fan conventions in 2020 will look like.
Despite the months of pundits and reporters arguing that wearing a face mask shouldn’t be a political statement, there’s a select few arseholes who think taking basic measures to keep the current global pandemic from raging on is an affront to their civil liberties, rather than, y’know, common courtesy.
New research out Monday may provide more insight into how many Americans were sickened by covid-19 during the earliest days of the pandemic, when access to testing was extremely limited. It estimated that at least 2 million people called out from work due to illness in mid-April — around double…
For years, vertical farming has captured headlines, including on this very website. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday shows the practice could revolutionise the world’s ability to grow wheat.
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Comics. These five elements are key to the ongoing narrative of Netflix-fuelled revival of the show’s fandom, and it’s set to highlight one of the show’s best characters: Toph.
Between a minefield of ads and trackers, browsers have added a number of security and privacy features over the past few years. Brave is the latest, announcing today that it’s partnering up with Guardian to launch a new version of its iOS browser, Brave Firewall + VPN.
As if 2020 hasn’t already delivered enough gut punches, today Analogue announced that its highly anticipated upcoming handheld console, the opening pre-orders on August 3, and has also revealed some welcome updates to the all-in-one portable gaming machine.
Remember offices? Assuming that you do, and that you at some point worked in one, you’ve likely spent at least some time itemizing your colleagues’ annoying/conspicuous habits, or having your annoying/conspicuous habits itemized. Every ostensible workplace meeting is at the same time a showcase for a wide range of half-conscious…
The Rivian R1T and R1S — an electric truck and electric SUV respectively — that have been in the development for years now, were originally supposed to be delivered late this year. But the coronavirus pandemic — and perhaps some more normal delays — have now pushed delivery dates back…
East Coast Defender, a Florida company that stuffs V8s and lots of leather into old British trucks, has just set a new record for most-square-inches-of-sunroof on a car. I mean, it has to have, right? Look at all that glass!
The events of 2020 are reshaping the way we live, work, teach and learn. And while we have all been affected differently, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women has been particularly significant. A recent report by the Rapid Research Information Forum found the pandemic has left women facing…
Motherland: Fort Salem is SDCC panel, the cast and crew of Motherland shared their thoughts on the importance of free sexuality in their show — and the world at large.
I just moved to a new neighbourhood and down the street is someone who street-parks their Ural sidecar motorcycle. I haven’t snagged my own picture of it yet, but it’s a neighbourhood fixture and it got me thinking: Where is that electric Ural we were teased with a few years…
Since the days of painting on cave walls, people have been representing information through figures and images. Nowadays, data visualisation experts know that presenting information visually helps people better understand complicated data. The problem is that data visualisations can also leave you with the wrong idea – whether the images…
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo’s regular round up of all things toy. This week, as San Diego Comic-Con kicks off around us, we’ve got a few special toy previews, Medicom leaps into Batman: The Animated Series, Itchy and Scratchy get in on the Simpsons vinyl toy action, and a…
Fear the Walking Dead’s fifth season wrapped up back in September, and a promo (dropped in April) for season six hinted of more grim Wild West vibes ahead, complete with cowboy hats, mask-wearing horseback riders, and flaming oil wells. Today’s Comic-Con panel revealed even more about what’s to come.
Electric Vehicles, or EVs, don’t have the most impressive adoption rate in Australia. Expensive models, Luxury Car Tax and a distinct lack of government incentives doesn’t exactly encourage people. But hope isn’t completely lost. The NRMA is rolling out 20 new fast-chargers across rural NSW. The NRMA already has 39…
A San Diego Comic-Con panel Thursday revealed a very cool piece of Star Wars trivia we did not expect.
Sorry, Burryaga Agaburry. It’s not that you’re not cool anymore, it’s just that… there’s a new Jedi in town, and he’s also a very interesting alien addition to Star Wars’ latest storytelling adventure.
Every single one of the kids who hangs out in Craig of the Creek’s titular overgrown wonderland has some sort of defining trait that sets them apart from their peers and reflects the sort of interests that drive their imaginations. Craig, for instance, likes cartography and exploring, whereas Sparkle Cadet,…
In an effort to drum up support for a revival of Netflix’s now-cancelled questions from the fandom and to talk about their experiences shooting. While much of the conversation centered on positive experiences the actors had on set, Peter Shinkoda, who played Nobu, took a moment to be frank and…
Constantine, the 2005 Keanu Reeves–starring adaptation of the Vertigo Comic, had a rough go of it at first. Though it’s a cult favourite now, it didn’t do especially well at release, partially due to the fact that it transgressed a boundary that most comic book films still refuse to cross:…
Despite the fact that this year’s physical San Diego Comic-Con was cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has killed just about 150,000 people in the U.S. alone, the annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were presented last night, virtually, by Phil LaMarr.
A good trailer doesn’t have to communicate the story of a film. Sometimes, just capturing a mood is enough. And, boy, does have a mood.
Not unlike the producers and distributors of No Time To Die, Mulan, and The French Dispatch, the team at Genesis is worried about a launch botched by the Coronavirus pandemic and they’re holding back the 2021 GV80 crossover and redesigned 2021 G80 sedan until later this year.
We’d watch the cast of guest stars: Mark Hamill.
In , a family of Black heroes find themselves having to face both the everyday racist realities of 1950s America and a whole host of demonic entities that seem to pop up wherever they go. During this year’s San Diego Comic-Con at Home, Lovecraft Country’s cast sat down to discuss…
San Diego Comic-Con might be, well, at home this year, but Zack Snyder’s skipped the virtual line — and even the official event — altogether to join with a group of fans in celebration of the director finally being able his own version of Justice League. And he celebrated in…
Unfortunately, the weather doesn’t care about coronavirus and doesn’t discriminate between states that have been decimated by the pandemic and those that have fared better. Hurricane Hanna, the first of the Atlantic season, is headed to Texas — which has reported more than 369,000 cases of covid-19 and an average…
At last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, fans have been dying to know what’s next.
A key element of that originated on Cartoon Network. During this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, the creative teams behind some of the shows talked about what to expect in the coming months, and for both Summer Camp Island and Adventure Time fans, the future’s looking bright.
A group of public health experts and medical professionals in the U.S. made a simple plead to the country’s leaders via an open letter this week: Bring back the shutdowns that helped slow the spread of covid-19 earlier in the year, and build up the resources that will allow the…
The long-awaited return of Maggie (Lauren Cohan) to The Walking Dead has taken longer than anticipated, as season 10 was cut short because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. But AMC has given a peek at what we can expect when that finally happens — and the date when we can…
