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The Riotous Imagination of Yoko Furusho

Yoko Furusho’s Tokyo heritage shines through in her eclectic illustrations. From trees with stockinged-leg branches and hair-based gingerbread houses, each image is a riot of imagination, complemented with perfectly balanced composition. Yoko creates her highly detailed images with ink and acrylic, and is inspired by fashion and texture. This inspiration is clear in the wealth…

io9 Katherine Holt - Ape on the Moon Dec 1 '10

Becoming a best-selling science fiction writer is much easier than anyone ever realized

We’re in awe of this video about a talking bear who’s writing a novel that’s “science fiction, crossed with chick-lit, crossed with literary fiction,” and expects to be a bestselling author within a couple months. Step four: profit! [via Suvudu]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 1 '10

Dolly the Sheep Is Alive, Alive, Alive, Alive!

In 1996, Dolly the sheep made headlines for being the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. She was put down in 2002. But as it turns out, Dolly’s still alive today. A scientist secretly made four copies years ago. Sometime around 2006, Professor Keith Campbell of Nottingham University defrosted the mammary gland tissue used…

Biology Kyle VanHemert Dec 1 '10

Your guide to holiday lightsaber shopping

Recently I was invited to, and attended, a lightsaber fight in a park. The organizer supplied the entire battle with lightsabers from her own collection. I took the opportunity to ask her opinion on the best online saber sources. Ann Schapira, battle organizer and aspiring Jedi, has been collecting sabers since 2002. I asked her…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 1 '10

Watch Craig Ferguson’s unaired musical tribute to Doctor Who (with puppets)

Matt Smith stopped by Craig Ferguson several weeks ago, but what we didn’t see was the host’s rollicking song-and-dance number devoted to the Doctor. It’s now making the internet rounds, and it certainly beats the pants off “Doctor in Distress.”

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Dec 1 '10

Vernor Vinge’s sequel to A Fire Upon The Deep coming in October!

Vernor Vinge’s Children of the Sky, his long-awaited sequel to the Hugo-winning A Fire Upon the Deep, is coming out in October, according to Tor’s Spring/Summer 2011 catalog. According to a tweet from Tor’s Patrick Nielsen-Hayden and Tor’s latest catalog (PDF), Tor will be putting out Children of the Sky in October. First, in August,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 1 '10

Secretary of Defense: Let’s Stop Freaking Out Over WikiLeaks, Nobody Trusted Us Anyway

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is keeping it really real regarding the WikiLeaks controversy. His take? It doesn’t matter. All the talk of international embarrassment and diplomatic implosion doesn’t change the fact that nobody trusts the US to begin with. https://gizmodo.com/congressman-wants-wikileaks-classified-as-a-terrorist-o-5701691 Speaking with some seriously refreshing candor, Gates cracked, “Every other government in the world…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 1 '10

If we’ve learned anything from SGU’s mid-season finale, it’s “Never trust an alien”

SGU wrapped up the first half of its second season last night, and while the plot wasn’t as dramatic as the previous episodes, we’re delighted with the growth we’ve seen this season. Except for the aliens, who remain space dicks. SGU hit their mid-season finale last night and look how far we’ve come. No more…

Television Meredith Woerner Dec 1 '10

App Deals of the Day

There are some fantastic #appdealz today! Need some examples? How about Angry Birds Seasons, free for Android users, and Fruit Ninja HD for $0.99 for iPad owners. And today, we’ve got a special deal: We have 30 promo codes for the Jigsaw puzzle app Paddzle. The first 30 people to email me at [email protected] with…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Dec 1 '10

Do You Really Need a 4G Phone Right Now?

4G is here! More Gs means more faster, right? And who doesn’t want their phone to be faster? Except—maybe you don’t need 4G today. What are you gonna do with all those Gs? Today’s 4G networks (leaving the semantic niggles of 4G aside) offer real-world downstream speeds that range from 3-6Mbps on Sprint’s WiMax, 3-6Mbps…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 1 '10

10 graphic novels that make great gifts (for people who don’t read comics)

Giving comics to your non-comics-reading loved ones is a tricky proposition…and you doled out copies of All-Star Superman last year. Fortunately, there are plenty of other splendid comics out there for folks who can’t distinguish Daisy Duck from Dormammu. 1.) Hewligan’s Haircut (or another one-shot 2000 AD title) The 2000 AD stable goes way beyond…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Dec 1 '10

