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It’s Been 150 Years Since the U.S. Was This Politically Polarized

A new survey from the Pew Research Center reveals that political polarization in the United States has reached a dangerous extreme. The gap between what Democrats and Republicans believe is enormous, with almost no center ground. We haven’t seen such strong polarization since the Civil War. Photo by Andrew Kuznetsov At this point, you might…

io9 Mark Strauss

If This Is the DC Superhero Movie Schedule Through 2018, It’s Insane

Hollywood entertainment columnist Nikki Finke launched her new news/gossip site today, and she did it with a doozy — the possible release calendar for Warner Bros.’ DC superhero movies. If this list is true, it’s bonkers — including Shazam, a Green Lantern/Flash team-up, and even Man of Steel 2. Yes, Man of Steel 2, a…

Movies Rob Bricken

Michael Keaton’s Birdman Movie Is Batshit Insane, In A Good Way

We have been waiting for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s movie Birdman FOREVER. And now the trailer is here in full, gorgeous insanity. It looks good—like, really good. We can’t wait. There’s so much going on in this trailer it’s hard to even piece out the narrative, which is allegedly this: “A washed-up actor (Keaton) who once…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Harrison Ford Injures Himself On The Star Wars 7 Set, EVERYBODY PANIC

Update: Maybe we should panic! Apparently the injury may be more serious than originally reported. Despite initial reports that the actor had only sprained his ankle, The Mirror reports that: The 71-year-old Hollywood star was at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire when a hydraulic door fell down and hit him as he began work on Star…

Movies Rob Bricken

Science in Fantasy Novels Is More Accurate Than in Science Fiction

Supposedly the thing that characterizes science fiction as a genre is its interest in, well, science. And yet a lot of the very best treatments of science in novels lately have been in works that are classified as fantasy. Image by Todd Lockwood from the cover of Marie Brennan’s Voyage of the Basilisk Of course…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Oh My God, This Is Sarah Paulson’s Character For American Horror Story

The fourth season of American Horror Story, now titled American Horror Story: Freak Show, may wind up being the batshittiest. Because if this is accurate, this is who Sarah Paulson is playing. Earlier today the actresses tweeted this image: Now, she could totally just be pulling our legs. This could all just be elaborate artwork…

Television Meredith Woerner

Ha Ha, Jon Snow Can’t Cut His Hair Until Game Of Thrones Ends

Jon Snow may know nothing, but actor Kit Harrington isn’t much more informed, at least in terms of contract negotiations. The Game of Thrones star revealed that HBO has the legal power to forbid him from cutting his trademark Jon Snow locks until the show ends or, presumably, his character dies. He revealed his follicular…

Television Rob Bricken

In Desperation, Ukraine Separatists Try To Restart a WWII Tank

If pro-Russian forces in Ukraine are going to be successful in redrawing the map of Europe, they’re going to need some heavy equipment — like this 1943-vintage Soviet tank. Watch — or rather listen — as they try to get this relic going. For you history buffs, that’s an IS-3, where the IS stands for…

io9 George Dvorsky

The Problem with “Nature vs. Nurture” When It Comes to Sexuality

Orphan Black is one of the most intelligent, nuanced, and ambitious shows on television, thanks in no small part to the contributions of science consultant Cosima Herter. Recently, she wrote an essay dealing with the nature vs. nurture debate, and it’s fantastic. In her essay “Variability and Perturbations of the Spiral Universe Inside Us,” which…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

An Engineering Approach That Makes Turkey Frying a Bit Less Dangerous

Outdoor frying is notoriously dangerous business, mostly due to the precarious combination of fire and propane tanks with moist food and large volumes of scalding hot oil. Here, food expert Alton Brown shows you how to build a free-standing “fry derrick” so as to avoid injury or, worse yet, making a fool of yourself on…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

A History Of Human Civilization, As Told With Toilets

The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, entitled Fundamentals, has opened in Venice. True to its theme, an entire gallery in the Giardini’s central pavilion has been turned into a “throne room” devoted to one fundamental invention that has spanned time and cultures for millennia: the toilet. “No architectural treatise declares the toilet as the primordial element…

io9 Mark Strauss

Giant Asteroid Zooms Close to Earth, Revealing an Odd Shape

A near Earth brush — but not close enough for impact — by this giant 1,200 foot asteroid provided the perfect opportunity to get a closer look at the asteroid (and its odd shape, like a slightly jagged peanut) with these pictures, some of the sharpest images of an asteroid ever taken. Top image: Asteroid…

