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The sexiest Subway product placement you’re ever likely to see

What sort of foot-long sandwich does Summer Glau like? Find out in quasi-pornographic detail, involving a thigh-knife, in this clip from last night’s Chuck. Which also guest-starred Rob Riggle as that guy from The Daily Show. Spoilers ahead! So this wasn’t a bad episode of Chuck, all told. I have a few questions though: 1)…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

MTV’s Teen Wolf trailer: No Werewolf Basketball? Let’s see what’s on AMC

The trailer for MTV’s Teen Wolf series is out. And they’ve replaced the movie’s werewolf basketball with werewolf LACROSSE. What were they thinking? Click to view Allegedly, this entire show was inspired by the 1980s cult favorite werewolf movie of the same name, starring Michael J. Fox. But after watching the trailer, this thing seems…

Television Meredith Woerner

The bacteria that could make you grow concrete in your mouth

A group of UK students have engineered a new bacteria they call BacillaFilla. It swarms into concrete cracks, then secretes a gluey mixture that hardens into concrete filler. But what if this bacteria escaped into the wild and started reproducing? Above, you can see three photos: On the far left is a concrete crack, and…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Guillermo del Toro and BSG’s David Eick to make Hulk TV show for ABC

Guillermo del Toro and Battlestar Galactica executive producer David Eick are teaming up to create a new Hulk for ABC. Furthermore, del Toro will redesign the Hulk using prosthetics, puppetry, and CGI. Bring on the green body paint! According to Deadline, both men are executive producing the show along with del Toro’s managing partner Gary…

Television Cyriaque Lamar

The Avengers was the ultimate in space-age cool

Whether you know it or not, chances are your style choices have been influenced by The Avengers, the British show which made “saving the world” a fetish. Check out some exclusive images from a new book celebrating the Avengers’ style. Yes, yes, there’s that other team called the Avengers — but did they have a…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Pterosaurs were pre-historic pole vaulters

The scientific community has debated whether or not pterosaurs could fly for years. A new theory suggests that these winged creatures may have pole vaulted on their own wings to get airborne. Pterosaurs, once called pterodactyls, are most often portrayed in films and books as predators cruising through the sky. In reality, the idea of…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Hayley Atwell explains her Captain America character, plus the lowdown on Harry Potter’s steamy kissing scene!

Captain America costar Hayley Atwell explains why her character Peggy Carter is more than a match for Steve Rogers. Daniel Radcliffe and director David Yates discuss the most scintillating scene in all the Harry Potter movies. Bring out your spoilers! Captain America Hayley Atwell explains how she sees her character, Peggy Carter: “I likened her…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Anatomy of a Dalek, as explained to American insomniacs

Craig Ferguson dared to mock the scourge of the universe, the Daleks, in his monologue on tonight’s show. (And yes, we’d already noticed that the eyestalk is really phallic.) Tomorrow night: the Doctor himself, Matt Smith, will brave Ferguson’s show.

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Moody, weird short film “Dirt Dauber” brings HP Lovecraft into the 21st century

We’ve been excited about HP Lovecraft-inspired Dirt Dauber since it started making the film festival circuit last year. Now it’s out on DVD. Here’s the synopsis: In this Lovecraftian fairy tale, a man who awakens naked and confused in the woods is helped by a strange local who speaks of curious mountain folklore, and a…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Two detailed blurbs for China Miéville’s otherworldly far future novel Embassytown

The first details are out for China Miéville’s next novel Embassytown, out in May, and it sounds fantastic. According to the Library Journal: On a distant planet in the distant future, humans and aliens regard each other suspiciously but manage to coexist without bloodshed. Then a new group of humans drop in. And then there’s…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Marvel allows fans to vote on which Deadpool comic deserves to be canceled

It’s fair to say that Deadpool’s been overexposed lately, so Marvel’s offering readers a chance to axe one of his four monthly titles; Deadpool Corps and Deadpool Team-Up are on the chopping block. Vote here for this perverse promotion. UPDATE 11/16/10: According to former Deadpool Corps illustrator Rob Liefield, the poll is a ruse —…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

3D images show us how fast and strong a single animal cell can be

Cells are amazing self-contained, organic machines. They can also, when needed, grow “arms” that move them around and are extraordinarily strong. Now, scientists have used 3D modeling to determine just how much force a single cell can exert. Cells generally grow within a larger matrix of other cells. There are tiny spaces between each cell,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Live-action Batman TV series is probably just a rumor for now

