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District 9’s Director Tells Us All About His Alien Back Story

Who are the humanly named “prawn” aliens of District 9, and where did they come from? Director Neill Blomkamp reveals all to us about these beings, their planet, ships and possible home in the Andromeda Galaxy. Spoilers! At Comic-Con, we interviewed Neill on camera, and he mentioned his hive mind concept about the aliens of…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Is Terry Gilliam Jumping on the Philip K. Dick Bandwagon?

It appears the movie industry will not stop until every novel and short story by Philip K. Dick has been made into a movie. And now Terry Gilliam has his eyes on adapting one of Dick’s post-apocalyptic novels. During an interview with HitFix, Gilliam mentioned his admiration for Dick’s work, and when asked about the…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Creepiest Surgery Scene In The World

A moody, disturbing tale of underground surgeons, “Manifest Destiny” is the first film from Darrell and Doug Waters, who shot the whole thing in their garage with medical supplies they ordered from eBay. The twist ending will blow your mind. Here’s the text the filmmakers use to introduce the movie, which is what I imagine…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Read Scott Westerfeld’s “Uglies” for Free

In anticipation of Scott Westerfeld‘s alternate history novel Leviathan, Simon & Schuster has made his book Uglies available for free download. It’s the first book in his young adult series about a strictly regimented, post-scarcity society where all people undergo an operation at age 16 to make them pretty, and Tally Youngblood, a teenager who…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Bar For AI Gets Lowered

Once upon a time, we hoped for robots that could beat humans at cultured, highbrow games like chess. But as society falters and falls around us, it’s another game that we hope our robot overlords will master: Super Mario Bros. Julian Togelius and Sergey Karakovskiy of the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark, have created a…

io9 Graeme McMillan

V for Vendetta Director Sets His Sights on Cyberpunk Noir

V for Vendetta director, and frequent Wachowski Brothers collaborator, James McTeigue is taking a break from science fiction, filming vengeful ninjas and Edgar Allan Poe. But he’s still got his sights on an adaptation of Richard K. Morgan’s Altered Carbon. In Morgan’s novel, set in the 25th Century, human memories are backed up and stored…

io9 Lauren Davis

“Just Another Post-Apocalypse” Not Just Another Post-Apocalypse Story

What would life be like after any one of many science fiction apocalyptic events? Cartoonist Edward J. Grug III shares his thoughts with his webcomic Just Another Post-Apocalypse. It’s never explained just what the apocalypse is, in Australian cartoonist Grug’s (real name Robert Forrest) quiet, touching story, but that’s almost not important. Instead, savor the…

io9 Graeme McMillan

“Templar, Arizona” Feeds Us Cavy Burgers and Survival Cultists in an Alternate Universe

In Templar, Arizona, Charlie “Spike” Troutman takes on a tour through her alternate Arizona, a world slightly and bizarrely askew from our own. It’s a tumultuous universe, stocked with extreme subcultures, terrifying public artwork, and the legal consumption of panda. We begin our journey through the city of Templar with fellow newcomer Ben Kowalski. Ben…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It

Endocannabinoids are the body’s natural form of THC, a chemical in marijuana that can ease pain. Now a new study shows this chemical is a double-edged sword, making people more sensitive to pain too. Could endocannabinoids be used for torture? Endocannabinoids interact with canniboid receptors the same way the chemical THC in marijuana does. According…

io9 Annalee Newitz

So What’s The Other Half Of The Battle?

Celebrate Kung Fu Grip by finding out what the other half of the battle is, knowing being the first half. Available as a t-shirt. [Nerduo]

io9 Meredith Woerner

Enjoy “Racial Sensitivity” In Disney’s Princess Frog Game About Hot Sauce And Borrowed Tiaras

Disney’s Princess and The Frog has been getting a lot of flack for reportedly turning the first black Disney Princess green for a majority of the film. I’m not so sure this videogame tie-in is going to help their case. https://jezebel.com/about-that-princess-and-the-frog-spoiler-5252713 Here’s the drama: A lot of people are upset, and rightly so, that the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

See the Cosmos Through Warmer Eyes

This spring, the Spitzer Space Telescope exhausted its supply of coolant, causing its infrared camera to warm. But the Spitzer Mission goes on, capturing dying and newly forming stars with less chilly eyes. After more than five years in orbit, the Spitzer Telescope ran out of the liquid helium that cools its cameras. And, while…

io9 Lauren Davis

Were Africans The First People To Domesticate Dogs?

