Cyriaque Lamar, Author at Gizmodo

Watch a short film about Japan’s 300-year-old handmade robots

Filmmaker Matthew Allard has made this lovely little interview with craftsman Hideki Higashino, who specializes in the creation of Karakuri, or automata dating back to Japan’s Edo period. Don’t worry, they’re a helluva lot less freaky than medieval European automata. https://gizmodo.com/in-the-15th-century-satanic-automata-wigged-out-church-5795086 [Via MAKE]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 16 '11

80 years ago, the best headline ever about owls was written

It’s been a big week for owls, what with the last Harry Potter film hitting theaters and an unfortunate British owl hitting a bedroom window. So it’s rather fortuitous that this fantastic article from a 1930 issue of Modern Mechanics was brought to my attention. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-happens-when-an-owl-crashes-into-your-wind-5820125 This is my second favorite orthinological headline I’ve ever…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 16 '11

What if Calvin & Hobbes were rebooted as hardboiled pulp detectives?

We’ve featured the artwork of Black Panther illustrator Francesco Francavilla before, but he’s outdone himself with these posters for C.H. Investigations, a gumshoe firm that’s 50% luchador (à la Santo). Can Bill Watterson come out of retirement for this? https://gizmodo.com/join-the-dalek-war-effort-5529246 https://gizmodo.com/the-strange-case-of-the-lost-luchador-versus-dracula-nu-5793691 Via Pulp Sunday. Thanks, Warren!

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jul 12 '11

Wear your favorite shows with this amazing technicolor video coat

This LED video coat by David Forbes may look like a souped-up lab coat, but when the juice is on, this wearer becomes a 360° view screen. We’re that much closer to corporations buying out informericals on your torso. Check our Forbes’ designs for this futuristic frock here. Some day your favorite label will be…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 12 '11

On Alphas, bad guys get brainwashed and drink bleach!

SyFy’s new genetic misfit crimestoppers show Alphas will inevitably bring to mind the X-Men and Heroes, but the program has some quirks that could differentiate itself from the superhuman pack. Namely, a Machiavellian granola leader who loves glam rock. Also, on an unrelated note, some poor schmuck henchman was mind-controlled into pounding bleach. Spoilers on!…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Jul 12 '11

This Wednesday, Wolverine meets Ahmadinejad and Dollhouse returns to comics

There’s a ton of promising new books this week. The X-Men file for divorce, Dollhouse returns with the new adventures of Alan Tudyk, and Jeff Smith of Bone releases a new issue of his awesome science fiction comic RASL. First Issues A series to watch this week is Nightly News author Jonathan Hickman’s new creator-owned…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jul 12 '11

An astronaut’s-eye-view of Space Shuttle Discovery’s flight deck

Sadly, none of us are going to be able to cruise around in the decommissioned Space Shuttle Discovery from here on in, so the best we can get is this hypnotizing virtual panorama of the Discovery’s flight deck. https://gizmodo.com/discoverys-final-mission-in-pictures-5780711 [Via Metafilter]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 12 '11

Let’s grade cinema and TV’s unheralded wizard battles

We’ve all seen Voldemort duke it out with Dumbledore and Saruman slapping Gandalf silly, but there are plenty more brawling mages deserving of our scrutiny. Here are some magic beat-em-ups, rated purely by the whims of yours truly. Big Trouble In Little China: Egg Shen Versus Lo Pan Grade: A+ This battle from 1986 is…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 11 '11

This is what happens when an owl crashes into your window

And like that, Mother Nature’s entered the Harry Potter viral marketing game. An unlucky tawny owl recently collided with the home of Sally Arnold of Kendal, England. The owl dusted her bedroom window with the protective powder that shields its new feathers. Said Val Osborne of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, “This…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 11 '11

The wrongest scenes from the time Lois Lane got zapped with a weight-gain ray

We’ve seen a lot of Silver Age stupidity from Superman comics, but they pale in comparison to Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane #26. When Lois is hit by a mad scientist’s weight-gain ray, Superman goes into insufferable sexist prick mode. https://gizmodo.com/10-insane-scenes-from-the-time-lois-lane-turned-into-a-5792837 https://gizmodo.com/batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-gives-us-total-superman-5786440 https://gizmodo.com/10-times-supermans-pets-acted-like-goddamn-maniacs-5816494 When the ray’s full effects cause Lois to gain weight, she must borrow…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jul 11 '11

What if Harry Potter took place in America?

This morning, the io9 offices received a mysterious box that smelled faintly of owl spoor. When we opened it, we were shocked to receive a leaked chapter of J.K. Rowling’s reboot of the Harry Potter series that was specifically tailored to American audiences. We’ve spent all morning furiously transcribing the document and calling the Rowling…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 11 '11

What if the Harry Potter films got the Criterion Collection treatment?

