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It’s a running gag in my household that we have too many dipping sauces . Specifically mustards. To me, there’s no such thing. But to my partner, well, let’s just say the words, “More mustard!?” come out of her mouth like a catchphrase. Read more...

For a sequel to a movie as widely disliked as Suicide Squad, production of The Suicide Squad has been watched fairly closely. This is largely due to James Gunn, who signed on to direct the film in the wake of his firing—and before his rehiring—by Disney. Read more...

I forgot today was Leap Day. But the folks over at Rockstar Games didn’t and decided to have some fun by making all the daily challenges in Red Dead Online about jumping. Read more...

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Okay, this seems fun: Starz is in the midst of producing a new horror-comedy called Shining Vale , about a tortured author taking up residence in a haunted house. And Courteney Cox of Friends fame has been tapped to star. Read more...

M.A.S.K. , the Kenner toyline about transforming war vehicles helmed by pilots in rejected sets of Destiny armor, has been on the rocky path to a film adaptation for a long time. Last we heard , it was still happening. But that was in 2018, and a lot can change in that time. But this is, apparently, not one of them—… Read more...

Alas, poor Yorick, we... Wait, what, we have him? Oh. Oh! Great. Read more...

A JACHs sweater sale , cast iron Gold Box , RAVPower FileHub , and a Razer mouse lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web. Read more...

Facebook’s redesign for its Messenger app proves two things: 1) Facebook’s leaning hard into its Stories format after the feature’s success on Instagram; and 2) Yes, those chatbots really were the worst . Read more...

Samurai Jack. Green Lantern John Stewart . Kit Fisto . Phil LaMarr has voiced some of the most compelling animated characters of the past two decades. In a new video, LaMarr talks through some of those fantastic roles. Read more...

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/28/810433230/physicist-and-iconoclastic-thinker-freeman-dyson-dies-at-96″>Freeman Dyson has died at the age of 96. In 1958, the Project Orion Pulsed Nuclear Propulsion Rocket was started and was led by Ted Taylor at General Atomics and physicist Freeman Dyson. Freeman took a year away from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton to work on the project. In the 1960s, Project Orion was a major effort to use nuclear bombs to propel a massive spaceship. Researchers had found that a massive metal plate could survive a nuclear blast and the plate could be accelerated to very high speeds. Exploding a bomb 25 meters away would only

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of all things toy. This week, we’re catching up on New York Toy Fair with some lovely Star Wars reveals, snoozing with Pikachu, and swinging into action with Spider-Man. But there’s also a truly weird Chia Pet, and K’nex takes on the architectural icons of the world.… Read more...

When you traffic, as I do, in writing about menswear for a living, you find yourself in a near constant state of déjà vu. Have we done a primer on how to wear turtlenecks with a suit? you wonder, before a quick Google search reveals that, yes, you have . What about the best white jeans for winter? (Again, yes ). Read more...

Our planet recently adopted a mini-moon that’s roughly the size of a car, though astronomers aren’t sure yet if it’s an asteroid or an artificial object. An observatory in Hawaii is now providing us with a clearer view of Earth’s intriguing new—yet temporary—celestial companion. Read more...

It’s nearly March, and that means much-anticipated new novels by N.K. Jemisin and Emily St. John Mandel are about to drop. You’ll find both of their books on this list, of course, along with tales of space police, reanimated bodies, magical powers , supernatural murder mysteries, monsters, dragons, and so much more. Read more...

Outdoor domestic cats are a conservation concern as invasive and effective predators that prey on wildlife around the world. Introduced cats are responsible for the extinction of at least 63 bird, reptile and mammal species in the past 500 years. Read more...

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Rarely a day goes by where you don’t see an article about Tom Holland and think, “Isn’t he just lovely?” He’s got Onward coming out next week , will shoot Uncharted a few weeks after that, there’s a third Spider-Man in the works, and in the meantime, is ready to throw down with J.K. Rowling over Harry Potter trivia any… Read more...

Geralt of Rivia may be a surrogate father to young Ciri, but he’s got a father figure of his own. Netflix has announced that Killing Eve actor Kim Bodnia has joined the cast of The Witche r for season two. Read more...

