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New “Dark Knight Rises” cast member hints at the movie’s possible villain

Josh Pence, who played one half of the Winklevosses in The Social Network (his face was digitally replaced by Arnie Hammer’s) has just been cast in Chris Nolan’s Dark Knight Rises. This hints at a lot of Batman spoilers. According to THR Pence has been cast as a young Ra’s Al Ghul, who was played…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Is This the Real Reason Apple Is Stiffing Best Buy on iPad 2s?

Hearsay about Apple putting the kibosh on Best Buy’s iPad 2 sales remains hearsay—but if it is true, Gear Live thinks they know why: Best Buy employees (and friends) abusing their sweet trade-in program. https://gizmodo.com/did-apple-really-blacklist-best-buy-for-withholding-ipa-5790127 Best Buy employees are allegedly eligible for an extended warranty that entitle them to a total trade-in—iPad 1 for an…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The Death Star was my idea!

We’re suckers for a good Star Wars parody — and this retelling of those Windows 7 commercials with Stormtroopers and Chewbacca is exceptionally clever. But what is Chewie trying to tell us?

Movies Meredith Woerner

In which our critic grapples with the subtleties of “Jason X”

In Pop Punishment, Louis Peitzman endures the most derided genre films, television, and literature, all for your sadistic pleasure. How do you make Jason Voorhees interesting again? You don’t. Maybe that’s unfair, but as far as slashers go, I’ve never found Jason as compelling as the rest. Freddy Krueger has his quips; Michael Myers has…

Movies Louis Peitzman

Verizon Axes One-Year Plan, Set to Add $50 Unlimited Talk/Text Plan

The Network giveth and The Network hath taken away. Verizon has announced that it is eliminating its semi-popular one-year contract option, explaining that most customers sign two-year contracts and the options for month-to-month and prepaid accounts remain. Separately, but perhaps not altogether unrelated, Droid Life dug up what appears to be promotional material for a…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

John Muir: Writer, Environmentalist, Gadget Junkie?

When John Muir’s name comes up, technologically progressive inventor is not the first thing that comes to mind. But as The Atlantic points out, the author and lover of nature dreamed up a few ingenious inventions in his time. Take this desk he invented, as described in his book The Story of My Boyhood and…

Tech News Adrian Covert

How HBO adapted Game of Thrones to television — and how season 2 might diverge from A Clash of Kings

The thing that’s really striking when you watch HBO’s Game of Thrones television series is how closely it sticks to George R.R. Martin’s original book. We talked to producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff about how they made it work. We were lucky enough to be on a conference call with Weiss and Benioff, along…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Brandon Routh explains the rules for zombies in Dylan Dog’s first clip

New horror comedy Dylan Dog follows a supernatural peacekeeper (Brandon Routh) who mediates between the zombies, vampires and werewolves of our world. This first clip lays down the guidelines for zombies, and we managed to ask Routh himself to elaborate. As you can see from the clip, the zombie beauty regime is complicated, so we…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Navy Successfully Pew Pews Little Boat with Solid-State Laser Gun

It’s only taken a few years and a hundred million tax bucks, but the Navy is a step closer to what Rear Admiral Nevin Carr wet-dreamingly describes as his “Megawatt death ray.” The experimental Maritime Laser Demonstrator lit shit up. The MLD is a solid-state laser, and was mounted aboard a decommissioned destroyer for this…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Book covers have been telling us to fear extraterrestrial visitors for over a century

Our total destruction at the hands (or tentacles) of alien visitors has been gloriously featured on book covers since the dawn of science fiction. Writing in Granta Magazine, Jeremy Sheldon explores why so many book covers feature horrifying extraterrestrials. That we should fear extraterrestrial beings in real life makes perfect sense. Consider that for this…

Books & Comics Jeremy Sheldon - Granta Magazine

How the Government Shutdown Would Screw the Top Ten Science Operations Vital for the Country

Endeavour’s on the launch pad, waiting for the start of mission STS-134. But, like the United States Government and most of its vital science operations, it may shut down tonight. If that happens, that’s very bad news. This is how the political war in Washington will affect the top 10 scientific operations essential for the…

io9 Jesus Diaz

Federal Employees Could Face Jail Time for Using BlackBerrys

An antiquated law is adding to confusion surrounding tonight’s potential government shutdown. Under the 1884 Antideficiency Act, furloughed federal employees could face two years in prison just for using their office BlackBerrys or checking their work email from home. The law prevents federal employees deemed “non-essential” from working when no budget is in place. This…

