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Russia’s Doomsday Machine: Still Activated?

Remember the “Doomsday Machine” from Doctor Strangelove? The Soviets built it in 1984: a device that would automatically launch missile strikes against the United States in the event of an attack on Russia. And it’s still active, says Wired Magazine. Wired Senior Editor Nicholas Thompson wrote an article for the magazine’s latest issue about the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

“Peter & Max” Modern Day Fable Brings Back Happily Ever Afters

Funny, smart and full of old-fashioned thrills and spills, Peter & Max: A Fables Novel brings Bill Willingham’s long-running comic series to the world of prose in a way that’s sure to please old fans and make some new ones. I admit, I’m biased; I’ve followed and enjoyed Willingham’s Fables since the release of the…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Blind Children Can Learn Daredevil’s Echolocation

Blind superhero Daredevil could identify his surroundings by listening to sounds as they bounced off objects. Now a blind boy in Britain has learned to use echolocation himself, a technique that can be taught to others. Seven-year old Lucas Murray has learned to “see” objects around him by clicking his tongue against the roof of…

io9 Lauren Davis

Is Chronic Fatigue a Communicable Disease?

Though chronic fatigue syndrome is common, doctors still don’t know what causes it. A study published today in Science, however, suggests the condition may be linked to human retrovirus (pictured). Does this mean you can catch chronic fatigue from somebody? Don’t break out the face masks just yet. Right now, the research is not mature…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Most Popular Password Is 123456 (Just Like Spaceballs)

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. With the list of 10,000 email passwords that’s been making the rounds following Hotmail/Gmail/etc phishing, Bogdan Calin of Acunetix analyzed the data for real-world trends. The results are shamefully funny. “123456” was the most popular password, appearing 64 times. Yes, that’s but one digit away from this…

Movies Mark Wilson

Bad Robot The Movie: “Don’t Worry, Your Kids Are Perfectly Safe”

Ruairi Robinson‘s dancing robot concept video is enchanting, and deadly. His film Bad Robot promises, “Soon every house will have a robot helper. Don’t worry, your kids are perfectly safe.” But the red smiley robot eyes say murder! Ruairi Robinson is best known as the director tapped to make the Akira film. With that movie…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Eight Horror Webcomics to Read in the Dark

If you’re looking to add a little horror to your free comics reading, look no further. We profile eight webcomics featuring Lovecraftian terrors, pulp zombie action, adorable monsters, and the werewolves of the Old West. Lovecraft is Missing by Larry Latham: Latham takes the trope that HP Lovecraft was actually writing true accounts of vile…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Stage Play That Almost Made Douglas Adams Panic

Celebrate three decades of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, by reliving some of the oddest adaptations of Douglas Adams’ classic works. We’ve got an exclusive excerpt from the revised and expanded edition of Neil Gaiman’s Adams biography Don’t Panic. We’re actually lucky enough to feature two chapters from the new edition of Don’t Panic:…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Sydney Dust Storm Proves Geoengineering the Oceans Could Work

Scientists commissioned to track the effects of the Sydney dust storm have found something intriguing – a massive growth spurt in nearby ocean algae growth, which could help counteract global warming. Could the storm be proof-of-concept for geoengineering the oceans? The dust storm accomplished something that geoengineers call “ocean fertilization.” When the storm hit Sydney,…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Retro Shot from Battlestar Galactica, Recreated By FX Artists

If you’ve been yearning to see what old-school Battlestar Galatica would look like recreated with new-school CGI, then you’re about to have a fangasm. FX artist Darth Mojo, who worked on the new BSG series, whipped up this little movie. Ah, memories . . . via Darth Mojo

io9 Annalee Newitz

Spotify Phone to Stream Music and TV Across Europe

Not only does the US still not have the awesome media-streaming service Spotify (though it’s on the way), now the UK is going to get a Spotify phone. According to TechCrunch, UK company INQ is developing the full-out Spotify phone for telecommunications provider Telia. And with recent news that Spotify service is expanding to television…

Television Mark Wilson

Corey Feldman Blows His Brains Out On Camera… Has Viral Marketing Gone Too Far?

