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In Memory of Ralph McQuarrie, the Artist who Designed Darth Vader & R2-D2
I run the Fine Art feature on Kotaku because it’s an aspect of the creative process that I have a big interest in, and the utmost respect for. Indeed, there was a point in my life where I hit a fairly...
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Admire This Picturesque Launch for an Imperfect Mission
Ooooh, pretty! This is the Soyuz spacecraft shaking the bonds of gravity to carry astronauts to the International Space Station in the wee hours of this morning. After a brief docking hiccup, the trio...
View ArticleHouse of Cards Season 4 Gets a Release Date and a Fantastic Campaign Website
Possibly the best thing to happen during tonight’s GOP debate was this ad for House of Cards’s next season. Netflix isn’t a giant tease, either—we’ve got a release date, and a campaign website to tide...
View ArticleDeadspin Dwayne Bowe Is The Browns’ White Elephant | Jezebel Warrant Issued...
Deadspin Dwayne Bowe Is The Browns’ White Elephant | Jezebel Warrant Issued for Ethan Couch, Teen Who Suffered From ‘Affluenza,’ for Violating His Probation | Sploid 200-year old giant salamander...
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Our First Real Details About The Iron Fist Netflix Series!
Justin Lin talks about the music in Star Trek Beyond. The Force Awakens moves on from TV spots to mini-featurettes. One character is skipping the next season of Game of Thrones. Plus, Doctor Strange...
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Is the Most Fun I've Had at the Movies in Ages
They finally made a movie sequel to the original Star Wars trilogy. And the good news is? The Force Awakens easily captures the charm and excitement of the first three movies. Here’s our spoiler-free...
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He'll Be Back—Terminator 2: Judgment Day Returns to Theaters Next Year, and...
Next year is already scheduled to have a bunch of great blockbusters. One, however, you’ve already seen, just never like this. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is been re-released in 3D for the film’s 25th...
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The Trinity Rises Up On a New Set of Gritty Batman v Superman Posters
When a big movie is released in theaters, all the other studios take advantage of the attendance bump with new trailers, posters and more. One of 2016’s biggest films, Batman v Superman: Dawn of...
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Tom Hardy's Really Upset About Losing All That Sweet Suicide Squad Money
You know when you say something in a joking manner, but it’s really a mask for dropping a semi-stealthy truth bomb? Yeah, that’s what Tom Hardy did when he was asked about having to drop out of Suicide...
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How Star Trek Beyond Questions the Federation's Philosophy
Fans have complained that the recent Star Trek movies don’t do enough to explore the philosophical issues that were at the heart of classic Trek. But Justin Lin, the director of Star Trek Beyond, told...
View ArticleStar Wars: The Force Awakens is one of the best films of the year.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is one of the best films of the year. So says the American Film Institute who put the anticipated sequel on their top ten films of 2015 list along with Mad Max: Fury Road,...
View ArticleThe Paranoid Optimist: How to Have Faith in the Future Even Though We're Doomed
I have an absolute total unshakable faith in the future of humanity, and in progress. But I’m also sure that awful, terrible things are going to happen, the environment is going to be screwed, and...
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The Pitch Letter That Created the Star Wars Expanded Universe
For nearly 25 years, the Star Wars Expanded Universe seemed like an unstoppable juggernaut of books, comics, and video games. But in 1988, nobody was even thinking of doing new Star Wars books. Until...
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There Was Plenty of NZT to Go Around on Last Night's Limitless
Well, damn. Limitless, the freshman series that won my heart as an unapologetically off-kilter comedic serial with episode-long Ferris Bueller homages and made-up ailments like “micropenis,” took an...
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The Inside Story of Manhattan, the Best TV Show You Haven't Been Watching
WGN America’s Manhattan ended its critically acclaimed second season with a bang — the detonation of the first nuclear bomb on July 6, 1945. As the series awaits news on whether it will be cancelled or...
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Where Marvel's "All-New, All-Different" Universe Stands Right Now
It’s been nearly three whole months since we bid adieu to the Marvel comic universe of old, and said hello to the world of “All-New, All-Different” Marvel. In many ways, a lot has changed, and in some...
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The Star Wars Experts At Wookieepedia Answer YOUR Geekiest Star Wars Questions
A few weeks back, we asked the io9 readership to come up with their geekiest Star Wars questions. No topic was too taboo, no idea too nerdy, and you did an amazing job. We then picked our favorites and...
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NASA’s Tech Was Repurposed in Some Strange Ways This Year
NASA has a long history of seeing its technology turned around after spaceflight for some more earthbound purposes. (Enjoy that scratch-resistant coating on your glasses? Well, it began life as an...
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Loki Is Looking Mighty Familiar in This Week's Issue of The Mighty Thor
Thor is currently facing a whole heap of problems in The Mighty Thor—and so is Jane Foster. Everything is about to get trickier with the re-arrival of Loki in her adventures. But that’s not the...
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Deadpool's Version Of Home Alone Is Way More Deadly Than The Real Thing
Though what you see above looks a lot like Kevin McCallister’s Battle Plan from Home Alone, it is not. Look a little closer; it’s got pizza rats, medical waste, and boobs. This is a far more sinister...
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