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Aquaman Won’t Be Blond In The Movies, EVERYBODY PANIC

OH GOD OH GOD JASON MOMOA WHO HAS BEEN CAST AS AQUAMAN IN ALL THE DC MOVIES HAS REVEALED THAT HE WILL NOT BE BLOND LIKE THE COMIC BOOK CHARACTER THIS IS THE WORST THING THAT HAS EVER… wait. No it’s not. It’s actually totally fine. Momoa dropped this “bombshell” at an interview at Sundance,…

Movies Rob Bricken

The Difference Between A Great Twist And A Mediocre Twist

Everybody loves a surprise. Our movies, TV shows, books and other media are constantly pulling rabbits out of hats and revealing that the truth is something other than what we believed. But some twists are better than others — and here’s the crucial difference. These days, we hear a lot about the importance of preserving…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

How “Second Sound” Helps the Large Hadron Collider Work

Superfluids have many extraordinary properties. One of them is called “second sound” even though it doesn’t have anything to do with sound waves. It does have something to do with making the Large Hadron Collider work, though. Find out why. Superfluids are special materials that, when cooled to a certain point, have no viscosity. Viscosity…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Marvel At The Lost World Of “Supermarket Spaceships”

The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Magazine has a cool photo essay of “supermarket spaceships,” publicity-seeking mock-ups of rocketships that were paraded around to supermarket openings, state fairs, and the like in the 1950s. Pictured above is an image via Connecticut’s Space Age Museum of a truck-mounted rocket built by packaged-meat purveyors the Luer Packing Company.…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Why, Exactly, Does The Sun Turn Green?

Under the right conditions, the upper edge of the setting sun will blaze bright green just before dipping below the horizon. What causes these “green flashes”? The answer is more complicated than you probably realize. Above: A green and blue flash photographed during a sunset visible from Teide Obervatory at Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Why “Spotify For Books” May Not Be The Future Of Publishing. (Yet.)

It makes a certain amount of sense, from a consumer standpoint: companies like Amazon, Scribd and Oyster are offering services where you pay $10 a month and get unlimited books. The author or publisher gets a fee, only if the reader gets past a certain point in the book. But the Economist says “Spotify for…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Anthropologists Have Mapped All 61 Tattoos On Ötzi The Iceman

By using an innovative non-invasive photographic technique, European researchers have managed to locate and map the extensive set of tattoos on the exquisitely preserved remains of Ötzi the Iceman. Remarkably, they even found a previously unknown tattoo on his ribcage. Ötzi’s frozen remains were discovered by two German tourists in the Ötzal Alps on the…

io9 George Dvorsky

How The Amount of Meat We Eat Changed In The Last 40 Years, Charted

As a planet, we’re producing and eating more meat than we used to. But just what does that look like in terms of our plates 40 years ago versus today? This chart shows us exactly. The chart, via the FAO’s statistics office, shows how much meat is in the world supply per capita, today versus…

io9 Ria Misra

The Flash Used A Formerly Lame Villain To Make A Nearly Perfect Episode

If you don’t know the lesser Flash villain the Pied Piper, you may not understand what an achievement last night’s episode of The Flash was. Basically, it not only turned on of the Flash’s least intimidating foes into an instantly compelling character — but it also delivered The Flash’s greatest episode yet. And yes, I’m…

Television Rob Bricken

An Animated Remake Of One Of The Year’s Most Heartbreaking Webcomics

Owl Turd Comix’s We Go Forward (by Shenanigansen) was one of our favorite webcomics of 2014, a surprisingly affecting tale set in a side-scrolling video game. Now YouTuber pipocaVFX has made an animated version of the comic. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-new-webcomics-of-2014-1674164607 While the remake (made with the cartoonist’s blessing) is fun, it also makes me more impressed with…

io9 Lauren Davis

10 Horror-Movie Sidekicks Who Are More Memorable Than The Hero

Horror-movie heroes rarely exist in a vaccuum. There’s always some kind of supporting character who’s helping them (or goading them, or antagonizing them to the point of doing the right thing). And often, these supporting characters outshine the leads. Here are 10 horror movie second bananas who are way better than the hero. 1. The…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Some Of Galileo’s Body Parts Had Quite An Adventure After He Died

Galileo Galilei has spent the last 300 years giving the finger to the universe via a glass case in a museum. And that’s one of the less weird fates for his body parts. Galileo died in in 1642, mostly blind and under house arrest, but still very much revered by scientists. At first, it looked…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

The Pros And Cons Of Making Fantastic Four A Straight Scifi Film

Greetings, sports fans! No, wait. Hello, people who like getting in detailed conversations and arguments about nerdy minutiae! Today we’re talking about the Fantasticness of certain Fours, how Time Lords handle Time Babies, and the best legal representation in Westeros. (Hint: It’s a dude with a sword.) Four-Sight Brent D.: Why is everybody freaking out…

io9 Rob Bricken

What The World Would Look Like If Countries Were Scaled By Population

Redditor TeaDranks has created a super-interesting cartogram in which the size of each country is apportioned according to population. Suddenly, the largest countries in the world don’t look so mighty — Russia and Canada, we’re looking at you. What’s cool about this map is that TeaDranks managed to maintain the shape and relative position of…

io9 George Dvorsky

On Agent Carter, Howard Stark Makes Tony Look Like A Stand-Up Guy

A lot of secrets were revealed in last night’s episode of Agent Carter — and a lot of them revolved around Howard Stark, one way or the other. Peggy Carter’s been sticking her neck out for a man who hasn’t been honest with her, at all. Spoilers ahead… Last night’s “Blitzkrieg Button” was the least…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Parks and Rec‘s Fake Future Facebook Is Disconcertingly Plausible

