Cyriaque Lamar, Author at Gizmodo

Paintball – Paintballers = Scenes From The Apocalypse

Paintball courses are pretty derelict locations, and they become even more uninviting when all of the players are excised. For their Days Lost series of photographs, Peter Chadwick and Katja Mayer have shot the immediate aftermath of paintball duels. With the players out of the picture, the courses become engulfed in an ominous, otherworldly miasma…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Apr 2

Felicia Day spills the beans on her brand new internet empire

In 2007, Felicia Day launched her internet gaming webseries The Guild. Five years and oodles of fans later, she’s now unveiling her absolutely nefarious plot to become the Tycoon of the Internet. This morning saw the debut of Geek & Sundry, Day’s new YouTube channel that showcases everything from Hellboy cartoons to a science fiction…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Apr 2

An exclusive art preview of DC Comics’ new “dinosaurs versus soldiers” title

In the 1960s, DC Comics published The War That Time Forgot, a wacky storyline about soldiers battling dinosaurs on a mysterious Pacific island during World War II. This spring, DC is updating this prehistoric anarchy in the new military anthology G.I. Combat, and we have an exclusive sneak peek. Here’s a first look at Ariel…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Apr 2

Behold, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle puppets of the 1990s acting extremely creepy

Back when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were profitable enough to be bootlegged mercilessly and not be transformed into an alien race, movie studios employed state-of-the-art computers to give the heroes-in-a-half-shell orgasm faces. Here’s some 1992 test footage from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, in which a puppeteer from All Effects Company manipulates Donatello, who…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Apr 2

Today’s unfortunate sexbot breakthrough = a poster you can make out with

Oh, this is just downright dark. Researchers at Keio University have developed a sensing program that allows you to slobber on a digital two-dimensional image, which will react to your amorous advances. I suppose this what it’s like to get to first base with General Zod when he’s trapped in that Phantom Zone parallelogram. Explains…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Apr 2

Watch Arthur C. Clarke predict the internet and the iPads decades before they were invented

It’s no secret that 2001: A Space Odyssey author Arthur C. Clarke was an avid futurist, but it’s still absolutely amazing to see just how prescient the writer was. In this 1974 clip from Australian television, the science fiction visionary describes computerized life in the year 2001 with eerie accuracy. And of course, this was…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Apr 2

The Dalek relaxation album will make you hyperventilate

Over the weekend, BBC radio host Peter Serafinowicz began speculating what the Daleks have been up to since taking a hiatus from Doctor Who. His supposition? They were off recording an absolutely chilling New Age meditation tape. Pair this with “Doctor in Distress” for extra headache-inducing power. Hat tip to Krakenstein2! https://gizmodo.com/latest-rumors-and-hints-for-captain-america-2-doctor-w-5898241 https://gizmodo.com/doctor-in-distress-the-worst-charity-single-of-all-5473162

Television Cyriaque Lamar Apr 2

In the first trailer for Ted, Seth MacFarlane is a bong-ripping teddy bear

The first trailer for director Seth MacFarlane’s live-action film debut has hit the web. In this ribald buddy comedy, Mark Wahlberg wishes his favorite childhood toy (voiced by MacFarlane) to life, and they proceed to swear a lot in Boston accents. Ted hits theaters July 13. Hat tip to Ash (Not From Pallet Town)!

Trailers Cyriaque Lamar Apr 2

Your first look at Colder, Dark Horse’s new comic about a living man with a corpse’s body temperature

Fresh out of this weekend’s Emerald City Comic-Con, here’s the very first look at Dark Horse’s upcoming creepy crime series Colder. This title comes to us from writer Paul Tobin (Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four, Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man) and artist Juan Ferreyra (Rex Mundi), who previously collaborated on the Falling Skies comic book. Here’s an exclusive…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Mar 31

Here’s Andy Warhol painting Debbie Harry with a 1980s paint program

In 1985, Andy Warhol attended the Commodore Amiga product launch with Debbie Harry a.k.a. the queen of Videodrome a.k.a. the world’s occasional greatest rapper. Once settled in, he proceeded to learn the heretofore undiscovered joys of the paint bucket tool. Andy grew to be quite the aficionado of the Amiga, so much so that he…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 30

Darth Vader’s helmet is hidden on the Washington National Cathedral

High atop the Washington National Cathedral sits a Sith Lord, his menacing visage exiled there by the whims of a child. And, technically, National Geographic. Yes, the helmet of Darth Vader adorns the northwestern tower of the National Cathedral. It’s a weird story and not Star Wars canon whatsoever. It was only last week that…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 30

