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Interstellar Fiction, With A Human Perspective

The two volumes of the New Space Opera anthology left many unsatisfied: Where were the humans in interstellar space? If posthuman spaceploits turned you off, then another new anthology, Federations, will thrill you with human-sized adventures in a vast cosmos. Oh, and there will be vague, mostly nondescript spoilers here. Federations aims to be an…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Michael Green Says Goodbye To Kings

This weekend was the first without a new episode of dearly-departed NBC drama Kings; sadly, while we loved the show, the rest of America didn’t seem to agree. Creator Michael Green offers his take on ratings, cancellation and the show. Writing on the show’s Court Historian blog, Green offered these words of farewell: The outcome…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The Alternate World War I You Always Wanted, With Monsters And Death Machines

Pretties/Uglies author Scott Westerfeld has released some art from his upcoming alternate history novel Leviathan, in which the Great Powers fight World War I with diesel-powered “walkers,” zeppelins, and “Darwinist monsters.” And you can read the first chapter online. Spoilers… Here’s the full version of the above image, of a zeppelin mooring in Hyde Park,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Boost Your Crime-Fighting Abilities with Superpowers in a Can

For those times when your innate mutant abilities simply won’t cut it, the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company offers supplemental superpowers in convenient carry-home canisters. The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company raises funds for the New York chapter of 826 National, a non-profit founded by authors Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida that helps students with creative and…

io9 Lauren Davis

If the Kindle Had its Way, This Stream of Books Would Be an SD Card

Biografias was created by artist Alicia Martin using 5,000 books. Eventually, we’ll probably be seeing physical books used more for art like this than for reading. Sigh. [Urban Prankster]

Books & Comics Adam Frucci

The io9 Guide To August Science Fiction

Our space/time visualizer looks a few weeks into the future, showing you what delights and horrors await you. This month: a new Stephen Baxter book, a few fascinating movies… and WorldCon! Venture into future history, with the io9 calendar! As always, you can download the whole thing as a printable PDF – with hyperlinks to…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Matt Smith Gets a Different Kind of Resurrection

After he’s regenerated as the Eleventh Doctor in the fifth season of Doctor Who, Matt Smith will experience a different sort of resurrection. In the first trailer for moody romance Womb he plays a man cloned by his grieving widow. Smith announced back in February that he was about to start work on Hungarian director…

io9 Lauren Davis

Sorry For The Technical Difficulties – We Are Working On It!

If you are having trouble loading io9, you are not alone. All of the sites in the Gawker Media Network are suffering from extreme slowdown. It has been happening all weekend, and is a problem that originates with our web host. Our tech team thought they had it fixed last night, but unfortunately the evil…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Smoking: It’s Only Enabling The Machines

Tired of the same tired old scare tactics from Public Service Announcements? Now this is one threat we can get behind: robot apocalypse. See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

io9 Meredith Woerner

Shark Week Takes A Bite Out Of Space Sex And Vampire Love

Television’s best holiday celebration is at hand: Shark Week! Stuff your brains with knowledge of the ultimate sea beast. True Blood‘s Jessica takes the spotlight, Being Human‘s ghost figures out why she’s in limbo, and Stargate’s Sheppard is back, sorta. Monday: Shark Week: Deadly Waters – Survivorman’s Les Stroud takes on the deadliest water in…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Gawker Media Tech Team Is Looking For Some Good QA

Got a list of things you think need fixin’ on our sites? Well so do we, actually! And we’re looking for a little help with it. Gawker Media is currently seeking a QA Analyst to join our Tech team. Job responsibilities include monitoring site performance, managing bug reporting and resolution, and conducting both manual and…

io9 Annalee Newitz

China Bans Bad Breath from Space

In space, no one can hear you scream… but on the space shuttle, they can certainly smell your breath. That’s why China’s space program is barring aspiring astronauts with halitosis — just one of 100 new rules for wannabe taikonauts. One hundred candidates, both male and female, have reported to the No. 454 Hospital of…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Next Riddick Movie Aims For R-Rated Gold

Riddick director David Twohy gave the world an update on the eagerly anticipated third Riddick movie. The good news is, both Twohy and Vin aren’t settling for any PG-13 nonsense, and the new film will be closer to Pitch Black. In an interview with Shock Til You Drop Twohy explained what we have to look…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Why Cafe Diem May Be The Shape Of Things To Come

