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Anna Torv’s greatest acting challenge yet, on last Friday’s Fringe

Here’s the scene where Anna Torv really proves what a versatile actor she is — first she registers a ton of different emotions as Peter shows her his secret. And then she turns into a whole new person. Honestly, last Friday’s episode of Fringe was one of the least memorable overall, except for a couple…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

What can science fiction tell us about the future of social media?

Right now, you are reading a piece of social media. That means it’s designed to be passed around on social networks – though it appears on io9.com, can easily be transplanted to Facebook, Twitter, Stumble Upon, and dozens of others. Or it can be converted to email or a text message you can pass along…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Are book genres being replaced by tags?

Back when I was Literary Fiction guy, I had a conversation about books with a girl I knew who was, if not exactly well-read, did certainly read books regularly. In the course of the conversation I mentioned Don DeLillo and Dave Eggers, and she referred to them off-handedly as “people no one had ever heard…

io9 Eric Rosenfield

First Look at the Batman Crossover We’ve All Been Waiting For

Batman and Scooby-Doo are teaming up for the first time since the early 1970s, in a bizarre episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold airing April 1. And here’s our first glimpse! The crossover airs as part of a special episode called “Batman’s Strangest Cases,” in which the all-powerful Bat-Mite (Paul Reubens) takes us…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The sad fate of a demoted, briefly Earth-like exoplanet

Of the 1235 possible planets discovered by NASA’s Kepler telescope, one of the most exciting was KOI 326.01, which appeared to be roughly Earth’s size and temperature. But it turns out the planet’s habitability is just a big clerical error. It’s all because the planet’s star isn’t as bright as astronomers thought. Its star, KIC…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Does “Source Code” live up to Duncan Jones’ first movie, “Moon”?

When Duncan Jones’ indie SF tale of a lonely clone on the Moon hit theaters back in 2008, it was a revelation. It proved that science fiction didn’t need elaborate special effects to pack a punch – great ideas and inspired acting worked better than millions of dollars of CGI. The big question was whether…

io9 Annalee Newitz

France Accuses Japan of Downplaying Atomic Threat

Following the “highly likely” meltdown of the uranium rods at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, the French nuclear safety organization is accusing Japan of downplaying the importance of the crisis. André-Claude Lacoste, president of France’s national organization for nuclear safety—Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire—says that Japan may be underplaying the importance of the…

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The Return of Xombi, the 1990s Comic That Made Alan Moore Freak Out

Xombi was one of the coolest comic books of the 1990s, and it wasn’t hard to see why each cover sported an adoring blurb by Alan Moore. And now this weird horror/superhero title is coming back on Wednesday. We’ve got a sneak peek at the first seven pages of Xombi #1, plus an in-depth interview…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Cancerous tumors might be our oldest evolutionary ancestors

Cancer is one of the most difficult foes medical science has ever faced, but a controversial new idea might just show a way to victory. A group of scientists have evidence that cancer might be an evolutionary throwback to our most distant animal ancestor. Astrobiologists Charles Lineweaver of the Australian National University and Paul Davies…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Griffins are the new awesome

While you’re waiting for A Dance With Dragons, why not distract yourself by taking a ride with some griffins? K.J. Taylor’s The Dark Griffin is the best high fantasy novel we’ve read in ages. Taylor’s author blurb in the back of The Dark Griffin starts with a quote: “A lot of fantasy authors take their…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

The Imminent Whitewashing Of The Hunger Games’ Heroine

Fans of The Hunger Games – the dark and addictive YA trilogy that is the hottest kid-lit read this side of Twilight – have been avidly following casting rumors for the forthcoming film adaptation. But while director Gary Ross initially told Entertainment Weekly that the actress playing resentful revolutionary heroine Katniss Everdeen needn’t be a…

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The astronaut pee from Discovery’s last mission streaks toward Earth

I can’t imagine a more moving tribute to the final flight of the space shuttle Discovery. This shooting star photographed on March 8 is almost certainly the waste water from Discovery…in other words, a whole lot of astronaut urine. Jens Hackmann of Weikersheim, Germany took this photo, along with a video that shows Discovery moving…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

