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In its heyday, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 era produced many still-ongoing franchises, but few have endured quite as interestingly as Borderlands. Gearbox Software’s shooter-RPG series has been so definitive and so infamous for so long in ways that will never truly go away. At the same time, it’s always been itself: for better

Big events like New York Comic-Con give publishers a good reason to tee up some upcoming comics and big events to come throughout the next year. Marvel already revealed their 2025 lineup will include Doctor Doom ruling the planet and an all-new Ultimate Wolverine, but what’s going on with DC? We broke down five of

Godzilla Minus One was one of the biggest, surprises of 2023, and one of the year’s best in general. It’s alredy made its way to streaming and physical formats, but if you’ve been chomping to see it in theaters again, Toho’s more than happy to oblige. The Oscar-winning hit will play in theaters one more time

The final season for Star Trek: Lower Decks is almost upon us, and the show’s pulling out all the stops for its last hurrah. It’s always a given the USS Cerritos and her crew will get up to some shenanigans, since that’s just what they do. But the Star Trek Universe panel at New York Comic-Con promises some

A lot of Star Wars these days is about finding something weird and old from the vast history of its transmedia empire and bringing it back from the shadows and into the light. These days with so much of the Expanded Universe already pillaged for re-canonization, it takes a lot to surprise a fan of the

Hasbro’s awesome HasLab program just announced another release and this time around our first thought is “That’s a big Twinkie.” The toy company is once again back to the world of Ghostbusters and this time it’s bringing to life arguably the most iconic piece in the franchise, the Ecto-1. Oh, sure there have been Ecto-1s

Adult Swim hasn’t announced the exact release date for Rick and Morty season eight just yet, but at today’s New York Comic Con panel for the much-loved animated sci-fi series, there was still some outstanding news for fans: season 10 won’t be the end for the series. Seasons 11 and 12, baby! Let’s go! Speaking

Discord, a messaging platform that is not exactly notorious for protecting its users’ privacy, has apparently finally gotten fed up with a South Korean video game maker that’s trying to root out alleged copyright infringers on the platform and has for months been shielding some of those accounts’ identities. In a court filing first reported

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We here at io9 have, hopefully, made it abundantly clear that The Wild Robot is a masterpiece. It’s in theaters now and if you have a heart, you should watch it and be reminded of why you love the movies. You’ll remember what’s possible when pictures and sound unfold perfectly in front of your eyes.

If you’re like us, you can never leave a big convention without a poster tube full of goodies. New York Comic Con is later this week and, as one would expect, artists and brands have all sorts of awesome exclusives coming to the event. Sure, there will be all sorts of toys, games, and collectibles

Becoming a Jedi is one of the most potent fantasies Star Wars games can offer—the power of a lightsaber, the greater power of the Force itself. It is, indeed, a fantasy that we’ve gotten to turn to more than any other in Star Wars‘ long gaming history. But with that fantasy has come a view of

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Since 2016, Damien Leone’s Terrifier series has evolved from standalone shorts into growing franchise with a passionate fanbase that helps it rake in plenty of money. The folks who love Terrifier absolutely love it, and with the third movie now in theaters, you may be wondering what’s next for Art the Clown and whoever’s unlucky to wind

It’s only been a whole week since Joker: Folie à Deux hit theaters, but the reactions and takes couldn’t be more divisive. Folks who saw it (or just read the synopsis online) have a lot of thoughts on various parts of the movie, mainly its ending. Director Todd Phillips and star Joaquin Phoenix have already talked

Considering the big-ticket investment Amazon Prime Video has made in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power so far, it’s a little surprising the streamer hasn’t officially confirmed a third season is on the way, especially after all the dangling threads left at the recent end of season two. But the decision-makers appear

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Netflix has been leaning especially hard into true crime lately, but as always, the streamer has vast offerings beyond the Menendez brothers and their ilk. Take a detour into fictional horrors with this list of 10 standout films ready to season your eyeballs with frights. Evil Dead Rise It’s always a risk when a new

If all the high-quality gifs running the mill on social media are any indication, Marvel fans worldwide are getting good use out of the home video release of Deadpool & Wolverine by reminding people how madcap the blockbuster film was. In case there were still holdouts hesitant in rushing over to their local movie distributor

This month, Lego released one of its coolest Star Wars sets ever. However, it’s not a set you can buy. It only comes with the purchase of a much larger, more expensive set—but if you have the means, not only is it worth it, it comes with a hidden surprise. I recently cracked open my

The choices made at the end of Joker: Folie à Deux are arguably the biggest reasons why the film has been so polarizing. While some find them interesting and insightful, many others find them maddening and subversive. Two people who do like the ending, though, are the film’s co-writer and director Todd Phillips and its

One solid pair of headphones are a must have for anyone.  Whether it’s to enjoy music or podcasts on the subway, watch videos without disturbing those around you, or to take calls easily without getting your phone out of your pocket. Bluetooth earbuds are the best way to listen on the go or while in

The China-based chipmaker MediaTek is being explicit about what our phones’ futures will entail. In its best Elmo impression, MediaTek is asking, “Can you say the word “agentic?” What does that mean, exactly? For its newly announced flagship 3nm chip, the Dimensity 9400, the focus is now on how AI assistants can work across apps

If you haven’t been watching The Penguin, you should get on that. The show has been doing a stellar job of showing a comic book crime boss on the rise and doing so in a much more grounded fashion than the larger tapestry of DC Comics and Batman would suggest. For the most part, the

Joker: Folie à Deux may have been a surprise damp squib at the box office this weekend, but its ending has gotten people talking regardless if they went out to see the sequel or not. And as controversial a conclusion as it is, apparently we almost got something similar in the original film’s climax… if

In a surprising turn of events, Amazon has initiated a clearance sale on the discontinued Google Nest Wifi router and offers it at an astonishing 77% discount. This mesh Wi-Fi system, originally priced at $169 is now available for just $38 during Prime Day which makes it an incredibly attractive option for budget-conscious consumers. In

