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Sasquatch Vs. Snowmobiles — To The Death! [Found Footage]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 9:30pm
#foundfootage When sasquatch hunters take down one of the wild beasts — who resembles the Mugatu from Star Trek — they reckon without its enraged mate, in this awesome scene from The Capture Of Bigfoot. Can snowmobiles even the odds? (No.) More »

What Would Kathryn Bigelow's Spider-Man Have Looked Like? [Stealthispitch]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 8:00pm
#stealthispitch We just learned that Kathryn Bigelow passed on the chance to direct the 2012 Spider-Man reboot. What the would The Hurt Locker director's take on Peter Parker have looked like? We're picturing tense bomb-defusing scenes. And surfer slang, brah! More »

Now Taking Your Airbender Questions For M. Night Shyamalan [Airbender]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 7:00pm
#airbender Tomorrow, we'll be chatting face-to-face with the master of the twist ending himself, director M. Night Shyamalan. So please, post your Airbender questions for M. Night below. Ask away, yip yip! More »

Please Don't Redeem Ben! We're Begging You. [Lost Recap]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 6:33pm
#lostrecap Lost's Benjamin Linus has hit rock bottom, both morally and psychologically. So now is he going to have a miraculous transformation into the Island's noblest character? Please, no. Just no. Spoilers for last night's Lost ahead. More »

Beastie Boys Vs. Battlestar Galactica: Our New Favorite Music Video [Battlestar Galactica]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 6:00pm
#battlestargalactica The Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" may be Young James Kirk's theme song, but it also goes great with Battlestar Galactica, as this shot-for-shot recreation of the "Sabotage" music video using BSG clips proves. [YouTube] More »

Lost Boy Corey Haim Dead At 38 [Rip]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 5:30pm
#rip Sad, sad news. Child star and vampire hunter Corey Haim has died from an apparent drug overdose last night in California. We'll never forget our favorite of "The Coreys," from his multiple Lost Boys moments to his Crank 2 cameo. More »

Martian "River" Was Carved By Lava, Not Water [Volcanos]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 5:26pm
#volcanos A 168-mile-long channel near Mars' Ascraeus Mons volcano wasn't created by water as scientists have previously thought. New high-resolution images suggest that this trench was created by molten lava. What does this mean for the search for water on Mars? More »

The Dance Of The Quantum Zombies Fills Your Head With AquaCrunk [Afternoon Reading]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 4:30pm
#afternoonreading A new issue of Rudy Rucker's rebel webzine Flurb is always cause for major celebration. It only comes out a couple times a year, packed with enough weirdness for a thousand regular SF mags. The Spring/Summer issue is out now. More »

A Pregnancy Sonogram Picture That Will Turn Your Blood To Acid [Sci Fashion]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 4:30pm
#scifashion Who's that little guy gestating inside your chest cavity? Oh look! It's the alien who will doom the human race. Yes, it's the featured tee at teefury - available today only! More »

Death Comes to Town: “Serious Shocking News”

Bureau 42 - March 10, 2010 - 4:04pm
This week demonstrated the Kids can still be both bizarre and tasteless. I wish they had been consistently funny. It takes a certain nerve, I’ll admit, to do extended abortion jokes. The weight gags, however, were largely predictable. Death played a very small part this week; the conclusion suggests he’ll be front and center in next [...]

"Techno-Snot" May Be The Most Futuristic Technology [Quote Of The Day]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 4:00pm
#quoteoftheday These days it's become a truism to say that it feels like "we're living in the future" because we have smart phones and 4chan. But SF writer David Levine says techno-snot is a sign that tomorrow has arrived. More »

A Star Made Of Red Matter, From Before Our Galaxy Existed [Space Porn]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 3:30pm
#spaceporn Behold a star from the second generation of generation of stars after the Big Bang, something scientists have been seeking for a while. Its unique make-up may prove that our galaxy developed by cannibalizing dwarf galaxies. More »

The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, And How It Probably Can’t Destroy The World [Physics]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 3:00pm
#physics "The Heisenberg Uncertainty Over-ride taps into a limitless pool of destructive energy," Owlman says in Crisis on Two Earths, describing his evil world-destruction plan. But what is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle? And could overcoming it really end in explosions? More »

See Annalee Talk About Biohacking and Immortality Tonight In San Antonio, TX [Calendar]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 2:45pm
If you're in the San Antonio, TX area this evening, come out to see my lecture as a part of Trinity University's awesome "Reality Hackers" series. My talk is called "Curse of the Meatsack: Biohacking, Immortality, and Science Fiction." There will be much talk of implants, bionics, Jake Sully, and Davros. More »

Power Your Style with Portable Windmill Fashion [Scifashion]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 2:30pm
#scifashion Looking for the perfect accoutrement that can also charge your iPhone? Channel your inner Lady Gaga with this this portable, electricity-generating windmill. It won't work indoors, but looking like a cybernetic wood nymph is rad enough. More »

Hulk Smash Copyright Infringement! [Badvertising]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 2:00pm
#badvertising Uh oh, the Incredible Hulk's massive green hands are being used to hawk phones and Band Aids in the Middle East. This will only get the Hulk angry, and trust us, you won't like him when he's angry. More »

New Futurama Coming This Summer, With The Original Cast [Futurama]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 1:30pm
#futurama Futurama returns to Comedy Central this June, with 12 new episodes... and more to follow. And yes, the original cast is all back. The first episode is "Rebirth," and the show's 100th episode will be "The Mutants Are Revolting." [AICN] More »

Lost Fan Will Create 365 Pieces Of Art For Each Day Of The Year [Fan Art]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 1:00pm
#fanart Lost überfan Jared Stumpenforst is a graphic designer with a mission. For each day of this year, he will compose 365 Lost-themed illustrations. He's made 31 pictures to date. Admire his cheeky takes on Flocke, Ben, and Richard's sensual gaze. More »

Two Technologies That Are About To Completely Transform Electricity [Power]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 12:30pm
#power Ever wonder what it would mean to upgrade your power outlets? I'm not talking about green energy. These two technologies will fundamentally change what we mean by "electricity." More »

22 Images And A Blood-Soaked Trailer Hardly Do Repo Men's Body Count Justice [Repo Men]

IO9 - March 10, 2010 - 12:00pm
#repomen Repo Men pours buckets of blood all over its near-future dystopia. A new red-band trailer, clips and stack of violent images just barely hint at this film's level of gore. Feast your eyes on 2010's bloodiest film, Repo Men. More »
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