At its core, Poor Things is the relatively simple story of a woman growing up and finding herself. However, in the hands of director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Favourite), it tells that tale in the most fantastical, imaginative, disturbing, and hilarious way possible. Words that, in fact, also describe the…
Source: Gizmodo – Poor Things Puts a Shocking and Fantastic Spin on a Classic Tale
Amazon already has a stranglehold on most of the stuff people buy, and now the retail giant wants to sell you a car.
Source: Gizmodo – Amazon Wants to Sell You a Car With Your Toilet Paper
Could it be? Is Apple finally relenting and letting Android users frolic in its walled garden? 9to5Mac reports that an Apple spokesperson has revealed that RCS support is on the docket for next year’s iPhone launch. That means more parity for Android users’ messages to iPhone wielders.
Source: Gizmodo – The Next iPhone Will Have an Easier Time Texting Android’s Green Bubbles
It’s been over two years since Apple released its all-in-one desktop after skipping the entire M2 generation of chips, leaving us wondering when the iMac would make its dramatic return. The iMac comes in seven fun colors, is powered by Apple’s fancy new M3, and even promises to make gaming on a Mac a thing.
Source: Gizmodo – Apple iMac (2023) Review: One Foot in the Future and the Past
Are you watching For All Mankind? If not, you should be. Apple TV+’s phenomenal sci-fi drama just returned for season four, and io9 has an exclusive clip from its second episode which debuts Friday. But even if you’re not watching the show, this clip, as simple as it may be, is an almost perfect example of why you…
Source: Gizmodo – This Exclusive For All Mankind Clip Shows Why It’s So Freaking Great
Yesterday, the folks at Cambridge Dictionary named “Hallucination” the word of the year and, Jesus, they really hit the nail on the head. Like, wow. Frankly, this could be the word of the decade, not merely just the last twelve months. By that I mean, the world has gotten so weird lately that I feel like I’ve been…
Source: Gizmodo – Cambridge Dictionary Names ‘Hallucination’ Word of the Year and I’ve Never Felt So Seen
As SpaceX gears up for its second Starship test flight, scheduled for Friday, excitement and anticipation are high, but so too is a sense of dread. Indeed, this ambitious venture is not without its share of risks. Here are 10 major challenges and uncertainties that could impact the outcome of this critically important…
Source: Gizmodo – 10 Ways the Second SpaceX Starship Test Flight Could Go Wrong
The holidays are coming, and no matter your age, that can often mean sitting down after all your gifts are unwrapped, surrounding yourself with bags of plastic bricks, and building a new Lego set. To help you become the most popular gift giver of 2023, we’ve rounded up our favorite sets of the year—from fancy…
Source: Gizmodo – The Nerdiest Lego Gifts, Big and Small
Climate-related disasters can trap people in their homes, leave them without power for extended periods, trigger mass evacuations, and many other disruptions to the safety and conveniences most of us are accustomed to. As these events become more frequent and more extreme, it’s not just preppers who aim to keep a…
Source: Gizmodo – Gift Ideas for Disaster Preppers
This is not your average coffee gear list. I grew up around coffee, working at my uncle’s coffee shop starting at age 14. Since then, I’ve gathered roughly 10 years of experience working in specialty coffee shops. Coffee is a personal and professional obsession of mine, and I’ve become truly fascinated with some of…
Source: Gizmodo – Gifts for the Absolute Coffee Nerd
In Star Wars’ current canon, we stand on the precipice of a return years in the making: at the end of Ahsoka’s first season, Grand Admiral Thrawn had made his way back from a galaxy even further away to restore a remnant Empire to glory and imperil the New Republic. But what happened when Thrawn made a comeback the…
Source: Gizmodo – What Happened the Last Time Star Wars Did ‘Somehow, Thrawn Returned’
Doctor Who fans who don’t live in the UK or Ireland have had to be exceptionally organized when keeping track of where to watch the long-running sci-fi series. But the BBC Studios show’s classic era (up to and including the Seventh Doctor) finally has a free resource: Tubi, which just added over 600 episodes dating…
Source: Gizmodo – Get Your Classic Doctor Who Fix for Free on Tubi
The teddy bears are coming! The teddy bears are coming! Dear God watch out, the teddy bears are coming!
Source: Gizmodo – Hollywood Just Released 2 Teddy Bear Trailers on the Same Day
For years, some people with the unlucky habit of paying too much attention to Elon Musk have complained the man is a racist. He’s posted countless dog whistles, liked disturbing tweets, and used his platform to boost white nationalists, but he’s always managed to walk right up to the line of plausible deniability. But…
Source: Gizmodo – Elon Musk Shares His Thoughts on Jews
The Samsung Galaxy Buds FE is marketed as a pocket-book-friendly option and makes for a pretty decent gift. They don’t offer all the bells and whistles you like the Galaxy Buds2 Pro, but for the price, I think I am ok with that.
Source: Gizmodo – Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Review: Surprisingly Good ANC for
The Moon is about to be a busy place, with a series of crewed missions planned by NASA as part of its Artemis program, as well as an influx of upcoming commercial landers eyeing a spot on the lunar surface. Before it sends a fleet of spacecraft to the Moon, however, NASA first wants to understand the impact these…
Source: Gizmodo – NASA Recreates Apollo 12 Landing to Analyze Future Artemis Mission Risks
On September 7, 2022, the Zwicky Transient Facility detected a new transient object in deep space, about one billion light-years from Earth. The object was very bright, and now, a team of astronomers believes it’s a star that’s come back from the dead.
Source: Gizmodo – Supposedly Dead ‘Tasmanian Devil’ Star Unexpectedly Whirls Back to Life
Apple may have found a solution to the iPhone 15’s overheating problems by using a graphene heat sink in its newer models, according to a leak reported by 9to5Mac Thursday. The solution, if true, should keep the iPhone 16 cool, especially with early word that the next Apple flagship phone could be more expensive than…
Source: Gizmodo – The iPhone 16 Could Be Cooler Than the iPhone 15, Literally
With both the Writer’s strike at an end and SAG-AFTRA’s suspend as it heads to vote on its next contract, Hollywood is getting back into the swing of things: announcing things, way, way, way ahead of time for absolutely no rhyme or reason.
Source: Gizmodo – Disney Is Already Planning On a Frozen 4