Amazon’s Prime (Big Deal) Days is set for October 8-9 and it is shaping up to be an exciting event for consumers worldwide. While the official event is still a few days away, Amazon has begun rolling out early deals accessible to everyone over the weekend, not just Prime members, and gives shoppers a taste of

Amazon’s Prime Day is -once again- offering tech enthusiasts a fantastic opportunity to snag one of Apple’s most popular laptops at an unbeatable price. The MacBook Air M2 with 256GB of storage is now available for just $849, a significant drop from its original price of $999. See at Amazon This deal is particularly striking

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Ryan Reynolds knew getting Chris Evans to appear in Deadpool & Wolverine wouldn’t be easy. Even though the Marvel mainstay wouldn’t be coming back as his signature role as Captain America, Reynolds figured it couldn’t hurt to make the role a bit more important than a mere cameo. And, once he did that, Evans agreed…

When Edgar Wright’s The Running Man named Glen Powell (Twisters) as its star earlier this year, it seemed almost too much to hope that the movie would arrive in 2025: the same year Stephen King (writing under his Richard Bachman pseudonym) set his dystopian tale. Though Wright’s involvement in this version was announced in 2021

Unsolved Mysteries has been around since 1987, making it an early pioneer in true crime TV—a genre that’s only gotten more popular in recent years thanks to streaming. Netflix revived Unsolved Mysteries in 2020, with a fifth entry in that format arriving this week. While volume five is the shortest season yet, it might also

And just like that, the strike was over. At least for now. The 47,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), who have been on strike since Tuesday, will reportedly go back to work Friday after an interim deal was reached, according to a new report from CNN. The news outlet cites two unnamed sources

Much of what we know about the events immediately in the wake of Return of the Jedi in contemporary Star Wars continuity has been left in broad strokes for almost as long as the rebooted canon has been around. In the run up to The Force Awakens, Lucasfilm’s transmedia initiatives made great strides to begin setting up

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Warner’s handling of Cartoon Network and its animated legacy in recent months is something that could diplomatically be described as “not ideal,” between the closure of the iconic Cartoon Network Studios building last year, the cancelation of multiple series, and, most recently, the surprising complete closure of Cartoon Network’s website and its archive of free

If anyone wants to know how DC Studios is going to be different from Marvel Studios, here’s the best answer yet. James Gunn just confirmed the studio greenlit a film called Dynamic Duo, which will act as an origin story for Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, both of whom become Robin, and will be told

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Before Netflix returns us to the world of crazy, cheese-loving British inventors with Vengeance Most Fowl, the next entry in Aardman’s beloved Wallace and Gromit series, the original TV movies are getting a lush new re-release that would have Wallace grinning even further from ear to ear, even if his head wasn’t already shaped like that. Today

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Picture a laptop that effortlessly combines style and performance, designed to enhance your productivity and creativity. The Apple M2 MacBook Air is just that—a powerful yet portable machine that adapts to your lifestyle whether you’re working on a presentation, editing videos, or simply browsing the web. This gateway to innovation is more accessible than ever

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I have a bad habit any time I walk through the door, coming home. As I empty my pockets of my phone, keys, and wallet, they just kind of end up anywhere. Some days I’ll set my wallet down right on a shelf by the door. Other times, it’ll end up on the kitchen counter

A TikTok-fueled surge in inhalant use is endangering kids’ lives, researchers warn. In a new study, the researchers have collected and analyzed dozens of videos amassing millions of views that feature the trend, known as “chroming.” Inhalant use has long been a persistent public health problem. The various vapors or gases used as inhalants cause

Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of Binance, is likely to walk out of prison on Friday after serving a four-month sentence for failing to maintain an effective know-your-customer (KYC) program to fight money laundering on the world’s largest crypto trading platform. And there are still a lot of questions about what he does

An unusually large storm is headed towards the coast of Florida, gaining strength as it travels along the Gulf of Mexico before it’s predicted to make landfall on Thursday evening. Hurricane Helene was upgraded to a Category 2 storm on Thursday morning, just hours before it is forecast to impact Florida’s northwestern coast as a

Earlier today, a tweet went viral claiming that horror master John Carpenter was posting disparaging, even shit-talking reviews of his own work (as well as other films, including the recent Reagan biopic) on the movie-watching social platform Letterboxd. Carpenter is a legendary curmudgeon, but the fact that anyone believed the posts were real is a

It may sound like a joke Deadpool would shoot off in the middle of an action sequence but this is absolutely true. Deadpool & Wolverine is going for some of that Oscar gold. And Golden Globes. And whatever else it can scrounge up that’s bright and shiny. Variety reports that Marvel Studios is getting ready

Duo, Duolingo’s owl mascot—a creature that grew so tired of reminding you to practice your French he caught an awful flu — will now be hounding you to get your damn hands on those piano keys and practice your chords. Duolingo is now offering a physical keyboard for beginner pianists. As much as it promises

Once again, the question of whether or not Spider-Man should remain a bachelor has made headlines in certain online media outlets. As recounted by PopVerse, current X-Men editor Tom Brevoort fielded a question about Marvel’s editorial mandates during a panel at Baltimore Comic Con over the weekend. Brevoort replied, “If you’re working for Marvel, the

Today Marvel dropped our first extended look at Thunderbolts*, its new anti-hero team-up film that pulls together a motley crew of renegades from a plethora of past Marvel projects. It’s been a while since we’ve seen many of these characters—and one of them is entirely new to the MCU. So if you need a refresher on

Much like the movie that spawned it, Matt Reeves‘ 2022 The Batman, new HBO series The Penguin invites the viewer to creep into Gotham City’s dark, gritty underworld. There’s nothing bright and glossy about Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) and his life on the mean streets—he may have comic-book origins, but authenticity is the buzzword here.

