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Vancouver’s Finest R2D2 Art Installation

Albotas just featured this piece of awesome street art, created in 2010 in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. Wheat paste is good for a lot of things, including (apparently) turning doors into giant representations of one of the most noble space robots of all time. See more pictures in wrk(less)’ photostream on Flickr.

io9 Annalee Newitz

Curiosity’s first color photo of Mars is only its second-most exciting photograph yet

Behold, the Curiosity rover’s first color image of Mars. It’s beautiful. Dusty, but beautiful. And yet, it might not even be the second-most exciting photograph we’ve received from Curiosity since it landed. Here’s why. Let me start by saying that this photo is obviously fantastic; there is, by definition, absolutely nothing “meh” about any photograph…

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Vintage Star Trek booze ads will class up your quarters

The best part about vintage booze ads is that they give off an air of old timey drunken sophistication. Crossbreed these ads with a little bit of Star Trek, and you’ve got yourself one classy inside joke. Now all you need is an android bartender you can order a Finagle Folly from. Make it so…

Television Meredith Woerner

The 1978 Doctor Who disco theme is pure hot fire

Almost every single science fiction theme that exists has received some manner of brain-detonating dancefloor remix, but one-hit wonder Mankind’s reworking of the Doctor Who theme in 1978 was actually solid. Pair it with “Doctorin’ the TARDIS” next time you invite some Ice Warriors over for, uh, Ice Warrior food. BONUS #1: “Doctor in Distress,”…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Have archaeologists discovered lost Egyptian pyramids using Google Earth?

Satellite archaeologist Angela Micol believes she may have stumbled upon two previously unidentified pyramid structures by using Google Earth. Located in Egypt, the sites contain distinct features and orientations that definitely suggest the potential presence of pyramids — a prospect that has local archaeologists eager to check it out. The Archaeology News Network reports: One…

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A New Hobbit Trailer, Doctor Who Casting, and Tons of Fringe Hints!

Hugh Jackman continues to look fearlessly scruffy in a set video for The Wolverine. Catching Fire adds a Peacekeeper to its cast. Game of Thrones and True Blood are sticking around for a good long while. Plus new Skyfall photos! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Game of Thrones. The Wolverine Here’s a…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Could the real Galactus turn up in one of Marvel’s upcoming movies? [Updated!]

There have been a number of new developments in the wrangling over the movie rights to Daredevil and Fantastic Four — but the most interesting upshot, by far, is the notion that Marvel could regain the rights to Galactus, devourer of worlds. And his herald, the Silver Surfer. [See update below.] In a nutshell, here’s…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

First Concept Art for the Neuromancer Movie!

The movie version of William Gibson’s ground-breaking book Neuromancer is apparently moving forward — the production company GFM Films put up a page devoted to the film, including this piece of new concept art. The other piece of info on the page? A news item confirming that Liam Neeson has been offered the role of…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Falling Skies really wants to be a serious character-based show. Unfortunately.

Last night on Falling Skies, someone utters these words: “We’re all just a heartbeat away from death. We always have been, we always will be. That’s not a reason to lose hope.” And sadly, that’s pretty representative of the kind of writing we were treated to last night. There was also a scene where Hal…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

What’s in True Blood’s Vampire Jesus Juice?

While most of the Bon Temps vampires are running around high off old-timey vampire blood, the rest of the cast stepped up to deliver. And lots of loose ends were tied up, Praise Lilith! Find out which dangling plotlines may actually have been resolved last night, below. Spoilers ahead… Pro/Con: This happened. My reaction. This…

Television Meredith Woerner

This what the Curiosity rover saw as it plummeted to the surface of Mars

This video is what Mars rover Curiosity actually saw as it plunged to the surface of the Red Planet. NASA explains: The Curiosity Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) captured the rover’s descent to the surface of the Red Planet. The instrument shot 4 fps video from heatshield separation to the ground. All I can really say…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Adventure Time season 1 DVD featurettes are gloriously insane

The Adventure Time season one DVD set (26 episodes on two discs) came out a month ago, but we’ve been meaning to put in a plug for it. (Comic Con kind of derailed us, I guess.) There are two main reasons to pick this set up: 1) Even if you’ve already seen all of these…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