Two decades ago, Ash, Pikachu, and friends sent Mewtwo packing. Now, the weirdo psychic feline is back for revenge—not on late-’90s moviegoers but on 21st-century Pokémon players. This weekend, in celebration of Pokémon Day , Sword and Shield players have the chance to partake in a doozy of a Max Raid Battle against … Read more...

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In the buildup to Lady Gaga’s upcoming sixth studio album, the singer’s dropped new single “Stupid Love” and an accompanying music video that exists at the intersection of Mad Max: Fury Road , DC’s Emotional Spectrum , and the Power Rangers , of all things. Read more...

Science fiction author Jeff VanderMeer doesn’t just envision a better world. He hopes to live in a less stupid world. Read more...

Etsy is rolling out a new campaign for offsite advertising that automatically enrolls its sellers and charges them a fee for sales from those ads, but some sellers won’t be able to opt out—meaning they’ll pay for the service whether they like it or not. Read more...

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Look: this movie is probably gonna be a hot mess. It’s Paul W.S. Anderson taking on a Capcom video game again, and we’ve just gotta hope it’s a Resident Evil: Retribution hot mess rather than a Resident Evil: The Final Chapter hot mess. But, I will say this: that sword continues to look great . Read more...

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Forfour years, MIGAL researchers has been developing a vaccine against infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), which causes a bronchial disease affecting poultry. The poultry coronavirus has high genetic similarity to the human COVID-19, and that it uses the same infection mechanism. This could be a lucky break for minor modification of the existing vaccine to get a human vaccine approved in 90 days. The goal is to produce the vaccine during the next 8-10 weeks and to achieve safety approval in 90 days. The effectiveness of the IBV chicken virus vaccine has been proven in preclinical trials

While we live in an age of superhero mania , Archie Comics’ exploits in Riverdale have managed to stay relatively distant from the spandex-clad hype—much more content to dabble with witches , werewolves , vampires , and the most fantastical topic of all, high-school drama . But they’re going to riff on it by bringing back… Read more...

Tokyo Disneyland, Legoland Japan, and Universal Studios Japan will close their gates for at least two weeks on Saturday over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak that has sickened at least 226 people and killed four in Japan alone . The closures were announced on Friday after the Japanese government suggested a… Read more...

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Amblin’s getting into a new sci-fi comedy. Shudder’s new documentary wants to investigate cursed and haunted film productions. Get a look at the new season of Future Man . Plus, what’s to come on the DC/CW universe shows , a glimpse of Westworld season three’s new and returning characters, and aliens invade St.… Read more...

Earlier this week, the developer behind Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios, invited press to watch hours of gameplay in which a developer died over and over again in the difficult isometric RPG based on Dungeons and Dragons. I went because the Baldur’s Gate series is one of my absolute favorite ever made—and also because… Read more...

The Clone Wars has been with us for six—now seven—seasons, and while it has remained consistently delightful, the Clone Wars themselves have dragged out to a point that our heroes are really starting to feel the costs of all this fighting . Costs that, for some at least, became distressingly literal in this week’s… Read more...

Dracula . The Wolf Man. The Mummy. The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Frankenstein(’s monster) and the Bride of Frankenstein(’s Monster). They’re all icons of cinematic horror , many for nearly a century—and that’s the problem. Read more...

Earlier this week, we asked our readers one of the most contentious questions you can ask a bunch of people just waiting to be pissed off: What’s the best dipping sauce? In response, the comments were expectedly heated. While some outright attacked me for my staunch anti-ranch position, others raised the fair… Read more...

Iris and the Giant is a collectable card game that blends in a nice amount of role-playing and strategy elements, wrapped up into an experience that encourages you to push past the fear of failure. It uses a beautiful primary color palette and cubist-like art style to illustrate its sincere tale of a young woman… Read more...

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The Clone Wars is back , which can only mean a few things: One, some of our favorite Star Wars characters in the galaxy have returned. Two? It’s all about to end rather tragically for most of them. But Rex and Ahsoka will come out of the Clone War... mostly unscathed, and for the voice behind the former, their… Read more...