An anonymous source claims Warner Bros. plans on developing a live-action Batman TV series after The Dark Knight Rises comes out. With Karl Urban (already playing Judge Dredd) possibly playing Bats. But don’t go setting your TiVo just yet. It’s entirely possible that a live-action Batman TV series could happen at some point — we…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Tom Felton explains why they shot multiple versions of Harry Potter’s ending

With the release of the second-to-last Potter film, rumors are circulating about the big finale. Are there alternate endings? What about the reshoots? We asked actor Tom Felton to clear things up, and talk a little about growing up Malfoy. We’d heard news of Epilogue reshoots happening this Christmas (apparently they needed to shoot a…

Movies Meredith Woerner

6 superhero origins Hollywood got right (and 6 that Hollywood messed up)

Now that we’ve seen our first Green Lantern footage, opinions are divided. But one thing’s sure: the closer Hal’s origin sticks to the comics, the better off we’ll be. Here are six superhero origins Hollywood captured, and six they ruined. https://gizmodo.com/first-green-lantern-footage-is-mind-blowingly-cosmic-5688982 For those of us who read Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Three ultra-tiny, mysterious “lost frogs” discovered

With amphibians among the creatures hardest-hit by disease and extinction over the past several years, conservation groups are working to find and protect as many species as possible. Today Conservation International announced the discovery of three new ultratiny toads. According to Conservation International, the group which organized the search for lost frogs around the world,…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Smallville gives us Granny Goodness and her orphanage of Female Furies!

Friday’s Smallville got all Fourth World on audiences with the debut of Granny Goodness and her Female Furies! Also, Tess learned her real name, Teri Hatcher guest-starred as Lois’ mom from beyond the grave, and Clark was in bondage. Friday’s episode, “Abandoned,” was totally insane and fairly entertaining. It has the Smallvillization of another Apokoliptic…

Television Cyriaque Lamar

Can a story about mass extinction be optimistic?

Why can’t stories about the future be more optimistic? The Shine anthology presents uplifting visions of the world to come. Check out an exclusive excerpt, “Castoff World” by Kay Kenyon. Child knelt at the edge of the ocean and carefully spread the bird bones on the water, putting them out to sea. She waited for…

io9 Kay Kenyon

190 million year old dinosaur eggs are the world’s oldest preserved embryos

Dinosaur eggs dating back to the early Jurassic are revealing amazing secrets about dinosaurs. These particular dinosaurs were born quadrupedal, then learned how to walk upright, revealing drastic physical changes and a very human-like reliance on their parents during infancy. These eggs are the oldest embryos ever found for a land-based vertebrate. Despite their unimaginable…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Guess which Na’vi princess got knocked up after the humans left?

A rough Avatar deleted scene shows what happens after the end of the movie. And apparently some of our friendly blue Na’vis have been makin’ with the Tsaheylu because somebody’s preggers. Check it out! Go ahead and fast forward 3:40 for the deleted scene. Click to view Alright, now, it didn’t technically show that it…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The sexiest Subway product placement you’re ever likely to see

MTV’s Teen Wolf trailer: No Werewolf Basketball? Let’s see what’s on AMC

The bacteria that could make you grow concrete in your mouth

Guillermo del Toro and BSG’s David Eick to make Hulk TV show for ABC

The Avengers was the ultimate in space-age cool

Pterosaurs were pre-historic pole vaulters

Hayley Atwell explains her Captain America character, plus the lowdown on Harry Potter’s steamy kissing scene!

Anatomy of a Dalek, as explained to American insomniacs

Moody, weird short film “Dirt Dauber” brings HP Lovecraft into the 21st century

Two detailed blurbs for China Miéville’s otherworldly far future novel Embassytown

Marvel allows fans to vote on which Deadpool comic deserves to be canceled

3D images show us how fast and strong a single animal cell can be

Live-action Batman TV series is probably just a rumor for now

Tom Felton explains why they shot multiple versions of Harry Potter’s ending

6 superhero origins Hollywood got right (and 6 that Hollywood messed up)

Three ultra-tiny, mysterious “lost frogs” discovered

Smallville gives us Granny Goodness and her orphanage of Female Furies!

Can a story about mass extinction be optimistic?

190 million year old dinosaur eggs are the world’s oldest preserved embryos

Guess which Na’vi princess got knocked up after the humans left?

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

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