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Lena Dunham Plays the Woman Who Shot Andy Warhol on American Horror Story: Cult, Because Why Not

Well, this is a weird turn. We had heard a couple months back that Lena Dunham would have a role in the upcoming clowns-and-Trump smorgasbord of American Horror Story’s seventh season. Now we know who she’s playing: Valerie Solanas, a feminist writer and actress who shot Andy Warhol in 1968. The information comes from last…

io9 Julie Muncy

Hurricane Harvey Has Knocked Out 25 Percent of Gulf Gas Production

Hurricane Harvey, the Category 4 storm that barreled into southeastern Texas on Friday evening, has shut down approximately a quarter of US gas production in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Reuters, storm-related shutdowns have knocked approximately 428,568 barrels of oil per day off the US’ “roughly 1.75 million bpd pumped from the Gulf,” per…

Tech News Tom McKay

Twenty Years Later, StarCraft‘s Story is Still an Engrossing Take on Space Opera

StarCraft was unveiled to the world twenty years ago, and in the time since it’s become a legendary fixture of the competitive gaming scene. Which makes it easy to forget that it’s also a fantastic space opera. Earlier this month, Blizzard, StarCraft’s developers, released StarCraft Remastered, a face lift to the original title meant to…

io9 Julie Muncy

Bill Nye Alleges Disney Ripped Him, Fellow Science Guys Off for $28.1 Million

Bill Nye the Science Guy, whose eponymous show wrapped up two decades ago in 1997 but been airing in syndication ever since, has some unfinished business with Disney. Per the L.A. Times, Nye filed a complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday alleging Disney’s Buena Vista Television fudged the numbers on his series Bill…

Television Tom McKay

Etta Candy’s Perspective is the Only One That Matters in This New Wonder Woman Clip

Sure, Diana Prince is great and all, but we know the real star of the Wonder Woman movie was Etta Candy, Diana’s woman-at-arms and her posh guide to London customs and fashion. In a new clip promoting the upcoming Blu-Ray release of the film, Etta (Lucy Davis) gives her own perspective on things. The short…

io9 Julie Muncy

Hurricane Harvey Floods, Thrashes Southeast Texas After Making Landfall [Updating]

Hurricane Harvey smashed into the Texas Gulf Coast on Friday night and Saturday morning after being elevated to Category 4 status, wiping out buildings with 130 miles per hour (209 kilometers per hour) winds and a 12-foot storm surge. At least one person died in Rockport, Texas during the storm when their house caught fire,…

Climate Change Tom McKay

That Gigantic Death Note Omnibus is Coming to America This Fall

That Death Note movie sure was something, wasn’t it? Whether you loved it or hated it, you have to admit that the manga it’s based on is a different beast entirely. A beast you can soon own in one comically large package. This omnibus edition of the Death Note manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

Superman Teaches Diversity in This Beautifully Restored Poster

In response to real-world tragedies, a number of people online have turned to Superman for a lesson in diversity and respect. Now, DC has shared some history and a beautiful restoration of a classic poster. You might’ve seen it, if you’ve spent much time on social media in the wake of Charlottesville: an image of…

io9 Julie Muncy

The First Reactions To It Are Scary Good

The film adaptation of Stephen King’s It doesn’t open until September 8, but the first reactions are pouring in on social media, and they are very positive. Here’s a round up of just a few. We’ll have much more on It in the coming weeks, including a full review when the embargo breaks September 5.

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These Original Artworks From the Making of 2001: A Space Odyssey Are Spectacular

Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the best films ever made. Almost 50 years after its release, it remains a topic of heated discussion and great reverence. It’s one of those films you could only dream to own a part of. But now you can. The San Francisco Art Exchange is selling…

io9 Germain Lussier

Marvel’s Ultimates² Just Ended With an Amazing Reunion and a New Destiny for Galactus

From its very first issue, Marvel’s Ultimates² has reveled in being deeply committed to the sort of old-school super-science that defined comic books like The Fantastic Four. In its final issue, the team finally managed to save the multiverse and make some wild new friends along the way. The final story arc of Ultimates² has…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Facebook Hires Incompetent Former New York Times Staffer to Handle ‘Transparency’

When you know everything about two billion people but don’t want to tell anyone what you know, it’s tough to convey an image of transparency without actually being transparent. One solution that Facebook has come up with is hiring Liz Spayd, a former public editor for the New York Times to “consult” on “transparency” in…