We’re two weeks away from October, and you know what that means: horror time. While Alien: Romulus and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice are cleaning up in theaters, there’s some scary stuff coming to TV, and Peacock’s hoping you’ll tune in for its new show, Teacup. Created by Ian McCulloch (Yellowstone) and executive produced by Conjuring head James Wan, the

Northeastern Germany’s Tollense Valley hosts what is known as the world’s oldest battlefield: an archaeological site bearing the remains of some 150 individuals, dating to the 13th century BCE. Now, analysis of arrowheads found on the site reveal that the weaponry was not produced in the area, indicating that the conflict involved people from elsewhere

Since 2002, Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts franchise has been steadily going along thanks to mainline installments and a number of spinoffs across handhelds and phones. After Kingdom Hearts III closed out the original story in 2019, Square Enix has now said the previously announced fourth game will pave the way for some kind of end. In an interview

There’ve been plenty of Batman TV shows over the years, both animated and live-action. But Fox’s Gotham is probably one of the more out there series: a prequel focused on Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) investigating the Waynes’ murder while Bruce himself (David Mazouz) is just a kid? And his future Rogues Gallery is either around his age

Now that we are living in a world where Colin Farrell in Max’s newly released The Penguin show is putting on the performance of his career, all eyes are on The Batman director Matt Reeves to give a say which member of the famous rogues’ gallery fans should expect to see next. Although Reeves is

If “prequel to a classic movie about the birth of the Antichrist” sounds like something you’ve already encountered this year, you’re not possessed: back in April, The First Omen delivered a gruesomely creative exploration of events leading into The Omen. Apartment 7A endeavors to do the same for Rosemary’s Baby, and while its story offers

We’ve known pretty much since it became an immediate smash hit for the streamer that Netflix has been working on a second (and third) season of its live-action re-imagining of Avatar: The Last Airbender, but now Netflix is ready to give you your first tiny look at what’s to come in Aang and the gang’s continuing

Netflix has started lifting the lid ever so slightly on Squid Game season two—knowing that millions of fans worldwide are dying to know what’s going on with Lee Jung-jae’s Seong Gi-hun. Like, for instance, why is he back in the game that nearly took his life in season one? You won’t find that answered in

As HBO’s new satire series from Veep‘s Armando Ianucci and Jon Brown, and director Sam Mendes, The Franchise might at first seem like it’s eager to stick a knife into the superhero movie boom, just as the genre’s seemingly at a crossroads of identity crises. But not only have the creators behind the show been made

Season one of Squid Game was packed full of mysteries, twists, shocking reveals, and just shocks in general—no wonder it was a hugely popular hit for Netflix that also raked in critical acclaim, including six Emmys and a historic first Outstanding Drama Series nomination for a non-English language show. So it’s no wonder that fans

JD Vance, vice presidential candidate and generally weird guy, made a recent appearance on the YouTube show of Shawn Ryan where he defended the honor of Elon Musk. Strangely, Vance insisted that if European countries aren’t nicer to the billionaire owner of X, the U.S. shouldn’t support the NATO alliance. Vance told Ryan he forgot

M. Night Shyamalan is already gearing up for his next movie. Ben Whishaw expects he’s made his last appearance as James Bond‘s Q. Matt Reeves gives an update on Batman: The Caped Crusader season 2. Plus, there’s still time for more Agatha All Along teasing before the premiere. Spoilers now! James Bond 26 In a recent interview with

Nikon just announced the winners of its 14th annual Small World in Motion competition, and boy do they showcase the beauty our eyes can’t see! The Nikon Small World competition (of which the video competition is a part) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The videos included in the competition showcase microscopic life and

Netflix has just released its first teaser trailer for the second season of Castlevania: Nocturne. Have a look: As evidenced from the trailer, the show’s second season will see Richter Belmont (Edward Bluemel) team-up with the newly-arrived Alucard (James Callis, reprising his role from Castlevania) to put an end to Erzsebet Báthory (Franka Potente) and

The full Moon will be slightly less full on Tuesday night, thanks to the Earth’s shadow, as our planet will pass between our satellite and the Sun, leading to a partial lunar eclipse. It’s the second lunar eclipse of 2024, though the previous one was harder to see. In March, people in the Americas were

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In just over a month, Tom Hardy will do the symbiotic boogaloo one last time in Venom: The Last Dance. The threequel’s new trailer provided a tantalizing glimpse of recent Venom comics baddie Knull, and for fans of those comics, one thing is on their mind: did the villain’s creators get their due, financially? The answer

A French woman’s dye job inadvertently turned out to be perilous for her vision. In a new case report this week, the woman’s doctors describe how she began to experience retinal detachment and vision loss soon after using hair dye containing certain chemicals. Thankfully, her eyesight returned to normal over time once she stopped using the

Lionsgate’s looking to continue the John Wick franchise, and spinoffs are part of that equation. It’s easy to forget, but there’s already one on the way in the form of John Wick Presents: Ballerina. If you’re thinking you’d like to finally see something from that, good news, lead actor Ana de Armas says we’re not too

In its nature as a prequel, Rings of Power has to do a lot to set up the Lord of the Rings story we’re already familiar with—establishing certain landscapes and events, and setting up characters we know to be shaped into the people they’ll be by the time of the Third Age. Sometimes those connections are more

Bad news for sky watchers: Earth’s orbit has been littered by five more gigantic satellites which are poised to become the brightest objects in the night sky. The five communication satellites, called BlueBirds, launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday at 4:52 a.m. ET. Each satellite is equipped with the largest ever

Razer demoed a bunch of new products at RazerCon last week. Trust me, it was two packed hours of going table to table. But the BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% keyboard was one of the releases that stuck with me till way after the event. Even after an entire week today, I was harassing my coworker

Four private astronauts are getting ready for a daring feat in low Earth orbit, opening the hatch and exposing the crew capsule to the vacuum of space before two crew members attempt the first-ever civilian spacewalk. The Polaris Dawn mission launched on Tuesday at 5:23 a.m. ET on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from

According to the Hollywood Reporter, a promotional Beetlejuice Beetlejuice drink offered at AMC Theatres boasting an attached MacGuffin’s bar could set you back as much as $31, depending on your state’s liquor taxing laws. The 24-ounce “Sandworm Slayer” cocktail is described as “a mix of blue and black raspberry” juice on the rocks, “matched with