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There are currently at least 705 confirmed cases of coronavirus that stemmed from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Four Diamond Princess passengers have died. There were 3700 passengers on the ship. We know everyone who was on the ship and mostly know who they are contacting. Eight public servants who worked on the ship to support the quarantine have tested positive for COVID-19, and more may follow. Most of the roughly 90 health ministry employees who visited the ship during the first 2-week quarantine that ended on 19 February initially returned to their normal work duties, but in light of

Tales From the Loop has assumed its final form and holy crap does it look amazing. Read more...

Iran has officially reported 26 deaths from Coronavirus while the Chinese province with the second most coronavirus deaths is Henan with 20. There were unofficial reports yesterday that Iran had 50 coronavirus deaths. Iran has 245 cases and 26 official deaths. South Korea has 1766 cases and 13 deaths. Italy has 528 cases and 14 deaths. China may have been able to lockdown the epicenter at Hubei province to reduce spread to other provinces better than the international lockdown of other countries. Statistics are still inaccurate but COVID-19 Coronavirus may have a fatality rate of 0.2 – 0.5. The statistics

Zen master goblin Steven Seagal, last seen promoting a straight-to-DVD action flick for fans such as Vladimir Putin –and also in sexual abuse allegations –has agreed to pay the SEC a total of $330,448.76 for failing to disclose the details of his financial relationship with the intriguingly-named cryptocurrency… Read more...

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Amazon has opened a cashierless grocery store in Seattle and will open a Los Angeles store soon. Amazon has published various pricing and they have competitive regular pricing and aggressively priced specials. The Seattle store is 7700 square feet which is half the size of a Trader Joes. It is two to four times bigger than a 7-eleven. A Trader Joes averages 15000 square feet in size. A Safeway averages 46000 square feet in size. A Costco averages 144500 square feet in size.

Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution is a remake in the truest sense of the word . If you’ve seen the animated film from 1998, Evolution ’s story of a vengeful Mewtwo seeking to assert its dominance over humanity and naturally born Pokémon will ring familiar, as it more or less recreates every scene from the original… Read more...

Let’s skip past all the hemming and hawing. Between its huge 6.9-inch 120Hz screen, beastly specs, 5G support, 108-MP main camera, Space Zoom lens, and 8K video capture, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is an absolute powerhouse. It has practically any feature you could ever want (aside from a headphone jack), and unless… Read more...

A 65" Vizio M-Series 4K HDR QLED TV for $500 , a $190 refurbished Dyson cordless vacuum , and a heavily discounted Tacklife 1200A car jump starter kick off Thursday’s best deals of the day. Read more...

Hollywood did it with Freddy and they did it with Jason. They did it with Michael, Chucky , and Leatherface too . Now, finally, Hollywood is reimagining Candyman and your terrifying first look is here. Read more...

Yes, we all loved the Carmen Sandiego show as kids, but the master thief’s true edutainment legacy lied in the computer video game series that kicked it all off in the first place. Now Netflix’s latest animated iteration of the heroine is leaning a little into that gamified history with a new special that puts you… Read more...

Bernie Sanders isn’t running for president on the back of billionaires. He’s getting there via donations from supporters, and today, that’s a bunch of cosplayers. Read more...

The Matrix 4 keeps adding to its mysterious cast. Get a new look at The Hunt ’s attempt to return. NBC has found a star for its “doomsday drama” La Brea . A peculiar Mandalorian rumor discusses some intriguing guest directors. Plus, Wally West returns to The Flash and the latest wild goings-on in Riverdale . Spoilers now! Read more...

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Star Trek: Picard is heading into the endgame of its first season, but it feels as if it’s only really just started spinning up the biggest wheels of its arc. That’s good for us because it means major momentum on the show’s most intriguing storylines. It’s bad for the heroes of Star Trek: Picard because it’s happening… Read more...

Centuries after humanity has been all but destroyed by nuclear holocaust, a woman wakes up on an alien spaceship. She finds out the aliens that saved her want to help bring back the human race. Read more...