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Here’s What the Next Alien Prequel Needs to Do (and What It Needs to Avoid)

Though Alien: Covenant was basically met with the audience equivalent of a shrug, director Ridley Scott has plans for at least one more Alien prequel film, with a script already in hand. We have no idea where the story is heading next. But as rabid Alien fans, we have some suggestions… and some demands. Before…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Jun 16

Hell Yes, Glenn Close Is a Vengeful Zombie in Amazon’s Next TV Show

Glenn Close is set to star in Amazon’s latest TV pilot, Sea Oak, about a bitter woman who comes back from the dead to seize power, seek revenge, and get the life she never had. We whole-heartedly approve of every single part of this. George Saunders’ half-hour comedy was picked up by Amazon in March,…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 16

Why We Should Look For Alien Megastructures Around Pulsars

Some day in the far future, it’s possible our descendants will kick it up a notch and wrap the entire Sun in a massive solar-collecting shell known as a Dyson Sphere. It’s also possible that some advanced alien civilizations have already gone this route, which is why some SETI folks are on the lookout for…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jun 16

Help Us Figure Out Who These 16 New Characters Are Going to Be in X-Men: Dark Phoenix

X-Men: Dark Phoenix is coming to theaters next year and while we’ve known that certain mutants like Professor Xavier, Storm, and Magneto are definitely coming back, a newly posted casting call hints at 16 new characters we can expect to see. Some are easy to figure out. Others, not so much. Let’s discuss. The casting…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 16

There’s Something Weird About Cars 3

No matter how invested you are, or aren’t, in Pixar’s Cars films, the latest entry creates a weirdly interesting narrative around the franchise. Imagine if, after Blade Runner, Harrison Ford made a rom-com-dram sequel where Rick Deckard was suddenly running a hotel. And then he made Blade Runner 2049, where he was suddenly a Replicant…

io9 Germain Lussier Jun 16

The Bat-Signal Shined In Los Angeles to Honor Adam West

After playing Batman on television, Adam West became more than just a mere actor. He was the definitive version of the character for almost half a century, and that made him truly larger than life. In honor of that talent and impact, the city of Los Angeles held a beautiful and fitting tribute Thursday night.…

Television Germain Lussier Jun 16

This 3D-Printed Contraption Turns Laser Pointers Into Trippy Little Light Shows

Wave a high-powered laser around fast enough, and the human eye will perceive an image in the light trail left behind. That’s how laser projectors that cost thousands of dollars work, but it’s also how this cheap, 3D-printed plastic contraption turns a simple laser pointer into a full-on light show. All the files needed to…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jun 16

Leaked Files Show How the CIA Can Hack Your Router to Spy on You

The CIA has had the ability to turn routers and network access points into surveillance devices for years, according to secret documents published by WikiLeaks on Thursday. In the latest installment of its Vault 7 series of leaks, WikiLeaks has disclosed an alleged CIA program known as CherryBlossom. The purpose of the initiative is to…

Tech News Dell Cameron Jun 16

Has Jon Snow’s True Name Been Revealed? [Update: No It Hasn’t]

A leaked page from an upcoming issue of Empire Magazine may have spilled the beans about Jon Snow’s birth name. If true, it would confirm a major fan theory and raise eyebrows about one of the series’ biggest prophecies. Update: Empire contributing editor Dan Jolin tweeted that the name reveal wasn’t confirmed by the cast…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 16

Incredibly Rare Albino Dolphin Spotted in California Being Adorable

In 2015, whale watchers off the coast of California’s Monterey Bay caught a glimpse of an albino baby Risso dolphin. Now, the all-white flipper has made another appearance and damn is it cute. They grow up so fast! Albinism in animals is incredibly rare since it’s a recessive trait. The condition—which describes a lack of…

Biology Rae Paoletta Jun 16

Facebook ‘Bug’ Automatically Leaked Moderators’ Identities to Suspected Terrorists

Yesterday, Facebook posted a detailed explanation of its counter-terrorism program, defending itself from criticism by European leaders in the wake of recent terror attacks in Britain and France and stating there is “no place on Facebook for terrorism.” But any goodwill earned by that post seems to have lasted less than a day, as a…

Social Media Libby Watson Jun 16

Someone Is Trying to Discredit the Story of Peter Thiel’s Interest in Young Blood

When Inc. magazine’s Jeff Bercovici reported last August that billionaire Trump-supporter Peter Thiel had repeatedly expressed interest in the idea of harvesting the blood of young people to maintain his own youth, it left an indelible mark on Thiel’s public persona, as captured by headlines like “Peter Thiel Wants to Inject Himself with Young People’s…

