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Your Last Chance to See Some Truly Righteous Fantasy Art

This is the last weekend for an exhibit that includes some trippy art like the above “War of the Worlds” painting by José Segrelles, alongside some glorious paintings by Frank Frazetta, H.R. Giger, Boris Vallejo and more. “At the Edge: Art of the Fantastic” is ending on Sunday, at the Allentown Art Museum of the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Indy in IMAX: Raiders Returns To Theaters Tonight

Starting this evening, Raiders of the Lost Ark returns to theaters for a brief week long engagement. But not just any theater. Doctor Jones is hitting the biggest screen possible—IMAX—as part of the promotion for the upcoming Indiana Jones trilogy release on Blu-ray. Since the film was originally shot on 35 millimeter film, which is…

Movies Andrew Liszewski

Unused footage from Raiders of the Lost Ark reveals what Indiana Jones’ marketplace battle was supposed to look like

While filming Raiders of the Lost Ark thirty-odd years ago in Tunisia, Harrison Ford was battling a nasty bout of dysentery. Instead of filming a lengthy, three-and-a-half page fight scene with a scimitar-wielding baddie, Ford convinced Steven Spielberg to end their duel with a quick and iconic bang. Check out how that scene was supposed…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Five Seasons of the Wire Means Five Weeks of Never Leaving Your Couch

I’m in the middle of a bit of a phase. And that phase is that I can’t stop watching The Wire. So naturally, like a dope fiend, I have to have it all on DVD. All in the game, yo. Anyway, I’ve been watching it on Amazon Instant video, but come on—it’s so much better…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Parachute Bag Collapses With a Tug of Its Ripcord

Collapsing the average reusable bag into its compact form is more challenging than most MENSA puzzles. So save yourself the frustration with Michael Pappas’ brilliant Chute bag that automatically collapses as you yank on its built-in ripcord—like a bizarro world parachute. To hold its shape as you fill it full of groceries or other purchases,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Flowers + Liquid Nitrogen = Beautiful Shattered Brilliance

We can’t get enough of this series of images by photographer John Shireman, who combines beatiful flowers, dead-simple composition and a rather creative use of liquid nitrogen to produce some of the most striking floral portraits we’ve ever seen. First Shireman photographs an attractive flower against a stark white backdrop. The effect is fetching, but…

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New behind-the-scenes Prometheus images shine a light on that horrific “birth” scene

What exactly was going on inside that medical pod full of black alien goo and screams? Brand new behind-the-scenes stills from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus give us a first-hand look at the squiggly alien being birthed in front of our very eyes. The horror! [via AVP Galaxy]

Movies Meredith Woerner

E-Ink or LCD: Which Do You Prefer for Books?

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD is being pegged as a do it all device. Video, internet, magazines, games, etc. And of course, there are books. But I’m not sold on LCD screens for hardcore reading. Sure its fine for a magazine article or two, but when it comes time to sit down and read dozens, if…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Incredible Photograph Captures Exact Moment of Tank Shell Hitting Against Syrian Rebels

This image sequence of a Syrian army tank firing against a group of rebels in a street of Aleppo is pure and horrible insanity. Taken by Tracey Shelton, it captures the exact moment of a tank shell hitting the rebel position. Miraculously, she survived. Sadly, some of the men weren’t so lucky. Tracey—a veteran photographer…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Everything you’ve heard about Branded was false advertising

You may have seen the trailers and posters for Branded — the new movie in which weird creatures grow out of people’s backs and the tops of buildings. It looked like a weird surrealistic version of They Live, mixed with some monster-movie imagery. But that ad campaign was somewhat misleading — and that’s rather amusing,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Giftly, Glympse, and More

It’s Friday and what better way to celebrate than a deliciously fresh batch of the best iPhone apps of the week. We’ve got all kinds of tasty treats for you this time around, from a gift-giving tool to a trip planner, and so much more. Travel +Leisure Tripeze: Whether you want to take a weekend…

Tech News Leslie Horn

NextGuide, Net-A-Porter, and More

The week might end, but new apps do not. And we’ve got all kinds of greatness coming at you this week—a shopping app, a TV guide, and more. Basher’s Presidents: If all the U.S. presidents of history got into a massive knife fight, who would be the last left standing? That’s a very good question—one…

