Jonathan Hickman’s Newest Series Is Sci-Fi Epic Decorum, Launching This March

Recently, we all lost our collective shit over the wild treatment Jonathan Hickman and a few collaborators gave to the X-Men side of Marvel comics with House of X and Powers of X. For anyone wondering what the author’s next trick would be, here you go: it’s a new series at Image.

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Jeff Van Drew: Impeachment Pressure Was ‘Final Sign’ In Decision To Switch Parties

The New Jersey congressman said abandoning the Democratic Party to become a Republican was “the honorable thing” to do.

Add Speech-to-Text to Any Website With This Extension

If you’ve ever been using a website and wished it had a voice input, now you can add one yourself.

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Boeing Starliner is the first US-made crew capsule to land on the ground

The inaugural Starliner test flight didn’t go according to plan, but it still made a little bit of history. Boeing’s spacecraft landed safely at New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range at 7:58AM Eastern, making it the first US-made, crew-ready capsul…

Fortnite bundle leak includes incredible Polar Peak monster skin

Another Fortnite bundle has leaked, this one themed after the winter season. Among other things, the new bundle contains ‘The Devourer,’ a skin version of the Polar Peak monster. The skin is very detailed, including bright colors intermixed with the monster’s ice shell, as well as the Polar Peak castle on its back. Other skins, as well as wraps and … Continue reading

Pence Aide Defends Trump Attack On Late Rep. John Dingell: ‘Not Exactly A Wallflower’

Marc Short, the vice president’s chief of staff, said the late congressman once called Trump “an imbecile.”

After Math: That's not how this is supposed to work

Like burritos stuffed with french fries or labradoodles, the last few days have been just entirely too much. Politics aside, we were treated to Uber setting up a litigious warchest, Chipotle reinventing the drive-thru, and the debut of Soylent’s succ…

Sunday's Best Deals: Flashlights, Scooters, and Puzzles Galore

An Energizer Emergency Flashlight, a Bird ES1-300 Electric Scooter, and a NutriBullet Blender Gold Box lead off Sunday’s best deals from around the web.

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In an Unprecedented Move, Universal Is Sending Theaters a Patched Version of Cats

Cats, Tom Hooper’s memetic hazard of a musical, is receiving unprecedented treatment from its distributors at Universal. As shared by the Hollywood Reporter, the company is sending theaters an updated version of the Ozymandias-like monument to hubris and toxoplasmosis. This new version of the film, according to a memo…

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US Navy declares TikTok a threat, bans it from government phones

The United States Navy has declared Chinese company TikTok a cybersecurity threat and banned its use on government-issued smartphones. The ban was revealed on a Facebook page intended for US military members; in it, the Navy warns that government-issued phones that have TikTok installed will be blocked from accessing the Navy Marine Corps Intranet. TikTok is a short video social … Continue reading