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VR SciFi Flick Lawnmower Man Gets Series Reboot in Actual Virtual Reality

A VR film company is rebooting the movie that taught many kids to fear the hell out of virtual reality. Jaunt announced that it’s developing a new series based on the 1992 cult classic The Lawnmower Man, only viewable with a virtual reality headset. The original movie’s about a scientist who uses a combination of…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jan 21

Twitter Apologizes for Making People Follow Donald Trump Against Their Will

People are a bit on edge at the moment when it comes to being forced to do things by now-President Donald Trump. When some users noticed that they were suddenly following the official Twitter account of the POTUS against their will yesterday, they freaked out. Now, Twitter has apologized. https://gizmodo.com/trump-deletes-misspelled-tweet-which-may-be-illegal-1791466204 Today, Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jan 21

Trump Deletes Misspelled Tweet, Which May Be Illegal [Updated]

Update 7:30pm: Donald Trump has since deleted the follow-up tweet, possibly breaking the rules regarding archiving official records a second time. As of now, there’s no proof on his Twitter account of it ever existing. Of course, that’s what archived images are for. We’re officially through the looking glass, and it’s time to find out…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jan 21

Kristen Stewart Co-Authored Research Paper About Artificial Intelligence

Kristen Stewart is quickly becoming one of my favorite people. She’s gone from Twilight to indie darling, picking some amazing films that show us she has way more talent than Bella Swan gave her credit for. And now, she’s a scientist. Stewart is gearing up to debut her directorial debut, a 17-minute short film called…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jan 21

Massive Twitter Bot Army Exposed by Its Obsession With Star Wars

Bot accounts are the bane of Twitter. The automated accounts that are often characterized by the default egg icon can wreak all sorts of havoc and totally turn the tide on topics that are trending. In a new paper, researchers discovered a bot army of 350,000 accounts that all had one thing in common: a…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jan 21

Women’s March Protesters Salute Rebel Hero Princess Leia

The Women’s March on Washington has a true queen in their camp. Crowds are channeling General Leia Organa and actress Carrie Fisher with signs, costumes, wall art, and other amazing tributes. The Rebellion is here. This weekend’s event is set to be one of the largest protests in American history. The crowd is expected to…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jan 21

ABC Orders SciFi Pilot That Rips Off a South Park Episode

Tis the season for new TV shows, and ABC’s latest pilot pick-up is about refugees from the future as an allegory for the struggles in modern immigration. In other words, South Park did it. The Crossing, announced this week, is about refugees from a war-torn country who seek asylum in an American town. Only, twist,…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jan 21

Watch the Lucasfilm Story Group Point Out Several Obscure Rogue One Easter Eggs

The weekly Star Wars YouTube show, The Star Wars Show, has been off for a few weeks, but a bonus “Secrets Explained” episode popped up Friday night featuring three members of the Lucasfilm Story Group talking about Easter eggs in Rogue One. Much of what’s discussed we’ve discussed on the site: the Rebels stuff, Red…

io9 Germain Lussier Jan 20

National Park Service Banned From Tweeting After Anti-Trump Retweets [Updated]

The National Park service retweeted some sick Donald Trump burns, noting how, uh, lightly attended his inauguration was compared to Barack Obama’s in 2009. But now, the NPS has been ordered by its Washington support office to “immediately cease use of government Twitter accounts until further notice,” according to an internal email obtained by Gizmodo.…

Tech News William Turton Jan 20

The Terminator Will Be Back Thanks to James Cameron and Tim Miller

It seemed like Terminator Genisys had killed the Terminator franchise once and for all, but a new hero is coming back: James Cameron. Cameron, who wrote and directed the first two films, regains the rights in 2019 and is reportedly working with Deadpool director Tim Miller on a brand new film. According to Deadline, Cameron…

io9 Germain Lussier Jan 20

Cats Acting Out Scenes from Star Wars and Other Movies Is Really Fantastic

Man, cats are so dang smart that they can pretty much replace actors in movies these days. I’m watching this wonderful scene reenactment of The Empire Strikes Back and I’m not sure I even miss the real Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker. Okay, I guess Darth Vader is still way more badass than any cat…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 20

Lucifer Just Cast a Former Galavant Star as God

Lucifer introduced the Devil’s mother at the start of season two; now, it appears we’ll soon be meeting dear old Dad. Sorta. The very funny Timothy Omundson (Galavant, Psych) has just signed on for a guest-starring role as God. With a twist, though. See, he’ll be playing God Johnson—a psychiatric patient who believes he’s the…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jan 20

