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Monkeys Dance Only to Monkey Music — And Metallica

In Close Encounters of the Third Kind, music bridged the gap between worlds, but music may not actually be the key to interspecies communication. Researchers have found that tamarin monkeys don’t respond to human music, only music created for monkeys. Charles Snowdon, a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and David Teie, a…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Man Who Designed Our Lesbian-Dominated Martian Outposts

When we finally colonize Mars, what kind of buildings will we be able to set up there? Veteran concept artist John Eaves designed some great-looking structures for John Carpenter‘s underrated film Ghosts Of Mars. That lesbian matriarchy appreciates strong lines. https://gizmodo.com/the-lesbian-matronage-of-mars-5051476 Writes Eaves: The crux of the job was architecture and a whole load of…

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Visions Of Uplifted Animals, And Humans Brought Low

In the eerie altered photographs of Simen Johan, you can see glimpses of a world where humans are ghosts and animals possess an intelligence we never had. Once you’ve seen these fox faces up close, you can’t look away. Johan’s surreal depictions of animals, landscapes, and rooms seem to hover between science fiction and the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Real Life Blood Crying Vampire Boy Discovered

A 15-year-old boy named Calvino Inman cries real tears of blood, and they burn — because he is a vampire. See the entire CNN video report. What do you think: Real or food coloring? [via Geekologie]

io9 Meredith Woerner

Get Gifted With Whedon’s X-Men Motion Comic Trailer

Never mind the Mouse, Marvel is playing its Joss Whedon card for the next Motion Comic series to come from the publisher: Here’s the trailer for the upcoming Astonishing X-Men: Gifted. Marvel’s official PR for the project follows: Marvel is proud to unveil the first full-length trailer to the hotly anticipated Astonishing X-Men: Gifted motion…

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Jon Favreau To Direct Robert Downey Jr. In Scifi Western

Looks like Jon Favreau is game to be Robert Downey Jr.’s huckleberry: The Iron Man director has thrown his hat in the ring to direct the actor’s next scifi action adventure Cowboys & Aliens. The Hollywood Reporter claims that Favreau and RDJ are teaming up once again to bring the live action comic book adaption…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Will You Be Getting a Flu Vaccine This Fall?

Flu season is just around the corner, and this year immunologists will be on the alert making sure that H1N1 swine flu doesn’t get out of control. What will you do to protect yourself? io9 pal Rene Najera, a public health worker with the state of Maryland, wrote in to ask if we could do…

io9 Annalee Newitz

God Joins Supernatural’s Apocalyptic Battle, Plus More Sexy Images from Gamer

Supernatural’s apocalypse gets a few new players, including the Four Horsemen and God. Gamer gets a few more bikini-clad pictures, and Kick-Ass gets an animated sequence. Plus, The Vampire’s Assistant, Stargate Universe, The Host 2, FlashForward, Fringe, and Defying Gravity. Kick-Ass This one might be a spoiler for the comic book as well: John Romita…

Television Lauren Davis

The Host 2

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Cirque Du Freak

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Sony Plans to Introduce 3D LCD Television by End of 2010

The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony is planning to introduce a 3D LCD TV by the end of 2010. Sony’s been in a bit of a slump lately, and a push to 3D would certainly provide some excitement. https://gizmodo.com/plasma-hdtv-sales-soar-lcd-sales-steady-sony-loses-ev-5340445 This leak is all according to an unnamed source, so don’t get too worked up,…

Television Dan Nosowitz

Best Space Villain Smack Talk Scene In Forever!

When you’ve wiped out the entire human race, you might expect to get some respect from those “homo technis” upstarts. But the galaxy just ain’t what it used to be, as you can see from this clip from Humanity’s End. Last year, we predicted Humanity’s End would be the B movie of the year, and…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Cast The Teen Wolf Series: Who Has The Facial Hair To Pull Off Were-Puberty?

