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The Team Behind the New Star Trek Comic on Bringing The Next Generation (and a Buff Picard) to the Mirror Universe

Star Trek’s Mirror Universe is one of the most enduring storylines across the whole franchise, and will always have a sinisterly-goatee’d place in our hearts. A new IDW comic plans to bring the Next Generation crew to the Mirror Universe—but how? We spoke to the team behind Mirror Broken to learn more. After kicking off…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook May 15

The Mummy Unleashes the First Peek at Russell Crowe’s Mr. Hyde

Though The Mummy stars Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella, one of the most intriguing characters is played by Russell Crowe. The Oscar winner is Dr. Jekyll, a key figure in the new Universal Monsters film universe, and this new video reveals his dark side. Reveals it quite literally, of course, because it’s Mr. Hyde, the…

io9 Germain Lussier May 15

This Simple Smartphone App May Just Trick People Into Thinking You Don’t Suck at Graffiti

Have you ever dreamed about impressing the people around your neighborhood with preachy Banksy-inspired graffiti? SketchAR is an augmented reality drawing app that uses a smartphone and its camera to let you trace images. And when used with a device that supports Google’s Project Tango technology, suddenly anyone can become a tagger who doesn’t suck.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 15

Everything the Trailer for the X-Men Show The Gifted Tells Us About Its Mutant Heroes

This morning we got our first good look at The Gifted, Marvel and Fox’s new TV series about a family on the run from an anti-mutant government taskforce. And while a lot of what the show has in store is being kept under wraps, the trailer has a few hints about the state of mutant-kind…

Television James Whitbrook May 15

Your Umbrella May Be Getting an Upgrade Thanks to Ladybug Wings

The common ladybug is easily recognized by its signature red and black spotted shell. But when researchers at the University of Tokyo used a creative trick to make its carapace transparent, it revealed insect wing secrets that could impact development of robotics, satellite antennas, and microscopic medical instruments—perhaps even a re-imagining of the folding mechanism…

Biology Bryson Masse May 15

The Purge TV Show Will Not Actually Be About the Purge

We’ve known since last fall about the planned TV show based on The Purge, the series of films that imagine an America that allows, encourages, and delights in one night per year of lawless anarchy and violence. We now have an even better idea of how that concept will translate to the small screen. Long…

Movies Cheryl Eddy May 15

What Happened to the Amazing HoloLens Future We Were Promised?

Microsoft overhauled its fading corporate image nearly three years ago with that announcement of a powerful new operating system, Windows 10. The most surprising facet of this rebranding effort was a promising augmented reality headset, HoloLens, shown off at a press conference in January 2015. When it debuted, HoloLens felt like it could genuinely change…

Tech News Michael Nunez May 15

The Dystopian Surveillance State Will Be Extremely Convenient

When privacy finally dies, it will be, if nothing else, extremely convenient for travelers. This summer, Delta is launching a $600,000 face recognition pilot program, introducing four face-scanning machines at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. Called “biometric bag drop,” the machines “will be equipped to test facial recognition technology to match customers with their passport…

Tech News Sidney Fussell May 15

A Controversial Ebola Vaccine May Get Its First Real World Test in Congo

In December, the headlines were euphoric: After a deadly West African Ebola epidemic two years ago, scientists had not only developed a vaccine, but it appeared to be 100 percent effective. That effectiveness was quickly disputed—but now, as a new Ebola outbreak is rattling the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the vaccine may finally get…

Tech News Kristen V. Brown May 15

Once Upon a Time Gave Us a Happily Ever After, and It Should Have Ended There

Once Upon a Time has written the final page and closed the book. The Final Battle hinted at since the beginning of the show is over, and everyone has gotten their happy endings (including one person who totally didn’t deserve it). Then, why is the show coming back for another season? “The Final Battle,” the…

io9 Beth Elderkin May 15

Swinging From a Paraglider Is a Terrifying Way to See the Swiss Alps

Not content with hopping aboard a tour bus or renting a helicopter, professional base jumper Quentin Luçon figured the best way to see the Swiss Alps was to hang from a giant swing suspended below someone gliding over the majestic mountain range with a parachute. The view is undeniably spectacular, and Quentin was mostly safe…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski May 15

The Spoilery Reason Why James Gunn Almost Didn’t Come Back for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

After two massive hit films, one might think coming back for a third would be a no-brainer. But that wasn’t the case with James Gunn. The writer/director of the first two Guardians of the Galaxy films recently revealed the reason why he almost didn’t come back for Vol. 3—but if you haven’t seen Vol. 2…

