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The Next X-Files Comic Is Tackling JFK’s Assassination

For years, The X-Files has trawled the dark, weird world of conspiracy theories for stories—but its latest comic is going to be tackling one of the biggest and wildest slate of theories in the world: the conspiracies surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy in November 1963. While there are oodles of bizarro theories about that…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jul 13

Airbnb Host Who Made Racist, Pro-Trump Comments Ordered to Take Asian-American Studies Class

An Airbnb host near Big Bear, California, who cancelled reservations last-minute and blamed the user’s ethnicity, must now take an Asian American studies course and pay $5,000. “I wouldn’t rent it to u if u were the last person on earth,” “One word says it all. Asian,” and “It’s why we have trump… I will…

Tech News Jennings Brown Jul 13

This Game of Thrones Fan Theory Could Reveal Westeros’ Savior

Everyone is gearing up for Sunday’s return of Game of Thrones, and one of the joys of the show is that there are all sorts of fan theories that can help us guess where the show is going in its final two seasons. io9’s latest video series examines the ones most likely to come into…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jul 13

Radiohead Secretly Hid an Old App in the Anniversary Edition of OK Computer

“Old” is a very relative term when talking about computer history. By the looks of it, however, Radiohead hid a computer program on the tape that comes with the 20th anniversary edition of OK Computer, and making it work feels like time travel. That’s because you’ll need an ‘80s-era, 8-bit British computer, the ZX Spectrum,…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 13

Frank Darabont’s Furious Emails to His Walking Dead Coworkers: ‘Fuck You All’

The Walking Dead’s original showrunner Frank Darabont continues to paint a bizarre (and vulgar) picture about the first two seasons of the show, as his $280-million legal fight against AMC has unveiled thousands of documents and emails from his time on set. In short, he was pissed. “YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE MOTHERFUCKING…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jul 13

Komodo Dragon Blood Could Save Your Life One Day

Many animals are good at healing us emotionally, like capybaras and tiny kittens in tiny hats. Regrettably though, if we got really sick, no amount of golden retriever puppies could do anything to help us. Komodo dragons, on the other hand, might not be “adorable” in the traditional sense, but they could save us from…

Tech News Rae Paoletta Jul 13

Musk’s Hyperloop Has Nothing on This Quantum Levitation Race Track

He might have billions of dollars, a company that promises to revolutionize space travel, and an upgraded full head of hair, but Elon Musk’s Hyperloop will never be as cool as this superconducting quantum levitation Möbius strip race track created by students at Ithaca College’s Low Temperature Physics Lab. Möbius strips, as we all learned…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jul 13

Uber Unveils New Privacy Tool That Protects Individual User Data

You might think of Uber as a ride-hailing company or a lawsuit-ridden self-driving car developer, but at its core, Uber is a big data company. It has to constantly crunch location coordinates, traffic data, payment information, and tax rates—and putting all that data in Uber’s hands sometimes makes users nervous. But now Uber is debuting…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger Jul 13

The Power Rangers Comic Is Introducing a Brand New Team from 1969

If you thought the teens with attitude from Angel Grove were the first Power Rangers, Boom Studio’s excellent ongoing comic series is about to change all that, with the revelation of the original group: a groovy team of Rangers from the swinging ‘60s. Revealed by IGN, Power Rangers #20—by series writer Kyle Higgins and artist…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jul 13

Rich Person Phone Brand Goes Kerplunk

Vertu, the company that sells $50,000 smartphones, is shutting down its UK manufacturing operations. But everyone saw it coming. The liquidation will result in the loss of some 200 jobs, according to The Telegraph. Employees had already expressed fear of losing their jobs, since the company was reportedly skipping out on paying its bills and…

Tech News Alejandro Alba Jul 13

Rising Temperatures Could Make Air Travel Even Worse

Last month, as a record-breaking heat wave swept through the southwest United States, dozens of flights were canceled when the blisteringly hot conditions made it hard for jets to take off. New research suggests this wasn’t a one-off event, and that global warming could make it increasingly difficult for planes around the world to take…

Climate Change George Dvorsky Jul 13

Watch a 37,000-Pound Earth Mover Dance on Two Wheels

It’s amazing what kind of useless skills you can teach yourself while you’re bored at work. But twirling pens on your fingers or mastering Solitaire aren’t nearly as impressive as driving an 18-ton front-end loader on two wheels while making the gigantic machine twerk. This video comes from what looks like some kind of heavy…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jul 13

Has Jessica Jones Cast a Classic Daredevil Villain?

