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Zachary Quinto Wants To Leave Star Trek For Two Years UPDATE

Zachary Quinto dropped a bomb: his Star Trek MMO cameo will be his last Trek experience, including movies, for two years at the least. But with Trek 2 set for a release in June 2012, does this mean no Spock? In an interview with Wired Game Life about his work voice in the MMO cameo…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Kim Stanley Robinson Goes to Jupiter

Kim Stanley Robinson‘s new novel, Galileo’s Dream, takes the titanic astronomer-mathematician from Renaissance Italy to the moons of Jupiter in the 31st century to assist in a political battle pitting science against religion. We talked to him about creating worlds. Some spoilers for Galileo’s Dream below. Robinson, 57, is a master at balancing both an…

Books & Comics Scott Timberg

Can You Win The J.J. Abrams Board Game?

When Lost returns on Tuesday, the surprises will come thick and fast. How would you survive if you were trapped inside a twisty J.J. Abrams story? There’s only one way to find out: by playing the J.J. Abrams board game. (Click the board game to make it super big.) We compiled a set of common…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Return Of The UFO That Mined Uranium In Argentina During The 1970s?

An Argentinian newspaper reports that people have witnessed the return of UFOs that once mined uranium in the Frías area. In fact, this image is a cell phone snap of a recent UFO visit to the region. According to El Liberal: [The community of] Santiago del Estero was graced yet again by a new sighting…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Three Lost T-Shirts Help You Rock Out And Mutate

UK designers WakeUpTimeToDie have made three new Lost-themed tees available in their online shop. You can get a Dharma Initiative tee anywhere – what about a Drive Shaft tee? Or Mittelos Bioscience? Classic. You can pick these tees up at WakeUpTimeToDie – £18.00 each. Special 10% discount for io9 readers! Enter this code at checkout:…

Television Annalee Newitz

George Lucas’ CG Fairy Musical Mystery: Our Theories

Skywalker Ranch is producing a “top-secret” CG musical starring… fairies! What could it be about? A Ferngully reboot? A new Willow? Tinkerbell’s teen daughter goes to fairy college, or something wholly original? Check our guesswork. Kevin Munroe, of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fame, is directing the picture, from a screenplay by David Berenbaum, who wrote…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Philip K. Dick’s Estate Now Rep’d by Uber-Agency

The long rise of Philip K. Dick‘s reputation, from out-of-print obscurity during much of the ’70s and ’80s to celebrated film projects and literary respectability, is well known to io9 readers. But the author has just taken another step uptown. Few people have noticed that the Dick estate has changed agents, and is newly represented…

Books & Comics Scott Timberg

McG Gets Back On The Scifi Horse, Rebooting La Femme Nikita

TV series La Femme Nikita is getting a full-fledged reboot with McG. This great news, since McG’s current TV productions include Supernatural and Chuck. Pair that with his secret-agent know-how directing Charlie’s Angels, and Nikita may have a chance. After Terminator Salvation flopped and Disney pulled out from his 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea origins…

Television Meredith Woerner

How Neuroscience Became A Major Scientific Discipline In Just One Decade

Using new mathematical tools, a group of researchers created a fascinating chart that shows how neuroscience went from a hodgepodge of unconnected scientific disciplines, to a unified science that’s one of the most important today. In just under 10 years. Neuroscience is the study of how neurons – nerve cells – form networks in the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Did Mad Max: Fury Road Just Get A Villain? Plus Mandalorians! And Stargate Goes Cloverfield?

The Mad Max sequel added some cast members – and plot details. Also, Star Wars delves into the Mandalorians, and Lost’s Jacob/M.I.B. duality gets complicated. Stargate does Cloverfield? Plus: Resident Evil, Doctor Who, Fringe, Supernatural, Smallville and True Blood spoilers! Mad Max: Fury Road: This post-apocalyptic sequel has cast Nicholas Hoult (Skins) as the new…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

John Woo Directs A Gun-Blasting, Severed-Claw-Slashing Showdown In Space

The John Woo-directed pilot for a 2004 Lost In Space remake is mostly a giant snooze, but this action sequence, featuring pew-pew gunplay, exploding spaceships, and a clever use of severed claws, made us smile. I especially like the dumb kid doing an Adric for no particular reason. The main reason to be grateful for…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Just By Visiting This Website, You Reveal Who You Are

