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io9Trailer Frenzy
Can’t wait for The Avengers? Watch the incredibly NSFW Iron Man XXX trailer now!
Seriously, do not watch this Iron Man XXX trailer at work, or with other humans in the vicinity. It’s very hardcore. But if you’ve always wanted to watch the Hulk and the Scarlet Widow doing… umm… some calisthenics together, then you totally want to check out the hardcore Iron Man XXX trailer. Never has so … Continued
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How hagfish choke their predators with slime
Hagfish are pretty disgusting creatures, but some of their most unsavory qualities also make them pretty fascinating. Consider, for example, what is perhaps the hagfish’s most repulsive feature: the thick slime that it exudes whenever it is threatened or disturbed. Just a teaspoon is enough to turn a beaker of liquid water into a mucilaginous … Continued
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Tyrion Lannister needs to slap Jeremy from The Vampire Diaries a million times
Holy hell, that was another great episode of The Vampire Diaries. I had low expectations for the “ghosts of everybody dead come back and act obnoxious” episode — but this turned out to be one of my favorites. How the hell did this show fit in so many great character moments into one episode? The … Continued
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io9’s 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time: 11-20
What is the scariest science fiction or fantasy film of all time? Which classic horror movies stand above the rest, as the most terrifying? The staff at io9 has painstakingly selected the best of the best, and compiled our ultimate list of the scariest movies of all time. And now, check out numbers 11 through … Continued
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io9Books
Does your favorite fantasy novel pass the “Youngling Test”?
Fantasy has a problem – it is inherently kitsch. What do I mean by kitsch? Crap that people unaccountably like. I’m a fantasy fan, so please don’t put your fist through your computer screen just yet. Give me a chance to explain. The dictionary defines kitsch as tawdry, vulgarised or pretentious art usually with popular … Continued
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When is a cover for a novel called Redshirts too self-mocking?
The title of John Scalzi’s secret project has finally been revealed — it’s the intriguing Redshirts, a novel whose one-line synopsis says it all: “What happens when all the expendable ensigns on the exploring starship start comparing notes?” Knowing Scalzi, this book will be poignant as laugh-out-loud funny… but how do you create a cover … Continued
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Physicists to re-run the experiments that produced faster-than-light neutrinos
Results from independent cross-checks of last month’s FTL neutrino findings wont start rolling in for at least a few more months. In the meantime, however, physicists at the OPERA lab who made the initial observations will be running their experiment yet again — only this time they’ll be measuring things a little differently. In the … Continued
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io9Movies
Holy crap, we did not expect this zombie monster!
This Saturday night, Syfy’s TV movie Zombie Apocalypse will unleash the ZOMBIE TIGER on the masses, and Syfy has released the first image of this undead beast. That’s right — zombie tiger doesn’t give a sh-t! This batshit movie also features Ving Rhames and his crew of undead-slaying badasses (including Taryn Manning) killing so many … Continued
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All I want to wear for Halloween is a t-shirt
I’m not really into putting on costumes, but I appreciate that this is the time of year when you’re supposed to do it. That’s why I went to a Halloween party a couple of years ago wearing a custom-made t-shirt that said: “This is my costume.” If you’re a tee-loving dork like me, there are … Continued
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io9Trailer Frenzy
Gorgeously gruesome trailer for ParaNorman unleashes a horde of stop-motion zombies
We’re exceptionally giddy over the release of the trailer for ParaNorman. It’s from the makers of Coraline, which elevated the children’s genre with stunning art and solid, real scares. ParaNorman is all about a special boy with the ability to talk to the dead. Check out the first ever trailer, and get into the slightly … Continued
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When Churchill met Lincoln. Naked.
Anyone can tell a ghost story. Just throw together a lonely stretch of road, a couple of idiotic teens, and a disappearing hitchhiker. It’s harder to make a ghost story that’s drenched in historical significance, is clothing-optional, and ends with a Churchillian sting. But it happened. Supposedly. The White House is too modern, too clean-scrubbed, … Continued
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Incredible but Real: Science Fiction and Fantasy Pumpkin Carvings!
Why feature a boring ordinary Jack O’Lantern, when you can confront trick-or-treaters with Khan? Or a Xenomorph? Or the incredible cuteness of Totoro? Here are some of our favorite science fiction and fantasy icons, immortalized as glowing pumpkins, to help inspire your own Halloween decorations. Additional reporting by Sophie Bushwick Totoro pumpkin, via Animation Roller … Continued
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Pluto has regained its position as the ninth largest body to orbit the Sun. Probably.
When scientists first discovered the dwarf planet Eris back in 2005, they claimed that the icy body was actually larger than Pluto. But when Eris’ orbit passed in front of a dim star late last year, astronomers got their first chance to take a good hard look at the dwarf planet’s actual diameter. And as … Continued
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Have you been hypnotized? Find out, using a simple scientific test.
Hypnosis, and the many things it can do, has been studied for a long time. Many scientists have assumed that people can be hypnotized, but have struggled to figure out who is hypnotized, who is pretending, and who just wants to believe. It looks like now they’ve managed to distinguish between the three. In the … Continued
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Four Images That Prove Tintin Could Be an Unforgettably Beautiful Movie
The Adventures of Tintin: the Secret of the Unicorn is one of the most ambitious movie adaptations ever created — director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson have gone to insane lengths to craft a CG, motion-capture recreation of Herge’s ambitious art vistas. Europeans are getting to see the results for themselves, starting this weekend … Continued
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The story behind the world’s first cancer vaccine
The world’s first vaccine designed to prevent cancer was not developed by a pharmaceutical company. Instead, its development was funded by public institutions on two continents, including three universities, and the U.S. National Cancer Institute. The vaccine prevents human papillomavirus (HPV), an ailment that can lead to deadly cervical cancer. HPV is spread through sexual … Continued
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10 Demonic Possessions We’d Like To See
Look, nobody likes what a demonic possession does to the complexion or the upholstery. But if you’re in for one, there are a lot of options, some of which are pretty entertaining. Check out the best demons to get possessed by, and what you can expect for each. 10. Paimon This is the demon for … Continued
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io9Movies
In Time really is Occupy Wall Street: The Movie
Andrew Niccol must be thanking his lucky stars that In Time, his dystopian movie about a world where the rich live forever and the poor die young, is coming out just as the fervor over the Occupy Wall Street movement is at a peak. In Time is all about the 99 percent versus the 1 … Continued