What Tech Do You Actually Want in 2019, Reality Be Damned?
The Gizmodo staff has discussed the realistic technology we’re excited about for 2019, like itty bitty phones, video…
Experts Recommend Oxygen Tanks to Deal With Delhi's Crippling Pollution
This could be the year more people in India start wearing oxygen cylinders on their backs. Seriously.
10 Predictions About the Future That Should Scare the Hell Out of You
The future looks bright, except when it doesn’t. Here are 10 exceptionally regrettable developments we can expect in…
Donald Trump Is Running for President of Our Dystopian Future
It’s all well and good to make fun of Donald Trump’s presidential run, but it turns out that you can put his words in…
In The First Allegiant Teaser, Tris' Messiah Complex Goes Up To 11
Tris Prior is a complicated person in a crazy world. And this teaser trailer for Allegiant, the third movie in the Diver…
Which Dystopia Would You Want To Be One Of The Evil Rulers Of?
Just remember... your dystopia is someone else’s utopia. For the people on top of the heap, life in an oppressive…
Here's A First Look Ahead At The Insanity In 12 Monkeys Season Two
The first season of Syfy's 12 Monkeys just ended with a huge insane twist — and now, we have to wait until 2016 until…
A Guide To Visual Symmetry In Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange
One reason why director Stanley Kubrick is a legend is because of his beautiful shots, which feature symmetrical…
Discover House Of Stairs, One Of The Most Underrated YA Dystopias
When people talk about classic dystopian novels for young readers, the same titles come up again and again: The Giver. C…
Find Out How Spademan Gets In Over His Head In The Shovel Ready Sequel
In Adam Sternbergh's Shovel Ready, we met Spademan, an assassin in a toxic New York who takes out the trash, if the…
In The Brilliant New Hunger Games Film, Katniss Can't Escape The Arena
The third movie in the Hunger Games series is supposed to be the one where the frame pulls back and reveals a bigger…
With Part III, Atlas Shrugged Becomes An Awesome, Torrid Romance
Like The Hobbit, Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand was too awesome to adapt as just one movie. And now at last, the movie…
Could An Evil Mega-Corporation Ever Exist In Real Life?
Dystopian stories are full of evil corporations that rule the world. But writers seldom explain how they rose to…
Kylie and Kendall Jenner's YA Novel Has Nothing But 1-Star Reviews
Kylie and Kendall Jenner, two of the younger Kardashian sisters, published their long-awaited dystopian young-adult…
Thai Military Threatens To Arrest People For Doing Hunger Games Salute
The three-finger salute which Katniss Everdeen does in The Hunger Games has become a real-life symbol of resistance to…
In Continuum's Dystopian Future, There Are Monsters On Both Sides
Last night's episode of Continuum was bleak and kind of disturbing. And even though Kiera seems to draw the conclusion…
That Moment When We All Realized Judge Dredd Was Not Going To Deliver
Jeez, Judge Dredd is actually worse than I'd remembered. Especially after watching Dredd, which does Mega-City One's…
Karen Russell's Imaginary Nonprofit Saves The World But Costs Your Soul
There's been a wave of fiction about an insomnia epidemic, as if some collective anxiety is bubbling up. Most recently,…
The Most Fascinating Media Memes In The Wake of Divergent's Success
Divergent had a respectable opening weekend box office — not as high as some had predicted, but high enough to justify…
Divergent Is A Ridiculously Fun Story Of Social Engineering Gone Mad
At first glance, Divergent sounds like a more contrived version of Hunger Games. In a dark dystopian future, everybody…