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T Rex’s Hunting Habits Disappoint Fans Of Carnage

When you think of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, you tend to think of the giant prehistoric predator going up against equally terrifying beasts in primal conflict. Sad, then, that scientists now think that he was a bully, picking on smaller dinosaurs. A recent study carried out between China’s Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology in Beijing…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Where The Wild Things Are Will Make You Cry

If you had any doubts that Spike Jonze‘s monsters with a childlike outlook on life would make you melt into a puddle of tears, the latest trailer should seal the deal. Sure, it’s ripe with indie-movie standbys: creamy sunsets, sweeping chorals and a misunderstood boy living in his own fantasy, but damn if it’s not…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Halo Movie Maybe A Go, Thanks To Spielberg

Is GI Joe writer Stuart Beattie‘s dream project about to come true, courtesy of a big-name benefactor? That’s the rumor going around town right now. Are you ready for Steven Spielberg‘s Halo? We told you last month about Beattie’s desire to make a movie based on the popular Halo franchise and we showed you concept…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Which BSG Star Might Join Caprica? Plus Fringe Restarts with a Bloody Bang

Today we’ve got your guides to the Fringe and Chuck season premieres, a few new superheroes from Kick-Ass, and a Caprica casting rumor that will leave you scratching your head. Plus, more from Pandorum, FlashForward, Smallville, V, and Vampire Diaries. Kick-Ass: The Kick-Ass trailer from Comic Con is grainy, but offers a look at Red…

Television Lauren Davis

Summer Reading Fun with Absinthe And Flamethrowers

If you’ve ever wanted to make Absinthe, gunpowder, rockets, or even build a flamethrower, then Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously ($12), looks like some hazardous, but fascinating Summer reading. [Amazon via Uncrate]

Books & Comics Danny Allen

Sibling Double Dates And Cloned Dr. Who Ex-Boyfriends? The Future Sucks

While vampire rockers make their way to Toronto, two movies from the future warn us that if the world population gets depleted by a plague, it’s best to turn that virus on yourself before you end up dating your brother. Suck Vampires and rock stars together and rocking the stage, what are the odds? The…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Iron Man 2 Leak Hits The Net

The Iron Man 2 footage shown at San Diego Comic-Con has leaked online, showing off Nick Fury facing off with Tony Stark, Mickey Rourke electrifying the audience, and maybe even a War Machine or two. Click through to see.

io9 Graeme McMillan

Are Libertarian Futurists Stuck in the Nineteenth Century?

Over at the H+ blog, RU Sirius sums up an argument between some of web’s futurist muckymucks, arguing over whether PayPal founder Peter Thiel, a big contributor to singularity-related causes, was right to post a rant which included these choice ideas: The 1920s were the last decade in American history during which one could be…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Look Inside Cobra’s Terrorist Organization With Secret Journals

Sure, you’ve all watched Christopher Eccleston and Sienna Miller act out your childhood fantasies as the charismatic villains in GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, but did you stop to wonder what it was like for the lowly Cobra grunt? In celebration of this weekend’s toyetic toy epic, the website of literary magazine McSweeney’s has…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Monster Models Look Ready for Face-Eating Mayhem

Naturalist and modelmaker Andrew Scott creates sculptures of Lovecraftian horrors, alien embryos, and brain-sucking critters so eerily plausible that you half expect to find them on your next space mission — or simply rooting through your garbage. Scott makes realistic, incredibly detailed models of trilobytes and insects from PVC, and lectures on arthropods, evolution, and…

io9 Lauren Davis

Has Sci-Fi Become Too Infected By Fantasy?

Where does science fiction stop and fantasy begin? Years of the two genres being paired together have produced such cross-breeding that it’s become difficult to tell the two apart, according to the National Post’s Philip Marchand. Marchand – and author Robert Sawyer, whom he talks to for the piece – argue that SF has accidentally…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Armor Wars Bring Bigger Iron Men

Tony Stark’s worst nightmares – and bulky robot fetishists’ hottest military dreams – come true in this image from Marvel’s upcoming Ultimate Comics: Armor Wars series, unveiled at this weekend’s Chicago Comic-Con. Click through for the whole thing. Ultimate Comics: Armor Wars – a four issue Iron Man series written by Warren Ellis and drawn…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Were Prehistoric Britons Cannibals?

