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The World Can’t Produce Enough Cocaine To Make “Son Of The Mask” Seem Like A Good Idea

Why do magical-ish comedies always feature these weird musical numbers? We don’t know, but this song-and-dance routine from Son Of The Mask might be the weirdest, and most embarrassing. Magic allows Jamie Kennedy to blend country, hip-hop and Elvis. What?

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Zoe Saldana Hopes The Next Star Trek Deepens The Spock-Uhura Relationship

We caught up with Star Trek/Avatar star Zoe Saldana this past weekend at Wondercon, and she told us to expect a lot of surprises in the next Trek. And she hopes to see a deepening of the Spock-Uhura romance. Sorry about the noisy video – it was a crowded press room, and we were lucky…

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FDA Scientist Loses His Job For Saying Cancer Screenings Might Give You Cancer

There’s been a lot of concern lately about the routine use of radiation-heavy scans to identify early signs of cancer. Could cancer detection actually give you cancer? One Food and Drug Administration researcher said yes… so the FDA fired him. The FDA was considering whether to approve computerized tomography (CT) scans for routine colon cancer…

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Is This Christopher Nolan’s Dream-Invasion Device?

Could this be our first glimpse of the mysterious dream machine from Christopher Nolan’s trippy Inception? This was on a T-shirt that some attendees at Wondercon’s Warner Bros. panel received, and there’s a mysterious bar code on the back. [UGO]

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Crazy New Fight Scenes From Inception And Resident Evil!

Today’s spoilers include Inception and Resident Evil set visits! There are new Iron Man 2 pics. Chris Evans talks Captain America. Plus Lost, Hobbit, V, Smallville, Fringe, FlashForward, Chuck, True Blood and Doctor Who. Inception: Envy the L.A. Times’ Geoff Boucher, who read this movie’s script and visited the set. His report only adds a…

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We’ve Seen Tomorrow Night’s Rocktastic Episode Of Chuck!

Chuck started out as a show about a hapless nerd who gets the sum total of spy knowledge uploaded into his brain, but it’s grown into a superspy action-drama-romance. We saw tomorrow’s pivotal episode and talked to the creative team. There are minor spoilers in this post, but we won’t give away everything that happens…

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Adam Baldwin Wants To Come Back For Independence Day 2 & 3

Now that two Independence Day sequels are in the works, Adam Baldwin told Wondercon he’d like to return as Major Mitchell, except he might be a Brigadier General. Also interested? Brent Spiner, who told Baldwin his character might have survived. On the Chuck panel – which we’ll be writing up soon – Baldwin said he…

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New V Promo Puts The Alien Sex Bite On Us

Do you like seeing Morena Baccarin seduce and destroy hapless males? Then V is going to cater to your every whim! ABC sent us a new V promo, highlighting Baccarin’s sexy mantis-queen side. Including new Anna/Chad action!

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David Who? Matt Smith Is The Doctor!

We saw the first hour of Matt Smith’s reign as the Doctor, the time-traveling hero of Britain’s iconic Doctor Who. The story was only so-so, but Smith’s bravura performance completely erased our reservations. We can barely remember the Tennant era. It was thrilling to see Matt Smith’s debut in a room full of awestruck and…

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Dekker Says Sarah Connor Chronicles DVD Still Might Be Happening

We caught up with Thomas “John Connor” Dekker, doing press for Nightmare On Elm Street, and we had to ask if a direct-to-DVD Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles continuation might still happen. His answer: Yes. But it’s a secret!

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Nic Cage Explains His Philosophy Of Acting

Nicolas Cage came to Wondercon and told us how a chance encounter with Miles Davis transformed his acting style into jazz. And he explained how The Sorcerer’s Apprentice was his idea. At today’s Sorcerer’s Apprentice press conference, someone asked Cage how he chooses whether to go way over the top (like in Bad Lieutenant: Port…

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Tron Press Conference: Helicopter Stunts, Protesters And Bruce Boxleitner!

Tonight, Encom’s Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner) came to San Francisco to give us some hints for Tron Legacy. It was the most elaborate viral marketing event in forever: Boxleitner charmed us, protestors rioted, and someone parachuted from a helicopter! The Encom press conference was an impressive affair even before anything had happened: Disney had built…

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Women And Monsters: The Weird Universe Of Kaiju Porn [NSFW]

Giant monsters will rampage across movie screens in Clash Of The Titans tonight, but they’re already having an orgy on the Internet. Dinosaurs, Godzilla and other creatures are having improbably naughty sex with young maidens. It’s highly NSFW! Is there anything weirder than kaiju porn? It includes women who love dinosaurs, Godzilla, dragons and other…

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Eric Stoltz In Back To The Future? Cellphones In 1985?

