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This Is Planet Earth By Van Gogh—or Viceversa

“Van Gogh from space.” That’s how Rebecca Roth at NASA Goddard describes this stunning image, which looks like Starry Night. But these are not stars. It’s right here, on planet Earth. So beautiful that it defies belief. In the style of Van Gogh’s painting “Starry Night,” massive congregations of greenish phytoplankton swirl in the dark…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Nov 19 '10

Another dystopian YA trilogy gets a half-million dollar book contract, plus a movie deal

Think the dystopian young-adult novel craze has died down? Guess again. A post-apocalyptic dystopian trilogy just scored over half a million dollars from a major publisher, plus a movie deal. We talked to author Julianna Baggott about her PURE trilogy. According to last night’s Publishers Marketplace, Julianna Baggott scored a “major deal” (which means more…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Nov 19 '10

TSA Forces Cancer Survivor Flight Attendant to Pull Out Prosthetic Breast During Patdown

Flight attendant and cancer survivor Cathy Bossi goes through a body scanner, despite not wanting to expose herself to radiation. She’s taken back to a screening area for further examination. A TSA agent gropes her and asks, “What is this?” When Bossi tells the agent “It’s my prosthesis because I’ve had breast cancer,” the agent…

Privacy & Security Matt Buchanan Nov 19 '10

Harry Potter becomes a magical terrorist for justice in “Deathly Hallows”

Muggle rights. House elf liberation. Werewolf acceptance. These are the values that Harry Potter stands for. In the franchise’s exciting, penultimate installment, The Deathly Hallows Pt. 1, the near-adult wizard protects those values by going to war with his government. It’s easy to lose sight of that basic plot fact when you’re whirling through an…

Movies Annalee Newitz Nov 19 '10

iPad Apps November 19

The Economist: The Economist, a magazine for smart people, is now available as a handsome iPad app. The app, also available for the iPhone, has all the content of the print version and is free to subscribers. But people can’t really see what iPad magazine you’re reading when you’re sitting in a coffeeshop, so I…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 19 '10

App Deals of the Day

Lots of great deals on games in today’s app #dealzmodo. And you can get the I am T-Pain iPhone app for 99 cents! Free Apps: iOS: • Gin Rummy Multipack (iPhone) for $0 (normally $1.99) *pictured right • Sparky the Dog (iPhone) for $0 (normally $1.99) • Dinosaur Slayer (iPhone) for $0 (normally $0.99) •…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Nov 19 '10

Turn Your iPhone Into a WiFi Router Without Jailbreaking

It may not always be the most reliable, but that iPhone in your pocket is a viable internet connection, anywhere you go. So use it! The Nexaira BC2 will turn the thing into a full wireless router, no jailbreaking required. The $190 BC2 is a full-fledged 802.11 B/G/N router—just stick your tethering-enable iPhone into it…

Tech News Sam Biddle Nov 19 '10

True Blood’s tacky vampire sun room is up for sale!

The best part of the Queen of Louisiana is her gaudy vampire sun room, where she and her vampire subjects can lounge in faux-light. Now you too can enjoy the 500,000 seashell-lined walls, for a mere $35 mil. [Yahoo]

Television Meredith Woerner Nov 19 '10

20 Years Ago Today, Milli Vanilli Lost Their Grammy For Lip Syncing Someone Else’s Songs

Lip sync fails are not uncommon these days. But November 19, 1990 saw the culminating moment of one of the most shameful not-actually-singing debacles in pop music history: it was the day Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy. Milli Vanilli started as the brainchild of German producer and songwriter Frank Farian. In early 1988,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 19 '10

This Week’s Hot Stories Are Toasty Indeed

It’s been quite a week around here. Among a lot of juicy activity, you pondered antimatter, enjoyed some TSA body scans (and lawsuits, and “humor”), and watched a hotel get built in 6 days. Check out this week’s five hottest posts below! # 5: 163,442 views Antimatter Trapped For the First Time https://gizmodo.com/antimatter-trapped-for-the-first-time-5692614 # 4:…

Tech News Gawkercreative Nov 19 '10

Filming of A Game of Thrones “obliterated” the ecosystem on a protected beach

In George R.R. Martin’s A Game Of Thrones, nobles wreak unimaginable destruction in their power-lust. But one environmentalist is calling HBO real-life Lannisters: They covered a protected beach in Malta with fake sand, resulting in “total elimination” of the ecosystem. According to the Times of Malta, an enviromental management expert is accusing the government and…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Nov 19 '10

