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CBS Charts A Course For The Island Of Doctor Moreau
CBS is working on developing a show based on H.G. Wells’ 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau, according to Variety. The show, to be named Moreau, comes from Sleepy Hollow co-creator Phillip Iscove....
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Scientists Have Drafted a Complete Tree of Life
Humans, bacteria, daffodils: We’re a diverse bunch on the surface, but trace each and every Earthling back far enough, and you’ll arrive at a common ancestor. For the first time, scientists have built...
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DC Will Finally Credit Bill Finger As Co-Creator Of Batman
For decades, DC Comics has resisted crediting Bill Finger as one of the co-creators of Batman in screen adaptations. Following an agreement between the writer’s estate and the company, Finger’s name...
View ArticleWhen you think about reading science fiction, you often look towards the...
When you think about reading science fiction, you often look towards the latest novel. The book is a reasonably recent development in the science fiction world, and over on Kirkus Reviews, John DeNardo...
View ArticleSomeone Sent A Pair Of TVs To The Edge Of Space For This Music Video
This is pretty cool: director Joe Connor put sent a pair of televisions up to the edge of space by balloon to film his music video for Kelvin Jones’ song Call You Home. Here’s what he had to say about...
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Here's Your First Official Look Of Supergirl's Red Tornado
When Supergirl starts up later this year on CBS, it’ll be a new outlet to realize more characters from DC’s lineup for the television screen. Case in point: Red Tornado, of whom we now have our first...
View Article57 Films Make Up This Great Phone Call Supercut
This is a lot of fun: Burger Fiction put together an impressive super cut of one really entertaining phone call that pieces together scenes from 57 movies. Here’s the full list of movies used. [AV Club]
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Watch the ISS Zoom Over the East Coast
Halfway through a year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly woke up to this amazing view.You’re looking at the east coast of the United States, viewed just before dawn on a clear morning from 249 miles...
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Gambit Production Runs Into Another Problem: No Director
That didn’t last long: not long after Channing Tatum almost left the upcoming Gambit movie, the production is now looking for a new director. Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) has left the...
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Enceladus Is Home To A World-Wide Ocean
A scientific study has concluded that Saturn’s moon Enceladus is home to a much larger ocean that previously thought: it likely covers the entire moon, hiding under a layer of ice. Using Cassini to...
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So You Want To Join The Empire: A Leg To Stand On
We took a short break from assembling things last week, focusing on some of the tools that you might use when you’re assembling a set of stormtrooper armor. This week, it’s back to business as we start...
View ArticleThe First Crazy Teaser For Chinese Blockbuster Lost In The Pacific Is Here!
The first teaser for the Chinese blockbuster Lost in the Pacific recently screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, and it like it’ll be a wild ride. rs. The film is being hailed as China’s...
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Why Brave New World is No Longer the Terrifying Dystopia it Used to Be
Brave New World used to be one of the most terrifying stories about a false utopia. It gave us the concept of “test tube babies,” and its name became synonymous with technological progress run wild....
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Peru's "Apostle of Death" Serial Killer Has a Brother Who Just Might Be a...
A Peruvian man suspected of six brutal slayings in Japan may be the younger brother of Peru’s most prolific serial murderer, a diagnosed schizophrenic known as the “Apostle of Death” because he claimed...
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Just a reminder: You can email us news and info any time at tips@io9.com, or email the site’s authors directly. You can take part in our official user forum, Observation Deck. And please don’t forget...
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Can You Spot the Two Moons Hidden in this Picture of Saturn's Rings?
Fact: There are two moons hiding in this picture. But can you spot them? Are you sure? The ability of moons Prometheus and Pandora to hide themselves (like they are in this new picture from Cassini)...
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A New Light-Based Memory Chip Could Change the Fundamentals of Computing
Electrons are quick, but they’re not quick enough — in fact they’re holding back the speed of modern computing. Now, a team has developed the world’s first ever light-based memory chip that can store...
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What's the Best TV Mount?
We’ve already talked TV Stands, but the minimalists among you will prefer to have your TV floating beautifully on your wall, with no accompanying furniture. So what’s the best TV mount? Tell us in the...
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I Almost Lost My Shit in Austenland
Take it from me: You haven’t known true awkwardness until you’ve completely botched an English country dance at a masquerade ball at a Jane Austen Festival, disrupting the steps of Regency costume-clad...
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This Week's TV: A Ton of New Shows, But Only One of Them is Worth Your Time
It’s officially the start of fall TV season, and seven new shows are launching. But only one of them has bowled us over. Plus Gotham is back, and nuttier than ever. And how will the Doctor save Clara...
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