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Behold Liam Neeson as the 3D holographic narrator in the War of the Worlds musical

Watch Liam Neeson make his big holographic debut, as the new narrator for the The War of the Worlds musical, replacing the voice of Richard Burton. The show, based on the HG Wells classic, is getting a total technological overhaul — including a 100-foot wide CG animation wall, a hologram of Lian Neeson playing the…

Books & Comics Meredith Woerner Nov 18

Angry Robot Books Launching a Young Adult Imprint!

Science fiction and fantasy are officially ruling young-adult books — so it’s no surprise that lots of science fiction publishers have been expanding into the YA niche, with often terrific results. The latest addition: Angry Robot Books is launching a YA imprint, Strange Chemistry, headed up by Amanda Rutter. They’ll launch next September, with five…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Nov 18

If you crossed the Illuminati, math nerdery, and Logan’s Run, you’d get the Bourbaki

Nicolas Bourbaki spent much of the twentieth century publishing rigorous and revolutionary papers on mathematics. So why haven’t you heard of him? Because he never existed. He was the name taken by a secret society of French mathematicians with some very odd rules. In 1935, a group of French math students had two metaphorical bugs…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Nov 18

6 Tools to Scare the Sh*t Out of Your Rando Craigslist Roommates

So you just moved in with roommates from Craigslist, and they seem nice enough, right? Wrong. Living with strangers is awkward. You have no choice but to make them think you are a complete weirdo—how else are you going to know if they suck? These tools should help. It’s time to intentionally strain that roommate…

Gadgets Mario Aguilar Nov 18

The Only Hidden Knife That’ll Make You Look Like a Fancy Boy

If you’re going to carry a knife, you’ve got to make a decision: Do you want to be the guy with the scary stabby knife that makes you look like Bear Grylls crossed with a Hell’s Angel or something, or do you want something a little more tasteful? The Gentleman’s Hidden Knife isn’t quiiite as…

Gadgets Kyle Wagner Nov 18

Science Fiction That’s Not Only Anti-Woman, It’s Anti-Science

You can’t really be a fully fledged sexist prat without also being kind of a bad scientist. The science supporting the idea that women are less rational than men is looking flimsier all the time. So it’s probably not a surprise that the outrageously sexist science fiction story that blew up the Internet, “Womanspace”, is…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Nov 18

In Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Bella becomes a supernatural version of Octomom

There are so many reasons why teenage girls hate their bodies that it’s basically impossible to list them all. But Twilight: Breaking Dawn tries. The flick is basically a surreal, humiliating music video about teenage body panic. Every fleeting moment of self-hatred you’ve ever had about yourself is chronicled in excruciating detail here — and…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 18

How to Make Alcoholic Ice Cream, the Greatest Dessert of All Time (UPDATED)

You love booze. You love ice cream. Unfortunately, if you cram ice cream full of alcohol, it won’t freeze. If only there were a way… THERE IS! Meet the ladies who cracked the code. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through the long week, and it’s time for Happy Hour, Gizmodo’s weekly booze column. A…

Tech News Brent Rose Nov 18

Being Human season 2 trailer promises vampire threesomes out the wazoo

Hooray! It’s almost time for the supernatural soap Being Human to return. The second season begins on January 16th on Syfy. Until then, check out out these brand new promos, stuffed with supernatural angst and copious shirtlessness. Sadly, no new vampires hairstyles to be seen… yet. https://gizmodo.com/so-long-being-human-and-thanks-for-all-the-vampire-hai-5791109

Television Meredith Woerner Nov 18

Could you tell the difference between an alien visitation and being touched by an angel?

Not all alien visitations look like a giant saucer descending from the skies. Sometimes aliens just look like visitors of a different kind, as in this classic story by Pat Cadigan. The other day, we featured Cadigan’s essay about loving the Other — now here’s her story “Angel,” as featured in the new anthology Alien…

Books & Comics Pat Cadigan Nov 18

How to Keep Thanksgiving From Being a Family Tech Trainwreck

Thanksgiving is almost here! Pass the turkey. Cut the pie. Oh, ugh, and somebody bring me a USB cable! Being the family gearhead often means you take on a new role as unpaid tech support. When you arrive home for the holidays, suddenly you’re everyone’s Bill Nye. You may find yourself fielding questions about everything…

