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The Jessica Jones Trailer Brings the Superpowers and the Supervillain
After lots of teasing, we finally have a full trailer for Netflix and Marvel’s Jessica Jones. It focuses on how powerful Jessica is–and how little that means in comparison to the main villain of the...
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Shockingly, It Turns Out Heroes Reborn Is Just as Awful as Heroes Ever Was
Goddammit, Heroes Reborn. I gave you the benefit of the doubt. You hurt me—not just failed to entertain me, not just insulted me as a viewer, but emotionally hurt me—for three of your four original...
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Today's Best Media Deals: Downton Abbey, The Lincoln Lawyer Ebook, and More
I dare say, even a footman could afford to buy the first five seasons of Downton Abbey on Blu-ray for $55. [Preorder Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey: Seasons 1-5,...
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Jem and the Holograms Fails in a Way That I've Never Seen a Movie Fail Before
Young people, right? They like young-people shit, like YouTube videos, Instagram selfies and crazy hair. If you hate young people but want to pander to them for some reason—like, if you have loathsome,...
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The Plague Has Been Around For a Lot Longer Than We Thought
The Black Death wiped out nearly half the population of Europe during the 14th Century, a blight that swept through the continent in the gut of fleas. But a new analysis of ancient human DNA shows that...
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The Last Witch Hunter Is The Most Amazing Guilty Pleasure In Ages
There are some action movies that just embrace the total absurdity of their own existence, and invite you to come along for a crazy silly ride. These are among my favorite sorts of movies out there,...
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io9 Book Club Reminder: Meet Nov. 3 To Discuss Matthew De Abaitua's If Then!
This month, the io9 Book Club is reading If Then by Matthew De Abaitua. We’ll meet on Nov. 3 to discuss it. Join us!http://www.amazon.com/If-Then-Matthe...What is this io9 Book Club all about? We meet...
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Get the Marvel Phase 2 Blu-Ray Box Set Before Star-Lord Steals It From You
Once Ant-Man hits home video on December 8, all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 2 films will be available, and you know what that means—a giant box set of all the movies in special collectible...
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Bryce Dallas Howard Will Not Be Running in Heels in Jurassic World 2
This summer, Jurassic World enraged shoe-wearers nationwide after it depicted Bryce Dallas Howard’s type-A character running away from loose, cranky dinosaurs in stilettos. “Claire goes out into the...
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Today's Best Deals: Wake-Up Light, 3D Printer, KitchenAid Mixer, and More
Here are the best of today’s deals. Get every great deal every day on Kinja Deals, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never miss a deal, join us on Kinja Gear to read about great products, and on...
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The 10 Scariest Ways to Die
Death is scary no matter what–but it gets even scarier once your imagination, and all your most insane phobias, begin to take hold. We white-knuckled our way through this list of the most terrifying...
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Gremlins, Werewolves, and Hellboys: Rick Baker Gets a Tribute Art Show
Even if you don’t know the name Rick Baker, you know his work. I guarantee it. From Star Wars to An American Werewolf in London, Men in Black to Ed Wood, Gremlins, Thriller, Hellboy, Baker’s work with...
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io9 Newsstand: The Latest Issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Is Well Worth...
This week’s stories mesh weighty elements—ghosts, drug trafficking, emergent AI, death—with lighthearted or humorous skeins that lift them up just enough, without being trivial. And they’re all in one...
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The Haunting of Meatloaf Is Exactly As Weird As It Sounds
This week the Lifetime Movie Network show The Haunting Of achieved utter weirdness with its spotlight on Meatloaf. To be clear, that’s Meatloaf, the singer and actor of Rocky Horror Picture Show and...
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This Is the Most Complete Picture of the Milky Way Ever Taken
How big is this photo? So big that just by taking it, astronomers found over 50,000 new stars and other bright space objects.The picture comes from astronomers at Germany’s Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Of...
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This Literary Horror Tale Will Reawaken Your Love For H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft is a polarizing figure nowadays—even if you ignore all the hugely problematic elements of his writing. But he still pioneered so much of what we love in horror and science fiction. So...
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How Playboy helped save science fiction.
How Playboy helped save science fiction. Not only did Playboy provide a huge audience for science fiction stories during the publishing crash of the late 1950s, but the mag also helped keep short SF...
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There Will Be No Twilight Zone In A New Tower of Terror Movie
Anyone who has been to a Disney theme park has probably screamed on Tower of Terror, the Twilight Zone-inspired elevator drop ride. It was turned into a 1997 TV movie and now, it’s getting remade, but...
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GIFs of Life in Zero-Gee Almost Make Space Look Fun
Being an astronaut may sound glamorous, but for the most part, life in space is utter tedium—checking systems logs, labeling test tubes for routine science experiments. Not to mention the fact that...
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Return Of The Jedi Was Great, You Ewok-Slandering Fools
Earlier this week, the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer came out, and our own Albert Burneko took a moment to express a bit of perfectly warranted skepticism about its prospects. HOWEVER,...
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