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#robotics
Fall Into the Uncanny Valley With Your Own Robot Double
Need a gift for the robot aficionado who has everything? A Japanese company is giving consumers the opportunity to buy a moving, talking robot that looks just like them, only creepier. [io9] -
#collegefootball
South Florida Coach Allegedly Slapped Player
According to a report on Fanhouse, South Florida football coach Jim Leavitt decided to pepper a recent halftime speech with a little choking and a few well placed shots to the face. Hey, they did win the game. More » -
#kickass
Watch Nic Cage Dress Like Batman, Shoot A Child
There's a brand new Kick-Ass clip out and well... it really does kick ass. I think Nic Cage has finally found his calling as a creepy flesh-mustached father who pumps bullets into his daughter's chest. Plus see his superhero uniform! [io9] -
#scifiairforce
Commercials Show the US Air Force's Science Fiction Side
If Stargate SG-1 is to be believed, the US Air Force's Space Command hides fantastical technologies and runs space-bound missions. A new ad campaign paints the US Air Force as straight out of science fiction — without the aliens. [io9] -
#hotfuckingstove
And It Appears The Phillies Are Close To Landing Roy Halladay
WHAT? So confused. Three-way trade with Seattle? Cliff Lee to Seattle? Roy Halladay to Phillies? Little people to Toronto? Somebody make some goddamn sense already. [Philly.com] -
#ballsdeep
A-HOLE COACH DIGEST: Did He Just Call Me Ni***r Shoes?
Welcome to Asshole Coach Digest, where we regale you Deadspin folk with stories of the meanest, cruelest, most batshit insane coaches you ever had. Email me your asshole coach story here. Off we go. More » -
#diy
Why Aren't You Building Your Own UFO Yet?
Do you know why Richard Branson was in such a hurry to unveil SpaceShipTwo last week? It's not because he loves cool toys — it's because he was worried an inventor who's created a personal UFO would steal his thunder. [io9] -
#caprica
See Caprica's Extended Pilot Online
If you want to see the (extended version of the) Caprica pilot before next month's premiere, Syfy have an early gift for you; they've put the whole thing online. UPDATE: Click through for an embedded version. [io9] -
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#nfl
3-D Broadcast Fails To Win Over Crowd At Actual 3-D Game
Yesterday, in a stupendous moment of technological flimflammery, the infamously large HDTV that hangs over the field at Cowboys Stadium broadcast stunning 3-D images to the crowd....of the live three-dimensional football game taking place directly below it. -
#teenwolf
Teen Wolf Series Casts The Lost Jonas Brother
Looks like we're trading car-surfing for a Selena Gomez-type cast in the new MTV Teen Wolf series. Four baby-faced teens have been cast, and now they hold the future of beer bonging werewolves in their hands. Plot details revealed. [io9] -
#madscience
Octopus Uses Coconut Shells as Portable Armor
Tools aren't just for vertebrates anymore. The veined octopus has been spotted lugging around coconut shells to serve as mobile shelters, the first time scientists have observed tool use in an invertebrate species. [io9] -
#tigerwoods
Tiger Woods Roundup: A New Vixen Cashes In Her Self-Esteem For Tabloid Infamy
Meet Julie Postle, an Orlando cocktail waitress who blew off her ex for Tiger Woods. Postle revealed that she stored Woods' name in her cell phone as "Mr. Brightside," which is just gross. And is the Woods marriage a sham? More » -
#marvelsgreatestcomics
Marvel: The First Hit Is Free (Or $1, At Most)
A fan of the Iron Man movie and wondering where to start with the comics? Marvel has come up with a low cost way of introducing new readers to their books with the Marvel's Greatest Comics imprint. [io9] -
#shoty2009
2009 SHOTY: Time For Voting
OK, you've seen all the nominees. It's now time to vote. Polls will be open until Thursday at 12:01 a.m. Vote like the wind. Vote like your soul depends on it. More » -
#avatar
Did Prog Rock's Greatest Artist Inspire Avatar? All Signs Point To Yes
James Cameron spent years creating Avatar's floating islands and crazy dragons, and then an army of concept artists brought them to life. But maybe they had some inspiration from somewhere else? Like classic album-cover artist Roger Dean? Behold the evidence. [io9] -
#starwars
Millennium Falcon Bed May Not Look Like Much, But She's Got It Where It Counts
Climb aboard the fastest ship in the galaxy — it's the Millennium Falcon bed. Check out our full gallery, showing the insane detail on each pillow. Sleep in style, while making the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. [io9] -
#foodmetaphors
Basketball, As Seen Through The Prism Of A Chipotle Burrito
UWM's James "Big Lumber" Eayrs: "[Rice] is the point guard to my burrito, holding everything together. Next, my main ingredient, double chicken. It fills my stomach like a center should fill the lane. Next in line, my salsas..." [HZN, via] -
#spaceporn
The Secret Stars At The Heart Of The Flame Nebula — Revealed!
