Though PETA might feel differently about that. The post Outcast Star Patrick Fugit Has a Better Dungeons & Dragons Character Name Than You appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED is live as Silicon Valley's ultimate Trump backer takes the stage at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Trump himself is up next. The post RNC 2016 Liveblog: Donald Trump Looks Back to the Future appeared first on WIRED.

The director and his cast presented some footage from the forthcoming movie during their Hall H panel at Comic-Con and it promises to be very epic. The post Luc Besson's Valerian Is Exactly What Hollywood Needs Right Now appeared first on WIRED.

Because the Olympics are always political, and state-sponsored doping sure is too. The post What Would Happen if the Olympics Banned Russia? appeared first on WIRED.

The movie is a year away, but things are looking (inter)stellar. The post Luc Besson Just Showed 7 Minutes of Valerian at Hall H appeared first on WIRED.

And we'd like it too—if only because Ser Davos has proven to be one of the few decent humans living in the Five Kingdoms. The post Game of Thrones' Liam Cunningham Would Very Much Like to Stay Alive appeared first on WIRED.

Collins has been critical of the Obama administration and NASA’s current mission for a few years now. The post So, Space Shuttle Pilot Eileen Collins Speaking at the RNC. That Was Interesting appeared first on WIRED.

Nine USA basketball exhibition games will be broadcast live on the social network over the next two weeks. The post USA Basketball Exhibition Games Will Stream Live on Facebook appeared first on WIRED.

And last night's episode had a few things that might benefit from some explanation. The post We're Not Just Fact-Checking Mr. Robot—We're Hack-Checking It appeared first on WIRED.

No two book clubbers had the same impression---we range from frustration to elation, united only by a eagerness to discuss. The post WIRED Book Club: Frustration! Elation! We Conclude The Name of the Wind appeared first on WIRED.

Donald Trump is a jackal. But so is Ted Cruz. The post How Poker Theory Explains Ted Cruz's Convention Speech appeared first on WIRED.

The comic has a new album, a new podcast, and no shortage of things he wants to get off his chest. The post Hari Kondabolu Is the Best Political Comedian You Don't Know Yet appeared first on WIRED.

The future of the Internet may have just taken off. The post Facebook’s Giant Internet-Beaming Drone Finally Takes Flight appeared first on WIRED.

Pilots spend hours in multi-million dollar simulators, preparing for the worst cast scenario. So, if it happens in real life, they'll be ready. The post What It’s Like to Narrowly Avert Disaster in a $18M Airliner Sim appeared first on WIRED.

Security at the convention is crucial both online and off. The post How the Republican Convention Fends Off Hackers appeared first on WIRED.

Your smartphone's radio can be used to spy on you. The exiled NSA leaker teamed up with renowned hardware hacker Bunnie Huang to stop it. The post Snowden Designs a Device to Warn If Your iPhone's Radios Are Snitching appeared first on WIRED.

The modular phone to begin all modular phones. The post Review: Motorola Moto Z appeared first on WIRED.

Better than a freezer, better than liquid nitrogen: It's dry ice. The post Here's How to Make Perfect, Fluffy Soft Serve—with Dry Ice appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED talked to the author about her recent award-winning sci-fi novel—and her love of beautiful-looking objects. The post WIRED Book Club: How Sci-Fi Author Ann Leckie Taught an AI to Sing With 20 Voices appeared first on WIRED.

Cleveland is prepared itself for biological, chemical, or radiological attack. The post How the RNC Would Handle a Worst-Case Scenario Like a Bio or Chemical Attack appeared first on WIRED.

Cambodia's elite salvage diving team plunges up to 100 feet below the river's surface to search for explosives. The post Dive Deep With the Men Clearing Cambodia’s Bombs by Hand appeared first on WIRED.

In the 1920s, Josef Albers taught a Bauhaus course in "paper study." Nearly a century later, his teachings are preserved in the work of artist Polly Verity. The post These Stunning Paper Sculptures Ain't Your Average Origami appeared first on WIRED.

Southern California's huge water agency hopes that buying four islands east of San Francisco will secure its future water resources. The post SoCal's Massive Water Agency Grabs Up Land on NorCal's Wettest River appeared first on WIRED.

Meet Shawn Thorsson—the superhero of cosplay. The post Want the Best Iron Man Cosplay for Comic-Con? Call This Guy appeared first on WIRED.

Nintendo didn't make Pokemon Go, and its huge success only proves that the products Nintendo does make are not what its fans want. The post Pokemon Go Isn't The Solution to Nintendo's Problems. It's a Symptom of Them appeared first on WIRED.

Read the docs—all in one place. The post Stack Overflow to Devs: Help Us Make Code Better by Example appeared first on WIRED.

