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New Avengers 4 Set Pictures Tease a Classic Comic Book Outfit For Hawkeye

Rian Johnson discusses Poe’s journey in The Last Jedi. Shazam director David F. Sandberg braces for backlash over some of the film’s choices. The Man in the High Castle adds a new recurring character. Plus, tons of new Stranger Things teases, and new clips from Star Wars Rebels. Spoilers now! Avengers 4 New set pictures…

Television James Whitbrook Oct 25

The Future of Online Dating Is Unsexy and Brutally Effective

When I give the dating app LoveFlutter my Twitter handle, it rewards me with a 28-axis breakdown of my personality: I’m an analytic Type A who’s unsettlingly sex-focused and neurotic (99th percentile). On the sidebar where my “Personality Snapshot” is broken down in further detail, a section called “Chat-Up Advice” advises, “Do your best to…

Tech News Dale Markowitz Oct 25

This 1935 Car of the Future Had Huge Spheres Instead of Wheels

Between flying cars and three-wheeled cars, the period between World War I and World War II had some interesting ideas for the future of automobiles. But this one may have been the weirdest. Who needs wheels when you’ve got giantic rolling spheres? The September 1935 issue of Popular Science included the illustration above, showing off…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 25

Albert Einstein Proven Right on His Life Advice Being Worth More Than a Cash Tip

Physicist Albert Einstein, one of history’s greatest minds, has been proven right in the long term about a lot of things, like the continued success of his theory of general relativity to aspects of that theory which eluded detection for decades, like the existence of gravitational waves. Now he’s been proven right on his split…

Physics & Chemistry Tom McKay Oct 25

Notorious Human Rights Abuser Saudi Arabia Is Pitching Investors on a $500 Billion Pivot to Techno-Utopia

Saudi Arabia—a key U.S. ally in the Middle East which also happens to be an armed-to-the-teeth absolute monarchy with a record of massive human rights abuses—is planning on moving forward with a $500 billion plan for a “new city state that would also straddle Jordan and Egypt in the kingdom’s northwest,” Arab News reported. The…

Tech News Tom McKay Oct 24

In the First Trailer For Radius, a Guy Wakes Up With the Worst Superpower Ever

There are so many high-concept scifi movies out there, it’s always interesting to hear about one with an original premise. And that’s exactly what Radius has. Co-directed by filmmakers Caroline Labrèche & Steeve Léonard, Radius is about a guy who wakes up from an accident with no memory and an unfortunate power: if anyone ventures…

Trailers Germain Lussier Oct 24

AT&T’s Cable Business Continues to Be Savaged by Cordcutting

It’s not exactly a secret that the cable business is in decline, with millions of TV subscribers choosing to go with what are usually superior and almost always cheaper digital-only options. The pace of cordcutting has continued undiminished. Cable giant AT&T took huge losses among subscribers in third quarter 2017, with its DirecTV and U-Verse…

Television Tom McKay Oct 24

Ben Mendelsohn May Face Off Against Brie Larson in Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel is the next Marvel to start production and that means we’ll be hearing more and more about it soon. First up, the bad guy. The Hollywood Reporter says that Ben Mendelsohn, star of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Bloodline, and the upcoming Ready Player One, is in talks to play the villain in…

Movies Germain Lussier Oct 24

A Dad Is Haunted by His Past as a TV Hero in the Beautifully Animated Pombo Loves You

Animator Steve Warne has worked on movies like Frankenweenie and the upcoming Isle of Dogs, and his gorgeous stop-motion style is put to perfect use in his new short, Pombo Loves You. It delves into the mind of a man troubled by his long-ago past playing a costumed superhero on a scifi TV show. Grif is…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Oct 24

Twitter Reveals New Ad Rules After Enabling Election Propaganda

In response to increased scrutiny over Russia-bought ads that targeted Americans during the 2016 election, Twitter has announced new measures to increase transparency around ads purchased on its service. The company says it will now disclose the total cost of all ad campaigns and share who purchased them. Information will also be made available to…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Oct 24

The Ocean Could Swallow New York Sooner Than We Realized

Hurricane Sandy was a seminal event in New York—its floodwaters and destruction left an imprint on a generation. But the future of flooding in the city isn’t just storms. It’s storms combined with inexorable rise of seas if we continue polluting the atmosphere with carbon. New research published this week in the Proceedings of the…

Earther Brian Kahn Oct 24

Fall in Love With BB-8 All Over Again With These Beautiful Paintings

With all the talk about how cute the porgs are in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, let’s not forget the original cute sequel trilogy character: BB-8. He stars in the new book BB-8 On the Run by Drew Daywalt, with art by Matthew Myers. The story takes place before BB-8 meets Rey in The Force…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier Oct 24

