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Greece has suffered through a summer of hellish heat. Now, experts want to give heat waves names and rankings like the ones assigned to hurricanes and tropical storms.

Apple just released a refreshed M1 Mac Mini last November, but it looks like we might see a higher-end version featuring the rumors M1X chip sometime this fall.Read more...

Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a blend of opposites: otherworldly martial arts grounded by slacker humor. From fast-paced split kicks to lyrical dance-fights, the film deserves to be seen on the big screen. But of course, even if you didn’t feel it was safe to do so, that’s the only way you can…Read more...

After lying dormant for over half a year, the world’s second largest iceberg has finally sprung to life—and it narrowly avoided a collision that could have resulted in an even larger iceberg.

At least 22 people have died and more than 20 are missing in Tennessee after torrential, record-breaking rain pounded the state this weekend, causing massive floods through rural towns that left a wake of destruction. The extreme rainfall—and the state’s recent history of deadly floods—are consistent with what we can…Read more...

It was more than a year ago when Disney Parks announced its Splash Mountain theme park attraction would be rethemed around the 2009 movie The Princess and the Frog, replacing the problematic Song of the South. Now, we’ve finally got a few details about what’s in store.

A giant tortoise on an island in the Seychelles recently demonstrated that slow and steady can indeed win the race, after it stalked a young bird and swallowed it whole. New research describing the behavior was published today in Current Biology and includes footage of the encounter.

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration gave its full approval to Pfizer and BioNTech’s covid-19 vaccine, which has until now been covered under an emergency use authorization. It’s now the first of its kind approved in the U.S.—a decision that public health experts say could improve its acceptance among those…Read more...

Finally answering the longstanding question, “why on earth would I want a 3D printer?,” Brandon Withrow, who goes by ‘buba447' on Reddit, shared a video of what might be the single greatest reason to learn how to use a 3D printer and a Raspberry Pi: a tiny replica of the Simpsons’ living room TV that plays episodes of …Read more...

Tony Leung talks about joining the MCU in Shang-Chi. The animated Addams Family sequel is getting a simultaneous home release. Get a look at R.L. Stine and Marc Webb’s new Disney+ series. Plus, what’s coming on Legends of Tomorrow. Spoilers get!

We’ve had teases, we’ve had casting, we’ve even had Yoko Kanno. But now, after a long, long wait, we’ve got our first look at the crew of the Bebop for Netflix’s live-action take on the seminal Shinichirō Watanabe anime, ahead of its release this November. And yes, John Cho looks incredible as Spike Spiegel.Read more...

Most of your favorite space movies feature something going wrong. A malfunction. An invasion. It’s not just “Houston, we have a problem,” there’s always a problem. But that’s the movies. It’s fiction. In reality, while space is obviously a deadly place, being there isn’t always overly dramatic and intense. It can be…Read more...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered 18 aircraft from U.S. airlines be delivered to the Department of Defense to help with the effort to evacuate Americans and Afghan refugees from Afghanistan according to a press release last Sunday. The airplanes will not be sent to Kabul, but instead be used to ferry…Read more...

AMC has touted tonight’s premiere of The Walking Dead as “The Beginning of the End.” Technically, that’s true…but that’s about it. It’s not a bad episode of TWD, just a very middle-of-the-road one. After 10 seasons of wildly veering over that metaphorical, zombie-filled highway, that’s fine with me.

The U.S. State Department was purportedly the victim of a serious cyber attack in recent weeks, according to a Fox News report published on Saturday. The extent of breach and when it was discovered are currently unknown.

Heavy rains, storm surges, and dangerous winds from Tropical Storm Henri have left more than 120,000 people without power across the Northeast. After touching down in Rhode Island early Sunday afternoon, the storm is weakening quickly as it moves northwest, but the National Hurricane Center warns that heavy rains and…Read more...

It seems that the days of drinking bleach to treat or prevent covid-19, a dangerous and bogus practice promoted by former President Donald Trump, are not over. However, this time the hot faux cure on the market is a drug called ivermectin, which is used in animals to treat heartworm disease and internal and external…Read more...

The Dungeons & Dragons movie has wrapped production!

After facing widespread criticism, Facebook has unveiled a transparency report that it initially shelved about the most popular posts on its public News Feed in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2021. The report offers a glimpse into how far misinformation about the covid-19 vaccine has spread online.Read more...

Dinah Lance steps into the spotlight as a Black Canary movie is on its way!

It turns out ignoring bedrock environmental laws may not have been the best choice for a multibillion-dollar construction project. Photos show former President Donald Trump’s border wall in deep disrepair after summer monsoon rains literally blew floodgates off their hinges.

Marvel Entertainment President Kevin Feige told Collider he is in no rush to make Avengers 5.

Green Lantern is getting another chance at life, but this time on the small screen.

Hurricane Henri is expected to make landfall “at or near hurricane strength” somewhere around New York’s Long Island or southern New England by Sunday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. Henri strengthened from a tropical storm on Saturday as it built up steam over the Atlantic with maximum…Read more...

Netflix’s animated adaptation of Magic: The Gathering has a new creative team.

Candyman director Nia DaCosta, Monkeypaw Productions, and Universal Pictures have launched #TellEveryone, a social media initiative connected to the film.

