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Why did X-Men: First Class underperform at the box office?

We quite liked X-Men: First Class, but sadly it failed to levitate the box office with the power of its mind. The mutant prequel made just $56 million in its opening weekend, less than the $69 million some analysts predicted. What happened? And can the X-Men still claim a victory somehow? First of all, a…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

10 physical gestures that have been patented

If you’re making a flicking gesture with a pen near your computer, watch out. Microsoft may own the rights to the gesture you’re making. And if you like to draw letters of the alphabet using one penstroke per letter, you may one day find yourself paying a licensing fee to Xerox. It sounds crazy, but…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Inside the mind of a Hoarder: An Infographic

Want to break down the messy mind of hoarder? We’ve got the first look at this pop psychology explanation in nifty infographic form. Click on the image to make it larger. [via Psychology Degree]

io9 Meredith Woerner

Gawker Artists: Open Call For Artists and Exhibitors

Are you an artist curious about how to get your work featured on Gawker Media sites? Come in and learn all the ways you can contribute to the Gawker Artists community. [Art by Scott Listfield] http://artists.gawker.com/367229/scott-listfield/gallery/ Submit Your Art Gawker Artists is a curated online art community and exhibition program promoting the works of artists…

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The 2011 Gawker Media Census Results Are In

This year, a total of 4,112 io9 readers stood up and spoke their piece by filling out the 2011 Gawker Media Census. It turns out that even though you generally prefer your science fiction in the printed form, you still fiend for some moving pictures. Out of the 92% of readers who regularly watch sci-fi…

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TV this Week: Doctor Who’s Darkest Hour, Space Megastructures, and a Vampire Babysitter!

Doctor Who unveils a major revelation about a key character this week! Plus Game of Thrones races towards its startling conclusion. But also, there are teenage werewolves and young vampires! And find out what it’ll take to build in space. Television is looking out for you this week. Here’s what to look out for on…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Who wants to see Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon fight mutated carrots?

Pop quiz time! An evil botanist from 1760 has time-traveled to the present and conspires to take over modernity with an army of mutant carrots. Who are you going to call? Benjamin “Poor Richard” Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte, duh! Such is the plot of the nutty 1951 comic short “Heroes Out Of Time!” from Mystery…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

A mutant that kills cancer

A medical researcher has discovered that a mutant gene once believed to cause cancerous tumors is actually the perfect weapon to stop them. Weirdly, it’s possible that benign tumors may be the key to stopping cancer. The Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Honey Reddi experimented with thyroid cancer genes, and this week will present a paper at…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Welcome to Gulliver’s Kingdom, the unhappiest place on Earth

The Japanese theme park Gulliver’s Kingdom was only open from 1997-2001 before a lack of visitors shuttered it. Until its decaying remains were demolished in 2007, the park and its 147-foot-long Lemuel Gulliver statue were prime destinations for urban explorers. Gulliver’s Kingdom was located 2.5 hours away from Tokyo and in the sights of Mt.…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Newtonian physicists do it with five bodies

That is, until Einstein comes along and ruins it. Check out this thought experiment that shows how, under Newtonian physics, five bodies can complete a task an infinite number of times in a finite amount of time. The physics of two planets orbiting each other in a stable system is easy to work out with…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

First official trailers for Syfy’s new superhero series Alphas

The next original series on the Syfy slate is a Heroes-esque TV show called Alphas. The show follows a team of crime fighters, led by David Strathairn, whose abnormal abilities give them superpowers. Check out our exclusive video! Above is the new Alphas trailer released last week, and here is the most recent. Already the…

Television Meredith Woerner

Surprise Green Lantern cameo could help set up a major storyline in the sequel

A major figure from the Green Lantern comics makes a cameo in the first movie. And the actor suggests that his role could lead to much bigger things in the sequels. Could this be the start of something? Plus some major hints about what could happen in X-Men: First Class 2. (X-Men: Second Class?) And…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

