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Airbender’s New Trailer Delivers Elemental Death And Destruction

The new Airbender trailer finally delivers a lot of the excitement we’ve been craving — including Appa in action and the first appearance of the glider. Watch the entire Fire Nation go to bloody, fiery war. What do you think of Princess Yue’s eyes and hair? For those of you not in the Airbending know,…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Ask A Physicist Any Question You Want About The Universe

This weekend you can ask a real, live physicist (me) any question you like – nothing is too stupid, or too weird. And next week, you’ll get answers! It’s happened to all of us. You’re in the middle of your Picard/Spock slash fic, and suddenly you come up with a brilliant new dilithium crystal configuration,…

io9 Dr. Dave Goldberg

Lost: The Saturday Morning Cartoon

What would Lost look like if it was animated? Would Kate be as annoying, or Sawyer still just as smoldering? Artist Michael Blaine Myers, Jr. has the answer, check out the animated cast of Lost — including the smoke monster. The illustrations came from Myers’ site, and can be purchased as a poster and Imagekind.

Television Meredith Woerner

Walter Bishop Is The Greatest Tragic Figure On Television

Last night’s Fringe dipped about 10 percent in the ratings, which is a damned shame since this episode would have turned anyone into a die-hard fan of the show. Not to mention, leaving you obsessed with Walter Bishop. Spoilers ahead… It’s hard to believe we used to look upon Walter Bishop as the childlike mad…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

A Rare Supernatural Episode That Should Not Have Been Made

Last night’s Supernatural, “Hammer Of The Gods,” was a perfect example of worldbuilding fail. It answered questions that didn’t need answering, and it answered them badly. Normally this show is amazing, but everybody has an off night sometimes. I can imagine exactly why this episode got made. The producers were sitting around saying, “OK so…

Television Annalee Newitz

Monsters Inc. Is Finally Getting A Sequel

Sulley and Mike are back, but will their tiny toddler friend named “Boo” be joining them? Is she all grown up now? Our guesses below. Plus there’s a new Jim Henson Muppet star on the way. Disney new boss, Rich Ross, listed off Disney’s new plans for upcoming movies. The highlight of his presentation was…

Movies Meredith Woerner

A Drug That Could Make You Trust Your Government

Exposure to the common hormone oxytocin, which is associated with feelings of trust and pleasure, makes people more likely to trust their government. A scientist says he’s proven that authorities could use hormones, rather than promises, to gain public trust. On NPR yesterday, Alix Spiegel spoke with several experts who study what makes some brains…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Marvel’s Going to Their B-List Characters For New Movies. But Will They Choose the Right Ones?

Giddy with anticipation over their upcoming superheroic slate — Iron Man 2, Thor, The Avengers — Marvel Studios is eyeing mid-list characters for mid-budgeted films. But does anyone really want a Dazzler movie? The news that Marvel is moving ahead with a plan to make films in the $20-40 million range is good. Very good,…

Movies Marc Bernardin

Back To The Future’s Not The Only Movie That Went Back To The Drawing Board

A few weeks ago, Fringe reminded us Back To The Future originally starred Eric Stoltz, before the movie started over with Michael J. Fox. But plenty of other SF/fantasy movies filmed a bunch of scenes, then started over from scratch. https://gizmodo.com/eric-stoltz-in-back-to-the-future-cellphones-in-1985-5508287 Movies that replaced a star after filming had already started: Demolition Man originally featured…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Digilegs Designer Lands A Job Working On “The Hobbit”

Last year, artist Kim Graham exploded into internet fame for a YouTube video where she demonstrated a pair “digilegs” she’d designed herself. Now she’s landed a job at Weta working on the Hobbit movies. Here’s her story. In a fascinating interview with Graham on Coilhouse, the artist talks about what happened after she posted the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Crazy-Ass “Mutant Girls Squad” Trailer

Hot on the heels of Big Tits Zombie in 3D comes a trailer for another wonderfully detached genre flick — this time, featuring young women on a violent, evolutionary bender. https://gizmodo.com/big-tits-zombie-in-3d-the-trailer-5520038 The best part about trailers like this is that you don’t need to know a lick of Japanese to suss out precisely how screw-loose…

Trailers Marc Bernardin

Advertisements For The Environmental Apocalypse

Why are there billboards with giant pictures of natural landscapes next to the roads in Columbus, Georgia? That question, it turns out, is part of the point in this weird art project to advertise environmental apocalypse. According to the artists: As the images that appear on the billboards are all unfamiliar landscapes they provide a…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Supreme Court Hearing Its First Case About Genetically Modified Crops

The U.S. Supreme Court has been hearing arguments on whether a genetically engineered pesticide-resistant alfalfa violates the National Environmental Policy Act. The case pits organic farmers against Monsanto, whose genetically altered alfalfa could spread its genes to neighboring crops, via cross-pollination and prevent them from being able to label them as “organic.” This is the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The New Eclipse Trailer: Let The Wild Vampire-Werewolf Rumpus Begin!

