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An Early Dark Knight DVD, Or Just A Twitter Joker?

The movie may still be breaking records in theaters, but does that mean that it’s too early to start a marketing campaign for The Dark Knight’s DVD and BluRay release in December? Apparently not, as many Twitter users discovered on Friday afternoon, when a familiar face asked to befriend them.Within 24 hours of the creation…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The Force Is With Design, These Days

Apparently, all the Empire had to do to take over the universe was wait long enough for designers to realize that their fascistic design was stylish enough to bring into the mainstream. But architect Rem Koolhaus’ planned Waterfront City in Dubai, above, isn’t the only example of the real world mirroring the Star Wars aesthetic.…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Just How In Trouble Is Dollhouse?

We told you earlier this week that new Joss Whedon series Dollhouse has shut down production for two weeks, along with passing along the official Fox statement that everything is fine and that there’s nothing to see here, move along. But since then, rumors have been sneaking out that more may be going on than…

io9 Graeme McMillan

LHC-Themed T-Shirts Commemorate the Non-Destruction of Earth

Now that the Large Hadron Collider has been switched on and the world remains more or less intact, Hadron-mania has gripped the Internet. LHC enthusiasts check the status of Earth’s destruction, view Collider porn, and, of course, commemorate the event itself with clever t-shirts. If you’re looking for the perfect gift for the particle physicist…

io9 Lauren Davis

New Knight Rider Is A Learning Experience For All Involved

Worried about NBC’s new Knight Rider series to the point where you expect to be saying “Holy KITT” during the first episode for reasons other than excitement? Then you may want to stop reading right now, unless you think that the one thing that would make the new show watchable would be the portrayal of…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Is This Really The New Batman And Robin?

This cover to the first chapter of Neil Gaiman’s upcoming “Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader?” storyline has been leaked online, and eagle-eyed and paranoid fans are picking apart the details and declaring that this may be the first – or, perhaps, second – ever appearance of an all-new dynamic duo. But is this work…

io9 Graeme McMillan

It Could Be Worse — The Bionic Woman Could Be Your Therapist

After Jaime Somers quit fighting international naughtiness as the Bionic Woman, she got her PhD and became a therapist to other secret agents, according to the last ever Bionic TV movie Bionic Ever After. (Which, as you might guess, sees the Six Million Dollar Man marrying the Bionic Woman.) And yeesh, she’s a really really…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Vote For The Greatest Non-Human President Of The U.S.A.!

Click to viewWith every passing election year, the statistical likelihood increases that we’ll elect a U.S. president who’s really a robot, or an alien. Or maybe a charismatic plant, grown in some kind of tank. How will you recognize a non-human candidate for president when one comes along? And more importantly, which non-human would be…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A Planet of Boiling Water and Lava

One of the most gorgeous images from National Geographic’s recent photography contest is this one, of a boiling lake under cloudy skies. It looks like what I imagine the methane lakes might look like on Titan. Taken by Ben Hattenbach, this pool of intensely (and naturally) blue water is a geothermal oasis in an arctic…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Too busy playing Large Hadron Collider drinking game all week? Don’t worry, we’ve compiled a list of the best stories of the week, just for you.10 Suckiest Video Games People Play In Science Fiction Science fiction is all about advancing into a shinier future – so why are people always playing such crufty video games…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Brand Wants To Be New Doctor

Fresh off his… controversial appearance at this weekend’s MTV Video Music Awards, British comedian Russell Brand has admitted that he’s set his sights much higher than making jokes about the Jonas Brothers or pretending that he is in any way interested in Britney Spears: he wants to be the new Doctor Who. If ever there…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Europeans Pick Mates By Smell More Often than Africans Do

Scientists have known for a while that humans seem to pick mates partly based on the way they smell. That’s because a person’s smell is related to their Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC), a cluster of genes that shape a person’s immune system. For years, scientists have debated whether people pick mates based on scent cues…

io9 Annalee Newitz

How Much Ass Will Nic Cage Kick?

