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This Trailer for the Present-Day Midsummer Night’s Dream Movie Includes a Man With a Literal Buttface

In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the character Bottom is given the head of an ass. Of course, that’s traditionally a pun and he’s usually shown with a donkey’s head. Not in this version. Nope. Fran Kranz’s Bottom has a actual ass for a face. The trailer for Midsummer Night’s Dream was debuted on EW’s…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 12

Man Sentenced to Death for Blasphemous Facebook Comments in Pakistan [Updated]

A 30-year-old man in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for blasphemy in comments made on Facebook. According to the BBC, the prosecutor in the case said he “believed it was the first time the death penalty had been awarded in a case related to social media.” A tally kept by Al Jazeera records 68…

Social Media Libby Watson Jun 12

Ivan Reitman’s Got a Ludicrously Optimistic Idea for the Future of Ghostbusters

Oh, sweet spirit. On the one hand, we’ve got Dan Aykroyd being extremely negative about Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters. On the other we’ve got Ivan Reitman being extremely positive about what he’d like to do with the Ghostbusters franchise in the future. Neither of them make much sense, but there’s something much nicer about Reitman’s view.…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 12

Viral BBC Dad’s Kids ‘Star’ in New Animated Show

Back in March, Robert Kelly’s kids became overnight viral sensations when his daughter Mina and son Jack burst into his office while he was doing a Skype interview with the BBC. If you thought at the time that power-walking Mina and rolling Jack should have their own show, I’ve got some great news for you—Mina…

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 12

Hackers Built a Weapon to Trigger Blackouts—and It Could Work Anywhere

The seemingly local cyberattack that cut power to part of Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, last December could have been a test run. And security researchers now say the malware believed to have caused the blackout is actually modular, mostly automated, and highly adaptable. That means it doesn’t just work on electrical grids in Ukraine. This dangerous…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Jun 12

In the Scifi Short Nano, a Simple App Can Wield Horrifically Dangerous Power

Nano imagines a future where nanotechnology has completely altered everyday life, and the phrase “there’s an app for that” applies to almost anything. It’s a world that’s both awesome (instantly change your eye color!) and terrifying (temporarily paralyze another person without their consent!) We’re excited to exclusively debut Nano on io9. In Nano, a high-ranking…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jun 12

This Week, Doctor Who Returned to a Middling Status Quo

After the middling Monk trilogy, Doctor Who fell back on a well-trodden house style this weekend for “The Empress of Mars,” a Mark Gatiss-penned romp. But even though this is a classic storytelling style for Who, and even though it had some interesting ideas tucked inside it, it never really strived to be anything more…

Television James Whitbrook Jun 12

Classified Intel Trump Told the Russians Was Obtained By Infiltrating ISIS Bombmakers Online

Remember when President Trump spilled highly classified intelligence to Russian officials in the Oval Office? We now have a report on what kind of intelligence Trump shared. The extremely sensitive info was about ISIS plans to hide bombs in consumer electronics. And it came from Israeli cyber specialists who infiltrated a group of bombmakers in…

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 12

Here’s How Complicated It Was to Bring Ghost Rider to Agents of SHIELD

In its fourth season, Agents of SHIELD’s delved into the more magical side of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe by introducing Gabriel Luna as Ghost Rider and giving him a pretty solid connection to Doctor Strange. Magic made for some of Agents of SHIELD’s most visually stunning episodes and in a new reel from CoSA VFX, we…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 12

Swearing Probably Won’t Help You Get Over Your Breakup

Do you remember being an undergrad and doing research studies for beer money? I do. Those were the best days of my life. Somewhat related, a network morning news show covered a new study and concluded that cursing can help with a broken heart. But this study of undergraduates had lots of moving pieces, and…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jun 12

An Imaginative Aerospace Engineer Turned This Classic Lego Space Shuttle Into a Flying Toy

As a follow-up to turning the classic Lego Solo Trainer set into a fully-functional RC plane, aerospace engineer Adam Woodworth is back with an even more impressive build: he somehow made this tiny 27-year-old Lego Space Shuttle actually fly. Many of us probably remember set #1682, Space Shuttle Launch, released way back in 1990. After…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jun 12

A Spider-Man: Homecoming Character Is Hiding a Major Secret

Casting rumors swirl around X-Men: Dark Phoenix, a star has been found for the Bumblebee Transformers spinoff, and a good look at Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian mustache. Plus, a Doctor Horrible reunion is coming to A Series of Unfortunate Events. Spoilers ahead! Spider-Man: Homecoming The novelization of Spider-Man: Homecoming has revealed Zendaya’s character, Michelle, is…

