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In this preview of Green Lantern Corps, see what a Green Lantern’s funeral looks like

When a Green Lantern Corpsman passes away, Morro — the Green Lantern’s crypt keeper — conducts an elaborate ceremony with hammers, holograms, and heart-rending incantations. It’s like the Led Zeppelin laser show at your local planetarium, only way more somber. Courtesy of DC Comics, here’s an exclusive first look at one of these cosmic funerals…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Behold the “Jesus arm-wrestling Satan” sedan, perfect for riding out doomsday

Someone somewhere in the world thought it would be a bang-up idea to slap Deviant Artist Ong Chew Peng’s illustration of Jesus getting all Over The Top with Satan on the side of their automobile. I imagine the owner of this car dubs himself “The Eschatology Man” and hands out freezer-chilled copies of Left Behind…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Leaked documents reveal Russia’s ambitious new space exploration strategy

When it comes to space exploration, the last couple decades have been pretty tough going for Russia. Now, leaked documents have revealed the country’s plan for getting back on the path to deep space success — and holy crap, is it ambitious. RIA Novosti reports that the plans were submitted to the Russian government earlier…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Total Recall reboot teaser shows off the new recall machine!

Get a glimpse at Len Wiseman’s Total Recall reboot starring the feisty Colin Farrell. While both this and Arnold’s were based off Philip K. Dick’s story, you can easily see massive differences between Paul Verhoeven’s version and Wiseman’s in this short clip. https://gizmodo.com/arnold-schwarzeneggers-dvd-commentary-for-total-recall-5861243 Looks like the recall chair got a few upgrades — we’re happy…

Movies Meredith Woerner

For $3000, you too can live in a Hobbit hole

If your dreams of squatting in the Shire were dashed after the sheep moved in and filming for The Hobbit began, here’s something to assuage your pain. An Etsy seller has built a series of Bag End children’s playhouses priced at the cost of a few months’ rent, and they’re big enough to fit a…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Japanese The Avengers trailer has loads of new footage, including new shots of the Helicarrier!

The latest and greatest Avengers scenes come to us from Japan — this trailer is stuffed with new footage, including more from S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill, the baddies, a Helicarrier lift-off, and the first words we’ve seen Hawkeye mutter in this movie. The Avengers hits theaters on May 4. [Yahoo Japan via JoBlo]

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Meet the “hot defensive bee ball,” one of the craziest tactics in the animal kingdom

Japanese honey bees have a unique defensive trait against the enormous — and sting-proof — giant hornet. They form a ‘‘hot defensive bee ball”, enveloping and overheating the insect, and now a Japanese research team has looked into what happens in their brains when they do so. That defensive bee ball is probably the strangest…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator 3 DVD commentary is beautifully insane

Arnold Schwarzenegger: actor, politician, assman, storyteller. We’ve witnessed the joys that were his Total Recall and Conan commentaries — now behold the golden logorrhea that is his scene-for-scene narration of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Did you know that Terminator 3 is actually about sunglasses? Also, his comments on robot breasts are borderline Finnegans…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Joss Whedon promises he is putting the Avengers in real danger. Plus the first reactions to Dark Shadows!

That Y the Last Man movie might not be dead after all. A new Avengers rumor points to an unexpected choice for the identity of Loki’s army. Plus new Riddick set photos shows off Vin Diesel’s latest adversaries. Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Dark Shadows. The Avengers Director Joss Whedon says that…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

BBC Confirms Video Download Store Plans

Last week rumors circulated that the BBC was planning to launch a video download store that could give iTunes a run for its money. Now the director of the BBC has confirmed that he plans to roll the service out. https://gizmodo.com/does-the-bbc-hope-to-rival-itunes-5891860 A BBC report on the annoucnement explains that users will be able to download…

Television Jamie Condliffe

Teacher’s Job in Jeopardy for Reading to Kids from Ender’s Game

A middle school teacher who read to his students from Ender’s Game is on “administrative leave” because a parent complained to the school that Orson Scott Card’s classic novel is “pornographic.” The parent also went to the local police, who have not yet pressed criminal charges against the teacher, according to the Aiken, SC Standard.…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Picture of the Day: March 14, 2012

SHE GOT GAME | “Rosie the Retrogamer,” T-shirt available from Woot for a few more hours. Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view. Or visit Observation Deck, our general discussion forum.

