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Federal Researchers Are Worried Scott Pruitt’s EPA is Preparing to Destroy an Upcoming Climate Report

The researchers behind an upcoming 600-page federal report on the state of climate change science are very, very concerned Scott Pruitt, the new Environmental Protection Agency chief who made his national name attacking the EPA, is posed to destroy it. According to Nature, the scientific report is a precursor to the legally mandated fourth National…

Tech News Tom McKay Aug 1

Even Barry Allen Himself Thinks Barry Allen Was a Jerk in The Flash‘s Last Season

The Flash’s third season had a few problems—whether it was a way-too-slow-burn on revealing its big bad, or the eventual reveal that its big bad was actually basically the same big bad it had done for two seasons already. But one of its biggest problems was that its main character was kind of a terrible…

Television James Whitbrook Aug 1

Tim Cook Says Apple Had to Comply With Chinese Censors, and They’d Do It in the US Too

Last week, consumer tech giant Apple removed all major VPN apps from the Chinese branch of its Apps Store, seemingly putting yet another barrier in place for millions of Chinese citizens who might desire to defy their government’s pervasive internet censorship system. On Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook explained why Apple chose to comply with…

Tech News Tom McKay Aug 1

Star Wars: Episode IX‘s New Writer Is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child‘s Jack Thorne

British writer Jack Thorne has been hired to retool the script for Star Wars: Episode IX, working from a draft penned by the film’s director, Colin Trevorrow, and his writing partner Derek Connolly. Rian Johnson (The Last Jedi) wrote the initial treatment. Since we have no idea what is in the script for Episode IX,…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Aug 1

Taika Waititi Approached Thor: Ragnarok As a Standalone Movie, Not a Sequel

At the recent San Diego Comic-Con, we caught up with Taika Waititi, the dapper director of Thor: Ragnarok, to ask him a few questions about the highly-anticipated Marvel sequel—though he soon admitted that one of the first things he did was toss aside the idea that he was making a sequel at all. It makes…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Aug 1

Ian McShane Has Joined the New Hellboy Movie

Though Ian McShane is best-known for his TV work—Mr. Wednesday on American Gods, Brother Ray on Game of Thrones, Al Swearengen on Deadwood, etc.—the colorful actor has also had his share of memorable big-screen outings. He’ll be adding another now that he’s joined the Hellboy reboot. McShane will play Professor Broom, guardian of Hellboy, played…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Aug 1

Someone Tell Supergirl We Don’t Actually Care About Mon-El

Entertainment Weekly has some very interesting news about the next season of Supergirl. It’s not exactly good news, but it’s definitely relevant if you have even a passing affection for the show or its characters. We’ve got a great idea of where season three of CW’s Supergirl is headed, and it looks like it might…

Television Alex Cranz Aug 1

This 10-Hour Video of Planet Earth Cityscapes Is Strangely Hypnotic

In what is now the sixth installment of a stunning and weirdly addictive series, the BBC has released 10 full hours of video shot during the filming of the Planet Earth II “Cities” episode. The beauty of this video, aside from the sheer volume of it all, is that it’s delivered without any commentary and…

Sploid George Dvorsky Aug 1

Ron Moore and David Eick on Their Original Battlestar Galactica Pitch and the Problem With Streaming

At the press event following Battlestar Galactica’s reunion at Comic-Con, executive producers David Eick and Ron Moore talked about the show, from its pitch to its current legacy. And they had a little advice about what people writing for binge-watching could learn from the traditional TV model. During the panel, it was mentioned that the…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Aug 1

What’s Your Favorite Parody Comic Book Cover?

Comics have given us some truly memorable cover art—from Superman’s debut in Action Comics #1 to the legendary “Spider-Man No More!” of Amazing Spider-Man #50. So many have become iconic that they’ve formed the basis for countless parodies and homages since. What’s your favorite spin on a classic cover? There are so many to choose…

io9 James Whitbrook Aug 1

Glittery iPhone Cases Recalled After Dozens Burned by Mystery Liquid

All that glitters is recalled. MixBin Electronics just recalled thousands of iPhone cases that contained liquid and glitter because they were burning users. A US Consumer Product Safety Commission report noted that there have been 24 reports around the world, including 19 in the U.S., of skin irritation or chemical burns. “One consumer reported permanent…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz Aug 1

Twin Peaks‘ Slow Pace Is Actually Genius, and This Video Explains Why

Twin Peaks: The Return is visually stunning and thematically complex, with dozens of characters and plot lines inhabiting a world that’s slowly being invaded by a dark parallel dimension. “Slowly” is a key descriptor, but the show’s unique pace is a very deliberate choice made by David Lynch. In a short video post for Fandor, filmmaker…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Aug 1

Thanks to a Bankrupt Russian Airline, Trump May Get the Air Force One Deal He Wanted

