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Katherine Heigl Will Live Forever As The Next Highlander… Sorta

We loved her in Roswell, but hated The Ugly Truth. So we’re pretty split on the news that Katherine Heigl will be making a science fiction movie in which she plays an immortal. Could you live forever with with Heigl? The title of the film is The Age of Adaline and according to IGN it’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Exclusive Preview: Patton Oswalt Does A Firefly Comic

Float Out is actor-comedian-bon vivant Patton Oswalt’s comic book tribute to Serenity’s throttle jockey, Hoban Washburne. It hits stores on June 2 — but here are the first few pages to whet your Firefly appetite. Here’s the official, kinda spoilery synopsis from Dark Horse Comics: Always ready with a brilliant aerial maneuver and a terrible…

Books & Comics Marc Bernardin

True Blood Season 3 Trailer Spills The Bloody Details

The trailer for the new True Blood season includes a lot of teases. Who’s making out with what species — and could these little puppies be the next big fanged bad? Check out our revealing screencaps below.

Television Meredith Woerner

What are wormholes and how do we find them?

Is anyone else sick of having to stay in the same damn universe when the next one over could be filled with robot dinosaurs and new kinds of cheese? Here’s how to find a wormhole and ditch this place. Wormholes, so far, are confined to the realm of the theoretical. The scientific basis for them…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Set Pics Show Green Lantern’s Mo-Cap Suit. Alan Tudyk Joins Transformers 3! Major Lost Spoilers!

See Ryan Reynolds in his Green Lantern mo-cap suit. Alan Tudyk joins Transformers 3, which LaBoeuf promises won’t suck like Transformers 2. Cowboys And Aliens synopsis! Twilight clip! Plus Lost, Terra Nova, Doctor Who, Jonah Hex, Warehouse 13 and Fringe. Green Lantern: There’s no way for this not to be a bit of a letdown…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

James Cameron Urges Industry To Shoot In 3D

James Cameron is fast replacing Michael Bay as the industry preacher-man. Instead of praising the Blu-ray format though, he’s taking to his soapbox weekly to mouth off about 3DTV. This time, about how content-makers need to shoot in 3D. https://gizmodo.com/michael-bay-still-loves-blu-ray-more-than-hd-dvd-313984 Yesterday he told television producers in Seoul that shooting in 2D and upscaling to 3D…

Movies Kat Hannaford

V Picked Up For A Second Season!

It’s a good day to be an evil invading lizard. After the latest episode showed a 14 percent ratings spike, ABC has renewed V for a 13-episode second season. FlashForward, meanwhile, may not be seeing much more of a future.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Funniest Moments From Supernatural Season 5: A Video Tribute

Tonight we say goodbye to the fifth season of Supernatural. But before we watch the Winchesters paint the walls with the inside bits of angels, we wanted to pay tribute to the laughs we shared. Here’s our video tribute. I tried to fit it all in, but there’s really too, too much funny in this…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Is This New Flick Awesome Or Crap?

The Last City is an indie flick in production right now, and we’ve got the concept trailer right here. Honestly I can’t decide if it’s good or bad. I like the postapocalypse gangster movie idea, though. See for yourself. Here’s the synopsis: Year: 2070 The ancient prophecies of hell on earth came true with a…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Why Spiders Always Eat Ants By Starting With The Head

Zodarion spiders dine exclusively on ants, and they’re very particular about how those ants should be prepared. The spiders always eat the ants’ heads first. It turns out this ghoulish practice is vital for the spider’s survival. A group of researchers wanted to see of Zodarions simply thought the heads were tastier, or if the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Real Reason Print Magazines May Be Doomed

Our own Braak writes a thoughtful post over at Threat Quality, on the real reasons magazines struggle, including some good questions. Why don’t the science fiction magazines get shelved near science fiction books? And why does Fire Apparatus Journal exist?

