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Only The Greatest Airship Pilots Could Reach The Forest Sanctuary

It took a great deal of skill to navigate through the trees, and a woodsman’s memory of the forest to remember the exact location of the sanctuary. But any who found their way to the dock could expect comfort, food, and wisdom that couldn’t be obtained anywhere on the ground. “Arrival at Svetoslav Sanctuary” is…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 20 '15

NBC Might Make A Live TV Presentation of The Wiz, We Have Thoughts

After Peter Pan Live! and The Sound of Music Live, NBC is moving onward and upward, picking up the rights to The Wiz. This is a much more complicated musical than Peter Pan, so NBC, if you’re going to do it, do it right. Cast Janelle Monáe. We totally agree with Slate’s earlier suggestion that…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 20 '15

The Greatest Inventions That Everybody Forgets Exist

Quick, what are the most important technologies in the world right now? If your first thought was something like the computer or cellphone, we get it. But the fact is that a lot of the most important inventions, the ones that underpin our lives, are largely invisible. Here are some of the most life-changing ones.…

io9 Ria Misra Jan 20 '15

A Closer Look at the Retractable Roof of Atlanta’s Bonkers New Stadium

Remember when the Atlanta Falcons announced they’d be building a new stadium—using a boatload of public money—that would be crowned with a retractable roof? The architects of the $1.2 billion project recently passed along a new fly-through of the design. And while it’s our best look yet at the structure, it also brings up plenty…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jan 20 '15

Notorious British Serial Killer Still Alive But Probably Going Blind

The serial killer known as the “Yorkshire Ripper” can add “is probably going blind” to his list of health ailments. The Daily Mail reports: Peter Sutcliffe has been told he could lose what remains of his sight within a year. The murderer, who is already blind in one eye after a prison attack, was said…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jan 20 '15

What Time Is the Super Bowl Blog Commercial?

Super Bowl commercials! All the blogs are doing it, including Gizmodo blogging editor Eric Limer’s own Blogtown USA. You don’t even need millions of dollars, all you need is this beautiful, rights-free track by The 126ers. Make sure to watch all the way to the end—the most important notes are the ones you don’t hear.…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Jan 20 '15

This double engined Lego plane should be in an air show

Sylon-tw has shared this crazy plane build that looks like something out of a WWII era comic book. It has bent wings like a Corsair so it is sure to give the whistle of death before it attacks. The smoothness of this build is only made cooler when you realize that this thing also some…

Tech News Michael Schulte Jan 20 '15

One 19-Year-Old Spent Six Months Making This Intense Animated Battle

A guy who can manipulate gravity battles a fellow who controls heat in this wonderfully choreographed battle. We have no idea why these figures are fighting, but it’s a lot of fun watching them go at it. The concept work, animation, backgrounds, and compositing for Heat vs Repulsion were apparently all done over the course…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 20 '15

Rob Lowe Stars In “Witty” British Miniseries About A Comet Apocalypse

The apocalypse shows no sign of loosening its grip on mass media. The next end of the world: an eight-mile-wide comet strikes Earth and wipes out all life. But first, a group of surviving humans huddle beneath the English town of Slough and waits for the end, including Rob Lowe. Lowe will cross the pond…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 20 '15

DEA Used a Woman’s Private Photos to Catfish Drug Dealers on Facebook

The U.S. government is neck-deep in creeptastic digital impersonation schemes. The Justice Department just paid a woman $134,000 in a settlement after she sued them for stealing her private pictures to set up a fake Facebook profile in her name so that DEA agents could catfish drug dealers. Back in 2010, Sondra Arquiett went by…

Social Media Kate Knibbs Jan 20 '15

Death-Defying Photos Of Skyscraper Construction Workers Goofing Around

I guess you have to make your own fun at work, even when work is 20 stories off the ground on the skeleton of a future skyscraper. But these photos of construction workers enjoying their breaks and photo-ops high in the air are simply terrifying. Of course, not all of these photos show workers goofing…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 20 '15

Even Animated, Lando Calrissian Is As Smarmy As Ever On Star Wars Rebels

Billy Dee Williams is back! A young Lando Calrissian snares the Ghost crew in his latest scheme. Yes, long before The Empire Strikes Back, Lando was a smooth-talking rogue — and you couldn’t trust him as far as you could throw him. It’s a pity no one tries to throw him, actually. Zeb, let’s talk.…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 20 '15

Who Will Win the Internet Space Race?

