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What in God’s Name Has the Power Rangers Movie Done to Alpha 5

Ai yi yi yi yi. IGN has revealed new concept art for Power Rangers’ updated take on Alpha 5, Zordon and the Rangers’ easily panicked but trusty robotic sidekick in the show. Except this time the character, voiced by Bill Hader, isn’t actually a robot. Instead, Alpha is an actual alien, complete with bizarre tentacled…

Movies James Whitbrook Nov 30

You Can Finally Watch Netflix Offline

Netflix is now allowing users to download select movies and TV shows for offline playback, the company announced Wednesday. The feature, which users have been asking for FOR YEARS, has been rumored to be in the works since June. Back in November, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos alluded to the feature in an interview…

Television Christina Warren Nov 30

Guy Builds a Matrix Bullet-Time Rig Using Just One Spinning High Speed Camera

To create those amazing bullet-time shots in The Matrix, the filmmakers used a bunch of cameras to simultaneously capture the action from all angles. But Google Engineer Ben Krasnow found an easier and cheaper way to do this by simply spinning a high-speed camera capable of shooting at speeds of up to 21,500 frames per…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Nov 30

New Legends of Tomorrow Set Pictures Tease the Return of a Familiar Hero

Don’t expect a direct sequel to Rogue One (that isn’t A New Hope, that is). Two familiar faces return in new pictures from The Flash’s midseason finale. See a new preview for the return of Gotham next year. Plus, a new Cars 3 poster as grim as that first teaser, and updates on Bourne 6…

Television James Whitbrook Nov 30

10 Tricks to Make Yourself an Instapaper Master

Good news: the best read-it-later service, Instapaper, is now giving away premium features for free, which means most of us have got a whole bunch of new goodies to play around with. Here are ten of Instapaper’s best features you might not know about. 1. Search through articles in a snap If you can’t remember…

Gadgets David Nield Nov 30

Legions of Squishy Sea Things Wash Up on Sea Shore

Legions of mysterious jelly-like creatures washed up on a California beach Monday and Tuesday, prompting speculation from locals. “Baby tremor monsters?” guessed a member of the Huntington Beach Community Facebook group. “Maybe the ‘ass-blaster’ version from “Tremors 3?” another member pondered. “Aliens sent here to sick our brains out and rule our world,” someone else concluded.…

Tech News Eve Peyser Nov 29

Widow of Hunter S. Thompson Plans to Clone Late Husband’s Legendary Weed

Over a decade after the death of famed author and psychonaut Hunter S. Thompson, a small part of his legacy might find new life—and a spot in a dispensary near you. On Sunday, Anita Thompson announced that she was partnering with a cannabis company to clone her deceased husband’s favorite strains and sell them to…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Nov 29

FDA Approves Large-Scale Clinical Trial for Ecstasy

Ecstasy isn’t only for ravers—a small series of clinical trials have demonstrated taking MDMA can be an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration granted permission for large-scale, Phase 3 clinical trials for MDMA, which is the next step in the process to get it approved as a prescription…

Tech News Eve Peyser Nov 29

What Exactly Does Going to Space Do to Your Body?

Going to space is definitely one of the coolest things a human could ever do but damn if it doesn’t do a doozy to your body. If you were able to spend time in space, your bones would become brittle, your leg and back muscles would wither away, the back of your eyeballs might flatten,…

Sploid Casey Chan Nov 29

Felicity Jones Giving Star Wars Characters Yearbook Superlatives Is the Joy We Needed Today

It’s a grim world out there, people. Let’s revel in a moment of lightness—such as Rogue One star Felicity Jones granting everyone from Kylo Ren to Yoda a high school yearbook superlative. Shot for Glamour, the cute video reveals a side to the characters of Star Wars you’ve never seen (or probably imagined) before. Who’s…

io9 James Whitbrook Nov 29

Alexa, Who’s on First?

At this point, preprogrammed jokes have become a staple of digital assistant software, but most attempts at humor by Siri and the like have skewed closer to “cute” than “funny.” One possible explanation is that these assistants work better as comedy duos than solo acts, a possibility strongly supported by a new video starring Amazon…

Commerce Hudson Hongo Nov 29

A Cursed Board Game Haunts Its Players In Throwback Horror Comedy Beyond the Gates

In Jackson Stewart’s Beyond the Gates, brothers whose father has been missing for months make an intriguing discovery in his seemingly abandoned video shop: an old board game that requires a VCR to play, and seems nothing more than a retro oddity—until, as this clip shows, it reveals its sinister powers. Sharp-eyed cult movie fans…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Nov 29

Trump’s Pick for Health Secretary Is Total Nightmare Fuel

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Tom Price to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), placing the Georgia Congressman in an extremely powerful position as far as the nation’s health is concerned. Given his dubious track record, this appointment is of serious concern. As HHS secretary, Tom Price, 62, will serve as the…

Health George Dvorsky Nov 29

Barry Allen Tries (and Fails) to Be the Team Leader In a New DC Crossover Clip

Poor Barry. First his best friends start calling him out for altering all of space-time, and then he has to deal with Oliver Queen making him look like a clown in front of all his superfriends. https://gizmodo.com/the-flashs-greatest-enemy-this-season-isnt-a-supervilla-1789307999 The latest clip from this week’s megacrossover between the CW’s DC superhero shows, from tonight’s episode of The…

Television James Whitbrook Nov 29

What Makes the Design of U.S.S. Enterprise Iconic

With the 50th anniversary of Star Trek this year, there is time to ponder all the things about the show that have managed to last this long. Among them is the design of the U.S.S. Enterprise and why it worked well enough that a big disk with two nacelles is the default look for any…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Nov 29

Canada’s Money Is Made of Meat Too

Earlier today we noted the recent outcry in Britain over the country’s new £5 note, which is made using a small amount of animal fat. But the British aren’t the only ones with meat money. Canada’s bank notes have tallow as well. The Canadian Broadcasting Company has confirmed with the Bank of Canada that Canuck…

Tech News Matt Novak Nov 29

Government Officials Can’t Stop Spying on Their Crushes

On Monday, a top prosecutor in the Brooklyn district attorney’s office was arrested amid allegations that she used an illegal wiretap to eavesdrop on a coworker and an NYPD detective. But in a twist worthy of a Mary Higgins Clark novel, the New York Times reports that the incident was part of a “love triangle…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Nov 29

Watch a Destroyed 17th Century Map Get Painstakingly Restored

A 17th century map was found in a chimney in Scotland and then delivered to the National Library of Scotland crumpled inside a plastic bag and basically destroyed. Just unraveling the fragile, centuries-old map seemed impossible enough, but the team at the National Library managed to figure out a way to salvage and restore it.…

Sploid Casey Chan Nov 29

The Amazing Ways Akira Uses Light to Tell Its Story

Akira is considered an all-time classic in animation for many reasons—but one rarely championed is the way it uses light in the movie to support Katsuhiro Otomo’s commentary on the grim future of Neo-Tokyo. The ever-excellent Nerdwriter has a great new video about the use of light throughout Akira, from the bright neon signs of…

io9 James Whitbrook Nov 29

How to Fix Facebook’s Fake News Problem in 3 Easy Steps

Everyone seems obsessed with Facebook’s fake news problem. So we here at Gizmodo have come up with a simple 3-step solution. If we all just follow the steps below, Facebook’s fake news is gone forever! Click on this link. Click “Delete Your Account” Type in your password. And you’re done! Tell your friends!

Social Media Matt Novak Nov 29

What in God’s Name Has the Power Rangers Movie Done to Alpha 5

You Can Finally Watch Netflix Offline

Guy Builds a Matrix Bullet-Time Rig Using Just One Spinning High Speed Camera

New Legends of Tomorrow Set Pictures Tease the Return of a Familiar Hero

10 Tricks to Make Yourself an Instapaper Master

Legions of Squishy Sea Things Wash Up on Sea Shore

Widow of Hunter S. Thompson Plans to Clone Late Husband’s Legendary Weed

FDA Approves Large-Scale Clinical Trial for Ecstasy

What Exactly Does Going to Space Do to Your Body?

Felicity Jones Giving Star Wars Characters Yearbook Superlatives Is the Joy We Needed Today

Alexa, Who’s on First?

A Cursed Board Game Haunts Its Players In Throwback Horror Comedy Beyond the Gates

Trump’s Pick for Health Secretary Is Total Nightmare Fuel

Barry Allen Tries (and Fails) to Be the Team Leader In a New DC Crossover Clip

What Makes the Design of U.S.S. Enterprise Iconic

Canada’s Money Is Made of Meat Too

Government Officials Can’t Stop Spying on Their Crushes

Watch a Destroyed 17th Century Map Get Painstakingly Restored

The Amazing Ways Akira Uses Light to Tell Its Story

How to Fix Facebook’s Fake News Problem in 3 Easy Steps

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