Tech News Leslie Horn

uTorrent, Split Decision, and More

Before you head out on your weekend adventures, you have a pit stop first. That’s right, it’s time for another edition of the best Android apps of the week. This time around, we’ve got a torrent downloader, a travel app, and so much more awesome stuff. uTorrent: Can’t wait to download that TV show. Now…

Tech News Leslie Horn

These were the best and wrongest Alien toys ever made

We’ve expressed our love of old Alien toys before because they metamorphosed R-rated claustrophobia, carnage, and fancy extraterrestrial walking into birthday presents. And the toys’ box artwork was even better, as the advertisers had no problems juxtaposing xenomorphs alongside smiling children. Remember tots, facehuggers hate rubber darts! https://gizmodo.com/old-alien-toy-ads-will-ruin-your-childhood-all-over-aga-5500685 https://gizmodo.com/test-footage-from-alien-was-way-creepy-even-with-the-x-5919117 All of these playthings — which…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Why can’t we see this trashtastic Heavy Metal TV show in the U.S.?

The classic pulp comics mag Heavy Metal is finally getting its own TV show… in France. Behold the first sex and violence-stuffed trailer for the new series. Syfy, it’s time to stop production on Lake Placid 8 and pony up the cash to air this in the US of A! Officially titled Metal Hurlant Chronicles…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Google celebrates 46 years of Star Trek with a brand new mission

Google is giving a splendid hat-tip to Star Trek on their 46th Anniversary with an adorable, interactive little doodle. Go and check it out, and help the red-shirted Google team member stay alive. So cute. [via Google, thanks to Gnoswal, Antonio and Chris!]

io9 Meredith Woerner

Why is a cockroach harder to kill than a zombie?

Even the worst zombie movies are clear on one point: a zombie dies when you destroy its head. But a cockroach can live for weeks without its head. How is that possible? Cockroaches are hardy beasts. They live through urbanization. They live through nuclear war. And it seems they even live through being decapitated. What…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Let’s Talk About Anything You Want for the Next Hour

Hey there. It’s the end of the week and I’m sure you’re dying to get out of the office, so we’re gonna try and help make the rest of your day bearable. For the next hour, the entire Giz staff will be hovering around this thread, willing to shoot the shit about whatever your little…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Hydro Flask Vacuum Insulated Steel Growler Review: Big. Cold. Beer.

You take beer seriously. You want it as pure as it was the day it left the brewery—untainted with light and heat. You want the best beer possible, and you want to take your time drinking it. Do you want a 64-ounce wide mouth vacuum insulated stainless steel growler? It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it…

Tech News Brent Rose

This gorgeous timelapse will make you wish you lived in Oregon

Ring in the weekend with this killer compilation of timelapse footage of the Pacific Northwest. Photographer John Eklund captured these scenes at some of the region’s most magnificent locales, including Crater Lake, Mt. Mount St. Helens, Oregon’s Badlands and Painted Hills, to name a few. Writes Eklund: I choose to shoot locations that appeal to…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Your Last Chance to See Some Truly Righteous Fantasy Art

Indy in IMAX: Raiders Returns To Theaters Tonight

Unused footage from Raiders of the Lost Ark reveals what Indiana Jones’ marketplace battle was supposed to look like

Five Seasons of the Wire Means Five Weeks of Never Leaving Your Couch

Parachute Bag Collapses With a Tug of Its Ripcord

Flowers + Liquid Nitrogen = Beautiful Shattered Brilliance

New behind-the-scenes Prometheus images shine a light on that horrific “birth” scene

E-Ink or LCD: Which Do You Prefer for Books?

Incredible Photograph Captures Exact Moment of Tank Shell Hitting Against Syrian Rebels

Everything you’ve heard about Branded was false advertising

Giftly, Glympse, and More

NextGuide, Net-A-Porter, and More

uTorrent, Split Decision, and More

These were the best and wrongest Alien toys ever made

Why can’t we see this trashtastic Heavy Metal TV show in the U.S.?

Google celebrates 46 years of Star Trek with a brand new mission

Why is a cockroach harder to kill than a zombie?

Let’s Talk About Anything You Want for the Next Hour

Hydro Flask Vacuum Insulated Steel Growler Review: Big. Cold. Beer.

This gorgeous timelapse will make you wish you lived in Oregon

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