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Here we go again, writer hired to pen Prometheus 2

Cue the yakety sax music, we’re getting another Prometheus movie! What crazy hijinks are the aliens from planet No-Sun-Crossfit up to now? The Wrap is reporting that Fox has hired writer Jack Paglen from Transcendence (the soon-to-be-released Johnny Depp science fiction feature directed by Wally Pfister) to create Prometheus 2. Good luck to you, Paglen,…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Who the hell are the Justice League 3000?

This fall, DC is going beyond, er, Batman Beyond to reveal the Justice League of the year 3000. Veteren JL team Keith Giffen, JM DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire will write and draw the books, but for the moment, the real excitement comes from artist Howard Porter’s redesigns of the heroes. Check ’em out! Batman and…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

When tornados strike, which way do they travel?

These gorgeous maps have the answer. Created by datavisualization expert John Nelson, these “Tornado Travel Maps” depict the relative proportion of more than 60 years of U.S. tornadoes by their direction of travel. Notice a pattern? The maps are the latest in Nelson’s growing ouvre of gorgeous, natural-disaster-themed cartography. To date, he’s produced maps depicting…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Small Soldiers Is a Much Better Movie Without the Visual Effects

Remember Small Soldiers? It was a movie where action figures were enhanced with military technology to make them more interactive, but ultimately resulted in them coming to life. Even though it cast both Spinal Tap and actors from The Dirty Dozen as voice talent, the film was remarkably forgettable. To the point where watching this…

Movies Andrew Liszewski

It looks like PayPal is making a move to be the first bank in space

Forgot to bring your wallet to the Red Planet Gift Shop? Not to worry. If a recent rumor is true, you may be able to pay for that Martian trinket by using PayPal. Speculation is going around that PayPal, in cooperation with NASA, the Space Tourism Society, and the SETI Institute, will be announcing a…

io9 George Dvorsky

Our ability to pay close attention is both a blessing and a curse

Sometimes paying close attention can cause us to overlook the seemingly obvious. Then again, if we couldn’t focus our minds on a single task, we’d never get anything done. https://gizmodo.com/think-you-can-multitask-congratulations-youre-probabl-5977798 Consider, for example, that most radiologists fail miserably at the Gorilla Test when perusing a brain scan for signs of cancer. On one hand: Hey!…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Plague comes to Defiance town and someone’s gonna die

When an often fatal illness nicknamed the Irath Flu — because the Irathients carry it, although they aren’t affected by it — breaks out, secrets are revealed, some great character moments are had, and a lot of people make tremendously stupid decisions. Let’s start with the stupid decisions. Because the sense of community and equality…

Television Rob Bricken

Ryan Reynolds flees the Highlander remake

There can be only… none? Ryan Reynolds has exited the long-in gestation/development hell remake of Highlander, in which he was going to play immortal Scotsman Connor MacLeod, leaving the project without a lead actor or a director. If you thought remaking the 1986 classic was a bad idea and think this news is good, think…

Movies Rob Bricken

Researchers Discover 280 Hidden Craters on the Moon

By combining gravity and terrain mapping techniques, scientists from Australia have identified hundreds of previously uncharted craters on the Moon, including a handful on the far side. The researchers — Will Featherstone, Christian Hirt, and Michael Kuhn — used gravity and elevation data to develop the ultra-high resolution maps. Earlier, the same technology was used…

io9 George Dvorsky

A Private Jet Catalog That Actually Flies: This Is How You Sell Luxury

When you’re dealing with clients who will potentially be spending millions of dollars on your product, it doesn’t hurt to splurge a little on your promotional items. After all, you’ve got to spend money to make money, so the brochure for Embraer’s new Lineage 1000 private jet was designed to fly just like the aircraft…

Books & Comics Andrew Liszewski

New Photos and Videos from the Godzilla and Transformers 4 Sets!