Tesla’s plans just got way bigger. In a blog post Elon Musk announced a new range of vehicles, and ride-sharing. The post Tesla's Plan For World Domination Includes Buses and Semis appeared first on WIRED.

What is this unity you speak of? The post Cruz Diehards Still Don't Forgive Trump for Those Tweets appeared first on WIRED.

The Florida Department of Public Health announced late yesterday that it is investigating a case of non-travel related Zika in Miami-Dade County. The post Florida May Have Its First Case of Zika from Local Mosquitoes appeared first on WIRED.

The company is bringing in Washington heavyweights to try to eliminate discrimination on its site. The post Airbnb Taps Ex-Attorney General Holder to Fix Its Bias Problem appeared first on WIRED.

The privacy-focused Tor Project backs a new initiative that lets you use Tor to keep your home's Internet-of-things devices hidden from hackers. The post Now You Can Hide Your Smart Home on the Darknet appeared first on WIRED.

During his third day driving at Uber at the RNC, our Transporter meets a holdout, college students, and a catalyst, all of whom have Very Big Thoughts on what's happening in Cleveland. The post Fake Lincolns and More Adventures of an RNC Uber Driver appeared first on WIRED.

Facebook has always hoped Messenger would become its anchor in a post-app Internet. One billion users gets it closer to to that goal. The post Facebook Chases Post-App Prize with 1 Billion Messenger Users appeared first on WIRED.

This week the WIRED Culture podcast crew has some serious ghost-busting feelings to process. There's also some giddy excitement for Comic-Con, too. The post Culture Podcast: Go See Ghostbusters Because We Told You So appeared first on WIRED.

In a world of super slippery coatings, the very concept of “cleaning” goes away. The post Super Slippery Coatings Are Good for Way More Than Ketchup Bottles appeared first on WIRED.

Just like regular maps, brain maps are useful points of reference. Scientists use them to agree on what they’re studying in the first place. The post A New Map of the Brain Redraws the Boundaries of Neuroscience appeared first on WIRED.

For less than a third the price of each $70 million Osprey, the Army will get nearly the same performance from the V-280 Valor. The post The US May Finally Get a Cheap Alternative to the $70 Million V-22 Osprey appeared first on WIRED.

It's not all that easy to find. The post At the Republican Convention, Millennials Search for Signs of the Future appeared first on WIRED.

With speeds that reach up to 85mph, Teal can be used as a racing drone right out of the box. But this modular machine is built for more than just speed. The post Flying at 85MPH Isn’t Even the Teal Drone’s Best Trick appeared first on WIRED.

What kind of person pays thousands of dollars for the right to own a piece of space history? The post Buying Space Memorabilia Can Be Cheaper Than You’d Think appeared first on WIRED.

It only lasted two seasons, but they were wonderful. Here's how to binge-watch one of Marvel's most under-appreciated shows. The post WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Agent Carter appeared first on WIRED.

Kevin Frayer's images take viewers inside a lab in Guangzhou, China where scientists are infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia, a bacterium that prevents their eggs from hatching. The post This Lab Releases Two Million Mosquitoes a Week for Science appeared first on WIRED.

Oakley says its new shades can help Olympic athletes pick out specific details and enhance depth perception. The post How Oakley's Olympic Shades Could Help Athletes See Gold This Summer appeared first on WIRED.

Kepler's K2 mission confirms 104 new exoplanets. The post Inside Kepler, NASA’s Mission to Discover Habitable Exoplanets appeared first on WIRED.

The new $20 app lets you take your drafts, scenes, outlines, and corkboards with you anywhere. The post Scrivener for iOS Means You Can Write Your Zombie Novel Anywhere appeared first on WIRED.

Nike's newest track spikes can slash a 100-meter runner's time by more than a tenth of a second—enough to turn a fourth-place finisher into a gold medalist. The post Check Out Nike's Crazy New Machine-Designed Track Shoe appeared first on WIRED.

Four years ago to the day, Microsoft posted its first-ever quarterly loss. Doubts over its future mounted. Those doubts are fading fast. The post Microsoft Has Zoomed Back to Relevance after Hitting Bottom appeared first on WIRED.

We can't remember the original, but we also can't remember the last time an action movie seemed so stupidly fun. It's a Vin-Vin situation. The post Here's Vin Diesel in the New xXx Movie, Apparently? appeared first on WIRED.

A moment of silence for #NeverTrump. Or a whole lot of tweets. The post #NeverTrump Crowd Tweets Its Feelings After Trump Nomination appeared first on WIRED.

The cracks started showing when all of Fox News boss Roger Ailes' usual tricks failed to slow Donald Trump’s ascent---and then Ailes himself fell. The post Roger Ailes Got Us To Mistrust Everyone—Including Himself appeared first on WIRED.