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Tom Hiddleston in talks to play the Crow

Last we heard about Relativity Media’s latest movie adaptation of The Crow, James McAvoy was in talks to play the undead Eric Draven. Now The Wrap is reporting that the production may be trading in Professor X for Loki, with Tom Hiddleston in talks for the starring role. https://gizmodo.com/the-star-of-the-crow-remake-may-have-been-found-and-it-5986812 According to The Wrap, Hiddleston recently…

Movies Lauren Davis

Mabel falls in love with a cloned boy band on Gravity Falls

This week in the world of cartoons we get an awesome episode of Gravity Falls, a BMO-centric Adventure Time episode, and a Fraggle Rock marathon! Ultimate Spider-Man, Transformers: Prime, and TMNT are off this week, but the shows should return next week. Teen Titans Go! begins next week as well, and we have a sneak…

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Awesome Wife Recreates TV Show Opening Credits for Her Husband’s Birthday Gift

Animator Leigh Lahav gave her husband Oren a wonderful birthday present that should warm your hearts: she recreated the opening credits of famous TV shows but remixed them to include all of his family and friends as cast members. If you watched a television in the past five years, you’ll definitely enjoy this. Can you…

Television Casey Chan

Make your vision strobe with a toothbrush or a fart noise

Stick a toothbrush in your mouth and make the world, especially electric displays, go strobe. It’s all about how your toothbrush, or your own vibrating mouth, interacts with your inner ear. Inside your inner ear are cells that keep you from falling over. The vestibular system does a lot of jobs. The tiny hair cells…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Walking With Dinosaurs 3D is a visual feast

The movie is gorgeous, it looks like The Land Before Time in “real life,” but the best news is none of the dinosaurs talk. Wrapping up our coverage of CinemaCon 2013 we wanted to call attention to a few films that fell under the hype radar. First, Walking With the Dinosaurs 3D. The BBC series-inspired…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The world’s oldest man turns 116 today

Everyone, say happy birthday to Jiroemon Kimura! Not only is he the world’s oldest living person — he’s also the oldest man. Like, ever. Kimura was born in Japan on April 19, 1897, which places him in some pretty exclusive company; he’s one of only 12 people still alive today who can say they lived…

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Producer Mark Johnson on the Galaxy Quest Sequel: “It’s not over.”

The world is full of movies that don’t need a sequel, a remake, or a reboot — and then there’s the Star Trek spoof Galaxy Quest, which left us wanting more. Flavorwire talked to Breaking Bad producer Mark Johnson, and asked him what’s up with the Galaxy Quest sequel. Here’s what he said. I wish……

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Mansions and Fine Art Made Especially for Cats and Dogs

Don’t you think your pet deserves a better home? The most distinguished dogs don’t sleep in houses, but in elegant dwellings. There are also TARDIS cat climbers and canine haciendas. Here are the coolest cat and dog homes on Earth. Alabama Doghouse (via Best Friend’s Home) Doctor Mew and the TARDIS Cat Fort (via TARDIS…

io9 Vincze Miklós

Total social collapse averted; Power Girl’s boob window is back

Obviously, there’s a lot of terrible things going on in the news recently, but take solace in the fact that the important stuff — namely, your ability to see a comic book superheroine’s breasts — is back on track, as Power Girl has returned to the suit that made (part of) her famous in the…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

One of the first religions inspired by the internet

File-sharing isn’t just a good way to get the latest episode of your favorite TV show. It’s also a religion. Kopimism is an officially-recognized faith in Sweden, and has established a church in the US too. Its credo? Copying information is holy. Founded by Swedish college student Isak Gerson in 2010, Kopimism was recognized as…

io9 Annalee Newitz

And now the most horrifying Star Wars costume we’ve ever seen

Ever wonder what your favorite Star Wars character would look like with the outline of someone’s genitals against their leg? Well you’re in luck, because Star Wars body suits are now for sale. In other news, everything is terrible. Available at Costume Craze, the horror these costumes can inflict is never ending. Just think of…

Movies Meredith Woerner

This is what a dolphin call looks like

Ever wish you could see sounds? Now you can. The picture above is the call of a white beaked dolphin. Below is the song of a humpback whale. Sounds like these – being sounds – are obviously usually heard, not seen; but the notes and tones seen here have been converted into a visual medium…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Who would win in a fight: J.K. Rowling, or J.J. Abrams?

