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THEY ARE THE LAW!

If there’s one thing that the science fiction of our youth taught us, it’s that the future will be almost comedically tough, meaning that lawmen of the future will have to be even tougher just to get the job done. Just as the 1980s predicted that all futures were most likely dystopian (Unless they were…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Remembering The First Astronauts

A new gallery show by British artist Simon Hollington focuses on the primates sent into space to blaze trails for humanity. Click through for some of his black and white tributes to Earth’s first space travelers. The art of space exploration[Guardian.co.uk]

io9 Graeme McMillan

Vampires Part Of Gay Agenda, Claims Straight Man

Is the pop-cultural success of Twilight and its vampiric ilk down to the fallout of the sexual revolution? Are vampires making the world’s straight women fall in love with gay men? Esquire Magazine seems to think so. Vampires have overwhelmed pop culture because young straight women want to have sex with gay men. Not all…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Evolution Has Made Us Worse, Claims Anthropologist

Modern man is slower, weaker and just generally worse off than his ancestors, according to Australian athropologist Peter McAllister, whose book Manthropology: The Science of The Inadequate Modern Male argues that evolution has really let us down. If Manthropology’s theory can be believed, humanity is in pretty bad shape when compared with what’s come before.…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Spider-Man 4: Less, Better Villainy

Worried that Spider-Man 4 will continue the third outing’s overload of villains? Sam Raimi is here to make everything alright by admitting that the Venom/Sandman mash-up didn’t work, and promising to do better next time. In an interview with print magazine DVD & Blu-ray Review, Raimi said, I think having so many villains detracted from…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Green Lantern Leaves Oz Because Of Green

Even before it’s started shooting, the movie version of DC Comics‘ Green Lantern has hit trouble. Thanks to the falling US dollar, the production has found itself homeless with just months to go before it’s due to begin. The Hollywood Reporter has the story that Warners have pulled plans for the movie, starring Ryan Reynolds…

io9 Graeme McMillan

On Supernatural, The Antichrist Loves The X-Men

Last night’s Supernatural started out with a goofball monster-of-the-week scenario and evolved into something dark and epic. Only on this show could you find joy buzzers that are tied to the fate of good and evil on Earth. Spoilers ahead! The episode, called “I Believe the Children Are Our Future,” starts out by lulling you…

Television Annalee Newitz

Crazy Robot Battles In New Astro Boy Clips!

Astro Boy battles the giant robot Peacekeeper, in a no-holds-barred clip from the Pinocchio-bot animated adapation. And a second clip features Astro Boy taking part in brutal robo-gladitorial games. Deactivari Te Salutant! Plus tons of rocket-booting new stills! We’ve seen some pretty brutal robot games in our time, but these might just take the cake:…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A Dinosaurian Desk Lamp Made From Lasers and Wood

This cool lamp is made the same way those 3D wooden dinosaur models are. You get a set of flat wooden puzzle pieces, notch them together, and presto – from 2D bits you get 3D awesomeness. Plus lasers! Designer Pedro Mealha created this lamp using a CNC laser cutter to create perfect shapes for the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The 6 Types Of Brains In Jars

When you’re a brain in a tank, you’ve got a lot of time to think about stuff. And one of the things you ponder is: how many kinds of disembodied brains does science fiction have? The answer: six! And yes, we’re only doing this list because Chip Overclock demanded it. https://gizmodo.com/the-life-and-times-of-a-brain-in-a-jar-5378292 Evil overlords of braininess:…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Spend all week hunting the spoiler artist? No worries, we’ve rounded up the best stories of the week. This week, we learned the Vatican’s astronomy secrets, picked the best supervillains to rule the world, and contemplated Megan Fox’s untimely demise. https://gizmodo.com/the-spoiler-artist-strikes-again-5381772 Is Science Fiction Feminized Or Is It Sexist? Both. Is science fiction “feminized”? Do…

