Galaxy Note 10+, Alternate Internets, and Bernie's Climate Plan: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

This week at Gizmodo, we took a long, hard look at what could have been with our Alternate Internet series, cataloging some of the ways the web could have been different—or still could be. While we didn’t have the time to write a sweeping, The Wheels of Time-length series on what would happen if I was given absolute control over the internet (nothing good!), we did take the time to look at...

The Cherokee Nation Will Appoint a Delegate to the House of Representatives

The Cherokee Nation intends to appoint a delegate to the House of Representatives, the tribal nation announced Thursday. The Oklahoma-based tribe is the largest of the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes in the country.

About a week ago, Chuck Hoskin Jr. was appointed as principal chief of the tribe. In a op-ed for the Tulsa World, Hoskin pointed to the tribe’s right to a congressional...

Disney's New Streaming Service Won't Fuck

Disney+, Disney’s upcoming streaming service, will have almost everything: all of its animated movies, 10,000 Star Wars spinoff shows, most of the Marvel Universe (minus Spider-Man), possibly The Simpsons, and a Muppets short-form series. What it will not have: sex, big swears, my money.

Entertainment writer Eric Vespe attended Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California this weekend and asked...

Little Kid's Hand-Written Xbox Fan Mail From 2002 Is Very Wholesome

Seamus Blackley, one of the key men involved in the creation of the original Xbox console, was going through some old stuff the other day when he came across an adorable piece of fan mail written 17 years ago by little Mitchell Riley. Realising he’d never replied, Blackley decided to track him down and make amends.

First though, the letter itself, which is infinitely more wholesome than any of...

Please don't you ask me if I love you, Oppo

One of my great disappointments was seeing the Dolls after they got old.  And after Thunders and Kane were dead.  Sylvain poured his heart into it, but I think Johansen was dreaming of Buster Poindexter.

"Don't invest in a retirement plan! It locks up your money, is heavily taxed, and you may not live long enough to see it!"

Thanks for the vote of confidence that I won’t live to 65, mum!

In actuality, I’m going the bank to figure out savings and retirement again. Being 24, better to start now than later. I have a tax free savings account, so my plan is probably to go half and half on that and a registered retirement savings plan. But,...

Sega's Logo Is A Different Color In Japan

File this under “things I had not even noticed let alone thought to ask”.

Over the weekend, Japanese developer Yuichiro Kitao (I am Setsuna, Crystar) pondered on Twitter why some Sega games had different coloured logos than others.

While this could have just been...

SpaceX Is Planning Testing in South Texas That Could Break Resident’s Windows

SpaceX is planning to do testing on Monday in south Texas that might damage the homes in the area. The Brownsville Herald reported on Saturday that Cameron County’s Office of Emergency Management sent a notice to Boca Chica Village residents that a planned test could “possibly break windows” at their residences.

From the newspaper:

According to the alert, SpaceX will conduct flight activities...

Marvel is bringing Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur to Disney Channel

Last February , we reported that Marvel was developing an animated series based on the under-appreciated Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur comic about a pre-teen super genius and her giant red dinosaur buddy, with Laurence Fishburne on board as an executive producer. This weekend, at the all-consuming news blob that is the D23 expo, Disney revealed that the Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur is not...

Ask About a Hotel or Airbnb's WiFi Before You Book

Last Christmas I decided to splurge on an Airbnb for a few days in my hometown rather than stay with friends and family for my entire trip. I loved the idea of being able to come and go as I wanted, as well as stay up as late as I wanted without bugging my hosts. As it turns out, my midnight west coast bedtime turns into a 3am bedtime sometimes on the east coast. This way I could watch...

Locals Warned That 'Malfunction' During Test at SpaceX Facility Could Shatter Windows

Residents in Boca Chica Village, Texas, near a SpaceX facility in Brownsville received a warning from the Cameron County Office of Emergency Management that tests of the company’s Starhopper prototype on Aug. 26 could break windows in their homes, according to the Brownsville Herald.

The alert stated that flight testing activities from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET carry “a risk that a...

The Photo Gallery

It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.

They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.

Went for a short trip this week and got lots of exploring done.

Had...

Hey Alton Brown, is a hot dog a sandwich?

We covered a lot of ground in our Alton Brown interview last week , but one topic missing from our conversation was around food. Actually, we did ask him one food question, and yes, it’s the food question...

Autumn Air

It’s sunny with a cool breeze today. No heartfelt goodbyes to summer from here. To hell with the heat.

There’s been a few mentions lately that Oppo has been slow. It’s true, but don’t forget Summer is a slow season with people doing outdoorsy stuff and vacations.

I can almost smell the whisky in the autumn breeze.

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DC's Newest Take on the Joker is a Bit Off

The Clown Prince of… what?

The upcoming graphic novel Harley-Quinn: Breaking Glass is a new take on Harley , so it makes sense that it would feature, in some form or fashion, the Joker . It also makes sense that it might be a different take on the character. But, scrolling through Twitter, the take I expected to see was not this one:

Well. Hm. That is not the Joker I was expecting. With his...

I just want to make some tasty pork chops.

I was just about to stick some pork chops in the oven when suddenly something down the street went boom and now I’m hungry, have no power, and no way to cook my pork chops.

South Carolina Coroner Confirms Local Dairy Queen's Burgers Are Not Made Of Human Flesh

A coroner in Greenville, S.C. confirmed on Friday that the ground beef patties from a local Dairy Queen were not, in fact, made out of human flesh. The confirmation comes in the wake of rumors swirling about the fast-food joint after it was hit with a federal raid on Wednesday, according to the Index-Journal.

“I promise you, I’ve never had anything of that nature asked of me. I’ve never...

Update: PennDot Reconstruction Project, I-95 South, Port Richmond Philadelphia

Near Richmond / Ann Sts.

Ask Kate About Beer: Exactly how long do I need to chill this warm beer?

Welcome to Ask Kate About Beer, in which The Takeout’s resident beer expert answers everything you’ve ever wanted to know about beer but were too drunk to ask. Have a question? Shoot it to beer@thetakeout.com

Science is broad. Its applications are innumerable, from answering the largest questions...