Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 PST
What Would Kathryn Bigelow's Spider-Man Have Looked Like? [Stealthispitch]
We just learned that Kathryn Bigelow passed on the chance to direct the 2012
Spider-Man reboot. What the would
The Hurt Locker director's take on Peter Parker have looked like? We're picturing tense bomb-defusing scenes. And surfer slang, brah!
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:33:44 PST
Please Don't Redeem Ben! We're Begging You. [Lost Recap]
Lost's Benjamin Linus has hit rock bottom, both morally and psychologically. So now is he going to have a miraculous transformation into the Island's noblest character? Please, no. Just no. Spoilers for last night's
Lost ahead.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:00 PST
Beastie Boys Vs. Battlestar Galactica: Our New Favorite Music Video [Battlestar Galactica]
The Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" may be Young James Kirk's theme song, but it also goes great with
Battlestar Galactica, as this shot-for-shot recreation of the "Sabotage" music video using BSG clips proves. [
YouTube]
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:30:00 PST
Lost Boy Corey Haim Dead At 38 [Rip]
Sad, sad news. Child star and vampire hunter Corey Haim has died from an apparent drug overdose last night in California. We'll never forget our favorite of "The Coreys," from his multiple
Lost Boys moments to his
Crank 2 cameo.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:26:11 PST
Martian "River" Was Carved By Lava, Not Water [Volcanos]
A 168-mile-long channel near Mars' Ascraeus Mons volcano wasn't created by water as scientists have previously thought. New high-resolution images suggest that this trench was created by molten lava. What does this mean for the search for water on Mars?
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:00 PST
The Dance Of The Quantum Zombies Fills Your Head With AquaCrunk [Afternoon Reading]
A new issue of Rudy Rucker's rebel webzine
Flurb is always cause for major celebration. It only comes out a couple times a year, packed with enough weirdness for a thousand regular SF mags. The Spring/Summer issue is out now.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:00 PST
A Pregnancy Sonogram Picture That Will Turn Your Blood To Acid [Sci Fashion]
Who's that little guy gestating inside your chest cavity? Oh look! It's the alien who will doom the human race. Yes, it's the featured tee at
teefury - available today only!
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 PST
"Techno-Snot" May Be The Most Futuristic Technology [Quote Of The Day]
These days it's become a truism to say that it feels like "we're living in the future" because we have smart phones and 4chan. But SF writer
David Levine says techno-snot is a sign that tomorrow has arrived.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:30:00 PST
A Star Made Of Red Matter, From Before Our Galaxy Existed [Space Porn]
Behold a star from the second generation of generation of stars after the Big Bang, something scientists have been seeking for a while. Its unique make-up may prove that our galaxy developed by cannibalizing dwarf galaxies.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:00 PST
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, And How It Probably Can’t Destroy The World [Physics]
"The Heisenberg Uncertainty Over-ride taps into a limitless pool of destructive energy," Owlman says in
Crisis on Two Earths, describing his evil world-destruction plan. But what is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle? And could overcoming it really end in explosions?
