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Dammit, Even the Beauty And The Beast Table Read Sounds Magical

Move over Cinderella, the Beauty and the Beast crew sings and dances. And thanks to actor Sir Ian McKellen (playing the anthropomorphized clock character Cogsworth), we have a full report from the first (and totally insane) table read. McKellen took to twitter to write up a set report-type account of how the cast, crew and…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Now You Can See How Close to Perfect the SpaceX Landing Was

Yes, it’s true that yesterday SpaceX failed to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone barge in the ocean. But it wasn’t exactly a crash landing, like last year’s attempt. In fact, it was a nearly perfect landing — until the rocket began to tilt and fall over. This video…

Space & Spaceflight Annalee Newitz

Breathtaking Views of Iconic Cities, Filmed By Flying Drones

One of the coolest things about aerial drones is the way that they’ve been used in filming, flying high and quickly to capture astonishing views. In these videos, drones let us tour some of the worlds most visually striking cities from the air. The Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia Manhattan, New York City Chicago, Illinois…

io9 Vincze Miklós

Remember Mad Max’s Legacy In This Great New Fury Road Trailer

As excited as I am about Avengers 2, I think Mad Max: Fury Road has a solid chance at being the surprise hit of the year. Its awesomeness comes in large part being a truly modern version of George Miller’s original classic Mad Max movies — as illustrated perfectly in this new international “Legacy” trailer.…

Movies Rob Bricken

That Time the Postal Service Actually Used Gyrocopters To Deliver Mail

When a Florida mailman landed a gyrocopter with a USPS logo on the lawn of the Capitol today, I’m sure you were asking yourself the same question I was: Does the postal service really deliver mail via gyrocopter? Not today. But it turns out they did, back in the 1930s. Before it was part of…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Video: How cinnamon is harvested

In this quick short, Foodie explores how Cassia (synonymous with cinnamon in the States) is harvested to make cinnamon. It’s an interesting and decidedly old school process, the bark of the trees are cut and peeled off and then scraped and dried (where the bark curls up). Big pieces become powder, narrower pieces become cinnamon…

Sploid Casey Chan

Our First Glimpse of Pluto And Charon In Color

These two blobs may not look like much, but it’s a watershed moment for the New Horizons mission. It’s the first color photo of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, taken by an approaching spacecraft. Taken on April 9 from a distance of 71-million miles, it’s a teaser of things to come. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins…

io9 George Dvorsky

Watch How Close SpaceX’s Falcon9 Rocket Came To A Successful Landing

Yesterday’s failed attempt by SpaceX to land Falcon9 on a sea barge marked another setback in the company’s attempt to build a reusable rocket. But a newly released video shows just how close the rocket came to making a successful landing. They’re definitely getting closer. https://gizmodo.com/watch-live-as-spacex-tries-once-more-to-land-a-rocket-o-1697725749 The video shows the rocket descending quite quickly, and…

io9 George Dvorsky

What’s The Most Beautifully Written Book You’ve Ever Read?

Some books keep you turning pages at a mad pace, eager to find out what happens. But then there are the books where you want to slow down, because every sentence is a marvel. Which science fiction or fantasy novel blew you away the most with its beautifully crafted writing? Please include a book cover,…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

This Craigslister Made the Most Ridiculous Used Car Ad Ever With a Drone

So you’re selling a car on Craigslist. You’re probably planning to take a few photos in your driveway and write some generic descriptions. “Runs good,” you’ll say. “Daily driver.” Amateur. Real Craigslist Pros film their car ads with drones. Take Django Greenblatt-Seay, for instance. He’s trying to offload his old 2002 Ford Taurus, and knew…

Tech News Sean Buckley

Author Suing Joss Whedon, Claims Cabin In The Woods Is Based On His Book

The Cabin in the Woods was one of the most original takes on the “kids encounter scary things in the woods” story that we’ve seen in ages, but one man is claiming that it’s not original at all. Author Peter Gallagher is suing the filmmakers, claiming that the film is infringing on his 2006 novel…

io9 Lauren Davis

New Tomorrowland Teaser Is Packed With Retro-Futuristic Goodness

Walt Disney Pictures just released a short video showing off some of the retro inspiration for its upcoming movie, Tomorrowland. Many elements of the film are still shrouded in mystery, but readers of Paleofuture may notice a lot of familiar footage in the new teaser. Did you catch all that? We saw Walt Disney’s vision…

Tech News Matt Novak

What’s the Blockchain, and Why Does Bitcoin Depend On It?

