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First Glimpse Of Space Nazis In “Iron Sky”

We’ve been excited about alt history flick Iron Sky for a while, mostly because it’s a comedy about Nazis building a base on the Moon. Test shooting just started, and we’ve got our first look at the Moon Nazi troopers. Created by the same group that brought you Star Wreck, Iron Sky is a low-budget,…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Pics And Hints For Wanted 2, Avatar 2 And Iron Man 2. Plus Guess Which Hero’s Getting Naked?

There’s a fiery new Iron Man 2 poster, plus James Cameron hints at Avatar leftovers that could appear in Avatar 2. Writers talk The Boys and Wanted 2 movies. Plus Doctor Who, Lost, Fringe, Scott Pilgrim, FlashForward, V and Caprica. Iron Man 2: A truly hideous new poster for this film, featuring the standard “heads…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

LG’s LX9500 3DTV Will Go On Sale May

Panasonic and Samsung already have their 3DTV sets on store shelves in the US, and Sony will launch theirs in June. LG? Well, they did launch a set in Korea last year, but their new LX9500 will debut this May. https://gizmodo.com/best-buy-goes-3d-for-cheaper-at-200-stores-on-march-10-5487214 They’re saying it’s the world’s first full LED 3D TV, and while it’s launching…

Television Kat Hannaford

What Will Be The Fate Of Humanity’s Synthetic World?

If you aren’t playing Final Fantasy XIII yet, I bet you are thinking about it. This shimmering shot of a fight from the game shows off its gorgeous concept design. What’s the game about? Here’s a quick summary, from Kotaku’s Mike Fahey: Hovering above the surface of the planet Pulse, the shell-like city of Cocoon…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Fox Mobile Group’s Bitbop: On-Demand TV For Your Smartphone

Fox Mobile Group today announced Bitbop, a wireless subscription service that brings “premium” video content to your smartphone. It’ll cost $10 per month, and it’s the next best thing until a Hulu app gets here. Which, hey, still waiting! https://gizmodo.com/hulu-iphone-app-coming-and-its-badass-5216849 With Bitbop, you’ll be able to browse a menu of full-length television and movie content…

Movies Brian Barrett

Latest “Despicable Me” Trailer Packed With Orphans, Kitties And Tiny Yellow Minions

Mad scientist kiddie flick Despicable Me has a new trailer that showcases Steve Carell’s vocal talents as baddie Gru – and orphans. Why? Perhaps because orphans can do the one thing non-Pixar animation can’t, like elicit emotion? Critics are already writing this movie off simply because it’s not a Pixar film, and they may have…

Movies Meredith Woerner

How to Make Water Explode

Welcome to yet another post in Io9’s reckless lawsuit-baiting series. Find out why water boils, why it’s necessary to make sure it does boil, and what happens when it doesn’t boil soon enough. To understand what makes water boil, it’s important to stop thinking of water as an object, and start thinking of it as…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

A 250-Foot Whirlpool That Has Existed For Hundreds Of Years Off The Coast Of Maine

For hundreds of years, people off the coast of Maine have noted a large whirlpool known as “Old Sow.” It’s the biggest whirlpool in the western hemisphere, and exhibits a lot of weird behaviors (including making pig noises). According to Atlas Obscura: Though said to be named the “Old Sow” whirlpool because it makes sounds…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Libyan Dictator Muammar Qaddafi’s Crazy Science Fiction Short Story

The Guardian’s Daniel Kalder wasn’t crazy about Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi’s book of short stories, marketed in the UK under the title Escape To Hell (Kalder calls it “surreal gibberish”). But there’s always something fascinating about reading the work of a dictator, especially one who has tried his hands at science fiction. Though most of…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Best-Dressed Disney Villain MIght Have A Movie Deal With Tim Burton

From her two-pronged headdress down to her pet crow, Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent has always been the baddest of the bad. She’s so delightfully evil she may be the first Disney villain to get her own live action feature. Even though Cruella de Vil was brought to life by Glenn Close, she was always second banana…

Movies Meredith Woerner

When Keeping It Skeptical In Science Fiction Goes Wrong

A defining thread of modern scientific thought is skepticism, the tendency to question accepted ideas until evidence is found to confirm or reject them. But what do skeptics do in worlds of magic, aliens, and other matters fantastic? Science fiction authors often face a difficult task in incorporating skepticism into their works. After all, they’re…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Shogun And Caveman Iron Men Suit Up For Time-Traveling Armor Wars

