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Exclusive: Elon Musk Explains Lusty Floor Tweets

Yesterday was SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s birthday. But instead of getting some loving from his beautiful girlfriend or perhaps one of his fancy cars (they can do that now, right?), Musk apparently decided to pop a few Ambien and craft a love poem to the floor. You see, last night, he sent the following nuggets…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman

Netflix Finds It in Its Heart to Give the Sense8 Fans What They Want

Sense8 is getting a two hour “episode” to wrap the story up and give the people what they want—all the sensates boning in the flesh. Netflix, a cruel, cruel entity of extreme power and possible profitability, announced the cancellation of Sense8 on June 1. Axing its queerest show on the first day of Pride Month…

Television Alex Cranz

Enormous Genetic Study Will Help Scientists Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease

There’s no doubt that inflammatory bowel disease is horrible. Its consequences, all sorts of gastrointestinal distress, can be downright debilitating. But treating it is full of uncertainty—folks with the same symptoms might respond in wildly different ways. That’s why scientists are trying to pinpoint its cause, among all the genetic complexities that can contribute. A…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Ratatouille‘s Best Scene Proves That, Sometimes, Live-Action Just Can’t Surpass Animation

Ten years ago today, a movie about a rat chef was released in theaters. Very quickly, audiences fell in love with it, it made tons of money, and eventually it won the Oscar for Best Animated Film. Brad Bird’s Ratatouille remains a unique, animated marvel, but its true greatness can boiled down to 20 seconds.…

io9 Germain Lussier

The Best Part of Netflix’s First Death Note Trailer Is Willem Dafoe’s Creepy Death God

There are three kinds of Death Note fans in the world: 1. Those who’re miffed that Netflix’s adaptation is set in Seattle rather than Japan and feel as if the movie is whitewashed. 2. Those who think the first group is operating. 3. Folks who are apathetic about the whole shebang. Regardless of what camp…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Saturn’s Hexagonal Storm Is Pure Chaotic Beauty In New Cassini Images

Cassini’s last hurrah has been so bittersweet: On the one hand, it marks the end of a 20-year-long journey to explore Saturn and its moons. But the Grand Finale has also featured some of the most spectacular shots of the gas giant and its moons ever taken. It’s a complex cocktail of emotions. Today, the…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta

Airbnb to Launch Luxury Tier for the Super Rich and No, You’re Not Invited

Rooms of spectacular opulence are coming to Airbnb. But the new feature targets elite tourists—not the unwashed masses of thrifty travelers trying to be bougie for a weekend. Airbnb is launching a new premium service for the super rich, known inside the company as “Airbnb Lux,” according to Bloomberg. Those with enough money will be…

Tech News Alejandro Alba

All the Glimpses Into the World of Attilan (and Beyond) We Saw in the Inhumans Trailer

Our first proper look at the Inhumans TV show is here, and while the trailer is… rough, it does give us our first good look at some of the extra characters and wider Inhuman society we can expect to see in Marvel’s latest TV show. Here’s all the hints we spotted! The trailer starts out…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

How Will We Stop Hackers From Invading Our Brains Once We’re Cyborgs?

Rapid developments in brain-machine interfacing and neuroprosthetics are revolutionizing the way we treat paralyzed people, but the same technologies could eventually be put to more generalized use—a development that’ll turn many of us into veritable cyborgs. Before we get to that point, however, we’ll need to make sure these neural devices are safe, secure, and…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Here’s the First Buzz on Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

One of the summer movie season’s biggest question marks is, undoubtedly, Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. The trailers look amazing, teasing a return to Fifth Element form for the director. But did he succeed? Valerian won’t be in theaters until next month, but it has already started screening for critics.…

io9 Germain Lussier

We Regret to Inform You That Fidget Spinners Are Now Exploding

After transitioning from an obscure curiosity to a ubiquitous annoyance in record time, fidget spinners finally completed the 21st century novelty toy cycle this month, becoming something that could potentially burn down your house. According to local news reports, at least two bluetooth-enabled spinners have now burst into flames while charging, may god have mercy…

Tech News Hudson Hongo

Twin Peaks Is the Most David Lynch Thing Ever, and We Are Damn Lucky to Have It

There have been eight episodes of Twin Peaks: The Return so far. With the show on holiday hiatus until July 9, now seems like the perfect time to reflect on the amazing, baffling, terrifying things we’ve seen so far, seemingly beamed directly from David Lynch’s astonishingly highly-caffeinated brain. The week-long break from Twin Peaks’ wonderful…

