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Gorgeously Painted Superhero Portraits That Belong in Tony Stark’s Private Art Gallery

Painted superhero art can look majestic and brilliant, like the best of Alex Ross, or it can look kind of cheap. But Daniel James Cox’s portrayals of superheroes kicking ass, or just looking candid, are some of the nicest superhero paintings we’ve seen in ages. Cox worked on Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Take two beers and call me in the morning…

This Schlitz beer ad from the August 3, 1908 Galveston Daily News (Galveston, TX) shows an American doctor and a German doctor talking about the health benefits of beer. The American doctor even prescribes Schlitz beer to his patients! Doctors of Two Nations Agree as to the Benefits of Beer American Doctor: To what, Doctor,…

Tech News Matt Novak

The Myth of the Steroid Test False Positive

Major League Baseball MVP Ryan Braun reportedly tested positive for steroid use on Saturday, a shock for a game whose marquee players had largely overcome their collective reputation as a tainted bunch of juicers. Now Braun’s claiming that highly unusual circumstances caused his irregular results. A false positive, perhaps? Maybe. But that’s exceptionally rare. Here’s…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski

Disney Princesses reimagined as Punk Rock Heroines

What if your favorite Disney Princesses sang about the heavy-metal merits of Rammstein and neck tatts, instead of little towns and quiet villages? They’d probably look a lot like these fine ladies right here. Behold your favorite fairytale princess reinvented as a Metallica roadie. [Sexy Sweaters via Gamma Squad]

Movies Meredith Woerner

Artist repairs vandalized mural with giant QR code (that leads back to the pre-defaced artwork)

Here’s a scene I can see becoming increasingly more common as the decades wear on. After a street mural in Vancouver was defaced by an extremely uncreative would-be anarchist (top), somebody slapped a QR code over the half-assed tag (middle). The code leads back to a photo of the piece before it was defaced (bottom).…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Everything You Need to Know About the AT&T/T-Mobile Saga… in Haiku.

The legal odyssey of Hellenic proportions between AT&T, T-Mobile, and regulatory authorities looks to have fizzled to a close, with both merger and lawsuit withdrawn. So how does one recount an experience so non-harrowing, dull, and anti-climactic? With seventeen syllables. Spring’s pink German snack for blue was poison for us. Cold by Fall. Thanks, gov.…

Tech News Sam Biddle

How should Christians feel about Transhumanism?

Christianity teaches that the saved will live together, and many Christians believe in the Rapture, when the chosen few will be lifted up, leaving just their clothes behind. So how should Christians feel about ideas like Transhumanism and the Singularity, which involve another way to transcend your physical form and possibly live forever? These are…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

This Transforming Crab Sphere Is the Self-Returning Ball of the Future

It’s just a few blasters short of battling Jedis, but if you’ve ever chased a runaway ball down the street you’ll appreciate Kåre Halvorsen’s MorpHex sphere which can transform into a six-legged crab and simply walk back to you. The bot is still under development, but in its current form it’s brought to life with…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

BBC’s Frozen Planet Crew Fakes Polar Bear Scene In a Zoo

Like all its documentaries, the BBC’s Frozen Planet is fascinating and exquisitely filmed. Their crew has captured amazing things, including the creeping ice tornado. Unfortunately, they cheated on their viewers when they faked a crucial polar bear scene in a zoo. The fourth episode of Frozen Planet—which took four years to film—follows the life of…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Vizio VTAB1008 Tablet Is Your Couch-Potato Deal of the Day

When I got my wisdom teeth pulled I was in some serious pain. I’m fairly certain the doctor braced his feet on my face for leverage and just yanked like crazy. This resulted in me being on some rather serious pain-killers for something like ten days. That whole period was a blur. I watched virtually…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals

There really is no difference between men and women’s math abilities

There’s a longstanding myth of a gender gap between boys’ and girls’ math performance, suggesting some basic biological difference in how the two genders approach math. It’s deeply controversial and widely discredited. And now, a new study has completely debunked it. Until now, there was maybe a sliver of statistical data to support the existence…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

The Best Unproduced Science Fiction Screenplays of 2011, According to Hollywood Insiders

