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io9Movies9 Spooky Boarding School Movies Worthy of the Horror Honor Roll
With Simon Barrett’s Seance—about a group of teens who unwittingly awaken their dorm’s resident ghost—arriving on May 21, we’ve got spooky boarding schools on the brain. Much like college campuses, they’ve been a rather popular setting for horror movies over the years, but these are 9 of our favorites. 1) Phenomena It’s hard to top … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsYou Laugh, but This Smartphone Arm Mount Might Actually Be Useful
It’s hard to say how long it will take, but it seems inevitable that one day humans will develop a third hand for the sole use of holding a smartphone while keeping the other two free. For those who can’t wait for that incredibly useful mutation, Thanko’s selling a mechanical alternative that gives the wearer … Continued
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ReviewsHome Entertainment & Smart HomeArduino’s New DIY Kit Makes It Easy to Build Smart Home Gadgets
The Arduino Oplà kit is a simple way to start building Internet of Things gadgets for fun and, for some, profit. The $114 starter kit includes an Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 board—basically a tiny, programmable microprocessor—and an IoT Carrier that looks kind of like a flower with an OLED screen in the center. What you … Continued
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EartherEnergyPresident Joe Biden Approves Nation’s First Major Offshore Wind Farm
On Tuesday, the Biden administration officially green-lit the country’s largest offshore wind farm. It’s slated to be installed off the coast of Massachusetts and is the first step in President Joe Biden’s ambitious push to finally get the U.S. in the offshore wind game. Comprised of up to 84 turbines split between two locations—one near … Continued
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io9TrailersStephen King’s Apple TV+ Series Lisey’s Story Drops a Creepy First Trailer
Stephen King’s works are adapted so often these days, it’s hard to keep track of them all. But one way to differentiate is by tapping an incredible wealth of talent both in front of and behind the camera. And, based on that metric, it’s hard to beat the new Apple TV+ show, Lisey’s Story. Lisey’s … Continued
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ScienceHealthHere’s All the Free Stuff You Can Score for Getting a Covid-19 Vax
Cities and businesses across the U.S. are trying out a wide array of incentives to entice people on the fence to get the covid-19 vaccine—incentives that are largely being praised by public health experts as an important way to boost the country’s vaccination rate and not let our ample supply go to waste. The incentive … Continued
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EartherClimate ChangeArchaeologists Are Making a Push to Improve Climate Modeling
Models that project how the climate will change in the future rely heavily on information about what happened in the past, including how humans used land. Scientists feed models data to create algorithms that estimate everything from weather to vegetation to land use. But this approach has one fundamental flaw. According to archaeologists—who have dedicated … Continued
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Tech NewsTikTok Wants To Be Its Own Economy
TikTok is apparently the latest platform to make the shift from social media site to a glorified digital mall. On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that TikTok has started floating the idea of in-app shopping to brands over in Europe, hoping to hook young EU shoppers—and their wallets—in the process. According to the report, this e-shopping feature … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsDark Horse’s The Shadows Uses Gorgeously Grim Imagery to Tell a Refugee’s Story
Previously available only in French, graphic novel The Shadows—from creators Zabus and Hippolyte—is getting an English release courtesy of Dark Horse and translator Matt Madden. It’s a fictional but timely tale of refugees searching for asylum, rendered in gorgeously grim, spooky drawings. We’ve got a sneak peek to share today. Here’s a quick description, followed … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightNASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Is Racing Back to Earth With a Scoop of Asteroid
OSIRIS-REx, a NASA spacecraft tasked with collecting rocks and dust from a nearby asteroid named Bennu, is coming back home after almost five years away. The spacecraft, officially named Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer, officially fired its engines to begin its Earthward journey on May 10. Its return trip will take two … Continued
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Tech NewsMerriam-Webster Is Selling the Definition of NFT as an NFT, Which Means You Can Own… Something, Sort Of
Content creator Merriam-Webster reigns in glorious relevance: the dictionary is auctioning off its definition of NFT, as an NFT, on OpenSea. The definition is objectively boring, so hell, let’s make it interesting! I’ll run a side bet on the buyer and stake my money on Farzin, the collector who snatched up Disaster Girl and Kevin … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThis Replacement Bathtub Drain Is Like a Slap Chop for Hair Clogs
The only thing worse than a bathtub or shower drain that doesn’t actually drain is having to clean out the inevitable clog. The PressDrain promises to eliminate that awful chore once and for all with a pop-up mechanism that slices and dices long hair into smaller pieces so they easily wash away. If a late-night … Continued
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EartherEnergyThe U.S. Has Ignored Pipeline Cybersecurity and Now You’re Paying the Price
It’s been four days since the Colonial pipeline, a major gasoline artery in the U.S., shut down following a ransomware attack—and Americans are starting to feel the impacts. As the federal government scrambles to figure out how to transport gasoline across the country and shortages are beginning to hit gas stations in some states. It’s … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesCount Chocula, Frankenberry, More Join Forces and Now Breakfast Is Doomed
The day we all feared has arrived. The monsters of the cereal aisle, who had been content menacing the breakfasts of children for decades, have finally realized they are stronger together. Count Chocula, Boo Berry, Frankenberry, Frute Brute, and Yummy Mummy have formed the Monster Cereal Avengers and god help us all. The new General … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogle, You Should Already Know How People Feel About Wear OS
Google I/O is a little more than a week away and it appears the company is sending out surveys to Wear OS users. Why? To ask them how satisfied they are with their smartwatches. If you hear a strange sound in the distance, it’s not the sound of cicadas rising from their 17-year slumber. It’s … Continued
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io9MoviesArmy of the Dead Turns-Pandemic Era Fears and Greed Into Bloodthirsty Monsters
At this late stage into the zombie movie/tv/book game, the question that comes to mind whenever a new project in the genre debuts is what it has to add to the larger canon of zombie lore that’s given us an entire taxonomy of fictional flesh-eating ghouls. Familiar as Army of the Dead’s constituent parts will … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsStern’s New The Mandalorian Pinball Table Includes a Ball-Controlling Baby Yoda
Despite the death of arcades, there’s apparently still enough of a demand for pinball machines for Stern to keep churning out new table designs. The company’s latest design takes inspiration from Star Wars: The Mandalorian and includes a Baby Yoda trapped inside who can use the Force to manipulate the ball’s trajectory. At CES a … Continued
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io9TelevisionUpdates From Black Widow, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and More
Margot Robbie really wants to get Poison Ivy into the DC movieverse. Jason Behr hypes up Supergirl’s final midseason finale. Plus, a ton of clips from Army of the Dead, and behind-the-scenes on Sweet Tooth. Spoilers get! Harley & Ivy/The DCEU In a recent interview with Den of Geek, Margot Robbie revealed she’s been “pestering” … Continued
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