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6th Century B.C. Palace Proves That To Destroy Something Is To Preserve It

Archaeologists have made an incredible discovery: The remains of a palace that belonged to Rome’s last royal family before the rebellion that created the Republic. But what rebels did to destroy this symbol of monarchy ironically preserved it. Researchers at the dig believe that the palace was destroyed in the Roman revolt of 510 B.C.,…

io9 Annalee Newitz

“The Crazies” Reinvents Military Horror For The 21st Century

On paper, The Crazies sounds like a B-grade cliche: Bioweapons-made zombies terrorize small town. But the movie defies expectations. The Crazies is a scary, smart thriller that tweaks its tropes and offers a non-preachy fable about the military’s dark side. When seemingly unmotivated acts of violence break out in a tiny Iowa town, the sheriff…

Movies Annalee Newitz

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Crushed under a piece of Mongolian space trash? Don’t worry, we’ve got all the week’s news right here, including comic-book outtakes from JJ Abrams’ Star Trek, The Crazies details, and all the science fiction TV you’ll watch in the future. 18 Upcoming TV Shows That Could Save Small-Screen Scifi Is science fiction doomed on television?…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Real Problem With Midichlorians

Lately, when people ask Lost’s producers if they’re going to answer our questions, they bring up Star Wars’ midichlorians, as proof that some things are better not explained. But like so many people, they’re missing the real reason midichlorians sucked. Damon Lindelof told E! Online a while back: There are certain questions about the show…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Face Tatts And A Brooklyn Home Make You Ugly, But Only On The Outside

What’s the opposite of being beautiful, rich and popular? Tattoos, scars and Brooklyn living, according to the new teen Beauty And The Beast remake, Beastly. Good thing it’s got Neil Patrick Harris as the candlestick. What happens when the pretty, rich and popular kid is mean to the local Goth girl, Mary-Kate Olsen? She does…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Creep Into The Strange Imaginings of Ivica Stevanovic

Ivica Stevanovic is an artist from Serbia. All I can say is that he’s a mad genius of the surreal….and I like it. I like it a lot. In this gallery, we’ll tour his unusual world. In addition to his amazing images in graphic novels, he has also worked on numerous chiildren’s books as well…

io9 Ann VanderMeer

When Monkeys Ruled Comic Books!

For mid-20th century DC Comics, there was one surefire way to raise sales: Stick an ape on the cover and make readers ask why. And it still works! Go on – pretend you don’t want to read these stories. The origin of the ape meme was very down to Earth, according to DC artist Sheldon…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Joss Whedon Making A Feature Film With Eliza Dushku?

Dollhouse’s Eliza Dushku might be going back to Joss Whedon’s laboratory of evil soon — she told an interviewer the duo aim to make a movie together. And she also still hopes to be in Ghostbusters 3. Talking to HollywoodLife.com, Dushku says that she’s definitely up for being one of the five new Ghostbusters who…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Batman Breaks Superman’s Sales Record

Just days after the first appearance of Superman set a new world record for the most expensive comic book ever, Batman’s first appearance has sold for even more. The rivalry between those two has really gotten out of hand. Only three days after the first issue of Action Comics sold for one million dollars, a…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Chemist Who Helped Invent Birth-Control Pill Also Pioneered Novels About Science

Carl Djerassi, the chemist who helped invent the birth-control pill in 1951, has spent the past couple of decades crafting a new type of literature, which he calls “science-in-fiction.” It’s not science fiction, it’s fiction about science. In a new interview with the Stanford Daily, Djerassi explains that he started writing novels in 1983 when…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Will Scarface’s Director Try His Hand At Paranormal Activity 2’s Shaky-Cam?