It’s a Harry Potter versus Voldemort brawl in new Deathly Hallows scenes

New scenes from Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part II have hit the web. Check out Voldemort dropping some Avada Kedavra on the boy-turned-man wizard. And here’s the MTV Movie Awards version of the above clip, which features Harry wrassling with the noseless one. Beat the golden snitch out of him, ‘Arry! Punch him…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

io9 Weekend Roundup

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 6/4-6/5 | La Dauphine Aux Alderaan by Karen Hallion. This 1986 He-Man toy display would’ve blown your young mind to smithereens https://gizmodo.com/this-1986-he-man-toy-display-wouldve-blown-your-young-m-5808516 We’ve seen the psychotic amount of detail that went into He-Man advertising art, but that’s nothing compared to the dog-and-pony show Mattel brought to America’s malls in the mid-1980s. This toy…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

First Twilight: Breaking Dawn trailer delivers vampire honeymoon intercourse

Hey, look! The first trailer for Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part I is out! What’s with Bella’s abdomen? Are there chestbursters in this movie? Can’t vampires only get married on Halloween? Where’s Sookie? Why’d that guy turn into a German shepherd? Well, whatever this movie’s about, it’s got some bed-breaking wampyr whoopie. Also, I think Cedric…

Trailers Cyriaque Lamar

See the evolution of the US military’s robotic hummingbird

Remember that robotic hummingbird DARPA built? Now they’ve released a short video detailing how their pint-sized drone was developed over the course of five years. Check out some skittering prototype robobirds crashing and burning. http://io9.com/5764497/robotic-hummingbird-ornithopter-is-right-out-of-a-james-bond-film [Via DARPA]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

A wandering Jupiter stunted Mars’s growth and reshaped the asteroid belt

Mars is about half Earth’s size and only a tenth its mass, which doesn’t make sense. By rights, Mars should be as big as Earth and Venus. Now we know why Mars is small…it’s because Jupiter is a big bully. That’s the finding of a research team led by Dr. Kevin Walsh of the Southwest…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

The best presidential assassination attempt by a dolphin in movie history

We just discussed how dolphins can be absolutely horrendous, but do you remember the time they almost assassinated the President of the United States? I’m talking about the schlocky 1973 Mike Nichols’ flick, Day of the Dolphin. http://io9.com/5808640/dolphin-hooligans-are-going-around-killing-innocent-porpoises For such a high concept flick, Day of the Dolphin is pretty dull. George C. Scott plays…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Dolphin hooligans are going around killing innocent porpoises

It’s like the ocean has turned into something out a bad 50s biker movie – gangs of young bottlenose dolphins are roaming the seas, taking out their sexual frustrations by randomly killing any porpoises that get in their way. Researchers at the California marine conservation organization Okeanis observed three separate acts of violence by dolphins…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Tour an amazing 10,000-piece Lego Sandcrawler

This astounding Jawa Sandcrawler by Marshal Banana took 9 months, weighs approximately 20 kilograms, and comes equipped with numerous mechanical doodads. You can check out more photos of this brickwork contraption here. [Via Laughing Squid. Thanks Illundiel!]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Why did X-Men: First Class underperform at the box office?

10 physical gestures that have been patented

Inside the mind of a Hoarder: An Infographic

Gawker Artists: Open Call For Artists and Exhibitors

The 2011 Gawker Media Census Results Are In

TV this Week: Doctor Who’s Darkest Hour, Space Megastructures, and a Vampire Babysitter!

Who wants to see Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon fight mutated carrots?

A mutant that kills cancer

Welcome to Gulliver’s Kingdom, the unhappiest place on Earth

Newtonian physicists do it with five bodies

First official trailers for Syfy’s new superhero series Alphas

Surprise Green Lantern cameo could help set up a major storyline in the sequel

It’s a Harry Potter versus Voldemort brawl in new Deathly Hallows scenes

io9 Weekend Roundup

First Twilight: Breaking Dawn trailer delivers vampire honeymoon intercourse

See the evolution of the US military’s robotic hummingbird

A wandering Jupiter stunted Mars’s growth and reshaped the asteroid belt

The best presidential assassination attempt by a dolphin in movie history

Dolphin hooligans are going around killing innocent porpoises

Tour an amazing 10,000-piece Lego Sandcrawler

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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

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