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Jericho’s Attack On Corporate Dominance, Sponsored By Sprint

Trust Jake Green to summarize in a few words the theme of this season of post-apocalyptic Kansas drama Jericho: “This isn’t a country, it’s a company.” The old America is gone, replaced with a corporate dictatorship. This scene really made me feel as though the show knows exactly what it wants to say, and it’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Robo-Centipede Bridges the River Shannon

The University of Limerick in Ireland needed to expand across the River Shannon, so they decided to it with this strangely inverted bridge that looks something like a centipede. No, it’s not an homage to China Mieville — it’s a futuristic five-span bridge designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, the guys who are making St. Petersburg…

io9 LISA KATAYAMA

Sci Fi Channel Copies Heroes A Year Too Late

The Battlestar Galactica prequel, Caprica, isn’t the only show the Sci Fi Channel has on the drawing board. Sci Fi is also developing The Stranded, the show about ordinary people who realize they’re superpowered aliens, which we mentioned the other day. And Sci Fi unveiled two other “backdoor pilots” at its upfront presentation in New…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Why Battlestar Galactica is the Best Political Drama on TV

This exclusive new preview clip for Battlestar Galactica season 4 reminds us why the science fiction series’ violent moral ambiguity has made it the most compelling political drama on TV. Sure the show is about humans fleeing for their lives from cyborgs in space, but it has a realistic, ripped-from-the-headlines urgency that 24 could only…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Futuristic Fanzines From Our Embarrassing Past

Beware of The Blog, popular weblog accompaniment to “independent freeform radio station” WFMU, has put together a rather stunning gallery of covers of sci-fi fanzines from shows gone by. Go and look not only for the nostalgia of shows like Logan’s Run and Quantum Leap, but also to celebrate the dedication of the brave souls…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Upskirt: Work Wear of the Future?

In 1970, Sylvia Anderson appeared on the Brit chat show “Tomorrow Today” to promote UFO, the new, live-action science-fiction television series produced by herself and husband, Gerry (also the masterminds behind the fabulous Thunderbirds Are GO). Anderson showed a film clip of model Antonia Ellis bopping around London in a women’s Moonbase uniform from the…

io9 Lynn Peril

Best Space Battle Smack Talk

Click to viewThe greatest tacticians in space don’t just use high-energy beams and force shields, they use psychology. And the best interstellar smack-downs start with the trash talking before a single shot is fired. Whether it’s Kirk mocking Khan’s superior intellect or Adama growling into the space-phone, nothing improves a shootout in space like a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Star Trek Art Show in NYC Is a Response to 9/11

Devorah Sperber has some pretty fancy reasons for thinking that Star Trek should be converted into complicated works of abstract art — she loves the idea of the “mirror worlds” and layers of reality in classic Trek. But seriously, Sperber, you don’t need to intellectualize with us. We know why it’s important to have a…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Spielberg Gets His “2001” On With Wormhole Saga

We’ve critiqued science fiction movies with bad science, but one project in development is supposed to have immaculate science, thanks to a script treatment by Caltech physics professor Kip S. Thorne. Interstellar, produced (and maybe directed) by Steven Spielberg, will deal with travel through a wormhole into an alternate dimension. Thorne insists the film won’t…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Paul Krugman, Master Of The Space Lanes

How would an interstellar trading empire figure out how long goods had been in transit, for the purposes of calculating interest? After all, if the shipping vessels are traveling at close to the speed of light, the shipping time will seem longer to an observer on the ground than it would to someone traveling on…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Battle of the Genitals in Science Horror Movies

Critics are always saying that horror movies are about fearing vaginas, but they’re wrong. Sure there’s vadge imagery aplenty in horror (just watch the run of Alien movies if you don’t believe me), but the scariest science horror flicks of the last thirty years are actually about everything that can go wrong with a dude.…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Post-Apocalyptic Hell Can Be Beautiful

Future dystopias don’t have to turn into every-man-for-himself carnage. They can be about communities banding together — and they don’t even have to be about men at all, if Sarah Hall’s The Carhullan Army is any guide. The story of a woman who flees an oppressive society and finds a woman-only communal utopia, Carhullan just…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Net Generation Loves Entrepreneurialism, MySpace, and Columbine