It’s war in Forks for the Twilight kids. Bloody, acrobatic, kung fu-vampire war. Watch as an army of underwater-walking newbie vampires attack a flock of were-puppies. Leave your shirts at the door — it’s the new Eclipse trailer. See it in full screen HD hotness over at Oprah and watch it on Ms. Winfrey’s show…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Geek Love: His and Hers Star Wars T-Shirts

For the couple that wants to seal their love like a smuggler in Carbonite comes this matching set that captures the most romantically bad-ass exchange in all of scifi. My lady isn’t quite geeky enough to sport these in public with me, but if you’re heading to Orlando this August for Star Wars Celebration V…

io9 Marc Bernardin

Twilight Actress To Replace Angelina Jolie In Wanted 2?

Is Wanted’s super secret assassin Fox being downgraded into a lip-biting self-conscious teen? Rumors are circulating that Stewart will be replacing Jolie as Wanted 2’s superslick assassin co-star. Bear in mind that a sequel still hasn’t been officially confirmed. [E!]

Movies Meredith Woerner

Ridley Scott Says Alien Prequel Will Have A New Female Hero — And Maybe New Giger Designs!

Ridley Scott says his new prequel to his seminal 1979 space-horror film Alien is definitely happening, and he’s going to talk to venerable designer H.R. Giger about some new creature designs. And he drops some plot details. Spoilers ahead… According to Scott, he’s looking at the fourth draft of the movie’s script now, and the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

In “The Losers,” Comedy Goes Badass

The movie adaptation of Vertigo’s balls-to-the-wall espionage comic, The Losers, completely nails the spirit of the book. Though its villain leaves a whole lot to be desired. There’s a genre that can best be described as Band of Dudes Skilled in Varied Bad-Assery. It was probably born with The Odyssey, though their varied bad-assery was…

Movies Marc Bernardin

“Changes” Gives The Dresden Files Series A Welcome Shakeup

After what seemed like an interminable lull, Jim Butcher uses his new novel, Changes, to blow the lid off of Harry Dresden’s hard-won but stable world. The Dresden Files are Jim Butcher’s long-running series about Harry Dresden, a wizard private detective in Chicago. It’s an engaging, modern-noir fantasy series that follows Harry as he deals…

Books & Comics Chris Braak

Even The Star Of Syfy’s Phantom Thinks His Outfit Looks Stupid

Syfy’s new Phantom trailer is out, debuting a younger and sassier Phantom than ever before. He’s such a “rule breaker” that he even makes fun of the purple Phantom unitard. But can his keen fashion sense save this TV movie? The four-hour premiere starts Sunday, June 20 beginning at 7 PM.

Movies Meredith Woerner

Airbender’s New Trailer Delivers Elemental Death And Destruction

Ask A Physicist Any Question You Want About The Universe

Lost: The Saturday Morning Cartoon

Walter Bishop Is The Greatest Tragic Figure On Television

A Rare Supernatural Episode That Should Not Have Been Made

Monsters Inc. Is Finally Getting A Sequel

A Drug That Could Make You Trust Your Government

Marvel’s Going to Their B-List Characters For New Movies. But Will They Choose the Right Ones?

Back To The Future’s Not The Only Movie That Went Back To The Drawing Board

Digilegs Designer Lands A Job Working On “The Hobbit”

The Crazy-Ass “Mutant Girls Squad” Trailer

Advertisements For The Environmental Apocalypse

Supreme Court Hearing Its First Case About Genetically Modified Crops

The New Eclipse Trailer: Let The Wild Vampire-Werewolf Rumpus Begin!

Geek Love: His and Hers Star Wars T-Shirts

Twilight Actress To Replace Angelina Jolie In Wanted 2?

Ridley Scott Says Alien Prequel Will Have A New Female Hero — And Maybe New Giger Designs!

In “The Losers,” Comedy Goes Badass

“Changes” Gives The Dresden Files Series A Welcome Shakeup

Even The Star Of Syfy’s Phantom Thinks His Outfit Looks Stupid

Google’s Next Fitbit Sounds Exactly Like a Whoop Clone

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Amazon eero WiFi 7 Router (3-Pack) Keeps Its Spring Sale Price, Covering Up to 120 Devices Across 6,000 Sq. Ft.

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