If J.K. Rowling’s boy wizard got all dolled up for a Criterion Collection release, these charming mock-ups by Patrick Sullivan — who made these for his senior portfolio at Cooper Union — would make for excellent stylistic inspiration. [Via Potterion Criterion]

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jul 11 '11

Synthpop legend Thomas Dolby takes us to a dieselpunk dystopia for his first studio album in 20 years

After becoming famous for such hits as 1982’s “She Blinded Me With Science,” synthesizer maestro Thomas Dolby spent 20+ years in the private sector inventing new digital music technologies. Now Dolby’s getting back to his electronic music roots with his new album, the dieselpunk-inflected A Map of the Floating City. Dolby told io9 about returning…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 10 '11

The last launch of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, caught from an airplane

Airplane passenger Ryan Graff was en route to Miami last Friday when he captured this dazzling shot of the Space Shuttle Atlantis blasting into the sky. That’s one heck of a window seat. You can also see more stunning photos from the history of the Space Shuttle program here. https://gizmodo.com/30-years-of-the-space-shuttle-program-in-pictures-5818696 [Ryan Graff via Petapixel]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 10 '11

This is how a 32-foot-tall concrete bear holding a pillow is built

When Florentijn Hofman decided to build a 10-meter tall pillowing-clutching bear in Slotervaart neighborhood in Amsterdam, he also chose to film its construction. Additionally, the bear is named “Steelman” despite its ursine persuasion. Some things just don’t need explaining. [Via Wooster Collective]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 10 '11

Check out Peter Jackson’s new video blog from the set of The Hobbit

After teasing us with his first vlog (I hate that word) from Tolkienesque New Zealand, Peter Jackson’s posted a new clip jam-packed with cinematic goodies. Check out Andy Serkis Golluming it up, Jackson scouting shoot locations, and much more. [Via Peter Jackson’s Facebook]

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jul 10 '11

The Comic-Con Sunday schedule: Supernatural and Doctor Who take over Hall H

The Sunday schedule for Comic-Con is up. Among the events on the docket for the final day include a science fiction/fantasy panel with George R.R. Martin and Paul Cornell, a Watchmen retrospective with illustrator Dave Gibbons, and a roundtable discussing the Filipino comic industry. (As a side note, the organizers were also quite smart to…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 10 '11

Tally-ho, old bean, might that be a Star Destroyer on horizon?

Reddit user DoubleChops decided that John Constable’s 1825 painting “Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Garden” didn’t have enough Star Destroyers. So he rectified that shit. [Reddit via Super Punch]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 10 '11

Watch 155 seconds of Robin screaming “Holy [Fill in the blank]”

Some intrepid soul has cobbled together a supercut of Burt Ward yelping for two and a half minutes as the Boy Wonder on the 1970s Batman cartoons. And for posterity’s sake, here’s real-life Burt losing his mind for 143 seconds. [Via CBM]

Television Cyriaque Lamar Jul 10 '11

Meet the Panterragaffe, a Strandbeest walking bicycle

We’ve seen hamsters ride around in mechanisms inspired by Theo Jansen’s strandbeests, and now humans have gotten in on the act. Attendees of the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire got to see the Panterragaffe — a rideable strandbeest — in motion. https://gizmodo.com/hamster-powered-mecha-offers-its-pilot-protection-from-5753332 https://gizmodo.com/art-that-can-chase-you-down-and-murder-you-5643439 Explain its creators: Panterragaffe is a pedal powered two person walking machine, a…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 10 '11

Cyriaque Lamar

Watch a short film about Japan’s 300-year-old handmade robots

80 years ago, the best headline ever about owls was written

What if Calvin & Hobbes were rebooted as hardboiled pulp detectives?

Wear your favorite shows with this amazing technicolor video coat

On Alphas, bad guys get brainwashed and drink bleach!

This Wednesday, Wolverine meets Ahmadinejad and Dollhouse returns to comics

An astronaut’s-eye-view of Space Shuttle Discovery’s flight deck

Let’s grade cinema and TV’s unheralded wizard battles

This is what happens when an owl crashes into your window

The wrongest scenes from the time Lois Lane got zapped with a weight-gain ray

What if Harry Potter took place in America?

What if the Harry Potter films got the Criterion Collection treatment?

Synthpop legend Thomas Dolby takes us to a dieselpunk dystopia for his first studio album in 20 years

The last launch of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, caught from an airplane

This is how a 32-foot-tall concrete bear holding a pillow is built

Check out Peter Jackson’s new video blog from the set of The Hobbit

The Comic-Con Sunday schedule: Supernatural and Doctor Who take over Hall H

Tally-ho, old bean, might that be a Star Destroyer on horizon?

Watch 155 seconds of Robin screaming “Holy [Fill in the blank]”

Meet the Panterragaffe, a Strandbeest walking bicycle

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