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Which Batmobile would win in a race, the 1989 or the 1960s version?

The Batmobile has gone through more than a few changes over the years, but which Batmobile is the best in terms of raw speed? The new web series Super Power Beat Down pits Adam West’s TV Batmobile again Michael Keaton’s 1989 movie car. So which one wins the race? Super Power Beat Down’s mission is…

io9 Lauren Davis

Michonne’s gory Walking Dead backstory revealed in the latest issue of Playboy

Stoic, sword-wielding Michonne is one of the greatest characters in The Walking Dead comic series, but before the zombie apocalypse, she was an ordinary lawyer who used swords for fencing rather than chopping off limbs. The new issue of Playboy features a six-page comic that reveals the precise moment Michonne became a badass. Robert Kirkman…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Prometheus has landed in this new short trailer

It’s not the full trailer that Ridley Scott will be debuting later today, but this IMAX promo will whet your appetite for more Prometheus in the meantime. Here we get a few more glances at the horrors awaiting the ship’s crew, and our first small bit of dialogue. [via Bleeding Cool]

Trailers Lauren Davis

The Obi-Wan/Darth Maul Rematch You Waited 13 Years to See

This week kicks off with the season finale of Clone Wars, one of the most awaited half hours of sci-fi television this year! Not to be left out, DC Nation brings it with new episodes of Green Lantern and Young Justice, along with some hilarious shorts. Archer vomits too. MAJOR spoilers ahead! Star Wars: The…

io9 Keith Veronese

Best of the Week: March 10-March 16, 2012

BEHOLD WESTEROS AND BEYOND | The most detailed map yet created of the continents in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Learn more about it here. https://gizmodo.com/the-most-detailed-map-of-the-game-of-thrones-world-yet-5892140 Teacher’s Job in Jeopardy for Reading to Kids from Ender’s Game https://gizmodo.com/teachers-job-in-jeopardy-for-reading-to-kids-from-ender-5893478 A middle school teacher who read to his students from Ender’s Game…

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Best Of The WonderCon Floor: Superhero Undies, Evel Knievel Fett and More!

Looking for some excellent art, t-shirts, posters and collectables from WonderCon 2012, but don’t want to do the leg work? Don’t worry, we did it all for you! We walked the WonderCon 2012 floor grabbing only the very best for this post. Discover the coolest stuff at WonderCon, and where you can get it, right…

Movies Alasdair Wilkins and Meredith Woerner

Help yourself to some gorgeous nightmare fuel

Remember how you felt the first time you watched the Pale Man from Pan’s Labyrinth plunk those little red eyeballs into his palm sockets? That’s sort of what looking at the work of Caitlyn Hackett is like — it’s an experience that is at once entrancing and disconcerting, striking a perfect balance that appeals to…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

WTF, Vampire Diaries? Seriously, WTF?

You have to admire the moxie of Vampire Diaries. So much of the show’s mythology has been based around the idea that Stefan was an evil murderous vampire, until he got clean with the help of a nice vampire named Lexi. Now, all of a sudden, we’re meeting a whole new vampire mentor, Sage, who…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

First Look at Katee Sackhoff and an Alien Monster in Riddick 3

Filming on the third Riddick movie is proceeding apace — and Vin Diesel went ahead and posted a few new pictures to his Facebook page. Including our first look at Battlestar Galactica’s Katee Sackhoff as an alien bounty hunter who’s hunting our favorite Furyan. Plus an alien monster. Check them out below! [via Collider]

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Scientology’s 1969 Predictions for Life in 2010… on Another Planet

This is one of the greatest things I’ve seen this week. Back in 1969, Scientology’s magazine Advance! put out an article about how great things would be in the year 2010… but just to hedge their bets a little, the article is set on another planet. Find out how the introduction of Scientology made everything…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

What happens when you split a brain in twain?