In a Monday morning livestream this week, Apple unveiled a number of new products from the AirPods 4 to the iPhone 16. Among those new announcements is the newest smartwatch in the Apple lineup — the Apple Watch Series 10. The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro won’t be open for pre-order until this Friday

In a livestream this Monday morning, Apple unveiled a several new products from the Apple Watch Series 10 to the iPhone 16. One of those new announcements is the latest ear buds in the Apple lineup — the AirPods 4. Pre-orders for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro don’t open until this Friday, September

The destruction of Zanarkand in Final Fantasy X, the Bombing Mission in Final Fantasy VII, the Magitek mechs stomping through the snows towards Narshe, Final Fantasy XVI‘s Game of Thrones-ian slaughter. The beloved gaming series is known for some truly wild set pieces to hook you into an dozens upon dozens of hours of adventure. But

I spent the last year recapping iPhone 16 rumors, and today, everything was finally revealed at Apple’s Glowtime Event. Most of the rumors we covered turned out to be true. The iPhone 16 did get a stacked camera system on the back, plus the iPhone 15 Pro’s Action Button. The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16

Every Marvel show and film spawns fan theories, but the fervor around WandaVision took things to a new pitch. From speculations about Mephisto and Reed Richards to a secret tenth episode, MCU fans were determined to solve the show’s mysteries, for better and worse. The upcoming Agatha All Along will spawn plenty of theories of its own, but

It’s officially September, and for the first weekend of the month, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was the record-breaking, box office winner. Warner Bros. and Tim Burton’s horror-comedy sequel opened to $145.4 million. According to Variety, the bulk of that came domestically, where it began its theatrical run with $110 million. It’s the second-biggest September debut of all time behind

One of the most popular drugs in recent history could someday become less of a hassle to use. In new research presented Saturday, scientists in France have unveiled a novel hydrogel version of semaglutide, the active ingredient in the diabetes and weight loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy. The slow-releasing version should allow people to only

Eighty-eight years ago today, the last known Tasmanian tiger died, leaving humankind to reflect on its role in the species’ erasure. Now, a team of researchers has announced the discovery of the thylacine’s earliest-known ancestors: heavy-metal marsupials with jawbones so tough the animals could eat bones and teeth. The team’s research, published today in the

Last weekend, TikTok videos went viral that purported to show how to receive free money from Chase Bank ATMs across the country. The technique involved depositing a check for a large amount of money the user didn’t actually have and withdrawing a smaller but substantial amount before anything officially cleared. In reality, the “glitch” was

The embattled social media platform X is projected to lose even more advertising revenue next year. It really makes you wonder how many more brands can flee the site before it collapses in a pile of debt and racist memes. On Thursday, the marketing research firm Kantar published a report that assessed the advertising outlook

Telegram has updated its FAQ page to remove a promise that it wouldn’t narc on its users to the authorities. This is, once again, an important reminder that Telegram does not encrypt chats by default like WhatsApp or Signal. As first spotted by The Verge, the old FAQ language vanished sometime on September 5. The

Donald Trump and his progeny have been touting a new crypto project that they claim will bring newfound economic power to “the people.” However, a new report claims that instead of doing that, it may—much like Trump’s economic plan for a second presidential term—actually do the opposite, and deliver a majority of the financial spoils

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Donald Trump made an appearance on Lex Fridman’s podcast Tuesday as the former president has slowly come to realize that internet-based media is vital to reaching people in 2024. And while it’s not the first podcast Trump has ever done, it is one of the larger ones—right up there with the tech-focused All-In podcast, which

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You can do a lot more with Google on the web than you might have realized—as well as running searches (now with added AI), you can run conversions and calculations, flip a coin and roll a die, get definitions, look up places on maps, and plenty more. You can do something else that you might

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Earlier this year, the e-commerce corporation Amazon secured approval to open two new data centers in Santiago, Chile. The $400 million venture is the company’s first foray into locating its data facilities, which guzzle massive amounts of electricity and water in

There’s been countless movies based on Frankenstein’s monster, and there’s one coming out soon centered on his bride. Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Warner Bros. has been fairly secretive about what kind of movie The Bride will be, but according to actor (and Gyllenhaal’s husband) Peter Sarsgaard, it seems the two monsters will be starring in a

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An Italian cultural heritage outfit has announced the recovery of a Roman battering ram from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. The ram, or rostrum, made up the prow of a Roman warship. It was used in the Battle of the Aegates, the team stated, a naval battle between Rome and Carthage that marked the

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Star Wars Outlaws really likes sitting down. Sitting down is not a vital part of gameplay, Kay Vess is not the galaxy’s greatest sitter, she is not the first wielder of a mystical branch of the Force found in transcendental harmony through the medium of good lumbar support. Taking a moment to sit in the

Wearable AI has not had a particularly good track record so far. This year, we’ve already seen Humane, the company behind its maligned AI pin , implode in just a few short months. The Rabbit R1 was released to similarly unfavorable reviews. Now, there’s one more company entering the arena. Instead of promising to become

Tests by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration have yielded the highest-resolution observations ever obtained from Earth, laying an exciting foundation for future observations of black holes. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) famously provided humankind with the first image of a black hole in April 2019. The collaboration followed up that observation with an image of

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is in trouble with environmental groups, again, thanks to Ben Affleck’s divorce surfacing a ten-year-old story about a chainsaw and a whale carcass. The story, which appeared in a 2012 Town & Country profile of Kennedy’s daughter Kick, described an incident from Kick’s childhood. When she was six, a dead whale

Deadpool & Wolverine delivered on a bunch of long-awaited fan desires. Key among them was finally seeing actor Channing Tatum as the explosive card master Gambit. That is before the Cajun sensation sacrificed himself for the greater good of a doomed universe … is what I would say because it turns out he survived. Earlier

Since 2017, Marvel’s boosted Venom into one of its A-list characters and made sure to have him headline a comic event every now and then. Right now, Eddie Brock and his son Dylan are going head-to-head in the pages of “Venom War,” and once that wraps, a new era for the character will kick off.