This demented video starring Corey Feldman, chanting magically, then blowing his brains out feels like a sad little cry for help. Instead it’s much worse — it’s a trailer-ette for a Netflix original movie, directed by Joe Dante. This little film, that I can’t imagine anyone would want to miss after that viral nonsense, is…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Harry Potter Funeral You Never Saw On Screen

Artist Adam Brockbank has posted a vast array of the concept illustrations he did for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, ranging from the Weasleys’ whimsical toys to the gruesome Inferi… along with a scene that didn’t make the movie. Brockbank has made concept art for all of the Harry Potter films to date, and…

io9 Lauren Davis

J.J. Abrams’ New Show: Mr. And Mrs. Smith… With A Dash Of Moonlighting?

We’ve been hearing a lot about the network bidding war over J.J. Abrams‘ new spy-fi show, about a married couple who also work together as spies. But Abrams explains it’s not an Alias-style tense drama, but more of a lark: The truth is, it’s more of a comedy with drama and action than a straight…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Avatar’s Blue Cat People Are Ready To Sing For You

James Cameron‘s Avatar score will be filled with singing in the Na’vi tongue. Zoe Saldana talked Na’vi native to us on camera, and we liked it… a lot. But James Horner’s three-hour soundtrack is not just blue people singing. https://gizmodo.com/zoe-saldana-talks-navi-to-us-5321677 In an interview with Movie Score Magazine Mike Knobloch, the executive vice president of Fox…

Movies Meredith Woerner

NASA Will Bomb The Moon Tomorrow

Tomorrow in the early morning American time, NASA’s LCROSS spacecraft will bomb the Moon’s south pole, in an effort to discover icy liquids beneath the satellite’s crust. Hopefully we’ll find water, and the Ice Warriors won’t be pissed off. Actually there will be no bombs involved. The LCROSS, or “lunar impacting probe,” will itself smash…

io9 Annalee Newitz

This Movie Theater Tells It How It Is

Nothing shames internet pirates like internet memes turned real. [Blame it on the Voices via The Daily What]

Movies Adam Frucci

Nerdcore Calendar Brings Twelve Months of Sexy Horror [NSFW]

Nerdcore’s annual geek-themed calendar is back, and this year’s calendar girls are baring all in horror-themed spreads. Check out a few of the sexy send-ups of monsters and scary movies. Last year, Nerdcore gifted us with sensual scenes from cyberpunk and space opera with its science fiction calendar, and the year before it was scantily…

io9 Lauren Davis

New 2012 Trailer Coats Us With A Blanket Of Ashy Destruction

The latest 2012 trailer combines a little of the breakfast set piece we witnessed the other day, with more crazy international destruction. Roland Emmerich destroys the world like there’s no tomorrow, and John Cusack gives great disaster-porn face.

Movies Meredith Woerner

Let the io9 Halloween Costume Show Begin!

Welcome to the second annual installment of io9’s Halloween costume show – featuring you in your weirdest, awesomest, kickassest, hottest, monsteriest duds ever. Put your pictures in our Flickr pool and every week we’ll post some of the best. The image you see here is from Miss Fawn (with additional effects by Jim Brey), who…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Russia’s Doomsday Machine: Still Activated?

“Peter & Max” Modern Day Fable Brings Back Happily Ever Afters

Blind Children Can Learn Daredevil’s Echolocation

Is Chronic Fatigue a Communicable Disease?

The Most Popular Password Is 123456 (Just Like Spaceballs)

Bad Robot The Movie: “Don’t Worry, Your Kids Are Perfectly Safe”

Eight Horror Webcomics to Read in the Dark

The Stage Play That Almost Made Douglas Adams Panic

Sydney Dust Storm Proves Geoengineering the Oceans Could Work

Retro Shot from Battlestar Galactica, Recreated By FX Artists

Spotify Phone to Stream Music and TV Across Europe

Corey Feldman Blows His Brains Out On Camera… Has Viral Marketing Gone Too Far?

The Harry Potter Funeral You Never Saw On Screen

J.J. Abrams’ New Show: Mr. And Mrs. Smith… With A Dash Of Moonlighting?

Avatar’s Blue Cat People Are Ready To Sing For You

NASA Will Bomb The Moon Tomorrow

This Movie Theater Tells It How It Is

Nerdcore Calendar Brings Twelve Months of Sexy Horror [NSFW]

New 2012 Trailer Coats Us With A Blanket Of Ashy Destruction

Let the io9 Halloween Costume Show Begin!

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