Ant-Man and the Wasp might be on the lookout for another size-changing superhero. Woody Harrelson reassures people about Ron Howard’s vision for the Han Solo movie. Flash set pictures reveal a big costume change for Wally West and a deep DC cut. Plus, new footage from War for the Planet of the Apes. Behold, Spoilers!…

Television James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson Jul 13

How to Put Together the Perfect In-Car Setup for Your Phone

When you’re on the road, your phone can be the perfect companion—as long as you’ve got it set up right. Here we’ll explain everything you need to know about the hardware and the apps you can install to get a sweet and safe in-car system up and running, powered by your phone. You’ve got a…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 13

Matt Reeves Won’t Be Using Ben Affleck’s Batman Script

When Ben Affleck stepped back from directing The Batman, we knew changes were coming. Turns out those changes are total. In a new interview, director Matt Reeves confirmed what many had long suspected. He won’t be using the original script Affleck was working on with DC’s Geoff Johns. “No [we won’t be using that], it’s…

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 12

A Magical Record Makes Time Travel Possible in This Delightful (and Cautionary) Short

A Single Life was nominated for an Oscar in 2015, but lost to Disney’s puppy tale, Feast. Still, the film—from the single-named team of Job, Joris, and Marieke—is a cleverly-spun tale. Watch and delight in the misadventures of a gal who loves pizza and music, but hasn’t quite mastered the quirks of time travel. [Vimeo…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jul 12

The Microsoft Font That Has Scandalized Pakistan’s First Family

Back in April, the family of Pakistan’s scandal-plagued prime minister landed in the crosshairs of an investigation relating to the leaked Panama Papers. This week, the team handling the investigation concluded that documents signed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family were fraudulent due to the fact that they were purportedly from 2006 but used Microsoft’s…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jul 12

Rey’s Force Awakens Monopoly Token Meets a Tragic Fate

Remember the outcry over the lack of a Rey token in Hasbro’s The Force Awakens edition of Monopoly last year? Well, there’s bad news—the new, Rey-inclusive set is not available in US toy stores. But the reason appears to because no one wants The Force Awakens Monopoly at all. “In early 2016, Hasbro updated the…

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 12

New Plot Details and Cast Additions Have Us Even More Excited for The Exorcist Season Two

After making fans wait nearly half a year to announce The Exorcist’s renewal, Fox has finally begun to reveal details about season two—including some juicy casting news, where the show will be set, and hints about what new demonic menace awaits now that Pazuzu’s been dealt with. As we already knew, some of season one’s…

Television Cheryl Eddy Jul 12

John Ridley’s The American Way Explores How Institutional Racism Uses the Power of Symbolism

To read John Ridley’s original run on the DC/WildStorm comic book series The American Way is to look at America’s legacy of anti-black racism in a way that’s divorced from time. While the series came out in 2006, its story about an American Government-sponsored superhero team being split across racial lines—and the Mason-Dixon lines—was set…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 12

The Next X-Files Comic Is Tackling JFK’s Assassination

Airbnb Host Who Made Racist, Pro-Trump Comments Ordered to Take Asian-American Studies Class

This Game of Thrones Fan Theory Could Reveal Westeros’ Savior

Radiohead Secretly Hid an Old App in the Anniversary Edition of OK Computer

Frank Darabont’s Furious Emails to His Walking Dead Coworkers: ‘Fuck You All’

Komodo Dragon Blood Could Save Your Life One Day

Musk’s Hyperloop Has Nothing on This Quantum Levitation Race Track

Uber Unveils New Privacy Tool That Protects Individual User Data

The Power Rangers Comic Is Introducing a Brand New Team from 1969

Rich Person Phone Brand Goes Kerplunk

Rising Temperatures Could Make Air Travel Even Worse

Watch a 37,000-Pound Earth Mover Dance on Two Wheels

Has Jessica Jones Cast a Classic Daredevil Villain?

How to Put Together the Perfect In-Car Setup for Your Phone

Matt Reeves Won’t Be Using Ben Affleck’s Batman Script

A Magical Record Makes Time Travel Possible in This Delightful (and Cautionary) Short

The Microsoft Font That Has Scandalized Pakistan’s First Family

Rey’s Force Awakens Monopoly Token Meets a Tragic Fate

New Plot Details and Cast Additions Have Us Even More Excited for The Exorcist Season Two

John Ridley’s The American Way Explores How Institutional Racism Uses the Power of Symbolism

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