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Our New Favorite Source for Pulp Science Fiction Art!

There’s something especially wonderful and bright about pulp science fiction cover art, and the Golden Age blog has collected tons of the stuff. Prepare to have the next hour of your life devoured by monsters and robots from the Golden Age of science fiction. There are galleries themed around artists like Frank R. Paul, Virgil…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A Haunted House You Walk Through Naked? Pass

We’re all for terrifying haunted houses. But going through a haunted naked? No thanks, pal. https://gizmodo.com/i-paid-strangers-50-to-tie-me-up-and-scare-the-shit-ou-5948758 Shocktoberfest Pennsylvania’s “premiere haunted scream park” is really trying to push the limits of reason with their all-nude Haunted House revue. And if you get so scared you piss yourself, and/or the house? Don’t worry! They hired someone to…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The only way these landings could be worse is if they ended in a crash

Pilots and passengers landing in Taiwan this weekend had a very rough time as the Super Typhoon Usagi tried to make them crash. But, except for a few rough landings and go arounds, it wasn’t that bad. Just check these other scary landings out and judge for yourself. https://jalopnik.com/landing-a-plane-near-a-super-typhoon-is-absolutely-no-f-1372388244 https://gizmodo.com/dont-watch-this-if-you-are-scared-of-flying-5875760

Sploid Jesus Diaz

The Moon is Younger Than We Thought

The violent history of the Earth’s Moon just gave rise to a new mystery. At a Royal Society special meeting today, planetary scientist Rick Carlson announced that the Moon is a few hundred million years younger than we thought. This could change our understanding of how the Earth formed, too. https://gizmodo.com/the-incredibly-violent-history-of-earths-moon-1098565110 Carlson reported that new…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Marshall’s New Bluetooth Speaker Oozes Vintage Style

It’s not the easiest time to be a consumer on the hunt for a wireless Bluetooth speaker. New models are flooding the market on a daily basis, and wading through the hundreds of choices can be mind-numbing. So here’s a quick cheat sheet for you: If you want something small, consider Jawbone’s new Mini Jambox,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

The stage is now set for Breaking Bad‘s final act

On the same evening Breaking Bad won two Emmy Awards, the series’ penultimate episode takes the show into chilling territory — both literally and figuratively. Everything’s in place now for next week’s final episode. Spoilers to follow. The episode, titled “Granite State,” opens with Saul awaiting a new identity. The now ex-lawyer learns that he’s…

io9 George Dvorsky

Motivational Metaphor Monday: Live life LIKE AN EAGLE CONQUERING A DEER

In this, the first (and last) installment in our Motivational Metaphor Monday Series, nature, red in beak and talon, descends upon a sika deer in the form of an exceptionally ambitious golden eagle. Daunted by the work week ahead? Look to this eagle for guidance. New Scientist has the lowdown on this spectacular image, which…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Motorola Has a Fix On the Way for the Moto X’s Crappy Camera

We love the Motorola Moto X’s well-designed approach to a near-stock Android experience. But one of the handset’s biggest weaknesses is its camera, which just doesn’t keep up with the best out there. https://gizmodo.com/moto-x-review-the-android-phone-for-everybody-1034784286 A fix is on the way, according to AnandTech. Right now, a firmware update is hitting T-Mobile Moto X handsets with…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

How To Be An Ethical Carnivore

Not everybody can or wants to become a vegetarian. But for those of us who insist on eating meat, that doesn’t mean we have to be complete dicks about it. Here are some helpful ideas on how to be a conscious carnivore. Right off the bat I want to make it excruciatingly clear that eating…

io9 George Dvorsky

Scientists Successfully “Erase” Fear Using Scent Therapy

Have you had trouble shaking that fear of snakes or dogs or spiders? Researchers from Northwestern University have developed a new technique to rechannel memories while subjects sleep—by blasting them with various odors. It’s like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in Smell-o-Vision. For the experiment, scientists conditioned patients to be afraid of a certain…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Can Valve create the perfect game machine and win against MS and Sony?