io9 Ria Misra

In Defense of Raccoons

Raccoons have a bad reputation. They eat our trash. They give us rabies. They raid our crops. They invade our attics. But, c’mon. They’re also amazing. Here are all the reasons why raccoons deserve our attention — if not always our respect. Photo by Paxon Woelber, via Wikimedia Commons

io9 Annalee Newitz

Anti-conformity Research Led to Freud’s Best Sarcastic One-Liner

There are plenty of tests that study conformity, but measuring anti-conformity is a tougher proposition. How do you measure something that is only evident after you make your influence felt? Researching this led to some interesting experiments, and the best line ever delivered by Sigmund Freud. Conformity experiments have revealed some horrible truths about human…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Behold The First Life-Sized Aliens Xenomorph Queen Ever Built

Some of the early versions of the creatures from the Alien franchise are nearly as frightening as the final version. This isn’t one of them. The proof-of-concept Aliens xenomorph queen was a very rough version of the creature, consisting of black garbage bags over foam. In this video, Aliens director James Cameron is directing the…

Movies Lauren Davis

Deals: Attack on Titan, Farscape, Roger Rabbit, Mario Kart 8

Surprisingly, Mario Kart 8, which is selling very well, is still on sale for $49. We don’t expect this to last too much longer, so grab the wheel while you can. As we’ve noted before you can still register your copy of Mario Kart 8 with Club Nintendo to grab a free game. [Mario Kart…

io9 Shane Roberts

12 Futuristic Forms of Government That Could One Day Rule the World

As history has repeatedly shown, political systems come and go. Given our rapid technological and social advances, it’s a trend we can expect to continue. Here are 12 extraordinary — and even frightening — ways our governments could be run in the future. 1. Noocracy Similar to Plato’s “government of the wise,” a noocracy would…

io9 George Dvorsky

Why Are Countries Still Using Fake Bomb Detectors?

Earlier this week, a group of 10 militants armed with guns and grenades entered Karachi’s Jinnah international airport, where they killed 28 people and themselves. Reports suggest they managed to get past security because the airport continues to use a bomb detector exposed as a fraud in 2010. The so-called bomb detector, the “ADE 651,”…

io9 Mark Strauss

LEGO Movie‘s Michelangelo And Abraham Lincoln Get A Spinoff Cop Film

This faux trailer from the upcoming LEGO Movie Blu-Ray answers a question we never thought to ask: What if Michelangelo (the artist, not the turtle) teamed up with Abraham Lincoln for a time-traveling buddy cop movie set to a 1970s soundtrack? It would be out of sight. Will Forte even reprises his LEGO Movie role…

Movies Lauren Davis

Meet Griffith Pugh: The Everest Pioneer You’ve Never Heard Of

Without Griffith Pugh, Edmund Hillary’s pioneering ascent of Mount Everest would never have been possible. So why have you never heard of him? Above: Griff Pugh at work at altitude | Photo Credit: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Scientists almost never get to be household names just for doing science. Most who impact the public…

io9 Austin Elliott – The Conversation

It’s Been 150 Years Since the U.S. Was This Politically Polarized

If This Is the DC Superhero Movie Schedule Through 2018, It’s Insane

Michael Keaton’s Birdman Movie Is Batshit Insane, In A Good Way

Harrison Ford Injures Himself On The Star Wars 7 Set, EVERYBODY PANIC

Science in Fantasy Novels Is More Accurate Than in Science Fiction

Oh My God, This Is Sarah Paulson’s Character For American Horror Story

Ha Ha, Jon Snow Can’t Cut His Hair Until Game Of Thrones Ends

In Desperation, Ukraine Separatists Try To Restart a WWII Tank

The Problem with “Nature vs. Nurture” When It Comes to Sexuality

An Engineering Approach That Makes Turkey Frying a Bit Less Dangerous

A History Of Human Civilization, As Told With Toilets

Giant Asteroid Zooms Close to Earth, Revealing an Odd Shape

In Defense of Raccoons

Anti-conformity Research Led to Freud’s Best Sarcastic One-Liner

Behold The First Life-Sized Aliens Xenomorph Queen Ever Built

Deals: Attack on Titan, Farscape, Roger Rabbit, Mario Kart 8

12 Futuristic Forms of Government That Could One Day Rule the World

Why Are Countries Still Using Fake Bomb Detectors?

LEGO Movie‘s Michelangelo And Abraham Lincoln Get A Spinoff Cop Film

Meet Griffith Pugh: The Everest Pioneer You’ve Never Heard Of

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

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SpaceX Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Breaks Apart in Orbit

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

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