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Welcome To The New io9 – With Updates

If you’ve stopped by io9 before, you’ll notice that the front page looks quite a bit different these days. We’ve got one big story that takes up most of the page, and a list of today’s headlines in a column down the right side of the page. At last we have a way to display…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Now YOU control Ziro the Hutt

If you’ve spent any time watching Clone Wars, you know that Jabba the Hutt has a relative named Ziro who runs a nightclub and seems drawn from a Harvey Fierstein play. Or some kind of otherworldly Truman Capote impersonation contest (why does Ziro have a Southern accent when he lives on Coruscant?). Perhaps the best…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Julian Assange: Chief Marketing Officer of WikiLeaks

Are government spooks really out to get Julian Assange? Or are his claims simply a ruse designed to attract the spotlight? WikiLeaks former Number 2 has a little expose of his own. Take a peek Inside Wikileaks. Shortly after I flew back to Germany from Iceland, Julian began attacking the Icelandic political system and the…

io9 Daniel Domscheit-Berg

10 Scariest Futuristic Architecture Projects

The future of architecture is lightweight, streamlined, and sleek as a cat on a hot photovoltaic roof. But sometimes, you can’t help looking at these futuristic architectural designs, full of space-age supports and gravity-defying structures, and think, “No way would I ever actually go up to the top of that thing.” Here are the 10…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Battle scene from upcoming horror movie Black Death is like The Wire – with swords

We’ve got an exclusive clip from Christopher Smith’s Black Death that some pretty intense sword-play. We’re particularly struck by how the beginning of this clip reminds us of the “Omar’s coming, Omar’s coming” street call from The Wire. Here’s hoping the rest of this plague film is this intense — and if the film’s deranged…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Artist uses NASA technology to capture the cosmic beauty of flowers in extreme detail

Flowers look like solar flares and stellar eruptions when you photograph them in intense detail, using techniques developed by NASA for imaging the surface of Mars. Photographer David Leaser developed a new process, based on NASA’s tech among other things, which he uses to capture the unsettling beauty of flowers up close. You can see…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A ring of blue. A ring of pink. And a ring of black holes.

Four hundred and thirty million light-years from earth a ring of black holes is forming, possibly around some very nervous aliens. In the constellation Cetus lies ARP 147, the remains of a spiral galaxy and an elliptical galaxy that . . . interacted. For ‘interacted’ read, ‘boom.’ They plowed into one another, smushing enough matter…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Jules Verne goes populuxe

This is steampunk turned inside-out. In the early 1960s, illustrator Peter P. Plascencia wanted to bring Jules Verne’s ninteenth century visions to life for a Space Age audience. So he trimmed all the curlicues off, de-bronzed everything, and gave us these very Mad Men-looking pictures of a Verne adventure. Thanks to illustrator Ward Jenkins, who…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Lethal Weapon’s Writer and Iron Man 3: a Match Made in Speedy Quip Heaven

Rumor has it Paramount has found a replacement director for the departing Jon Favreau, action-movie veteran Shane Black. This is not a huge shocker, since Black has been angling for this announcement ever since the amazing chemistry he bottled with Robert Downey Jr. on the set of his directorial debut, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. The…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Has The Dark Knight Rises already started filming? Plus The Avengers might have added another new SHIELD agent!

The Dark Knight Rises doesn’t start filming in earnest until the Spring, but they might actually be shooting some key location shots this week. A bizarre press release might have revealed a new Avengers character. Plus Roberto Orci talks bringing Ender’s Game to the screen, Jamie Bell explains the voice of Tintin, we have some…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Finally, a Robot Servant to Do Your Bidding

Yes, human. The future is here, and it’s time to start building the robot army you’ve been dreaming of. Take this quick survey, email the final question to [email protected] and you’ll be entered to win a P3 V-Bot® Robotic Vacuum. Ok, so maybe it’s not the android concubine you were hoping for, but at least…

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This Book Has Real Hyperlinks Sewn With Thread