Telegram’s cofounder Pavel Durov was arrested on Saturday night at an airport several miles north of Paris, according to French news outlets BFMTV and TF1. Both outlets report that the billionaire CEO had arrived from Azerbaijan by private jet, and that he was the subject of a French search warrant related to the app’s lack

Once people began hearing rumbles of the plethora of cameos and guest stars in Deadpool & Wolverine, you could practically hear the engine start running as discussions brewed about which should stick around beyond this movie. Marvel hasn’t made a call either way on basically any of them, it seems, but that hasn’t stopped Ryan Reynolds

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule will bring Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore back home from the International Space Station in February 2025, NASA said on Saturday. The agency’s decision marks the latest setback for Boeing’s costly and chronically delayed Starliner program, and it means extending the astronauts’ intended eight-day journey to a total of eight

Terminator’s been largely on ice since 2019, but it’s returning with T erminator Zero. The upcoming anime is looking to expand the scope of the sci-fi thriller franchise by going to Japan and focusing on a new set of characters caught up in the Human/Skynet war. But war is hell, and as a mature animated

Netflix finally announced that Bridgerton star Charithra Chandran will join the live-action One Piece season two cast as Miss Wednesday, or Alabasta’s wayward princess Vivi Nefertani. Chandran joins actor Sendhil Ramamurthy, who plays Vivi’s father, Nefertari Cobra. Despite creator Eiichiro Oda publicizing season two not reaching the anime’s next major arc, Alabasta, Netflix’s recent casting

The first $1,000 Meta Quest Pro was quickly supplanted by the Meta Quest 3 , a device that cost half the price. A new report—now effectively confirmed by Meta execs—claims Meta is no longer considering a new, expensive headset to be worthwhile. After all, CEO Mark Zuckerberg already claimed the $500 Quest 3 is better

Neuralink’s second patient is doing well, according to Neuralink, and is already using the brain-computer interface chip to play Counter-Strike 2. The Elon Musk-backed startup is implanting computer chips in the brains of people with spinal cord injuries. The pitch is that they’ll be able to interface with computers directly and control computers with their

This week, one of the most delightful yet nightmarish TV shows in recent memory came to an end. While it’s sad to bid farewell to Evil , the series left on a high note with (mostly) satisfying send-offs for its main characters, all while staying true to its core message: evil is everywhere, it always

Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft have released a new trailer for the rapidly-approaching Star Wars Outlaws, a third-person action-adventure video game focusing on the criminal underworld of the galaxy far, far away. Have a look:  In the game, you take on the role of Kay Vess, a thief with a great shag haircut intent on putting

Robert Downey Jr.’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe—not as Iron Man/Tony Stark (RIP), but as Doctor Doom in 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday—was one of the biggest bombshells to emerge from San Diego Comic-Con. And while money was certainly a factor in the reunion between studio and star, Downey recently explained there were other key reasons

Everyone knew Elon Musk was overpaying for Twitter when he bought the social media platform back in 2022. That’s precisely why the billionaire tried to back out of the deal before being forced to finalize the purchase after a court order. But we’re now learning more details about just how dumb buying Twitter was in

Alien: Romulus is now in theaters and despite generally positive reviews and a solid opening weekend, one story seems to be dominating the discussion over the rest. It’s about a classic character who shows up, played by an actor who passed away in 2020. And over the past few days, co-writer and director Fede Alvarez

Shudder is a go-to destination for horror fans, so it makes sense the streamer keeps making clip shows—you know the formula: interviews and movie scenes layered into a blend of cinematic discourse and fan appreciation—that celebrate the genre. Horror’s Greatest takes a broader approach than earlier Shudder Original docs in this format (think Horror Noire

It’s a sad day in a galaxy far, far, away. Deadline reports that the Star Wars Disney+ show The Acolyte has been canceled after its first season. Lucasfilm confirmed to io9 it won’t be moving ahead with a season two, which had never been officially greenlit. Set during the era of the High Republic, The

Comic book writer Garth Ennis has had a pretty good couple of years. With adaptations of The Boys over on Prime Video and AMC’s Preacher, he now feels like he’s got enough clout to be more hands on with what comics of his get the TV or movie treatment, and he’s testing the waters with a film based

The numbers are in, and Alien: Romulus is off to scary big start. Per Deadline, the sci-fi horror flick went above box office projections and opened at $108.2 million worldwide, at time of writing. Its international haul came to $66.7 million, and its overperformance can be owed to China. There, it started at $25.7 million, making it

Scientists in California are looking for brave volunteers to undergo a grueling endeavor: playing with their cats. The researchers are hoping to better understand how owners interact with their cats, as well as what makes for a good play session. People participating in the study will also have a chance to nab a $50 gift

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, the residents of Pompeii died nearly instantly as they were overwhelmed by superheated gas and ash, their last moments preserved through time by the layer of ash. But not all the deaths were quick, suggest newly discovered human remains. The skeletons of a man and a woman were

Mattel’s been trying off and on for years to get a He-Man movie off the ground, with Amazon MGM pitching in to help back in May. Months Nicolas Galitzine lande the titular role, Riverdale star Camila Mendes has been added to play one of his key allies. Per Deadline, the Riverdale alum will play Teela, a captain of the royal

One of horror’s biggest franchises is making a huge splash this spooky season and io9 has your exclusive first look and details. The Conjuring Universe is coming to Six Flags Fright Fest this fall and the all-new maze will incorporate not just scenes and characters from the core Conjuring franchise, but The Nun and Annabelle

As fantastic as Andor season one was, it was missing one big thing. Here are some clues. He’s black, metal, super snarky, and eventually gives his life for the Rebellion. We’re talking about K-2SO, Cassian’s droid best friend from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. K-2 didn’t appear in the first season, but he will

The viral disease mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has become a worldwide threat once again. On Wednesday afternoon, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, over mpox, citing a resurgence of cases across Africa and the emergence of a new, deadlier variant of the virus. Mpox is caused

