This Is What X’s New TV App Allegedly Looks Like
I spent a lot of time watching YouTube on my TV, so you can imagine my surprise when app researcher Nima Owji shared an early look at X’s upcoming TV app: It looks almost exactly like YouTube.
Incognito Mode Does Not Help You Find Cheap Flights
Booking flights is an unfortunately stressful part of a relaxing vacation. The internet is full of tips and tricks on how to make it cheaper. One of the most pervasive “tricks” is to use incognito mode when searching for your flights to get a cheaper ticket. You wouldn’t be crazy for believing it, but this is a giant…
Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: Help Sherlock Solve These Whodunits
Name the ultimate puzzler from fiction. If you didn’t say Sherlock Holmes, then I need to read what you’re reading. In many depictions, Holmes seems to care about nothing other than the puzzles his cases pose. Beyond the twisty plots and endearing characters, Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories and the subsequent screen…
The Best TVs To Buy in 2024
We’re at the stage in the evolution of the TV where it’s pretty difficult to buy a bad one, but at the same time, it can be tricky to pick out the perfect model from the many options available. Every year, a swathe of new sets come out, which means the current bunch gets knocked down in price, giving you an even…
Gerard Way Returns to Comics with Paranoid Gardens
Since 1994, My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has dipped in and out of making comics. Beyond teaming with Gabriel Bá on The Umbrella Academy, he started DC’s Young Animal imprint, teamed with acclaimed artists such as Nick Derington and Becky Cloonan, and co-created Peni Parker for Marvel. After a three-year…
Open Channel: Tell Us Your Thoughts on Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
In 2021, Ghostbusters: Afterlife came onto the scene as the first new entry since the mixed 2016 reboot, and as the official Ghostbusters 3 the franchise had been trying to birth for decades. A decent reception and solid box office success ensured it wouldn’t be a one-and-done, and here that sequel is with Ghostbusters…
The Greatest App of All Time Day 24: Uber vs. Calculator
It’s Day 22 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and we’ve reached the final round of the Sweet 16. Yesterday’s tournament saw Google Earth running away with more than 87 percent of the vote and HQ Trivia has been eliminated. RIP HQ Trivia. Today we have our most…
Night Swim and Lisa Frankenstein Bring Some Extra Horror to Peacock
If you ended up missing either Night Swim or Lisa Frankenstein during their respective runs, Peacock’s got covered. The two Universal films are landing on NBCUniversal’s streaming platform over the next two weeks—Lisa will drop next Friday, March 29, while Night Swim arrives the following week on April 5.
Studio Ghibli Fest Returns with Even More Classics Hitting Theaters
Last year, GKids and Fathom Events re-released nine of Hayao Miyazaki’s films into theaters as part of its annual Studio Ghibli Fest. It ended up being the most successful marathon yet—”millions” participated, according to GKIDS President David Jesteadt. This year is bringing the tradition back, and it’s got more…
Marvel’s Pride Covers Are (and Aren’t) What You Think
Every year, Marvel and DC commemorate June with covers and stories centered around its stable of LGBTQIA+ characters. That tradition continues this year, but in Marvel’s case, it’s been deflating thanks to the messaging getting fumbled pretty badly.