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Toy Story 3/The Shining mashup just wants to play with you

After Andy went off to college, Woody, Jessie, and the creepy baby doll from Toy Story 3 went off to take care of an old hotel while Woody worked on his children’s book. Unfortunately, Woody fell back on bad habits, and soon Andy’s other toys began making nightmarish cameos. After Toy Story 3 director Lee…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 11 '12

Kiefer Sutherland was almost Robin to Michael Keaton’s Batman

In an alternate universe, there exists a version of Tim Burton’s first Batman film where Michael Keaton’s Batman is attended by a plucky teenaged Robin. And that Robin would be played by Kiefer Sutherland. Sutherland told On the Box that he was once offered the role of the Boy Wonder, but turned it down: And…

Movies Lauren Davis Mar 11 '12

Behind-the-Scenes Hunger Games feature takes us inside the deadly arena

Entertainment Tonight went behind the scenes with the cast and crew of The Hunger Games. Aside from learning that Elizabeth Banks is very, very excited to play Effie Trinket, we see some behind the scenes shots from inside the Hunger Games arena — complete with a few fiery explosions. Plus, we see Peeta’s allegedly romantic…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 11 '12

Sweet superhero illustrations channel Winnie-the-Pooh

Hulk really is a silly old creature from the Id. And Charles Paul Wilson III casts him as a character with a different sort of self-restraint issues: the honey-obsessed Winnie-the-Pooh. And other superheroes similarly find themselves as unlikely residents of the Hundred Acre Wood. We featured the Hulk stuck in the “Werm-Hole” tube as one…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Mar 11 '12

New Game of Thrones trailer features more Joffrey-slapping action!

As if we weren’t sufficiently excited for April, HBO has released a new Game of Thrones Season 2 trailer that amps up the drama. In this trailer, we get a little Sansa Stark, some Tyrion and Shae, and fiery Daenerys — plus Cersei raises a hand to King Joffrey. [via Tor]

Trailers Lauren Davis Mar 10 '12

Sleeping Bag Case Lets Your iPad Enjoy the Great Outdoors

You wouldn’t bring your kids camping without the right equipment, so why would you even consider bringing your iPad without the right gear? After all, you spend so much more time with it, surely it deserves this CampFire sleeping bag case. Your iPad 2, or new iPad, snaps into a plastic housing which is backed…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 10 '12

A Three-Foot Model Of Tim Burton’s Batmobile Is a Great Way To Blow $630

Even the Tim Burton-era Batman films look a little campy compared to Christopher Nolan’s take on the Dark Knight. But it’s hard to argue that the Batmobile driven by Michael Keaton wasn’t iconic, which makes this incredibly detailed model hard to pass up. At 39 inches it’s well over three feet long, making the collectible…

Movies Andrew Liszewski Mar 10 '12

Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic’s Sinking by Reliving it Through Twitter

The Titanic sank on April 15th, 1912, and we’ve been asking questions ever since. Although we now know more or less why she went down, @RealTimeTitanic seeks to show us how it happened from the standpoint of its crew. Starting today, the new Twitter handle will be tweeting about everything Titanic-related from the last stages…

Tech News Michael Zhao Mar 10 '12

Printed Tires Are The Next Generation Of White Walls

Appealing to that small demographic who don’t know the line between tasteful and tacky, Bridgestone has developed a new printing technology that lets drivers add custom artwork and patterns to the sides of their tires. Unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show, the technology uses a two-layer process including the colored artwork and a protective…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 10 '12

Best of the Week: March 3-March 9, 2012

DINOSAUR ATTACK | Amazing art by Charles R. Knight, the first artist to bring dinosaurs and other megafauna to life. See more of his art here. Quantum Suicide: How to Prove the Multiverse Exists, in the Most Violent Way Possible Quantum mechanics says objective reality doesn’t exist, that instead all we see are probabilities collapsing…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 10 '12

The Only Tools You Need To Build This Bed Are Ratchet Straps

Not only do you not need tools like a screwdriver or a hammer to assemble this Gurtbett bed, you don’t need screws or nails either. The pieces easily slot together and the whole structure is then held in place with ratchet straps. So it totally one-ups Ikea when it comes to the ease of assembly…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 10 '12

Painting With Gunpowder Looks Way More Fun Than Using a Brush

Artist Cai Guo-Qiang has a thing for explosives. He’s the man responsible for those mesmerizing daytime fireworks, but it turns out he also uses gunpowder and fire to create abstract works on canvas. Usually it’s kind of boring to watch an artist create a piece, but Cai Guo-Qiang’s technique is sure to get your heart…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 10 '12

Fanciful photos reveal the whimsical secret lives of ants

We may think of ants as industrious little creatures constantly toiling for the sake of the hive. But Andrey Pavlov’s photographs imagine how ants might spend their free time, in lightly fantastical scenes. Although his photos are obviously staged, he uses real ants. I’m not sure if the ants in question are dead or manipulated…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 10 '12

Portrait casts Peter Dinklage as Wolverine. Do we smell a reboot?