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Your Chance to Discover the Best of Classic Doctor Who

If you’re a fan of the new Doctor Who series but haven’t ever quite gotten into the classic version, then you’ve got a unique opportunity to correct that oversight right now. Some of the best classic Doctor Who stories are being re-released in specially remastered “special editions” — including the story that fans voted in…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Most violent fossil ever shows the final record of a three-way hunt

150 million years ago, a flying reptile saw a fish in the waters of the Jurassic Ocean. The reptile caught its prey…and then was almost immediately grabbed by a much larger fish. That’s when things really started to go wrong. It’s rare to see a fossil that records the final moments of two different creatures,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

This is why astronomers build telescopes in the mountains of Chile

When it comes to enjoying the full-blown magnificence of a star-studded sky, or the peak of a spectacular meteor shower, the Moon (to borrow a phrase from astronomer Mike Brown) is your nemesis. But if this map of light pollution in the United States is any indication, you might as well think of city lights…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Loads of new Snow White & The Huntsman footage shows off the Evil Queens black fantasy side

Four new featurettes have been released from the dark fantasy movie Snow White & The Huntsman. Yes, it’s stuffed with sword fights and horse riding and lots of lovely shiny armor — but you and I both know the Queen is the most important thing. And hot damn, does Charlize Theron sell her ice-cold stares.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

10 hours straight of Darth Vader breathing, for absolutely no reason whatsoever

Your reasons for listening to this from start to finish are all your own — we’re not here to judge. If you were thrilled by the aural roller coaster that was listening to the Enterprise idling for 24 hours, brace yourself once again. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-pretend-youre-aboard-the-starship-enterprise-fr-5866936 [Via Technabob]

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

The Many Ways Science Has (Wrongly) Assessed Your Personality

What if someone could figure out your personality without actually taking the time to talk to you? What if there was a simple test that could figure out exactly what sort of person you are? For many years, scientists have searched for a surefire test to assess your personality — and they’ve failed, spectacularly. From…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Greet our new robot overlords with an anthology co-edited by Daniel H. Wilson!

Still need more hints about surviving that inevitable robot uprising? Robopocalypse author Daniel H. Wilson is here to help — he is putting out an anthology called Robot Uprisings, full of short stories that illustrate just what it’ll take to remain in one piece after our robot overlords have taken over. His co-editor is prolific…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Every single “breaking glass” shot in Total Recall

Here is a video supercut of every single breaking glass moment in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Total Recall, because you deserve it. What other movie is deserving of its very own supercut, and why? Make your case in the comments, and maybe we’ll make it happen.

Movies Meredith Woerner

In this preview of Green Lantern Corps, see what a Green Lantern’s funeral looks like

Behold the “Jesus arm-wrestling Satan” sedan, perfect for riding out doomsday

Leaked documents reveal Russia’s ambitious new space exploration strategy

Total Recall reboot teaser shows off the new recall machine!

For $3000, you too can live in a Hobbit hole

Japanese The Avengers trailer has loads of new footage, including new shots of the Helicarrier!

Meet the “hot defensive bee ball,” one of the craziest tactics in the animal kingdom

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator 3 DVD commentary is beautifully insane

Joss Whedon promises he is putting the Avengers in real danger. Plus the first reactions to Dark Shadows!

BBC Confirms Video Download Store Plans

Teacher’s Job in Jeopardy for Reading to Kids from Ender’s Game

Picture of the Day: March 14, 2012

Your Chance to Discover the Best of Classic Doctor Who

Most violent fossil ever shows the final record of a three-way hunt

This is why astronomers build telescopes in the mountains of Chile

Loads of new Snow White & The Huntsman footage shows off the Evil Queens black fantasy side

10 hours straight of Darth Vader breathing, for absolutely no reason whatsoever

The Many Ways Science Has (Wrongly) Assessed Your Personality

Greet our new robot overlords with an anthology co-edited by Daniel H. Wilson!

Every single “breaking glass” shot in Total Recall

Sun’s Latest Outburst Complicates Planned Launch of Artemis 2

Instagram Will Finally Let You Lurk to Your Heart’s Content—for a Price

Popular Sweetener Found in Protein Bars Tied to Stroke, Blood Clot Risk

HBO’s Boss Has Yet to Be Approached About Partnering on ‘Doctor Who’

AI Agent Runs the ‘I’m Being Censored’ Playbook After Getting Banned from Wikipedia

‘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

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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