Check out new trailers and clips for Riddick and World War Z. Take a look behind the scenes of Despicable Me 2. The Sin City sequel got pushed back a year. Plus intriguing hints for what lies ahead on True Blood, Falling Skies, and Teen Wolf! Spoilers right now! Top image from Riddick. Godzilla Here…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

True Blood premiere switches from vampire politics to threesomes

True Blood is BAAAAAaaaaaaack! And we’re so excited. Here it is — the first super spoilery recap to the 6th season premiere episode stuffed to the brim with HOT VAMPIRE BOOK READING ACTION. Let’s GET TO IT: Pro: The episode takes off right where we left off last season. With the creation of Billith. Which…

Television Meredith Woerner

WTF: A Steven Spielberg Show Where The Cute Kid is the Best Character

Seriously, Falling Skies is defying all your explanations for a show made by Steven Spielberg. For one thing, when it manages to get back to its original wheelhouse of being a gritty war show, it’s powerful. But also, the cute little kid is actually the best character on the show. Last night’s episode really showcased…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Your Fix of Sexy Japanese Cyborgs With Weaponized Breasts

Check out the first trailer for 009ノ1: The End of the Beginning, the live-action version of the classic 1960s-1970s manga. This looks like the next great low-budget Japansploitation film, along the lines of Robo-Geisha and Machine Girl — complete with machine-gun breasts (not shown.) 009ノ1 was created by Shotaro Ishinomori, and it’s the more “adult”…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders

The Coolest Flags in Human History

A flag embodies the hopes and aspirations of a country or state. It’s more than just an emblem — it’s a grand statement. So it’s too bad so many flags are kind of boring. Here are some flags from throughout history (plus a few current ones) that bring some serious pizzazz. Above: the flag of…

io9 Vincze Miklós

Nothing is more mysterious and terrifying than . . . The Coffee Table!

What happens when your quirky new coffee table turns out to be an alien artifact that can transcend space and time? Find out, in this goofy new web series. Yep, it’s another scifi comedy series from Seattle geek auteur Scotto Moore. It took 60 people three years to make this series, from the first script…

Television Annalee Newitz

The one crucial takeaway from the Supreme Court ruling on DNA patents

Last week, the Supreme Court issued a ruling on patenting “natural” DNA. It was a ruling so confusing that even Justice Scalia admitted he didn’t feel qualified to understand it. Luckily, science journalist Maggie Koerth-Baker has spelled it all out (literally) for you. What’s at stake in the ruling is whether companies can patent “natural”…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Visit The Forbidden Moonshine Caverns of the Appalachians

A series of caverns in the Smokey Mountains provided a perfect lair for bootleggers looking to make some illicit liquor during Prohibition. The government eventually cracked down on these subterranean “moonshiners,” but you can still visit their secret underground distilleries today. You have to admire the bravery of the moonshiners taking over these maze-like caverns,…

io9 Keith Veronese

Henchman 21 destroys SPHINX while Venture Bros. skewers G.I.Joe

I have decided that recapping The Venture Bros. is impossible. Well, for me, at least. Now I’m going to try to do it anyways. The main characters are so rich and fully formed it’s almost impossible to describe them; the newest characters are so brilliantly inspired by nerd culture that it would take pages to…

io9 Rob Bricken

Get ready for The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and 4!

We have no idea if The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be good — but we do know that there will be at least two more movies before Peter Parker is too old to pull off “angsty teen.” That’s right Sony has announced that they are making Amazing 3 and 4. Today’s press announcement from Sony…

Books & Comics Meredith Woerner

Here we go again, writer hired to pen Prometheus 2

Who the hell are the Justice League 3000?

When tornados strike, which way do they travel?

Small Soldiers Is a Much Better Movie Without the Visual Effects

It looks like PayPal is making a move to be the first bank in space

Our ability to pay close attention is both a blessing and a curse

Plague comes to Defiance town and someone’s gonna die

Ryan Reynolds flees the Highlander remake

Researchers Discover 280 Hidden Craters on the Moon

A Private Jet Catalog That Actually Flies: This Is How You Sell Luxury

New Photos and Videos from the Godzilla and Transformers 4 Sets!

True Blood premiere switches from vampire politics to threesomes

WTF: A Steven Spielberg Show Where The Cute Kid is the Best Character

Your Fix of Sexy Japanese Cyborgs With Weaponized Breasts

The Coolest Flags in Human History

Nothing is more mysterious and terrifying than . . . The Coffee Table!

The one crucial takeaway from the Supreme Court ruling on DNA patents

Visit The Forbidden Moonshine Caverns of the Appalachians

Henchman 21 destroys SPHINX while Venture Bros. skewers G.I.Joe

Get ready for The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and 4!

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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