What if Tony Stark was born in the Paleolithic or Middle Ages? The newest slew of Iron Man By Design variant covers re-imagine the hero as a crusader, a cowboy, and a cro-magnon. In the first batch of Marvel’s Iron Man By Design variant covers, Tony was a centurion and ancient Egyptian falconer. These purdy…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

The Airships Always Come Home In Spring

You know that winter is fading when the fields lose their frost by mid-morning and the rivers are no longer crusted with ice. And then the airships return, floating quietly overhead, beacons marking the edges of hot weather to come. The weather is getting warmer here in the northern hemisphere, and probably on other planets…

io9 Annalee Newitz

“Cargo” Could Be The Next Great Space Epic

Despite what the ads show you, Cargo is not your typical space-station horror movie. It’s Switzerland’s first large scale science fiction film, and it’s one that showcases enough smarts and skill that it ranks among scifi cinema’s best. Cargo is a much grander work than the Alien clone it looks like in trailers, blending classic…

io9 Quiet Earth

Dr. Zoidberg Ski Mask Perfect For Decapodian Mating Season

We love this amazing Dr. Zoidberg knit skiing mask. It’s perfect for keeping warm while harvesting decapodian male jelly, or just a cold day. Knit on, Futurama fans! Pattern from Knitty. [Flickr via Great White Snark]

Television Meredith Woerner

Want To Be The Spider-Man Musical’s Next Mary Jane?

Want to be Peter Parker’s next Broadway leading lady? With Rachel Evan Wood out of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, here’s your chance to hit the Tony Award jackpot. Auditions are next Saturday in New York. Julie Taymor and Bono’s $50 million musical needs a new Mary Jane. On April 3 from 10 AM to…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

And The World’s Strongest Insect Is…

…a dung beetle! Australia’s Onthophagus taurus, to be precise, according to a months-long series of tests designed to determine which insect could pull the most weight. What’s the dung beetle’s secret? Diet. Doctor Rob Knell from Queen Mary, University of London and Professor Leigh Simmons of the University of Western Australia set out to determine…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

The B-Movie Beauties Of Vergi (NSFW)

The models of the Lithuanian fashion label Vergi wouldn’t look out of place on a scifi VHS cassette box circa 1986. Whether it’s post-apocalyptic or post-humanist, these women have a smoking B-movie aesthetic that channels the future and past simultaneously. [via Vergi]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Avatar Plants A Million Trees – Think Of All The Hair Sex

Avatar is doing a nice thing with all the money it made peddling Satan’s wares. On Earth Day, Fox will team up with Earth Day Network to plant one million trees. Oh, and they’ll pimp the Blu-Ray Avatar release too. https://gizmodo.com/avatar-is-the-work-of-the-devil-says-idiot-pastor-5496158 While we commend Fox on their global initiative, we hope they don’t pass up…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Richard Kadrey, Lisa Goldstein, and Other SF Authors Talk About Utopia Tonight In San Francisco

Interested in hearing SF authors talk about social justice and science fiction? Then check out tonight’s free event at CounterPULSE in San Francisco. Here are the details: From H.G. Wells to Octavia Butler, from New Wave to Cyberpunk to the Slipstream of today, SF has been a tool to agitate, organize speculate and explore utopian…

io9 Annalee Newitz

First Glimpse Of Space Nazis In “Iron Sky”

Pics And Hints For Wanted 2, Avatar 2 And Iron Man 2. Plus Guess Which Hero’s Getting Naked?

LG’s LX9500 3DTV Will Go On Sale May

What Will Be The Fate Of Humanity’s Synthetic World?

Fox Mobile Group’s Bitbop: On-Demand TV For Your Smartphone

Latest “Despicable Me” Trailer Packed With Orphans, Kitties And Tiny Yellow Minions

How to Make Water Explode

A 250-Foot Whirlpool That Has Existed For Hundreds Of Years Off The Coast Of Maine

Libyan Dictator Muammar Qaddafi’s Crazy Science Fiction Short Story

Best-Dressed Disney Villain MIght Have A Movie Deal With Tim Burton

When Keeping It Skeptical In Science Fiction Goes Wrong

Shogun And Caveman Iron Men Suit Up For Time-Traveling Armor Wars

The Airships Always Come Home In Spring

“Cargo” Could Be The Next Great Space Epic

Dr. Zoidberg Ski Mask Perfect For Decapodian Mating Season

Want To Be The Spider-Man Musical’s Next Mary Jane?

And The World’s Strongest Insect Is…

The B-Movie Beauties Of Vergi (NSFW)

Avatar Plants A Million Trees – Think Of All The Hair Sex

Richard Kadrey, Lisa Goldstein, and Other SF Authors Talk About Utopia Tonight In San Francisco

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

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

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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