Twins first to ban the san

Last week, Minnesota's legislature passed, and Governor Mark Dayton signed, the country's first ban of triclosan in most retail products. The ban doesn't take effect until 2017, but state senator John Marty, one of the bill's lead sponsors, said on Monday that he expects the chemical to be phased out before then. But what is triclosan? First used as hospital scrub in the 1970s, it's the active ingredient in about 75 percent of antibacterial soaps and body washes in America. It's also in dish and laundry detergent, and even some toothpastes. So what's wrong with it? Studies have raised concerns that it can disrupt hormones critical for reproduction and development, at least in lab animals. It is also known to contribute to the development of superbugs. On top of that, there's no evidence that it gets our hands any cleaner. Still, Americans don't like being told they can't buy something — remember the flap over incandescent light bulb regulations? — and triclosan is produced in somebody's congressional district. But enough about that because it appears “everything is awesome” for Warner Bros.’ blockbuster movie series about blocks, and the studio has announced a release date for a The Lego Movie spinoff: September 23, 2016. Ninjago, which focuses on the toy franchise’s ninja-themed figurines, will be the directorial debut of Charlie Bean. The studio previously announced in March that Chris McKay will helm the The Lego Movie 2, which is the direct sequel to The Lego Movie. The original film — which TIME film critic Richard Corliss called “the funniest, cleverest, most exhaustingly exhilarating animated feature in ages” — grossed $452.4 million worldwide after opening in February. Everything will be awesome right now, though, once X-Men: Days of Future Past opens and starts raking in the big bucks for Marvel Studios.