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First look at the new “supersexy” side of Amanda Seyfried in Red Riding Hood

The more we learn about Amanda Seyfried’s Red Riding Hood film, the more it sounds like an adaptation of a hot-and-heavy magical bodice-ripper. Love triangles, woodland sex, werewolves, sexy role-playing headdresses. Move over vampires, hello magical deer/wolf people sex parties! https://gizmodo.com/amanda-seyfrieds-red-riding-hood-has-horns-5603016 Shock Til You Drop has a scan from Entertainment Weekly’s latest issue, which includes…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Books by Frederik Pohl and Philip K. Dick available as free downloads

Tons of science-fiction novels have gone public domain and gotten posted at Project Gutenberg . Including books by Fritz Leiber, Frederik Pohl and Philip K. Dick. And Black Amazon of Mars by Empire Strikes Back co-writer Leigh Brackett. [Lawrence Person]

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Orbiting 3D printers are the future of space exploration

Space travel is always expensive – especially having to build satellites on the ground and then drag them up into orbit. Why not use 3D printers to build those satellites in orbit? That’s the idea being put forward by a company called Made in Space, which believes a much more cost-effective way to put satellites…

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In Greg Bear’s Hull Zero Three, The Cosmic Terror Of A Generation Ship

These days in Speculative Fiction it’s all about the Fantasy; Urban, Epic, or Weird. What happened to all the spaceships? Take heart space cadets, Greg Bear delivers cosmic wonder — and terror — with his latest novel, Hull Zero Three. Greg Bear is a brilliant SF writer, capable of extrapolating cutting-edge theories into dazzling set-pieces…

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Where the octopuses roam

Last year, a group of artists called Nevercrew created this gorgeous octopus pool, which they dubbed “Big Pink.” Here’s how they made it. Here’s a closer look at the pool: And a video showing the whole process: Octopus (Nevercrew 2009) from Christian Rebecchi on Vimeo. via Fubiz

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When adorable robot pals turn to murder: Ruairi Robinson’s BlinkyTM

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen any footage of Ruairi Robinson’s dancing murderous android, until now. The first teaser trailer is out, with a new name, a new look and that kid from Where The Wild Things Are. https://gizmodo.com/bad-robot-the-movie-dont-worry-your-kids-are-perfect-5377429 BLINKYtm Teaser HD from Ruairi Robinson on Vimeo. Fantastic! We love it when cute…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Global warming could mean a golden age for tropical rain forests

Climate change could have devastating consequences for much of the world’s ecosystems, but at least one area might benefit. Ancient rain forests thrived during severe warming millions of years ago, helping to create today’s species diversity. 56.3 million years ago, planet Earth was going through one of its hottest periods. Average temperatures were 3-5 degrees…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

How a Book Became Another, Using Die-Cutting

The very same man who turned at least two of my friends vegetarian, author Jonathan Safran Foer used the old die-cutting method on a book’s pages, to create a whole new book. Working with Bruno Schulz’s The Street of Crocodiles as the basis for his revamped book, he cut away at the pages to display…

Books & Comics Kat Hannaford

The high cost of being River Tam’s stunt double

“Baby Doll” Riley was a stunt-double in Watchmen, Serenity and Catwoman. ActionFlickChick interviews her about skimpy superhero-outfits and the head-injury she sustained as River Tam. Saddest bit: her memory’s bad because “I’ve been hit in the head quite a bit.”

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Two new Battle: Los Angeles trailers are eerily alluring

Hometown heroes battle a mecha invasion, with a somber singing-robot soundtrack — consider our interest piqued in Battle: Los Angeles. Watch the trailer — you can’t help but be pulled in. Which is probably exactly what the aliens want. So yes, this looks like an all mecha army intent on one thing: destruction. Classic alien…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Scientific proof that short people have one advantage over tall people

Scientists have discovered that shorter people burn more energy when they walk than tall people do. By measuring how people of various heights and ages walk, researchers discovered something odd: We all walk the same way, regardless of height. In other words, if you scaled a five-year-old up to adult height, their strides would be…

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James Frey’s new publishing model: A factory for Hollywood-friendly books

