12 Wicked Helmets for Protecting Your Pretty Face
Look, nothing ruins your chances of getting a date like being repeatedly stabbed in the face. That’s why we invented helmets—and the practice of screaming “NOT IN THE FACE!” Our friends at Oobject.com have some excellent examples of the former. Your head is now safe, sure. But what about the rest of you? Wouldn’t some…
Create a Cubicle Mansion in 5 Easy Steps
Tired of having to remember how many cubicles in from the edge of the cluster yours is? Give your space some flair with this great weekend project from This Old House. In architectural terms, the cubicle is the tract home of today’s cookie-cutter office complex. So if you’re still plugging away in a Dwight Schrute…
Planetary romance, zombie mentors, and the rise of fascism: European pulp fiction 1914-1945
In my previous column I covered the history of European sci-fi pulps from their origins up to the beginning of World War I. Now we’re ready to delve into their history up through World War II. https://gizmodo.com/an-introduction-to-pulp-fiction-in-europe-before-1914-5785897 Not surprisingly, the European pulp industry was heavily affected by World War I. 45 new pulps debuted in…
12 Ways Consoles Are Hurting PC Gaming
It’s happened to everyone at one point or another. You’re playing your favorite FPS and minding your own business when your character finally succumbs to that pesky stream of bullets that’s been bouncing off his face for the past two minutes. “Aw man,” you say aloud while a big, ominous Game Over screen stares you…
In which our intrepid critic plumbs the depths of death’s douchebaggery in “The Final Destination”
In the column Pop Punishment, Louis Peitzman endures the most derided genre films, television, and literature, all for your sadistic pleasure. “Life’s a bitch and then you die.” It’s not a phrase you see on many t-shirts in the wild, but it makes sense that one of The Final Destination’s nameless victims would wear something…
io9’s March Movie Madness Final Four: Blade Runner Vs. Serenity
In the first half of the final four, The Empire Strikes Back absolutely clobbered the original Star Wars. Now it’s Replicants vs. Browncoats as Blade Runner takes on Serenity. Are we headed for an all Harrison Ford championship? Vote now! It’s time to choose which worthy competitor will step into the ring against The Empire…
