February 7, 2012 – Every TV show has an emotional core, something that all the action revolves around. After last night's episode, it's clear that Alcatraz's core is the Madsen family, with all of its unfinished business. More »
Cancer is just as deadly as it was 50 years ago. Here’s why that’s about to change.
(Io9.com ) February 7, 2012 – Why haven't we cured cancer yet? It seems like almost every day, we hear about another miraculous advance in cancer treatment. Drugs that cause tumors to shrink, gene therapies, and even a possible vaccine. [Gizmodo]
Cancer is just as deadly as it was 50 years ago. Here’s why that’s about to change.
February 7, 2012 – Why haven't we cured cancer yet? It seems like almost every day, we hear about another miraculous advance in cancer treatment. Drugs that cause tumors to shrink, gene therapies, and even a possible vaccine. More »
R.I.P. John Christopher, the Man Who Filled Our Young Minds With Awesome Dread
February 7, 2012 – Samuel Youd, who died yesterday at age 89, was better known under the name John Christopher, one of several pseudonyms. And under that name, he was best known for creating the fearsome Tripods, alien invaders who enslave the human race with the mind-controlling "cap." Christopher's Tripod trilogy...
10 Movies and TV Shows Where Everybody Probably Died 5 Minutes After the End
February 7, 2012 – Hollywood loves to give us happy endings — but often as not, when the good guys scrape a last-minute victory in the face of incredible odds, you're left wondering how long it'll last. More »
New Amazing Spider-Man trailer looks bloody brilliant
February 7, 2012 – I know many of us have been suspicious of a Spider-Man reboot, coming so soon after Sam Raimi's trilogy — but damn if this new trailer doesn't look like a lot of fun. More »
Picture of the Day: February 7, 2012
February 6, 2012 – SUN BURST | A gorgeous 2010 picture of the sun from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. NASA's sun pictures will be featured in a new exhibition called "Sun as Art" opening at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore. Want to read today's io9 stories a different way? More »
Could a new Star Trek TV show really happen?
February 6, 2012 – There's been a lot of buzz the past few days about the possibility that the creators of the Munsters reboot, now known as Mockingbird Lane, could get a Star Trek TV show off the ground. More »
How to Fake Being An Expert in Any Major Media Character, In 7 Easy Steps
February 6, 2012 – It's tough to be a fan sometimes — there are so many famous characters, who have been going for so long, that it's hard to be an expert on all of them. More »
Can Google’s new conference really save the world?
February 6, 2012 – Google already most likely controls your email, your personal calendar and your web searches, but can the internet giant also create a conference that comes up with real solutions to the world's problems? More »
Hunger Games Screencaps: Wall of Fire, Love Triangle of Doom!
February 6, 2012 – Katniss gives Prim the Mockingjay pin that will keep her safe, no matter what. This is way different from in the books, where Madge Undersee gives Katniss the pin. A slightly different look at the selection ceremony in District 12 — More »
This Week’s TV: The Best Pilot We’ve Seen in Years. Plus the Most Insane Syfy Movie Ever, Starring Mark Sheppard!
February 6, 2012 – The Walking Dead comes back this week, and the show's creators are promising the fast-paced action you've been craving. But that's not all television has in store for you — More »
Not Your Same Old Magical Realism: New Mexican Stories of the Fantastic
February 6, 2012 – Small Beer Press' latest volume, Three Messages and a Warning: Contemporary Mexican Short Stories of the Fantastic, contains 34 stories published in Mexico in the past decade — More »
Best of the Week: January 28-February 3, 2012
February 4, 2012 – HOW THIS MOON LOST ITS RINGS | An illustration of the view from the solar system's weirdest moon, Iapetus, which no longer has rings. Learn more here. Technologies that we've lost – and the quest to find them again Greek fire. More »
Last night’s moment of Olivia-on-Olivia Banter, from Fringe
February 4, 2012 – We couldn't help giggling at this scene where the Olivia Dunhams of two universes both check out Peter Bishop, and then debate whether he's either of their types, in last night's Fringe. More »
Which fantasy novel taught you about being a good person?
February 3, 2012 – We read fantasy books for all sorts of reasons, including escapism, gritty action, and immersion into detailed, ornate worlds. But one great reason to read fantasy novels is because many of the genre's best works deal with how to be a good, ethical human being. More »
Jasika Nicole tells us what to expect from tonight’s Astrid-centric Fringe!
February 3, 2012 – Astrid is one of the coolest characters on Fringe, but she's never gotten much time in the spotlight. Walter Bishop can't even get her name right, and we've only seen where she lives once or twice. More »
Let’s count all the ironies in last night’s Vampire Diaries
February 3, 2012 – The Vampire Diaries has elevated twisting the knife to an art form. And last night's episode was a non-stop barrage of bitter ironies, in which everybody got tortured for our amusement. More »
The Greatest X-Men Crossover and Mash-Up Art of All Time
February 3, 2012 – The X-Men are the champions of mutant-kind, and our favorite ridiculously over-powered outcasts. And one of the coolest things we love most about the X-Men is, they get around. More »
How John Hodgman Learned to Love George R.R. Martin
February 3, 2012 – Speaking to DCist, John Hodgman explains that he felt embarrassed to be reading George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire at first, but then he got over it. More »
