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LIFE unveils unpublished photos of Allied troops fighting in Italy

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Anzio, LIFE has published a series of previously unseen photos chronicling the gruesome stalemate and lethal violence that characterized the operation. All images and captions Life/George Silk. Called Operation Shingle, the attack at Anzio occurred six months after the Allied invasion of Sicily.…

io9 George Dvorsky

First Look at the Ape Headquarters in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

A whole host of new Dawn of the Planet of the Apes pictures has revealed what happened after the Apes took the Golden Gate Bridge. Including a first look at the primate HQ, where the apes have apparently learned how to use fire, and created their own language. The first movie in the newly rebooted…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Here’s how city life is actually affecting your health

There is a truism, often bolstered by pseudoscience, that people in the country are healthier than people in the city. Certainly there are many health problems associated with the metropolis. But it turns out that urbanites are often in better shape and live longer than their rural counterparts. Most of our data on the health…

io9 Annalee Newitz

This new clip of Robocop fighting ED-209s raises so many questions

Questions like: What? Why did Robocop shoot that presumably innocent security guard? Is that Robocop’s voice? Why doesn’t he sound at all robotic? How the hell did his motorcycle do that? Why does this fight look like the lobby scene from The Matrix as directed by the Three Stooges? Update: 4 more clips added! Here…

Movies Rob Bricken

Beating up bad guys isn’t enough for this superhero to save her city

Scout Montana has always wanted to be a superhero. So when she suddenly gains superpowers, she eagerly takes to the streets to dispense her own brand of justice. But a city plagued by water shortages, homelessness, and indifferent cops needs something more than a mere vigilante. Ross Campbell’s Shadoweyes is set in the city of…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Why is it so hard to write a decent ending?

Endings define stories. A great ending can make everything that’s come before seem retroactively great. A weak ending can ruin everything. But why do they have to be so impossible to write? And is there any trick for crafting a strong ending that doesn’t involve endless misery? In a word, no. Not really. I’ve written…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Pendleton Ward’s 16-Page Manual on How to Draw Finn and Jake Correctly

Adventure Time’s characters have deceptively simple, pliable bodies, but Pendleton Ward’s guide to drawing Finn and Jake reveals some very specific rules for how the boy and dog adventurers should look. It’s especially interesting to see what rules for Finn and Jake’s appearances are kept deliberately loose (the number of fingers, the proportions of Finn’s…

io9 Lauren Davis

Pixar’s Star Wars movie is the best rumor you’ll hear all day

Grab that figurative grain of salt, and then throw it immediately away. Because while the rumor that Pixar has been assigned its own Star Wars movie is indeed only a rumor, it’s frankly too perfect an idea to waste our time worrying whether or not it’s true. Latino Review reported the “news,” although anyone who…

Movies Rob Bricken

We finally know who’s playing Captain Underpants on the big screen!

The Captain Underpants books are among the most banned reading material in the world. They’re brilliantly subversive and weird, and a refreshingly dotty spin on superhero lore. And now, they’re becoming an animated movie, with Ed Helms as Captain Underpants himself. https://gizmodo.com/the-most-frequently-banned-book-of-2012-captain-underp-1380399245 According to The Wrap, Kevin Hart (Ride Along) and Thomas Middleditch (The Wolf…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Jaw-dropping Photographs Capture the Sublime Power of Superstorms

Photographer Mike Hollingshead makes a living out of chasing and photographing extreme weather systems – and the fruits of his labor are guaranteed to fill you with awe. All images featured with kind permission from Mike Hollingshead We’re big fans of storm photography. Large-scale atmospheric phenomena make for remarkable studies in light, motion, color and…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Hilarious comics prove O’Brien had the crappiest job on the Enterprise

We know that Miles O’Brien had a lot more fun serving aboard Deep Space Nine than he did aboard the Enterprise, and these ennui-filled comics help explain why. Hanging out alone in the transporter room all day is bound to drive a fellow a bit mad. Quick note: The artist’s main site is temporarily overwhelmed,…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Black Widow looks even better when The Avengers go anime

The first trailer for the anime version of the Avengers is out. And Black Widow looks amazing. The direct-to-DVD Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher pairs the Punisher with Black Widow, as the two of them are ordered by Nick Fury to go after the Leviathan organization. Of course more Marvel heroes stop by to…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Are we ready for another Event Horizon, only with more impregnation?

