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io9Books & ComicsAn Epic Space Journey Awaits in This Excerpt From Tade Thompson’s New Sci-Fi Tale
The latest from Arthur C. Clarke Award winner Tade Thompson (Rosewater) isn’t out until October, but io9 has a sneak peek today with an exclusive cover reveal and an excerpt from Far From the Light of Heaven. It’s a standalone sci-fi novel that follows a high-stakes mystery that unfolds aboard a colony ship. Here’s a … Continued
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io9MoviesThis Quarantine-Made, Animal Crossing-Themed Horror Short Will Soon Become a Feature Film
South by Southwest is currently (virtually) underway, and amid all the film premieres—stay tuned to io9 for upcoming reviews—came this bit of news: a horror short made during quarantine has just been picked up by director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Hardcore Harry) to get the feature-film treatment. This news comes from Deadline; the short, Don’t Peek, … Continued
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ScienceHealthSo This Is ‘Covid Normal’
Last weekend I attended two days of the Brunswick Music Festival in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. In front of a sea of semi-socially distanced picnickers, local bands like indie rockers RVG tore through sets they haven’t played live in a year. People chatted with their friends, hugged, and drank beer. No one wore a … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsGeorge R.R. Martin Promises He Got a Lot of Winds of Winter Written in Quarantine
Will he let you see it, though? Absolutely not. It’s about time we had our annual-ish update on the status of Winds of Winter—the next book in George R.R. Martin’s epic A Song of Ice and Fire saga. It’s taken so long to come out that literally an entire adaptation of the saga has managed … Continued
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EartherThink You Have It Bad? Try Living in Perth, Australia, Right Now
It’s looking apocalyptic Down Under. Thousands of people were forced to leave their homes in the state of Western Australia this week as wildfires tore through an area close to the city of Perth, right as the city began a strict lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Officials say the Wooroloo Fire, which has a … Continued
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EartherCoronavirus Lockdowns Didn’t Reduce Air Pollution as Much as We Thought
I know it seems like forever ago, but think back to the early days of covid-19 when lockdowns first halted travel and industry in huge swaths of the world. It was devastating to the economy and was a symptom of a huge public health problem, but reports showed there was at least one good thing … Continued
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ScienceHealthCDC Relaxes Quarantine Guidelines for People Exposed to Covid-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided new guidance on how long people exposed to the coronavirus should quarantine away from others. Though the agency still recommends a 14-day quarantine period for people exposed to the coronavirus as the safest way to reduce the risk of further spread, it is now issuing two … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsWatch 200 Drones Perform a Choreographed Lip Sync in VWLS’ Latest Music Video
One of many things we’re missing during quarantine has been the kind high-profile, high-budget music video release we’ve come to expect from our pop stars in the 21st century. Sure, Cardi B brought out a live tiger and Kylie Jenner for her “WAP” music video in August, but social distancing requirements — and the threat … Continued
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ScienceHealthTrump’s Favorite Covid Adviser: We’re Really Not Doing Enough to Collaborate With the Virus
The Trump administration’s pseudoscience advocate on the White House coronavirus task force, Dr. Scott Atlas, is urging the population of Michigan to, uh, stage some sort of rebellion in solidarity with the novel coronavirus. On Sunday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced three weeks of new social distancing orders covering in-person schooling, dining, gym classes, organized sports, … Continued
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ScienceHealthDentist Gets Two Months in Jail for Treating Patients During Self-Quarantine in Australia
A dentist in Perth, Australia has received two months in jail for treating 41 patients while she was supposed to be in two weeks of mandatory self-quarantine to prevent the spread of covid-19. The judge’s sentence is the harshest covid-related punishment passed down in Australia since the pandemic began earlier this year, with most people … Continued
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io9Creepy Doll Annabelle Is Just as Restless in Quarantine as Everyone Else
The Conjuring breakout star/creepy, creepy doll Annabelle is facing her own sort of quarantine: unable to shoot more spooky movies, she’s forced to live on the New Line Cinema lot, more or less entirely alone. How has she been coping? According to this filmed short, about as well as everyone else. Which is to say: … Continued
By Julie Muncy