Most people plan to show up for a new job well-prepared—but few are as ready for action as Walton Goggins was for Fallout. In a new interview, the actor talked about how he crafted his Emmy-nominated performance, bringing layers of nuance and complexity to a character that starts off in the show’s timeline as a

Even before her Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All at Once, we were in the midst of a Michelle Yeoh boom time. Lucky for us, that’s not going to end anytime soon. While the first Wicked is hitting theaters this fall, Star Trek: Section 31 is arriving on Paramount+ early next year, and Prime Video’s

Research published on Tuesday is the latest to suggest that the viral disease shingles can be harmful to our long-term brain health. Scientists have shown that people who have had shingles were about 20% more likely to experience cognitive decline afterwards. The findings appear to bolster the growing idea that the shingles vaccine can be

The Sun is going through an intense time right now. Our host star is experiencing increased activity, with a series of solar eruptions aimed towards Earth that resulted in a rare geomagnetic storm. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center issued a severe geomagnetic storm alert on Monday following a series

Last month, DC fans tearily watched a poignant scene in the third and final part of Warner Bros. Animation’s adaptation of Crisis on Infinite Earths: the true final performance of Kevin Conroy as Batman, recorded just before his death. But as wonderful as a send-off as it was for one of the greatest actors to

The parents of a child ritually sacrificed in pre-contact Mexico were likely close relatives. Like, really close relatives. Sounds like something out of Game of Thrones (RIP Princess Shireen Baratheon), but DNA analysis indicates it happened at least once in a pre-contact Mexican community. Paquimé is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mexican state

The big guest stars of Deadpool & Wolverine got revealed basically the night the movie hit theaters, and none were quite as surprising as Gambit. Seeing Channing Tatum get to live out his very, very long dreams of playing ol’ Remy LeBeau was honestly kind of endearing (and hilarious, given that accent), to say nothing of how well he

It’s been a few months since Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga came into the world as a pretty rad Fury Road prequel that not a lot of folks saw. If you missed it or waited to catch it in the comfort of your own home, good news: you can do eiher (or both) in just a few days.

I’ve been a longtime Verizon subscriber—a little too long, if I’m being honest, as I’ve been with the company since it was GTE Wireless. My phone number is an original relic from the ’90s boom of mobile technology. You can understand, then, why I’d convince myself to allow Verizon to roam for me while galivanting

We’ve known for a few years now that Disney was cooking up a live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch, and it’s always been a question of how they’d handle our titular Experiment 626. Would he be CG or some hybrid between that and a puppet? Would he look good? The answer to that second question is…actually kind

Anaheim, California turned into the Grid Friday night as the stars of 2025’s Tron Ares debuted not just the first footage from the sequel, but a huge piece of news too. Coming off of 2010’s Tron Legacy, which had an all-timer of a soundtrack by Daft Punk, everyone was curious who would be doing the

There’s long been an overlap between fans of heavy metal and the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, with Lord of the Rings providing direct inspiration for Black Sabbath, Rush, Led Zeppelin, and many other bands. Prime Video’s series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is leaning into this connection wholeheartedly, with a new

I find budget TVs to be a great refresher if you’re like me and you’ve spent too long agonizing over the QLEDs, OLEDs , and all that high-falutin, high-end picture technology. Even still, the $1,000 Vizio 86-inch Smart TV pushes the boundaries of size and capabilities. If budget TVs are all about tradeoffs, then this

When you woke up this morning, Christopher Nolan’s film Interstellar was probably the last thing on your mind. However, by the end of Wednesday, fans of the film had gone on a ride worthy of the space travel adventure with an ending that’s equally as happy. It’s coming back to theaters in 70mm IMAX, just

If you haven’t sanitized your microwave in a while, you may want to get on that. A new study has revealed that these kitchen appliances can harbor some of the most resilient microbes yet discovered. The researchers examined 30 microwaves and found that nearly 750 different species of bacteria call these appliances home, including some

Seven years ago, a clip of Hugh Jackman performing—what we all thought was for the final time—ADR tracks for Logan went viral, and everyone was very normal about getting to hear an attractive man angrily growl and grunt as he thrust his fists towards a microphone. Well, excellent news, everyone: Deadpool & Wolverine has provided us

Federal authorities are investigating after a Cybertruck crashed and burst into flames earlier this week, leaving the driver of the vehicle dead. While there have been a number of crashes involving Tesla’s unconventional vehicle, this is said to be the first one that involves a fatality. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that it

Much of the conflict in The Rings of Power so far has focused on Sauron’s machinations with his oldest foes in Middle-earth, as he schemes his way into the undoing of the Elven kingdoms. But alongside his rise and return, we’ve also had a glimpse of another major power on Arda coming to the fore: the

Update 08/05/24 at 11:10 a.m. ET: This post was updated to include a statement from an OpenAI spokesperson and more information from a Sunday blog post. ChatGPT maker OpenAI has new search and voice features on the way, but it also has a tool at its disposal that’s reportedly pretty good at catching all those

The end of House of the Dragon season two is here, and while most storylines were left unresolved—season three is coming!—the episode, “The Queen Who Ever Was,” did an admirable job focusing on its characters, with surprising evolutions, long-repressed emotional outbursts and confrontations, and deep soul-searching all coming to the fore. There wasn’t a ton

It’s hard to contain all the weekend’s Elon Musk news in one post, but let’s try. The tech mogul had a busy two days of posting and fending off investigations. He said a civil war in Britain was inevitable, faces accusations in Michigan of misappropriating voter data, and is awaiting a letter from five Secretaries

We’re in an age where any and everything old can just stage a comeback, often completely out of the blue. If you need an idea of how wide that net goes, it looks like the Darksiders franchise is returning to video games? On Friday afternoon, THQ Nordic put out trailers for its slate of upcoming games.

