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Age Of Ultron Is Getting An Extended Cut And Alternate Ending On Blu-Ray

Might as well resign yourself to watching Avengers: Age of Ultron twice — once when the movie premieres in theaters this Friday, and again when it comes out later this year on Blu-ray… as an extended edition with a new, different ending. Somehow I imagine this won’t put too many of you out. The news…

This is the biggest burger that McDonald’s new menu lets you make

McDonald’s new Create Your Taste menu lets you make your own completely customizable and *gasp* delicious looking, gourmet McDonald’s burgers. The set up is simple: you hop on a kiosk and select whatever toppings you like on a burger and McD’s will whip it up for you with better ingredients. But that’s not fun! Fun…

Drones Buzz Golden Gate Bridge, Crashing and Generally Being Creepy

The quake-prone Bay Area is already a pretty precarious area for bridges, but now suspicious drone activity is also a concern for San Francisco’s famous Golden Gate. Officials are now reportedly spotting drones near the bridge several times a month, and one even crashed into the road. Those San Francisco officials understandably have some security…

This Girl’s Hulkbuster High Chair Will Make You Wish You Were a Toddler

Every episode of Super-Fan Builds makes it harder and harder to deal with the fact that few of us have access to special effects wizards to build us cool stuff. And the latest episode of the web series, featuring a custom Iron Man Hulkbuster high chair, will make you wish you were still a toddler—and…

This Week’s TV: JK Rowling’s Post-Harry Potter Story Comes To Television

The miniseries based on JK Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy arrives this week, as does the premiere of Penny Dreadful’s second season. Plus, get ready for the season finales of Powers and The Last Man on Earth, and see what’s ahead for The Flash, Arrow, Game of Thrones, and more. Top image from The Flash. Tonight…

Why Is the Paper Clip Shaped Like It Is?

When you think of paper clips, you immediately think of a specific form—the familiar round-ended, double-loop design. The wire trombone shape. But that’s only one variety of clip; the “Gem,” which gets its name from a British company called Gem Manufacturing Limited, which, even if it wasn’t directly involved with the development of the clip,…

Insanity Defense Will Be The Focus Of James Holmes’ Mass Murder Trial

Opening arguments in the trial of James Holmes, accused of killing 12 and injuring dozens more during a 2012 screening of The Dark Knight Rises, began today in Centennial, Colorado. Holmes has pled not guilty by reason of insanity, but prosecutors say tests have shown he is sane. Holmes’ legal team acknowledges he was the…

Alan Moore’s Intro To His New Favorite Fantasy Novel Is A Glorious Rant

Alan Moore really, really loves the fantasy novel The Vorrh by B. Catling, which he calls the new century’s first landmark work of fantasy. He’s so spellbound by Catling’s strange vision, he’s written a long, beautifully ranty intro. Read Moore’s intro exclusively at io9 — and listen to him reading it aloud! The Vorrh comes…

Parrot Bebop Drone and Skycontroller Review: Looks Aren’t Everything

You’ve graduated from your cheap beginner drone, and you want to try something new. Something that can shoot beautiful video from the sky—but doesn’t cost $1,000+ like a camera-equipped DJI Phantom. You spot the $500 Parrot Bebop Drone, and pull the trigger. It’s kind of fun, you think, between strings of obscenities. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-drone-for-every-indoor-need-1644579797 What Is…

They’re Calling This Adorable Creature The ‘Platypus’ Of Dinosaurs

Meet Chilesaurus diegosuarezi, a newly described dinosaur discovered by a seven-year-old boy in Chile. The theropod was related to famous meat-eaters like T. rex, but researchers think it was a vegetarian. Stranger still: It possessed a mixture of anatomical features unlike anything researchers have seen before. Illustrations by paleoartist Gabriel Lio via University of Birmingham…

A Chart Of Which Foods In California Will Make It Through The Drought

California grows a pretty significant part of our food supply, both in terms of sheer numbers and in terms of different varieties. But as the land out there gets drier and drier, not everything is going to make it. The USDA’s Economic Research Service put together this chart of which crops depend on various water…

10 Obvious Superhero Weaknesses (That Supervillains Hardly Ever Exploit)

We think of superhero weaknesses as being fancy or complicated — radioactive fragments of their old home planets, or the people they love. And that’s why superheroes win. In fact, most superheroes have super-obvious weak points. Here are 10 obvious superhero weakness that villains almost never attack. Top image: Artwork by Tara Jacoby 1) The…

Nance Tries To Turn Avenger, But Nobody Can Outwit Lizzie On Chronicles

A lot of people kick the bucket on this week’s Lizzie Borden Chronicles episode, “Welcome to Maplecroft,” and shockingly — shockingly! — not all of them are done in by the divine Miss B. Our pint-sized psychopath does get the most creative kill, however, in yet another ep that mixes gore with arch, arch dialogue.…

The Comic Book Guardians Of The Galaxy Are Getting An Amazing Figure Set

When Guardians of the Galaxy came out last year, if you wanted the entire movie team in Hasbro’s 6” Marvel Legends Line, you had to spend money (and get figures you might not want) to get all the parts for the “Build-A-Figure” Groot. That’s not the case with this brilliant new set based on their…

Google Attempts to Fight Patent Trolls with a Pretty Dubious Strategy

Google’s legal team has just announced that they’ll be buying as many patents as possible in order to “remove friction from the patent market” and defeat patent trolls, companies that buy patents just to sue people on bogus charges of infringement. But there’s a big problem with this strategy. Patent trolls are formally known as…

Drax The Destroyer Gets His Own Comic For The First Time Ever

Two year ago, basically no one outside of diehard comics fans knew who the Guardians of the Galaxy were. Flash forward to now, each member of the movie’s team is starring in their own comic book series, including Drax. Announced at C2E2 over the weekend, Drax will be the character’s first ever standalone series since…

A new study published in BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that lower back pain is more frequent in people whose spines are similar in shape to those of chimpanzees. “[Our] study suggests that the pathological vertebrae of some people may be less well adapted for walking upright,” noted lead researcher Kimberly Plomp. Photo: Hans Hillewaert/CC

Frank Grillo Hints At Crossbones’ Big Transformation For Civil War

Actor Frank Grillo, a.k.a. Brock Rumlow, a.k.a. soon-t0-be comic book villain Crossbones, threw down some huge teases for his new look in the next Marvel movie, Captain America: Civil War. We’ve been so focused on sussing out the future drama that will be built between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark we forgot about the rest…

The Apple Watch Display Is One of the Best Smartwatch Screens Yet

The display is literally the crown jewel of the smartwatch, and Apple delivers with its OLED, sapphire crystal display on the Apple Watch. The smartwatch revolution is now fully underway, with the Apple Watch rounding out the offerings from all of the current major players. An advanced display is what makes a smart watch possible…

A Wetsuit That Looks Like a Business Suit Is Hybrid Clothing Perfection

Yeah, bro, I know, life is complicated and you’re a grownup with hardly a minute to spare for shredding gnar. Not to worry, Quicksilver’s new “true wetsuits” are made from that wetsuit-y neoprene material so you don’t have to change between the beach and the boardroom. Yes, it appears that Quiksilver is actually selling this…