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:45:00 PST
See Annalee Talk About Biohacking and Immortality Tonight In San Antonio, TX [Calendar]
If you're in the San Antonio, TX area this evening, come out to see my lecture as a part of Trinity University's awesome "Reality Hackers" series. My talk is called "Curse of the Meatsack: Biohacking, Immortality, and Science Fiction." There will be much talk of implants, bionics, Jake Sully, and Davros.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:30:00 PST
Power Your Style with Portable Windmill Fashion [Scifashion]
Looking for the perfect accoutrement that can also charge your iPhone? Channel your inner Lady Gaga with this this portable, electricity-generating windmill. It won't work indoors, but looking like a cybernetic wood nymph is rad enough.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:00 PST
Hulk Smash Copyright Infringement! [Badvertising]
Uh oh, the Incredible Hulk's massive green hands are being used to hawk phones and Band Aids in the Middle East. This will only get the Hulk angry, and trust us, you won't like him when he's angry.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:30:00 PST
New Futurama Coming This Summer, With The Original Cast [Futurama]
Futurama returns to Comedy Central this June, with 12 new episodes... and more to follow. And yes, the original cast is all back. The first episode is "
Rebirth," and the show's 100th episode will be "
The Mutants Are Revolting." [
AICN]
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 PST
Lost Fan Will Create 365 Pieces Of Art For Each Day Of The Year [Fan Art]
Lost überfan Jared Stumpenforst is a graphic designer with a mission. For each day of this year, he will compose 365
Lost-themed illustrations. He's made 31 pictures to date. Admire his cheeky takes on Flocke, Ben, and Richard's sensual gaze.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:00 PST
22 Images And A Blood-Soaked Trailer Hardly Do Repo Men's Body Count Justice [Repo Men]
Repo Men pours buckets of blood all over its near-future dystopia. A new red-band trailer, clips and stack of violent images just barely hint at this film's level of gore. Feast your eyes on 2010's bloodiest film,
Repo Men.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:30:00 PST
Molly Crabapple's New Comic About Cyborgs In 18th Century France [Comics]
We've featured
Molly Crabapple's art on io9 before, so we were excited when Molly wrote and said she'd just inked a deal with DC imprint Zuda to do an alternate history comic book about the cyborgs of Versailles.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 PST
Alice Braga: The New Predators Are The Darkest Yet [Predators]
Alice Braga shared stories about lugging around a 14-pound sniper rifle while her all-male
Predators cast-mates all carry bitty knives. And she told us why these Predators were scarier than
I Am Legend's CG zombies/vamps. So far, so good.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 PST
Contestant Sucks On Star Wars LEGO Toys To Win Surreal German Game Show [Holy Crap Wtf]
On the wildly popular German game show
Wetten, dass..? ("Wanna Bet...?"), this contestant had to recognize Stars Wars LEGO figurines using her mouth alone. Marvel at this bizarre Teutonic spectacle from a country far, far away!
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:30:00 PST
"That Guy From The Office" Is Probably Playing Captain America, Say Inside Sources [Captain America]
John Krasinski has read for the part of Captain America four times, and is doing screen tests, an inside source at Marvel tells Fox News. The source adds: "He has screen tested 2 times so far. It's very likely that he will be the new Captain America. He is a favorite among the key decision makers and has been asked to come back for more this week." And these decision-makers are having Krasinski test opposite various actresses, so they can lock in the other key roles once the lead is cast. Adds the source, a comics fan who works at Marvel: "It's a surprise and we are bracing ourselves for 'that guy from 'The Office'' to land Captain America. They are not really looking at the other guys, so it's time to get ready to work with him." [
Fox411]
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:00 PST
Is "Science Fiction Humanism" A Contradiction In Terms? [Rant]
People talk about science fiction as the literature of humanism. But actually, science fiction's explorations put it into conflict with humanism's tenets. The best science fiction questions the nature of humanity, and whether the universe will let us stay human.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:26:53 PST
A Near Death Experience On A Spacewalk, In Exclusive Mars Clip [Exclusive]
Check out this exclusive clip from Geoff Marslett and Mark Duplass' strange-looking space romantic comedy
Mars. We're still not sure what to make of this indy film — the graphics alone freak us out a bit.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 PST
Most Extreme White Dwarf System Ever Found! [Extreme Astrophysics]
In a universe of supermassive stars and galactic cannibalism, what makes astronomers call a star system "extreme"? Megaspeed. A group at University of Warwick found two white dwarf stars revolving around each other in a blinding 5.4 minutes.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:40:00 PST
Will Dane Cook Or The Jonas Brothers Play Captain America? [Please God No]
Some days Hollywood casting news just reads like drunken chimpanzees playing Mad Libs. Dane Cook confirmed that he tried out for
Captain America via Twitter, and two of the Jonas Brothers are (groundlessly) rumored to be in the running.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:20:22 PST
Jude Law Plays A Matt Drudge Clone In Soderbergh's Contagion [Contagion]
Jude Law told us about his small, but
pivotal, role in Steven Soderbergh's epic pandemic film
Contagion. Law's playing a "fear-mongering blogger." One of us! One of us!
