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16-minute behind-the-scenes look at Cloud Atlas shows the terrible fate that awaits our planet

Check out this massive behind-the-scenes reel from Cloud Atlas. Every time period is shown, including Andy and Lana Wachowski’s terrifying future worlds. We’re especially taken with the post-apocalyptic speech in the jungle future, where cannibal Hugh Grant is a huge problem. Check out this massive collection of B-roll from the film, along with another inside…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Six scientists convicted of manslaughter for failing to warn citizens about an earthquake

Six Italian scientists and one government official face six-year jail terms for failing to warn citizens about the ravaging effects of the L’Aquila 6.3 magnitude quake that killed 309 people in 2009. This morning, it took Judge Marco Billi just over four hours to reach this verdict. Not surprisingly, the trial has outraged many in…

io9 George Dvorsky

The Disney Voltron figure is so completely insane, and I want one

Have you ever wondered what Mickey Mouse and friends would look like if they narcissistically constructed giant robot duplicates of their own personages? And what if these smaller Disneybots could snap together into an intergalactic war machine that zoomed around the cosmos, annihilating evildoers with the Disneyfied version of Lou Bega’s “Mambo #5” blasted at…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

The Original Jurassic Park Velociraptor Costume Makes Your Halloween Get-Up Look Plain Sad

Despite hitting theaters almost 20 years ago, Jurassic Park and its ground-breaking special effects still holds up. And if you’ve yet to find the perfect Halloween outfit for next week, check out this behind-the-scenes look at the velociraptor costumes Stan Winston Studios created for the film. This never-before-seen footage was released as part of the…

Movies Andrew Liszewski

You’ve never seen the Wizard of Oz like this before

There are a lot of new takes on L. Frank Baum’s Land of Oz coming up, including Sam Raimi’s Oz The Great and Powerful, and a new animated film featuring Patrick Stewart and Lea Michele. But the most unique takes might come from a new anthology, edited by John Joseph Adams and Douglas Cohen. Oz…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Your pillow is a lot like a toilet seat, microbially speaking

Most of us like to think that we are shielded against the elements inside the walls of our home or office buildings. This may be true for weather, but it’s certainly not the case with fauna. Swarming around us at all hours of the day is what theoretical ecologist Jessica Green calls “the wildlife in…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Just how awesomely insane is X-Men: Days of Future Past going to get?

Mad Max: Fury Road is in trouble once again, to the surprise of absolutely nobody. Stars Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus drop some Walking Dead knowledge. Check out Robocop’s motorcycle in a new set video. And watch a brand new Skyfall trailer, and learn just how much longer we’ll be seeing Gwen Stacy in the…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Watch the Exciting Trailer For the… Iron Man 3 Trailer?

Are you excited for the first official look at Iron Man 3? Of course you are. So to tide you over until the official trailer is released, here’s the official trailer for the official trailer that gives us a handful of tantalizing looks at what the official trailer has in store. Let’s break down some…

Movies Andrew Liszewski

Uh, did The Walking Dead just deliver its best episode yet?

Cheese and crackers, Walking Dead, do you know how to kick off a season. Tonight’s installment of T-Dog Mystery Theater (presented by Shop Rite’s Can Can Sale) — “Sick” — introduced us to some new friends and saw alpha male Rick Grimes deal with some hilariously ineffectual maximum security peacocking. We’re finally getting a sense…

Television Cyriaque Lamar

Behold the biomechanical horror of a skinless animatronic Predator head

If there’s one thing scarier than encountering a Predator in a dark jungle, it’s encountering a skinless cyborg Predator. Amalgamated Dynamics, the special effects firm that provided the creature effects for the Alien vs. Predator movies, stripped the skin off their Wolf Predator and demonstrated what this guy looks like underneath. And it’s pretty freaky.…

io9 Lauren Davis

Classic fairy tales rewritten for tweeting, texting twenty-somethings

Fairy tales still have a great deal of resonance, but modern life involves less battle on horseback and more passive-aggressive Facebooking. With that in mind, Tumblr Fairy Tales for Twenty-Somethings has rewritten classic fables and fairy tales for the generation that engages in epic couch-surfing quests, has traded magic mirrors for Siri, and only encounters…

io9 Lauren Davis

Crowdfund a space combat PC game, a mind-reading headband, and tiles that will make your bedroom look like the Death Star