The two halves of your brain are in constant communication. Severing that communication can have dramatic consequences, but in the 1950s, researchers believed that doing so could be used to treat severe forms of epilepsy. They called the procedure a corpus callosotomy. At the time, very few people elected to undergo the surgery, but when…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Major Spoilers for the End of the World, the Solar System, and the Universe

This sure is a nice planet we have here — but we shouldn’t get to attached to it. Nothing lasts forever: Not our planet, not our solar system, not even the entire universe. But how will our world and everything else meet their fates? Check out the ultimate spoilers, below. How the Earth Ends Technically,…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

If you’re not watching Awake, you’re the reason TV sucks

It’s only three weeks in, and already Awake is proving to be one of our favorite television shows of recent years. Last night’s episode was so skillful and graceful, it took what could have been a dull melodrama and turned it into a brilliant bit of character development. If you’re not watching Awake, you’re missing…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Exclusive Lego R2-D2 Is the Lego Set You Must Get This Year

You should have bought this new Lego R2-D2, from the Ultimate Collector Series, instead of the new iPad. Why? First, because it’s amazing. Second, because it’s amazing. Third, because it will be sold out very soon. Fourth, because it will cost as much as two new iPads in just a year. The new $180 set…

Movies Jesus Diaz

Oren Peli’s Next Movie: Kids Trapped in Chernobyl… and it’s Not Found Footage!

The “found footage” horror genre shows no signs of slacking off — but one of its originators just took baby steps in a different direction. Oren Peli is producing (not directing) a new horror film called Chernobyl Diaries, in which a group of “extreme tourists” get trapped in the former nuclear accident site… and something…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders

ATTENTION: We are T-minus nine days to eaglet hatching

It’s crunch time, folks. The time when you set aside everything else in your life that needs doing and spend every waking hour glued to your monitor, hoping — nay, praying — that you’ll get a chance to witness the hatching of a brand new baby bald eagle, live on camera. Featured below is the…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Scientific Evidence that Geomagnetic Storms Are Making You Sick

Geomagnetic storms aren’t just beautiful to look at — these disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic field could also be messing with your mind and body. There’s a ton of evidence suggesting that geomagnetic storms can cause everything from depression to cardiac problems — and may even be influencing the stock market. A new paper suggests…

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A Simple Illusion That Makes a Cube Drawing Move in Three Dimensions

Sometimes the simplest illusions are the best. A simple trick makes a sketch of a cube appear to float and twist in the middle of a sketch pad. This optical illusion is completely inexplicable when you first look at it, and then utterly comprehensible the moment the person in the video shows the trick. At…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

This post-apocalyptic short animation deserves its own movie

Oh, this is rather impressive. Behold Ruin, a cryptic 8.5-minute short film by the folks at Oddball Animation. In the post-apocalypse of Ruin, nature has reclaimed entire cities. Humans are still around, but verdant metropolises aren’t as empty as they seem. Seriously, you’ll want to give this animated short a whirl — it’s like a…

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No, your Wi-Fi signal is not giving you allergies

If you spend any time on a University campus, in an office building, or in some cities, you are probably being blanketed with a constant wireless internet signal. Recent reports of sickness among children at Toronto-area schools were blamed on the installation of Wi-Fi routers and created a local uproar — but is there any…

io9 Keith Veronese

Which Batmobile would win in a race, the 1989 or the 1960s version?

Michonne’s gory Walking Dead backstory revealed in the latest issue of Playboy

Prometheus has landed in this new short trailer

The Obi-Wan/Darth Maul Rematch You Waited 13 Years to See

Best of the Week: March 10-March 16, 2012

Best Of The WonderCon Floor: Superhero Undies, Evel Knievel Fett and More!

Help yourself to some gorgeous nightmare fuel

WTF, Vampire Diaries? Seriously, WTF?

First Look at Katee Sackhoff and an Alien Monster in Riddick 3

Scientology’s 1969 Predictions for Life in 2010… on Another Planet

What happens when you split a brain in twain?

Major Spoilers for the End of the World, the Solar System, and the Universe

If you’re not watching Awake, you’re the reason TV sucks

Exclusive Lego R2-D2 Is the Lego Set You Must Get This Year

Oren Peli’s Next Movie: Kids Trapped in Chernobyl… and it’s Not Found Footage!

ATTENTION: We are T-minus nine days to eaglet hatching

Scientific Evidence that Geomagnetic Storms Are Making You Sick

A Simple Illusion That Makes a Cube Drawing Move in Three Dimensions

This post-apocalyptic short animation deserves its own movie

No, your Wi-Fi signal is not giving you allergies

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

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

The Best New Toys of March 2026

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

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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