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Ghostface Killah’s Iron Man Cameo Finally Sees the Light Of Day

Click to view When Ghostface Killah aka Pretty Toney aka Tony Starks popped up on IMDB with a cameo in Iron Man as an arms dealer in Dubai, we rejoiced. When we saw the movie and realized there was no Ghost, we were saddened. But now here he is, all 10 seconds of him (skip…

Movies John Mahoney

Bigfoot: North America’s Greatest Lover [NSFW]

All the Bigfoot mania today just wasn’t quite enough, so we bring you the ultimate statement in Bigfoot love. This pointedly psychotic movie, Ape Canyon, is about how Bigfoot comes to the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. and begins enslaving women with his mesmerizing sexual skills. There really isn’t much more to it that that,…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Which Scifi Political Attack Ad Would You Like to See?

We lived through the Obama vs. Clinton YouTube smackdowns, and now we’re entering the age of Obama vs. McCain. Already Paris Hilton has contributed to a “grassroots” Obama ad which compares McCain to Yoda (hell, it’s true that Yoda is a veteran of the Clone Wars). But that brief diss on Yoda gave us an…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Tragic Heroes Who Are Cooler Than Anakin

Click to viewThe whole time we’re watching Star Wars: Clone Wars in theaters and on television, we’ll be knowing that Anakin Skywalker is destined for a horrendous end. But the true tragedy of Anakin is that he’s kind of a pale reflection of the truly great tragic heroes of science fiction. Seriously, here are like…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Shiniest Stories on io9 Last Week

Trapped in the cooler by Bigfoot hunters all week? Don’t worry, we’ve compiled a list of the best stories of the week, just for you. You Could Become Batman, Says Scientist A Canadian scientist and lifelong Batman aficionado has examined the Dark Knight’s skills and figured out how regular people could transform themselves into real-life…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Genetically-Engineered Trees Can Dissolve Themselves into Fuel

Click to viewWorried about all the energy that’s required to break poplar trees down into usable fuel? Never fear: We’ll just stick some fungus genes into that poplar so that the tree can rapidly ferment itself as soon as it’s chopped down. A self-fermenting tree can practically turn itself into fuel. That’s exactly the kind…

io9 Annalee Newitz

How Hard Is It To Build The Enterprise?

Apparently, the answer is “Harder than you think,” judging by the problems that the toy makers at Art Asylum are having with the production of their Star Trek: The Next Generation Enterprise-D model. Who knew that heavy nacelles could make your phaser strip sag, or that putting various names of Enterprise parts together in a…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Bigfoot Conference Verdict: Big Fat Hoax

Click to viewThe Bigfoot press conference yielded no results and has only enraged the Bigfoot Field Research Organization. The watchdog group voiced its expert opinion on the OMFG Bigfoot situation we covered yesterday. The experts claim fraud, and the press conference did nothing to put out the fires of controversy sweeping the nation. Is the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Young Adult Books Will Save Science Fiction

The biggest growth in science fiction publishing these days, hands down, is happening in the young adult market, and that’s great news. While the “real” science fiction publishers are chasing a shrinking – and graying – readership, tweens and teens are discovering SF for themselves, thanks to books from a diverse range of writers. Best…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Stop Writing Young Adult Science Fiction

Whenever I hear that a favorite author of mine is working on a young adult novel, my heart sinks. “Oh, that won’t be for me,” I say to myself, “I am not a young adult.” Sure, I know adults can read YA fiction: I read the His Dark Materials trilogy and the Harry Potter books…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Bendy-limbed Outer Space Toys Conquer Earth in 1967

Inspired by and built in the same scale as Major Matt Mason, the Outer Space Men were a short-lived group of action figures from Colorforms (the same company that made those vinyl stick-on sets that I couldn’t get enough of). Series 1 consisted of seven bendable plastic figures, ranging from the tiny-yet-popular Alpha 7 from…

io9 Lynn Peril

NASA’s Space-Age Cancer Bra Lives On

In the 1970s, NASA had more than Mars on its mind. NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher (and friends) filed a patent for a brassiere that could detect breast cancer in 1976. For some reason, NASA’s massive bra project never made it to the marketplace, but it’s inspired a new generation of medical bra-makers to try…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Netflix Up and Running Again: Offering 15% Credit to Customers

