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more about #halo Invisible-Echidna: Optimus developed an eating disorder. :( Hollywood strikes again.. more » Enigmas: Totoro is my new desktop picture at work. So great! Though I really wish it would snow here now so I could build a snow-Tardis. more » Jeriba: Even though I would never have figured it out without the title, "Temple of Doom" is absolute genius. more » Ruthless, If you let me: Batman in number 5 looks like he is wearing Vader's suit; or Vader is wearing Batman's cowl. more » ZehnKatzen: If we were going to mention Chung Kuo's City Europe, then I think it would have been good for completeness's sake to mentioned that in Wingrove's worl... more » aspiringexpatriate: Great fun. I always figured The City in TransMet was San Francisco/all of the west coast. Guess I need to read more of it. The problem with the old c... more » mordicai: These are all funny to me for not acknowledging megacity New York; Boston to Atlanta indeed; yeah, those are the landmarks of note. Sure. Newsflash ... more » Jack_Ferguson: For the development of mega cities IRL, I recommend Mike Davis' book 'Planet of Slums'. He writes about a number of growing mega cities around the wor... more » Brisco_County_Jr: On Greater Sydney: I'm hoping it doesn't end up like "The Girl From Tomorrow 2: Tomorrow's End"'s war of 2500. (Dystopian Sydney ahoy!) more » RexMaximus: Hey Charlie, just to clarify for everybody, City Europe in Chung Kuo was one of 7 such cities, effectively making "City Earth" another Holy Terra, but... more » ampersandparade: I live in an area where two counties are divided by a bay, and while ours is the more populous side of the bay (with the major city) both counties hav... more » Aidan_: Charlie Jane, I believe you've somewhat misinterpreted A Canticle for Liebowitz. Texarkana is not a mega-city, but rather the eponymous capital of a ... more » cletar: So, Earth's two most populous nations don't get any megacities? Nothing in China or India? WTF? more » iCurmudgeon: There's the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metropolitan Area, which already exists and encompasses pretty much everything between the two cities and is affectionate... more » icelight: Lovingly, diligently collected data from all over the SF cannon. Wonderfully intricate and detailed graphics by Stephanie. How did this not get tagged... more » not_Bridget: Great idea, but needs lots of work. First thought: Where's the India of Ian McDonald's River of Gods? more » Makidian: This map proves that Ohio wll always be the asshole of cities both present and future (even if this map is complete fiction), I hate living here. more » Ruthless, If you let me: San Angeles already exists. We just don't call it that yet. I am officially a San Angelino, from now on. Also: originally read Brit-Cit as Brit-Clit.... more » Liz Weinbloom: Also, I was sort of already under the impression that Joburg and Pretoria were the same city, except Pretoria was where the white people lived. But..... more » Liz Weinbloom: I find it weird and unlikely that there no examples of Moscow/St. Petersburg mega-cities. more » -
#scifisnowmen
Fun and Fantastical Snowmen to Make Your Winter Bright
If you live in one of the snowy parts of the world, you could make a boring snowman out of three round balls. Or, you could take your cue from these folks and make snowy robots, aliens, superheroes, and monsters. More » -
#geowanking
A Map Of Your Future Mega-Cities And Megalopolises
The cities of the future are massive, sprawling, beautiful monsters, covering entire coastlines — and in some cases, entire continents. Whether it's Judge Dredd's Mega-Cities or William Gibson's "Sprawl," future cities always devour land. Here's a map of future megalopolises. More » -
#halo3
War Is Good-Looking Hell In New Halo Trailer
Ignore the Bear McCreary-esque music and goggle at the impressive new trailer for Halo 3: ODST. Suddenly you'll want a Halo movie as much as Stuart Beattie. More » -
#videogamemovies
10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
We're totally calling it: the Halo movie is never happening. When Steven-freakin-Spielberg says he wants to make a film, and Microsoft still says no, it's doomed. Here are 10 other video game films you'll see before you ever see Halo. More » -
#interview
Tobias Buckell On Eco-Thrillers and Writing Fight Scenes
Fresh off his top-selling novel Halo: The Cole Protocol, Tobias Buckell is turning back to original stories with an eco-thriller called Arctic Rising. He talked to us about that, and why the best fight scenes are short.
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#halo
Halo Movie Maybe A Go, Thanks To Spielberg
Is GI Joe writer Stuart Beattie's dream project about to come true, courtesy of a big-name benefactor? That's the rumor going around town right now. Are you ready for Steven Spielberg's Halo? More » -
#newcomicswecrave
Movies And Spider-Man Fare Well In This Week's Comics
It's the week of San Diego, which can only mean one thing, right? All manner of new projects to premiere at the con! Surprisingly... not. But don't worry - that doesn't mean it's an entirely dull week at the store.
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#halo
GI Joe's Writer Pitches The Internet His Halo Movie
Want to see a Halo movie? So does GI Joe: Rise of Cobra writer Stuart Beattie, which may be why he's giving interviews about the potential movie despite the project being assumed dead in Hollywood. Viralpushforanon-existentmovie go! More » -
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#district9
District 9 Really Is All About Apartheid
No, it's really not a coincidence that a movie from a South African director, District 9, has aliens being treated like second-class citizens. In a new interview, Peter Jackson explains that yes, the movie really is all about apartheid. Spoilers? More » -
#halo
Greg Bear Solves Halo's Greatest Mystery
We're finally going to learn more about Halo's mysterious Forerunners, at the hands of a master. Hugo- and Nebula-winning author Greg Bear is writing a new Halo trilogy. More » -
#marvelcomics
Halo Returns to Marvel, Ultimates Get a Requiem, and Ultimate Spidey Gets a Makeover
Once the Ultimatum Wave has finished its tear, the Ultimate Universe as we know it will cease to exist. Marvel's Joe Quesada explains what's next for Ultimates and announces a new pair of Halo series. More » -
#conceptart
The Master Chief Zooms Up Out Of The Darkness, But Will Microsoft Push Him Back Down?
Will Microsoft finally pull its foot off the brake and let a big-screen Halo movie go forward? Maybe, once the suits see this concept art of the Master Chief and his troops zooming upwards, by concept artist Hasra Farahani. The art goes with Stuart Beattie's spec script, which is based on the best-selling Halo: Fall Of Reach novel. Farahani created this concept art as part of a presentation to Microsoft based around Beattie's script. This is just a detail of the whole image, and you can view the whole thing at the link. [Latino Review] -
#megastructure
Riverside Views in a Thriving Halo World
You can see the entire grand sweep of the curving cities, which occupy one small space in the habitat ring around the planet Abalakin. What's great about this image from concept designer Alexander Preuss is the way he manages to capture the vast distances and strange, bulging infrastructure that would be part of a beautiful, riverside view if you lived in the halo world. More »