Questions are still swirling around how much Nicholas Cage’s sudden attack of squeamishness will tone down the violence in the movie version of Mark “Wanted” Millar’s superhero splatterthon Kick-Ass. But at least we know one thing now: he’ll have a killer porn-stache. TheBadAndTheUgly posted some pics of Cage looking appropriately sleazy, and Millar posted a…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Science Has Gone Mad Because It Lacks A Purpose, Say Fringe Creators

Why is the science in Fringe so out-of-control and scary? Turns out it’s because science hasn’t had a real goal since the 1960s, according to Fringe writer/producers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Jeff Pinker, who talked to reporters on a conference call today. (I think the designers of the LHC might disagree.) They also answered…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Feed Your Watchmen Action Figure Addiction on the Cheap

We were trolling one of our favorite Watchmen sites recently and noticed that the movie’s action figures are available for pre-order at about 20 bucks a piece. Because we are itching to reenact, say, the Doc Manhattan fighting in ’Nam scene a casa, we naturally need them all—and, well, that’s gonna add up. So instead…

io9 Nisha Gopalan

Thanks to This Week’s Sponsors

Thanks to our generous sponsors this week — Chevy Fuel Solutions, Infinite Undiscovery, Mike’s Election Guide, Orcs, Tales of Vesperia, T-Mobile, Unscrew America — we were able to use an experimental device to vacuum up all the black holes that kept forming in the Earth’s core. If you would like to help us continue to…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Where Would We Be Without The Miracle of Color Television?

As we get ready to bid farewell to broadcast television as we know it and prepare for our new digital overlord’s arrival on February 17, let’s take a peek at a past television technology when it was all shiny and new. In the early 1960s, RCA produced a promo film that, in this clip, used…

Television Lynn Peril

Become a Jedi Knight in One Easy Lesson

There are many paths to becoming a Jedi. You can claim it as your religion on your census form. You can start attending a Jedi Church and vow to follow the Jedi Code. You can wear a hooded robe, utter pithy maxims, and take lessons in lightsaber dueling. But for those seeking a more academic…

io9 Lauren Davis

Large Scale Experiments with Evolution

If you liked the Large Hadron Collider, you’ll love this new large-scale experiment. Scientists are going to smash single-celled organisms together at high speeds to see if they kind find special particles. Apparently the device they’ve created is big enough to smash squirrels together, so it’s gotten the somewhat unfortunate nickname “squirrel smasher.” [via BBspot]

io9 Annalee Newitz

Mashups: The Future Of Music?

Chances are you’ve heard some mashups by now. They started as an underground phenomenon, but over the past half-dozen years, they’ve popped up on MTV and Spike. The practice of lifting tracks from very different music sources to create a seamless, danceable and bizarre collision could actually be the future of pop music, freed at…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

An Early Dark Knight DVD, Or Just A Twitter Joker?

The Force Is With Design, These Days

Just How In Trouble Is Dollhouse?

LHC-Themed T-Shirts Commemorate the Non-Destruction of Earth

New Knight Rider Is A Learning Experience For All Involved

Is This Really The New Batman And Robin?

It Could Be Worse — The Bionic Woman Could Be Your Therapist

Vote For The Greatest Non-Human President Of The U.S.A.!

A Planet of Boiling Water and Lava

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Brand Wants To Be New Doctor

Europeans Pick Mates By Smell More Often than Africans Do

How Much Ass Will Nic Cage Kick?

Science Has Gone Mad Because It Lacks A Purpose, Say Fringe Creators

Feed Your Watchmen Action Figure Addiction on the Cheap

Thanks to This Week’s Sponsors

Where Would We Be Without The Miracle of Color Television?

Become a Jedi Knight in One Easy Lesson

Large Scale Experiments with Evolution

Mashups: The Future Of Music?

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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An Early Dark Knight DVD, Or Just A Twitter Joker?

The Force Is With Design, These Days

Just How In Trouble Is Dollhouse?

LHC-Themed T-Shirts Commemorate the Non-Destruction of Earth

New Knight Rider Is A Learning Experience For All Involved

Is This Really The New Batman And Robin?

It Could Be Worse — The Bionic Woman Could Be Your Therapist

Vote For The Greatest Non-Human President Of The U.S.A.!

A Planet of Boiling Water and Lava

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Brand Wants To Be New Doctor

Europeans Pick Mates By Smell More Often than Africans Do

How Much Ass Will Nic Cage Kick?

Science Has Gone Mad Because It Lacks A Purpose, Say Fringe Creators

Feed Your Watchmen Action Figure Addiction on the Cheap

Thanks to This Week’s Sponsors

Where Would We Be Without The Miracle of Color Television?

Become a Jedi Knight in One Easy Lesson

Large Scale Experiments with Evolution

Mashups: The Future Of Music?

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Let us help find what you are looking for...

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!