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Pieces of the city are forming, like islands

Photographer Bas Princen has a fantastic new exhibition, called “Refuge,” up at Storefront for Art and Architecture. Storefront describes the show as a “photographic fiction”. Although it is the result of extensive travels and research in five cities of the Middle East and Turkey-Istanbul, Beirut, Amman, Cairo and Dubai-it could just as easily pass as…

io9 Geoff Manaugh

First Six Pages Of The True Blood Comic Are Just As Dirty As The Show

Check out four different covers, and the first six pages, of IDW’s True Blood comic. We’re happy to find that it’s just as wonderfully pervy as our favorite vampire show, including almost see-through sketches of Sookie’s work-wear in the rain. IDW’s True Blood comic is drawn by David Messina and written by Alan Ball, Elisabeth…

io9 Meredith Woerner

In “Feed,” The Zombie Apocalypse Destroys Mainstream Media

Imagine hivemind zombies that hunt like wolves. Imagine a world where blogs are the main source of information, as people huddle in their homes, afraid of going outside. Welcome to the world of Feed. It’s perfect summer apocalypse reading. Though Seanan McGuire has already written a number of books, Feed is her first novel under…

io9 Hank Hu

Your First Look At Firefly’s Original Ship Designs

Joss Whedon’s Firefly was an inspiration in so many ways, but one of them was its innovative approach to depicting spaceships and space travel. Here are some exclusive concept art images from a new book that celebrates Firefly’s enduring inspiration. If you’ve ever wanted to crawl inside the world of Firefly, both the universe that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Most Luscious Properties in the Public Domain

Here are 10 stories that belong to everybody, stories that still have plenty of juice in them — even if their earlier incarnations left something to be desired. Embryo (1976) Rock Hudson starred as a scientist who was able to accelerate the human gestational process from months to days, yielding the hotness that was Barbara…

io9 Marc Bernardin

Gawker Media Seeks Community Interns

Gawker Media seeks a few brave interns to learn about our commenting system and help us with our beloved communities. The interns will learn about behind-the-scenes administrative tasks and quality oversight under direction by our Community Manager. Applicants should have several days per week to devote to these duties. Strong communication skills, familiarity with Gawker…

io9 Kaila Hale-Stern

Watch The Nazis Build Spaceships In New “Iron Sky” Teaser

I am trembling with the awesomeness. There’s a new trailer for Iron Sky, the alt.history flick about a secret Nazi base on the Moon. And it looks utterly incredible. Iron Sky is being created right now by Finnish company Energia, funded entirely by crowdsourcing (which is why the filmmakers ask for money at the end…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Future Of Star Wars Is Coming To An End

Dark Horse’s Star Wars: Legacy comic has been surprisingly great, telling the story of a distant descendant of Luke Skywalker who’s neither Jedi nor Sith. And now Dark Horse is pulling the plug. To quote Luke’s daddy, “Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!” We’ve been enjoying the hell out of Star Wars: Legacy since it launched, despite some confusing soap-opera…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A Litl Box Wants to Turn Your TV Into an Actually Good Web Browser

This is the touchscreen remote for the Litl TV box, which aims to go where no man has gone before (since 1998): To turn your TV into a legit web browser with a new generation of web apps. Anybody who remembers WebTV is probably immediately skeptical of an attempt to use TV as a medium…

Television Matt Buchanan

Katherine Heigl Will Live Forever As The Next Highlander… Sorta

Exclusive Preview: Patton Oswalt Does A Firefly Comic

True Blood Season 3 Trailer Spills The Bloody Details

What are wormholes and how do we find them?

Set Pics Show Green Lantern’s Mo-Cap Suit. Alan Tudyk Joins Transformers 3! Major Lost Spoilers!

James Cameron Urges Industry To Shoot In 3D

V Picked Up For A Second Season!

Funniest Moments From Supernatural Season 5: A Video Tribute

Is This New Flick Awesome Or Crap?

Why Spiders Always Eat Ants By Starting With The Head

The Real Reason Print Magazines May Be Doomed

Pieces of the city are forming, like islands

First Six Pages Of The True Blood Comic Are Just As Dirty As The Show

In “Feed,” The Zombie Apocalypse Destroys Mainstream Media

Your First Look At Firefly’s Original Ship Designs

The Most Luscious Properties in the Public Domain

Gawker Media Seeks Community Interns

Watch The Nazis Build Spaceships In New “Iron Sky” Teaser

The Future Of Star Wars Is Coming To An End

A Litl Box Wants to Turn Your TV Into an Actually Good Web Browser

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Is Filled With Krypto, Lobo, and ’60s Soul

Vaping Comes With a Cancer Risk, Review Finds

ASUS Eye Care Monitor Hits an All-Time Low, Only Hours Left to Grab a 27″ Screen at a 15.6″ Budget Price on Amazon

How to Watch Artemis 2, NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 54 Years

KitchenAid 4.5-Quart Stand Mixer Is Back at Its Lowest Price, a Last-Minute Spring Sale Deal Outside Amazon Prime Day

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

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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