How to read the landscape from your airplane window

Do you ever wonder what you’re seeing when you look out of your airplane window and spot bizarre red pools or strange green circles on the ground below? You’re not alone. We talked to Gregory Dicum, author of the incredible aerial landscape guide Window Seat, about the weirdest and most beautiful views from an airplane.…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Karl Urban takes us step by step through the process of becoming Judge Dredd

How does a mere mortal become the fearsome Judge Dredd? And how does one do it so well? We sat down with Karl Urban and forced to to explain how one man becomes such an incredible law enforcer. Plus, can you turn corners in those giant Mega City One motorcycles? Urban reveals all. https://gizmodo.com/dredd-is-a-brutal-action-flick-with-both-a-high-body-co-5925364 Dredd’s…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Cryptids spotlighted in a text viewed as the foundation of modern zoology

Carl Linnaeus’ parents wanted their son to enter the priesthood, a noble profession in the 18th Century. Linnaeus, like many children, rebuffed his parent’s desires and followed his own interests. In doing so, he created the foundation of modern zoology. Carl Linnaeus wrote the Systema Naturae, an early attempt to classify life on Earth. Though…

io9 Keith Veronese

An exclusive look at how Snow White and the Huntsman created a giant magical army

Check out the behind-the-scenes magic that turned a few chaps in armor into a magical army, made out of dark splintery material! We’ve got the VFX breakdown reel from the folks who worked on Snow White and the Huntsman, Pixomondo. It’s pretty rad. Now if they’ll only tell us why they gave all the fairies…

Movies Meredith Woerner

This 30-second anime teaser has more concentrated awesome than a lot of live-action movie trailers

Check out this amazing action-packed teaser for 009 Re: Cyborg, the new anime movie from Kenji Kamiyama, the director best known for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. In just half a minute, there are some great glimpses of urban destruction, our hero flying and outrunning missiles, and running inside an explosion. We’re officially…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders

What the hell is on this mysterious-looking piece of seaweed?

One look and you’ll notice it immediately: beautiful floral patterns, resembling white stencil tracings, seem etched on the outer surface of this piece of seaweed. It looks so out of place, you’d swear it was artificial. What is it? We’ve found the answer. The algae was originally spotted by redditor gyo80, who described the find,…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Hellraiser concept art shows the many visions of Pinhead

Dimension Films has been trying to get a Hellraiser reboot up and running for ages, and various creative teams have apparently been pitching their own visual takes on the material. Shocktillyoudrop has featured three different sets of concept art in the past year — including the above vision by Paul Gerrard (Battle: Los Angeles) created…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Is Reddit going to replace college for people who can’t afford higher education?

In the United States, many people can no longer afford to get a four-year college degree — even though most jobs that pay a middle-class salary require it. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project: A March 2012 study by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found that 60%…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Vancouver’s Finest R2D2 Art Installation

Curiosity’s first color photo of Mars is only its second-most exciting photograph yet

Vintage Star Trek booze ads will class up your quarters

The 1978 Doctor Who disco theme is pure hot fire

Have archaeologists discovered lost Egyptian pyramids using Google Earth?

A New Hobbit Trailer, Doctor Who Casting, and Tons of Fringe Hints!

Could the real Galactus turn up in one of Marvel’s upcoming movies? [Updated!]

First Concept Art for the Neuromancer Movie!

Falling Skies really wants to be a serious character-based show. Unfortunately.

What’s in True Blood’s Vampire Jesus Juice?

This what the Curiosity rover saw as it plummeted to the surface of Mars

The Adventure Time season 1 DVD featurettes are gloriously insane

How to read the landscape from your airplane window

Karl Urban takes us step by step through the process of becoming Judge Dredd

Cryptids spotlighted in a text viewed as the foundation of modern zoology

An exclusive look at how Snow White and the Huntsman created a giant magical army

This 30-second anime teaser has more concentrated awesome than a lot of live-action movie trailers

What the hell is on this mysterious-looking piece of seaweed?

Hellraiser concept art shows the many visions of Pinhead

Is Reddit going to replace college for people who can’t afford higher education?

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‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

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SpaceX Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Breaks Apart in Orbit

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

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