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  • #postapocalyptic

    The Post-Apocalypse Is Stylish, Yet Again

    The economy is in shambles, the ice caps are melting, and people are putting explosives in their skivvies. Should 2010 bring Mad Max to life, we can only hope that photographer Chen Zhun is in charge of styling. More »
    12/29/09
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    By Sonia Zjawinski
  • #thebookofeli

    The Unholy Beauty Of Book Of Eli's Post-Apocalyptic World

    Denzel Washington's badass samurai walks around gorgeously desolate landscapes in 29 newly released high-res stills from January's The Book Of Eli. All he carries is a sword, a bullwhip... and a mysterious book. More »
    12/22/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #apocalypticbabygear

    Prepare Your Infant for the Apocalypse with Weaponized Strollers

    Babies can be a liability in a post-apocalyptic world, but Shi Jinsong's designs are here to help. His weaponized cradle, stroller, and baby walker ensure that your infant can pull their weight, even if they aren't old enough to walk. More »
    12/21/09
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    By Lauren Davis
  • #conceptart

    Sharks and Bears Frolic Through a Post-Human World

    Need an antidote to those apocalyptic scenarios filled with gray skies and scorched earth? Josh Keyes' witty paintings depict a kinder, gentler post-apocalyptic world, where humans have simply vanished, giving fish, fowl, and the occasional bear some elbow room. More »
    12/16/09
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    By Lauren Davis
  • #foundfootage

    The Post-Apocalyptic Dance Sequence That The Road Somehow Left Out

    When you've survived a post-apocalyptic world of cannibals and evil gangs, there's nothing left to do but have a 1940s-style dance routine. For some reason, this sequence didn't appear at the end of The Road, so we're including it here. More »
    12/15/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #modernruins

    The Retail Ruins of America's Ghost Malls

    With all the malls and retail spaces dotting the American landscape, ruined malls could someday stand as memorials to modern society. Photographer Brian Ulrich documents abandoned and neglected retail spaces, including many that have already fallen into decay. More »
    12/11/09
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    By Lauren Davis
  • #garbagecity

    Egypt's Trash City Only Looks Like the Garbage Apocalypse

    Somewhere buried under all those bags of trash is the Egyptian city of Zabbaleen, where garbage reigns supreme. It looks like an object lesson, warning us of some impending garbage apocalypse, but there's something entirely different at work. More »
    12/09/09
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    By Lauren Davis
  • #wachowskis

    What Is The Wachowskis' Secret Science Fiction Project — Guest-Starring Arianna Huffington?

    Did you know the Wachowskis were filming a new "futuristic" movie? Neither did we, until Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington tweeted a series of pictures from the set of the mystery film, which is about Iraq 90 years from now. More »
    12/08/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #foundfootage

    Come To Post-Apocalyptic Boston For The Eastern European Charm, Stay For The Sewer Mutants

    Welcome to the streets of post-apocalyptic Boston, Massachusetts: the plague hit so hard, the buildings look Bulgarian and the cars are all Yugos. It's just one of the charms of Adrenalin: Fear The Rush, including a great sewer mutant fight. More »
    11/30/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #madmaterials

    Build a Post-Apocalyptic Shelter Out of Cloth: Just Add Water

    Concrete Cloth makes the perfect addition to your apocalyptic shopping list. The flexible cloth is easily transported, but transforms into a sturdy concrete shelter after it gets wet. More »
    11/30/09
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    By Lauren Davis
  • #cosycatastrophe

    British Books Offer A "Cosy" Antidote To Apocalyptic Horror. Let's Be Civilized, Shall We?

    Looking for an alternative to the horrific scenarios of 2012 and The Road? Try the "cosy catastrophe" genre, the Guardian suggests: Stories like Day Of The Triffids and The World In Winter feature a less violent version of the end. More »
    11/27/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #conceptart

    Heroin Fun Kits, Suicide Cola, and Other Unfortunate Products from the Apocalypse

    Will corporations still market to consumers at the end of the world? Designer Carl Bender certainly thinks so, and his series Anarkon imagines the sorts of products companies will try to sell consumers after the apocalypse, complete with pretty packaging. More »
    11/27/09
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    By Lauren Davis
  • #foundfootage

    How To Reattach A Severed Robot Head

    Rutger Hauer finds a severed robot head on the ground, and helps it get a new body, in this hilariously unconvincing sequence from Omega Doom. Too bad Robot Blade was using that head as a soccer ball... and he's pissed.
    11/23/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #booklists

    Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World

    You can't wander into the speculative future (or alternative past) blindly – you need a guide to show you the way. These five game manuals are the best at explaining aliens, mutants, angry robots and even non-sparkly vampires. More »
    11/18/09
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    By Ed Grabianowski
  • #conceptart

    Times Square Still Shines, Even After the Flood

    After the sea levels rise, airships, rowboats, and gondola lifts with replace New York's subways and taxi cabs. The Aqualta series imagines New York 40 years into the future, when the city's once-crowded streets have filled with quiet waters. More »
    11/16/09
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    By Lauren Davis
  • #conceptart

    Nature Reclaims a Post-Apocalyptic Disney World

    Epic Mickey's stylized concept art is a mecha-filled vision of the Disney apocalypse, but Alexis Rockman's paintings take a more natural view of a post-human Disney World — and imagines other cities and monuments long after we're gone. More »
    11/07/09
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    By Lauren Davis
  • #theroad

    "The Road" Is Lined With Dismal Sayings, Skulls On Sticks In New Trailer

    Thanksgiving will see you giving thanks that you're not living in the movie adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road, judging from the ultra-bleak new trailer. Takeaway message: the world is dying, and pleasant dreams mean you've given up on living. More »
    10/30/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #poll

    Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?

    There's nothing scarier than deja vu: that feeling that everything we've seen before will keep coming back over and over again, until your head dissolves. Which overused trope are you most sick of: zombies, vampires, alt-universes, post-apocalyptic worlds or steampunk? More »
    10/29/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
  • #peakoil

    Love Mad Max? You Could Be Living It Soon Enough

    10/27/09
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  • #apocalypticvacation

    Choose Concrete Mushrooms For Your Next Post-Apocalyptic Vacation

    A relic of WWII paranoia, Albania's "concrete mushroom" bunkers dot the country's landscape, from the oceans, to the mountains, to the cemeteries. Now, a group wants to reclaim the bunkers and transform them into eco-friendly hotels. More »
    10/21/09
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    By Lauren Davis
  • #foundfootage

    When A Nuclear Holocaust Wrecks Civilization, It's Important To Be A Nipple Connoisseur

    Three great moments from 1985's post-apocalyptic Def-Con 4: Three astronauts watch a nuclear holocaust claim the entire world. A post-apocalyptic survivalist demands to know, in great detail, about the female astronauts nipples. And a teenager whips slaves dragging a space-capsule. More »
    10/15/09
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    By Charlie Jane Anders
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