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The Supreme Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy in March

The science fiction adventure is just beginning! Here’s every amazing book, movie, television show, convention and author appearance you can’t afford to miss in March. Including new Charles Stross and Jasper Fforde novels, a Farscape graphic novel focusing on Scorpius, a new 2001: A Space Odyssey DVD, and a zillion new movies. And a Star…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Feb 28

Facebook’s New Like Is Unlikable

Facebook! What terms won’t you redefine? First friendship, and now the verb of liking itself. You see, that ubiquitous little “Like” button emblazoned across the internet used to just note on your news feed that you clicked it. No more. Now, the Like button has swallowed up what used to be the Share button—posting a…

Social Media Sam Biddle Feb 28

43 stills from Red Riding Hood, full of snow, sex, fur and S/M-wear

We’re very excited to roll about in the snow with Catherine Hardwicke’s sexy, hairless wolf boys. And this new crop of movie snaps from Red Riding Hood certainly turns up the heat. Take us now Gary Oldman! Red Riding Hood will be in theaters March 11th.

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 28

When coconut trees attack . . . other trees

On the atoll of Palmyra, south of the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific, the coconut trees are literally bombing the local flora into extinction. How can trees be destroying trees? Apparently by dropping coconuts on them. USGS blogger Ben Young Landis writes: A USGS report released in January [by researchers] Stacie Hathaway, Kathryn McEachern and…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 28

Walk to the Beat of These Sneaker Speakers

Shoes with speakers have been heard before, but not like this. This set of sneaker speakers uses the iconic Air Force One as the housing and comes complete with a full range speaker, tweeter, amp and volume controls. The wood base that the urrforce ones stand on actually makes the set look tasteful (at least…

Tech News Casey Chan Feb 28

Best Stories of Today, February 28, 2011

Here are the best stories on Gizmodo today. Enjoy them! This Is What Wi-Fi Networks Really Look Like Long exposure photography is plenty awesome on its own. But pair it with a staff that lights up according to how strong Wi-Fi signal is and you get something even more illuminating: a picture of what Wi-Fi…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 28

Poltergeist director Tobe Hooper helps jumpstart the Arab horror movie industry

Horror is the universal language, translating easily from English to Arabic. That’s according to scare flick master Tobe Hooper, whose movies Poltergeist and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (among others) revolutionized the genre and left lasting scars on a whole generation of kids. Now Hooper is going to the UAE to direct Djinn, a movie that sounds…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 28

Your Computer Problems Are Almost Definitely Your Own Fault

UGGGHH why is your stupid computer being so stupid all the time! Honestly, it’s time to come to grips with the fact that it’s probably something you did. We’re doing the Kübler-Ross fast-track here, kids. [SMBC via The High Definite]

Books & Comics Brian Barrett Feb 28

Ghost Dog: Why this katana-swinging hitman is an urban legend

Jim Jarmusch’s 1999 thriller Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai is a stunning meditation on race, death, cultural cross-pollination, and Forest Whitaker killing gangsters. But what’s most intriguing about Ghost Dog is how Jarmusch transforms the film’s flesh-and-blood samurai into a nigh mythical wraith. Here’s why this film has become a must-see classic in just…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Feb 28

And the Most Stupid Looking Simulator Award Goes To…

I know. It’ll save lives when the time comes, but that doesn’t make this parachute jump simulator look any less stupid, with soldiers hanging there like sausages, looking around and moving levels and ropes. [Daily Mail]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 28

Gawker Media 2.0.1

I should first explain the radio silence of the last couple of weeks. We’d wanted to respond to feedback not with promises of future improvements but with actual fixes. So that’s what I’m doing now—but I regret any impression that we weren’t listening. Without more verbiage, the main changes you wanted . . . The…

io9 Nick Denton Feb 28

Chomp for Android

Searching for apps through the Android Market can be an exercise in hair pulling frustration. Chomp for Android makes finding Android apps a lot easier. What is it? Chomp, Free, Android. It’s amazing that even with the Google juice powering Android Market, using Android Market’s search function can be, well, so not zesty. When I…

Tech News Casey Chan Feb 28

A Jawa meets K-9: Best science fiction mash-up of the day

A Jawa runs into K-9, the Doctor’s robot friend, but he needs the Doctor’s sonic screwdriver to repair the poor tin dog. This advertisement for the Corsham Sci-Fi Family Funday in England is ridiculously cute. But you just know that as soon as the Doctor turns his back again, the Jawa is going to be…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Feb 28

Firing Artillery Against Snowy Peaks Is a Lot of Fun

Provoking avalanches is an usual practice in mountainous zones all around the world. This video shows how they do it near Mount Cheget, one of the best ski spots in the Caucasus. For some reason, the video is narrated by the Swedish Chef. [Dirty.ru]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 28

TED Talks Come to Hulu Plus

TED Talks are now available on Hulu Plus (and normal Hulu as well), which means you can watch some of the greatest minds of our time talk about awesome shit on your TV, in beautiful HD, without the need for a computer. Let’s get to watchin’. [Hulu via TheNextWeb]

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 28

Finally, We Have Been Saved From Tiny Ketchup Packets

Good news! No, great news! The Heinz Dip & Squeeze, a new single-serving ketchup package that promises to save us from the long national nightmare that has been the existing foil squeeze packet, is now rolling out to Chick-Fil-As nationwide. Ketchup! Liberated! The new package, which can be squeezed like the old ones or peeled…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Feb 28

Swine flu and bird flu may team up to create a supervirus

In 2009, swine flu created a minor pandemic, only killing about 15,000 people but infecting millions more. The avian flu H9N2 is ravaging bird populations throughout Asia. They’re bad enough on their own…but what if they joined forces? That’s the question a team of Chinese researchers have been recently exploring. H1N1 and H9N2 are closely…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Feb 28

What Is This?

What’s that you’re looking at? Sure it’s art, but not the kind that you think. You might say it’s a definitive example of a whole being greater than the sum of its parts. And the answer is quite moving. What you’re looking at is The Matrix. Yes, the movie. The terrific new Tumblers over at…

Movies Brian Barrett Feb 28

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Tech News Davey Alba Feb 28

Early script pages reveal what’s happening with the American Akira

We’ve read some casting pages that were sent out recently for the live-action American version of classic 1980s anime Akira, and let’s just say things are not looking good. Luckily, the pages we saw are from an early draft, and it’s being rewritten by Harry Potter scribe Steve Kloves. So let’s hope some of the…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 28

The Supreme Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy in March

Facebook’s New Like Is Unlikable

43 stills from Red Riding Hood, full of snow, sex, fur and S/M-wear

When coconut trees attack . . . other trees

Walk to the Beat of These Sneaker Speakers

Best Stories of Today, February 28, 2011

Poltergeist director Tobe Hooper helps jumpstart the Arab horror movie industry

Your Computer Problems Are Almost Definitely Your Own Fault

Ghost Dog: Why this katana-swinging hitman is an urban legend

And the Most Stupid Looking Simulator Award Goes To…

Gawker Media 2.0.1

Chomp for Android

A Jawa meets K-9: Best science fiction mash-up of the day

Firing Artillery Against Snowy Peaks Is a Lot of Fun

TED Talks Come to Hulu Plus

Finally, We Have Been Saved From Tiny Ketchup Packets

Swine flu and bird flu may team up to create a supervirus

What Is This?

Movie Barcode

Early script pages reveal what’s happening with the American Akira

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