wars Expanded Universe Characters Do You Want to See Returned to Canon?

As Disney and Lucasfilm’s reset-version of Star Wars continuity has expanded over the years, slowly but surely elements of the old Expanded Universe have made their way back into canon. Lucasfilm acknowledged there’s more on the way in the future… so, where do you want them to get started? Honestly, I got my biggest wish…

Movies James Whitbrook Feb 15 '18

Why the Winter Olympics Has Less Doping Than the Summer Olympics

Russia was banned from competing in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, a sweeping punishment for its brazen state-sponsored doping program, exposed in 2016. But even with the added scrutiny of athletes in 2018, the percentage of athletes using banned substances in Pyeongchang is probably lower than it was in Rio in 2016, and than it…

Tech News Nicole Wetsman Feb 15 '18

Food Service Workers at Airbnb Have Unionized

Workers in the tech industry are often split into two categories—the engineers who create a company’s products, and the staff of cafeteria workers, shuttle drivers, and security guards who help keep tech campuses running. Members of the latter group are often categorized as contractors rather than employees and miss out on the cushy salaries and…

Tech News Kate Conger Feb 15 '18

Nick Park on the Joys and Challenges of Making Early Man, the Most Advanced Aardman Movie Ever

Sometimes the best thing to do is just doodle. That’s how longtime Aardman director Nick Park came up with the idea for the company’s latest stop-motion animated film, Early Man. He knew he wanted to do something about cavemen but that was as far as the idea went. Then he started drawing. “I was doodling…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 15 '18

Atari Is Launching a Cryptocurrency Because That’s Just What a Company Like Atari Does Now

Lately, it’s seemed like Atari has been putting it’s focus on two big strategies: crowdfunding and promoting products that don’t exist. So, it makes perfect sense that it’s reportedly getting into the cryptocurrency game with its own coin offering, the Atari Token. It’s become commonplace for struggling companies to co-opt the rampant interest in cryptocurrencies…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 15 '18

Sony Very Nearly Had the Movie Rights to Almost Every Marvel Character Decades Ago

This year, Marvel Studio’s cinematic universe of superhero films turns 10—a milestone for a movie franchise that’s had such a fundamental impact on Hollywood, and shows no signs of stopping. But it only happened because of what turned out to be a monumental mistake a decade before Iron Man hit screens… a mistake by Sony,…

Movies James Whitbrook Feb 15 '18

Snapchat CEO Is Totally Chill About How You Hate the Redesign

Hail Madam Satan, Doctor Who‘s Missy Is Our New Villain on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Freaky Flea-Like Robots Could One Day Flip and Tumble Inside Your Body

One of Doctor Who‘s Most Underrated Doctors Is Getting His Own Comic

Why Choosing Between Android and iOS Still Matters

These New Harry Potter Wands Let You Play a Magic Version of Laser Tag

You Need to Watch the Mysterious Trailer for Janelle Monáe’s New Album Dirty Computer Right Now

Titans Has Cast a Vital Member of the Doom Patrol

The FDA Has Approved the First Blood Test for Concussions

Lego’s New Hogwarts Great Hall Set Is Going to Magically Drain My Wallet

A 2,500-Foot Borehole Could Help Solve an Antarctic Puzzle

The Joker Gets a Truly Disturbing Bust Designed by Horror Master Rick Baker

A Zombie Destroys Two Brothers Forever in This Clip From The Cured

Carbon and Dust Fitness RPG Mixes Role-Playing, Exercise, and Kicking Ass in Space

Which Star Wars Expanded Universe Characters Do You Want to See Returned to Canon?

Why the Winter Olympics Has Less Doping Than the Summer Olympics

Food Service Workers at Airbnb Have Unionized

Nick Park on the Joys and Challenges of Making Early Man, the Most Advanced Aardman Movie Ever

Atari Is Launching a Cryptocurrency Because That’s Just What a Company Like Atari Does Now

Sony Very Nearly Had the Movie Rights to Almost Every Marvel Character Decades Ago

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