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The Trailer For Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity Will Turn Your Knuckles White

We’ve been dying to share a first glimpse of Gravity with you ever since we saw this intense footage at CinemaCon. It’s visually stunning, and absolutely terrifying. Cuarón directed Children of Men, so you can expect great things from this movie.


Helpful Chart Explains The Difference Between "good" Hacking And "bad" Hacking

Hacking is a noble pursuit — it’s what tinkerers do to create cool new machines and innovate. But the media is obsessed with using the word “hacker” interchangeably with “criminal.” That’s why IEEE Spectrum magazine has created this helpful chart (click to enlarge), in which they try to separate out the good hacks from the bad. See if you can guess which ones are good and which are bad . . . answers are on the interactive chart at IEEE, where you can check the boxes to show only good hacks, bad ones, or neutral.


William Gibson Says Cyberspace Was Inspired By 8-Bit Video Games

Over at the Paris Review, William Gibson has finally told the full story of how he invented the term cyberspace – partly by scribbling on notepads, and partly by watching kids playing video games in early-1980s arcades.


It’s The Albanian Pop Music Version Of Tron: Legacy!

If your favourite part of Tron: Legacy was the bar scene, then this insane pop song from Albanian star Aurela Gaçe is for you. Called Ca$h, the music vid is set in the Eurotrash Tron universe (watch and you’ll see what I mean), and the sound is pure Italo Disco retro.


Who Are All These Weird New Mutants In X-Men: First Class?

The first X-Men films introduced us to marquee mutants like Wolverine and Storm. For the 1960s prequel X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn has dug deep into X-Men lore and plucked out some of the comic’s most obscure mutants.


Return To The World Of Gamer Nerd Rage With Book Two Of ‘King Of RPGs’

We loved the first book of io9 columnist Jason Thompson’s graphic novel series King of RPGs, and now book two is finally out! Return to the crazed world of Theo, the greatest DM in the world, and the game-addicted Shesh, as they rampage through World of Warfare. We’ve got the first few pages of the book to get you started. If you’ve ever found yourself sucked way too far into a tabletop game, or gotten into a fistfight over an MMO, this book is definitely for you.


Can One Crazy Dungeon Master Defeat Neo-Nerd Hipster Douchery?

When a neo-nerd hipster douchebag joins Scott’s old-school D&D game, it looks like heads are going to roll along with the dice. Help make this funny, original movie about geek culture a reality by donating!


‘Sucker Punch’ Becomes Commentary On Death Of Moviemaking

Sucker Punch is such a bad movie that it raises the bar for what counts as terrible. That’s because there’s a horrific genius in it. This film will crystallise for you all those half-formed thoughts about what’s wrong with Hollywood.


A Drug That Could Make You Grow Sensory Whiskers (and Penis Spines)

Only a few molecules separate you from having sensory whiskers and penis spines. That’s right – evolution has cheated you out of those whiskers that make your cat a super-sensor and the spines that, well, make your penis super-sensitive. A study published today in Nature reveals that human DNA still bears traces of genes that could, if tinkered with slightly, cause the next generation of Homo sapiens to have new sensory organs. And penis spines. How would that work?


Evangelion 2.0 Brings Giant Robot Teen Angst To America

Anime series Evangelion has mesmerised Japanese audiences since the mid-1990s with its story of angsty teens who fight Earth-destroying “angels” from the cockpits of giant robots. With Evangelion 2.0, its blend of teen drama, techno-action, and apocalyptic mysticism hits Stateside.


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