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Fringe science-inspired posters should be hanging in Walter Bishop’s lab

Really, no one should ever walk into Fringe mad scientist Walter Bishop’s lab without passing by heaps and heaps of giant, flashing warnings. In a pinch, though, these simple posters should do the trick. Christian Petersen is selling this series of posters based on various fringe sciences at his Etsy store. Some of the sciences…

io9 Lauren Davis

Zombie mall experience lets you live out your Dawn of the Dead nightmares

Do you think you could survive a few hours in a zombie-infested mall with a rifle and a few buddies? The British company Wish.co.uk lets you test out your zombie killing skills with an airsoft course set inside an abandoned mall, filled with shambling actors. Wish.co.uk offers consumers a number of experiences, from simple spa…

io9 Lauren Davis

On Supernatural, ghosts have Alzheimers and all the rules are thrown out the window

Last night’s episode of Supernatural, “Of Grave Importance,” demonstrated all the best and worst aspects of this season’s take on monster-of-the-week episodes. The worldbuilding was great: With Bobby along for the ride, we got to learn a lot of fantastically interesting things about the (un)lives of ghosts. But at the same time, it was as…

Television Annalee Newitz

Naturalist illustrations depict Pokemon in the wild

Rustling amongst the leaves, the noble Bulbasaur raises its head and sniffs the air. Does it catch the scent of a predator, perhaps a Pokemon trainer who isn’t fooled by the creature’s ingenious camouflage? Or is it a naturalist, carefully studying the Bulbasaur so she can record it in her sketchbook. Illustrator Laura Bifano has…

io9 Lauren Davis

Read Joss Whedon’s hilarious skit about gender equality and evil robots

In between promoting The Avengers, finishing up Much Ado About Nothing, and working on his next projects, Joss Whedon took time out to write a handful of comedic skits for the 20th anniversary celebration of Equality Now, including one that asks: are time-traveling robots responsible for sexism? Sadly, no video of the sketches has appeared…

io9 Lauren Davis

Fire-breathing robotic sculptures are amazing and terrifying

A pleasant stroll through the park turns into an apocalyptic showdown when the public art spews a fireball in your direction. That’s just an ordinary day with Yanobe Kenji’s fire-breathing robotic sculptures. Not all of Yanobe’s sculptures double as flamethrowers, but most sport an industrial, an even post-apocalyptic look. His trademark creation is Torayan, the…

io9 Lauren Davis

Concept Art Writing Prompt: Well-dressed astronauts take to the streets

A crowd of nicely attired men and women in space helmets are standing out on a city street in this week’s writing prompt. Are they explorers from another world? Astronauts returning to a long-dead Earth? Or just ordinary folks trying not to breathe in the air? Each Saturday, we post a piece of artwork and…

io9 Lauren Davis

The spooky TV movie that caused post-traumatic stress disorder

On Halloween 1992, years before The Blair Witch Project, the BBC aired Ghostwatch, which claimed to be a live on-air investigation of a real haunted house. In actuality, the movie was fiction, but it had a real, lasting effect: some children were diagnosed with PTSD after watching the film. “The program you are about to…

Movies Lauren Davis

This Harry Potter art makes us long for an animated series

Now that the Harry Potter movies have run their course, could the Hogwarts crew make the jump to television? This delightful fan art makes a strong case for a Harry Potter animated series, showing us a bit more of the down time at Hogwarts. There’s so much to love in Tristyn Pease’s Potter art: the…

io9 Lauren Davis

Watch bubbles inside bubbles inside bubbles inside space!

Take a look at the International Space Station, where Don Pettit constructs what can only be called Russian Nesting Bubbles – a series of thick-rimmed bubbles inside other bubbles, all of which center themselves. I’m beginning to think that gravity is the force most responsible for not letting us have any fun. Take a look…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Hamster hotel lets you live like a giant rodent

If you’ve ever thought hamsters live the good life — bottled water at the ready, a steady diet of food pellets, exercise wheel in the bedroom — then La Villa Hamster is for you. This quirky hotel outfits each room with beds of organic hay and giant hamster wheels. Located in Nantes, France, La Villa…

io9 Lauren Davis

Baby seal Avengers are Earth’s cutest heroes

One thing we probably won’t see in Joss Whedon’s Avengers movie: baby seals. To rectify this egregious oversight, artist Cindy Cherng, aka Zenyr, has gifted the Internet with this chubby, mustached superteam. Sealvengers, assemble! No? Okay, you can just lie there being adorable. Sealvengers [Sketchlock via The Mary Sue]

io9 Lauren Davis

Now at last we know why Peter and Olivia are important on Fringe

Fringe has been teasing us for ages with hints that Peter Bishop and Olivia Dunham are super important — and that their romance could have universe-shattering (or saving) consequences. Now, with last night’s episode, we finally get to see the reason why these two lovebirds matter so doggone much. Spoilers ahead… Last night’s Fringe episode…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

