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Never trust a beautiful woman with a cow’s tail

We’ve been waiting for this Norwegian indie movie for so long! Behold the first full-length trailer for Aleksander Nordaas’ Thale, which we hope will be the next TrollHunter. The movie takes its cues from the Norwegian legend about the mythical creature called the Huldra. A gorgeous woman… with the tail of a cow. Click to…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Jan 26 '12

Erin Brockovich: Cyanide, Industry Solvent May Be Cause of Rare Teen Syndrome In New York

Erin Brockovich has already started an investigation of the causes for the rare syndrome that seems to be mysteriously spreading among New York State teens. She already has a prime suspect. https://gizmodo.com/rare-syndrome-mysteriously-spreading-among-new-york-sta-5879524 Brockovich, the environmental activist popularized by Julia Roberts in the 2000 movie of the same name, started to investigate last week following a…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 26 '12

How to Make a Smoke Bomb

Sometimes you just have to escape from a sticky situation. And when that happens, you need some kind of diversion to confuse people so they won’t come after you. That’s why Batman (and various stage magicians) have given us the wonder of smoke bombs. But how do you make them yourself? Here’s our easy tutorial…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jan 26 '12

Mattebox: The Closest Thing the iPhone Has to Manual Focus

The iPhone camera is pretty spectacular. I have a few point-and-shoots in my house and they all suck compared to the iPhone. But they do have one thing the iPhone’s native camera app lacks: the focus-lock shutter control found in fancier point and shoots. Mattebox fixes that. What’s it do? Mattebox’s wonderfully minimalist controls are…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 26 '12

Is Nokia Working on a Windows 8 Tablet?

Nokia bet the farm on its Windows Phone partnership with Microsoft, but so far it’s been mum on potential Windows 8 tablets. That changed a bit today when CEO Stephen Elop implied it might be time. During Nokia’s earnings call, Elop said that while Nokia isn’t announcing anything, there are tons of opportunities for other…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jan 26 '12

Surviving Monty Python Castmembers Reunite for Science Fiction Farce. (But No Tennis-Playing Aliens.)

And now, for something completely different? Monty Python’s surviving members are all reuniting for the comedy film Absolutely Anything, which sounds sort of like Bruce Almighty… with aliens. The best news f all? It’s directed by the fantastic Terry Jones, who also co-directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail and directed Life of Brian. So…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 26 '12

Daily Desired: A Lego-Compatible Moleskine Journal to Devise Secret, Brick-Based Schemes

I’m constantly floored by what people choose to make with Legos. Why craft a life-sized Halo sniper rifle or a Saturn V and not something else? I’ve got plans of my own, and now Moleskine’s got the perfect, fanboy-ready notebook to document them in. https://gizmodo.com/even-at-minifig-scale-this-lego-saturn-v-rocket-is-gin-5875735 If you love Lego, this Moleskine probably makes you your…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jan 26 '12

Marvel Making a Full-Length Nick Fury Movie?

We know that Marvel is filming Iron Man 3 and Thor 2 as its next couple of projects — but what comes after that? In yesterday’s article about Hollywood scientific advisors, we heard that the Dr. Strange script is far enough along that it’s being vetted for scientific accuracy. https://gizmodo.com/the-experts-who-put-actual-science-into-hollywood-scien-5879094 But what else is in…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 26 '12

Use This Awesome Website to Find Out How Big Phones Are

Phone-size.com is a useful little website that compares the size of phones against each other. Can your weeny hands handle a gargantuan Galaxy Nexus? Are your skinny jeans too tight for a Nokia Lumia 800? You’ll find out!. Phone-size.com’s phone selection is pretty impressive so if you’re looking to buy any phone, it’s probably good…

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 26 '12

Cthulhu Transformers = Something We’d Never Thought We’d See

Boy howdy, this is one of the strangest comic previews we’ve ever run. Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here’s an exclusive preview of the first issue of Infestation 2: Transformers. In this seven-page sneak peek, a bunch of Lovecraftian Decepticons in the 1800s rise from the depths to brawl with a group of steampunk Autobots. Riverboat…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 26 '12

Newt Gingrich is right: We need a permanent Moonbase

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has promised us a permanent Moon base by 2020. Many people have been calling Newt’s vow a publicity stunt, while others have chimed in by attacking the idea of a lunar base in and of itself, with assertions like “real scientists know [a Moon base] is fantasy.” We won’t speak to…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jan 26 '12

