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#givingthanks
Best Diet Aid Ever: Science Fiction's Grossest Food Moments
If you're worried about overeating today, and need a good appetite suppressant, check out our video compilation of the scariest food moments from science fiction. Behold, the nastiest stuff that scifi has ever cooked up, or regurgitated back out. More » -
#spaceporn
Unusual Nova May Be Precursor For Massive Stellar Explosion
A nova first observed in 2000 is nearly a decade into its stellar explosion, and yet no hydrogen has been detected in the material ejected from the star. This so-called "helium nova" is the first of its kind ever discovered. More » -
#thanksgiving
Pass the Drama: Disastrous Feasts From Science Fiction Classics
As you're sitting down with your family for Thanksgiving dinner and trying not to say anything to piss off your uncle, just be grateful there are no vengeful ghosts or evil aliens crashing the party. Allow us to demonstrate. More » -
#observationdeck
Join the Conversation in io9's Observation Deck
Want to chat with your fellow io9ers about any topic you want? We've got an open discussion forum going 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in a forum we call the Observation Deck. More » -
#morningspoilers
Doctor Who's New Artistic Direction, And A Look At Dollhouse's Returning Alpha
In today's batch of spoilers, we learn the identity of Doctor Who's artsy guest star and get a gander at Alpha's dashing new suit on Dollhouse. Plus Thor, Chuck, Smallville, Fringe Green Lantern, Heroes, and more! More » - Yesterday - November 25, 2009
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#foundfootage
An Industrial Lady Machine Menaces Our Heroine! [NSFW]
If you've never seen The Perils of Gwendoline In The Land Of The Yik Yak, then allow me to enlighten you about this glorious moment in the history of exploitation cinema. More » -
#retrofuturism
Would "The Matrix" Have Been Better As A 1930s Musical?
This semi-funny parody of The Matrix picks up on something serious, which is that the Matrix flicks were heavily-inspired by 1930s iconography. I do love the 30s-style trailer, showing the dance sequence. Compare it with a real 30s trailer! More » -
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#toystory
Toy Story 3 Trailer: A Toy's Life In Hell
The latest Toy Story 3 trailer is out, and has taught us a few things. Children are horrible creatures that abuse their toys. Being a toy is hell. Now that Andy is headed to college no one can save them. More » -
#deepsealife
Beautiful and Terrifying Creatures From The Edge Of Light
Deep in the ocean, beyond where light reaches, thousands of new species are being documented by the Census Of Marine Life. From the tiny and adorable to the nightmarish, all of these creatures from the Cthulian depths are entrancing. More » -
#jonahhex
Two Of Our Favorite Monster Badasses - Unveiled!
We've got a better look at two badass antiheroes whose burned faces will be the centerpieces of upcoming horror adventues: Jackie Earle Haley's Freddy Krueger and Josh Brolin's Old West supernatural tough guy Jonah Hex. More » -
#youngadultfiction
Twilight's Bella Is "The Sexual Aggressor"
Over at Strange Horizons, author Karen Healey has an amazing essay about body transformations in young adult fiction. She looks at adolescent physical changes in several novels, including the Twilight series. Vamp-loving hero Bella, she argues, is hardly passive. More » -
#architecture
Dallas' Eco-Community Could Be the Future of Urban Housing
In 2011, construction will begin on Forwarding Dallas, a hilltop-inspired community that combines renewable energy and rooftop greenery with practical and cost-effective design. Could we be looking at the model for sustainable urban architecture? More »
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#heroesrecap
For Thanksgiving, Heroes Embraces Mutant Family Dysfunction
Monday's episode of Heroes, "Thanksgiving," represented one of those rare moments when everything wrong with this show suddenly became right. It was a soapy tale of three intertwined, dysfunctional mutant family dinners - and it was old-fashioned freaky fun. More » -
#madscience
New Evidence Points to Fossilized Life on Mars
Thirteen years ago, a team of researchers studying the Allan Hills meteorite found evidence that the rock might contain fossils of Martian bacteria. Now, fresh evidence makes a stronger case that Mars once contained life very similar to Earth bacteria. More » -
#arcosanti
Is This The Beginnings Of The First Megacity?