It’s going to unshackle us from the oppressive dungeon of fiat currency! But also criminals and rogue cops use it to do nefarious drug stuff! Digital currency is often defined by its volatile hype cycle. And yet its most promising feature is incredibly mundane-sounding: a bookkeeping system called “the blockchain.” So what the heck is…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

The Legend Of Louis Pasteur And The Winemaker That We Hope Is True

Here’s a story, maybe apocryphal, about an episode in the life of a young Louis Pasteur. It marks his first dip into the world of microorganisms. And it’s about how he saved the people of Lille from living without booze. It was the mid-1800s, and just for a change the British and the French hated…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Fun short film about time travel is like a silly verison of Terminator

When a film sends a robot back into time to kill a baby, it’s always going to bring back memories of the Terminator movies. But this short, Future Hero by Ramin Serry, is so much sillier and goofier and weirder that you almost forget about Ahnold. It’s about a lazy dad and his future, time…

Sploid Casey Chan

IKEA Just Made It Crazy Easy To Add Wireless Charging To Your Furniture

Slowly but surely, IKEA’s getting into the electronics business. The Swedish furniture giant will start selling wirelessly charging furniture this spring. Don’t want new furniture? No sweat. IKEA makes it incredibly easy to install its new inductive charging device in any piece of furniture. If you’ve been thinking about getting in the wireless charging game,…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

What America Feels Like After 7 Months Of Foreign Adventure

Last September, I boarded a plane to Denmark. It was the start of a seven and a half month, round-the-world adventure. Yesterday at 10:05am, I landed at LAX. Man, this place is weird. My adventure led me overland from Denmark to Norway, where I wild camped outside of Oslo, then watched sunset from the most…

Tech News Chris Brinlee Jr

The Evolution Of Daredevil’s Bloody, Beautiful Fight Scenes

Marvel’s Daredevil has a lot of things going for it — but one thing that stands out is its visceral, thrilling fight scenes. These brawls aren’t just visual splendour: they help convey Matt Murdock’s evolution from Vigilante to Superhero. Join us as we take a spoiler-laden look at Daredevil’s important fight scenes. Seriously, big spoilers…

Television James Whitbrook

Two Authors Withdraw Their Work From This Year’s Hugo Awards

The controversy over this year’s Hugo Awards nominations continues to get messier. Two authors who were nominated for awards after being included on the Sad Puppies voting slate (and the copycat slate, Rabid Puppies) have decided to withdraw from the Hugo ballot. Top image: Lines of Departure by Marko Kloos For those of you coming…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Wait, Digital Music Only Just Beat Out Physical Music?

The long-observed decline of physical media has hit a new low, as a global trade group reports that digital finally music generates more money than physical sales. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s newly published report on the global music market notes that in 2014, global digital music revenue edged out the physical stuff,…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Dammit, Even the Beauty And The Beast Table Read Sounds Magical

Now You Can See How Close to Perfect the SpaceX Landing Was

Breathtaking Views of Iconic Cities, Filmed By Flying Drones

Remember Mad Max’s Legacy In This Great New Fury Road Trailer

That Time the Postal Service Actually Used Gyrocopters To Deliver Mail

Video: How cinnamon is harvested

Our First Glimpse of Pluto And Charon In Color

Watch How Close SpaceX’s Falcon9 Rocket Came To A Successful Landing

What’s The Most Beautifully Written Book You’ve Ever Read?

This Craigslister Made the Most Ridiculous Used Car Ad Ever With a Drone

Author Suing Joss Whedon, Claims Cabin In The Woods Is Based On His Book

New Tomorrowland Teaser Is Packed With Retro-Futuristic Goodness

What’s the Blockchain, and Why Does Bitcoin Depend On It?

The Legend Of Louis Pasteur And The Winemaker That We Hope Is True

Fun short film about time travel is like a silly verison of Terminator

IKEA Just Made It Crazy Easy To Add Wireless Charging To Your Furniture

What America Feels Like After 7 Months Of Foreign Adventure

The Evolution Of Daredevil’s Bloody, Beautiful Fight Scenes

Two Authors Withdraw Their Work From This Year’s Hugo Awards

Wait, Digital Music Only Just Beat Out Physical Music?

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