Last night, Fringe showed us a lot more of the alternate universe, including a somewhat different version of 1985. More importantly, we saw Young Walter, and learned just what kind of tool he was: a complicated, conflicted one. Spoilers ahead! We already posted a spoiler-free preview of last night’s Fringe, “Peter,” so this recap will…

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The Magic World Of Bio/Logics Could Happen In Our Lifetimes

When David Louis Edelman started writing the Jump 225 trilogy, he thought the thrilling science of bio/logics, which lets you hack your body, was hundreds of years in the future… but now he thinks it’s coming in our lifetimes. The first book of the Jump 225 trilogy, Infoquake, will be the io9 book club selection…

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Spambots Are The Immediate Ancestors Of Sex Robots

Have you ever been taken in by a spambot online? Perhaps chatted with a disembodied presence, thinking it was a real person and coming dangerously close to giving away personal info? If so, then you’ve helped to develop sex robots. The kind of crude artificial intelligence that exists in something like the Slutbot, according to…

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Will Twiki Really Be In The New Buck Rogers Movie? Also, Iron Man 2 Has Captain America Easter Eggs!

Paul W.S. Anderson explains what to expect from his Buck Rogers movie, and Kevin Feige talks Marvel movie crossovers. Transformers 3’s next Decepticon, unmasked! Stargate’s alien villain is a former Heroes star. Plus Doctor Who, Fringe, Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Supernatural. Buck Rogers: Paul W.S. Anderson says “Maybe” when asked if Twiki will be in the…

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Kaiju Porn Pics — OMG!

Mammosaurus Rex by Digital Rebel on DeviantArt. Kaiju Beach Bash, via Motifake. Dinosaur porn via Rule 34. (Tons more at the link.) Dinosaur porn via Rule 34. (Tons more at the link.) Dinosaur porn via Rule 34. (Tons more at the link.) Dinosaur porn via Rule 34. (Tons more at the link.) Dinosaur porn via…

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Power Up With Our Wondercon 2010 Preview: Tron, Resident Evil And More!

San Francisco gets its own little taste of Comic Con this weekend. Wondercon brings together comics superstars, film-makers and some legendary actors. This year: a special Tron event, Resident Evil’s Milla Jovovich, Doctor Who, Max Brooks and Wendy and Lisa! Friday: Wendy and Lisa headline a movie/TV composers’ panel, DC Comics unveils its upcoming mega-events,…

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New Doctor, New Companion, New TARDIS… What Else Is New?

A new era of Doctor Who is about to begin, and one of the show’s new producers walked us through what’s different this time around. Find out about the revamped title sequence, new cameras and a whole new approach. Oh, and I really don’t think there are any spoilers in this post. Other than, you…

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The World Can’t Produce Enough Cocaine To Make “Son Of The Mask” Seem Like A Good Idea

Zoe Saldana Hopes The Next Star Trek Deepens The Spock-Uhura Relationship

FDA Scientist Loses His Job For Saying Cancer Screenings Might Give You Cancer

Is This Christopher Nolan’s Dream-Invasion Device?

Crazy New Fight Scenes From Inception And Resident Evil!

We’ve Seen Tomorrow Night’s Rocktastic Episode Of Chuck!

Adam Baldwin Wants To Come Back For Independence Day 2 & 3

New V Promo Puts The Alien Sex Bite On Us

David Who? Matt Smith Is The Doctor!

Dekker Says Sarah Connor Chronicles DVD Still Might Be Happening

Nic Cage Explains His Philosophy Of Acting

Tron Press Conference: Helicopter Stunts, Protesters And Bruce Boxleitner!

Women And Monsters: The Weird Universe Of Kaiju Porn [NSFW]

Eric Stoltz In Back To The Future? Cellphones In 1985?

The Magic World Of Bio/Logics Could Happen In Our Lifetimes

Spambots Are The Immediate Ancestors Of Sex Robots

Will Twiki Really Be In The New Buck Rogers Movie? Also, Iron Man 2 Has Captain America Easter Eggs!

Kaiju Porn Pics — OMG!

Power Up With Our Wondercon 2010 Preview: Tron, Resident Evil And More!

New Doctor, New Companion, New TARDIS… What Else Is New?

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

Dyson Airwrap Falls to an All-Time Low in Amazon’s Spring Sale, Lowering the Barrier for This Premium Multi-Styler

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

Forget Ray-Ban Meta, XREAL 1S AR/XR Virtual Screen Smart Glasses Drop to Record Low on Amazon

Pixel Buds Pro 2 Hit Record Low as Google Continues Its Clearance-Like Price Cuts Following Smartphone Deals

DJI Now Has a Cheaper 360 Drone Than Insta360, but the U.S. Won’t Get It

Amazon Clears Out Apple Watch Series 9 With Silver Stainless Steel Case at 48% Off During Spring Sale

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

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees