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Chris Pratt Becomes Latest Guardians 2 Actor to Create Impossible Expectations

Chris Pratt thinks Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 is going to be the biggest movie ever made. The hype is in danger of getting excessive. Pratt was recently in Toronto to promote his not Guardians of the Galaxy western, The Magnificent Seven, when of course he was asked about Guardians of the Galaxy because…

io9 Beth Elderkin Sep 10

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders Comes to Theaters for One Epic Day

If going to the theaters to watch The Killing Joke made you want to take a shower, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders will be more like a Mr. Bubbles bath. With toy submarines. And a puppy. WB and Fathom Events announced that Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders is getting a limited one-day movie…

io9 Beth Elderkin Sep 10

Univision Executives Vote to Delete Six Gawker Media Posts

In a vote carried out on Friday night, Univision executives voted to remove six posts published by former Gawker Media properties that are involved in ongoing litigation. The vote took place just hours before the close of Univision’s purchase of Gawker Media’s assets, and was carried out under a provision in Gawker’s existing collective bargaining…

Tech News J.K. Trotter Sep 10

The First US Trailer For Shin Godzilla Is One Big Throwback

The glorious music. The Toho Scope branding. Funimation’s first “Western” trailer for Shin Godzilla really wants to lean into the big G’s classic Japanese filmography. I say “Western,” because although this is the first trailer for Shin Godzilla’s American theatrical release, it’s not like there’s any dialogue subtitled or anything. It’s the same footage we’ve…

Trailers James Whitbrook Sep 9

Controversial Maya Codex Is the Real Deal After All

Scientists have been arguing over the authenticity of an ancient document called the Grolier Codex for 50 years. A new analysis published in a special section of the journal Maya Archaeology has concluded that the codex is indeed genuine, making it the oldest surviving manuscript from the pre-Colombian era. Perhaps you’re not familiar with the…

Tech News Jennifer Ouellette Sep 9

Will Anybody Care If DC Comics Kills Hawkman Again?

Hawkman’s history in DC Comics is as long as it is mind-bogglingly complex. So when the publisher reveals its latest miniseries is called Death of Hawkman, it has us wondering if there’s anyone who’s been able to follow along long enough to care that the feathered hero could meet his maker. The Hawk-heroes—whether they be…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Sep 9

EpiPen Competitor Says Their Generic Won’t Be Available Until Late 2017 Or 2018

Mylan Pharmaceuticals spent the past decade raising the price of the EpiPen from $57 to $600. Why? Because they could. The company didn’t have any real competition. And now one competitor, Teva Pharmaceuticals, a company that has tried and failed to bring a generic EpiPen to market before, says that their product won’t be ready…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 9

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Recall Is a Nightmare So Far

Samsung’s exchange program for Galaxy Note 7 has been a nightmare for customers so far. A week after Samsung’s “voluntary” recall of the Galaxy Note 7, customers have yet to be clearly told when and how they’ll be able to replace their devices—devices that could set cars, hotel rooms, or garages on fire—with new, working…

Gadgets Christina Warren Sep 9

Tom Hanks and Ellen DeGeneres Having a ‘Pixar Off’ Is Too Adorable

Pixar fans probably didn’t think to tune into Ellen recently when they saw Tom Hanks was on to promote Sully. But Hanks and DeGeneres share Pixar in common, and the two took the occasion to not only share some fun stories, but also to improvise what might happen if Woody met Dory. It’s a super…

Movies Germain Lussier Sep 9

Spock Taught Me What It Meant to Be Horny

Teenage Evan knew he was supposed to want sex. Sometimes when I’d watch soap operas with my mom and people would kiss onscreen, I’d feel… tingling. This was probably significant, I thought, and warranted further investigation. I couldn’t ask my mom or teachers at school. Thankfully, I had Star Trek. And it was First Officer…

io9 Evan Narcisse Sep 9

An Appreciative Gallery of Voyager‘s Captain Janeway, Looking Shocked

There was the Picard maneuver. Then Riker straddling every chair on the Enterprise gave birth to the Riker maneuver. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to introduce you to The Janeway maneuver. Over seven years, Kate Mulgrew gave us some of the finest Star Trek reaction gifs the cosmos could offer in her role as…

io9 James Whitbrook Sep 9

Facebook Stops September 11th Anniversary From Trending Due to Hoax Story

Facebook’s trending news module is making headlines again, and this time it’s for propping up 9/11 truther nonsense as “news.” Instead of simply removing the offending article, however, the platform has now dropped the trending topic—broadly titled “September 11th Anniversary”—altogether. As multiple people noted on Twitter today, the top story in the “September 11th Anniversary”…