Native Americans visited Europe 1000 years ago

Five centuries before Columbus reached the Americas, Vikings briefly settled on the northern tip of Newfoundland. Now the DNA of four Icelandic families reveals it wasn’t just Europeans traveling to the Americas…at least one Native American went back with them. Eleven modern Icelanders carry an unusual variant of mitochondrial DNA known as C1e. This particular…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 19 '10

All the Black Friday 2010 Deals Right Now

Black Friday is just a week away meaning, you’ve got 7 days to plan out your battle strategy. Here’s an early peek everybody’ll be pushing, so you can prioritize starting…now. Amazon Best Buy Costco Kmart Staples

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 19 '10

iPhone Apps November 19

Rage HD: WOOOO boy. This is a big one. Matt likes games, let him tell you all about this one: https://gizmodo.com/rage-hd-is-the-most-incredible-looking-iphone-game-ever-5693208 Holycrapit’shere. The splattertastic shooter Rage HD from Id Software-you know, the Doom and Quake guys. The graphics are unbelievably good, the best of any iPhone game yet. It’s a must-download if you love shooters-just…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 19 '10

Gadget Deals of the Day

Today we finish off the week with another group of excellent #dealz on computers, games, and some free music! TGIF. Top Deals: • Apple Mac Mini MC270LL/A for $599.99 plus free shipping (normally $648) • EA Sports Active (Wii) for $30 with free shipping (normally $50) • Music World Holiday 7 Track Sampler (MP3) for…

Tech News Adam Harris Nov 19 '10

Guess Who’s coming down the chimney in the Doctor Who Christmas Special (Updated!)

The first official trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas special just aired in England, as part of the “Children in Need” charity night. (Now in HD!) Watch Dumbledore play Scrooge and learn that “Christmastime can be rewritten.” Plot spoilers below… According to the latest Doctor Who Magazine (via Life, the Universe and Combom), here’s what…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Nov 19 '10

Spike Jonze’s suburban apocalypse music video

Arcade Fire collaborated with Spike Jonze to create this weird, moving portrait of suburban life slowly going to hell as the military rounds people up. I’ve never seen anyone successfully create a wistful apocalyptic tone the way Jonze does here. Arcade Fire’s indie rock soundscape perfectly compliments Jonze’s images of bored, innocently destructive teens in…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 19 '10

Bolle BP-10: The First Dedicated iPhone Printer and Probably the Last

Air Print is on the horizon, and it looks like it’s going to be the perfect solution for all our iOS printing needs. IN THE MEANTIME there’s the Bolle BP-10, which cradles iPhones and spits out 4″x6″ prints. Perhaps a little late to the game here, but hey, some olds don’t trust all that wireless…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 19 '10

20 Years of a Guy’s Life in 20 Minutes

After buying an answering machine in 1985, Mark Craig thought it would be a good idea to save every single message during the next two decades. It turned out to be a really great idea. [Warning: Explicit language and sexual innuendo] Craig—who is a freelance director and documentary producer after working as a graphic designer…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 19 '10

Google Wrote a Book! And It’s All About the Internet

Google wrote a book! Good for them. It’s called 20 Things I Learned About the Web, it’s free, and it will teach you all about HTML 5 and web apps, cookies and IP addresses. Christoph Niemann illustrated. Why not! [20thingsIlearned]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 19 '10

This Is Planet Earth By Van Gogh—or Viceversa

Another dystopian YA trilogy gets a half-million dollar book contract, plus a movie deal

TSA Forces Cancer Survivor Flight Attendant to Pull Out Prosthetic Breast During Patdown

Harry Potter becomes a magical terrorist for justice in “Deathly Hallows”

iPad Apps November 19

App Deals of the Day

Turn Your iPhone Into a WiFi Router Without Jailbreaking

True Blood’s tacky vampire sun room is up for sale!

20 Years Ago Today, Milli Vanilli Lost Their Grammy For Lip Syncing Someone Else’s Songs

This Week’s Hot Stories Are Toasty Indeed

Filming of A Game of Thrones “obliterated” the ecosystem on a protected beach

Native Americans visited Europe 1000 years ago

All the Black Friday 2010 Deals Right Now

iPhone Apps November 19

Gadget Deals of the Day

Guess Who’s coming down the chimney in the Doctor Who Christmas Special (Updated!)

Spike Jonze’s suburban apocalypse music video

Bolle BP-10: The First Dedicated iPhone Printer and Probably the Last

20 Years of a Guy’s Life in 20 Minutes

Google Wrote a Book! And It’s All About the Internet

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