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Watch This Rescued Sea Otter Pup And All Will Seem Right With The World

We have the good people at Zooborns to thank for this, the most eyeball-blastingly cute thing you will see all day. “Pup 681” was rescued off the coast of California but now calls Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium home. The aquarium is currently holding a contest in conjunction with Good Morning America to give the pup a…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Strange New Fan Theories Explain Star Trek, Doctor Who, and The Matrix

They’re three of science fiction’s biggest — and most dissected — franchises. But have we been looking at them all wrong? A series of new fan theories suggests that there have been some strange underlying stories hiding in plain sight the whole time. In response to this article, on the fan theories that were actually…

io9 Ria Misra

What’s The Best (Or Worst) Genre Mashup You’ve Ever Seen?

Sometimes taking two genres and putting them together just makes everything that much more wonderful. And sometimes… it’s just they clash, like stripes and plaid. What’s the absolute best, or very worst, combination of two genres that you’ve ever witnessed? Please include a picture, clip, poster, comics panel, book cover or other representation of your…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

This Sexy Bollywood Horror Movie Has Absolutely Everything

It really doesn’t get more epic than the poster for Alone, a new horror film starring Bollywood scream queen du jour Bipasha Basu. Here’s the trailer, which doesn’t contain any subtitles, but … who needs ’em? And here’s the movie synopsis, via distributor Panorama Studios: “The story revolves around conjoined twins Anjana and Sanjana, who…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Little Prince Trailer Is Stunning And Not What We Expected

The French trailer for the new CG Little Prince movie is both beautiful and something totally unexpected. The whole movies’ premise is not just about the Little Prince, but a story within a story! Directed by Mark Osborne, the film stars a voice cast of Marion Cotillard, James Franco, Rachel McAdams and Jeff Bridges. The…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

The Strangest And Most Beautiful Calculators Humanity Has Ever Created

We tend to think of calculators as devices house in dull plastic boxes, but these calculators show them for the range of mechanical wonders that they are, from gleaming dials to monkey-shaped viewers to pens from some retrofuturistic world. The Pascaline or Pascal’s Calculator, by Blaise Pascal. It could add, subtract, multiply and divide two…

io9 Vincze Miklós

Does Anyone Really Think Star Wars Ruined Science Fiction?

The meme has been going around pretty much since Star Wars first came out in 1977: Star Wars wrecked science fiction. George Lucas’ extravagant space opera messed up a genre that was fumbling towards grown-up sophistication. This idea made a bit of a come-back with the Force Awakens teaser, and it’s time to kill it.…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Watch Hayao Miyazaki Animate The Last Shot From His Final Film

We’re used to seeing animator Hayao Miyazaki’s magic on the screen, but what does it look like when the images are mere pencil on paper? This clip from the documentary The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness shows the legendary director working on he’s said is his final feature-length film. Mami Sunada’s documentary, which hits VOD…

Movies Lauren Davis

Watch A Short Film By The Director Of J.J. Abrams’ New Alien Movie

Deadline just broke the news that J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot will produce the “top secret” directorial debut of Chris Alender. It’s described as a science fiction film with “a Cloverfield feel and a contained budget, [involving] aliens.” More from Deadline, which notes Sony won a bidding war to get its mitts on the property:…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Honest Trailers Is Hilariously Right About The Flaws Of GOTG

One would think that crafting an Honest Trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy would be difficult. But perhaps our love for this movie has made us blind to some of its problems. Oh, who are we kidding, we love you GOTG and your lengthy technobabble dialogue!

Movies Meredith Woerner

No, HPV Vaccines Don’t Make Girls Promiscuous

A Canadian study shows that HPV shots don’t make girls promiscuous, as some parents have feared. But given that HPV causes about 70% of cervical cancers, this is hardly something we should be worrying about. The human papilloma virus (HPV) is a serious health problem. It’s the most common STD in America and, with the…

io9 George Dvorsky

Metropolis, Attack on Titan, Guardians of the Galaxy, and More Deals

io9 on Metropolis: Why it’s influential This film wasn’t exactly a huge hit at the time when it was released, but it casts a long shadow, with film-makers like Terry Gilliam freely admitting they copy Fritz Lang’s grand, terrifying vision of the future. This film has also had a huge impact on fashion. The Complete…