This Raptor Puppet Is a Cute Little Terror That Seems Alive

Our favorite puppeteer Barnaby Dixon is back with a kickass puppet raptor that packs so many moves that it totally feels like it has its own mind. The tail wags back and forth independently, the mouth opens and closes with ferocity, and the body and arms move as naturally as anything you’ve seen in Jurassic…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 20

Travelers Reminds Us to Never Trust Anybody Who Shows Up from the Future

When something gets invented that can make people’s lives better, it will also be used to make people’s lives worse. The road to hell is paved with good intentions and time travel only helps you get there quicker. Travelers is a fun series airing on Netflix, focused on people from the future who come back…

io9 Evan Narcisse Jan 20

At the Last Minute, Trump Asks Nuclear Safety Administrator to Stick Around After All

After weeks of silence and uncertainty, the agency responsible for ensuring the safety of our nuclear arsenal finally has an answer to the question of who exactly is in charge under President Trump. Last night, just hours before Trump was to be sworn in, his transition team finally asked Under Secretary for Nuclear Security Frank…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Jan 20

Scientists Are Searching For Life On This Nearby Exoplanet

With all this talk about human colonies on Mars, why not dream a little bigger? Dr. Stephen Kane and his team of researchers at San Francisco State University are looking about 14 lightyears away from our solar system for some potentially inhabitable real estate. Wolf 1061, a star system not terribly far from our own,…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta Jan 20

A New Witchblade TV Show Is in the Works at NBC

Witchblade is coming to TV… again. Image’s supernatural comic series has a new show planned for NBC from the team behind Vampire Diaries, and someone out there is hoping the golden age of comic book TV can mean that the second (technically, third) time’s a charm for detective Sara Pezzini. The Hollywood Reporter reports that the…

Television James Whitbrook Jan 20

The White House’s New Approach to Climate Change: Who Gives a Shit?

Whatever the environmental community was expecting to happen after President Trump’s inauguration Friday, the reality is probably worse. Having transitioned into Trump mode, the White House website has seemingly been scrubbed of all mentions of climate science. The climate change page is gone, as are a number of links referencing climate change. Featured instead is…

Tech News Sidney Fussell Jan 20

Thank the Great Bird of the Galaxy, the Star Trek Fan Film Lawsuit Has Settled

The long and winding tale of CBS and Paramount versus Axanar has finally come to an end. Much later, I think, than anyone wanted. Back in 2015, CBS and Paramount filed a lawsuit against the Star Trek fan film Axanar, alleging copyright infringement. Axanar had raised over $1 million through crowdsourcing to make a prequel…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jan 20

Can You Brew Beer On the Moon?

When some apocalyptic event in the very near future forces humans scurrying to another planet, we’re probably going to have the same question. Can we still get shitfaced? A team of University of California, San Diego students are competing to send an experiment aboard a spacecraft built by Indian startup TeamIndus, which received a million…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jan 20

VR SciFi Flick Lawnmower Man Gets Series Reboot in Actual Virtual Reality

Twitter Apologizes for Making People Follow Donald Trump Against Their Will

Trump Deletes Misspelled Tweet, Which May Be Illegal [Updated]

Kristen Stewart Co-Authored Research Paper About Artificial Intelligence

Massive Twitter Bot Army Exposed by Its Obsession With Star Wars

Women’s March Protesters Salute Rebel Hero Princess Leia

ABC Orders SciFi Pilot That Rips Off a South Park Episode

Watch the Lucasfilm Story Group Point Out Several Obscure Rogue One Easter Eggs

National Park Service Banned From Tweeting After Anti-Trump Retweets [Updated]

The Terminator Will Be Back Thanks to James Cameron and Tim Miller

Cats Acting Out Scenes from Star Wars and Other Movies Is Really Fantastic

Lucifer Just Cast a Former Galavant Star as God

This Raptor Puppet Is a Cute Little Terror That Seems Alive

Travelers Reminds Us to Never Trust Anybody Who Shows Up from the Future

At the Last Minute, Trump Asks Nuclear Safety Administrator to Stick Around After All

Scientists Are Searching For Life On This Nearby Exoplanet

A New Witchblade TV Show Is in the Works at NBC

The White House’s New Approach to Climate Change: Who Gives a Shit?

Thank the Great Bird of the Galaxy, the Star Trek Fan Film Lawsuit Has Settled

Can You Brew Beer On the Moon?

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