When Ellen Ripley said “Get away from her, you bitch,” she apparently wasn’t talking about the latest Alien movie. Turns out, Fede Alvarez’s 2024 Alien movie is actually much, much closer to the originals than anyone could’ve guessed.
Source: Gizmodo – We Finally Know When the New Alien Movie Takes Place
Apple unveiled its most popular podcasts of 2023 on Tuesday, revealing that true crime’s chokehold on the platform continues for another year. True crime took first place in two categories, with Crime Junkie as the most popular podcast for the second year in a row, and Scamanda as the most popular new show.
Source: Gizmodo – Apple’s Top Podcasts of 2023 Reveal Bloody Murder Is Still Hot
Fallout makes its global premiere on Prime Video April 12, 2024—and it’s a series that fans of Bethesda’s popular post-apocalyptic video game have been eager to learn more about. Today, we finally have fresh images to share, and they’re full of jumpsuits, power suits, and at least one missing nose.
Source: Gizmodo – Amazon’s Fallout TV Show Reveals Its Armor, Apocalypse, and Walton Ghoul-gins
Ikea just announced a set of smart home sensors all for under $10. The set includes a door and window sensor named Parasoll, a motion sensor called Vallhorn, and a water leakage sensor called Badring. These are set to be globally released in the first half of next year.
Source: Gizmodo – Ikea Just Announced Smart Home Sensors for Under
For as much as Doctor Who’s first 60th anniversary special, “The Star Beast,” was a celebration of the old, it also brought plenty of new with it—including Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney as Rose, Donna Noble’s trans teenage daughter. But for as important as Rose became to the episode, for showrunner Russell T. Davies,…
Source: Gizmodo – Doctor Who’s Russell T. Davies On the Importance of Showing Trans Struggles
How best can you display the advances in technology over the years? Let’s take a PC like the landmark original 1984 Apple Macintosh—later rebranded the Macintosh 128K—and shrink it by more than half. Then, boost its processing capability and memory by a factor of thousands or even tens of thousands—AKA modern mobile…
Source: Gizmodo – This ‘Little Mac’ Is a Pint-Sized Windows Version of Apple’s Famed PC
Thales Alenia Space and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) are embarking on a pioneering venture to construct the first permanent human outpost on the Moon, a critical component of NASA’s Artemis program.
Source: Gizmodo – Could This—Finally—Be Humanity’s First Permanent Lunar Base?
Hannah Waddingham has not heard about returning for Hocus Pocus 3. Mortal Kombat 2 director Todd Garner offers some tiny glimpses of the sequel. Plus, Get a behind-the-scenes look at Agatha: Darkhold Diaries. Spoilers, assemble!
Source: Gizmodo – How Last of Us Part II’s Remaster Is Influencing Season 2 of the Show
YouTube ventured into gaming this week by rolling out a test of YouTube Playables to all Premium users. Playables are small, free games for mobile and desktop devices with no downloads, such as Angry Birds Showdown, from YouTube.
Source: Gizmodo – YouTube Rolls Out New Games for Premium Users
Released in 2000, Ron Howard’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas has become a modern Christmas classic—so much so that it’s managed to be more timeless than Illumination’s 2018 Grinch animated film. That’s probably thanks to the presence Jim Carrey’s inimitable take on the character at Universal Studios theme parks.
Source: Gizmodo – The Grinch and Martha May Whovier Headline Grinchmas at Universal Theme Parks
The first rule of playing a superhero is deny, deny, deny. Is there a rumor going around about your character? Is that rumor true? Don’t sweat it. Simply lie about it for fear of ruining the surprise.
Source: Gizmodo – Chris Evans Denies Avengers Return, as if He Could Say Anything Else
In recent weeks, Elon Musk’s car company has been locked in a labor dispute with the unions of Sweden. Now, as the dispute drags on, Tesla seems to have won a small victory amidst the broader fight: license plates.
Source: Gizmodo – Sweden Caves to Tesla’s License Plate Demands in Union Fight
The world of Alien just got a whole lot sexier with the addition of actor Timothy Olyphant. The Justified star, who recently dipped his toe into another major sci-fi universe as Cobb Vanth on The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, has been cast in Noah Hawley’s upcoming FX show set in the universe of Alien, Aliens,…
Source: Gizmodo – Timothy Olyphant Is Joining the Alien Universe
From the very first episode of The Mandalorian, you wanted to know about the Armorer. She was fierce. She was mysterious. And she was wise beyond her years. As we’ve learned more about her in subsequent seasons, that mystique has only grown. Is she honest? Does she have ulterior motives? What’s her deal?
Source: Gizmodo – This Mandalorian Star Doesn’t Agree Your Theories About Her Character
Update 5:46 PM: Sports Illustrated sent us the following statement.
Source: Gizmodo – Sports Illustrated Allegedly Dupes Readers With Fake AI-Created Writers
Americans looking to stay on top of their sexual health have a new at-home option available to them. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Developed by the company LetsGetChecked, the Simple 2 test costs between $58 and $99 a kit and returns…
Source: Gizmodo – There’s Now an At-Home Test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
As Marvel looks to refocus the creative teams behind its far-flung Avengers duology in the wake of director Destin Daniel Cretton’s departure, the studio has reportedly decided that why not make the man already writing an Avengers movie, write another Avengers movie?
Source: Gizmodo – Loki’s Michael Waldron Will Now Also Write Avengers: Kang Dynasty Too
This year, Swedish electronics manufacturer Teenage Engineering launched two new devices: a microphone, the CM-15, and a digital tape recorder, the TP-7. If purchased together, they’ll run you almost $3,000. For many, it seems absurd to pay that much for products with features that come built into your iPhone — but…
Source: Gizmodo – Teenage Engineering’s New Mic and Recorder Are the Most Delightful Gadgets I’ve Used In Years
At this point, you have to know Taika Waiti is gonna Taika Waititi—especially since it’s been long known he isn’t coming back for a potential Thor 5. But the director’s self-deprecating appearance on the SmartLess Podcast, hosted by comedic actors Will Arnett, Sean Hayes, and Jason Bateman, has left some Marvel fans…
Source: Gizmodo – Taika Waititi Jokes About Why He Went From Indies to Marvel
