Theres a lot of violence in Star Wars. But rarely is Star Wars akin to a slasher movie. And in Night,The Acolytejust gave us one hell of a Star Wars slasher. Image: Lucasfilm The tone and brutality here is unlike anything weve really seen presented in Star Wars on screen. Heads wrenched, bones snapped, as aproud knight like Yord Fandarlifelessly crumples to the ground. Not everything is quite so unpredictable in the battle, however....
But the scientists are quick to point out that the process isnt harmful to the animals. Witwatersrand posted a video toYouTubeshowing the novel process the universitys team has undertaken to fight back against poaching. Every 20 hours in South Africa a rhino dies for its horn, Larkin said. A member of the Rhisotope Project drills a hole to insert a radioactive pellet into the horn of a rhinoceros at a rhino orphanage in Mokopane, Limpopo district, South Africa on June 25, 2024....
Thats what I loved about starting with the red shirts. Okay, Im listening, Headland said. I just figured someone would stop me and nobody did. Photo: Lucasfilm I figured someone would say, This is too far! Why does that matter to Star Wars? We hid it so well that you didnt see this! Maybe dont bring a sonic screwdriver to a lightsaber fight? Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....
Its a beautiful time to be alive! Thesecond iOS 18 developer betafeatures the new RCS capability quietly announced atWWDC 2024. Those bravely braving the developer beta on a daily driver can now send rich messages to their Android brethren. Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Audio and video sent between devices will no longer be compressed down. And youll see when an iPhone user has left you, dear Android user, on read....
The live-actionTransformersmovies arent really what youd call beloved. Somehow, Extinction is maybe the most awake Bays been with these movies since the first. (In some cases, there were two or three from that list!) Image: Paramount (Which, yeah, he makes things blow up real good.) Can the Transformers movies escape Michael Bay? Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Pacific Rims TV Show Drifts to Prime Video Good news for giant robot fans....
People will do anything for clicks, likes, and attention. In the case of one guy, feels like stiffing service workers all over Los Angeles is his thing. And its not okay to put the responsibility on paying waiters salary on the customer. Screenshot: Instagram/@zerodollarstip Its time for change. $3 tips on a bun that costs $3, man. That moment NoTip was born. In other words, this guy is the Barack Obama of shitty dining etiquette....
The 3D visualization is based on observational data from apaperpublished in the Meteoritic & Planetary Science journal. The Hubble telescope sees objects that glow in visible light at higher temperatures. As a result, Webb is able to pierce through obscuring dust to see stars embedded in the pillars. The visualization combined observations from different telescopes across different wavelengths of light.Gif: NASA Visualization Studio/Gizmodo The visualization also highlights several stages of star formation....
If youre reading this, someone you know watches a crime show on CBS. You might not be aware that person watches the show, but numbers dont lie. Deadlinereports that CBSs latest addition to its wild collection of proceduralcrime shows is Van Helsing. A new Van Helsing show will have quite the legacy to live up to. Like the 2004 Hugh Jackman movie.Image: Universal Yes, everyones favorite vampire hunter is coming to CBS....
Now hes back with a new cinematic abomination. And you know that means: distracting de-aging tech! It wasnt a disaster, it just wasnt great. Screenshot: Sony It created a kind of uncanny valley in which your mind is constantly aware that somethings off. Thats because theres more to aging than just wrinkles. Like high-frame rate photography, I thought wed learned our lesson. The director toldVanity Fairthat he thinks his team has worked out the kinks for Here....
So much so, we all kind of want one of our own to headbutt a laser sword with. Well have to wait a while. Hasbros Stranger helmet goes up for pre-order tomorrow, June 27, at 1 p.m. Image: Lucasfilm/Hasbro ET on Hasbro Pulse and at other retailers, but it wont ship until fall of 2025. Five, not four. Its enough to make you want to goslash up some Jedi, isnt it?...
Honest Abe literally melted in the heat. And its not like organizers didnt foresee the possibility of the statute melting. But that strategizing wasnt enough to spare Lincoln from the elements. A wax replica of the Lincoln Memorial statue melts during a heat wave in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2024.Photo: Allison Robbert/The Washington Post (Getty Images) Passersby in Washington did what people of the 2020s do anytime something notable happens....
Submitted for your approval are 10 of our very favorites. For the New 52saggressive rebrandtrying to make Aquaman a hyper-competent diplomat, that was a weird choice. In his final appearance, Torpedo Man accidentally launched himself into a twisting underwater cave and became stuck there. Image: DC Comics Whether Torpedo Man is actually a man or some sort of malicious robot is left ambiguous. His entourage, Magneto and Clawboth definitely robotsare serviceable henchmen....
Screenshots from the surveillance footage were provided by MCSO to Gizmodo, appearing to show Ringfield grabbing the keys. MCSO alleges Ringfield admitted at that point to taking the fob. County officials held up a digital key during the press conference as an example of what was allegedly stolen. Screenshot of security camera footage provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (left) and the booking photo of Walter Ringfield Jr.Image: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office...
