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Gary Ross explains why the Hunger Games movies will never, ever be in 3D. Plus more hints for Game of Thrones!

Joss Whedon name-checks The Dirty Dozen and Black Hawk Down as huge influences on The Avengers. Nathan Fillion joins the Percy Jackson sequel, while Felicia Day goes to Supernatural. Brad Bird explains the biggest challenge to making The Incredibles 2. It’s spoilers all the way down! Top image from The Avengers. The Avengers Joss Whedon…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Hunger Games Fan Art

“The Girl on Fire,” by Jandruff, via Tumblr and Deviantart By Noelle Stevenson, via Tumblr By Noelle Stevenson, via Tumblr By Martina C., via The Comic King and Deviantart By Kate Wheeler, via The Comic King and Deviantart “Dying is Not Allowed,” by ecila20, via HG Girl on Fire and Deviantart “Effie,” by Martina C.,…

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NASA releases infrared map of the entire universe

After fourteen years of preparation and three years of collecting data, we now have an atlas of the entire infrared sky. This image is just the capstone for a cosmic map that contains 18000 images and 560 million different objects. This represents the culmination of years of work by NASA’s WISE satellite and the astronomers…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

First Clip From Your New Favorite Superhero Cartoon, Super Best Friends Forever!

Here it is: the first ever clip from Lauren Faust’s (the creator of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) new cartoon series Super Best Friends Forever. Starring Supergirl, Wonder Girl, and Batgirl. We are so excited, it actually hurts. The show will premiere this Saturday on at 10:00 AM on Cartoon Network. To see even…

Books & Comics Meredith Woerner

Ancient humans beat out Neanderthals by being in the right place at the right time

Modern humans evolved about 200000 years ago — and by 20000 years ago we had taken over the world, wiping out all our would-be competitors, like Neanderthals. It’s all because we chose the right place to wait out the Ice Age. That’s the theory being put forward by John Stewart of Bournemouth University and Chris…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

The Physics of Pixar’s Hair

How is a curling hair like a long-range oil pipeline? And what two groups are working on the physics that apply to both? Learn about the science of engineering mop-tops. Over at Physics Central’s podcast, there’s a fascinating discussion with an MIT grad student, Jay Miller, who looks at the curve of the flagella on…

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What Fantasy Art Looked Like Before Photoshop

In 1908, while photos themselves were still in their relative infancy, a moderately successful photographer began making ‘Tall Tale Postcards.’ He rapidly became one of America’s first, and most successful, fantasy artists. William “Dad” Martin took over a photography studio in Ottawa, Kansas in 1894. His stock in trade was taking photos of the locals…

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Psychic abilities fail their most crucial test

The big problem with mental powers is you can never prove they exist. They never seem to be repeatable under experimental conditions, like other sorts of phenomena. Until recently — when a researcher named Daryl Bem claimed he’d done a study that indicated that people did indeed have some kind of precognition. Bem urged other…

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First Dark Shadows Trailer: Tim Burton’s Most Ridiculous Movie Yet?

Check out the first ever trailer for Tim Burton’s swinging 70s vampire epic Dark Shadows. And it looks like Burton is taking it to the max — not a single bit of 70s shtick is left untouched by Johnny Depp’s fluttery dance steps (someone literally tries to kill him with a giant disco ball). It’s…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Say hello to one of the most violent sunspots we’ve seen in years

You’re looking at a picture of Active Region 1429 — that’s the decidedly dull name that NOAA has given the sunspot region behind some of the most wicked solar flares and coronal mass ejections astronomers have seen in close to decade. Remember all that news last week about downed radio communications and rerouted plane flights?…

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Is Hawkeye from The Avengers the world’s worst archer?