Though many believe that domestic dogs originated in Eurasia, new research shows that the human-dog bond may have begun in the cradle of human evolution: Africa. A study published this week cites evidence from the DNA of African village dogs. Though the domestication of dogs is still shrouded in mystery, one thing scientists agree on…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Paella At The End of the Industrial World

In the trashed remains of an anonymous European city, people live in half-disgorged buildings produced by buggy nanoswarms. It may look like the apocalypse, but on a warm afternoon there is still time for paella cooked over an open fire. I love how this image – and many of artist Miguel Angel Martinez Monje‘s images…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Result Of Liam Neeson’s Mad Scientist Experiments On Christina Ricci

We’ve read about the dirty deeds Liam Neeson does to Christina Ricci‘s body in new horror film After.Life, but now you can see the revolting, zombie-like science experiment for the first time. Spoilers below… https://gizmodo.com/find-out-how-liam-neeson-abuses-christina-riccis-body-i-5260496 The basic premise is Christina Ricci thinks she’s dead, and mortician Liam Neeson tells the troubled girl who wakes up…

io9 Meredith Woerner

No Summer Vacation For Chuck?

According to NBC president Angela Bromstad, while it’s unlikely that we’ll see more Chuck before 2010’s mid-season launch of season three, it’s not impossible that season three may be longer – and later – than originally thought. Talking at the NBC panel at this year’s Television Critics Association Press Tour, Bromstad – NBC’s president of…

Television Graeme McMillan

Jim Henson’s Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production

Great flying Gelflings — the Henson studio hasn’t decided to abandon the Dark Crystal sequel. In fact, it’s moving forward. Just in case you’ve run out of things to watch while getting high. In an interview with MTV, the son of muppet god Jim Henson, Brian Henson, gave a little update on the next movie…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Robotic Future Is Almost Now

How close is the authentic robotic-human experience promised in upcoming movie The Surrogates? According to a new promo video, closer than you may think… or maybe that’s just a comment on Bruce Willis‘ acting abilities. The Surrogates movie is released September 25th. The Surrogates: Flesh And Bone, the second graphic novel in the series, is…

io9 Graeme McMillan

A New Big Bad On Dollhouse, And Paris Hilton Comes To Supernatural?

Sigourney Weaver describes her Avatar character, and Hit Girl talks Kick-Ass. Plus, Joss drops Dollhouse hints and we recoil at Paris-Hilton-on-Supernatural reports. Plus Earth-twisting Twilight, Fringe, FlashForward, Smallville, Stargate Universe, Warehouse 13 and Chuck spoilers! Avatar: Sigourney Weaver describes her character, Grace: “There’s a little bit of Jim [Cameron] in her. She’s sort of impatient…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Snake Eyes vs. Storm Shadow In Ninja Faceoff!

If you’re hankering for a little GI Joe action before the movie drops this weekend, then here’s a swordy treat for you. It’s the awesome ninja showdown from Larry Hama’s SpyTroops, a CGI mini-movie which is hilarious and action-packed. Larry Hama worked on the GI Joe comic, so this is the real deal – though…

io9 Annalee Newitz

District 9’s Director Tells Us All About His Alien Back Story

Is Terry Gilliam Jumping on the Philip K. Dick Bandwagon?

The Creepiest Surgery Scene In The World

Read Scott Westerfeld’s “Uglies” for Free

The Bar For AI Gets Lowered

V for Vendetta Director Sets His Sights on Cyberpunk Noir

“Just Another Post-Apocalypse” Not Just Another Post-Apocalypse Story

“Templar, Arizona” Feeds Us Cavy Burgers and Survival Cultists in an Alternate Universe

The Mysterious Chemical That Eases Pain, But Also Causes It

So What’s The Other Half Of The Battle?

Enjoy “Racial Sensitivity” In Disney’s Princess Frog Game About Hot Sauce And Borrowed Tiaras

See the Cosmos Through Warmer Eyes

Were Africans The First People To Domesticate Dogs?

Paella At The End of the Industrial World

The Result Of Liam Neeson’s Mad Scientist Experiments On Christina Ricci

No Summer Vacation For Chuck?

Jim Henson’s Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production

The Robotic Future Is Almost Now

A New Big Bad On Dollhouse, And Paris Hilton Comes To Supernatural?

Snake Eyes vs. Storm Shadow In Ninja Faceoff!

Apple Offers Rare Olive Branch to Liquid Glass Haters

Mamdani Lifts NYC TikTok Ban for City Employees, but with Some Unusual Restrictions

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

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