Maria Fischer, a German designer, created this book, “Thoughts on Dreams”. She sewed “hyperlinks” onto the book with thread so readers could follow a specific link, er, word or phrase. It was part of an art project to highlight key words amongst a bigger story and somehow visualize “the confusion and fragileness of dreams”. A…

Books & Comics Casey Chan

Evening Survey – February 9, 2011

Image of Flash by Francis Manapul Scientists use gene therapy to control the urges to fight and f**k You control your urges for violence and sex using a tiny tangle of neurons located in a very ancient part of your brain. Now it turns out that this knot of nerves, located in the hypothalamus, can…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The superhero movie that makes Catwoman look like Citizen Kane

Here are the greatest moments from Black Scorpion 2, the Roger Corman-produced superhero film about the woman in the shiny black bustier and mask. This movie is what you would get if you forced Halle Berry’s Catwoman to guzzle Everclear until its IQ dropped into single digits. The scenes above consist of: 1) a snippet…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Raven poop reveals the high stress of juvenile gang life and the joys of adult relationships

Maybe mature, adult relationships really are for the birds after all. Ravens are most successful at finding food when they join large gangs of thirty or more birds, but this consistently proves to be too stressful – yes, stressful – for our feathered friends. Instead, they decide to pursue a less efficient, but much more…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

On V, get ready for the alien breeding shacks of doom

The thing I like about V is that it just keeps getting more and more sordid. Watching it is basically like reading a pulp from the 1930s – you know, one of those Weird Tales stories where devils are planning to have sex with your girlfriend, or alien sea beasts are impregnating every girl in…

io9 Annalee Newitz

What is Commander Riker saying in this picture?

Commander Riker poses with some cool shades on during the filming of Star Trek: The Next Generation. But what is Number One actually saying here? It’s up to you to caption this photo! (The image is part of a collection of rare Trek images posted over at Trekcore.)

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Zombie love song music video: I want to steal your heart… and eat your brains

Just in time for Valentines Day, here’s a sweet little rap ditty about a zombie in love. How does a zombie find a girlfriend? Easy: Facebook. It’s great stuff, check it out. Lyrics and vocals by Ray Johnson, produced by Atomic Beats.

io9 Meredith Woerner

What’s up with DC’s next Blackest Night? Flash artist Francis Manapul gives us hints

This summer, DC kicks off Flashpoint, a line-wide alternate reality tale with The Flash at the center. We recently caught up Flash artist Francis Manapul and asked him what it’s like to draw the Scarlet Speedster and what we can anticipate from DC’s next big story. How would you say drawing the Flash is different…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Scientists use gene therapy to control fighting and sex

You control your urges for violence and sex using a tiny tangle of neurons located in a very ancient part of your brain. Now it turns out that this knot of nerves, located in the hypothalamus, can be controlled with a new gene therapy technique that uses flashes of light. What this means is that…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Welcome To The New io9 – With Updates

Now YOU control Ziro the Hutt

Julian Assange: Chief Marketing Officer of WikiLeaks

10 Scariest Futuristic Architecture Projects

Battle scene from upcoming horror movie Black Death is like The Wire – with swords

Artist uses NASA technology to capture the cosmic beauty of flowers in extreme detail

A ring of blue. A ring of pink. And a ring of black holes.

Jules Verne goes populuxe

Lethal Weapon’s Writer and Iron Man 3: a Match Made in Speedy Quip Heaven

Has The Dark Knight Rises already started filming? Plus The Avengers might have added another new SHIELD agent!

Finally, a Robot Servant to Do Your Bidding

This Book Has Real Hyperlinks Sewn With Thread

Evening Survey – February 9, 2011

The superhero movie that makes Catwoman look like Citizen Kane

Raven poop reveals the high stress of juvenile gang life and the joys of adult relationships

On V, get ready for the alien breeding shacks of doom

What is Commander Riker saying in this picture?

Zombie love song music video: I want to steal your heart… and eat your brains

What’s up with DC’s next Blackest Night? Flash artist Francis Manapul gives us hints

Scientists use gene therapy to control fighting and sex

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

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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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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