More proof we're living in a golden age for space images: Another new telescope, the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (ViSTA) just started up, and already we have some gorgeous images. Click through to see a couple more. [io9] -
#decadium
Decade Retrospective: 2006
We continue our year-by-year look back at the decade with the year 2006, back when Kurt Cobain was rising up the pop charts, back when James Cameron was dramatically overbudget on a little movie called The Abyss. Simple times. More »
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#whattowatch
Holiday Chills From Rerun Vampires And New Doctors On This Week's TV
The holiday slowdown is in full swing, with almost all regular shows off-air or in reruns, but don't think that gets you out of your television duties: There are Vampire Diaries and Doctor Whos to catch up on! [io9] -
#womenscollegebasketball
Missouri Basketball Players (Who Are Women) Beat Up Cheerleader (Who Isn't)
Much like their Kansas brethren, Missouri's athletic department is being torn asunder by intra-sports team strife. Only it's not the teams you usually expect, since we're talking about women's basketball and cheerleading. These kids do not compromise. More » -
#arkhamasylum2
Gotham Goes To Hell In Arkham Sequel
The brand new teaser trailer for videogame Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 shows that Gotham City has gone to the dogs since the first game. Where's the Caped Crusader when you need him? Click through to see for yourself. [io9] -
#sgu
SGU Gets Another Season And Takes Responsibility For Sexism-Gate
Just as Stargate Universe started to get better, so did its future. Syfy has decided that SGU should stay around for another season, along with Sanctuary. But will this next season hold a better future for the women of SGU? [io9] -
#conceptart
Relive the Human-Machine War with Matrix Concept Art
Even if you prefer to pretend that the latter Matrix movies don't exist, you can still appreciate these gloomy pieces of concept art from The Matrix trilogy, filled with sinister machines and the interminable levels of the human city Zion. [io9] -
#jjabrams
What's J.J. Abrams' Next Mystery Project?
Buried deep down in the bottom of New York Times' interview with Paramount's Chariman Brad Grey was the news that neither the Star Trek sequel nor Mission Impossible 4 may be J.J. Abrams' next film project. But what is? [io9] -
#weekendwinner
Randy Moss Wins the Weekend
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Randy Moss, who won the weekend by letting his teammates do the heavy lifting for him. Why should he put himself out? More » -
#doctorwho
Merry Whomas From Paul Cornell
Get your holiday season properly underway with an early gift from writer Paul Cornell: An all-new Doctor Who story about the end of time (But not the one you'll see on television in just over a week). [io9] -
#wakeupdeadspin
Wait Till He Finds Out About Mark Ingram
I have no explanation for this picture, but still ... what a gambler! More » -
#morningspoilers
Ultra Rumor Control For Ghostbusters 3, Transformers 3 And Spider-Man 4!
Sigourney Weaver's crazy Ghostbusters 3 hints and a leaked Transformers 3 script: real or just awesome? Also, we catch up with Iron Man 2, Spider-Man 4, Thor, Daybreakers and Harry Potter. Plus Doctor Who, Lost, Supernatural, True Blood and Chuck. [io9]
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