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- The Carrier Pidge app for IOS will use GPS calculated distance to deliver your messages at the same exact speed as a carrier pigeon.
- The free app sends yours at the speed those birds could fly, which was an impressive 110+ mph.
- In an effort to stay authentic to the carrier pigeon mode of communication, there is a 0.2% chance your note won’t reach its destination.
- NERDIST TAKE: Modern digital tech isn’t exactly an unqualified success. Maybe we’d be better off using birds.
Digital technology hasn’t exactly made everything better, but one thing that doesn’t stink is being able to quickly communicate with people around the globe. I can email, text, call, or even FaceTime friends no matter how far apart we might be. But what if you could keep that ability while also making it painfully slow? Carrier pigeon slow, in fact? Then you’d have the new IOS app Carrier Pidge. It delivers your messages at the exact same speed as one of those birds would have.
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Developer Noah Larrobino clearly doesn’t believe in instant gratification. His Carrier Pidge app (which we first learned about at Tom’s Hardware) allows you to convey messages with all the urgency of a carrier pigeon. That’s not really an indictment of those old-time messengers, though. The free app sends yours at the speed those birds could fly, which was an impressive 110+ mph. The app uses GPS distance to figure out how quickly/slowly your message arrives at its destination.
That’s if it makes it at all. In an effort to stay authentic to the carrier pigeon mode of communication, there is a 0.2% chance your note won’t reach its destination. There’s also a 25% +/- speed variance, so it could get there faster or slower. Either way, it makes a cross country message in the U.S. an almost full-day ordeal.
Spent 3 weeks building a texting app slower than email. Messages fly at pigeon speed — LA to NYC takes 22 hrs. Sometimes the bird dies & the message isn’t delivered. pic.twitter.com/MwHcldFr0Y
— Noah (@noah_bino) August 12, 2026While this seems silly, there are some very practical reasons to use it. Sometimes you don’t want someone to instantly get your message. For example you might send a birthday greeting before you go to bed or if you will be unavailable the next day. With Carrier Pidge you can be 99.8% confident your well wishes will arrive on time. And if you forget to send it entirely you can always blame the digital pigeon for getting distracted and dying.
Will digital carrier pigeon replace all of the instant forms of communication we currently employ? Probably not, but we won’t actually rule it out. Modern digital tech isn’t exactly an unqualified success. Maybe we’d be better off using birds.
Mikey Walsh is a staff writer at Nerdist. You can follow Mikey on Bluesky at @burgermike. And also anywhere someone is ranking the Targaryen kings.The post App Delivers Messages With the Speed of a Carrier Pigeon appeared first on Nerdist.
KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR 4K Box Set Is Worth Owning
- You can own Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, thanks to a 4K UHD plus Blu-ray release.
- The box set comes with several extras, like posters and a 40-page behind-the-scenes booklet.
- Nerdist’s Review: It is a solid release for the price point, but could still stand to have more extra features.
In 2025, fans of the Kill Bill films got what they’d been wanting for over two decades. Volume 1 and 2 of Quentin Tarantino’s martial arts epic finally came together the way that he originally intended for one long, bloody, and brutal movie. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair brought Uma Thurman’s the Bride to the big screen for over four hours of revenge-fueled drama, and now you can own that version, thanks to a limited 4K UHD box set plus Blu-ray release.
Lionsgate is also offering a limited VHS for fans who want that nostalgic hit. But, back to the 4K box set of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. We received a copy and are here to tell you that it rules for many reasons. First, the artwork, which is by a slate of LA artists, is gorgeous and will look good on a shelf with your other releases. I particularly love the posters and plan on getting them framed and put on my office wall. There’s also a film still that’s a great collector’s item as well. And there’s a lot of features and goodies that come with this set, including the following:
Lionsgate Limited Extras:
• The Lost Chapter
Inside the Package:
• 40-page behind-the-scenes booklet, curated by Quentin Tarantino
• 70mm film still featuring artwork from the film
• Five double-sided collectible character cards
• Two posters from the theatrical screenings of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
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Quentin Tarantino Says He Might Still Make KILL BILL 3There are four discs inside, two of which are the 4K version and the other two Blu-ray. You will have to check out The Lost Chapter extra for yourself, which is totally worth the 11-minute watch. And, you will get a digital version of the film too, which is always nice. Check out these official images of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’s 4K + Blu-ray + Digital Collector’s Edition:
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As far as the viewing quality, I’d say that the Blu-ray version does give a sharper overall image than the 4K. This set could also stand to have more special features and behind-the-scenes videos, which were present in previous physical releases. Overall, the price point is incredibly reasonable, and you can pick up your copy either directly from Lionsgate or Amazon today.