Find out what movie scripts Hollywood is bouncing up and down about — but not actually ponying up money to produce — right now. The infamous Black List, of the year’s hottest unproduced screenplays, is out now. And no big surprise here — the list is stuffed with science fiction and fantasy themes, from a…

io9 Meredith Woerner

You Can Shoot Up the World in Google Maps Street View

I usually love me some FPS games but there’s something off putting about fake shooting up the real world in Google Maps Street View with an assault rifle. Try it out yourself, put a location Pool Worldwide and start shooting fake real people and things in Google Maps. Is it weird for you? Why is…

Tech News Casey Chan

BBC Challenging Studio Ghibli with its own Borrowers Adaptation

We’re all waiting anxiously for Studio Ghibli’s magical adaptation of Mary Norton’s The Borrowers, which hits U.S. screens in February. But the BBC is going head-to-head with Ghibli with its own Borrowers adaptation… and it’s the first television production from the fabulous Working Title Pictures. Not only that, but the BBC version boasts a cast…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Marjorie Liu tells us what’s next for the Astonishing X-Men (and how Gambit decorates his apartment)

In the X-Men comics as of late, Wolverine has relocated his own team of mutant students to train on the East Coast. That isn’t to say that no X-Adults followed their fearless, cantankerous leader. Indeed, in novelist Marjorie Liu and artist Mike Perkins’ upcoming run on Astonishing X-Men, we’ll see those mutants under Wolverine’s purview…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Start Tweetbotting, Control the Skies, and Play an Assassin’s Card Game

The Twitter update, like all updates, angered some people. We found some of the best Twitter apps out there to ease the updating pain and it turns out, one our choices is now on sale. It’s a Twitter miracle! Plus, pretend you’re an air-traffic controller, get five games in one, and Assassin’s Creed has a…

Commerce Roberto Baldwin

Casino Denies $57 Million Jackpot Because of “Software Glitch”

Have you ever imagined how would it feel to hit a $57 million slot machine jackpot? It must be an amazing feeling. Now, what would you do if the casino denied you the prize because of a “software glitch”? It sounds like a nightmare, but that’s exactly what happened to this man, 26-year-old Behar Merlaku.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Now you can explore the surface of Mars at unprecedented levels of detail

For years, The University of Arizona’s HiRISE camera has been snapping breathtaking high-resolution images of the Red Planet from aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. And now, the UofA’s HiRISE team has released an awesome new imaging application called HiVIEW that lets you explore thousands upon thousands of ultra hi-res Martian images at unprecedented levels of…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Perfectly Passive Aggressive Gifts for Your Ex

You’re not with him/her anymore. The lovely days, over—and so are the days of lovely, considerate gifts. But what if you still want a holiday gesture for your ex? Might as well have it make them feel bad. 1. Apple Earbuds Headphones! Such a nice gift—everyone needs them, and we’re always losing them. So how…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Once Upon a Time’s surprise twist shows off just how dark the Evil Queen is willing to go

For weeks, Once Upon A Time has been meandering about with small-time plots about little-known fairy tale characters. Well, no more. Last night “Fables Light” went dark, showing us all who is the bitchiest of them all. Spoiler-filled recap ahead… Last night was all about our scruffy, vest-loving Sheriff. No real surprise here — the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Gorgeously Painted Superhero Portraits That Belong in Tony Stark’s Private Art Gallery

Take two beers and call me in the morning…

The Myth of the Steroid Test False Positive

Disney Princesses reimagined as Punk Rock Heroines

Artist repairs vandalized mural with giant QR code (that leads back to the pre-defaced artwork)

Everything You Need to Know About the AT&T/T-Mobile Saga… in Haiku.

How should Christians feel about Transhumanism?

This Transforming Crab Sphere Is the Self-Returning Ball of the Future

BBC’s Frozen Planet Crew Fakes Polar Bear Scene In a Zoo

The Vizio VTAB1008 Tablet Is Your Couch-Potato Deal of the Day

There really is no difference between men and women’s math abilities

The Best Unproduced Science Fiction Screenplays of 2011, According to Hollywood Insiders

You Can Shoot Up the World in Google Maps Street View

BBC Challenging Studio Ghibli with its own Borrowers Adaptation

Marjorie Liu tells us what’s next for the Astonishing X-Men (and how Gambit decorates his apartment)

Start Tweetbotting, Control the Skies, and Play an Assassin’s Card Game

Casino Denies $57 Million Jackpot Because of “Software Glitch”

Now you can explore the surface of Mars at unprecedented levels of detail

Perfectly Passive Aggressive Gifts for Your Ex

Once Upon a Time’s surprise twist shows off just how dark the Evil Queen is willing to go

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