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Doctor Who’s Year (And A Half) Of Hell

The Doctor Who episode “Turn Left” aired last night for the first time in the U.S., and you can read my recap here. I liked it almost as much as last week’s episode, in spite of some very puzzling diction from a certain returning character. Oh, and a weird ethnic stereotype. But in general, I…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Captain Blasto Fights Fake Crime Online

This week, all eyes may be on Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, but another online series is playing with the superhero genre. Captain Blasto centers on Colin Carter, a high schooler who decides to combat the dreariness of his life by becoming his favorite superhero. He recruits a team of fellow malcontents to play his arch-foes,…

io9 Lauren Davis

Who Could Be A Millionaire In 2009

The BBC are looking to persuade David Tennant to stay around as everyone’s favorite timelord… by offering more than a million reasons to convince him. At least, that’s what one British newspaper is saying, claiming that Tennant may be paid £1.5 million to appear in the fifth season of Doctor Who. According to The Sun,…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Paper-craft Batmobile Recreates Tumbler From The Dark Knight

Despite wanting desperately to watch The Dark Knight, I still haven’t gotten a chance to rush out to my nearest movie theater and bask myself in the two-or-so-hours of nerdgasmic delight I know is waiting for me. So as the stellar reviews pour in from the papers and from friends, I need to find creative…

Movies Elaine Chow

Where Not To Drink At San Diego

Looking for the best place to get a drink at next week’s San Diego Comic-Con? Apparently, it’s not the Hyatt – formerly one of the most popular watering holes for SDCC attendees – which is currently embroiled in a controversy over its (former) owner’s political views. As comic professionals call for a boycott of the…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Dr. Horrible’s Tag-Along Sidekick?

Joss Whedon’s singing, TMI-dispensing supervillain, Dr. Horrible, may not be doing such a great job of winning the girl of his dreams. But at least he has one secret admirer. A British comedican calling himself Dr. Dreadful has put up a Youtube video applying to be Dr. Horrible’s sidekick. Click through to see his supervillain…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Scientists Grow “Ball of Human Blood Vessels” in Mice

It’s the next step on the path to robust tissue engineering and synthetic meat. Researchers today announced that they’d used special progenitor cells to grow human blood vessels inside mice. The vessels grew after scientists injected the cells into the mice, forming a “ball” of self-assembled veins that connected to each other and pumped blood.…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Brace For Impact! A Turbulent Video Compilation

Everybody loves a crazy ship-shaking moment. Whether your starship is entering a temporal anomaly or your battlestar has taken multiple hits from Cylon missiles, there’s just something awesome about watching people bounce — or fly — around the bridge of their spaceships. Here’s our compilation of the greatest moments of space turbulence, to the tune…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Shiniest Stories on io9 Last Week

Too busy singing along to Dr. Horrible’s “Freeze Ray” jingle all week? Don’t worry – we’ve created a collection of the week’s best stories for your pleasure. A New Explanation for Morgellons, the Disease that Makes Wires Grow Out of Your Skin If you’ve been growing blue and red wires out of sores on your…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Did Christian Bale Rob Edward Furlong Of His Big Comeback?

If there was any doubt that Christian Bale couldn’t handle the role of the salvation of man, this newly released still from Terminator 4 just about clears it up. But what about the original John Connor? Would you believe the present-day Edward Furlong could replace shaven-headed Bale? Click through for a spoilery reveal as to…

io9 Meredith Woerner

George Dyson’s New Scifi Story About How Google Achieves Consciousness

If you’re looking for some seriously mind-blowing hard science fiction online this afternoon, look no further than a new (free online) short story, “Engineers’ Dreams,” by science historian George Dyson. Brother of techbiz genius Esther Dyson, George is known for his meticulous, entertaining historical investigations into secret government science projects of the twentieth century. Now…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Spanish Comedy Set To Blast Off

Obviously the new international TV trope is going to be the sci-fi sitcom. We’ve already told you about Boldly Going Nowhere, the new show from the creators of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, but now Spain’s RTVE channel La 2 is getting in on the act with a new show called Pluton BRB Nero, set…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Lady Astronaut or Lady Alien? Either Way, She’s Got Vodka For You