Tai Gooden is the Features Editor for Nerdist, a fictional villain apologist, and a horror aficionado who is forever waiting for her trip in the TARDIS.This post has affiliate links, which means we may earn advertising money if you buy something. This doesn’t cost you anything extra, we just have to give you the heads up for legal reasons. Click away!Disclaimer: Lionsgate Home Entertainment has supplied a copy of these discs free of charge for review purposes. All opinions in this review are the honest reactions of the author.The post KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR 4K Box Set Is Worth Owning appeared first on Nerdist.
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What Would Happen If a Whale Swallowed a Human?
- The new movie Whalefall has us asking, “What would happen if a whale really swallowed a person?”
- It turns out only one species of whale is large enough to swallow a human, and it would kill you in multiple horrifying ways.
- But don’t worry, it probably won’t ever happen.
- Even More Getting Swallowed By a Whale Fun: Enjoy the trailer for Whalefall as you ponder what would really happen if you were swallowed by a whale.
Can whales swallow humans? For anyone scared of the ocean or Bible stories, science can put some of those fears to rest. The video below by House of the Future points out that only one species of whale even has a throat big enough to fit a human. And yes, you would suffocate or be crushed or burned in acid if that happened. Thankfully, the likelihood of you ending up in a sperm whale’s digestive tract is essentially zero. But… make sure to enjoy the upcoming movie Whalefall anyway!
The sperm whale is massive and regularly feeds on giant squid. If the sperm whale swallowed you, you’d first pass by its eight inch long teeth, and might get and arm or a leg torn off. Then you’d be swallowed whole and suffocate in the espophogus, as there would be no oxygen to breathe in the whale. In the whales for stomaches, your body will be crushed, smashed, and doused in gastric acide juices. Your flesh would dissolve, yum. Ultimately, if you were swallowed and then digested by a sperm whale, parts of you may resurface in ambergris, a waxy substance that eases the passing of hard objects like squid beaks. As mentioned in the video, people use it in perfumes. It is rare and a recent 280-pound chunk of it sold for $1.5 million.
As shown in Finding Nemo, humpbacks and other large species of whale are filter feeders and eat krill and small fish. The video points out that the throats of these whales aren’t big enough to even swallow human body parts, much less a whole human. But the risk isn’t just if you’re swallowed. Their mouths are big enough to hold a human. If they dive with you in there, you could suffocate… Which is similar to what Whalefall suggests. A lobster diver that found himself in a whale’s mouth (though not technically swallowed by a whale) survived because he had scuba equipment to help him breathe.
Two kayakers also ended up in a whale’s mouth. Humpback whales use a strategy called bubble net feeding. They swim to the surface with their huge mouths open in order to catch schools of fish. Anything in the way also ends up in their mouths, and the kayakers were much too close.
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Hopefully the researchers trying to translate sperm whale language are making progress so we can avoid such unpleasantries and can politely ask whales not to swallow us if we’re too close. What about the stat at the beginning of the video, that you have a one in a million chance of a whale swallowing you? Since there’s no reason to think anyone ever has been, this is closer to one in 107 billion.
Originally published on May 23, 2022.
Melissa moderates “science of” panels at conventions and co-hosts Star Warsologies, a podcast about science and Star Wars. Follow her on Twitter @melissatruth.The post What Would Happen If a Whale Swallowed a Human? appeared first on Nerdist.
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- Yellowjackets’ final season has set its release date. In addition, Yellowjackets season four has released its teaser trailer and synopsis.
