June was quite a month for our WIRED world. It started the day after President Donald Trump tweeted about 'covfefe' (whatever that means) and ended with the spread of Petya, a ransomware outbreak many believe to be an act of cyberwar against Ukraine, a nation that has become a sort of testing lab for Russia's […]
I I’m on my way to work when the terrorists strike. The first attack nearly kills me. It’s my fault, partly. I’m jaywalking at the time. There I am, in the middle of Sixth Avenue, an ad truck bearing down in the rightmost lane. I feel a buzz in my pocket and take out my […]
For reasons that escape me and most other people, Inhumans, the latest Marvel offering, is playing in IMAX theaters this weekend. Inhumans isn't a movie—it'll be airing on ABC starting Sept. 29—and it doesn't have any massive space battles that benefit from IMAX's large format. It's just … there, asking if you'll kindly pay upwards […]
The second season of Huang’s World, chef Eddie Huang's punchy man-on-the-street food and travel show that airs on Viceland, returned in late June. Its first episode, though, carried a heavier load than usual: wading through America’s troubled waters. In a segment following an Inauguration Day visit to Washington, D.C.’s oldest black-owned restaurant, Huang meets with […]
Alien: Covenant is a decent film about android consciousness and ancient secrets wherein Michael Fassbender proves he can play an excellent android. But it has one big problem: In order to earn the "Alien" name, director Ridley Scott was forced to rehash a lot of moments from his 1979 sci-fi classic. Nobody needs this. Not […]
Eight years. It took writer/director Angela Robinson eight years to make her film about Wonder Woman’s origins. In that time Wonder Woman went from one of the few mainstream DC Comics characters not to have a standalone movie to being a bonafide box office powerhouse. In that time Robinson went from thinking she would never […]
Look. It's been a bad week. You know this, we know this. Whether it's the horrific shooting in Las Vegas, the not-fast-enough recovery in Puerto Rico, or the ongoing investigations into Russian interference in last year's US election, this hasn't been the most stress-free, uplifting seven days in recent memory. So, before we start to […]
Todd Yellin is pretty sure his wife would have never watched Jessica Jones if he hadn't tricked her. She's not a fan of shows based on comic books, and even though he's a Netflix exec, nepotism wouldn't have been enough to make her tune in. Yet he knew she'd love it. So Yellin did what […]
There are a million and one reasons cosplaying is a fine art. It requires not only time, patience, and resources, but also a very specific skill set that can include everything from expert wig selection to carpentry. The folks at videogame developer Bungie understand this struggle. That’s why they create characters for their wickedly popular […]
To conjure the threat of a riot these days, you really only need three words: “Berkeley” and “free speech.” Want to make a violent clash between far-right and far-left agitators almost inevitable? Add two more: “Milo Yiannopoulos,” the former Breitbart tech editor and internet arch-troll. That’s the math UC Berkeley administrators were forced to do […]