Syfy may not have had a booth at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, but their Cafe Diem cafe a block away from the convention center wowed us, and we weren’t the only ones. https://gizmodo.com/stargate-treats-zombie-sanitizer-and-crowns-comic-con-5324819 Variety talked to Syfy’s VP of Brand Marketing, Blake Callaway, about why the network gave up their space on the convention…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Thundercats Concept Art Shows The Furry Warriors That Could Have Been

If you enjoyed the amazing fan-made Thundercats trailer, with Brad Pitt as Lion-O, feast your feline eyes on Thundercat concept art for Jerry O’Flaherty’s film that never was. https://gizmodo.com/brad-pitt-as-lion-o-hugh-jackman-as-tygra-this-is-a-l-5115803 Movieline acquired a collection of beautiful concept art from the mooted Warner Bros. movie, including this lovely still of Third Earth. Head over to Movieline to…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Surrogates’ New Poster Channels Kate Moss

A new set of teaser images for upcoming Bruce Willis faux-human movie The Surrogates have been released, showing off images of the perfect humanity that only robotics can offer. But doesn’t one of them look a little… familiar? Bleeding Cool.com pointed out the similarity between one of the new images, released this week on IGN.com,…

io9 Graeme McMillan

One Star Trek Star Won’t Be Back, But One Surprising Iron Man Character Will Be

Spoilers come from everywhere, despite what the Answer Bitch says: Marvel spills Iron Man info, a Star Trek star talks sequels, and there’s Avatarfootage details. Plus Time Traveler’s Wife, Gamer, Jennifer’s Body, [Rec] 2, New Moon, Lost, Dollhouse and Smallville. Avatar: MarketSaw’s description of the Comic Con footage from this film includes a few new…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

When Naked CG Cherubs Attack And New Kung Fu Cyborg Trailer

Robots in love (and doing Kung Fu), a new clip from Cold Souls, a look at a new kind of goo that can kill and an update Big Man Japan director’s latest naked cherub movie, Symbol? Welcome to Cult. Symbol The writer and director of Big Man Japan will be showing his latest work Symbol…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Why Avatar Can’t Fail

You can tell that a lot is riding on James Cameron’s Avatar by the fact that people are already talking about the backlash. But are Cameron and the movie studio the only people who can’t afford it to fail? 2009 has been a hard year for fans, let’s face it. Two high-profile movies had successfully…

io9 Graeme McMillan

What’s With All The Undeath In Superhero Comics?

First, DC Comics unleashed a legion of undead characters in its Blackest Night event. Now, Marvel has announced Necrosha, an upcoming X-Men storyline that will bring back lots of dead mutants. When did zombie superheroes become the hot new thing? I have a few ideas of my own that we’ll get to in a moment,…

Books & Comics Alasdair Wilkins

Interstellar Fiction, With A Human Perspective

Michael Green Says Goodbye To Kings

The Alternate World War I You Always Wanted, With Monsters And Death Machines

Boost Your Crime-Fighting Abilities with Superpowers in a Can

If the Kindle Had its Way, This Stream of Books Would Be an SD Card

The io9 Guide To August Science Fiction

Matt Smith Gets a Different Kind of Resurrection

Sorry For The Technical Difficulties – We Are Working On It!

Smoking: It’s Only Enabling The Machines

Shark Week Takes A Bite Out Of Space Sex And Vampire Love

Gawker Media Tech Team Is Looking For Some Good QA

China Bans Bad Breath from Space

The Next Riddick Movie Aims For R-Rated Gold

Why Cafe Diem May Be The Shape Of Things To Come

Thundercats Concept Art Shows The Furry Warriors That Could Have Been

Surrogates’ New Poster Channels Kate Moss

One Star Trek Star Won’t Be Back, But One Surprising Iron Man Character Will Be

When Naked CG Cherubs Attack And New Kung Fu Cyborg Trailer

Why Avatar Can’t Fail

What’s With All The Undeath In Superhero Comics?

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Countdown to the Moon 🔴

Dyson V8 Cordless Vacuum Holds Its Lowest Price Even After Amazon’s Spring Sale Ends, Likely a Clearance Move

Lego Is Bringing Bionicle Back, But Not in the Way You’d Want

Richard Branson Is Still Trying to Make Space Tourism Happen, Selling Tickets at $750,000

Beats Powerbeats Fit Drops Below Black Friday Pricing Across All Colorways as Amazon Continues to Cut Prices on the Earbuds

Google Pixel 9a Hits a Record Low on Clearance, With Trade-In Making It Nearly Half the Price of Pixel Buds Pro 2

James Cameron Could Remake ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Before He Works on ‘Avatar 4’

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