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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has Written A Novel About Mycroft Holmes

Most folks know him from his basketball career, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is also a best-selling author (an autobiography, several non-fiction tomes, and multiple books for kids), and an undercover airplane pilot (to cult-movie fans, anyway). And now, his first novel (with co-author Anna Waterhouse) stars Sherlock Holmes’ older brother. Reports the New York Times’ Artsblog:…

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You Can Rent This Modular Pocket PC For $200 a Year

Did you know that Chromebooks were originally supposed to be disposable computers? That didn’t quite come to pass. But a new computer company called The Hive has a PC that you actually do trade in, year after year. It’s called the Amplicity, and it’s a computer like none you’ve ever seen, a brushed aluminum module…

Tech News Sean Hollister

First Footage From The Mid-Season Return of Outlander

Outlander has finally revealed some new footage for the rest of its first season. Jamie and Claire are back and softly humping once again in front of the beautiful highland landscape. Get a look at the hot steamy newness! First up is the new trailer which has the brand-new footage. Along with that, we have…

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One Way That Beer is Healthier Than Carrot Juice

If someone were to put a pint of beer and a pint of carrot juice in front of you, telling you to pick the safer option, you’d go for the carrot juice, right? You fool! Sure, beer is full of alcohol, but compared to carrot juice it’s relatively free of something else — radioactivity. When…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

You Don’t Really Want To Live In This Shiny Retrofuturistic City

We love the look of retrofuturistic cities — the clean cut skylines, the beautifully-turned metalwork, the occasionally almost gravity defying twists and turns of the architecture. But what would it really be like to live in one of them? Possibly quite nightmarish, it turns out. After looking at these dreamy pictures of American cities drawn…

io9 Ria Misra

This Impact Crater On Mars Is Just Two Years Old

Mars is covered in craters. Most of them are very old. The one you see here is, at most, two years and four months young – certified fresh, in cosmic terms. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Scientists keep pretty close tabs on Mars’ terrain. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been orbiting the planet since…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

OH @#$% THE ZOMBIES HAVE LEARNED PARKOUR

I thought this first-person video from Ampisound was just a cool video of what it would look like to be a parkour master trying to escapefromzombies. Then I noticed something. The zombies… somehow the guy wasn’t losing them. In fact, the zombies also were running, jumping, and catching up. They knew parkour too. Well, shit.…

io9 Rob Bricken

Batman V. Superman Might Be Split Into Two Films?

This could be total bullshit, but when you think about it… it kind of makes sense. Could the Batman V. Superman movie be split into two parts? Latino Review has an insane story that all started with an image from a tipster: “A person claiming to have an iPhone video of the teaser for Batman…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Animated Agent Carter’s Toughest Mission Yet: Dealing With Sexist Jerks

One of the things that the new TV show Agent Carter made clear is that Peggy Carter has to deal with a lot of sexist garbage at the office (not that she doesn’t use it to her advantage). Here, Leigh Lahav pokes fun at the sorts of comments Peggy deals with in the course of…

io9 Lauren Davis

Need A Pick-Me-Up? Check Out These Animals Made Happier By Prosthetics

Humans aren’t the only creatures whose lives can be improved by prosthetics. All sorts of animals have developed a better quality of life thanks to prosthetic tails, legs, beaks, and more. And seeing them live life to the fullest will bring a smile to your face. The new tail of Winter, a dolphin lives at…

io9 Vincze Miklós

Treasure Trove Of Ancient Coins Found Buried Underneath Farm

You never know what you will find when you dig on a farm. Sometimes you may unearth old agricultural tools, sometimes just roots and sticks — and sometimes, on very rare occasions, a lead-lined bucket, filled with over $1.5 million dollars worth of ancient silver coins. The delightfully-named Weekend Wanderers Detecting Club found the collection…

io9 Ria Misra

This Machine Turns Poop Into Drinkable Water

Water to wine? Yawn. The Janicki Omniprocessor turns human waste in sewer sludge into drinking water and electricity, in about five minutes. Here’s how it works. “The water tasted as good as any I’ve had out of a bottle,” writes Bill Gates, who visited the facility in November to try the water for himself (the…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Archer Is Back, And We’re Cautiously Optimistic About It