A skeleton seeks out his lost memories in webcomic Helvetica‘s Grim Fandango afterlife

In the Ancient Greek afterlife, souls that went to Tartarus drank from the pool of Lethe, whose waters caused them to forget the lives they’d shed. In the webcomic Helvetica, skeletal souls arrive in the afterlife with no memory of their past lives — or even their names. Most are content to eke out new…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Would democracies work better if politicians were selected at random?

Democracies are built are the idea of citizens selecting their representatives in government, but what if we chose some of our politicians at random? We’d certainly cut down on those obnoxious political ads and robo-calls, and, according to a new study, our governments might actually run more efficiently. In a paper, “Accidental Politicians: How Randomly…

io9 Lauren Davis

Lichtenstein’s Aquaman, Norman Rockwell’s Optimus Prime, and Other Fine Art Superheroes

Earlier this week, we showed you Hillary White’s amazingly bizarre mashups of pop culture characters with classic paintings. Now other artists are getting in on the act, taking Wolverine, Black Canary, and a host of other heroes out of their normal comic book element and putting them in pieces of fine art. https://gizmodo.com/batman-and-darth-vader-invade-art-history-in-these-abs-5902089 Comic Book…

io9 Lauren Davis

Finn & Jake solve marriage disputes on Adventure Time and Ponies re-enact the Star Wars Trilogy

This week we welcome Adventure Time back to the lineup and include the Avatar spin-off Legend of Korra for the first time. We’ve got some great clips from South Park (including a live action spot), a wedding on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, some new aliens on Green Lantern, and a fan-made re-enactment of…

io9 Keith Veronese

Picture of the Day, April 20, 2012

THE DRAGONS OF SPRING | Art by Corrick, spotted on the ConceptArt.org “Environment of the Week” Challenge: “At the banks of the glowing river.” Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view. Or visit Observation Deck, our general discussion forum.

io9 Annalee Newitz

How Famous Movie Posters Look From Behind

The ad campaign LG put out for their new Home Theater 3D Sound is really pretty brilliant. To convey the idea that you’ll be hearing your movie from every angle, they’ve recreated iconic movie posters, juxtaposing the original with their alternate angle view. Check the gallery. [TrendHunter] Forrest Gump Pretty Woman

Movies Molly Oswaks

Straight, Gay, or Binary?: HAL Comes Out of the Cybernetic Closet

In this essay from his new collection I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts, cultural critic Mark Dery contemplates the sexual orientation of one of science fiction’s most memorable machines: HAL, from 2001. Now it can be told: HAL, the psychotic supercomputer in the sci-fi classic 2001, failed the Turing Test. Not Alan Turing’s classic blindfold…

Books & Comics Mark Dery

Fringe science-inspired posters should be hanging in Walter Bishop’s lab

Zombie mall experience lets you live out your Dawn of the Dead nightmares

On Supernatural, ghosts have Alzheimers and all the rules are thrown out the window

Naturalist illustrations depict Pokemon in the wild

Read Joss Whedon’s hilarious skit about gender equality and evil robots

Fire-breathing robotic sculptures are amazing and terrifying

Concept Art Writing Prompt: Well-dressed astronauts take to the streets

The spooky TV movie that caused post-traumatic stress disorder

This Harry Potter art makes us long for an animated series

Watch bubbles inside bubbles inside bubbles inside space!

Hamster hotel lets you live like a giant rodent

Baby seal Avengers are Earth’s cutest heroes

Now at last we know why Peter and Olivia are important on Fringe

A skeleton seeks out his lost memories in webcomic Helvetica‘s Grim Fandango afterlife

Would democracies work better if politicians were selected at random?

Lichtenstein’s Aquaman, Norman Rockwell’s Optimus Prime, and Other Fine Art Superheroes

Finn & Jake solve marriage disputes on Adventure Time and Ponies re-enact the Star Wars Trilogy

Picture of the Day, April 20, 2012

How Famous Movie Posters Look From Behind

Straight, Gay, or Binary?: HAL Comes Out of the Cybernetic Closet

‘Scream 7’ Comes Home With Deleted Scenes We Hope Will Improve the Movie

A QR Code Too Small to See Hints at a New, Non-Annoying Use for the Format

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

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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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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