Movies Germain Lussier May 15

This Hand-Drawn Alien: Covenant Flipbook Is Better Than the Actual Film

Fans of the long-running series might want to skip Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant. The director’s follow-up to Prometheus is not only disappointing, it somehow manages to make both films worse. It’s not a complete loss, though, thanks to talented stop-motion artist Serene Teh who made this amazing Alien: Covenant flipbook animation. https://gizmodo.com/alien-covenant-may-be-the-biggest-disappointment-of-th-1794898330 Watching an alien…

Movies Andrew Liszewski May 15

Why SpaceX Won’t Be Landing Its Rocket Tonight

After a streak of successful launches, SpaceX is looking damn spiffy. While the best part of watching a SpaceX launch is arguably the last leg of the trip, when the Falcon 9 first stage attempts to land softly back on Earth, tonight, SpaceX will be doing something a little more complicated than its typical launch…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta May 15

Mother Divine, Leader of a Shady Celibacy Cult, Has a Shockingly Small FBI File

We’ve looked at a number of different cults and cult leaders here at Paleofuture, and they usually have pretty hefty FBI files. Synanon? 346 pages. The Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh? 591 pages. But a cult leader who recently died this past March has a shockingly small FBI file. How small? Just six pages. Edna Rose Ritchings…

Tech News Matt Novak May 15

How Many Grandmas Were Needed to Make This Epic Cross-Stitched Music Video?

The music video for Ghost, the latest track from an Australian indie folk band named Husky, looks like it was brought to life by hundreds of senior citizens cross-stitching around the clock for months on end. But director Jonathan Chong took a much simpler approach that didn’t require a single needle. By having animator Clem Stamation…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski May 15

Watch Dafne Keen Give Hugh Jackman Bruises in Her Super-Intense Logan Audition

Despite being Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Wolverine, the real star of Logan turned out to be Dafne Keen. Finding a very young actress to not only share a screen with Jackman, but sometimes outshine him, sounds like a nearly impossible task. But after you see this clip of Keen’s audition, you’ll realize casting her…

io9 Germain Lussier May 15

The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler Are Back For a Brand New Series of Audio Adventures

Together again, at last! Big Finish and the BBC have just announced that David Tennant and Billie Piper will reprise their roles as The Doctor and Rose for a series of three new audio dramas, marking the first proper new outing for the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler together in nearly a decade. Revealed today,…

io9 James Whitbrook May 15

Google I/O 2017 Is Coming: What to Expect From the Future of Android, Chrome, and More

Google’s annual I/O developer conference kicks off Wednesday, May 17th and continues through the end of the week. We’ll be on the ground at the show covering all the breaking news, but before then we’re taking a closer look at what we can expect from this year’s conference. Big products like Android and Chrome will…

Tech News Michael Nunez May 15

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Actor Powers Boothe Has Died At 68

According to his publicist, actor Powers Boothe died in his sleep last night in his Los Angeles home due to natural causes at the age of 68. Boothe was known for his roles in Deadwood, Sin City, Tombstone, and, most recently in the Avengers movie and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. where he portrayed Gideon Malick, a…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 15

The Team Behind the New Star Trek Comic on Bringing The Next Generation (and a Buff Picard) to the Mirror Universe

The Mummy Unleashes the First Peek at Russell Crowe’s Mr. Hyde

This Simple Smartphone App May Just Trick People Into Thinking You Don’t Suck at Graffiti

Everything the Trailer for the X-Men Show The Gifted Tells Us About Its Mutant Heroes

Your Umbrella May Be Getting an Upgrade Thanks to Ladybug Wings

The Purge TV Show Will Not Actually Be About the Purge

What Happened to the Amazing HoloLens Future We Were Promised?

The Dystopian Surveillance State Will Be Extremely Convenient

A Controversial Ebola Vaccine May Get Its First Real World Test in Congo

Once Upon a Time Gave Us a Happily Ever After, and It Should Have Ended There

Swinging From a Paraglider Is a Terrifying Way to See the Swiss Alps

The Spoilery Reason Why James Gunn Almost Didn’t Come Back for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

This Hand-Drawn Alien: Covenant Flipbook Is Better Than the Actual Film

Why SpaceX Won’t Be Landing Its Rocket Tonight

Mother Divine, Leader of a Shady Celibacy Cult, Has a Shockingly Small FBI File

How Many Grandmas Were Needed to Make This Epic Cross-Stitched Music Video?

Watch Dafne Keen Give Hugh Jackman Bruises in Her Super-Intense Logan Audition

The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler Are Back For a Brand New Series of Audio Adventures

Google I/O 2017 Is Coming: What to Expect From the Future of Android, Chrome, and More

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Actor Powers Boothe Has Died At 68

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