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Casanova

Matt Fraction, Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon‘s dimension-jumping, incestuous spy-fi series was a weird one: Self-conscious, self-referential and often self-mocking, there was nonetheless something about it than nonetheless worked and seemed curiously, wonderfully refreshing at a time when mainstream comics were more interested in gong through the motions and maintaining their own status quo. Equal…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Dec 12

Black Hole

If there was a better sci-fi/horror as metaphor for the human condition story than Charles Burns‘ Black Hole in the last decade, then we’d like to see it. Part AIDS-metaphor, part allegory for adolescent paranoia and leaving childhood things behind, it also works on a more straight-forward, “Subtext? What subtext?” level, which is where it…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Dec 12

All Star Superman

The first of two appearances for the creative team of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely on the list (If we hadn’t stopped ourselves from adding New X-Men, The Filthand the final issues of The Invisibles, Morrison would’ve ended up dominating the list – Suffice to say, he’s had a pretty good decade), All Star Superman…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Dec 12

The Pen de Touch, for Driving Light Cycles

The Pen de Touch provides haptic feedback while interacting with virtual objects. It also looks like Jeff Bridges could streak across the interface any second. If the device "senses" contact with a virtual boundary, it reacts accordingly. For example, If you’re drawing on a virtual surface, the pen pulls in the opposite direction to represent…

Tech News Chris Jacob Dec 12

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We’ve written a lot about Paul Pope‘s urban sprawl fiction, but with good reason: Not only is it touching, sexy and honest in its portrayal of life in a future metropolis, it’s also one of the more beautiful science fiction comics we’ve seen. That’s beautiful in both writing – 100% is as gentle and kind…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Dec 12

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray Liveblog Now

The Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray Liveblog starts now. https://gizmodo.com/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-q-a-blu-ray-live-5424636 11:50: Ten minutes left until the star (Daniel Radcliffe) and the director (David Yates) pop up and start talking about the movie while watching the movie. 11:51: If you’re using the PlayStation 3, you should make sure you’ve got the correct audio output to hear…

Movies Jason Chen Dec 12

Up Next on the Denver Ballot, a Council for Human-Alien Relations

Jeff Peckman, the indefatigable UFO hobbyist and lobbyist, has secured a place on next year’s ballot for Denver citizens to approve his Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission. Will Denver become known as the city that opened its doors to the universe? Peckman made headlines last year by claiming to have footage of a living alien (the video,…

io9 Alex Eichler Dec 12

Aliens Invading Russia in the Middle of Winter

Oh, will those pesky aliens never stop? First they show off in the Norwegian skies, and now they’re hovering over Russia, too? Did they not consult history books before coming here? Russia, winters, and invasions just don’t mix, ET. https://gizmodo.com/the-truth-mysterious-spiral-explanation-actually-was-a-5424420 This second spiral was spotted in the Russian skies over a day after the one…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Dec 12

Google Confirms They’re Testing a “Mobile Lab” Device

A post on the Official Google Blog confirms the company is currently “dogfooding” a “mobile lab” device. Beyond that, we’re still in the dark, but it all falls in line with what we heard before. Updated: https://gizmodo.com/google-is-handing-out-the-google-phone-to-employees-5424902 Google isn’t saying much, but the way the post ends with “We hope to share more after our…

Tech News Chris Jacob Dec 12

Change Gender By Turning Off One Gene

What if gender was not a permanent state of being, but an ongoing process within the body that could be altered by “switching off” one gene within the body? You may scoff but scientists believe that may be the case. The theory comes after researchers managed to inhibit the FoxL2 gene in fully-grown female mice,…

io9 Graeme McMillan Dec 12

Best Buy Finally Offers Legitimate Sale Prices

Our friend Gary over at HD Guru just dissected next week’s Best Buy ad, and guess what? 17 out of the 28 deals up for grabs tomorrow are, in his words, “outstanding.” Whodathunk? Here’s some of the good stuff: • Samsung LN40B530 40″ 1080p 60 Hz LCD $699.99 • Sony KDL-52S5100 52″ 1080p 60 Hz…

