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io9TelevisionOrphan Black Answers The Question We’ve Been Asking Since The Pilot
Orphan Black sent a few of its characters abroad this week in search of answers — and boy, did they find a big, weird one. But the best storyline of the week happens at home, when one of our Leda clones makes a very deep — and violent — familial connection. From the moment that … Continued
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Jurassic World Conquers The Weekend Box Office With Record Debut
Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World has pulled in an astonishing $204.6 million debut in North America, and $511.8 million worldwide. The film has overtaken Avengers: Age of Ultron’s record take in the United States (although it hasn’t quite overtaken the original Avengers film from 2012), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 for the … Continued
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Student Calls For Eradication Of Graphic Novels From English Course
A student enrolled at Crafton Hills College has protested the inclusion of a number of graphic novels in the curriculum for her English 250 course. Tara Shultz, along with her parents and friends have called for the “eradic[ation] [of the books] from the system,” and have complained to the College’s administrators over their inclusion. The … Continued
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io9Afghanistan’s Destroyed Buddhas Given New Life As Holograms
In March 2001, the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, a pair of giant statues dating to the 6th century in the Bamyan valley in central Afghanistan. Now, the statues have been resurrected with 3D light projection technology. A Chinese couple, Janson Yu and Liyan Hu worked to develop a projector at the cost of … Continued
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The Philae Lander Has Woken Up!
This morning, the Philae Lander has re-awoken from its hibernation on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, according to a blog post from the European Space Agency. Rosetta’s lander Philae wakes up from hibernation The lander has been in hibernation mode since November, after coming to rest in a shady part of the comet’s surface. Now, with the comet … Continued
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Yeah, Dark Matter Is Predictable. It’s Still Fun as Hell.
Dark Matter premiered on Syfy last night, and we spent a lot of quality time learning the personalities of our brand new protagonists. Were there any huge surprises right out of the box? Not really. But it was fun. Spoilers… The plot of the pilot can be dispensed with relatively quickly: six crewmembers of a … Continued
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Concept Art from Jurassic World Shows Off Isla Nublar’s Wild Beauty
A fantastic selection of concept art from Colin Trevorrow’s blockbuster, Jurassic World has surfaced on the web. Feast your eyes on some of the fantastic artwork that shows off theIsla Nublar’s popular attraction, and take in the wild beauty that the folks at InGen couldn’t tame. The artwork comes courtesy of Gadget-bot, which has worked … Continued
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The Shepherd’s Crown will be Terry Pratchett’s last Discworld novel
Ever since Terry Pratchett’s death in March, there’s been some speculation as to whether or not the series would continue. Now, his daughter, Rhianna Pratchett has announced that his forthcoming novel, The Shepherd’s Crown, will be the final installment of the series. https://gizmodo.com/rip-sir-terry-pratchett-1948-2015-1691042794 Pratchett confirmed that she, nor anyone else would be continuing the series … Continued
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This Artwork For A New Man In The High Castle Edition Blows Our Minds
Philip K. Dick’s famous novel, The Man in the High Castle has recently gotten special treatment from The Folio Society, a publisher notable for their exquisite editions of classic literature. With the release, they’ve provided us with a special look at some of the artwork inside. This new edition of the book is now out, … Continued
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Ellen DeGeneres To Produce Naomi Novik’s Uprooted
Naomi Novik has been gaining considerable acclaim for her latest novel, Uprooted. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s being adapted for film courtesy of Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman at Warner Brothers. A couple of weeks ago, we described Uprooted as a book that “combines fantasy, fairy tale, and coming of age stories in … Continued
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This Year’s Science Fiction Hall Of Fame Inductees Are Legends
Seattle’s EMP Museum houses the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and yesterday, announced the 2015 cohort of inductees: James E. Gunn, Georges Méliès, John Schoenherr, Hayao Miyazaki, Kurt Vonnegut and Jack Gaughan. This year’s inductees are an interesting mix of author and artists: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame was originally located at the Gunn … Continued
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SFWA Introduces New Medal Designs for Award Nominees
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has introduced a new set of book medallions for award winners and nominees for the Nebula and Andre Norton Awards. https://gizmodo.com/women-dominate-the-2015-nebula-awards-1709630982 The medallions, designed by Saga Editorial Director Joe Monti and designer Michael McCartney to be displayed on all works which have received the honors. Why does … Continued
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io9Alien and Prometheus Mashup Redeems the Latter
In an editing exercise, film student Job Willins has taken Ridley Scott’s films Alien and Prometheus into a single film called Derelict. The end result is pretty good, and well worth watching. Willins wanted to put the two films together, highlighting what worked in Prometheus, and explore its ties to the larger Alien universe. ‘Derelict’ … Continued