Fact: at 4’5″, Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage is actually closer to Wolverine’s height than Hugh Jackman is. Brandon Bird’s latest pop culture portrait (appropriately titled “Reboot”) casts the Emmy-winner as the beer-swilling, claw-wielding mutant. Maybe Bird is on to something.[jump] Of course, we would never want to pull Dinklage away from his Game…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 10 '12

When you go through security dressed as the Joker, be sure to empty your pockets first

This Joker fan got all dressed up for Purim and tried to pass through security at the Western Wall, only to realize that he’d left all of his plastic weaponry in his pants. He’s lucky that he didn’t try this with TSA, or else he could have quickly found those purple hands zip-tied behind his…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 10 '12

Self-Standing Pens Are Easier To Grab

Designed by Gustav Widström and Marcus Heneen, the Slända pens always remain standing when you put them down so they’re easier to grab the next time you need them. Solving a particular problem that, let’s be honest, doesn’t really exist. Technically they’ll let you rid your desk of organizers and pen holders, but the Slända’s…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 10 '12

NASA explains all the ways the world won’t end in 2012

Just in case you’re not 100% convinced that we won’t meet our death from above on December 21st, 2012, Don Yeomans of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab is here to explain why the Mayan calendar, solar storms, the planetary alignment, and pole shifts won’t bring the world to an end — at least not any time…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 10 '12

But What’s Everyone Else Doing About Labor Conditions?

Apple takes more heat for the labor practices of its suppliers than anybody, but it’s largely a victim of its own success in that regard. The biggest spotlight draws the loudest critics. And as Tim Cook has repeatedly pointed out, the company really does make an effort, starting with an independent audit of Foxconn labor…

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 10 '12

Step up, get your Panem name, and find out how you die in the Hunger Games

Always wondered how you’d get yourself killed in the Hunger Games? This fun little time waster gives you Panem-style name, assigns you to your district, and thinks up an appropriately brutal or melancholy manner for your death. This makes me want to see an Oregon Trail-esque Hunger Games video game, where you and your allies…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 10 '12

The real reason Neil deGrasse Tyson wanted Pluto demoted

Oh sure, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says that he wanted Pluto downgraded from planet to dwarf planet because he wants to give similar objects similar classifications. But artist Burton Durand has revealed the real reason for Pluto’s reclassification — he’s in cahoots with famed physicist. And Pluto is patient. [Burton Durand via It’s Okay to…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 10 '12

Toy Story 3/The Shining mashup just wants to play with you

Kiefer Sutherland was almost Robin to Michael Keaton’s Batman

Behind-the-Scenes Hunger Games feature takes us inside the deadly arena

Sweet superhero illustrations channel Winnie-the-Pooh

New Game of Thrones trailer features more Joffrey-slapping action!

Sleeping Bag Case Lets Your iPad Enjoy the Great Outdoors

A Three-Foot Model Of Tim Burton’s Batmobile Is a Great Way To Blow $630

Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic’s Sinking by Reliving it Through Twitter

Printed Tires Are The Next Generation Of White Walls

Best of the Week: March 3-March 9, 2012

The Only Tools You Need To Build This Bed Are Ratchet Straps

Painting With Gunpowder Looks Way More Fun Than Using a Brush

Fanciful photos reveal the whimsical secret lives of ants

Portrait casts Peter Dinklage as Wolverine. Do we smell a reboot?

When you go through security dressed as the Joker, be sure to empty your pockets first

Self-Standing Pens Are Easier To Grab

NASA explains all the ways the world won’t end in 2012

But What’s Everyone Else Doing About Labor Conditions?

Step up, get your Panem name, and find out how you die in the Hunger Games

The real reason Neil deGrasse Tyson wanted Pluto demoted

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