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Picture of the Day: September 26, 2012

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io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Patrick Stewart confirms his return as Professor X!

Patrick Stewart will be returning as Professor X! Fantastic, but what of James McAvoy? Last we heard Matthew Vaughn would be filming a sequel to X-Men First Class that would be titled X-Men: Days of Future Past — but we had no idea it could include the faces of mutants past (or rather future, if…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Squirrel hurls itself through a fourth story window, scampers off unscathed

This is impressive. Watch what happens when a very flustered squirrel makes a daring leap for freedom through the kitchen window of what looks to be a fourth-story apartment. The brief clip, captured on video by Finn83, raises an interesting question: how does a squirrel survive such a fall? The conceptual explanation is straightforward enough:…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The Most Thrilling Star Wars Art We’ve Seen in Ages

Star Wars is known for its amazing imagery, from the Death Star to the droids. And over the years, Star Wars has spawned some amazing concept art and some glorious posters. But for our money, some of the coolest Star Wars art has come from the books. https://gizmodo.com/100-amazing-pieces-of-star-wars-concept-art-5568214 https://gizmodo.com/the-real-reason-why-mondos-posters-look-so-much-cooler-5931682 A new book, Star Wars: The…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Filling your forehead with saline solution is the grossest way to cosplay as a Klingon

Have you ever wished to dress up as Worf, but are too hem to glue pretzel sticks to your noggin? Simply travel to Japan and attend a saline forehead injection party. For one magical night, your cranium will be distended and pliant, like a giant gag-inducing block of liverwurst. You can even transform your dome…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Brand new Dredd concept art includes a very different psychic showdown [Maybe NSFW]

One of the most shocking parts of Dredd was the psychic battle between Judge Anderson and a particularly loathsome drug dealer, who tried to give her the same treatment the Reman Viceroy gave Deanna Troi — and she fights back, basically pwning him. Now the movie’s VFX Art Director, Neil Miller, has posted some concept…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

The solar system is doomed and so are you

XKCD’s Randall Munroe on the inexorable march toward complete and total solar devastation. Best to just hunker down and wait for our star to turn us into crispy bits, right? Granted, our fiery fate is still a ways off, but in situations such as these it’s always a good idea to resign to one’s demise…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Stop calling Mitt Romney a cyborg!

Absolutely everybody in the media is calling Mitt Romney a cyborg now — and that’s supposed to be an insult. An increasing number of political pundits are using the “cyborg” label to bring attention to Romney’s stiff, unspontaneous style and his apparent lack of compassion. No matter what your politics are, everyone should agree the…

io9 George Dvorsky

Make your own lightning alarm!

Benjamin Franklin is famous for his experiment with a key and a kite — but that’s not his only lightning innovation. The famous inventor loved lightning so much, he actually invented a kind of alarm system to let him know when a thunderstorm was about to kick off. And you can make one, too! Find…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

The 1983 X-Men Coloring Book Is A Lost Psychedelic Masterpiece

When famous science fiction heroes make the jump to children’s coloring books, usually the characters’ dignity is jettisoned in the process. But such was not the case with the 1983 Uncanny X-Men Super Activity Book. Indeed, this unheralded tome — in which Magneto builds a frightening “Alphabet Beast” — may very well be the most…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Sometimes the best coma treatment is a series of surreal shared sex dreams [NSFW]

Check out the weird trailer for Vanishing Waves, a Lithuanian erotic science fiction film that just got U.S. distribution. In this film, a neuroscientist volunteers to test a new treatment that allows him to go inside the thoughts of a coma patient, resulting in trippy and sexual imagery. It’s NSFW! The film-makers say they’re influenced…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

How Shoddy Medical Research Can Harm Us All

Doctor and journalist Ben Goldacre, along with Stuart Armstrong, is calling attention to what might be the worst and most significant example of intentional confirmation bias in recent history — a widespread problem in drug research could be harming and killing many of us. In his new book, Bad Pharma: How drug companies mislead doctors…

io9 Tauriq Moosa - Big Think

Why do we experience physical pain?