Google’s attempt to funnel Olympics excitement into its chatbot, Gemini, “tested well before airing,” the company said. Upon its debut, however, the ad repelled viewers by making artificial intelligence seem like a weak substitute for parenting and human creativity. The negative response to “Dear Sydney,” which features a dad using Gemini to help his daughter

An older sibling of the popular diabetes and weight loss drug semaglutide may help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. In clinical trial data released this week, UK scientists have found evidence that liraglutide can reduce brain shrinkage and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients. Semaglutide is already being tested out in larger Phase III trials

The tussle over TikTok continues. The U.S. Justice Department has launched a new legal attack on the social media company, accusing it of illegally harvesting data on children. In a lawsuit filed Friday, the government accused the platform of breaching a previous legal settlement and “collecting and using young children’s private information without any parental

No matter what we might find at Galaxy’s Edge, Star Tours will always be the ultimate crossover between Disney’s parks and Star Wars. Smugglers Run and Rise of the Resistance may offer higher-tech glitz and glamor, but there’s something about the endless evolution of Disney and Lucasfilm’s first major collaboration at the parks that still has it

The best thing about Trap is the idea of Trap. In the film, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, a man who brings his daughter to a concert realizes the entire event is an elaborate trap to capture him. This man, who is by all appearances a normal father named Cooper, is actually a

During awards season, the hottest fashion statement came from Takashi Yamazaki and the Godzilla Minus One team, who took every opportunity they could, even during the Oscars’ red carpet, to show off amazing custom shoes with Godzilla-claw heels. Well good news: now you can emulate being a history-making Oscar winner in one very specific way, if you’re

Etsy announced a new membership program for buyers called Etsy Insider. The program aims to increase sales on the platform and offer certain buyers exclusive benefits. The American e-commerce company is considering rolling the program out this September as an “invite-only closed beta to a select group of buyers in the US,” or at least

After numerous unsuccessful reboots and sequels, the Terminator franchise is finally getting animated. Next month, on Judgment Day, Netflix will debut Terminator Zero, a brand new anime set in the world of James Cameron’s iconic franchise. We’ve seen a few glimpses so far but a new trailer is our best look yet. Created by Mattson

Over the weekend Marvel Studios reclaimed its crown as the king of summer blockbusters with the instantly successful release of Deadpool & Wolverine and a massive return to its kingdom of San Diego Comic-Con. At the studio’s annual Hall H panel, Marvel boss Kevin Feige announced the Russo Brothers are officially coming back to helm

Fans of Apple TV+’s show For All Mankind got some very good news earlier this year. Not only would the show be coming back for a fifth season, a spinoff show called Star City was in the works, which tells the story from the Russian point of view. It was an intriguing, but very curious

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Oranges are synonymous with Florida. The zesty fruit can be spotted adorning everything from license plates to kitschy memorabilia. Ask any Floridian and they’ll tell you that the crop is a hallmark of the Sunshine State. Jay Clark would be quick

Transformers x Knight Rider. Kamala Harris x The Simpsons. Robert Downey Jr. x Marvel, but again and different and way weirder this time. It’s been a year of crossovers at San Diego Comic-Con, but one that’s, perhaps suitably paradoxically, both not happening yet and already happening is Doctor Who and Star Trek, thanks to a delightful panel at the

There’s a ton of talent behind DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming release The Wild Robot, including writer-director Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon) and stars Lupita Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal. But one of the supporting characters is voiced by an actor of particular interest to the San Diego Comic-Con crowd, which was thrilled

In a U.S. election year, even as one as quickly weird as this one has become in recent weeks, you expect candidates (and presumptive candidates) to appear all over the place as they launch their campaigns to help shape the impending future of the nation. Rarely are those campaigns at Comic-Con, and rarely are they

During SDCC 2024, DC Studios revealed a new look at its DC Elseworlds slate with The Penguin.  Elseworlds where The Batman universe of projects will exist alternatively, in a slate of films that don’t have to be interconnected, including Todd Phillips’ Joker films. They will not intersect with the upcoming DC Studios canon in projects

It’s been a long road, but after years of rumors and speculation, Marvel is getting back to the past to give us the Fantastic Four in all their glory. But to do so, their movie’s name is getting a bit of a tweak. Tonight during the blockbuster Marvel panel in Hall H at San Diego

If there are three things I like it’s collecting toys, Comic-Con, and Marvel Studios. That’s why I jumped at the chance for a very cool opportunity blending all three. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Deadpool & Wolverine opens this weekend, one of the biggest Marvel movies in years. And to celebrate that

Disneyland and Deadpool. Yes, you read that right! Wade Wilson has managed to make his way to the mouse house and Avengers Campus to play nice for the usually very naughty Marvel comics superhero. Starting today you can meet him at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort–with Wolverine along for the ride, to keep

Earlier this year, Lego launched its first ever Dungeons & Dragons set to celebrate the game’s 50th anniversary. It was very good, but had room for some improvements, except one universally great thing about it was its handful of D&D minifigures. Now, the great news is we’re about to get even more of just those. Revealed

At San Diego Comic-Con today, Paramount gave us one last major look at Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, its interquel animated series meant to bridge the gap between Mutant Mayhem and its upcoming theatrical sequel. Set to launch in a few weeks, Tales of the TMNT will follow Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael (with Mutant Mayhem‘s young

According to a new report from Game Developer, The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has just confirmed over 500 employees at Blizzard Entertainment have formed a “wall-to-wall” union calling itself the World of Warcraft Game Makers Guild(or ‘WoWGG-CWA’, for short). Comprising over 500 members making up the entire team that develops the legendary MMORPG, including

What do you do when you fuck up on a global scale, throwing airports, tech companies, and government agencies into chaos, and spurring the Blue Screen of Death on devices throughout the world? Well, if you’re cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, you apparently offer your impacted partners a free coffee. CrowdStrike brought mayhem to the digital world

The Force works in mysterious ways—manners that we don’t always understand, or even have to. Sometimes new Star Wars material uses it for things we’ve never seen it been used to do before; sometimes it draws on elements of Star Wars history from both current continuity and years of Expanded Universe content. The Acolyte gave us

A team of scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California announced today that it created livermorium, or element 116, using a titanium particle beam for the first time. The achievement puts scientists close to the island of stability, a theorized point at which superheavy elements may be long-lived, making them easier to study.