James Frey’s I Am Number Four didn’t blow us away… but as a movie pitch in book form, it worked great, since Michael Bay and DJ Caruso have already filmed it. And it’s just the first of many. https://gizmodo.com/james-freys-teen-alien-angst-book-feels-like-a-bad-movi-5591779 The Wall Street Journal has a revealing look at Frey’s new venture, Full Fathom Five, in…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

How cats master the physical universe when they lap up milk

When cats drink, they never splash or make a mess. It turns out there’s a solid scientific reason for that. As a group of MIT engineers discovered, feline lapping requires a finely-tuned mastery of fluid dynamics. It turns out that cats’ sense of balance and grace extends even to their drinking habits. Until this study,…

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Chewing gum makes you stand up straighter

It’s well-established folk wisdom that you can’t walk and chew gum at the same time. But it’s a very different story if you’re working on your posture. In that case, chewing gum is actually the best thing you can do. That’s the finding of a recent study about the effect of chewing gum on people’s…

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The bizarre “ring UFO” that people have been seeing since 1957

Are they errant smoke rings or alien-controlled ships from Circleworld? Watch these videos of the “ring UFO” phenomenon and judge for yourself. Photograph by Paul Sonne. Here’s a 2008 ring sighting in the Rocky Mountains, right in the middle of the day: And another day sighting in Arizona, from an airplane window: Here’s a California…

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Minority Report, Courtesy of Kinect

Hackers have wasted no time bending Kinect to their will, and this proof of concept video for a Minority Report-esque multitouch UI is probably the most exciting mod yet. Stretch to zoom, here we come! https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-kinect-hacked-to-run-on-mac-os-x-5687874 As modder floemuc explains, “I thought I’d get the mandatory picture-browsing stuff done so it’s out of the way…

Movies Kyle VanHemert

The sound of plot hammers on Fringe

Last night, a big piece of Fauxlivia’s secret mission was revealed on Fringe — and the show’s mythology got a lot deeper. Too bad the episode itself was a little underwhelming. Spoilers ahead. This was the first episode of Fringe season three that hasn’t totally blown me away — I guess the law of averages…

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First “Nutcracker In 3D” clip ruins Christmas

Watch this terrifying clip from the horrific live-action Nutcracker adaptation, in which an evil wooden boy feasts on the entrails of Father Christmas. Or something. We’re not sure because we started crying and ran away. Christmas is canceled, everyone. Here it is, courtesy of ComingSoon. Remember what is seen cannot be unseen. Did you make…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Star Trek 2 script is almost done, but will J.J. Abrams direct it?

As the script for the Star Trek sequel nears completion, the question becomes who will direct it. Disney’s adaptation of its Magic Kingdom theme park attracts Jon Favreau and Ron Moore. Star Trek 2: The screenplay, written by the first movie team of Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzmann, and Damon Lindelof, is reportedly nearing completion and…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

The Magicians of Industrial Light & Magic

The Industrial Light & Magic team has been responsible for some of the most iconic scenes in modern movie history. Their magic has graced Star Wars, E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark and more. Here’s a peek behind the curtain. VanityFair.com has an incredible set of shots showing the ILM team at work on various…

Movies Kyle VanHemert

First look at the new “supersexy” side of Amanda Seyfried in Red Riding Hood

Books by Frederik Pohl and Philip K. Dick available as free downloads

Orbiting 3D printers are the future of space exploration

In Greg Bear’s Hull Zero Three, The Cosmic Terror Of A Generation Ship

Where the octopuses roam

When adorable robot pals turn to murder: Ruairi Robinson’s BlinkyTM

Global warming could mean a golden age for tropical rain forests

How a Book Became Another, Using Die-Cutting

The high cost of being River Tam’s stunt double

Two new Battle: Los Angeles trailers are eerily alluring

Scientific proof that short people have one advantage over tall people

James Frey’s new publishing model: A factory for Hollywood-friendly books

How cats master the physical universe when they lap up milk

Chewing gum makes you stand up straighter

The bizarre “ring UFO” that people have been seeing since 1957

Minority Report, Courtesy of Kinect

The sound of plot hammers on Fringe

First “Nutcracker In 3D” clip ruins Christmas

The Star Trek 2 script is almost done, but will J.J. Abrams direct it?

The Magicians of Industrial Light & Magic

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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