This Ukrainian salt mine is like a tourist resort for morlocks

Or a spring break destination for CHUDs. In the Ukrainian town of Soledar, an unused salt mine 300 meters underground has become a tourist attraction thanks to its ornate passageways. A church, soccer arena, and sanitarium have been carved out of the salt, giving the mine the veneer of the Mines of Moria with high…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 30

And now, Robocop watching a woman take a shower

In this deleted scene from the Robocop 2 workprint, our metal hero gives a bathing police office a spot inspection. I realize this scene is supposed to mournfully symbolize Robocop’s lost humanity, but nonetheless — it is Robocop peeping with impunity. That’s odd behavior for him, even in a historical context. And here are some…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Mar 30

You Can’t Handle The Hottest Doctor Who Fashions of 1984

In 1984, author Joy Gammon penned The Doctor Who Pattern Book, an unheralded treasure trove of Time Lord fashion. In this out-of-print tome, Gannon lays out how to transform otherwise normal fabrics into duds that put the “ill” in “Gallifrey.” No place in time or space has witnessed this much sartorial thunder tucked between two…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Mar 30

Get the hell out of my room, mythological cats!

To whom(eow) it may concern, This is a sternly worded letter to all of you felines of myth, lore, legend, and urban legend who slink into my bedroom at night and clap your magical sphincters in my face while I sleep, like so many dirty castanets. I reiterate myself once again — leave my room,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 30

The ships of Battlestar Galactica, immortalized in thousands of LEGO bricks

LEGO enthusiasts Garry King has a simple mission — to build the spacecraft of Battlestar Galactica out of thousands upon thousands of tiny plastic bricks. So far, he’s constructed a sizable fleet of Colonial and Cylon craft. King’s built vessels from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica (he didn’t forget the Cylons), but many of his builds…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 29

This insane cyclops haircut is very hard to look at

Because it’s staring right back at you. While I can appreciate the haircut-bearer’s commitment to horror, attempting to become a real-life cyclops (see previously) is a great way to spend the rest of your life as a hermit. https://gizmodo.com/little-girls-cyclops-cosplay-is-adorable-and-or-horrify-5886169 [BigLilKim’s Tumblr via Neatorama]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 29

A cat, a fox, and an eagle enjoying each other’s company on a porch

And now, simply because it’s such an adorably weird juxtaposition, is a scene from a porch in Unalaska, Alaska in the Aleutian Islands. The homeowner walked outside one day, only to discover the animal kingdom mid-coffee klatch. Explains the videographer: See how the fox, eagle and cat are all just fine hanging out and no…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 29

A Kickstarter project to build bonobos their own horrifying ape robots

The folks at the Bonobo Great Ape Trust Sanctuary of Des Moines, Iowa have a noble goal — to build their bonobos a teleoperated RoboBonobo so that the apes can interact with their environment using a mechanical avatar. In practice, this means strapping a grinning monkey head to a droid, equipping it with a water…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 29

Spider-Man is an extremely polite menace, in this first look at Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man

Ever since the death of Peter Parker, teenager Miles Morales has carried the mantle of the Ultimate Universe’s most famous web-slinger. And so far in his short career, Miles has aced the “friendly” and “neighborhood” parts of the equation, but he has yet to get the “Spider-Man” portion down pat. https://gizmodo.com/marvel-comics-unveil-their-new-spider-man-who-isnt-pet-5826883 Courtesy of Marvel Comics,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 29

Cyriaque Lamar

Paintball – Paintballers = Scenes From The Apocalypse

Felicia Day spills the beans on her brand new internet empire

An exclusive art preview of DC Comics’ new “dinosaurs versus soldiers” title

Behold, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle puppets of the 1990s acting extremely creepy

Today’s unfortunate sexbot breakthrough = a poster you can make out with

Watch Arthur C. Clarke predict the internet and the iPads decades before they were invented

The Dalek relaxation album will make you hyperventilate

In the first trailer for Ted, Seth MacFarlane is a bong-ripping teddy bear

Your first look at Colder, Dark Horse’s new comic about a living man with a corpse’s body temperature

Here’s Andy Warhol painting Debbie Harry with a 1980s paint program

Darth Vader’s helmet is hidden on the Washington National Cathedral

This Ukrainian salt mine is like a tourist resort for morlocks

And now, Robocop watching a woman take a shower

You Can’t Handle The Hottest Doctor Who Fashions of 1984

Get the hell out of my room, mythological cats!

The ships of Battlestar Galactica, immortalized in thousands of LEGO bricks

This insane cyclops haircut is very hard to look at

A cat, a fox, and an eagle enjoying each other’s company on a porch

A Kickstarter project to build bonobos their own horrifying ape robots

Spider-Man is an extremely polite menace, in this first look at Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man

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