Yellowjackets season four, the show’s final season, has officially set a release date. The final season of Yellowjackets will premiere on November 20 exclusively on Paramount+ with the Premium Plan. We’re tentatively excited for the arrival of the last season of this series, which could have been a game-changing hit, but instead was only just okay. But ultimately, Yellowjackets season four will have to REALLY impress us after a few average-to-poor seasons. In addition to the final season release date, Yellowjackets has shared a teaser trailer and season four synopsis. You can check it all out below.
When Will Yellowjackets Season 4 Release?As mentioned, Yellowjackets‘ final season will premiere on November 20 exclusively on Paramount+ with the Premium Plan.
Will Yellowjackets’ Final Season Release Weekly?We don’t yet know the release schedule for Yellowjackets season four.
What Does the Yellowjackets Release Date Teaser Trailer Reveal to Us?
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The Yellowjackets release date teaser trailer doesn’t show us any new footage directly from the series. It does, however, confirm that the team will be rescued in the show’s final season. When the rescue takes place during season four, we don’t yet know. We kind of assumed this might be the case, as, eventually, the Yellowjackets must be rescued, but this teaser makes it official.
Yellowjackets Final Season SynopsisIn addition to the teaser trailer, Yellowjackets‘ final season synopsis reads: “As the survivors race to bury their sins before rescue arrives, an old flame roars back into town with plans of her own. Turns out not every homecoming is a joyous one, and this one’s going to sting.”
We assume here that the first part of the synopsis refers to the past timeline and the second to the present, but we can’t say for sure. Whose old flame is roaring into town? What crazy thing will Shauna do next? And will we FINALLY learn what is up with that wilderness symbol? We sure hope so! If you need a refresher on what happened last season on Yellowjackets, make sure to check out our Yellowjackets season three finale recap before Yellowjackets season four releases in November.
Rotem Rusak is the Editor-in-Chief at Nerdist. She is a great lover of the anti-hero and is always ready for a new ship to set sail. In her work, she likes to combine fandom passion with journalistic sensibilities. Follow her on Instagram.The post YELLOWJACKETS Final Season Sets Release Date (Hopefully, It’s Good) appeared first on Nerdist.
A Guide to Watching WIDOW’S BAY (If You’re Just Catching Up)
- Widow’s Bay is a must-watch TV series for 2026, and continues to find a new audience as the show racks up award nominations.
- If you are just catching up, we have a guide to watching Widow’s Bay that’s spoiler-free with vital information.
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If you’re tuned into the world of streaming television, you’ve certainly heard about Widow’s Bay. There are a zillion fun memes and a lot of fan-made merchandise for Apple TV’s runaway hit starring Matthew Rhys. Widow’s Bay is up for a long list of awards and is already claiming a spot on many entertainment publications’ lists for the best TV shows of 2026, including ours here at Nerdist. All of this chatter likely grabbed your curiosity and you’re ready to dive into the show’s world. If so, we are happy to be your spoiler-free travel guide as you take the ferry ride towards Widow’s Bay and catch up to see what the hype is all about.
What Is Widow’s Bay About? Its Premise, ExplainedThe show follows Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), who wants to spark new life into the isolated New England island town of Widow’s Bay. This fictional location is about 40 miles off the coast of Maine, but its exact spot remains intentionally vague, even though the show did film in Massachusetts. Despite warnings from a few residents that the island is cursed, and a history that supports that notion, Tom is determined to bring tourism to the island.
Unfortunately, the island is allegedly hungry for souls, which is kinda fun for us to watch and not-good for Tom. He has good intentions mostly but he can also be a bit of a jerk, which annoys many residents who have been in the town their whole lives. And, there’s more to Tom’s story and life than meets the eye, which unfolds throughout the season.
In season one, he starts to accomplish his tourism goal and it goes left field in many ways. The series presents a few mysteries involving the church, the town’s founder and history, and current strange happenings involving disappearances, weather woes, and genealogy. Widow’s Bay is a combination of horror/supernatural elements, mystery, drama, and comedy. If you liked What We Do in the Shadows and Welcome to Derry (even though that’s way more hardcore horror), you will love this series.
Who Are the Main Characters in Widow’s Bay?