Television Gordon Jackson Jun 12

Gamers Love Nostalgia, So Someone Is Bringing Back the Original Xbox’s Gigantic Controllers [Update]

Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition, which was nearly impossible to find from its initial release right up until the company stopped making it, proved gamers are hungry for nostalgia. But has 16 years been long enough for Microsoft fans to feel similarly nostalgic for the original Xbox’s gigantic controllers? Accessory maker Hyperkin is hoping so. As…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 11

Visualize the World by Imagining It With a Population of 100 People

Just take a step back and take a look at how big, small, unequal, inexplicable, and surprising the world is, explained in numerical terms that you can wrap your head around. RealLifeLore is one of the most dependable YouTube channels around. If you just want to a big ol’ data dump accompanied by infographics, it…

Sploid Rhett Jones Jun 11

Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft’s Xbox One X

After more than a year of rumors and teases and dorky Xtreme code names, Microsoft’s latest console, the Xbox One X, is finally here. It’s not actually here, here, the console will go on sale November 7. But we now have all the details about this new console, which is officially the fastest console built…

Tech News Alex Cranz Jun 11

A Brief History of Steven Moffat Saying Why He Never Picked a Female Doctor Who

It looks like the new Doctor has been cast. After accepting an award at the British LGBT Awards, former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies told Guys Like U that the next season already has its next Doctor. Davies was responding to a question about whether the new lead should be a woman, a question…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 11

Uber CEO’s Future at the Company Hangs in the Balance at Today’s Board Meeting

The never-ending scandals at Uber have reached a point of reckoning and according to multiple reports, the ride-sharing startup’s board will be making some major decisions today. Along with a review of the long-in-the-works report on harassment, it will reportedly consider a leave of absence for Travis Kalanick and a top executive is expected to…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jun 11

Myrcella’s ‘Sweet’ Death on Game of Thrones Was Originally Going to Be So Much Ickier

Myrcella Baratheon wasn’t the first non-book death we got on Game of Thrones, but it was definitely one of the most surprising— mainly because it wasn’t as gruesome as we’ve come to expect on the show. Turns out, that was on purpose, as the actor has unveiled how much worse her demise was supposed to…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 11

Hackers Are Hijacking Verified Accounts to Spread Fake News

Security research group Access Now has discovered a clever attack being used against influential social media users as a means of disseminating fake news. The “Doubleswitch” not only involves hijacking verified accounts but makes it extremely difficult for the legitimate owner to regain control of their handle. According to the report, activists and journalists in…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jun 11

Kirk and Crew Join the Star Trek VR Game With ‘Let’s Play’ Cartoon Mashup

Star Trek: Bridge Crew may not have Kirk, Spock, Uhura, or Sulu… oh wait, scratch that. They do now! YouTuber Corvine: Games has taken clips from Eurogamer’s Bridge Crew “Let’s Play” and paired it with footage from the original animated series… giving us an adventure fitting a captain. Corvine: Games started the series last month,…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 11

This Trailer for the Present-Day Midsummer Night’s Dream Movie Includes a Man With a Literal Buttface

Man Sentenced to Death for Blasphemous Facebook Comments in Pakistan [Updated]

Ivan Reitman’s Got a Ludicrously Optimistic Idea for the Future of Ghostbusters

Viral BBC Dad’s Kids ‘Star’ in New Animated Show

Hackers Built a Weapon to Trigger Blackouts—and It Could Work Anywhere

In the Scifi Short Nano, a Simple App Can Wield Horrifically Dangerous Power

This Week, Doctor Who Returned to a Middling Status Quo

Classified Intel Trump Told the Russians Was Obtained By Infiltrating ISIS Bombmakers Online

Here’s How Complicated It Was to Bring Ghost Rider to Agents of SHIELD

Swearing Probably Won’t Help You Get Over Your Breakup

An Imaginative Aerospace Engineer Turned This Classic Lego Space Shuttle Into a Flying Toy

A Spider-Man: Homecoming Character Is Hiding a Major Secret

Gamers Love Nostalgia, So Someone Is Bringing Back the Original Xbox’s Gigantic Controllers [Update]

Visualize the World by Imagining It With a Population of 100 People

Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft’s Xbox One X

A Brief History of Steven Moffat Saying Why He Never Picked a Female Doctor Who

Uber CEO’s Future at the Company Hangs in the Balance at Today’s Board Meeting

Myrcella’s ‘Sweet’ Death on Game of Thrones Was Originally Going to Be So Much Ickier

Hackers Are Hijacking Verified Accounts to Spread Fake News

Kirk and Crew Join the Star Trek VR Game With ‘Let’s Play’ Cartoon Mashup

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