Joss Whedon said no to the Buffy reboot… in 2009

A story is getting passed around that Joss Whedon passed on the opportunity to help resurrect Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Alas, we’ve known Whedon wouldn’t be involved in this sacrilege since last year. And honestly, it’s probably for the best. https://gizmodo.com/joss-whedon-said-no-to-buffy-movie-5288624 https://gizmodo.com/we-need-more-vampire-slayers-just-not-more-buffy-5700871

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 1 '10

Charles Burns’ Disturbing, Thrilling Cover for The Believer’s Art Issue

Black Hole creator Charles Burns crafted this bizarre/amazing cover for The Believer’s new “art issue.” The more we stare at it, the more it speaks to us. Thanks so much to The Believer for sending us the ultra-high-res version of their cover, which I don’t believe has appeared anyplace else yet. Inside, there’s a “semi-erotic…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Dec 1 '10

This Tron Motorcycle Helmet Turns Any Chopper Into a Lightcycle

So maybe you missed out on your bid for a street legal Tron lightcycle. Who needs it? Just strap on this Tronified helmet from Ruby, and every commute is a race against Master Control Program. https://gizmodo.com/important-street-legal-tron-lightcycles-are-up-for-auc-5575554 The helmet was created as part of a limited for the French premiere of Tron: Legacy in January, which…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 1 '10

Is there finally a computer that solves problems the way we do?

Bringing us one step closer to giant robot overlords is CLARION, a program that performs the same way human subjects do in some impressive cognitive tests. It mimics not what we think, but how we think. When presented with a complex problem, no person knows the solution instantly. There is a problem solving process, that…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 1 '10

Run to the Mall, Young Shopper

Marathon holiday shopping can do serious damage to your kicks. Take this survey and email the last question to [email protected]. You’ll be entered to win a $150 gift card from Nike. Standard contest rules apply. Only open to US residents. Readers may also enter by sending the last question of the survey and their contact…

Tech News Gawkercreative Dec 1 '10

The Original TIE Fighters Were Purple

Roaming through discarded exposures and lighting film tests, a cinema enthusiast has discovered that George Lucas originally wanted Star Wars’ Imperial TIE Fighters to be purple. Thankfully for everyone except Prince, this horrible idea was discarded for technical reasons. Gene was told by one of the Star Wars model makers that the initial color of…

Movies Jesus Diaz Dec 1 '10

These Are the 12 AirPrint-Compatible Printers

Printing straight from your iPad without a separate app! That’s the allure of AirPrint, Apple’s wireless printing solution that does away with software and drivers. There are only a dozen printers it works with now, though. [Updated] All of the 12 models are from HP, although only these seven pack AirPrint power right out of…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 1 '10

No Ordinary Family gives us its first superhero team-up

Last night’s No Ordinary Family was another fun, strong episode, which found Jim and Stephanie combining their powers to bring down a superpowered pyromaniac. We also got some more insight into the show’s villains and some very creative poker cheating. “No Ordinary Anniversary” split the parents and kids off into two pretty much completely separate…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Dec 1 '10

Read the digital transcripts of famous NASA missions like Apollo 13

The folks of /dev/fort have taken the space logs from NASA missions and spruced them up digitally. If you’ve ever wanted to know what exactly happened on missions like Mercury 6, here’s your chance. Spacelogs.org currently has transcripts for Apollo 13 and Mercury 6 and is putting together digital logs for Gemini 8, Apollo 7,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Dec 1 '10

The Riotous Imagination of Yoko Furusho

Becoming a best-selling science fiction writer is much easier than anyone ever realized

Dolly the Sheep Is Alive, Alive, Alive, Alive!

Your guide to holiday lightsaber shopping

Watch Craig Ferguson’s unaired musical tribute to Doctor Who (with puppets)

Vernor Vinge’s sequel to A Fire Upon The Deep coming in October!

Secretary of Defense: Let’s Stop Freaking Out Over WikiLeaks, Nobody Trusted Us Anyway

If we’ve learned anything from SGU’s mid-season finale, it’s “Never trust an alien”

App Deals of the Day

Do You Really Need a 4G Phone Right Now?

10 graphic novels that make great gifts (for people who don’t read comics)

Joss Whedon said no to the Buffy reboot… in 2009

Charles Burns’ Disturbing, Thrilling Cover for The Believer’s Art Issue

This Tron Motorcycle Helmet Turns Any Chopper Into a Lightcycle

Is there finally a computer that solves problems the way we do?

Run to the Mall, Young Shopper

The Original TIE Fighters Were Purple

These Are the 12 AirPrint-Compatible Printers

No Ordinary Family gives us its first superhero team-up

Read the digital transcripts of famous NASA missions like Apollo 13

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