Archer is back! And back on track, as FX’s animated, irreverent secret-agent saga veers away from the cocaine-cowboys plotline of last season and into more “going on missions and fighting and action and people getting shot and stuff,” as executive producer Matt Thompson told us last month. Spoilers ahead. https://gizmodo.com/whos-back-and-whats-new-in-archer-season-six-the-insid-1669383651 Unfortunately, the first ep, “The…

Television Cheryl Eddy

Our Very Favorite Stuff From CES 2015

As this year’s Consumer Electronics Show winds down, we’re taking the chance to highlight our favorites. There were bigger announcements, and flashier gadgets, but these are what that stuck with us on a personal level. This is not every good thing that was at CES; for that you should check out our complete coverage here.…

Tech News Gizmodo Staff

A Century Later, This Haunting London Murder Remains Unsolved

Who strangled five-year-old, curly-haired Willie Starchfield to death on a London train, and then stuffed his tiny body under one of the seats? This tragic, sensationalized murder happened 101 years ago this week, and it’s never been solved. As True Crime Library reports, Willie’s own father was, at first, the chief suspect; described as a…

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Watch Deleted Scenes From Star Trek:TNG‘s First Trip To Klingon Capital

The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Sins of the Father” took Captain Picard to Qo’noS, the Klingon homeworld, for the first time, but a few moments ended up on the cutting room floor. The folks at TrekCore have recovered a workprint, revealing those moments for the very first time. TrekCore has gotten a look…

Television Lauren Davis

Hot Sauce Makes Everything Better, Even Beer

Even though I’ve never chased a sip of creamy beer with a a few squirts of cock sauce, I know Sriracha is going to make it better. Hot sauce makes everything better. Just to make sure, though, I poured myself a glass of Rogue Sriracha Hot Stout Beer. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

These Top-Down Back To The Future Posters Are Absolutely Gorgeous

Andy Fairhurst‘s excellent ‘Nerd’s Eye View’ series has given us some gorgeous new perspectives on pop culture icons – but this new series of prints based on the Back To The Future might be some of Fairhurst’s finest so far. The trio – dubbed 88mph as a set, because duh – are all united by…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Idiot Thieves Stole PINs With an iPod Nano Covered in Duct Tape

Despite the repeated cries of tech bloggers everywhere, it would seem that the iPod isn’t actually dead; it’s just gone rogue. The newest ATM skimming scheme relies almost entirely on a MacGyver-ed version of your former, clickwheeled friend. How could you, iPod? ATM skimming—or when a thief intercepts your card data during an otherwise legitimate…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

Looks Like George R.R. Martin Just Shot Down A Huge Fan Theory

A savvy Redditor, _honeybird, went to the Cushing Library and looked at the original manuscript for A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin, including editorial notes and Martin’s responses. And… it looks like Martin shot down a major fan theory and revealed a huge spoiler. Top image: The Shield That Guards the Realms of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has Written A Novel About Mycroft Holmes

You Can Rent This Modular Pocket PC For $200 a Year

First Footage From The Mid-Season Return of Outlander

One Way That Beer is Healthier Than Carrot Juice

You Don’t Really Want To Live In This Shiny Retrofuturistic City

This Impact Crater On Mars Is Just Two Years Old

OH @#$% THE ZOMBIES HAVE LEARNED PARKOUR

Batman V. Superman Might Be Split Into Two Films?

Animated Agent Carter’s Toughest Mission Yet: Dealing With Sexist Jerks

Need A Pick-Me-Up? Check Out These Animals Made Happier By Prosthetics

Treasure Trove Of Ancient Coins Found Buried Underneath Farm

This Machine Turns Poop Into Drinkable Water

Archer Is Back, And We’re Cautiously Optimistic About It

Our Very Favorite Stuff From CES 2015

A Century Later, This Haunting London Murder Remains Unsolved

Watch Deleted Scenes From Star Trek:TNG‘s First Trip To Klingon Capital

Hot Sauce Makes Everything Better, Even Beer

These Top-Down Back To The Future Posters Are Absolutely Gorgeous

Idiot Thieves Stole PINs With an iPod Nano Covered in Duct Tape

Looks Like George R.R. Martin Just Shot Down A Huge Fan Theory

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