Charlie Jane Anders, Author at Gizmodo

Will Smith’s Men In Black Video, a supercute Toy Story trailer, Doctor Who hints and Summer Glau talks The Cape!

Friday’s spoilers include Transformers 3 casting, Will Smith pimping Men In Black, a Twilight clip, Doctor Who shockers, and Summer Glau explaining how bloggers fight crime. Plus Jonah Hex, Nikita, Stargate, Last Airbender, Walking Dead, Chuck, V and True Blood. Transformers 3: Now that you know this movie will be way better than the last…

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If someone chains you up and asks you whether you believe in God — say yes!

Cube Zero, the prequel to Vincenzo Natali’s Cube, is surprisingly great. And the best bit is this scene where one of the inmates reaches the “Exit.” And faces the ultimate question: Do you believe in God? I love the fact that nobody’s ever said “Yes” to that question after having made it through the Cube.…

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Michael Bay admits Transformers 2 was flawed, promises Transformers 3 will bounce back. Really. No, really.

Michael Bay is finally admitting that Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen may not have been a perfect movie. But Transformers 3, now filming, will drop the “dorky comedy” and substitute an intense mystery. More importantly, it’ll end Bay’s Transformers story. Oh, and there are spoilers ahead. Speaking to USA Today, Bay says he’ll take “some…

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Could NBC’s “The Event” actually be a decent TV show?

Three new promos for NBC’s mysteries-within-wheels-within-cheese show The Event are making me get my hopes up. It’s got the paranoia and intrigue, but more than that, it seems like this show is actually going to move. So the three new promos showcase the fact that there are three “events” that are not The Event. One…

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Tweet your io9 comments!

Now you can link your io9 commenter account to your Twitter account, and make your comments go further. It’s easy to link your Gawker and Twitter accounts, and then whatever comment you write can go out on Twitter as well, with a link back to the comment itself. Here’s what you do: 1. Click your…

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Latest Batman 3 casting rumor: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the Riddler?

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s reps have already denied that he’s playing the Riddler in Christopher Nolan’s third Batman movie. But the rumors persist. And they’re making some people ask: Does Batman 3 even need a villain at all? The JGL rumor has gotten enough currency that the above Photochop of him as the Riddler (via the Playlist)…

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It’s official: Vincenzo Natali is directing Neuromancer

He’s been talking it up for weeks, but now he’s officially got the job. Seven Arts Pictures just put out a press release saying Splice/Cube director Vincenzo Natali will adapt William Gibson’s Neuromancer. And it’ll be an all-Canadian production.

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You Are Not A Brand: How to keep the Internet from becoming a dystopia

If you only read one manifesto this week, you owe it to yourself to read Maureen Johnson’s amazing rantifesto about people who try to turn themselves into Brands on the Internet. It’s the funniest, most cheer-worthy thing I’ve read lately. Johnson’s explanation of why authors shouldn’t try to turn themselves into brands is amazing. (“A…

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Star Trek “Space Seed” poster sells out in just one hour

Looking at this amazing information-rich poster celebrating the Star Trek episode “Space Seed,” the first product of CBS’ new partnership with Mondo, it’s easy to see why it sold out in just an hour. Oh, and Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan! [Mondo via TrekToday]

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In praise of seat-of-the-pants storytelling

People act like the worst accusation you can hurl at storytellers is “They made it up as they went along.” As if having a Master Plan is the same as good storytelling. In fact, it’s frequently the other way around. Often the best storytelling is improvisational, like jazz or chess. Whether you’re talking about books,…

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Totally amazing: a statue of legendary Chinese general Guan Yu as a Transformer

General Guan Yu was a brilliant military commander during China’s Three Kingdoms era, immortalized in the epic Romance Of The Three Kingdoms. And now he’s an Autobot too, thanks to Chinese student Bi Heng’s $40,000 sculpture. The statue of Guan Yu, made from the remains of a 25-year-old military service truck from the People’s Liberation…

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Will all babies get tested for autism in the womb?