First clips and images from the post-apocalyptic nightmare film The Divide

Last night, we saw the post-apocalyptic drama The Divide. It was an epically bleak experience and we left the theater desperately in need of a good shower cry. Now you too can experience the darkness, with some new clips. Expect our devastated review later today, but for now, enjoy these three not-terribly-spoilery clips from the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The 10 best tweets from South By Star Wars

The South by Southwest festival started over the weekend with events devoted to the world of interactive media, which meant a lot of tweeting and foursquaring and other verbs based on annoying startup names with too many consonants. But luckily there was a conference on another world that we could escape to – a conference…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Pee-Wee Herman takes over HBO! And your future self gives useless advice.

This week’s television holds many wonders: The return of Pee-Wee Herman! Isaiah Mustafa is back on Chuck. “Our” universe’s Lincoln Lee appears on Fringe, and we’ve got the first clip. V’s season finale goes all out! Not to mention, an Emmy-winning actor proves that meeting your future self might not be as cool as you’d…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

The Black Hole in the Eye of Sauron

Behold that shining blue light at the center of this evil eye in space — long named the Eye of Sauron for its resemblance to the malevolent gaze from the Lord of the Rings saga. That blue light represents X-ray images of the Eye, aka NGC 4151, and those X-ray emissions are believed to be…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

What orchids and corpses have in common

Though orchids are considered some of the most beautiful flowers in the world, their scent has evolved over eons to precisely emulate the smell of a dead body. In fact, according to biologists, orchids emit an odor extremely similar to roadkill. Why would flowers need to stink of death? Photo by Maroš Markovic/Shutterstock In a…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Forget therapy – you improve your mental health just by sitting at a computer

A new therapy, called cognitive-bias modification, has allowed people to relieve anxiety and the strain of certain addictions. It doesn’t involve a doctor or medications, just a few minutes a day on a computer performing some simple tasks. There are only a few problems with conventional therapy: Itt’s expensive, it takes time, and it forces…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Watch Malcolm McDowell as Satan on trial, in the first clips from Suing The Devil!

Evangelical director Tim Chey is taking the Devil for everything. An Australian law student sues Satan (Malcom McDowell) for 8-trillion dollars. Watch as Satan goes to court, wears sunglasses indoors, slaps his attorney, and is blamed for escalating gas prices. Why is Satan responsible for sky-rocketing gas prices? We’re not really sure, but we’re sure…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Avengers might be dealing with multiple alien races. Plus Aaron Eckhart won’t rule out a Batman 3 role after all!

The latest plot rumors for the Avengers have Earth’s Mightiest Heroes fighting at least three distinct villains. Aaron Eckhart won’t quite deny a surprise Harvey Dent cameo. Plus The Hunger Games is this close to finding its star! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Chuck. The Dark Knight Rises Aaron Eckhart apparently has…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Anna Torv’s greatest acting challenge yet, on last Friday’s Fringe

What can science fiction tell us about the future of social media?

Are book genres being replaced by tags?

First Look at the Batman Crossover We’ve All Been Waiting For

The sad fate of a demoted, briefly Earth-like exoplanet

Does “Source Code” live up to Duncan Jones’ first movie, “Moon”?

France Accuses Japan of Downplaying Atomic Threat

The Return of Xombi, the 1990s Comic That Made Alan Moore Freak Out

Cancerous tumors might be our oldest evolutionary ancestors

Griffins are the new awesome

The Imminent Whitewashing Of The Hunger Games’ Heroine

The astronaut pee from Discovery’s last mission streaks toward Earth

First clips and images from the post-apocalyptic nightmare film The Divide

The 10 best tweets from South By Star Wars

Pee-Wee Herman takes over HBO! And your future self gives useless advice.

The Black Hole in the Eye of Sauron

What orchids and corpses have in common

Forget therapy – you improve your mental health just by sitting at a computer

Watch Malcolm McDowell as Satan on trial, in the first clips from Suing The Devil!

The Avengers might be dealing with multiple alien races. Plus Aaron Eckhart won’t rule out a Batman 3 role after all!

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

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