Television Chris Jacob Dec 12

Victor Von Doom’s Christmas Message

Not content with crying at Ground Zero, Latveria’s most famous tin-plated tyrant continues to show his softer side by allowing his Christmas Letter to subjects to be made public, letting everyone see the man behind the Reed-Richards-Hating mask. Awwww. Just like all the best Christmas letters, Doom’s – transcribed by loyal subject, creator of the…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Dec 12

Have Some Math With Your Breakfast

Here’s a little breakfast trick that’ll blow your foggy post-Friday-night mind. If you cut a bagel just right, you can spread your cream cheese across the smooth curves of a Mobius strip. Hit the link for full instructions. Just be careful with that knife, please. Some of those cuts look like they could get complicated,…

Tech News Chris Jacob Dec 12

Heroes Actor: We Make Too Much Money To Get Cancelled

Despite falling ratings and rumors of cancellation at the end of this year, at least one actor from NBC’s Heroes isn’t too worried about looking for a new job next year. Her reason? DVD sales. Well, it worked for Dollhouse… Dawn Olivieri, who plays Samuel’s carnie right hand Lydia in the show, told Digital Spy…

Television Graeme McMillan Dec 12

Google Demonstrates Quantum Algorithm Promising Superfast Search

Quantum computing has long dangled the possibility of superfast, super-efficient processing, and now search giant Google has jumped on board that future. New Scientist reports that Google has spent the past three years developing a quantum algorithm that can automatically recognize and sort objects from still images or video. The promise of quantum computing rests…

Tech News Chris Jacob Dec 12

New TV Show Murmurs Is CSI: Tardis

CBS is finally getting in on the hour-long SF drama genre, by turning it into something it understands very well. The network behind the NCIS and CSI franchises is bringing its procedural chops to time travel drama Murmurs. The show, which has been given a script commitment from the previously genre-phobic CBS, centers around The…

Television Graeme McMillan Dec 12

A Voyeuristic Peek Outside Skywalker Ranch

You should watch this video for two reasons. One, it’s gorgeous, filmed on the Canon 5D/7D dSLRs at 1080p. Two, it gives you a peek outside George Lucas’ famed workshop, like a more romantic, landscape-focused version of Cribs. [PhilipBloom/Planet5D] https://gizmodo.com/canon-7d-review-5400595

Movies Mark Wilson Dec 12

Google Is Handing Out the Google Phone to Employees

The above is just one of many Google Phone tweets that made the rounds yesterday. Unless this is some giant Twitter prank, looks like Google is handing these things out to employees. And they’re talking. Updated: Update 2: Google speaks! https://gizmodo.com/google-confirms-theyre-testing-a-mobile-lab-device-5424980 Update: We’re hearing from our sources that it’s the HTC Passion. We’re not sure…

Tech News Chris Jacob Dec 12

The Texthook Makes a Great Stroller For a Terrible Parent

Be honest, parents. What’s your least favorite part about parenting? It’s all that darn parenting, am I right? Lucky for you there’s Texthook, a smartphone mount that lets you totally ignore your child on pleasant afternoon strolls. The worst part about this, if I had to pick just one, is that it actually positions your…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 12

Our Favorite Lifehacker Posts of the Week

This week we’ve got classy (wireless) desktops, Thunderbird 3, a way to fetch deleted photos and a way to install Windows 7 from a thumbdrive. • Add lyrics to iTunes with Get Lyrical • Rescue deleted photos from your camera with Exif Untrasher • Lifehacker’s favorite Gizmodo posts of the week (See what they like…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 12

Casanova

Black Hole

All Star Superman

The Pen de Touch, for Driving Light Cycles

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray Liveblog Now

Up Next on the Denver Ballot, a Council for Human-Alien Relations

Aliens Invading Russia in the Middle of Winter

Google Confirms They’re Testing a “Mobile Lab” Device

Change Gender By Turning Off One Gene

Best Buy Finally Offers Legitimate Sale Prices

Victor Von Doom’s Christmas Message

Have Some Math With Your Breakfast

Heroes Actor: We Make Too Much Money To Get Cancelled

Google Demonstrates Quantum Algorithm Promising Superfast Search

New TV Show Murmurs Is CSI: Tardis

A Voyeuristic Peek Outside Skywalker Ranch

Google Is Handing Out the Google Phone to Employees

The Texthook Makes a Great Stroller For a Terrible Parent

Our Favorite Lifehacker Posts of the Week

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