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The great thing about leveraging nostalgia to sell toys is that your customer base is all grown up with jobs and disposable money for making exorbitant purchases. This isn’t the first time Hasbro has resurrected the Cobra HISS tank from its classic G.I. Joe ‘80s toy line, but it is the first time the company has scaled it up, added loads of detailing, and is charging $300 for it.It was just earlier this year that Hasbro revealed a fun G.I. Joe x Transformers mashup toy with a new version of the Cobra HISSthat transformed…

The road to uh, Fury Road, starts here.Screenshot: Warner Bros.Frank Grillo gets hunted by werewolves in our first look at Year 2. Are You Afraid of the Dark? returns with new footage. Plus, pictures from Westworld and the season finale of The Flash. To me, my spoilers!FuriosaWarner Bros. (via SFF Gazette) has released an official synopsis for the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel, Furiosa. As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the…

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Hard drive benchmarks show the 256GB 13" MacBook Pro with M2 has ~50% slower read and ~30% slower write speeds than the previous gen 256GB MacBook Pro with M1 — Following the launch of Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 chip, it has been discovered that the $1,299 base model … Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Hard drive benchmarks show the 256GB 13" MacBook Pro with M2 has ~50% slower read and ~30% slower write speeds than the previous gen 256GB MacBook Pro…

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. “Time is of the essence. Lives will be saved,” he said in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Citing the families of shooting victims he has met, the president said, “Their message to us was, ‘Do something.’ How many times did we hear that? ‘Just do…

Image: Hasbro, Hot Toys, and EXO-6Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest toy news on the internet. This week, Transformers finally makes what should’ve been the most obvious toy vehicle crossover ever, Thor: Love and Thunder comes to Hot Toys, and EXO-6's latest Star Trek figure gives us a Borg queen (no, not that one). Plus: meat pillows? Check it out!Hasbro Transformers Collaborative: Tonka Mash-Up - TonkanatorHasbro is leaning heavily on the nostalgia with a Transformers mashup collaboration…

Supporters of gun control hold signs in front of supporters of gun rights during a demonstration by victims of gun violence in front of the Supreme Court as arguments begin in a major case on gun rights on November 3, 2021 in Washington, DC.Joshua Roberts | Getty ImagesScrambling to respond to a recent spate of bloody gun massacres, U.S. lawmakers passed the most significant federal gun restrictions in decades on Friday, following years of false starts and failures to tighten gun laws.Following Senate passage late…

The multiverse is open and that means anything is possible and while he may not have any (announced) Marvel projects in the works, director Joe Russo has shared one star he believes would be a perfect Wolverine. In an interview with Comicbook.com’s Phase Zero podcast, Russo was asked to share the multiverse role he’d like to see Chris Evans star as if he was to return to the MCU. His answer was none other than Wolverine. The director went further to explain why he thinks that Evans would be perfect for the role.…

We’re only 6 months into the year and Joe James is already back with his fourth project of 2022 in Crawl. Following the successful hat-trick of Bruce, Pure Connery, and Get Money, Go Missing—which illustrated the breadth of the East LDN rapper’s artistry—Crawl is yet another reminder of Joe James’ mastery in his unique lane.The 11-track project is only graced with one feature from Luton’s finest, BXKS, showing just how stacked James’ own vault is. One may think that producing so many projects in such a short time may…

Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Joe Alwyn are enjoying a romantic getaway to the Bahamas. The loved-up couple, who have been going strong for nearly six years, shared a rare PDA as they exchanged passionate kisses during a swim in the sea. Taylor looked gorgeous in a chic black bikini as the couple spent their day swimming and sunbathing. The couple, who first started dating in 2016 after meeting at that year’s MET Gala, looked more in love than ever as Taylor wrapped her arms around the actor. Swift and Alwyn stayed…

The move to reduce nicotine wouldn’t take effect for years, but could be the largest act against cigarettes in years. Photo: Axel Heimken (AP)Joe Biden’s administration is looking to reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes sold in the U.S., the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The move could be a big blow to the tobacco industry but may help curb smokers’ dependence on cigarettes.The administration is expected to announce a policy this week that would require tobacco companies to cut back on the amount of nicotine…