What if the creator of Harry Potter met the originator of Alias and Lost, on the field of battle? Assume that Rowling gets to wield any item that’s introduced in the Harry Potter books. Meanwhile, Abrams gets any device from his TV shows, but nothing from Mission Impossible, Star Trek or Star Wars. Who ya…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

In House of Rumour, Ian Fleming and Aleister Crowley win World War II

World War II is often the go-to historical moment for alternate history novels. But in Jake Arnott’s novel House of Rumour it becomes the focal point for a secret history that’s stranger and more elaborate than just “What if the Nazis won?” Arnott weaves figures like L. Ron Hubbard and Virginia Woolf into a quasi-mystical…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

You’re looking at the lightbulb of the future

Over at Hackaday, Caleb Kraft has designed a nightlight whose glow comes entirely from bioluminescent algae. And it responds to movement, so it throbs with each footstep you take around the room. Many futurists believe that algae light could become a standard form of illumination in a future where sustainable energy and eco-friendly buildings are…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Scandalous History and Strange Physics of Donuts

Because food is comfortable and domestic we tend to forget that it’s also part of an ongoing scientific process of discovery. Even the humble doughnut has its own history that includes physics, technology, and competing claims of intellectual property. Who do we owe money to when we buy doughnuts? Ideally, we pay it to the…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

The world that only formerly-blind people can see

They once were blind but now they see. Which begs the question — what exactly do people see when they gain sight for the first time? Often, it’s terrifying. What happens when people first really look at the world? Generally, we don’t know. They’re far too young to tell us what’s going on in their…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

34 years later, these Alien action figures are finally being released!

Good things come to those who wait — including a rad collection of Alien action figures from 34 years ago. Back in 1979, this batch of toys for Ridley Scott’s Alien was pitched and ditched. But now Super 7 has found these designs and promises to bring them back! According to the official site, preorders…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Michael Bay’s Ninja Turtles are Teenage Mutants again

After a long, hard-fought battle, common sense finally won a victory over Michael Bay when Paramount released the logo for their TMNT reboot movie at CinemaCon, which revealed the title to be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and not merely Ninja Turtles as Michael Bay had previously announced. So, as insane as it may seem, the…

io9 Rob Bricken

This blinding optical illusion uses motion to rob you of your sight

You’re about to experience a phenomenon known as motion-induced blindness, a quirk of the human visual system that makes us fall for some seriously strange optical illusions. Experiencing the illusion is simple. Click on the GIF below to enlarge, then focus on the flashing red dot at the center of the rotating orange square. Take…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Tom Hiddleston in talks to play the Crow

Mabel falls in love with a cloned boy band on Gravity Falls

Awesome Wife Recreates TV Show Opening Credits for Her Husband’s Birthday Gift

Make your vision strobe with a toothbrush or a fart noise

Walking With Dinosaurs 3D is a visual feast

The world’s oldest man turns 116 today

Producer Mark Johnson on the Galaxy Quest Sequel: “It’s not over.”

Mansions and Fine Art Made Especially for Cats and Dogs

Total social collapse averted; Power Girl’s boob window is back

One of the first religions inspired by the internet

And now the most horrifying Star Wars costume we’ve ever seen

This is what a dolphin call looks like

Who would win in a fight: J.K. Rowling, or J.J. Abrams?

In House of Rumour, Ian Fleming and Aleister Crowley win World War II

You’re looking at the lightbulb of the future

The Scandalous History and Strange Physics of Donuts

The world that only formerly-blind people can see

34 years later, these Alien action figures are finally being released!

Michael Bay’s Ninja Turtles are Teenage Mutants again

This blinding optical illusion uses motion to rob you of your sight

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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