Since Paranormal Activity made huge profits on a shoe-string budget, Paramount is now shopping around for “bigger” directors, like Brian F-ing De Palma. Consider our minds blown. Sure, why not? Let’s make an ultra-violent, celeb-filled, hand-held-camera demon film. [LA Times]

Movies Meredith Woerner

Inject Some Futuristic Sci-Fi Into the Oscar Nominees

The Oscars are coming up in a couple of weeks. With the obvious exceptions of Avatar and District 9, there isn’t a lot of sci-fi or gear in the nominees. We can fix that, right guys? https://gizmodo.com/avatar-review-yes-it-changed-everything-after-all-5429424 So take the less sci-fi nominees and inject in a nice dose of tech, will you? Send your…

Movies Adam Frucci

Is The Captain America Movie Being Put On Hold? (Updated)

Has The Wolfman done what Batroc The Leaper, Baron Zemo and even Iron Man couldn’t manage? New rumors are claiming that the poor box office performance of director Joe Johnston’s werewolf movie may have resulted in Cap’s (temporary?) demise. UPDATED. Movie blog Remington’s Cinema is claiming that anonymous sources from the set of John Landis’…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Godzilla Battles Sea Monsters And Dragons, For The Sake Of Art

We love Hugo Award-winning artist Bob Eggleton’s art in general, but his kaiju and dragon images — at least one of which appeared in a Tokyo gallery show — melt our brains with their atomic breath of awesomeness. It’s well worth checking out all of the art over at Eggleton’s blog, Bob’s Art Du Jour…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Flash Finds Director, Speeds Towards Production?

If rumors are to be believed, Superman isn’t the only DC superhero whose movie plans are on the fast track: The Flash movie may have found its director, and it’s a name that may sound familiar to Green Lantern fans. According to IESB, Greg Berlanti will be the director of DC Entertainment’s The Flash. Berlanti…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Iceberg The Size Of Luxembourg Threatens Ocean Currents

A massive iceberg has broken off Antarctica and gotten stuck in a position that could cause global ocean currents to change dramatically. That would affect everything from shipping lanes to animal migration. The iceberg broke off from the Mertz Glacier last month, and has since lodged in a position where it is blocking heavy, ultracold…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Will Disney’s Decision To Crush Mid-Budget Films Stomp Out Ant-Man?

Disney is squeezing out the middle on its slate of upcoming films. And that’s bad news for lesser-known Marvel heroes, like Ant-Man and Doctor Strange — unless you want to see Ant-Man done as a dirt-cheap romantic comedy. Producers for the Disney rom-com The Proposal, have spilled the beans on Disney’s film future. Disney will…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Why You and Everybody Else Wants Laser Eye Surgery

I never knew why Brian Lam wanted lasik so badly. He just called it “Godzilla protection.” [b3ta via The Daily What] https://gizmodo.com/what-does-lasik-really-feel-like-5051492

Books & Comics Mark Wilson

The Alternate History of Gundam In World War II

In the alternate history of Project Arbeiter, it’s 1943 and the Nazis have invented the ultimate weapon: Mobile armor suits. But the allies have stolen the tech. And now it’s a mobile suit mano a mano to win the war. I’m not sure if the plot is enough to sustain a feature, but this trailer…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Children of Men Director Saves Us From Wanted 2

Two bits of awesome news! First there will be no contrived Wanted sequel, thanks to Angelina Jolie. Instead she’s going to star in Gravity from Children Of Men director Alfonso Cuarón. Which is definitely the second bit of good news. New York Magazine is reporting that Angelina Jolie pulled out of Universal’s Wanted 2 picture,…

Movies Meredith Woerner

6th Century B.C. Palace Proves That To Destroy Something Is To Preserve It

“The Crazies” Reinvents Military Horror For The 21st Century

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

The Real Problem With Midichlorians

Face Tatts And A Brooklyn Home Make You Ugly, But Only On The Outside

Creep Into The Strange Imaginings of Ivica Stevanovic

When Monkeys Ruled Comic Books!

Joss Whedon Making A Feature Film With Eliza Dushku?

Batman Breaks Superman’s Sales Record

Chemist Who Helped Invent Birth-Control Pill Also Pioneered Novels About Science

Will Scarface’s Director Try His Hand At Paranormal Activity 2’s Shaky-Cam?

Inject Some Futuristic Sci-Fi Into the Oscar Nominees

Is The Captain America Movie Being Put On Hold? (Updated)

Godzilla Battles Sea Monsters And Dragons, For The Sake Of Art

The Flash Finds Director, Speeds Towards Production?

Iceberg The Size Of Luxembourg Threatens Ocean Currents

Will Disney’s Decision To Crush Mid-Budget Films Stomp Out Ant-Man?

Why You and Everybody Else Wants Laser Eye Surgery

The Alternate History of Gundam In World War II

Children of Men Director Saves Us From Wanted 2

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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