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A few of the show’s main players work at Widow’s Bay Town Hall alongside Mayor Loftis, who is originally from the mainland. There’s Patricia Moyer (Kate O’Flynn), Tom’s quirky assistant who is a social outcast among her former classmates and desperately wants friendship. Rosemary (Dale Dickey) is a hoot, Ruth (K Callan) is a sweet elderly secretary who takes one too many naps, and Dale (Jeff Hiller) serves as comic relief oftentimes.
One of the show’s biggest characters is a resident named Wyck (Stephen Root), the local doomsayer who is not cool with Tom’s plans to make Widow’s Bay into a tourist destination. He believes in the town curse, and often finds himself at odds with Tom.
Tom, Patricia, and Wyck are the primary trio who end up diving into the island’s mysterious past in order to understand strange things happening in the present. This all takes place while trying to still boost tourism and find a way for the town to progress.
There are other characters who end up playing key roles, like the sheriff Bechir Clemmons (Kevin Carroll) and Tom’s rebellious teenage son Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick). Evan was born in Widow’s Bay and has never left the island, and the show reveals a specific reason why this has never happened.
Is Widow’s Bay Scary?
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Widow’s Bay leans more into dark comedy with tinges of horror than traditional haunted/slasher/possession types of narratives. It is widely considered to not be scary, as it leans into mystery, secrets, and drama. There’s something almost Scooby-Doo ish about the way that Tom, Patricia, and Wyck explore mysteries, but it is certainly for mature audiences with some graphic violence, cursing, and more.
How Long Does It Take to Watch Widow’s Bay on Apple TV? How Many Episodes Are There of Widow’s Bay?
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Widow’s Bay is actually a show that’s easy to catch up on and marathon watch on a lazy Saturday. There are ten episodes of Widow’s Bay that run from about 35-50 minutes each, which means you can watch the whole series in about 6 hours and 20 minutes. If you’re hesitant about fully committing to Apple TV, you can do a 7-day free trial and watch this show along with other good ones like Ted Lasso and Shrinking.
Will There Be a Season 2 of Widow’s Bay?Yes, Widow’s Bay will return for season two! Creator and showrunner Kate Dippold has confirmed that the writers’ room is hard at work already writing more episodes. So you have plenty of time to get into Widow’s Bay and discover why you totally want to go to Patricia’s Sunset Cocktails party.
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David Harbour Shares SPOILERY Line From AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
- David Harbour shared a single, funny line Red Guardian says in Avengers: Doomsday: “You … are Tony Stark,”
- This line seems to hint at a moment where Doctor Doom is unmasked and the Avengers and co. recognize him as looking like Tony Stark.
- Marvel probably did not want this spoiler out there.
Avengers: Doomsday trailers have revealed Sam Wilson’s Avengers and Bucky Barnes’ New Avengers will put aside their trademark issues to unite against the greatest threat to the multiverse. What those trailers haven’t revealed is Robert Downey Jr.’s face. While we’ve heard his legendary villain speak, we haven’t actually seen him. He wears his iconic mask in every promo. Is that because Marvel Studios won’t actually show it until Avengers: Secret Wars? Not according to the MCU’s Red Guardian. David Harbour shared a line from Doomsday that all but confirms Earth-616 will see the face of Iron Man/Tony Stark when they look at their new enemy, Doctor Doom.
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Harbour probably offered way more insight than Marvel would like when Variety‘s Clayton Davis asked the MCU’s Alexei Shostakov to share a single line from Avengers: Doomsday. Harbaugh responded with a “deadpan” delivery in his character’s Russian accent while pointing. “You … are Tony Stark,” he said.
David Harbour’s Red Guardian Line Indicates We’ll See Doctor Doom Unmasked in Avengers: DoomsdayThis is very funny for a couple reasons. The first is that we can easily imagine Red Guardian saying this to Doctor Doom. It’s a good line, and we know Harbour will deliver it in hilarious fashion. But the second is funny to us, not Marvel. This Doomsday line indicates the Avengers will see Doom without his mask on the movie, which might sound like an obvious and inevitable moment, but it wasn’t a guarantee.
A big part of Victor von Doom’s story involves the reason he wears a mask. The proud super-genius sorcerer hides a “terrible” scar. Some comics reveal he was greatly disfigured. In others, he has only a tiny little scar. The difference is huge and reshapes his whole story. And so, it was possible, even if unlikely, Marvel was going to hold back on revealing Doctor Doom’s face until Secret Wars for that very reason… Especially if it was canonically going to resemble the face of Tony Stark.
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Doctor Doom Will Look Like Tony Stark in Avengers: Doomsday
It also certainly wasn’t a guarantee every Avenger would see firsthand that Doctor Doom is a Tony Stark Variant in Avengers: Doomsday. That moment might have been reserved for Tony’s closest friends and fellow Avengers, the people most impacted by his death. That list did not include Red Guardian. We suppose it also wasn’t a guarantee that in-universe Doctor Doom would be conceptualized as looking like Tony Stark.
Ultimately, this single line Avengers: Doomsday might not tell us as much as we think. Red Guardian might even ask because he heard something rather than because he saw anything. Potentially this Avengers: Doomsday Tony Stark line is a red herring and means nothing at all. All of which would explain why Harbour felt okay sharing it. But if nothing else, he just did something no trailer has. He unmasked Doctor Doom.
Mikey Walsh is a staff writer at Nerdist. You can follow Mikey on Bluesky at @burgermike. And also anywhere someone is ranking the Targaryen kings.The post David Harbour Shares SPOILERY Line From AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY appeared first on Nerdist.
Everything We Know About WIDOW’S BAY Season 2
- Widow’s Bay season two will continue to explore the mysteries of Apple TV’s runaway hit.
- Showrunner Kate Dippold has revealed the theme for season two and more.
- Explore More: Here are eight mysteries that Widow’s Bay season two must answer.
The most unexpected television series hit of 2026 is undoubtedly Widow’s Bay. This Apple TV horror comedy series’ premise seemed completely ridiculous on its surface: a haunted island with a mayor who is trying to boost tourism. And yes, it was indeed funny in some ways. But Widow’s Bay and its quirky ensemble cast also face some genuinely horrifying and heartbreaking moments, too.
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By the end of season one, Widow’s Bay is still far from being the next Martha’s Vineyard, with the island hungry for more. And we know that there’s more to come in Widow’s Bay season two as Tom Loftis grapples with a family bombshell that changes everything.
Here’s everything we know about Widow’s Bay season two so far.
Widow’s Bay Season 2 PlotEditor’s Note: Spoilers ahead for the first season of Widow’s Bay. If you want to avoid them, do not read any further.
The first season of Widow’s Bay had quite the finale. Tom learns that his son Evan is the last surviving descendant of founder Richard Warren, which means the curse will not lift unless he dies. Bechir is now basically stuck after his wife gave birth on the island. And there’s the whole “eight tolls for eight souls” situation as well as other mysteries, like that weird ass tape of people being sacrificed decades earlier.
There’s no plot synopsis for Widow’s Bay season two at this time; however, creator and showrunner Kate Dippold is teasing a few things for fans. She revealed to Deadline that the main theme of this next round is “endurance.”
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“I really feel like we took this approach of following what’s fun,” Dippold said. “In Season 1, we all talked about, ‘It would be fun now to go to 1702 and just be in this dry colonial horror piece.’ And so, it’s taking that same mindset to Season 2. So, there are some things that have been mentioned that I’m like, ‘It’d be really fun to actually revisit that and do that.’ So, I think the spirit will be the same, of just like, ‘This feels fun to do. This feels fun to show this now,’ and that makes sense.”
She also hopes to explore more about fan-favorite character Wyck’s background this season as well. And, we also know that Jeff Hiller’s Dale will become a series regular in season two, which means more laughs for all of us. Of course, we will get to see how Tom can protect his son and keep the secret that the dearly departed Ruth told him before Bechir shot her. This is more messy than Love Island.
Behind the ScenesKate Dippold will continue as the showrunner, and confirmed that the writer’s team is hard at work as of August 2026.
Widow’s Bay Season 2 CastWe can safely assume that all the main players are returning for this next round. There’s no new casting news at this time, but hopefully we will get more faces in the mix as filming draws nearer.
Widow’s Bay Season 2 Release DateThere is no release date for season two of Widow’s Bay right now. However, with the writing staff hard at work, it wouldn’t be impossible to see the next season before the end of 2027.
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