The idea of an arcology, a single hyper-structure that houses an entire town or city, has haunted science-fiction stories like H.G. Wells' The Sleeper Awakes, Judge Dredd comics and Larry Niven novels. But now they're building one in the desert. More » -
#legomatrix
The Matrix's Bullet-Dodging Scene, Faithfully Recreated in Lego
Neo and Agent Smith dodge bullets inside the Matrix. But this version doesn't star Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving; it stars superpowered Lego men in this frame-for-frame, stop-motion recreation of one of The Matrix's most famous scenes. More » -
#vrecap
Do Some Naked Yoga And Let The Lizard Queen Soothe Your Worries
Let all your worries slip away, as Morena Baccarin's Anna gives a naked inspirational speech about living fluidly, in a fairly dead-on parody of motivational tapes. What do you think: Should the makers of last night's V be without regret? More » -
#chartporn
In Case of Monster Attack, Know Your Enemies' Weaknesses
If you ever find yourself trapped inside a movie or a video game, you may wish you had studied Olly Moss' strategy guide poster, which offers a quick reference on the easiest ways to dispatch enemies from AT-ATs to zombies. More » -
#moviereview
"The Road" Leads to a Sentimental Post-Apocalypse
The vast, dying landscapes in The Road are edged with flame, telling a story of the world unmade in stark images. While the design in this film is eloquent, its characters aren't. What lurks beneath their silence? More » -
#somethingweird
Cram Your Hard Drive With Sexorcists, Sextremists And Interstellar Sexplorers
The original source for science-fictional sleaze, Something Weird Video, just launched a new video download service, letting you grab entire weird exploitation movies that your parents felt guilty sneaking out to watch. And they're as cheap as their original budgets. More » -
#spaceporn
The Clearest View Yet Of A 1,000 Year Old Explosion
In 1054, humans recorded sightings of the mega-star explosion that created the Crab Nebula. It was so bright it was visible to the naked eye. Now three space telescopes have together created a more complete picture of the debris. More » -
#badvertising
The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
In what might be the most frighteningly graphic commercial we've ever seen, it's raining polar bears. The giant bloody bodies are destroying this town, sending the message: Go green, or be smashed by flying bear corpses. Really horrible. [Geekologie] -
#conceptart
Doctor Who And The Concept Art Of Mars
The Mars base in Doctor Who's latest adventure looked almost too neat and tidy — but it originally looked a lot junkier, as this newly released concept art reveals. And click through to see guns, pencil drives and gadget gloves. More » -
#avatar
13 Video Featurettes Lay Out The Characters And Designs Of Avatar
Still confused about Zoe Saldana's blue-skinned Avatar creature? All is answered in these short videos that gives each character and actor some additional screen time to reveal more footage, behind-the-scenes secrets... and a crop of spoilers. More » -
#morningspoilers
See Iron Man's Unearthly Glow, Doctor Who's Latest Clue, Chuck's New Intersect In Action, And 2 Lovely Bones Cips
Fans may have guessed which role Kat Dennings plays in Thor, and Cameron talks Avatar. Meanwhile there's an iconic new Iron Man image. Plus, clips from The Lovely Bones and Chuck, an image from Tennant's last hurrah, and Zombieland news. More » - Tuesday - November 24, 2009
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#conceptart
Bioshock Paintings Take Glourious Neon and Art Deco Underwater
Tim Warnock has provided concept artwork and designs for Watchmen and Harry Potter. Just for fun, he's created a series of stunning matte paintings that capture Bioshock's underwater city of Rapture in its glory days, all shimmering art deco. More » -
#newmoon
Twilight Heroin And Biting Fans: More WTF Twilight Stories
Last week we brought you the 30 Most Disturbing Twilight products, and since New Moon's release, the crazy just hasn't stopped pouring in. One man bit a Twi-hard, someone created a vibrating Edward doll — and there is Twilight-themed heroin.
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#top10
Top 10 Most Ridiculous Soap Operas Of All Time
People are complaining that Stargate Universe is becoming a soap opera, but don't worry — it's got a ways to go before it reaches the levels of science fiction/fantasy's most demented, silliest soap operas. More » -
#starwars
Family Guy's Empire Spoof Brings Us Mesh Shirted Stormtroopers
Family Guy's The Empire Strikes Back trailer is out and loaded up with the usual gags and jokes, watching Stewie play Darth Vader never gets old. More » -
#kimstanleyrobinson
Kim Stanley Robinson Takes Us Back Out Into The Solar System, 300 Years From Now
Orbit Books signed Kim Stanley Robinson to a three-book deal in both the U.S. and U.K., and the first book of that deal takes place in the year 2312, when the human race has abandoned the Earth. More »