There’s no doubt about it: Pain sucks. We all hate it — and some people go to immense lengths to try and get rid of chronic pain. And yet, it’s a constant part of human experience. But why do people feel physical pain? How does it even work? And does everybody feel pain the same…

io9 George Dvorsky

Fan recreates Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man test footage in storyboard form

Did you miss Edgar Wright’s test footage for his Ant-Man movie at this years Comic-Con? Don’t worry — one clever fan has recreated the entire thing with animated storyboards. Sadly there’s no sound or music, but now you at least get the overall gist of what Wright is gunning for in his Marvel movie. Plus,…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Chinese ‘Sperm Extractor’ Machine: Worst Sexbot Ever

Either this is a very sad looking first generation sexbot, or there’s something very seriously wrong in China right now. Behold the hands free ‘sperm extractor,’ a new medical device that was developed for infertility patients. The machine is about to go on active duty at Zhengzhou Central Hospital in China, and was developed to…

io9 George Dvorsky

10 Visual Motifs that American Science Fiction Borrowed from Anime

We owe so much to Japanese animation and comics. Anime and manga have given us some of the most unforgettable characters and stories in the universe — but also, the visual style of anime has had a huge impact on Western science fiction and fantasy. American movies and television have gotten a much-needed injection of…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders and Amanda Yesilbas

Why are men so obsessed with breasts?

When you think about it, the male fixation with female breasts is completely disproportionate. Men will literally stop dead in their tracks and dismiss the entire world around them when suddenly presented with a perfect pair. The reaction is undignified — and even a bit pathetic. But why is this? And what does science have…

io9 George Dvorsky

Rian Johnson shares the gritty details you should be looking for in Looper’s dystopian future

Before Joseph Gordon-Levitt starts blasting time-traveling marks with his giant gun in Looper, there was a Vagrant War that turned most of the citizens into street urchins who would kill each other over a solar panel. We sat down with Looper director Rian Johnson and delved into the details of his futuristic dystopia. (And pushed…

io9 Meredith Woerner

This prophecy about North America’s super-mega-earthquakes in 1998 totally came true

Remember how the North American continent was torn asunder in the late 1990s by geological forces beyond all comprehension? Remember how Denver became a seaport and Long Island was lost to the ocean? Those were the days. Let’s recollect these halcyon years of tectonic upheaval with precognitive futurist Gordon Michael Scallion, who has been predicting…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Multiple-exposure photographs of international landmarks are delightfully trippy

Check out this arresting series of images by photographer Christian Ruhm. The German artist created these wibbly wobbly pieces with multiple exposures (no post-processing work here) — a simple photographic technique that gives rise to a striking take on some of the world’s most iconic architectural landmarks. Check out the rest of the (ongoing) series…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Picture of the Day: September 26, 2012

Patrick Stewart confirms his return as Professor X!

Squirrel hurls itself through a fourth story window, scampers off unscathed

The Most Thrilling Star Wars Art We’ve Seen in Ages

Filling your forehead with saline solution is the grossest way to cosplay as a Klingon

Brand new Dredd concept art includes a very different psychic showdown [Maybe NSFW]

The solar system is doomed and so are you

Stop calling Mitt Romney a cyborg!

Make your own lightning alarm!

The 1983 X-Men Coloring Book Is A Lost Psychedelic Masterpiece

Sometimes the best coma treatment is a series of surreal shared sex dreams [NSFW]

How Shoddy Medical Research Can Harm Us All

Why do we experience physical pain?

Fan recreates Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man test footage in storyboard form

Chinese ‘Sperm Extractor’ Machine: Worst Sexbot Ever

10 Visual Motifs that American Science Fiction Borrowed from Anime

Why are men so obsessed with breasts?

Rian Johnson shares the gritty details you should be looking for in Looper’s dystopian future

This prophecy about North America’s super-mega-earthquakes in 1998 totally came true

Multiple-exposure photographs of international landmarks are delightfully trippy

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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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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