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The most amazing Matrix knock-off ever — co-starring Coolio!

A young hacker fights Agent SmithNeville (Adrian Paul!) inside a virtual-reality subway train, and then Coolio and Bai Ling show up to save his ass. Watch Bai Ling make Miss Piggy kung-fu noises, while Coolio hacks the virtual reality itself. You have to love Coolio’s cyber-sheriff outfit, and the way Coolio fist-bumps and then says…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Hydras, Drones and Tankers: The inside scoop on Skyline’s alien shock troops

We chatted with the directors of this weekend’s big alien-attack movie Skyline. Find out each space invader’s name, rank, size and duty — plus how their creepy blue hypnotizing light works, and what’s in store for Skyline 2. Right now it seems like we’re hitting the crest for big exploding and awesome alien movies and…

Movies Meredith Woerner

What killed Caprica?

Unceremoniously canceled last month, Battlestar Galactica prequel series Caprica dared to offer audiences a truly alien world. That’s probably what caused the show’s downfall, but could also help it endure as one of the most literary scifi shows ever aired. By literary, I mean that the series dealt with many themes that until now have…

Television Annalee Newitz

In Defense of Steampunk

A while back, Charles Stross published a spirited critique of steampunk, saying “there’s too much of it” and it’s suffering from “second artist effect.” Now Aurorarama author Jean-Christophe Valtat explains why steampunk and “Teslapop” are more relevant than ever. Talk about bad timing for my time machine. Just when I set up shop as a…

Books & Comics Jean-Christophe Valtat

Police apes use Facebook to bust the illegal face-stealers — a new Paul Di Filippo tale

Paul Di Filippo, the mastermind of the weird and mind-expanding, has created a fascinating world of counterfeit faces and the ape cops who bust them. Watch him read “Pocketful of Faces” here. (Warning: auto-launches somewhat loudly.)

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Chris Nolan’s short list of women to play Batman’s love interest — and nemesis!

More big name casting rumors are surfacing about Chris Nolan’s third Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. So who does Nolan have his eye on for Batman’s next romantic interest, and a possible female villain? Here’s the list. Deadline is reporting from an anonymous source that Nolan is looking these women for two lead female…

Movies Meredith Woerner

A Strange Bulge On The Dark Side Of The Moon

The dark side of the Moon is home to mysterious highlands that have baffled scientists for decades. It turns out Earth’s gravity created them, back when the lunar surface floated on a magma ocean. About 4.4 billion years ago, soon after the Moon formed, it possessed a giant ocean of liquid rock that separated the…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Did Harry Potter Really Steal All These Story Ideas?

When Harry Potter became one of the world’s most famous heroes, many people complained that J.K. Rowling had lifted chunks of the Potterverse from other sources. How true is this? We sort through all the alleged prototypes for Harry Potter. Image by NubeCybot on Deviant Art. Before we get started, let’s be clear here —…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Michael Ann Dobbs

Letting your mind wander is a major cause of unhappiness

People spend 46.9% of their waking lives thinking about something other than what they’re actually doing. It’s a terribly inefficient use of one’s mind and, worse, it actually seems to make people unhappy. Letting your mind wander might seem like a bad thing, but really it’s just the natural byproduct of being capable of abstract…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

R.I.P. Legendary Producer Dino De Laurentiis

Dino De Laurentiis, producer of Barbarella, Army of Darkness, Dune and many other classics, passed away in Los Angeles Thursday morning. He was 91. Besides helping to bankroll countless big budget and cult films, De Laurentiis made a big difference in the international market (he was one of the first to start pre-selling international distribution…

Movies Meredith Woerner

In the ancient Amazon, children had many fathers – and women many lovers

Few cultures are as sexually liberated as those of the ancient Amazon rainforest. Nearly 70 percent of the tribes practiced multiple paternity, in which all of a woman’s sexual partners were fathers to her children. It was commonplace for people to be open about having multiple sexual partners in the ancient Amazon. Open sexual arrangements…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Half-Life fans make an amazing video game inspired film for pennies

