There is some serious cognitive dissonance between costume companies desire to sell costumes to women, and their understanding of what women are - their understanding of fictional women at least. » 10/27/13 3:03pm 10/27/13 3:03pm

Should you meet your demise in Taiwan, a funerary option open to you is the Electric Flower Car (EFC), a wheeled, neon-lit platform upon which pulchritudinous women strip down to their skivvies for the benefit of audiences...both living and deceased. [io9] » 7/10/11 1:00pm 7/10/11 1:00pm

Meredith Woerner - After the success of Bridesmaids, we're stoked for the next big female-centric comedy. Could Clueless creator's Amy Heckerling's rom-com Vamps be the supernatural answer to The Hangover? We spoke with the producer to get the bloodthirsty details. » 6/10/11 6:33pm 6/10/11 6:33pm

While the rest of the world dons their fancy hats for the Royal Wedding, we wanted to pay tribute to the great amazing science fiction and fantasy-themed weddings that have rocked our universe. » 4/29/11 1:35pm 4/29/11 1:35pm

In a recent issue of Superman, it's revealed that Lex Luthor was reprimanded as a child for stealing 40 cakes. What you may not know is that the supervillain has had a long, terrible history of pastry larceny.… [ io9 » 3/22/11 2:10pm 3/22/11 2:10pm]

While other scientists have been wasting their time trying to cure diseases, one Harvard researcher has invented a device that lets you inhale food vapors. Finally, we're free from the burden of shoving delicious food in our faces! » 1/27/11 2:39pm 1/27/11 2:39pm

Welcome to part two of my 20 favorite female comics creators of 2010! I've had a lot of great material brought to my attention this year, and there's no shortage of fantastic comics by female creators. » 12/25/10 1:30pm 12/25/10 1:30pm

Inspired by an Inception map, Vanity Fair produced this chart detailing SATC 2. Apparently the cultural insensitivity, disgusting consumerism, and offensive lady clichés were just a group hallucination, so feel free to keep liking the early seasons of the show. » 12/16/10 12:45pm 12/16/10 12:45pm

This year, the first in which I've done a full year of writing about comics for CSBG, I thought hard about what I'd loved and hated over the year, particularly in regard to the issue of "women in comics". » 12/14/10 6:35pm 12/14/10 6:35pm

You probably heard that NASA announced a groundbreaking discovery that expands the definition of life as we know it. Did you know the lead scientist is a woman named Felisa Wolfe-Simon — and she's young? Prepare to feel inadequate. » 12/03/10 3:14pm 12/03/10 3:14pm

Yesterday, it was announced that a new Buffy The Vampire Slayer movie is in the works. Good news! Oh, wait: Bad news. Buffy creator Joss Whedon is not involved. » 11/23/10 1:01pm 11/23/10 1:01pm

Disney has created a 3D reboot of Tron called Tron: Legacy. which looks okay. Not okay? The aggressive marketing, especially when it comes to crappy, bizarre fashion-y tie-ins meant for women. Like the Tron shoe. » 10/19/10 5:15pm 10/19/10 5:15pm

This incredible flowchart from Overthinking It breaks down the many clichés female characters fall into. Note to writers: The "Mama Bear" and "Vanilla Action Girl" do not count as "strong female characters." » 10/11/10 3:46pm 10/11/10 3:46pm

In our Daddy Issues series, a father of a young daughter seeks guidance, hoping to raise a strong woman. He looks to feminism—and readers—for help. » 10/08/10 2:16pm 10/08/10 2:16pm

When we were eleven, my summer-camp crush and I nerd-flirted by attempting a Vulcan mind-meld. As it turns out, this may be (sort of) possible — and all you need is love. » 7/29/10 9:30am 7/29/10 9:30am