Social Media Sophie Kleeman Sep 9

Bill Clinton Rants About Tech

While Hillary “Delete Your Account” Clinton might have a nuanced, albeit cringeworthy, understanding of how to utilize social media, the same cannot be said for her husband Bill. The New York Times reports that at a public appearance earlier this week in North Carolina, the former president speculated about the reasons no one likes him…

Tech News Eve Peyser Sep 9

Dr. Manhattan in Talks to Be the Movie Flash’s Dad

In case you don’t remember the man behind the big blue dick, that would be Billy Crudup, who is reportedly in contention to take on the role of Barry Allen’s dad in the Flash movie. While not yet confirmed by Warner Bros, Variety has sources saying that Crudup is in talks with the studio to…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Sep 9

This Proposal to Torch Dead Forests For Fuel Is Nuts

Drought and bark beetle infestations have not been kind to western forests in recent years. California alone has an estimated 66 million dead trees speckling its landscapes and waiting to become wildfire fuel. To prevent that from happening and help us kick our coal habit at the same time, a pair of scientists has put…

Tech News Maddie Stone Sep 9

General Motors Recalls 4.3 Million Vehicles Over a Software Bug

If you own a GM vehicle from 2014-2017, listen up: General Motors is recalling nearly 4.3 million vehicles worldwide after discovering a software defect that prevents air bags from deploying during a crash. The software bug may also prevent the seat belts from locking properly. The flaw has already been linked to one death and…

Tech News Michael Nunez Sep 9

The Seth Rogen/Evan Goldberg/Time-Travel/Video Game Sitcom Is Officially a Go

He’s a janitor by day, gamer by night, and he’s just been recruited to travel through time and save humanity. That’s the pitch for Future Man, a brand new show coming to Hulu, produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and starring The Hunger Games’ Josh Hutcherson. Hulu secured the rights to the show earlier…

Television Germain Lussier Sep 9

This Churning Nebula Is a Massive Star Factory

Behold N159, a turbulent stellar nursery comprised of glowing gas and dark dust. Located over 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, this type of nebula churns out some of the universe’s largest stars. N159 measures about 150 light-years across and it contains an abundance of hot young stars. At the center of this…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Sep 9

You Can Now Buy a Weaponized USB Stick For $55

If you were looking for a USB stick that “instantly and permanently [disables] unprotected hardware,” you’re in luck. You can now purchase one for a little more than fifty bucks! According to ZDNet, “when the USB Kill stick is plugged in, it rapidly charges its capacitors from the USB power supply, and then discharges—all in…

Tech News William Turton Sep 9

Feds: Stop Using the Samsung Galaxy Note 7

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission just released an official statement about the exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The CPSC is urging all Galaxy Note 7 owners to stop using their devices. More importantly, the commission also said that it is working with Samsung to “formally announce an official recall of the Galaxy Note 7.”…

Gadgets Christina Warren Sep 9

Chris Pratt Becomes Latest Guardians 2 Actor to Create Impossible Expectations

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders Comes to Theaters for One Epic Day

Univision Executives Vote to Delete Six Gawker Media Posts

The First US Trailer For Shin Godzilla Is One Big Throwback

Controversial Maya Codex Is the Real Deal After All

Will Anybody Care If DC Comics Kills Hawkman Again?

EpiPen Competitor Says Their Generic Won’t Be Available Until Late 2017 Or 2018

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Recall Is a Nightmare So Far

Tom Hanks and Ellen DeGeneres Having a ‘Pixar Off’ Is Too Adorable

Spock Taught Me What It Meant to Be Horny

An Appreciative Gallery of Voyager‘s Captain Janeway, Looking Shocked

Facebook Stops September 11th Anniversary From Trending Due to Hoax Story

Bill Clinton Rants About Tech

Dr. Manhattan in Talks to Be the Movie Flash’s Dad

This Proposal to Torch Dead Forests For Fuel Is Nuts

General Motors Recalls 4.3 Million Vehicles Over a Software Bug

The Seth Rogen/Evan Goldberg/Time-Travel/Video Game Sitcom Is Officially a Go

This Churning Nebula Is a Massive Star Factory

You Can Now Buy a Weaponized USB Stick For $55

Feds: Stop Using the Samsung Galaxy Note 7

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