MTV is ready to desecrate a classic, with their new Teen Wolf television series. We took it upon ourselves to cast the lead for this self-described dramatic series. It’ll be hairy, but will it be ugly? Now that MTV has decided to move forward with this serious were drama calamity, it seem only right that…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Laptop Depicted in 1937 Flash Gordon Comic

A Macedonian comics fan recently noticed this panel from a reprint of the 1937 Flash Gordon arc “The Outlaws of Mongo,” which depicts the henchmen of Ming the Merciless apparently communicating via laptop computer. [Science Fiction Observer via Reddit]

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

32 Heroes Who Must Play A Deadly Game — Or Die!

Everybody loves playing games — except when you’re forced to by aliens, or your futuristic prison warden, or superpowerful beings. This Friday, Gerard Butler’s forced to play and/or die in Gamer. But here are 32 other deadly-game stories, with clips. Thanks to Graeme McMillan, Meredith Woerner, Annalee Newitz, Lauren Davis, Briana Cavanaugh, Chris West, Jeff…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Sherlock Holmes Ventures Into A Fog Of Monsters And Weird Science

In anticipation of that upcoming movie with that guy who was in Weird Science, Night Shade Books presents The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The game is afoot! Or perhaps atentacle. Edgar Allan Poe is usually credited for creating the detective fiction genre but it was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that really nailed it with…

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Guillermo Del Toro Bringing Deadman Film to Life

Warner Bros. has announced that it plans to move forward on a film surrounding Deadman, DC’s ghostly superhero on a vengeful mission. Warner had originally planned for Guillermo Del Toro to direct a Deadman feature, but Variety has confirmed that Del Toro will produce the film and hand over the reins to Danish filmmaker Nikolaj…

Movies Lauren Davis

Kneel Before The Mighty Cute Of Pony Stark

Before Disney get overly protective of their new toys, let’s take a moment to recognize the genius of ~trillions’ creation of a sleek, superheroic Avenging machine. Yes, it’s a My Little Iron Pony, and we want one. [DeviantArt]

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Bioengineered Monsters and War Machines Duke it Out in Steampunk WWI

The book trailer for Scott Westerfeld‘s Leviathan takes us into his steampunk-flavored alternate universe, where the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggers an all-out war where mechanical weapons face off against airships made from giant squid and whales. We’ve already shown you concept art for Westerfeld’s book, but below is the full-motion trailer from steampunk…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

First FlashForward Clip Spills What Our Future Selves Saw

When the world passes out and has a vision of the future, it’s up to someone to collect each citizen’s vision and combine them into one giant, ARG, I mean website for future mystery solving detectives. Meet that team. So I’m a little surprised at the confused looks traded when the team tries to wrap…

Television Meredith Woerner

Monkeys Dance Only to Monkey Music — And Metallica

The Man Who Designed Our Lesbian-Dominated Martian Outposts

Visions Of Uplifted Animals, And Humans Brought Low

Real Life Blood Crying Vampire Boy Discovered

Get Gifted With Whedon’s X-Men Motion Comic Trailer

Jon Favreau To Direct Robert Downey Jr. In Scifi Western

Will You Be Getting a Flu Vaccine This Fall?

God Joins Supernatural’s Apocalyptic Battle, Plus More Sexy Images from Gamer

The Host 2

Cirque Du Freak

Sony Plans to Introduce 3D LCD Television by End of 2010

Best Space Villain Smack Talk Scene In Forever!

Cast The Teen Wolf Series: Who Has The Facial Hair To Pull Off Were-Puberty?

Laptop Depicted in 1937 Flash Gordon Comic

32 Heroes Who Must Play A Deadly Game — Or Die!

Sherlock Holmes Ventures Into A Fog Of Monsters And Weird Science

Guillermo Del Toro Bringing Deadman Film to Life

Kneel Before The Mighty Cute Of Pony Stark

Bioengineered Monsters and War Machines Duke it Out in Steampunk WWI

First FlashForward Clip Spills What Our Future Selves Saw

NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

Forget Tower Desktop, GMKtec Mini PC Drops to a Record Low as Amazon Clears Out Final Spring Sale Stock

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

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?

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