Cress Williams Will Be the Star of CW's Black Lightning Show
Say hello to the latest DC hero to land on the CW: Cress Williams has been cast at Jefferson Pierce, the star of Black Lightning. Read more… Source: io9
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How The Man in the High Castle Brought Hitler's Future Germany to Life
One of the best things about The Man in the High Castle TV show is how thorough the world-building is. It’s not just 1960s America, co-occupied by the Japanese Empire and Nazi Germany, either—season two showed us the disturbing grandeur of…
Kentucky Police Remove Punisher Logo From Cop Cars After People Rightfully Point Out He's a Murderer
An Eastern Kentucky police department has removed some decals from their police cars that showed The Punisher’s skull logo emblazoned with the “Blue Lives Matter” slogan, after a series of complaints about how inappropriate it was for police officers to…
Delivering RCS messaging to Android users worldwide
Whether we’re receiving a boarding pass for a flight or chatting with friends and family, SMS (better known as text messaging) is a universal way for us to stay connected. But despite its ubiquity, SMS hasn’t evolved to take advantage…
Sprint to Test Blockchain Platform for Connecting Telecoms
US telecom Sprint is working on a new blockchain initiative focused on carrier applications. The firm is partnering with SoftBank, a Japanese telecom conglomerate, and TBCASoft, Inc., a blockchain startup based in California. Sprint is the fourth-largest telecom provider in…
This Week's Big New Exoplanet Discovery Is Becoming Science Nerd Fanfic
On Wednesday, Earthlings were shocked—and certainly relieved—to finally get a push notification about planetary discovery, not political corruption. News broke that an international team of scientists had spied seven Earth-sized planets orbiting the nearby star TRAPPIST-1. Three of those planets…
Go See Any Movie You Want With $3 Off at Fandango
Heading out to the movies this weekend? Use promo code AWARDSAPPLEPAY on Fandango, and you’ll save $3 on any ticket. This code seems to work with any payment method on any OS; no Apple Pay required. Read more… Source: io9
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Is My Favorite Way To Experience A Sherlock Holmes Story
My mom loves mystery stories, but I’ve never really seen the appeal. While we both love reading, she likes to puzzle out the mystery as she reads along. I can’t help myself from flipping to the back of the book.…
These Are The Top 20 Beaches In America (For 2017), And An Ass Load Of Them Are In Florida
Via Shutterstock / fotomak The results are in, and TripAdvisor has named its ‘Best Beaches’ of the year for 2017. In years past the Top 20 beaches in America haven’t been so dominated by Florida. Typically, up near the top…
8 simple, science-backed tricks to get better sleep
In an ideal world, we wouldn’t have distractions keeping us up at night, or end up hitting the snooze button repeatedly in the morning. But these days, with hectic work and family schedules and essentially unlimited hours of shows to stream, a…