Because it sounds like that’s what we’re going to be getting. Rufus Sewell is in talks to star in Animus, a movie that’s described as Event Horizon meets Alien, about an astronaut who gets an alien infection and then turns into the “ultimate alpha male” who “dominates and impregnates” all the women. [Update: Now with…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

12 of the most astounding ‘living fossils’ known to science

Coined by Charles Darwin, the term “living fossils” is used to describe living creatures that have stood the test of time — hardy and resilient organisms that have remained largely unchanged for millions of years. Here are some of of the most incredible examples of nature not fixing what ain’t broke. Top image: Comb Jelly.…

io9 George Dvorsky

Brace yourselves: Stan Lee won’t have a Guardians of the Galaxy cameo

If the world seems a little grayer today, if children seem to laugh less, or if puppies and kittens look a little less cute, please don’t be confused. This is merely the consequence of the devastating news that Stan Lee will somehow not have a cameo in Marvel’s upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy film. In…

Movies Rob Bricken

Jack Kirby sent these cartoons to the New Yorker when he was just 14

Young Jacob Kurtzberg would grow up to become the hugely influential comics artist Jack Kirby, but by age 14, he was already a fairly skilled cartoonist, even submitting his black-and-white cartoons to the likes of the New Yorker. These particular pieces are featured in Kirby Unleashed, which includes many pieces from Kirby’s portfolio and is…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

A white dwarf just exploded, creating the closest supernova in 25 years

A white dwarf exploded last night up in the Cigar Galaxy (also known as M82 to its friends), creating the closest supernova we’ve seen in the last 25 years — and one of the brightest, too. Top image: Emerging supernova in M82 / via Ernesto Guido, Nick Howes, Martino Nicolini of Remanzacco Observator. Images of…

io9 Ria Misra

This intricately crafted harpoon tip is 35,000 years old

A harpoon tip dating to 35,000 years ago has been discovered on Timor, an island 250 miles northeast of Darwin, Australia. The ancient artifact, which was hewn from bone, is notable for its design, the complexity of which suggests humans in the region manufactured sophisticated weaponry earlier than previously believed. Above: The location of Timor,…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Why music slows down when you yawn

Some people have noticed that when they’re listening to music through headphones and they yawn, the music slows way down. This might be due to a little thing called chronostasis. A few days ago we looked at the Stopped Clock Illusion, when the the second hand of the clock freezes for a bit the moment…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Listen to Arcade Fire’s Oscar-nominated score for Her right now

William Butler and Owen Pallett of Arcade Fire are getting a lot of attention for the melodious score they created for Spike Jonze’s Her, and not just because it landed them an Oscar nomination, but simply because it’s gosh-darn gorgeous. And now you can listen to the entire 13-song soundtrack here and now. Spike Jonze’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner

LIFE unveils unpublished photos of Allied troops fighting in Italy

First Look at the Ape Headquarters in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Here’s how city life is actually affecting your health

This new clip of Robocop fighting ED-209s raises so many questions

Beating up bad guys isn’t enough for this superhero to save her city

Why is it so hard to write a decent ending?

Pendleton Ward’s 16-Page Manual on How to Draw Finn and Jake Correctly

Pixar’s Star Wars movie is the best rumor you’ll hear all day

We finally know who’s playing Captain Underpants on the big screen!

Jaw-dropping Photographs Capture the Sublime Power of Superstorms

Hilarious comics prove O’Brien had the crappiest job on the Enterprise

Black Widow looks even better when The Avengers go anime

Are we ready for another Event Horizon, only with more impregnation?

12 of the most astounding ‘living fossils’ known to science

Brace yourselves: Stan Lee won’t have a Guardians of the Galaxy cameo

Jack Kirby sent these cartoons to the New Yorker when he was just 14

A white dwarf just exploded, creating the closest supernova in 25 years

This intricately crafted harpoon tip is 35,000 years old

Why music slows down when you yawn

Listen to Arcade Fire’s Oscar-nominated score for Her right now

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

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

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