Donald Trump loves a good deal. And the United States Air Force just found one for the president, sitting in a Mojave Desert boneyard: two brand new Boeing 747-8’s, the very same planes that the military plans to convert into the next Air Force One aircraft. These two have an interesting origin story, too. The…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Aug 1

Greg Pak On Loving Giant Robots and Championing Asian American Heroes in Mech Cadet Yu

Comics fans might best know Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa as the creators of Amadeus Cho—one of the smartest heroes in the Marvel universe, and as the Totally Awesome Hulk, one of its most prominent Asian American superheroes. Now the duo are back together for a new series, and a new Asian hero to welcome…

io9 James Whitbrook Aug 1

Personal Info of 650,000 Voters Discovered on Poll Machine Sold on Ebay

When 650 thousand Tennesseans voted in the Memphis area, they probably didn’t expect their personal information would eventually be picked apart at a hacker conference at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. The strength of the US voting system, according to former FBI director James Comey, is that it’s “clunky”—every state and often every district can choose…

Tech News Kevin Collier Aug 1

Woman Gets Plastic Surgery to Escape $3.7 Million Debt—and the Story Only Gets Worse From There

China has a debt problem. More specifically, Chinese citizens are suddenly drowning in debt after the country opened the door to personal lending in 2014. Now people are borrowing money so recklessly that at least one woman literally rearranged her face in order to avoid paying back her $3.7 million debt. It almost worked, too.…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Aug 1

Congress Wants to Force ‘Smart’ Device Makers to Secure Their Shit

The swarm of internet-connected security cameras, kitchen appliances, wearables, and other gadgets that make up the Internet of Things are notoriously insecure. Two US senators want to fix that—at least for tech acquired by the federal government—and are introducing bipartisan legislation intended to force manufacturers to include basic security features in their products. The bill,…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger Aug 1

Zoo’s 19 Craziest Moments, Including That Time Ants Tried to Blow Up the Hadron Collider

CBS’s Zoo—about a team of globe-trotting experts battling a catastrophic animal uprising and its aftermath—might be the most insane show on network TV, and it’s only gotten crazier in its current third season. Here are Zoo’s most WTF moments… so far. Look, we’re telling you there are spoilers. But, that said, this show is so…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Aug 1

We Are Suing for Roger Ailes’ FBI File

This morning, Gizmodo filed a lawsuit against the FBI seeking access to any files it holds on Roger Ailes, the one-time chief executive of Fox News. Gizmodo sought access to the records under the Freedom of Information Act on May 18, the day Ailes was found dead in his Palm Beach home due to a…

Tech News Dell Cameron Aug 1

Signs of Alzheimer’s Detected in Brains of Chimps For First Time

Humans are the only animals known to develop Alzheimer’s disease, an age-related brain disorder that causes impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral problems. Or at least, that’s what we thought. For the first time ever, researchers are claiming to have found signs of the disease in the brains of elderly chimps—a discovery that could yield…

Tech News George Dvorsky Aug 1

Federal Researchers Are Worried Scott Pruitt’s EPA is Preparing to Destroy an Upcoming Climate Report

Even Barry Allen Himself Thinks Barry Allen Was a Jerk in The Flash‘s Last Season

Tim Cook Says Apple Had to Comply With Chinese Censors, and They’d Do It in the US Too

Star Wars: Episode IX‘s New Writer Is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child‘s Jack Thorne

Taika Waititi Approached Thor: Ragnarok As a Standalone Movie, Not a Sequel

Ian McShane Has Joined the New Hellboy Movie

Someone Tell Supergirl We Don’t Actually Care About Mon-El

This 10-Hour Video of Planet Earth Cityscapes Is Strangely Hypnotic

Ron Moore and David Eick on Their Original Battlestar Galactica Pitch and the Problem With Streaming

What’s Your Favorite Parody Comic Book Cover?

Glittery iPhone Cases Recalled After Dozens Burned by Mystery Liquid

Twin Peaks‘ Slow Pace Is Actually Genius, and This Video Explains Why

Thanks to a Bankrupt Russian Airline, Trump May Get the Air Force One Deal He Wanted

Greg Pak On Loving Giant Robots and Championing Asian American Heroes in Mech Cadet Yu

Personal Info of 650,000 Voters Discovered on Poll Machine Sold on Ebay

Woman Gets Plastic Surgery to Escape $3.7 Million Debt—and the Story Only Gets Worse From There

Congress Wants to Force ‘Smart’ Device Makers to Secure Their Shit

Zoo’s 19 Craziest Moments, Including That Time Ants Tried to Blow Up the Hadron Collider

We Are Suing for Roger Ailes’ FBI File

Signs of Alzheimer’s Detected in Brains of Chimps For First Time

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