Just because you can’t catch a shuttle to Mars quite yet doesn’t mean you can’t still tour the Red Planet. This week, NASA released a video showcasing a panoramic tour of the planet’s surface using images snapped by its Curiosity rover, which celebrates its ninth year on Mars this month.Read more...

WandaVision actress Elizabeth Olsen didn’t quite know what to make of the series pitch. In a post-Thanos-snap world, she wasn’t sure how a show that starts in the 1950s relates to anything that previously happened to the Avengers. However, once Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and Jac Schaeffer told her their…Read more...

Disney/Marvel has tapped actor/writer Yassir Lester as head writer on the upcoming Disney+ show Armor Wars.

As safe as you might feel sitting at your laptop, happily typing and posting and scrolling, we all know the truth: the internet is actually a giant hellscape full of spies, criminals, ransomware, and all kinds of other dangerous shit.

In an unexpected win for gig workers, a California judge on Friday evening found the controversial 2020 ballot measure known as Proposition 22 unconstitutional on the grounds that it is unenforceable. The ruling mounts a victory for gig workers whom the law exempted from state labor laws and a setback for companies…Read more...

Have no fear, Acorns users. Your accounts have not been hacked. Probably.Read more...

A prolific hacker gang claims to be selling data on 70 million AT&T customers, the likes of which would appear to include names, phone numbers, social security numbers, DOBs, home addresses, and more.Read more...

Who thought a Lego set could ever cause this much back and forth? I guess it is the world of Star Wars we’re talking about.Read more...

New research this week highlights one of the frightening effects climate change is already having on our health: creating bursts of weather extreme enough to kill us. The study estimates that deaths linked to extreme heat and cold have climbed over the past few decades and are likely to only increase in the years to…Read more...

People who have already seen Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings have been giving it rave reviews, and every time we see more of the movie it becomes more apparent why. Case in point: this new clip from the Marvel hero’s bus battle scene.

Today in dystopian hellscape news: covid-19 cases in Orlando have apparently gotten so overwhelming that it’s begun impacting the city’s water supply. Yes, really.Read more...

Only three things are truly eternal in this life: death, taxes, and Funko Pops. That must be a bittersweet irony for Marvel Studios’ new superhero team, the Eternals, given that long after their upcoming movie has left theaters their only true legacy will be a pile of big-headed, tiny-bodied toys produced by Funko—a…Read more...

After making a bold leap into 3D CG animation with Lupin III The First last year, Monkey Punch’s iconic gentleman thief is going back to more traditional TV routes this year, with Lupin III Part 6 set to celebrate the character’s 50th anniversary. Bad news for poor Lupin though: he’s celebrating it while being hunted…Read more...

This week, a Swedish firm announced it had delivered carbon-free steel to a customer—a world-first. It’s a huge step in the race to clean up one of the most carbon-intensive activities on Earth.

You know the world is churning out some depressing headlines when news that Takara Tomy has created a robotic talking grandchild to provide comfort and companionship to Japan’s elderly isn’t anywhere near the saddest news of the week—but it definitely comes close.Read more...

Neon Genesis Evangelion has ended. It’s done this before, of course—it’s done it several times, from its original TV series to its movie continuation End of Evangelion, its manga adaptation, and now, with the release of 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, its “Rebuild” theatrical self. To end Evangelion is no longer a radical…Read more...

NASA has agreed to put its SpaceX lunar lander contract on hold for a second time as it deals with a Blue Origin lawsuit. Work on the Artemis lunar lander may not recommence until November, putting NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the Moon in 2024 in even greater jeopardy.

When the Scarlet Witch made a (rather expected, but nonetheless exciting) guest appearance at the Hellfire Gala at Magneto’s invitation, it seemed as if Marvel’s most melodramatic family of megalomaniacal mutants were about to begin healing the deep wounds left by the events of House of M. Wanda and her twin brother…Read more...

Scientists starved different groups of bacteria for over two and a half years, but, despite practically no food, most groups managed to survive just fine. The findings, the researchers argue, indicate that some populations of bacteria are capable of enduring for up to 100,000 years.Read more...

The first hurricane of the season to hit the Northeast is slated to make landfall this weekend. What’s currently Tropical Storm Henri is building up a head of steam over the Atlantic halfway between Florida and Bermuda.Read more...

Apple is further delaying its return to physical office work from October until January amid growing uncertainties about what surging Covid-19 cases will mean for its workforce.Read more...

Something led to the recent sudden deaths of a family of three and their dog on a hiking trail in the Sierra National Forest of Northern California, but what, exactly, is still unknown. Authorities said Thursday that it’s unlikely nearby mines played any role, but they do suspect that a toxic algae bloom could be to…Read more...

At this point, we all know who framed Roger Rabbit. We’ve watched and rewatched the live-action/cartoon hybrid murder mystery ever since Who Framed Roger Rabbit? premiered back in 1988. In fact, even though Disney calls it a “cult-favorite,” I think it’s more accurate to say it’s simply many people’s favorite…Read more...

Artists have always had to hype their work. Actors, directors, musicians, authors—everyone goes on press junkets to peddle their latest project. Some artists have perfected media stunts to drum up buzz in such an artful way that it almost eclipses the work itself. (See: Lil Nas X’s entire career, but specifically his…Read more...