Steam is the most popular electronic desktop game distribution method in the planet. So popular that its developers think it will be a great idea to make a Steam Box, a custom gaming and media PC that will connect to your TV and compete with the Xbox One or the PS4. One of the steps…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

This Menacing War Machine Is Actually a Mobile Research Lab

It’s massive, it’s slow-moving, and it’s completely terrifying to imagine it being used in battle. But Secret Operation 610 is designed to spread knowledge, not mayhem. This mobile classroom looks like a cold war relic, but functions as an ultra-modern space for university research. Amsterdam-based creative office Rietveld Landscape was commissioned by the peace-loving folks…

Tech News Jordan Kushins

These experiments show that venting your anger makes it worse

In the 1970s, Michael Crichton wrote a book called The Terminal Man, about a man with a chip in his brain who becomes addicted to rage and violence. A few experiments done in the 1990s suggest that we actually can get addicted to anger, and to venting that anger in violent ways. Image by ollyy…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Is now the time for a Gotham Central TV show, at long last?

When people talk about the ideal comic-book television show, the name “Gotham Central” always comes up. The story of cops solving cases in Batman’s shadow captured people’s imaginations — and co-creator Ed Brubaker thinks a TV show is a serious possibility, if the somewhat similar Agents of SHIELD does well. USA Today’s Brian Truitt interviews…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

BlackBerry Might Survive As a Private Company

After months—years, really—of speculation about buyers and shutdowns and sales, BlackBerry appears to have found salvation in the form of a $4.7 billion takeover. Whether the company lives on from there or is sold for scraps remains anyone’s guess. Under the proposed deal, which will close after due diligence and regulatory approvals, a group of…

Tech News Brian Barrett

You Can Buy Walt’s Tighty-Whities (And Other Props) From Breaking Bad

Upset that Breaking Bad is about to end? Feel like you’re losing an abusive, meth-hocking friend? Everything’s going to be ok—thanks to auction website ScreenBid, you can soon fill that empty space in your heart with “the most iconic tighty-whities in television.” That’s right, Walter White’s underwear—along with a whole slew of other props from…

Movies Ashley Feinberg

Steam’s Got Its Own Operating System Now

After a forever-long countdown to a three-tiered announcement, Valve has rolled out phase one of its plan to take over your living room: SteamOS. What many thought was going to be a Steam Box console is for now in fact a Steam platform, one that will be available for hardware manufacturers to implement at will.…

Tech News Brian Barrett

The 9 Least Competent Jedi

For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. But they weren’t necessarily very bright. Unfortunately, there’s no IQ test needed to become a Jedi Knight, and thus these guardians of peace and justice have brought almost as much war and disorder as they’ve prevented.…

io9 Rob Bricken

First image of Disney’s new live Cinderella shows a wild princess

Principle photography has started on Kenneth Branagh’s live-action adaptation of Cinderella, and already we’re getting the feel for this new kind of Disney Princess. Disney has just released the first-ever image of Lily James (Downton Abbey) as Cindy. Riding a horse that is too beautiful to be real, her blue dress is dirty and her…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Magic of Science Keeps This 1,000 Pound Desk From Falling Over

Looking for a desk that’s impervious to spills, dents, and—apparently—the laws of gravity? Designer Paul Cocksedge seems to have defied everything we know about physics with his wonderful rolled steel Poise table, which looks like it’s perpetually ready to fall over. But thanks to some wonderful design and engineering, enough of the table’s 1,000 pound…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Our New Favorite Source for Pulp Science Fiction Art!

A Haunted House You Walk Through Naked? Pass

The only way these landings could be worse is if they ended in a crash

The Moon is Younger Than We Thought

Marshall’s New Bluetooth Speaker Oozes Vintage Style

The stage is now set for Breaking Bad‘s final act

Motivational Metaphor Monday: Live life LIKE AN EAGLE CONQUERING A DEER

Motorola Has a Fix On the Way for the Moto X’s Crappy Camera

How To Be An Ethical Carnivore

Scientists Successfully “Erase” Fear Using Scent Therapy

Can Valve create the perfect game machine and win against MS and Sony?

This Menacing War Machine Is Actually a Mobile Research Lab

These experiments show that venting your anger makes it worse

Is now the time for a Gotham Central TV show, at long last?

BlackBerry Might Survive As a Private Company

You Can Buy Walt’s Tighty-Whities (And Other Props) From Breaking Bad

Steam’s Got Its Own Operating System Now

The 9 Least Competent Jedi

First image of Disney’s new live Cinderella shows a wild princess

The Magic of Science Keeps This 1,000 Pound Desk From Falling Over

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