Ahh, Friday. Time for a cocktail—or two. Who better to serve up your afternoon Moscow Mule than a female alien masquerading as an astronaut (which just goes to show they can be both)? This 1965 ad for Smirnoff vodka also proves that back in the first flush of America’s now-curdled romance with the space program,…

io9 Lynn Peril

If You Make Jazz Hands When Your Spidey Sense Tingles, This Is For You

Open auditions for the Broadway production of the Spider-Man The Musical will be held July 28th at New York City’s Knitting Factory. The crew is looking to fill the part for both Mary Jane Watson and and Peter Parker. Auditions will be from 10 am to 5 pm and are open to both male and…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Screw Superheroes — Just Give Me Darkness

The Dark Knight succeeds as a film because it fearlessly trashes the idea of heroism, and turns hopelessness into a motivation so pyrotechnic that even torture is a kind of seduction. Nothing escapes corruption. Even the poignant anguish of loss is an emotion summarized by gleeful beatings in police stations, innocent faces burned down to…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Hover Boards, Holy Grails and TIE Fighters Fill Hollywood Prop Auction’s Geek Memorabilia Motherlode

For sci-fi and comic book movie fans, it doesn’t get much better than right now. This week has brought both Dark Knight and the Watchmen trailer, and later this month, the Profiles in History auction house in Hollywood is opening up the prop vaults from just about every classic film over the last, oh, fifty…

Movies John Mahoney

The Dark Knight Twice As Long As It Should Be

After all the hype and buzz, The Dark Knight turns out to be a taut, morally ambiguous crime drama that shies away for superhero schtick in favor of something more understated and suspenseful. As long as you leave the movie somewhere around the halfway point. If you stay for the whole thing, then be prepared…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Wonder Woman Casts A Long Shadow

I haven’t been terribly excited about the Wonder Woman direct-to-DVD movie, not least because all the art I’ve seen from it has looked bland and unexciting. But this early version of the Wonder Woman poster, which director Lauren Montgomery posted on her blog, totally works for me. It looks classic and sleek in a way…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Will The New RoboCop Deny Existence Of Past Robo Sequels?

Click to viewThe new RoboCop movie won’t just be a remake of the original Detroit cyborg police saga. Instead, it’ll be a sequel. But how will a new RoboCop follow-up deal with the tangled mess of sequels, TV shows and TV movies that followed the first film? Click through for details. Bloody Disgusting uncovered the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Get Ready for Ultra-Thin Invisible Body Armor

Graphene, which is as common as the flakes from your pencil when you write, is turning out to be the wonder material of the new millennium. A few years ago, researchers discovered its electrical properties, which make one-micron sheets of the stuff ideal for tiny computerized devices. Now a new study reveals that graphene may…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Doctor Who’s Year (And A Half) Of Hell

Captain Blasto Fights Fake Crime Online

Who Could Be A Millionaire In 2009

Paper-craft Batmobile Recreates Tumbler From The Dark Knight

Where Not To Drink At San Diego

Dr. Horrible’s Tag-Along Sidekick?

Scientists Grow “Ball of Human Blood Vessels” in Mice

Brace For Impact! A Turbulent Video Compilation

The Shiniest Stories on io9 Last Week

Did Christian Bale Rob Edward Furlong Of His Big Comeback?

George Dyson’s New Scifi Story About How Google Achieves Consciousness

Spanish Comedy Set To Blast Off

Lady Astronaut or Lady Alien? Either Way, She’s Got Vodka For You

If You Make Jazz Hands When Your Spidey Sense Tingles, This Is For You

Screw Superheroes — Just Give Me Darkness

Hover Boards, Holy Grails and TIE Fighters Fill Hollywood Prop Auction’s Geek Memorabilia Motherlode

The Dark Knight Twice As Long As It Should Be

Wonder Woman Casts A Long Shadow

Will The New RoboCop Deny Existence Of Past Robo Sequels?

Get Ready for Ultra-Thin Invisible Body Armor

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

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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