io9 Shane Roberts

Debunking Flu Shot Myths Makes Some Less Likely To Get Vaccinated

Only 42 percent of adults in the U.S. get their flu shots. A key reason for this low number is the misconception that you can catch the flu from the vaccine. But, a recent study found that, when vaccine-fearing patients heard the real facts from their doctors, they were actually more reluctant to get their…

io9 Mark Strauss

Continuum Gets Renewed For Just 6 More Episodes

The Canadian time-travel cop show Continuum is getting the Warehouse 13 treatment — it’s getting renewed for one final season, but only six episodes. Will that give the show enough time to unravel its complicated alternate timelines and themes of corporations versus terrorists? Honestly, I’m not sure. Maybe the shortened final season will force creator…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

11 Fan Theories That Are Better Than The Actual Story

Fan theories can be wonderful and strange, but sometimes a fan will come up with an idea that’s even better than the official story. Here are just some of the fan theories that actually make a lot of sense—and would actually improve the stories they come from. Top image via img.ly. The publicity shot on…

io9 Lauren Davis

What Was in “Cantarella,” The Borgia’s Famous Poison?

If you wanted to be Pope (or stay Pope) in the 1400s, there was only one way to do it. Cantarella was the poison of choice for the Borgia family. But what was in the deadly poison? And why has it become infamous? In 1503, Pope Alexander VI had a bit of a problem with…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Will Game of Thrones Have A “Deliberately Unsatisfying” Ending?

Most of us have at least a vague idea of how we think George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, and the Game of Thrones TV series, will end. But those expectations are shaped by the usual course of epic fantasy — and as Winter is Comingpoints out, Martin has maintained an…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

All The Comics You Need To Give (And Get) This Holiday Season

Let’s be honest here. Yes, you may have a few comic fans you need gift ideas for this year…. but chances are what you’re really looking for is gift ideas for yourself. Well whether you’re giving or receiving, anybody should look forward to finding these under the tree this holiday season. Saga Book One Know…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

A Horror-Comedy About Small-Town Cops Who Take Every Supernatural Call

In a town where there are no Slayers and no Winchesters coming to the rescue, Luke and Carl end up responding to every call about monsters, ghosts, and magic. But for these two, there’s something even more terrifying than the slimy creatures of the night. Bundle of Nerves was directed by Ryan Spindell, and it…

io9 Lauren Davis

Judge Dismisses Creationist Lawsuit Against School Science Standards

In September, a Kansas group filed a lawsuit attempting to block the state from adopting new science guidelines, saying it was an attempt to indoctrinate students into a “non-theistic worldview.” But a federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that it failed to sufficiently demonstrate any specific injuries. Kansas is one of twelve states that…

io9 Mark Strauss

Watch This Rescued Sea Otter Pup And All Will Seem Right With The World

Strange New Fan Theories Explain Star Trek, Doctor Who, and The Matrix

What’s The Best (Or Worst) Genre Mashup You’ve Ever Seen?

This Sexy Bollywood Horror Movie Has Absolutely Everything

Little Prince Trailer Is Stunning And Not What We Expected

The Strangest And Most Beautiful Calculators Humanity Has Ever Created

Does Anyone Really Think Star Wars Ruined Science Fiction?

Watch Hayao Miyazaki Animate The Last Shot From His Final Film

Watch A Short Film By The Director Of J.J. Abrams’ New Alien Movie

Honest Trailers Is Hilariously Right About The Flaws Of GOTG

No, HPV Vaccines Don’t Make Girls Promiscuous

Metropolis, Attack on Titan, Guardians of the Galaxy, and More Deals

Debunking Flu Shot Myths Makes Some Less Likely To Get Vaccinated

Continuum Gets Renewed For Just 6 More Episodes

11 Fan Theories That Are Better Than The Actual Story

What Was in “Cantarella,” The Borgia’s Famous Poison?

Will Game of Thrones Have A “Deliberately Unsatisfying” Ending?

All The Comics You Need To Give (And Get) This Holiday Season

A Horror-Comedy About Small-Town Cops Who Take Every Supernatural Call

Judge Dismisses Creationist Lawsuit Against School Science Standards

Mamdani Lifts NYC TikTok Ban for City Employees, but with Some Unusual Restrictions

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

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

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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

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