British scientists think that they may have uncovered an explanation behind unusual marks on a 9000-year-old human bone recently excavated in Devon… but that the explanation may involve their ancestors having been prehistoric cannibals. The Guardian newspaper reports on research carried out by Oxford University scientists on a fragment of bone discovered near Torquay in…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Iron Man 2 Leaked Footage Sets My Pants On Fire

Holy Geezuss-roller-blading-in-a-tutu-christ. The next gadget-ridden Iron Man movie looks absolutely amazing. I mean, it would be amazing anyway just by the blinding presence of Pepper Potts alone, but these five minutes of footage have got me by my iron jewels.

Movies Jesus Diaz

Is Supernatural Reason Enough To Re-Assess Paris Hilton?

We’ve already told you that Paris Hilton will be guesting on Supernatural this season, but now that we’ve found out who she’ll be playing, we’re wondering: Should we cut her some slack after all? https://gizmodo.com/a-new-big-bad-on-dollhouse-and-paris-hilton-comes-to-s-5331144 Yes, yes, we get the Hilton hate; she’s rich, she’s superficial, she looked particularly scary in night vision. But we…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Star Trek 2’s Future Gets Muddy?

Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are talking about what could appear in a sequel to this summer’s Star Trek again, and this time they’re talking about a possible casting idea that we’re completely in favor of. Speaking to SciFi Wire during an appearance promoting Fringe at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, Orci and Kurtzman…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Terminator 5 Is Go (Back In Time)

For those who hoped that reaction to Terminator Salvation might have put McG off the idea of moving forward with Terminator 5, we have sad news for you: He’s already working on it, and he’s modeling himself after Michael Bay. Talking to IESB, the director said, Obviously, Michael Bay had tremendous success following Transformers, in…

io9 Graeme McMillan

A Peek Inside the Life of a Science Fiction Editor

Ever wonder what’s really happening in the cluttered offices of science fiction magazines like Asimov’s or a publishing house like Pyr? Four editors take you inside the strange world of SF editing. Yesterday at science fiction convention WorldCon, a panel of editors discussed how they find and curate the stories that pack the shelves at…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Can You Still Write Science Fiction Set In The Future?

The future is over! It’s no longer possible to write about the future, because the Singularity will definitely happen in twenty years. We’ll have artificial intelligence, and the meaning of humanity will be transformed. Is this idea hindering science fiction? We went to a Worldcon panel called “The Singularity: Are We Getting Any Closer?” featuring…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

GI Joe Rises At Box Office

Despite expectations of disaster and controversy over a lack of mainstream reviews, GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra looks like it’s going to be a hit after all, opening with a surprising $22.3 million box office take on Friday. The new movie is expected to make above $50 million between Friday and Sunday, according to…

io9 Graeme McMillan

T Rex’s Hunting Habits Disappoint Fans Of Carnage

Where The Wild Things Are Will Make You Cry

Halo Movie Maybe A Go, Thanks To Spielberg

Which BSG Star Might Join Caprica? Plus Fringe Restarts with a Bloody Bang

Summer Reading Fun with Absinthe And Flamethrowers

Sibling Double Dates And Cloned Dr. Who Ex-Boyfriends? The Future Sucks

Iron Man 2 Leak Hits The Net

Are Libertarian Futurists Stuck in the Nineteenth Century?

Look Inside Cobra’s Terrorist Organization With Secret Journals

Monster Models Look Ready for Face-Eating Mayhem

Has Sci-Fi Become Too Infected By Fantasy?

Armor Wars Bring Bigger Iron Men

Were Prehistoric Britons Cannibals?

Iron Man 2 Leaked Footage Sets My Pants On Fire

Is Supernatural Reason Enough To Re-Assess Paris Hilton?

Star Trek 2’s Future Gets Muddy?

Terminator 5 Is Go (Back In Time)

A Peek Inside the Life of a Science Fiction Editor

Can You Still Write Science Fiction Set In The Future?

GI Joe Rises At Box Office

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

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