Itching to hop in your virtual dogfighter and defend the Earth? You can crowdfund Strike Suit Zero a frantically paced PC space combat game. If you’re in training for the day when you’ll need to attack enemies with your mind, you might prefer the new brainwave-reading headband. And if you just want to add a…

io9 Lauren Davis

Man in a Red Skull mask robs a bank, is foiled by Jewish vigilantes

Halloween brings out the masked men and women, and for one Brooklyn bank, that meant a masked criminal. A man in a red skeleton mask stole $8,000, only to be thwarted by a Hasidic vigilante group. The NY Post reports that 20-year-old Kevin Crawford allegedly walked into the bank Wednesday and demanded $4,000 from the…

io9 Lauren Davis

Window washers dress as superheroes to cheer up sick kids

From the department of people using superheroes to be real heroes: A crew of window washers from American National Skyline dressed as superheroes while cleaning the windows at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., last week. As they scraped off the grime, they revealed the smiles of the young patients inside. Head over to…

io9 Lauren Davis

A pair of Milky Ways smash into each other 300 million light-years away

These two galaxies have been slowly merging for eons, and the process is now almost over — indeed, the galaxies now share a single name, NGC 2623. This could be an early preview of our own galaxy’s fate. The two galaxies that now form the newly born NGC 2623 were likely both once spiral galaxies,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

And now, the first horror film ever shot entirely in Antarctica

Judging by the trailer, South of Sanity is your typical no-budget horror movie, in which a bunch of spirited amateurs have a go at their very own The Thing ripoff. A bit of fun for all involved, but nothing too special. Except those amateurs just happen be from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), which means…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Nobody gets to be Switzerland on Clone Wars

We’re still hanging out with the insurgents of Onderon on this week’s Clone Wars, and the Separatist-allied king is not happy. But while the rebels work to free Onderon’s true king, Dendup, Dendup is none too pleased with the terrorist acts performed in his name, nor with the Republic. Led by Steela, the Onderon rebels…

Television Lauren Davis

This tearful E.T. audition will make you fall in love with Elliott all over again

After this emotional audition scene for E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg knew he had found his Elliott. It’s easy to see why; young Henry Thomas evokes his child’s passion and frustration on command, and you could almost believe that he and E.T. truly were friends. [via Laughing Squid]

Movies Lauren Davis

Take a peek at the newest Iron Man armor in the first Iron Man 3 teaser

At 17 seconds, the first teaser for Iron Man 3 is barely a taste of what’s to come. But we get a glimpse of Tony Stark’s latest super suit and Pepper Potts in possible peril (or perhaps, as some are suggesting in the comments, having a ball?). Here’s the official description: Marvel Studios’ Iron Man…

Trailers Lauren Davis

How the “My Pet Ghost” toy works

Some of you have seen a toy popping up in the Halloween decorations aisle of most of the stores that you’ve visited. It’s called “My Pet Ghost.” It recycles an old stage trick and puts it in a bottle. We’ll show you how a ghost appears and disappears inside a jug. I was walking through…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

16-minute behind-the-scenes look at Cloud Atlas shows the terrible fate that awaits our planet

Six scientists convicted of manslaughter for failing to warn citizens about an earthquake

The Disney Voltron figure is so completely insane, and I want one

The Original Jurassic Park Velociraptor Costume Makes Your Halloween Get-Up Look Plain Sad

You’ve never seen the Wizard of Oz like this before

Your pillow is a lot like a toilet seat, microbially speaking

Just how awesomely insane is X-Men: Days of Future Past going to get?

Watch the Exciting Trailer For the… Iron Man 3 Trailer?

Uh, did The Walking Dead just deliver its best episode yet?

Behold the biomechanical horror of a skinless animatronic Predator head

Classic fairy tales rewritten for tweeting, texting twenty-somethings

Crowdfund a space combat PC game, a mind-reading headband, and tiles that will make your bedroom look like the Death Star

Man in a Red Skull mask robs a bank, is foiled by Jewish vigilantes

Window washers dress as superheroes to cheer up sick kids

A pair of Milky Ways smash into each other 300 million light-years away

And now, the first horror film ever shot entirely in Antarctica

Nobody gets to be Switzerland on Clone Wars

This tearful E.T. audition will make you fall in love with Elliott all over again

Take a peek at the newest Iron Man armor in the first Iron Man 3 teaser

How the “My Pet Ghost” toy works

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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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

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