This Bear’s Grotesquely Enlarged Tongue Is the Stuff of Nightmares

Think you’re having a bad day? Check out this bear and his impossibly swollen tongue. Alarmed by the bear’s predicament, an international team of experts were asked to perform an emergency procedure, giving the poor animal a new lease on life. The bear’s name is Nyan htoo, which means “bright,” and he, along with his…

Biology George Dvorsky Oct 24

A War for the Planet of the Apes Deleted Scene Reveals a Key Character’s Whereabouts

I’m of the belief that Matt Reeves’ War for the Planet of the Apes is one of the best films of the year. It’s the kind of film you have to really nitpick to find flaws in, but one tiny thing that comes to mind was, in fact, covered in a deleted scene. The scene,…

Movies Germain Lussier Oct 24

Here’s Who Will Join Daniel and Johnny in the New Karate Kid YouTube Series

Karate Kid characters Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence are coming back on the YouTube Red show Cobra Kai, and now we know more about what they’ll be doing—as well as who they’ll be interacting with. Entertainment Weekly revealed a bunch of new information about the show, including the first new casting. First up, here’s who’s…

Television Germain Lussier Oct 24

‘Bad Rabbit’ Ransomware Strikes Russia and Ukraine [Update: Vaccine Found]

A new ransomware attack dubbed “Bad Rabbit” is sweeping Russia and Ukraine, among other Eastern European countries, according to several reports. It’s too early to tell how far reaching the event will be, or at this time who has been hit thus far, but a series of reports concerning attacks on Ukrainian transportation and infrastructure…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Oct 24

I Love the Saw Movies Because They Aren’t Really Movies

On October 24, 2008, I became a fan of the Saw franchise. That’s an oddly specific date to remember, I know, but it’s the day the fifth Saw movie came out. I attended a marathon of the first four movies leading into the fifth one and all at once realized the horror franchise’s genius. Yes.…

Movies Germain Lussier Oct 24

A New Bill Could Create Stronger Environmental Protections for People of Color

Low-income communities, communities of color, and indigenous peoples suffer disproportionately from pollution, but a bill introduced Monday by Sen. Cory Booker could solidify environmental protections for these groups—if it passes. With zero Republican sponsors, the Environmental Justice Act of 2017 feels like a long shot, but Booker is hopeful. “Many communities across the country are…

Earther Yessenia Funes Oct 24

The United States Has Lost One of Its Greatest Astronauts

Veteran astronaut Paul J. Weitz has died at the age of 85. Among his many accomplishments, Weitz served as a pilot aboard the Skylab space station, commanded the first flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger, and logged nearly 800 total hours in space. Weitz died on Monday, October 23 in Flagstaff, Arizona. The retired astronaut…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Oct 24

Microsoft Drops Lawsuit Challenging Justice Department Gag Orders—But the Fight Is Not Finished

After filing a lawsuit against the US government last year, Microsoft announced yesterday that it is dropping the suit challenging the gag orders which frequently accompany warrants used to pry user data from tech companies. The gag orders prevent Microsoft and other companies from alerting users when the companies receive government requests for their data,…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger Oct 24

New Avengers 4 Set Pictures Tease a Classic Comic Book Outfit For Hawkeye

The Future of Online Dating Is Unsexy and Brutally Effective

This 1935 Car of the Future Had Huge Spheres Instead of Wheels

Albert Einstein Proven Right on His Life Advice Being Worth More Than a Cash Tip

Notorious Human Rights Abuser Saudi Arabia Is Pitching Investors on a $500 Billion Pivot to Techno-Utopia

In the First Trailer For Radius, a Guy Wakes Up With the Worst Superpower Ever

AT&T’s Cable Business Continues to Be Savaged by Cordcutting

Ben Mendelsohn May Face Off Against Brie Larson in Captain Marvel

A Dad Is Haunted by His Past as a TV Hero in the Beautifully Animated Pombo Loves You

Twitter Reveals New Ad Rules After Enabling Election Propaganda

The Ocean Could Swallow New York Sooner Than We Realized

Fall in Love With BB-8 All Over Again With These Beautiful Paintings

This Bear’s Grotesquely Enlarged Tongue Is the Stuff of Nightmares

A War for the Planet of the Apes Deleted Scene Reveals a Key Character’s Whereabouts

Here’s Who Will Join Daniel and Johnny in the New Karate Kid YouTube Series

‘Bad Rabbit’ Ransomware Strikes Russia and Ukraine [Update: Vaccine Found]

I Love the Saw Movies Because They Aren’t Really Movies

A New Bill Could Create Stronger Environmental Protections for People of Color

The United States Has Lost One of Its Greatest Astronauts

Microsoft Drops Lawsuit Challenging Justice Department Gag Orders—But the Fight Is Not Finished

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