Parks and Rec jumped a few years into the future for its last season, and that jump has mostly manifested in holographic tablets. Last night’s episode, however, took on the more in-depth subject of data-mining pretty seriously, and with characteristically goofy wit. It’s just a liiittle too realistic though. https://gizmodo.com/parks-and-recs-vision-of-2017-is-hologram-tablets-and-a-1679434620 Here, Leslie and Ben attempt…

Television Eric Limer

A Webcomic About A Witch Learning To Bake Without Magic—With Recipes!

Actually, there are two witches at the heart of Victoria Grace Elliott’s webcomic balderdash! One is an elk rancher hoping to apprentice herself to a baker in a town that frowns upon magic. The other is a young sorceress running away from school. And we get to bake along with their adventures. The first witch…

io9 Lauren Davis

Turbo Kid Trailer Reveals A Post-Apocalyptic 1997, And It’s Awesome

Turbo Kid trailer is shoveling fistfuls of nostalgia into your face, and we looooove it. Set in an alternate universe of 1997, the Turbo Kid world is ruled by blood, BMX bikes and more ’80s/’90s retro-action. Behold the great trailer for the current Sundance at Midnight selection.

Trailers Meredith Woerner

So That’s What All Those Fuzzy Yellow Balls In Space Were

The Milky Way Project asked members of the public to classify the objects in images from the Spitzer Space Telescope. One of the classifiers wondered what the fuzzy yellow balls in the pictures were. The astronomers got together, and now have an answer. People working on The Milky Way Project spend their days looking for…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

What Was The Least Convenient Technology Ever Invented?

New technology is usually meant to make our lives a little easier, but sometimes that backfires and they just end up generating more for us to do. Today we want to know which new technology opened a Pandora’s box of inconvenience. Tell us in the comments what your pick is and just why it’s turned…

io9 Ria Misra

Aquaman Won’t Be Blond In The Movies, EVERYBODY PANIC

The Difference Between A Great Twist And A Mediocre Twist

How “Second Sound” Helps the Large Hadron Collider Work

Marvel At The Lost World Of “Supermarket Spaceships”

Why, Exactly, Does The Sun Turn Green?

Why “Spotify For Books” May Not Be The Future Of Publishing. (Yet.)

Anthropologists Have Mapped All 61 Tattoos On Ötzi The Iceman

How The Amount of Meat We Eat Changed In The Last 40 Years, Charted

The Flash Used A Formerly Lame Villain To Make A Nearly Perfect Episode

An Animated Remake Of One Of The Year’s Most Heartbreaking Webcomics

10 Horror-Movie Sidekicks Who Are More Memorable Than The Hero

Some Of Galileo’s Body Parts Had Quite An Adventure After He Died

The Pros And Cons Of Making Fantastic Four A Straight Scifi Film

What The World Would Look Like If Countries Were Scaled By Population

On Agent Carter, Howard Stark Makes Tony Look Like A Stand-Up Guy

Parks and Rec‘s Fake Future Facebook Is Disconcertingly Plausible

A Webcomic About A Witch Learning To Bake Without Magic—With Recipes!

Turbo Kid Trailer Reveals A Post-Apocalyptic 1997, And It’s Awesome

So That’s What All Those Fuzzy Yellow Balls In Space Were

What Was The Least Convenient Technology Ever Invented?

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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

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Aquaman Won’t Be Blond In The Movies, EVERYBODY PANIC

The Difference Between A Great Twist And A Mediocre Twist

How “Second Sound” Helps the Large Hadron Collider Work

Marvel At The Lost World Of “Supermarket Spaceships”

Why, Exactly, Does The Sun Turn Green?

Why “Spotify For Books” May Not Be The Future Of Publishing. (Yet.)

Anthropologists Have Mapped All 61 Tattoos On Ötzi The Iceman

How The Amount of Meat We Eat Changed In The Last 40 Years, Charted​

The Flash Used A Formerly Lame Villain To Make A Nearly Perfect Episode

An Animated Remake Of One Of The Year’s Most Heartbreaking Webcomics

10 Horror-Movie Sidekicks Who Are More Memorable Than The Hero

Some Of Galileo’s Body Parts Had Quite An Adventure After He Died

​The Pros And Cons Of Making Fantastic Four A Straight Scifi Film

What The World Would Look Like If Countries Were Scaled By Population

On Agent Carter, Howard Stark Makes Tony Look Like A Stand-Up Guy

Parks and Rec‘s Fake Future Facebook Is Disconcertingly Plausible

A Webcomic About A Witch Learning To Bake Without Magic—With Recipes!

Turbo Kid Trailer Reveals A Post-Apocalyptic 1997, And It’s Awesome

So That’s What All Those Fuzzy Yellow Balls In Space Were

What Was The Least Convenient Technology Ever Invented?

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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

Let us help find what you are looking for...

How The Amount of Meat We Eat Changed In The Last 40 Years, Charted

The Pros And Cons Of Making Fantastic Four A Straight Scifi Film