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A Parasite that Induces Love in its Host

A Brazilian wasp has evolved a very peculiar mind-control power in order to reproduce: It induces love in a species of caterpillar. The wasp lays its eggs in a baby caterpillar, which grows normally as the eggs grow inside it. Eventually, larvae burst out of the caterpillar’s body, and that’s when things get weird. The…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Whatever Happened to Rosario Dawson’s Career?

Pity poor Rosario Dawson. Once the star of such hits as Sin City and, uh… Alexander (okay, she was also in Rent and Grindhouse), she’s apparently fallen on hard times. How else, short of blackmail and/or losing a bet to someone, can you explain her presence in NBC’s new web-only SF series Gemini Division? The…

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Hair Dye Signifies Time Travel, On Heroes

It’s a video-heavy edition of Morning Spoilers, including an R-rated Wanted trailer (that gives away a big plot twist), a revealing clip from Friday’s Battlestar Galactica, a cute new Hancock clip, and a new Middle Man trailer. And the last dribs and drabs of Incredible Hulk spoilers are still popping up. But we’re most excited…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Final Proof That Communism Breaks Your Brain

Two regular guys fall into an alien teleportation device and find themselves on a planet of crazy people in Kin-Dza-Dza!, a 1986 Russian movie that satirizes the declining USSR by having people act very very silly for 135 minutes. It’s basically like the longest Monty Python sketch in history: the Plukanians only say the word…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

10 Hollywood Designers To Watch Out For

Click to viewScience fiction is all about creating strange and incredible worlds, whether they’re the future of Earth or a far-off planet. And the key to the most breathtaking science fictional worlds always starts with the work of production designers and concept artists who create brilliant and freaktastic worlds, like James Clyne’s concept art for…

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We Wish We’d Seen Daren Dochterman’s X-Men 3

Why he rules: Just look at his concept art for X-Men 3, from the weird thuggish anti-mutant soldiers to the serum gun to the strange laboratory to Magneto’s lair. It’s a dark and disturbing world, far removed from the candy-apple weirdness of Brett Ratner’s vision. He also designed some kick-ass spaceships and some huge alien…

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Jeannine C. Oppewall, Oscar-Nominated Designer

Why she rules: Oppewall has been nominated for an Oscar four times, for her work on LA Confidential, Pleasantville, Seabiscuit, and The Good Shepherd. She’s also worked on the techno-thrillerish The Sum Of All Fears as a designer. And she did art design for 1982’s Cat People! What she’s working on: M. Night Shyamalan’s weird…

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James Clyne’s Sweeping Vistas

Why he rules: Looking at James Clyne’s huge cityscapes and alien worlds, it’s easy to get lost in all the details as well as the hugeness of everything. Clyne started out doing conceptual designs and set designs for Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Titan A.E., Galaxy Quest, Mission To Mars, and Mystery Men. He…

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Warren Manser, Conceptual Art Master

Why he rules: Manser got his start designing stuff for Sam Raimi’s amazing Army Of Darkness, including Bruce Campbell’s awesome Chopper Car. Raimi must have remembered him, since he hired him to do concept art for the Green Goblin and Spider-Man himself in Raimi’s first Spider-Man movie. He also did conceptual design work for Kubrick’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Alex McDowell, Punk Rock Digital Designer

Why he rules: Friend of the Sex Pistols McDowell got his start making music videos for Adam And The Ants, Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Cure. Then he started working in movie design, including The Crow. He had a career turning point when he embraced digital design, in 3-D design program Maya, for Spielberg’s…

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Guy Hendrix Dyas, Creating Huge Sets

Why he rules: We talked to Guy Hendrix Dyas a couple of months ago about his awesome work on Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, and he told us the movie would be mostly CGI-free, relying on massive sets like that huge temple and that stone obelisk that moves when you release…

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Richard Hudolin, Battlestar’s Design Genius