Television Cheryl Eddy

Here’s What Causes Those Car-Swallowing Sinkholes to Form

Modern satellite technology lets us spot dangerous threats like extreme weather, giant icebergs, and even foreign militaries. But when it comes to sinkholes, all we can do is wait and hope that our cars won’t be swallowed by a sudden gaping chasm in a city street. So how do sinkholes form, and why is it…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Chucky Is the Most Terrifying Therapy Doll Ever in the Trailer for Cult of Chucky (UPDATED)

Here’s a idea: maybe if you are a doctor treating patents with childhood trauma after being attacked by a killer doll, don’t bring the doll into the hospital? Then again, there’s no movie if you don’t. The first trailer for Don Mancini’s Cult of Chucky has arrived, and though it’s not 100 percent clear what’s…

Trailers Germain Lussier

The iPhone Forever Changed How We Read Takes on the Internet

Before the iPhone was released, there were very few iPhone takes on the internet. 10 years ago, that changed. Now there are lots of takes. Since Gizmodo couldn’t possibly write all the iPhone 10th anniversary think pieces we came up with, here are just a few of our favorites: Fuck the iPhone, the Palm Pilot…

Tech News Alex Cranz

Game of Thrones‘ Most Beloved Relationship Was Totally Improvised

During the last season of Game of Thrones, one single look sent the fanbase aflame. It’s now television’s biggest “will they or won’t they?” since Ross and Rachel, or Jim and Pam. And it turns out, it was all the actors’ doing. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss shared…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Can Gecko Feet Help Us Clean Up Space Junk?

There’s a crapload of debris orbiting our planet and potentially posing a hazard to our astronauts and our satellites. One estimate says there are 21,000 pieces of space junk larger than 10 centimeters, that could collide with other objects at velocities ten times faster than a bullet. How do we get it down? You can’t…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Do Not Be Alarmed By NASA’s Eerie Artificial Clouds

In news that is sure to vindicate chemtrail truthers, NASA has finally delivered on its longstanding promise to produce a dazzling display of artificial clouds. And dang, was it cool. On Thursday, June 29th, at 4:25 am Eastern time, a two stage Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket blasted skyward from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. During…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone

Lego’s Justice League Sets Reveal the Film’s Villains, and More of Batman’s Wonderful Toys

It won’t hit theaters until November, but well ahead of Justice League’s theatrical release, Lego has released details for some of the first sets tied to DC Comics’ next superhero-filled Avengers challenger, revealing a few of the film’s baddies, and more of Batman’s wonderful toys. The $20 Battle of Atlantis set, available August 1, includes…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

Genre-Blending Genius Edgar Wright Talks Ant-Man, Baby Driver and Grand Theft Auto

At first glance, Baby Driver doesn’t look like it uses genre conventions in the way that Edgar Wright’s other works have. While you can easily see the homages to zombie horror and paranoid sci-fi in Shaun of the Dead and World’s End, the fusion at the heart of Baby Driver’s DNA is initially more elusive…

Movies Evan Narcisse

Exclusive: Elon Musk Explains Lusty Floor Tweets

Netflix Finds It in Its Heart to Give the Sense8 Fans What They Want

Enormous Genetic Study Will Help Scientists Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Ratatouille‘s Best Scene Proves That, Sometimes, Live-Action Just Can’t Surpass Animation

The Best Part of Netflix’s First Death Note Trailer Is Willem Dafoe’s Creepy Death God

Saturn’s Hexagonal Storm Is Pure Chaotic Beauty In New Cassini Images

Airbnb to Launch Luxury Tier for the Super Rich and No, You’re Not Invited

All the Glimpses Into the World of Attilan (and Beyond) We Saw in the Inhumans Trailer

How Will We Stop Hackers From Invading Our Brains Once We’re Cyborgs?

Here’s the First Buzz on Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

We Regret to Inform You That Fidget Spinners Are Now Exploding

Twin Peaks Is the Most David Lynch Thing Ever, and We Are Damn Lucky to Have It

Here’s What Causes Those Car-Swallowing Sinkholes to Form

Chucky Is the Most Terrifying Therapy Doll Ever in the Trailer for Cult of Chucky (UPDATED)

The iPhone Forever Changed How We Read Takes on the Internet

Game of Thrones‘ Most Beloved Relationship Was Totally Improvised

Can Gecko Feet Help Us Clean Up Space Junk?

Do Not Be Alarmed By NASA’s Eerie Artificial Clouds

Lego’s Justice League Sets Reveal the Film’s Villains, and More of Batman’s Wonderful Toys

Genre-Blending Genius Edgar Wright Talks Ant-Man, Baby Driver and Grand Theft Auto

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