Must Watch: Aardman Animations’ Ultra-Cute Claymation Batman and Catwoman

Aardman Animations, the people behind Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run, are doing new claymation shorts starring DC Comics superheroes as part of Cartoon Network’s new DC Nation block of programming. (Which will also include Plastic Man cartoons and a short series about superheroines teaming up called Super Best Friends Forever.) And now, here’s your…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 26 '12

Create Friend Icons, Time-Travel with Ducks, and Control Your Computer From Afar

Time travel is tricky. Will you destroy your present by going back in time and changing something? But what if your present is dictated by what you did when you went back in time? Paradoxes are fun. While you try to figure out why the plot of Terminator shouldn’t work, save some dough on a…

Commerce Roberto Baldwin Jan 26 '12

Twitter Will Censor Your Tweets If a Country Tells It To

In a slight change in policy, Twitter has enabled the ability “to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country—while keeping it available in the rest of the world.” Basically, if a tweet is illegal in a certain country, it will be censored in that country. In the rest of the world, it’ll still…

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 26 '12

New trailer for Luc Besson’s Lockout is basically the entire movie in 2 minutes

So why exactly does Guy Pearce have to go a prison in space and rescue the president’s daughter from a prison riot, in the Luc Besson-produced Lockout? This new U.S. trailer explains everything, including the fact that it’s all some one-eyed Scottish bloke’s fault. Apparently this film, whose title was changed to MS One: Maximum…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 26 '12

The Most Ridiculous Science Fiction Plots From Actual Soap Operas

Science fiction and fantasy on television have gone full-on soap opera, thanks to shows like Lost, Battlestar Galactica, True Blood, Once Upon a Time and Being Human. But long before genre shows were doing soap-opera storytelling, actual soap operas were featuring totally insane science fiction plots. Here’s our tribute to the nuttiest soap operas that…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 26 '12

Mattebox Gallery

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Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 26 '12

Goodbye Sliced Bread: Dress Pant Sweatpants Officially The Greatest Thing Now

Letting you easily go from the gym (or bed) to work without changing, Betabrand’s drab gray dress pants are actually made from comfortable terry cloth. So you can relive your college days when it was ok to leave the dorm wearing pajamas. To all but the most fashion-minded persons, the dress pant sweatpants look exactly…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 26 '12

Someone Took Down the German Parliament’s Email System With a Single Click

What happens when you reply to an email in which the entire German Parliament is looped in? You send that mail server into complete and utter chaos which, i would assume, brings der legislative machine to a screeching halt. Reuters says that a staffer by the name of Babbette sent an email to a list…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 26 '12

February 1 Is Change Your Password Day

If you are like me—and of course you are, right? we are all gingers inside—you probably have password security that ranges from awful-like-Batman-Forever to thoroughly mediocre. Also if you are like me, you might’ve bought shoes from Zappos once—Keen Coronados in India In/Black Olive, to be precise—and been informed that some jerk might’ve stolen your…

Privacy & Security Matt Buchanan Jan 26 '12

Never trust a beautiful woman with a cow’s tail

Erin Brockovich: Cyanide, Industry Solvent May Be Cause of Rare Teen Syndrome In New York

How to Make a Smoke Bomb

Mattebox: The Closest Thing the iPhone Has to Manual Focus

Is Nokia Working on a Windows 8 Tablet?

Surviving Monty Python Castmembers Reunite for Science Fiction Farce. (But No Tennis-Playing Aliens.)

Daily Desired: A Lego-Compatible Moleskine Journal to Devise Secret, Brick-Based Schemes

Marvel Making a Full-Length Nick Fury Movie?

Use This Awesome Website to Find Out How Big Phones Are

Cthulhu Transformers = Something We’d Never Thought We’d See

Newt Gingrich is right: We need a permanent Moonbase

Must Watch: Aardman Animations’ Ultra-Cute Claymation Batman and Catwoman

Create Friend Icons, Time-Travel with Ducks, and Control Your Computer From Afar

Twitter Will Censor Your Tweets If a Country Tells It To

New trailer for Luc Besson’s Lockout is basically the entire movie in 2 minutes

The Most Ridiculous Science Fiction Plots From Actual Soap Operas

Mattebox Gallery

Goodbye Sliced Bread: Dress Pant Sweatpants Officially The Greatest Thing Now

Someone Took Down the German Parliament’s Email System With a Single Click

February 1 Is Change Your Password Day

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