Were you born between 1974-83? Do you have implanted pop cultural memories of The O.C., Jackass, Britney Spears, online social networks, and high school shooters? Joshua Glenn, who spins the brilliant Brainiac blog at the Boston Globe, has just written an intriguing essay that explores the Net Generation as a glorious and weird cultural stereotype.…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Eiffel Tower’s Massive New Observation Deck to be Made of Kevlar Webbing

The Eiffel Tower has remained exactly the same for 120 years, but this year builders will be attaching a temporary, carbon Kevlar observation deck to its uppermost reaches. French architecture firm Serero will help Paris celebrate the 120th birthday of the tower by more than doubling the floor space at its top. We’ve got a…

io9 LISA KATAYAMA

NASA Turns To The Dark Side Of The Force

Somewhere, Senator Palpatine is smiling his thin-lipped smile of approval at the news that NASA has already improved on the design of the TIE fighters with their latest spacecraft. Why have Twin Ion Engines, after all, when you can get there faster with three? NASA’s secret Sith-like inspiration for our intergalactic future awaits you under…

io9 Graeme McMillan

No Movie Future For Galactica

If you’re hoping for a movie spin-off to follow the final season of Battlestar Galactica, you may be waiting for a long time, according to show-runner Ronald D. Moore. But the long-discussed Caprica prequel? Expect that onscreen next season. More on the lack of future, but definite past, of Sci Fi Channel’s best show under…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The Monolithic Dome Builders of Saskatchewan

Deep in the heart of Saskatchewan, in the beautiful prairie city of Saskatoon, you can find one of the most futuristic building businesses in the world. It’s Canadian Dome Industries, a company responsible for building the monolithic dome house you see above, in Red Deer, Alberta. The monolithic dome house, which has become popular among…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Alien Plague Eats Town, In Ridley Scott’s “Andromeda”

The original classic of plague lit, Michael Crichton’s Andromeda Strain, is getting a classy remake as an A&E miniseries. Produced by Ridley and Tony Scott, the new Andromeda looks like it’ll bring all of the intensity, and grit of the novel, but with more of an action-movie spin. Best of all, it’ll sacrifice none of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

See Star Trek’s Miniskirts And Iron Man’s New Friend

Someone managed to snap a few revealing photos from the new Star Trek movie, and we’re happy to report that micro-skirts are back. Also, a new Iron Man photo reveals a new guest star, and some Lost images hint at a plot twist that could change everything. Click through for the latest batch of TV…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Your Floor Can Glow in the Dark with Luminescent Gravel

Ever wanted to create luminescent designs or safety arrows in your floor, but weren’t too crazy about those crappy, glow-in-the-dark stickers? Now a company in the Netherlands called Hidden Safety is marketing luminescent gravel, which can be mixed into concrete floors to create beautiful patterns or just point people the right direction in the dark.…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Jericho’s Attack On Corporate Dominance, Sponsored By Sprint

Robo-Centipede Bridges the River Shannon

Sci Fi Channel Copies Heroes A Year Too Late

Why Battlestar Galactica is the Best Political Drama on TV

Futuristic Fanzines From Our Embarrassing Past

Upskirt: Work Wear of the Future?

Best Space Battle Smack Talk

Star Trek Art Show in NYC Is a Response to 9/11

Spielberg Gets His “2001” On With Wormhole Saga

Paul Krugman, Master Of The Space Lanes

Battle of the Genitals in Science Horror Movies

Post-Apocalyptic Hell Can Be Beautiful

The Net Generation Loves Entrepreneurialism, MySpace, and Columbine

Eiffel Tower’s Massive New Observation Deck to be Made of Kevlar Webbing

NASA Turns To The Dark Side Of The Force

No Movie Future For Galactica

The Monolithic Dome Builders of Saskatchewan

Alien Plague Eats Town, In Ridley Scott’s “Andromeda”

See Star Trek’s Miniskirts And Iron Man’s New Friend

Your Floor Can Glow in the Dark with Luminescent Gravel

NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

Forget Tower Desktop, GMKtec Mini PC Drops to a Record Low as Amazon Clears Out Final Spring Sale Stock

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

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

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