Why he rules: Richard Hudolin has put his design stamp on no fewer than three iconic science fiction TV series. He worked on the 1996 TV movie of time-travel space opera Doctor Who, and he designed the best ever control room for the Doctor’s time machine, the TARDIS. It’s elegant Victorian (I’m not going to…

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Nathan Crowley, Design Superhero

Why he rules: In one of his earliest credited gigs, Crowley was the main set designer for the first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, where he helped create the distinctive look of the Promenade, Ops, Quark’s bar and other key locations. He also designed the sets for Mystery Men — and the current…

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Ryan Church, Master Of Creatures And Robots

Why he rules: If you saw a cool giant machine or floating city in Star Wars episode II or III, there’s a good chance it was designed by Ryan Church. His designs for Revenge Of The Sith included a new generation of giant AT-AT walkers with longer legs, giant robot tanks, and a whole gaggle…

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Miles Teves, Robot/Monster Sculptor

Why he rules: Miles Teves got his start working as a concept illustrator with Rob Bottin Productions, helping to design the unique look of Paul Weller’s cyborg body in RoboCop. Since then, he’s done everything from masks to makeup to concept design to storyboarding. A sculptor since he made dinosaurs as a child, Teves has…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Evil Aliens Kill First, Ask Questions Later In Project Grey

Murderous aliens with secret connections to the Russian government ruin an innocent vacation with their cold, emotionless black eyes and hearts in Project Grey. Five friends go on a weekend camping trip, but only one makes it out alive. When the sole survivor is questioned by the government he explains that his friends were brutally…

Movies Meredith Woerner

A View of Thunderheads Brewing from Space

These thunderheads are brewing over the midwestern United States, a region where thunderstorms can whip up pretty damn fast. Courtesy of NASA, this image is one of a series running on the Boston Globe’s website to celebrate the work done by the International Space Station. Want to see what this kind of cloud looks like…

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A Special DNA Surprise for Daddy

In the category of weirdest product pitches, you can now include the email I got from Intigene. The company’s rep suggested that Father’s Day would be a good time to remind people that they could buy Identigene’s home DNA paternity tests. At first I thought it was a joke because their website looked so much…

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One-Eyed Robot Short Wins Silver Medal, Blames It On Depth Perception

The 35th Annual Student Academy Awards were handed out last Saturday, and our favorite little science fiction short, Simulacra, got the Silver Medal for animation. The filmmaker Tatchapon Lertwirojkul is attending the New York School of Visual Arts and has a background in architecture, which is apparent in his amazing attention to detail in the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Marvel Is Rushing Iron Man 2 And Avengers, Says Favreau

Don’t start looking for a date for the April 2010 launch of Iron Man 2 just yet. Director Jon Favreau says there’s no way he can make that release date unless he makes a terrible movie. Says Favreau, “Neither Robert nor I were consulted about this and we are both concerned about how realistic the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

A Parasite that Induces Love in its Host

Whatever Happened to Rosario Dawson’s Career?

Hair Dye Signifies Time Travel, On Heroes

Final Proof That Communism Breaks Your Brain

10 Hollywood Designers To Watch Out For

We Wish We’d Seen Daren Dochterman’s X-Men 3

Jeannine C. Oppewall, Oscar-Nominated Designer

James Clyne’s Sweeping Vistas

Warren Manser, Conceptual Art Master

Alex McDowell, Punk Rock Digital Designer

Guy Hendrix Dyas, Creating Huge Sets

Richard Hudolin, Battlestar’s Design Genius

Nathan Crowley, Design Superhero

Ryan Church, Master Of Creatures And Robots

Miles Teves, Robot/Monster Sculptor

Evil Aliens Kill First, Ask Questions Later In Project Grey

A View of Thunderheads Brewing from Space

A Special DNA Surprise for Daddy

One-Eyed Robot Short Wins Silver Medal, Blames It On Depth Perception

Marvel Is Rushing Iron Man 2 And Avengers, Says Favreau

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

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

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The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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