Tech News J.K. Trotter Jun 16

Marvin the Martian and the Martian Manhunter Can’t Agree Whether Humanity Deserves to Exist

DC’s series of crossover comics pairing up members of the Justice League with classic Warner Bros. characters have been tributes to the good old days when comics and cartoons were lighthearted and grit-free. But in this week’s Martian Manhunter/Marvin the Martian crossover, things get deliciously dark. In a charmingly poetic way, Marvin the Martian and…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 16

Please Calm Down: Coconut Oil Is Fine

Who doesn’t love logging on to the good old ‘net on a Friday morning to the headline “Coconut oil ‘as unhealthy as beef fat and butter.’” It’s got everything. Ah, you might think, my favorite health product is as bad as butter! Or you might even say to yourself, those coconut oil-huffing liberals are really…

Health Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jun 16

This Rogue Doctor Wants to Charge Women $100,000 For an Illegal Fertility Treatment

Last fall, John Zhang made headlines after his fertility clinic announced that for the first time a baby had been born using a new technique requiring three genetic parents. The baby’s mother carried the genes for a fatal nervous system disorder called Leigh syndrome, but Zhang had been able to keep the disease from being…

Tech News Kristen V. Brown Jun 16

Holy Heck: Amazon Is Buying Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion in Cash

Bloomberg News and others report that Amazon will buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in cash. In cash! That breaks down to Jeff Bezos and company paying $42 per share for a chain of health food and lifestyle stores. In cash! Here’s a funny Twitter joke about that: Amazon confirmed the Bloomberg report just minutes after…

Commerce Adam Clark Estes Jun 16

Mark Hamill Clarifies His Alarming Statement on Luke in The Last Jedi

Hey, so remember when Mark Hamill said that when he got the script for The Last Jedi and told director Rian Johnson that he “pretty much fundamentally disagree[d]” with “every choice” made for Luke? Well, he’d like to explain that a bit. Plus: More details on the Justice League reshoots, Deckard and Baby Gosling are…

io9 Gordon Jackson Jun 16

My Uber Boycott Is Finally Paying Off

I’d like to say that I’ve never given Uber money, but that wouldn’t be true. Not exactly. I did give Uber money once, years ago, when I had no other option. The company promptly ripped me off, and I wasn’t surprised. Why not? I worked in the same office as Uber in its early days.…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jun 16

A Robot Falls for a Scarecrow in This Charming Fable About Star-Crossed Love

Girl meets boy at a raucous music festival, and they fall in love as colorful debauchery rages around them. Kibwe Tavares’ short film Robot & Scarecrow would be a lovely if somewhat unremarkable tale of romance, except for the fact that the girl is literally a robot and the boy is actually a scarecrow. Further complicating…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jun 15

Kevin Smith Is Currently Shooting a Horror Movie Called Killroy Was Here

Kevin Smith, the man behind cult comedies Clerks, Mallrats, and Chasing Amy, is making a new movie. However, it’s not one of the many potential projects fans of his have been anticipating—it’s a mostly new horror idea called Killroy Was Here. We say “mostly new” because it’s an adaptation of one of Smith’s previous ideas.…

Movies Germain Lussier Jun 15

Here’s What the Next Alien Prequel Needs to Do (and What It Needs to Avoid)

Hell Yes, Glenn Close Is a Vengeful Zombie in Amazon’s Next TV Show

Why We Should Look For Alien Megastructures Around Pulsars

Help Us Figure Out Who These 16 New Characters Are Going to Be in X-Men: Dark Phoenix

There’s Something Weird About Cars 3

The Bat-Signal Shined In Los Angeles to Honor Adam West

This 3D-Printed Contraption Turns Laser Pointers Into Trippy Little Light Shows

Leaked Files Show How the CIA Can Hack Your Router to Spy on You

Has Jon Snow’s True Name Been Revealed? [Update: No It Hasn’t]

Incredibly Rare Albino Dolphin Spotted in California Being Adorable

Facebook ‘Bug’ Automatically Leaked Moderators’ Identities to Suspected Terrorists

Someone Is Trying to Discredit the Story of Peter Thiel’s Interest in Young Blood

Marvin the Martian and the Martian Manhunter Can’t Agree Whether Humanity Deserves to Exist

Please Calm Down: Coconut Oil Is Fine

This Rogue Doctor Wants to Charge Women $100,000 For an Illegal Fertility Treatment

Holy Heck: Amazon Is Buying Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion in Cash

Mark Hamill Clarifies His Alarming Statement on Luke in The Last Jedi

My Uber Boycott Is Finally Paying Off

A Robot Falls for a Scarecrow in This Charming Fable About Star-Crossed Love

Kevin Smith Is Currently Shooting a Horror Movie Called Killroy Was Here

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