io9 Lauren Davis

Chimpanzees Are Altruistic – But Only If You Ask Nicely

Chimps may be one of our closest relatives, but they’ve shown a remarkably different approach altruism: They’ll lend each other a hand, but need to be asked. A study published this week in PLoS One showed that chimps would share tools with each other, but usually only if requested. Which raises interesting questions about why…

io9 Tim Barribeau

The Devil Brings Shyamalan Back To Horror

M. Night Shyamalan may be going for a new kid-friendly image with his The Last Airbender movie, but that doesn’t mean he’s totally abandoned the urban fantasy market, as new project Devil demonstrates. Devil, which will be produced by Shyamalan as part of a new deal to produce one genre movie a year under the…

io9 Graeme McMillan

This Week, FlashForward Forgets What Show It Is

For anyone wondering, this week’s FlashForward taught us two things: Firstly, that you can’t escape fate even when it’s not fate but the plot mechanisms of a television show. And secondly, that Addison’s Disease can make a white boy black. This was a weird, almost inessential, episode after the Big Mythology Moments offered in the…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Dragon Ball, Spice and Wolf, and “Low-Class Filth” in Manga (NSFW)

Why have so many manga titles – including the ever-popular Dragon Ball – been censored in the United States? The fact is that fans here buy manga because they love the Japanese sensibility that censors want to whitewash out. “What a hideous and polluted land I have come to unawares!” -the Shinto deity Izanagi upon…

io9 Jason Thompson

Lost, Vampire Diaries Actor To Star In “American Pan’s Labyrinth”

Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder isn’t stepping too far outside of his teen horror genre with new project Cradlewood – It’s being described as the next step for Twilight fans who’ve outgrown Stephenie Meyer’s novels. Somerhalder will play the cursed heir to a family fortune, who’s destined to be killed by a demon if he…

io9 Graeme McMillan

District 9’s Aliens Could Have Looked Much, Much Weirder

If you thought the stranded aliens in District 9 looked disturbing in the film, just check out some of the designs designer David Meng came up with first. New concept art also includes guns, spaceships, and more creepy signs. We already showed you Greg Broadmore’s concept art for the movie’s alien mothership, but now here…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Amazing District 9 Concept Art

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io9 Charlie Jane Anders

io9 Costume Show Weekly Standouts

From the utter adorableness of homemade Dalek dresses, to a brooding Crow on the New York subway, we’ve got a few standouts from the io9 Halloween Costume show this week. Check out your fellow io9ers’ costumes, and post yours too! All month long we’re running the io9 Halloween Costume Show in a Flickr pool. Want…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Life: Think of It As Planet Earth Part II

Life, the BBC’s latest totally unbelievable nature documentary, is airing in 10 episodes between now and Christmas. Not only is the footage as incredible as you’d expect; the studio sent some production notes our way explaining how scenes were shot. “Filming the bouncing toad was very challenging; the remote mountain plateau is one mile high…

Movies Mark Wilson

THEY ARE THE LAW!

Remembering The First Astronauts

Vampires Part Of Gay Agenda, Claims Straight Man

Evolution Has Made Us Worse, Claims Anthropologist

Spider-Man 4: Less, Better Villainy

Green Lantern Leaves Oz Because Of Green

On Supernatural, The Antichrist Loves The X-Men

Crazy Robot Battles In New Astro Boy Clips!

A Dinosaurian Desk Lamp Made From Lasers and Wood

The 6 Types Of Brains In Jars

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Chimpanzees Are Altruistic – But Only If You Ask Nicely

The Devil Brings Shyamalan Back To Horror

This Week, FlashForward Forgets What Show It Is

Dragon Ball, Spice and Wolf, and “Low-Class Filth” in Manga (NSFW)

Lost, Vampire Diaries Actor To Star In “American Pan’s Labyrinth”

District 9’s Aliens Could Have Looked Much, Much Weirder

Amazing District 9 Concept Art

io9 Costume Show Weekly Standouts

Life: Think of It As Planet Earth Part II

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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

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