In the trailer for The Avengers, we see Clint “Hawkeye” Barton, a.k.a. the world’s greatest archer, hold his own alongside Captain America, Iron Man, and The Hulk. But given his form, would Hawkeye — who’s played by Jeremy Renner — actually be able to hit any of his targets? In the following piece, archery instructor…

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A cool hand could help you lose weight

Sure, icing your wrists can help you cool down more easily — but could chilling your palms help you lose weight and stay in shape? https://lifehacker.com/know-your-bodys-quick-cooling-spots-5571072 A small study being presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2012 Scientific Sessions used palm cooling to help obese women exercise, and…

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Realistic Adventure Time art ranges from supercute to soul-crushing

One of the coolest things about Adventure Time is its cartoony style — but that’s just an instant temptation for artists to try and render Finn and Jake in a more realistic style. This ranges anywhere from Manga-influenced features to photorealism to “grown up” versions of our favorite post-apocalyptic fantasy heroes. (It doesn’t take much…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Dr. Horrible sequel could be filming as soon as this summer

Speaking of comebacks… Joss Whedon says that the long-awaited sequel to Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, his hit webseries from a couple years ago, could finally be on track soon. https://gizmodo.com/10-biggest-comebacks-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy-5893618 Top image: Crispy-Gypsy on Deviant Art. “We do have a number of songs written,” Whedon tells Wired. “We have a whole outline.” And he said…

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Deprived of sex, male fruit flies turn to booze

Male fruit flies don’t respond well to sexual rejection. Should their attempts at courtship fail, scientists have shown that spurned male flies will actually turn to booze as a substitute for sex. Understanding why, say researchers, could allow us humans to sort out some of our own dependency issues. Fruit flies are very sexual beings.…

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This is the Airbender/Star Wars mashup we need: Avatar Wars!

To celebrate The Legend of Korra getting an official release date, we give you Avatar Wars! It’s the creation of David Filoni from Star Wars: Clone Wars who also worked as a storyboard artist and character developer at Avatar: The Last Airbender! Here are the the details behind the creation of the adorable Avatar Wars,…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Squids evolved giant eyes to watch out for sperm whales

The colossal and giant squids that lurk in the ocean depths are truly remarkable creatures. If there’s one feature that’s really striking, it’s their gigantic eyes, which are any times bigger than any other known marine organism’s eyes. Considering the huge discontinuity between the size of these squids’ eyes and those of all other oceangoing…

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The Most Disturbing Hunger Games Merchandise

Most of the Hunger Games tie-in merchandise we’ve come across is a nice mixture of enticing archery-inspired accessories, clever t-shirts and the classic Mockingjay pin. But you can’t have a massive teen franchise without creating a mountain of dreadful, morbid and downright disturbing merchandise. Insanely awful products that will make you wish you were being…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Read the hilarious audience notes from a 1980s screening of David Cronenberg’s Videodrome

Director David Cronenberg’s 1983 media horror flick Videodrome would go on to become a cult classic, but the film was a bit misunderstood in its time. Here’s a selection of audience surveys from a test screening from the Eighties. Erotic televisions inspire brevity, which in turn does not amount to wit. Via The Criterion Collection…

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10 Biggest Comebacks in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Science fiction and fantasy are known for their amazing comebacks. Just like the heroes that genre fiction celebrates, many of the best-loved creators of science fiction and fantasy have come back from huge setbacks, or left the genre altogether and then come roaring back. Because we always support our genre heroes. Here are 10 creators…

Movies Ben Vrignon and Jennifer Griffith

Gary Ross explains why the Hunger Games movies will never, ever be in 3D. Plus more hints for Game of Thrones!

Hunger Games Fan Art

NASA releases infrared map of the entire universe

First Clip From Your New Favorite Superhero Cartoon, Super Best Friends Forever!

Ancient humans beat out Neanderthals by being in the right place at the right time

The Physics of Pixar’s Hair

What Fantasy Art Looked Like Before Photoshop

Psychic abilities fail their most crucial test

First Dark Shadows Trailer: Tim Burton’s Most Ridiculous Movie Yet?

Say hello to one of the most violent sunspots we’ve seen in years

Is Hawkeye from The Avengers the world’s worst archer?

A cool hand could help you lose weight

Realistic Adventure Time art ranges from supercute to soul-crushing

Dr. Horrible sequel could be filming as soon as this summer

Deprived of sex, male fruit flies turn to booze

This is the Airbender/Star Wars mashup we need: Avatar Wars!

Squids evolved giant eyes to watch out for sperm whales

The Most Disturbing Hunger Games Merchandise

Read the hilarious audience notes from a 1980s screening of David Cronenberg’s Videodrome

10 Biggest Comebacks in Science Fiction and Fantasy

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

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Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

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