Need another reason to be paranoid about companies and governments watching what you’re doing online? A technology researcher has created a web tool that shows just how easy it is to identify you based on nothing more than a click. Called Panopticlick, the tool comes from Electronic Frontier Foundation staff technologist Peter Eckersley. He wanted…

io9 Annalee Newitz

12 Secrets To Being A Super-Prolific Short-Story Writer

For many aspiring science-fiction authors, the first frontier of publication is short fiction. A few stories published in the right markets can launch your career. But it helps if you’re prolific. Here are 12 tips on writing more stories faster. Why should you want to be prolific as a short-story writer? After all, just look…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Lost’s Off-Island Character Coincidences Mapped Out

Why did Sayid’s captors know Kate’s fake daddy? How come Locke and Hugo had the same boss? And how did Jack’s life-and-death doctor decisions change Boone’s life? All these strange coincidences are mapped out on a fantastic interactive chart. [Scordit]

Television Meredith Woerner

RIP Zelda Rubinstein, Our Favorite Movie Psychic

Beloved movie psychic, Zelda Rubinstein, passed away Wednesday Jan. 27th. Best known for her work as Tangina Barrons from the Poltergeist movies, Zelda was the spark that made that franchise eternal. Hope to see you on the other side. Zelda’s agent, Eric Stevens, confirmed she passed away of natural causes at Barlow Respiratory Hospital in…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Bizarre Mer-men and Mermaids From Scifi History

Though mermaids and mermen are usually found in fantasies and fairy tales, they make a fair number of appearances in science fiction too. Peggy Kolm compiles a great list of undersea humans from SF books. The intriguing post from The Reef Tank blog, called “Mer-Women and Fish Men: Humans Engineered for Ocean Living,” begins in…

Books & Comics Scott Timberg

Is Vat-Grown Meat Kosher? We Asked A Rabbi

With news that scientists have created stem cells that grow into pork, and the very real possibility of in-vitro meat becoming part of our diet, the inevitable question is raised: would it be kosher to eat lab bacon? In-vitro or cultured meat shows great potential for feeding our ever growing population. With a bit of…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Avatar 2 Crew Already Thinking Of Ways To Top The First One

Is it true James Cameron is already hiring crew-members for Avatar 2? We’re not sure, but there are definitely discussions, says one insider. And one thing’s for sure: the next movie will have to do something to top the first. We were talking to Robert Stromberg, production designer on Avatar, for our third giant feature…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

New Evidence That Frank Herbert Loved David Lynch’s Version of Dune

A 1983 promotional interview with Frank Herbert and David Lynch, freshly posted on YouTube, features Dune author Herbert explaining in unambiguous terms his fondness for the Lynch Dune film that polarized his readers. David Lynch‘s 1984 adaptation of Dune, with its grotesque baron, lithe Sting and pre-Blue Velvet Kyle McLachlan, sharply divided the audience for…

Movies Scott Timberg

Lobo’s Space-Biker Good Times Run Out Of Gas, Thanks To Steampunk Sherlock

The tweed-covered Robert Downey Jr. has outwitted the alien bounty-hunter/space-biker Lobo. Guy Ritchie has bailed out of the Lobo movie in favor of another Sherlock Holmes film. According to the LA Times’ Hero Complex, Ritchie has rearranged his schedule to start prep work on Sherlock Holmes 2. Sadly this may not mean that Lobo is…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Zachary Quinto Wants To Leave Star Trek For Two Years UPDATE

Kim Stanley Robinson Goes to Jupiter

Can You Win The J.J. Abrams Board Game?

Return Of The UFO That Mined Uranium In Argentina During The 1970s?

Three Lost T-Shirts Help You Rock Out And Mutate

George Lucas’ CG Fairy Musical Mystery: Our Theories

Philip K. Dick’s Estate Now Rep’d by Uber-Agency

McG Gets Back On The Scifi Horse, Rebooting La Femme Nikita

How Neuroscience Became A Major Scientific Discipline In Just One Decade

Did Mad Max: Fury Road Just Get A Villain? Plus Mandalorians! And Stargate Goes Cloverfield?

John Woo Directs A Gun-Blasting, Severed-Claw-Slashing Showdown In Space

Just By Visiting This Website, You Reveal Who You Are

12 Secrets To Being A Super-Prolific Short-Story Writer

Lost’s Off-Island Character Coincidences Mapped Out

RIP Zelda Rubinstein, Our Favorite Movie Psychic

Bizarre Mer-men and Mermaids From Scifi History

Is Vat-Grown Meat Kosher? We Asked A Rabbi

Avatar 2 Crew Already Thinking Of Ways To Top The First One

New Evidence That Frank Herbert Loved David Lynch’s Version of Dune

Lobo’s Space-Biker Good Times Run Out Of Gas, Thanks To Steampunk Sherlock

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

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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

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