British researchers have identified up to 300 genes that cause autism, and they hope to have mapped all the genes responsible for the condition within two years. And they believe that eventually, all newborn children could be tested for autism. A group of Oxford researchers, writing in the journal Nature, say that they’ve identified several…

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Frank Miller and Frank Frazetta set records for comic-book art auctions

In case you’d forgotten how mind-blowing the art of the late Frank Frazetta and Frank Miller is, an art-lover paid a record-breaking $101,575 for Miller’s black-and-white cover image for Daredevil #188. Check out Frazetta’s even more expensive art below. This is Frazetta’s artwork from Weird Science Fantasy #29, from 1955, which went for $380,000. Pretty…

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R.I.P., Arthur Herzog III, the man who taught us to fear the Killer Bees

If you were alive in the 1970s and something freaked you the fuck out, it may well have been the work of Arthur Herzog III, who died yesterday. Killer bees and genetically-engineered stupidity plagues were among his enduring horrors. Herzog, the son of a songwriter who cowrote many of Billie Holiday’s most famous songs, was…

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Beware the Swarf! Prevent loose heads! Posters reveal the secret dangers of Britain’s race to modernity

What is the Swarf, and why should you beware it? More importantly, how can I keep this scary metal dog from biting me? I can’t stop looking at scary utopian British posters from the mid-twentieth century, with their Googie optimism. The Guardian ran a gallery of mid-century British posters that harken back to a time…

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A comet with an atmosphere the size of Jupiter comes close to Earth

This glimmering apparition is Comet McNaught, which is visiting the inner solar system and may become visible with the naked eye by the end of the month. This is the first visit to the solar system by the million-kilometer comet. Comet photographer Michael Jaeger snapped two amazing images of Comet McNaught the other day, as…

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“This Ain’t Star Trek XXX 2”: The Fleshbot/io9 Review [NSFW]

Given how much we both love all things sexy and nerdy, well, Hustler’s second “Star Trek” porn just seemed like a perfect opportunity for Fleshbot and io9 to team up for a joint review. NSFW pics below! Lux: For those of you mostly interested in the sex part of this sexy, sexy movie, you’ve come…

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Imagine a future with no barriers, and win $300!

Why does science fiction always imagine disabled people as villains, less than human, or in need of redemption? You can help change this dire situation, by entering Redstone Science Fiction’s new contest, “Towards An Accessible Future.” Redstone, a new SF mag (with the great slogan “We want to live forever. Get us off this rock.”)…

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Star Wars: Legacy is selling tons, and the creators still have stories to tell. So why cancel it?

Comics Should Be Good’s Brian Cronin agrees with us: cancelling the ultra-popular Star Wars: Legacy is a dumb idea. And John Ostrander and Jan Duursema say they still have tons of stories to tell.

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Was there a miniature art museum on the Moon?

A new PBS documentary concludes that Andy Warhol and five other artists contributed sketches that were miniaturized and put on a postage-stamp-sized chip smuggled aboard Apollo 12. According to USA Today: “For us, at the time, the moon landing was the most exciting thing that ever happened. The artists just wanted to be part of…

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Will Smith’s Men In Black Video, a supercute Toy Story trailer, Doctor Who hints and Summer Glau talks The Cape!

If someone chains you up and asks you whether you believe in God — say yes!

Michael Bay admits Transformers 2 was flawed, promises Transformers 3 will bounce back. Really. No, really.

Could NBC’s “The Event” actually be a decent TV show?

Tweet your io9 comments!

Latest Batman 3 casting rumor: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the Riddler?

It’s official: Vincenzo Natali is directing Neuromancer

You Are Not A Brand: How to keep the Internet from becoming a dystopia

Star Trek “Space Seed” poster sells out in just one hour

In praise of seat-of-the-pants storytelling

Totally amazing: a statue of legendary Chinese general Guan Yu as a Transformer

Will all babies get tested for autism in the womb?

Frank Miller and Frank Frazetta set records for comic-book art auctions

R.I.P., Arthur Herzog III, the man who taught us to fear the Killer Bees

Beware the Swarf! Prevent loose heads! Posters reveal the secret dangers of Britain’s race to modernity

A comet with an atmosphere the size of Jupiter comes close to Earth

“This Ain’t Star Trek XXX 2”: The Fleshbot/io9 Review [NSFW]

Imagine a future with no barriers, and win $300!

Star Wars: Legacy is selling tons, and the creators still have stories to tell. So why cancel it?

Was there a miniature art museum on the Moon?

INIU Portable Power Bank Is Small in Size and Smaller in Price for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale (45W, 10,000mAh)

Humans Were Already Dog People 16,000 Years Ago, DNA Suggests

California Regulator Says Tesla’s ‘Robotaxis’ Are More Like a Limo in the Eyes of the Law

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The ‘Tales from ’85’ Trailer Wants You Back in ‘Stranger Things’ Already

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What Do You Mean Fox McCloud Is in the ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Movie

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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