Tech News Jim Newell

“Your Highness” is a dick joke with a heart of gold

It’s hard to make a fantasy movie whose central dark magic moment is called “the fuckening,” and still manage to convey a sweet, schmaltzy message about love conquering all. And yet that’s just what Your Highness does. This flick has all the goofball friendliness of a classic stoner movie ala Cheech and Chong, combined with…

Movies Annalee Newitz

You Owe MIT More Thanks than You Think You Do

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology turns 150 this weekend! You’re probably thinking—150? That’s old! Who cares about something so old! What a geezer!—for shame. MIT’s produced the brains behind some of the world’s coolest stuff. [via FastCo] Photo via PSD Ethernet Yeah, right, Wi-Fi isn’t even the new hotness anymore. Our computers have it, our…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Your iPad Can Survive a Bowling Ball With the G-Form Sleeve

The makers of the G-Form iPad Sleeve claim you can drop an eight pound bowling ball on the sleeve (with iPad inserted) from a height of three feet, and the iPad will still work afterwards. And assuming all is honest in this video clip, the proof is in the pudding. The sleeve will cost $60…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Cam Gigandet explains why the humans were dumb enough to make a truce with the vampires in Priest

After years of warfare between humans and vampires, who thought a ceasefire was a good idea? That was our biggest question after watching footage from Priest. Instead of finishing off the vampires, the humans have put the vamps into reservations. So we asked Cam Gigandet, who plays the frontier sheriff facing the vampire threat every…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

How the Government Shutdown Would Screw the Top Ten Science Operations Vital for the Country

That’s Endeavour on the launch pad, waiting for the start of mission STS-134. But, like the United States Government and most of its vital science operations, it may shut down tonight. If that happens, that’s very bad news. This is how the political war in Washington will affect the top 10 scientific operations essential for…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

All-Child Mad Max reconstruction looks absolutely stunning

Marvel at the incredible images from this kiddie Mad Max photo shoot. Swapping out the main stars from Mad Max for kids was pure genius. Check out the littlest Road Warriors! Shot for Kid’s Wear magazine, the images were a collaboration between Tino Schaedler and Achim Lippoth. Via SuperPunch.

Movies Meredith Woerner

Scientists attempt to fight cancer by making human DNA from dogs

Lymphoma is a cancer of certain cells in the immune system. Many genes are thought to be associated with it, but scientists have pinpointed a few by making dog DNA into human DNA. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma can be any of a group of cancers of the white blood cells – the lymphocytes. In 2010, there were…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

9 Ventriloquist Dummies Capable of Devouring Your Soul

Just look at them – with their beady little eyes and flapping heads. And don’t bother going to sleep tonight, that’s just the opportunity these crafty bastards are waiting for. You can thank our friends at Oobject.com for the nightmare fuel. Looking for more skin-crawl inducing, people-shaped mechanizations? Take a look at these 12 videos…

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New “Dark Knight Rises” cast member hints at the movie’s possible villain

Is This the Real Reason Apple Is Stiffing Best Buy on iPad 2s?

The Death Star was my idea!

In which our critic grapples with the subtleties of “Jason X”

Verizon Axes One-Year Plan, Set to Add $50 Unlimited Talk/Text Plan

John Muir: Writer, Environmentalist, Gadget Junkie?

How HBO adapted Game of Thrones to television — and how season 2 might diverge from A Clash of Kings

Brandon Routh explains the rules for zombies in Dylan Dog’s first clip

Navy Successfully Pew Pews Little Boat with Solid-State Laser Gun

Book covers have been telling us to fear extraterrestrial visitors for over a century

How the Government Shutdown Would Screw the Top Ten Science Operations Vital for the Country

Federal Employees Could Face Jail Time for Using BlackBerrys

“Your Highness” is a dick joke with a heart of gold

You Owe MIT More Thanks than You Think You Do

Your iPad Can Survive a Bowling Ball With the G-Form Sleeve

Cam Gigandet explains why the humans were dumb enough to make a truce with the vampires in Priest

How the Government Shutdown Would Screw the Top Ten Science Operations Vital for the Country

All-Child Mad Max reconstruction looks absolutely stunning

Scientists attempt to fight cancer by making human DNA from dogs

9 Ventriloquist Dummies Capable of Devouring Your Soul

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