Tech News Rhett Jones

This 12-Second Clip From Netflix’s Death Note Is Pretty Much All You Need To See

If you’re one of the people with (valid) concerns about Netflix’s adaptation of Death Note, then today’s your lucky day. Not only is the movie finally available for you to watch (should you choose to do so), there’s also a new clip that perfectly summarizes the movie if you can’t be bothered to sit through…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Voltron: Legendary Defender Is Coming Back to Comics

Need some Voltron to be excited about while waiting for the second half of Voltron: Legendary Defender’s great third season, masquerading itself as season four? Well, good news: Lion Forge is bringing back its comic book companion to the show later this fall. Revealed by Nerdist today, the second Legendary Defender miniseries—the first ran between…

io9 James Whitbrook

In Black Mask’s America’s Sweetheart, the Strongest Person in the World Is a Brave Black Girl

Black Mask Studios’ BLACK imagines a world in which black people and only black people begin to suddenly manifest super abilities, setting off a series of events that forces its characters and readers to reflect on the real-world anti-black racism that’s alive and well in our country. BLACK engages in some very heavy subject matter…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Posterboy for Alt-Right Violence Jailed

The man who is known among the alt-right “Based Stickman,” due to a viral clip from March 4th where he cracked a wooden pole over the head of a counter-protester in Berkeley, California, is in jail, charged with “possession of an illegal weapon.” And according to East Bay Express, a judge has barred him from…

Tech News Avery Ellis

The Best 3D Movies Before Avatar Made 3D Cool Again

This weekend’s re-release of Terminator 2 in 3D very well may be the end of an era. At least, it feels like a period on the modern 3D era that started slowly around 2005, exploded in 2009 with James Cameron’s Avatar, and became almost all-encompassing in the years to follow. Right now, 3D is finally…

io9 Germain Lussier

This Incredibly Lifelike Hand Puppet Can Even Move Its Fingers and Pick Things Up

Is Barnaby Dixon the reincarnation of Jim Henson? It’s hard to believe that there isn’t at least a little bit of Henson inside the young puppeteer as he demonstrates his latest creation, a glowing bug puppet that’s so articulated it even has moving fingers that can grasp tiny objects. Made from a lightweight, form-fitting plastic,…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Watch How Star Wars Rebels Added to George Lucas’ Lightsaber Mythology

Lightsaber mythology is one of the coolest, geekiest, and most interesting niches in all of Star Wars. Each film usually gives us just a tiny bit more, be it with kyber crystals, new colors, or sabers “calling” to characters, like with Rey in The Force Awakens. Before that moment, though, one of the most significant…

Television Germain Lussier

The Deepest Living Fish Ever Recorded Has a Wonderful Smile on Its Face

Normally, if a story about deep water sea creatures comes along it involves horrifying abominations of nature that have been hardened by some of the toughest conditions for life on planet Earth. But a team of researchers from Japan recently documented the deepest living fish ever seen, and it almost seems like it’s waving hello…

Biology Rhett Jones

Lena Dunham Plays the Woman Who Shot Andy Warhol on American Horror Story: Cult, Because Why Not

Hurricane Harvey Has Knocked Out 25 Percent of Gulf Gas Production

Twenty Years Later, StarCraft‘s Story is Still an Engrossing Take on Space Opera

Bill Nye Alleges Disney Ripped Him, Fellow Science Guys Off for $28.1 Million

Etta Candy’s Perspective is the Only One That Matters in This New Wonder Woman Clip

Hurricane Harvey Floods, Thrashes Southeast Texas After Making Landfall [Updating]

That Gigantic Death Note Omnibus is Coming to America This Fall

Superman Teaches Diversity in This Beautifully Restored Poster

The First Reactions To It Are Scary Good

These Original Artworks From the Making of 2001: A Space Odyssey Are Spectacular

Marvel’s Ultimates² Just Ended With an Amazing Reunion and a New Destiny for Galactus

Facebook Hires Incompetent Former New York Times Staffer to Handle ‘Transparency’

This 12-Second Clip From Netflix’s Death Note Is Pretty Much All You Need To See

Voltron: Legendary Defender Is Coming Back to Comics

In Black Mask’s America’s Sweetheart, the Strongest Person in the World Is a Brave Black Girl

Posterboy for Alt-Right Violence Jailed

The Best 3D Movies Before Avatar Made 3D Cool Again

This Incredibly Lifelike Hand Puppet Can Even Move Its Fingers and Pick Things Up

Watch How Star Wars Rebels Added to George Lucas’ Lightsaber Mythology

The Deepest Living Fish Ever Recorded Has a Wonderful Smile on Its Face

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