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:50:13 PST
Gold Nanoparticles and Lasers Kill the Brain Parasite That Causes "Crazy Cat Lady" Syndrome [Brains]
Toxoplasmosis, a common food- and pet-borne illness linked to hallucinations, personality alteration, and, since it's often carried by house pets, the stereotype of the crazy cat lady, infects around 15 percent of the US population.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:30:00 PST
First Image Of Our New Mexican Alien Overlords, From "Monsters" [Exclusive]
We've got an exclusive image from what people are calling the "The Latin
District 9," or Gareth Edwards'
Monsters. Is this street art a representation of the possible octopus aliens that have been quarantined in Mexico? Plus a new clip.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 PST
Project Of The Day: Embroider Your Own SETI Scarf [Scifashion]
The Arecibo Message isn't some new Spanish sportswear label - it's the binary message that SETI researchers transmitted into space in 1974 to converse with extraterrestrials. Nonetheless, you can rock the Arecibo Message sartorially, with this retro-chic SETI scarf.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:37:37 PST
Lady Gaga In Wonderland, An Xbox 360 Robot, Star-Jumping with Elijah Wood, And The Coolest Pool Table Of All Time [Tuesday Tips]
Every week, we round up the best tips that you post in io9's tips forum. This week, we've got Lady GaGa in Wonderland, an Xbox 360 Robot Sculpture, Elijah Wood and the Universe, and much more!
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:05:43 PST
The Dalek War DVDs Are Lovely, Exterminating Hell [DVD Review]
Last week,
Doctor Who's most fearsome cybernetic enemies invaded the DVD shelves in greater strength than ever before. The "Dalek War" DVD box set and a new edition of "Remembrance Of The Daleks" both appeared. But are they worth it?
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 PST
Apocalypse Cakes Taste Like The End Of The World [Food]
Looking for the right bundt for The Rapture? The perfect pie for global pandemics? You just might find your recipe at Apocalypse Cakes, quite possibly the internet's only doomsday-themed pastry blog.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:43:55 PST
Liev Schreiber Wants To Be In Wolverine 2 [Wolverine 2]
At a
Repo Men press conference today, Liev Schreiber confirmed that Hugh Jackman has read the
Wolverine 2 screenplay. Even though he's unsure whether Sabretooth will appear, he's gung-ho to make a comeback during Logan's Samurai saga.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:30:00 PST
Chuck Vs. The Well-Earned Reveal [Chuck Recap]
Last night's
Chuck finally gave us something we'd been wanting since day one - and made it seem worth the wait. Also, the Ring showed that maybe they're not completely inept before reassuring us that, yeah, they actually are. Spoilers!
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:00 PST
Seriously, Does Anybody Need Battlestar Galactica Online? [Battlestar Galactica]
Even if
Battlestar Galactica hadn't suffered an epic-letdown ending, we'd be dubious about the potential of a browser-based multiplayer game, set among the bedraggled last few survivors of a nearly-extinct humanity. But now? Does anybody want
BSG Online? [
L.A. Times]
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:30:00 PST
The Warped Little Red Riding Hood Art We Hope Amanda Seyfried's Film Channels [American Mcgee]
American McGee's
Alice PC game is best known for it's warped take on the fairy tale, by making
Alice suicidal orphan. His next fairy tale victim is Little Red Riding Hood, and here's a glimpse at the gory concept art.
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:00:00 PST
Patton Oswalt + Joss Whedon's Firefly = Comic Book Gold? [Firefly]
Not content with roles in both
Caprica and
Dollhouse, comedian Patton Oswalt is further solidifying his geek credibility with the news that he'll be writing a special oneshot comic sequel to Joss Whedon's
Serenity.
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