Tech News Mat Honan Nov 18

The World’s Largest 3D Street Art Opens Up a Gateway to Hell

If I stumbled across the world’s largest 3D street art in London, my knees would buckle, pee would tinkle down my leg and I’d probably even cry. That’s because the 3D art transforms a regular street into a frighteningly deep gaping pit straight into the middle of the Earth. Just look at it. The project…

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 18

Drown Out The Holiday Cheer

Between the bone-jangling din of jingle bells, and the tireless shrieking of joyous children, the holiday season can be earsplitting. Fortunately, all you have to do is take this short survey and you could win a pair of SE215 Sound Isolating Earphones from Shure. Fa la la la la la WHAT?? To enter, email the…

Tech News Sponsored post Nov 18

Matt Smith strips and introduces your first clip from the Doctor Who Christmas Special

Really, the headline says it all. What more do you need? Matt Smith takes his clothes off during the BBC’s “Children in Need” special — and then shows off the first footage from the next Doctor Who adventure, “The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe.” Full of explosions and Narnia-inspired zaniness. Good times! (Actually, the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 18

Google Now Owns the Pattern Unlock Gesture

Apple’s already got their simple and boring swipe to unlock gesture so it’s only fitting that Google has been awarded Android’s sweet pattern unlock method patent. You know the one, the unlock method in stock Android where you draw a pre-determined shape in a 9 dot grid. [USPTO via 9to5Google] https://gizmodo.com/apple-now-owns-the-unlock-slide-gesture-5853398

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 18

X-Men‘s Charles Xavier hasn’t finished being broken down, says James McAvoy

We last saw Charles Xavier forever physically altered by his dear friend Erik Lehnsherr — so what’s next for the leader of the X-Men? The actor who played the young Professor X, James McAvoy has a few ideas about Charles’ future. And it starts with deflating Xavier’s giant mutant ego. We were lucky enough to…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 18

How Olympus Reportedly Got Tangled Up With the Japanese Mafia

A month into its cover-your-eyes scale accounting scandal, Olympus has been officially linked to the Japanese Yakuza, according to a memo from Japanese officials. Here’s how things unraveled so fast. Back in 2008, Olympus paid some shadowy “financial advisor” a $687 million fee after the disasterous $2.2 billion takeover of a medical equipment company. And…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Nov 18

Watch ultra-light metal in action

Yesterday we told you about a new nanomaterial so lightweight that it can rest on the seed heads of a dandelion. Now you can watch this ultra-light metallic microlattice in action. https://gizmodo.com/breakthrough-this-metal-is-almost-as-light-as-air-5859728 As the video demonstrates, the new material is surprisingly squishy for an ultra-light product, and yet is still lighter than even the lightest…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Nov 18

The Best Free Songs on Google Music

One of the coolest features of Google Music is the free jams they’re giving away every day. We went through and picked out some our favorites from the list for your listening pleasure. The free music tends towards hits—everything from 60’s soul to 90’s alternative—but it also includes exclusive tracks by big name artists like…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Nov 18

How you depend on relativity every day, without knowing it

Special and general relativity help us see time, space, and energy in strange new ways. That strangeness seems to remove the theories from our everyday experience. Despite their exotic appeal, Einstein’s famous theories are part of our everyday life. Find out how you depend on special and general relativity to find your way around. The…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Nov 18

Behold Liam Neeson as the 3D holographic narrator in the War of the Worlds musical

Angry Robot Books Launching a Young Adult Imprint!

If you crossed the Illuminati, math nerdery, and Logan’s Run, you’d get the Bourbaki

6 Tools to Scare the Sh*t Out of Your Rando Craigslist Roommates

The Only Hidden Knife That’ll Make You Look Like a Fancy Boy

Science Fiction That’s Not Only Anti-Woman, It’s Anti-Science

In Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Bella becomes a supernatural version of Octomom

How to Make Alcoholic Ice Cream, the Greatest Dessert of All Time (UPDATED)

Being Human season 2 trailer promises vampire threesomes out the wazoo

Could you tell the difference between an alien visitation and being touched by an angel?

How to Keep Thanksgiving From Being a Family Tech Trainwreck

The World’s Largest 3D Street Art Opens Up a Gateway to Hell

Drown Out The Holiday Cheer

Matt Smith strips and introduces your first clip from the Doctor Who Christmas Special

Google Now Owns the Pattern Unlock Gesture

X-Men‘s Charles Xavier hasn’t finished being broken down, says James McAvoy

How Olympus Reportedly Got Tangled Up With the Japanese Mafia

Watch ultra-light metal in action

The Best Free Songs on Google Music

How you depend on relativity every day, without knowing it

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