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Future Tokyo

Future Tokyo Akira: Neo-Tokyo Akira: Neo-Tokyo Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 Shangri-La: Tokyo Tower Shangri-La Neon Genesis Evangelion: Tokyo-3 Future Police Urashiman

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Future London

Future London Doctor Who: New Earth’s London Doctor Who: Dalek Invasion Flood Flood Freakangels Reign of Fire 1984 1984 Children of Men Children of Men Children of Men Children of Men V for Vendetta The Golden Compass: Technically, an alternate London A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange

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Future Los Angeles

Future Los Angeles Bladerunner Bladerunner Bladerunner Escape from LA: The Prison Los Angeles Escape from LA: The Westin Bonaventure Crumbles Century City Century City Demolition Man Demolition Man Strange Days

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Everyone In America Lives Out of Containers

In the wake of the housing crisis, self-storage spaces hold a lurid fascination. Some contain all that remains of people’s formerly middle-class lives. Others are mountains of neurotic garbage. The NYT magazine has an amazing story about self-storage culture. Writer Jon Mooallem visited self-storage container minicities where blank, featureless boxes stretch as far as the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Harry Potter’s 22-Acre Theme Park Will Shame The Mouse House

The Harry Potter theme park is either the most brilliant undertaking we’ve ever seen, or a classic case of shooting for the moon and landing in Griffin poop. Check out all the details and concept art, including butterbeer stands. According to the park’s website the place is going to be loaded with goodies like: –…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Concept Art Dragon Challenge Three Broomsticks Flight of the Hippogriff Owlery Hogs Head Confiscated Goods ollivanders Dervish and Banges Hosmeade Zoinkos Honeydukes Forbidden Journey

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Top 10 Most Corrupt Mayors From Science Fiction

You think your city’s leadership is bad? Just look at these 10 stand-out examples of terrible mayors and awful city leaders from science fiction and urban fantasy. They steal, they kill, they won’t give the people air! Thanks to S.J. Edwards, Elizabeth Bear, DJ Chaotica, Larry-Bob Roberts, Zack Stentz, Daphne Gottlieb, Paul McEnery, James McGirk,…

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Brooding Citiscapes from Andrew Niccol’s New Dystopian Thriller

Andrew Niccol, the writer and director behind Gattaca, returns to dystopia with The Cross, his new thriller starring Orlando Bloom. Early concept images reveal a darker, more futuristic urban dystopia than we saw in Gattaca. Niccol, was also responsible for S1m0ne and The Truman Show, is writing and directing The Cross, which features Orlando Bloom,…

Movies Lauren Davis

Now You Can Find Out What Cthulhu Smells Like

Everybody wants a sniff of the gods of the deep, and that’s why Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs has created a bunch of perfumes inspired by HP Lovecraft. Including – yes – a Cthulhu scent. Here’s how they describe it: A creeping, wet, slithering scent, dripping with seaweed, oceanic plants and dark, unfathomable waters. What is…

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PR Firm Doses Londoners With Hallucinogens To Market New Movie

A flick about supersoldier drugs called Reckoning Day hits UK theaters this week. To promote it, a PR firm released a YouTube vid of people having intense, twitchy Salvia trips – "inspired by Reckoning Day." Guerilla marketing gone too far? This kind of marketing reminds me of Max Barry’s novel Jennifer Government, where shoe companies…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Geohackers Want to Transform the Sahara into a Forest

A group of scientists have a radical idea for combating climate change: terraforming the Sahara Desert and replacing it with a lush forest. But will its carbon capturing potential outweigh the negative ecological consequences? In next month’s issue of Climate Change, cell biologist Leonard Ornstein of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and David Rind…

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Could Angels Be the New Vampires?

After a seemingly endless run of books trying to capitalize on the success of Twilight, young adult publishers are experiencing a touch of vampire fatigue. But the next set of supernatural romantic leads won’t be werewolves; they’ll be angels. According to Publishers Weekly, this fall will see a dozen new titles with angels in starring…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Is Caprica Getting Destroyed Prematurely?

Is the Battlestar Galactica spin-off Caprica in trouble? One site reported over the weekend that the show is shutting down production due to concerns about the scripts — similar to what happened to the V reboot. CinemaSpy asked whether Caprica was on the brink of cancellation, citing a “100 percent accurate” source: A trusted industry…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

The Lost Posters Of William Gibson’s Neuromancer Movie

The Neuromancer movie seems to be on hold. Rumors say the 2011 film will star Hayden Christensen, but we fear it’s forever in development purgatory. Still, check out the waspy posters of what might have been. [Quiet Earth]

Movies Meredith Woerner

Why “Speculative Fiction” Is The Coolest Genre Of Them All

Writing in BSC review, Charles A. Tan explains why it’s great to have an umbrella term like “speculative fiction”: The term speculative fiction holds a special place in my heart because it is able to accommodate all the other genres under its umbrella. What I mean by that is that fiction written under it can…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

The Incredible Mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb telescope will soon replace the Hubble Space Telescope in orbit around the Earth, bringing our galaxy into focus. And exploring the origins of the universe. These incredible, huge mirrors will make those images happen. A joint project of NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency, Webb will launch in…

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Is This The Scariest Movie Ever Made, Or Simply Great PR?

Paranormal Activity is getting a small re-release this month, prompting rave reviews. The fake home video flick is being heralded as one of the best scary movies of all time, but is it just hype? The latest trailer: An older trailer: Horror blogs generally support this movie’s overall spookiness. Last year I asked Uncle Creepy…

Movies Meredith Woerner

How To Get John Scalzi And David Gerrold To Take Out A Restraining Order On You

John Scalzi and David Gerrold are two of science fiction’s most prominent writers. And it turns out they have one other thing in common too: They don’t want to read your unproduced screenplay. David Gerrold wrote a piece in the Village Voice, responding to Josh Olson’s rant “I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script.” And…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

3D Anime Reboot of “Night Of The Living Dead”?

Because we are completely out of new ideas, Night of The Living Dead will be remade again, but in CG 3D. It’s an origins story and Romero is not involved. THR is reporting that director Zebediah de Soto will tackle this new story with what they are calling “an American-style anime” executed using new technology.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

When UFOs Cozy Up With Airplanes

It seemed like it was just an ordinary day at the airport in Costa Rica, but apparently something else was flying among the airplanes. Could it be a UFO? Let’s consider the evidence. According to the folks over at Inexplicata: The witness happened to be taking photos of aircraft taking off from the Juan Santamaría…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Future Tokyo

Future London

Future Los Angeles

Everyone In America Lives Out of Containers

Harry Potter’s 22-Acre Theme Park Will Shame The Mouse House

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Top 10 Most Corrupt Mayors From Science Fiction

Brooding Citiscapes from Andrew Niccol’s New Dystopian Thriller

Now You Can Find Out What Cthulhu Smells Like

PR Firm Doses Londoners With Hallucinogens To Market New Movie

Geohackers Want to Transform the Sahara into a Forest

Could Angels Be the New Vampires?

Is Caprica Getting Destroyed Prematurely?

The Lost Posters Of William Gibson’s Neuromancer Movie

Why “Speculative Fiction” Is The Coolest Genre Of Them All

The Incredible Mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope

Is This The Scariest Movie Ever Made, Or Simply Great PR?

How To Get John Scalzi And David Gerrold To Take Out A Restraining Order On You

3D Anime Reboot of “Night Of The Living Dead”?

When UFOs Cozy Up With Airplanes

A QR Code Too Small to See Hints at a New, Non-Annoying Use for the Format

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

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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