The Dance of the Dragons is fully underway on House of the Dragon, and the show’s main characters are feeling the horrors of war hit home. There’s been death, agonizing injuries, and (possibly even more agonizing) major betrayals and power shifts. But in amid all the bleakness, there are a few lights—including a new couple

It’s San Diego Comic-Con week, and that means news, it means cosplay, and it means—whether you’re on the convention floor or not—oodles of fancy exclusive toys and merch to tempt your wallet with. There’s a lot on offer this year, both at SDCC itself and online during the event, so here’s our annual round ups

A recent rat-brain study offers insight into how the brain tells time, and its lead researcher believes the findings have practical applications for how we can cope with unpleasant things in life, or make the most of a good time. By monitoring the brain wave activity of rats as they repeated behaviors over the course

When the time comes to upgrade your phone, it can be both exciting and daunting: A brand new handset awaits, but which one? Dozens of new models are launched yearly to complement the older ones still on sale, which might (and often do) offer better value for money. Even if you think you’ve found the

If you’ve ever been to In-N-Out, you probably know there’s a secret menu that allows you to order customized burgers and fries that don’t appear on the official menu. But thanks to the internet, there are social media users who are a little confused about what’s actually available on the secret menu. In fact, influencers

The Acolyte has come to an end with big reveals, big connections, and a new status quo beginning to ripple its way across the galaxy far, far away. But while io9 has already sat down with one of the dark agents shaping that status quo, it’s only fair that we speak to their apprentice, too

The first part of the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai debuted on Netflix this week and, yes, you are going to have to wait four months to see what’s next. In the meantime though, io9 concludes our series of interviews with show creators Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg with some spoiler

The galaxy far, far away has been rocked by the arrival of a new agent of the dark side in the last month, as The Acolyte lifted the lid on its mysterious Stranger—Manny Jacinto’s not-so-shady smuggler Qimir secretly being the dark Master pulling the strings behind its titular Acolyte. But now that the Star Wars streaming

io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “The Last Lucid Day” by Dominique Dickey. Enjoy! (You can also listen to the story here). THE LAST LUCID DAY by Dominique Dickey You’re asleep in dreams of your father holding

Early on in The Acolyte‘s final episode, a couple of seconds completely comes out of nowhere to hit you like a ton of bricks. It’s not a moment of high drama, or a particularly shocking reveal about the story we’re watching unfold. If anything, it’s seemingly almost entirely disconnected from everything else in the finale. And

When an astronaut goes missing on his first space mission, his family thinks they’ve lost him forever—until his sister starts getting mysterious messages from him. It’s at first endearing but quickly turns sinister as the sister realizes communication is only possible because her brother has been kidnapped, and the aliens who have him want something

Silicon Valley has officially gone MAGA. For evidence, you need look no further than the fact that the co-founders of one of the tech industry’s most influential venture capital firms, Andreessen Horowitz, have quietly announced they will be sending large gobs of cash to the Trump team. Marc Andreessen, and his long-time business partner, Ben

The end of The Acolyte is upon us—but just how will Osha and Mae’s story come to a close? We’re about to find out. Need a place to talk spoilers as the episode happens? io9’s here to help with our Acolyte finale spoiler discussion zone! It’s been a long road to get here, of course—it was

House of the Dragon‘s most memorable moments tend to be flashy, (quite literally) fiery, and shot through with agonizing violence. There was plenty of that in last week’s episode, but episode five, “Regent,” which aired last night, gave us one of the most powerful reactions we’ve ever seen on the show—and also one of the

Due to debut this year, James Gunn’s Creature Commandos marks DC Studios’ first shared universe animated series with characters set to be introduced in both the series and live action projects. That promise makes the premise unique, with an ensemble that includes David Harbour (Stranger Things), Indira Varma (Doctor Who), and Frank Grillo (who’s confirmed

Like with other awards ceremonies, Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards sometimes feature a look at upcoming movies to draw in more viewers. This year’s get was a clip for Transformers One, Paramount’s upcoming CG prequel to the live-action movies and whatever’s next for the series’ big-screen dreams. Transformers One’s big hook is that it introduces young versions of

The Acolyte is wrapping up on Tuesday night, in what creator Leslye Hedland hopes is the first of more seasons to come. As the show’s played out over the past month and change, one part of the show has been consisently great: its costumes. This has always been an area where Star Wars has shined, but Acolyte’s costuming stands out as

After weeks of creepy trailers and very good pre-release buzz, Neon’s long-awaited Longlegs finally hit theaters this weekend. Directed by Osgood Perkins, attention on the Maika Monore and Nicolas Cage-led horror thriller has built up a lot of goodwill, and that appears to have paid off big time at the theater. Despite some mixed impressions, Deadline

This year’s Samsung Unpacked was a pretty loaded event. We saw the release of the Galaxy Fold 6 , a successor to the best folding phone . The new Samsung Galaxy Ring reminded Flo of why she hates rings, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra impressed us to the point where we thought it was essentially

Despicable Me 4 is currently playing in theaters, but Illumination’s already looking ahead to the future. The franchise’s scene-stealing Minions will come back to theaters in another solo movie officially dated for June 30, 2027. Crazy to think it’s one of the first movies dated that far ahead, huh. Per Deadline, the threequel will have some

While the Marvel world eagerly anticipates the arrival of Deadpool & Wolverine later this month, the studio itself is already looking to what’s next–and what’s next is flying high as Sam Wilson finally takes on the Captain America mantle for good in our first look at Brave New World. Set after the events of Sam’s streaming TV

Six motorcyclists rode into Death Valley National Park on July 6. Only five came out alive. With temperatures reaching 128 degrees Fahrenheit in California, the cyclists faced extreme heat exposure that killed one and sent another to a local hospital, according to the National Park Service. When there’s a medical emergency like this, helicopters are