Up until a week ago, the crazy idea that a company would beam internet service around the entire planet from the sky was just that: a crazy idea. Then, in the span of a few days, we’ve heard details from not one but three tech behemoths that want to do just that. This fantasy is…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jan 20 '15

Lego Scooby Doo and other new sets announced at London toy fair!!

London toy fair is in full swing and Brick Fanatics is in attendance to let us know just how light our wallets are going to be later this year. The great news is the rumored Scooby Doo Lego sets have been confirmed and are at the show. Unfortunately, no photography is allowed inside the toy…

Tech News Michael Schulte Jan 20 '15

The LEGO Movie Almost Didn’t Get To Include Star Wars

One of the funniest bits in The LEGO Movie is when the Millennium Falcon shows up to come and get Batman. But that Star Wars cameo almost didn’t happen — the makers of the film had to rush to finalize their deal with Lucasfilm before Disney bought the company. Producer Dan Lin explains to The…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 20 '15

We Can Now Read What’s Written On Rolls Of Papyrus Buried By Vesuvius

Papyrus rolls buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD were discovered 260 years ago in the ruins of Herculaneum. But they’re so fragile that it’s never been possible to read them without inadvertently destroying them — until now. As a newly published scientific paper in Nature Communications reports: In recent years, new…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jan 20 '15

Marvel Finally Reveals What’s Happening With Secret Wars

The Marvel universe and its Ultimate universe are ending. That’s according to a recent press conference from Marvel comics, who finally solved the mystery of what’s happening in their much-hyped Secret Wars event — and revealed the new universe that’s going to result from it. Here’s the main gist: “Once you hit ‘Secret Wars’ #1,…

io9 Rob Bricken Jan 20 '15

There Is A Chance We Could Get Glorious Rainbow Batman Figures

The most dedicated followers of Bat-Fashion may remember the cover to Detective Comics #241, showing Batman and a veritable Rainbow of Batsuits. Now, there’s a chance that said Bat-Rainbow may come to a toy shelf near you. DC Collectibles are currently running a poll to gauge interest in a variety of previously-canned products from their…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 20 '15

Loch Ness Kitchen Sightings Are Going to Skyrocket

For those who like their kitchen to look like something Willy Wonka might cook in, here’s another adorable alternative to the boring spoon you’ve been using to serve soups and sauces. Designed by OTOTO to look eerily reminiscent of what we assume the Loch Ness monster looks like, this adorable Nessie Ladle is far less…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 20 '15

Google (and Friends) Just Invested $1 Billion in SpaceX Internet

Following earlier reports that Google was finalizing a $1 billion investment in Elon Musk’s zany new space internet project, SpaceX has confirmed a new round of funding worth—you guessed it—$1 billion. The new investors include not only Google but also Fidelity, Founders Fund and others. The new investors now own slightly less than 10 percent…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jan 20 '15

Only The Greatest Airship Pilots Could Reach The Forest Sanctuary

NBC Might Make A Live TV Presentation of The Wiz, We Have Thoughts

The Greatest Inventions That Everybody Forgets Exist

A Closer Look at the Retractable Roof of Atlanta’s Bonkers New Stadium

Notorious British Serial Killer Still Alive But Probably Going Blind

What Time Is the Super Bowl Blog Commercial?

This double engined Lego plane should be in an air show

One 19-Year-Old Spent Six Months Making This Intense Animated Battle

Rob Lowe Stars In “Witty” British Miniseries About A Comet Apocalypse

DEA Used a Woman’s Private Photos to Catfish Drug Dealers on Facebook

Death-Defying Photos Of Skyscraper Construction Workers Goofing Around

Even Animated, Lando Calrissian Is As Smarmy As Ever On Star Wars Rebels

Who Will Win the Internet Space Race?

Lego Scooby Doo and other new sets announced at London toy fair!!

The LEGO Movie Almost Didn’t Get To Include Star Wars

We Can Now Read What’s Written On Rolls Of Papyrus Buried By Vesuvius

Marvel Finally Reveals What’s Happening With Secret Wars

There Is A Chance We Could Get Glorious Rainbow Batman Figures

Loch Ness Kitchen Sightings Are Going to Skyrocket

Google (and Friends) Just Invested $1 Billion in SpaceX Internet

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