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Lydia Deetz Is a TV Horror Host in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Jun 1st 2024, 00:00, by Sabina Graves Turns out the Elvira-inspired intro to the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice trailer is rooted in a new character development for the grown-up Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder). Read more... Star Trek: Discovery's Final Epilogue Was Almost Its Next Season Arc May 31st 2024, 23:15, by James Whitbrook Star Trek: Discovery ended this week, with an episode that, perhaps in true Discovery style, threw some wild curveballs and equally wild pacing together to give us a bumper episode of ups and downs. But it really did save its weirdest moment for last: and even weirder, it's what might have been Discovery's next… Read more... Watch Live as Boeing Attempts a Tense First Crewed Launch to the ISS May 31st 2024, 23:00, by Passant Rabie Despite several delays and technical hiccups, Boeing is getting ready to launch its first crewed test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of its agreement with NASA. Read more... Five Years On, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Is Still Thriving May 31st 2024, 22:30, by Sabina Graves Disney Parks' first venture into making one of their lands immersive opened five years ago today—May 31, 2019—inviting guests to live out their own Star Wars adventures at Disneyland's Galaxy's Edge. Read more... Netflix Fight Between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul Postponed Over Health Issue May 31st 2024, 22:23, by Matt Novak The boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul originally scheduled to stream live on Netflix July 20 has been postponed, according to a tweet from Most Valuable Promotions, which is co-producing the fight. The stated reason for the delay is an ulcer flare-up that Tyson is suffering from. Read more... Giancarlo Esposito Has Joined Captain America: Brave New World May 31st 2024, 21:56, by Cheryl Eddy When in doubt, add a little Giancarlo Esposito to your cast—even better if you can get him to play a villain. The Mandalorian's Moff Gideon is heading to a different Disney project to play another bad guy, this time (as rumored) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe entry Captain America: Brave New World. Read more... Why the NSA Is Right About Periodically Restarting Your Smartphone May 31st 2024, 21:00, by Florence Ion Oh, the irony of the National Security Agency suggests that smartphone users turn off their phones occasionally. But the NSA is right: you do need to restart your phone regularly to rid it of demons. Some phones even let you schedule the restart, so you don't have to think about it. Read more... 45 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Coming Your Way in June May 31st 2024, 21:00, by Cheryl Eddy June is here, and it's bringing tons of new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books for summer reading. They're full of star-crossed couples, deep-space bounty hunters, intergalactic art thieves, and passengers on a magical train—plus two different tales of cursed movies, as well as two different tales of utopias gone wrong. Read more... We Want Every Single One of These Rad New Pop Culture Posters May 31st 2024, 20:15, by Germain Lussier If you're in and around the United Kingdom next weekend, we're incredibly jealous. Vice Press is hosting its annual Open House pop culture convention on June 8 in Sheffield featuring "some of the UK's best artists, designers, makers, and independent vendors selling movie posters, art prints, t-shirts, vinyl, Blu-ray… Read more... June's Lego Releases See You May 31st 2024, 19:30, by James Whitbrook After a big month for spacey goodness in May, Lego is bringing things back down to earth for its June releases—or back down to Middle-earth in particular, with the standout release of its next Lord of the Rings set, Barad-Dûr. But what lies beyond the dark plains of Mordor, where shadows lie? A little Star Wars, some… Read more... The Best Gadgets of May 2024 May 31st 2024, 19:00, by Dua Rashid May was a loaded month with Apple and Google both releasing products. Project Astra was definitely the most interesting thing we saw at an otherwise boring Google I/O. Apple also dropped its latest iPad Pros with the all-new M4 chip and OLED displays, a 13-inch iPad Air for the first time, and the incredibly cool Apple… Read more... This Kit Fisto Figure Puts the 'Hot' Back in Hot Toys May 31st 2024, 18:40, by Germain Lussier He's thick, he's green, he's saving the galaxy from here to Tatooine! Yes, that's right. Kit Fisto has finally gotten his very own Hot Toys figure. And "hot" is the correct word here, right? Those eyes? Those tentacles? That bonus forearm armor from Star Wars: The Clone Wars? What's not to love? Read more... Zack Snyder Could Return to Sparta for a 300 TV Series May 31st 2024, 17:45, by Germain Lussier Zack Snyder may be going from "This is Sparta!" to "This is streaming!" The popular filmmakeris reportedly in talks to executive producer and direct a new series set before the events of his first blockbuster, 300. Read more... Tesla Recalls 125,000 Cars Over Seat Belt Issue May 31st 2024, 17:36, by Laura Bratton, Quartz Tesla is having more seat belt problems. The company is recalling more than 125,000 Models S, X, 3, and Y because their seat belt warnings aren't lighting up and chiming like they're supposed to, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. Read more... The Best New Movies and TV Streaming in June 2024, and Where to Watch Them May 31st 2024, 17:00, by Germain Lussier May showers bring June flowers and also, lots of streaming content. Welcome to io9's latest edition of the Nerd's Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you'll like most. (And… Read more... Stingray That Became Mysteriously Pregnant Now Has 'Reproductive Disease' May 31st 2024, 17:00, by Matt Novak A female stingray that was discovered to be pregnant, despite not sharing space with a male stingray in at least eight years, has a reproductive disease according to the Aquarium and Shark Lab in Henderson, North Carolina. Read more... SpaceX Launch Targets Safe Reentry of Starship Megarocket—If It Doesn't Explode First May 31st 2024, 16:35, by George Dvorsky SpaceX's Starship program is gearing up for another crucial test flight next week, pending regulatory approval. This flight will focus on reentry and landing, while also gathering comprehensive flight data to improve future missions. Read more... Rings of Power Will Not Bring Back One of Season One's Most Intriguing Stars May 31st 2024, 16:15, by James Whitbrook When Amazon gave us our first glimpse at the second season of Rings of Power, it was easy to note that one character in particular was oddly absent. But now, it turns out she won't be in the new season at all. Read more... Venus' Only Active Probe Mysteriously Falls Silent May 31st 2024, 15:45, by Passant Rabie For nearly 10 years, there's been only one spacecraft able to keep its cool above the hellish landscape of Venus. The Japanese Akatsuki probe was sent to Earth's neighboring planet to observe its atmospheric dynamics, but the lone Venusian mission has suddenly gone quiet. Read more...

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