Check out the trailer for the Half-Life-inspired short film titled Beyond Black Mesa. The entire project was made for a mere $1,200, and it looks better than most big-budget Hollywood movies out there. According to the site’s YouTube page, the short was directed by Brian Curtin, and this is just a taste of more to…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Orange juice is giving women gout

Do your feet feel like this? If you’re a fan of sugary drinks, there’s a significant chance you’ve got gout — and it’s not just soda that’s to blame. Gout is a condition which causes painful inflammation, usually in the toes. It’s caused by elevated levels of uric acid in the blood, which crystallize in…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Kim Kardashian drains the fun out of Barbarella

We were just feeling nostalgic for Barbarella, when Kim Kardashian unveiled a new photoshoot of herself doing a Jane Fonda pastiche. It’s always nice to see space-age fashion back again, but this isn’t the Barbarella we were hoping for. https://gizmodo.com/greatest-zero-gravity-sex-scenes-of-all-time-nsfw-5686804

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Woody Allen’s house of the future gets foreclosed

Remember this house from Woody Allen’s Sleeper? For many people, it symbolized an ultra-stylish future. In 2002, it was listed for $10 million. In 2006, a businessman bought it for $3.4 million. It just foreclosed, and sold for $1.5 million. The “Sculptured House,” just outside Denver, CO, was designed by architect Charles Deaton, as a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Math Smackdown: Prove the Pythagorean Theorem

Everyone knows that A² + B² = C², but can you prove it? There are at least 88 ways to do it. Here’s my personal favorite. The Pythagorean Theorem is known by anyone who has taken basic geometry. In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Cold, smelly failed star might be the most pathetic thing in the universe

Brown dwarfs are objects that weren’t quite massive enough to become stars. Stuck somewhere between lame stars and weird planets, brown dwarfs lead a solitary existence…and this newly-discovered brown dwarf could be the saddest of them all. Brown dwarfs might just as accurately be called green dwarfs, at least as far as our infrared telescopes…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Galactus loves rainbows, but Dr. Doom loves unicorns more

The weekend’s coming, and you’ll need some cool nerd duds if you’re going to look right. Allow me to suggest these tees from Mighty Fine, each showing the rainbows-and-unicorns side of our favorite superheroes and villains. I can’t decide whether I need the Galactus tee, complete with Pegasus, rainbows, and what looks like a crushed…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Hulu Plus for Boxee Will Be Announced Later Today

Boxee is definitely getting Hulu Plus—under the condition Boxee removes all links to Hulu’s free streaming service. Boxee’s CEO is expected to confirm it later today, but until then that’s making the new Box look even costlier. [AllThingsD] https://gizmodo.com/boxee-box-is-finally-shipping-will-get-netflix-and-hul-5686955

Television Kat Hannaford

What would you give up for an Alzheimer’s Disease cure?

A 91-year-old man suffering from dementia gets offered a new drug that gives him a stark choice, in Walter Mosley’s new novel. Are we finally going to get an Alzheimer’s disease novel to compete with Vernor Vinge’s Rainbow’s End? Spoilers… Mosley’s new novel, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, sounds fantastic, judging from the early…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

The most amazing Matrix knock-off ever — co-starring Coolio!

Hydras, Drones and Tankers: The inside scoop on Skyline’s alien shock troops

What killed Caprica?

In Defense of Steampunk

Police apes use Facebook to bust the illegal face-stealers — a new Paul Di Filippo tale

Chris Nolan’s short list of women to play Batman’s love interest — and nemesis!

A Strange Bulge On The Dark Side Of The Moon

Did Harry Potter Really Steal All These Story Ideas?

Letting your mind wander is a major cause of unhappiness

R.I.P. Legendary Producer Dino De Laurentiis

In the ancient Amazon, children had many fathers – and women many lovers

Half-Life fans make an amazing video game inspired film for pennies

Orange juice is giving women gout

Kim Kardashian drains the fun out of Barbarella

Woody Allen’s house of the future gets foreclosed

Math Smackdown: Prove the Pythagorean Theorem

Cold, smelly failed star might be the most pathetic thing in the universe

Galactus loves rainbows, but Dr. Doom loves unicorns more

Hulu Plus for Boxee Will Be Announced Later Today

What would you give up for an Alzheimer’s Disease cure?

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

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