The longest service disruption in Netflix history has apparently been resolved, with normal service resuming today. The company will compensate affected customers by adding a 15% credit automatically to their next bill. [Physorg]

Movies Sean Fallon

First Pics Of Jewel Staite’s Hot Date On Atlantis

Who’s Dr. Keller (Jewel Staite) all twitterpated about? We’ve got new pictures from the set of producer/writer Martin Gero’s “Brain Strom” episode for Stargate Atlantis, and they reveal Keller’s new lucky man and a couple of amazing science-centric cameos including Bill Nye The Science Guy. Click through to see Keller’s new object of affection –…

Television Meredith Woerner

Real-Life Oxygen Destroyer Kills Ocean Creatures

If you’ve ever seen the original Godzilla movie from 1954, you know that the heroic scientists deploy a weapon called the “oxygen destroyer” (pictured) that sucks all oxygen from the water and suffocates the Big G. Now it turns out that weapon isn’t as ridiculous as you thought: In fact, scientists have identified countless “oxygen…

io9 Annalee Newitz

An Alien Abduction Epic We’re Dying To See

Color us excited: awesome director Whit Stillman (Metropolitan) says he’s still hoping to direct the movie version of Christopher Buckley’s novel Little Green Men. The novel follows a George Will-esque talk-show pundit who gets kidnapped by aliens and then has to convince the chattering classes that the UFO threat is real. Stillman says Greg Kinnear…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Academia is Whoniversal

This November, head out to Cardiff University for a 3-day academic conference about all things Doctor Who called “Whoniversal’ Appeal: An Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference on Doctor Who and All of its Spin-Offs.” Organizer Melissa Beattie writes, “We have content on Classic and New Who, Torchwood, and Sarah Jane, and so far have writers Paul Cornell…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Kick-Ass Casting Gives Us All A Little McLovin

Christopher Mintz-Plasse (better known as McLovin from Superbad) is in negotiations to be the evil Red Mist in the new ultra-violent movie adaptation of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s Kick-Ass comic. The comic takes place in “the real world,” and is about a comic book geek who dresses up as a superhero, fights crime…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Tony Stark Does A Bruce Wayne In Deleted Iron Man Scene

Just how hard was it for Iron Man to get its PG rating? Here’s one of the sequences that had to disappear: Tony Stark orders poor put-upon Pepper Potts to organize a last-minute party at his house in Dubai. Then, after some painfully awkward party dialog (and a babes-in-the-hot tub moment) that probably should have…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Only Big-Name Villains For Supermax

Click to viewFor everyone waiting to see the Riddler show up in the sequel to The Dark Knight, you’re probably going to have a long wait coming. But that doesn’t mean that he won’t get his day in the cinematic sun – He’s just one of the supervillains being lined up to appear in Warner…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Ghostface Killah’s Iron Man Cameo Finally Sees the Light Of Day

Bigfoot: North America’s Greatest Lover [NSFW]

Which Scifi Political Attack Ad Would You Like to See?

Tragic Heroes Who Are Cooler Than Anakin

The Shiniest Stories on io9 Last Week

Genetically-Engineered Trees Can Dissolve Themselves into Fuel

How Hard Is It To Build The Enterprise?

Bigfoot Conference Verdict: Big Fat Hoax

Young Adult Books Will Save Science Fiction

Stop Writing Young Adult Science Fiction

Bendy-limbed Outer Space Toys Conquer Earth in 1967

NASA’s Space-Age Cancer Bra Lives On

Netflix Up and Running Again: Offering 15% Credit to Customers

First Pics Of Jewel Staite’s Hot Date On Atlantis

Real-Life Oxygen Destroyer Kills Ocean Creatures

An Alien Abduction Epic We’re Dying To See

Academia is Whoniversal

Kick-Ass Casting Gives Us All A Little McLovin

Tony Stark Does A Bruce Wayne In Deleted Iron Man Scene

Only Big-Name Villains For Supermax

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

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?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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