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Melting Crayons Gets Pretty Psychedelic
There’s a moment, before all the crayons are melted and before it devolves into some sort of poisonous stew that people in the past had to eat because that’s all they had to eat, where some of the...
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Here's Some Beautiful Star Wars Art for a Friday Evening
Now that you can watch The Force Awakens anytime, you’d think maybe we’d be sick of seeing beautiful artwork from it. You’d be wrong. Acme Archives just released a bunch of new pieces and they’re as...
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There Was Only One Decent April Fools' Day Prank Today, and This Is It
Friends, we’ve finally made it: The hellishly wearisome event that is April Fool’s Day is basically at its end. We at io9 despise this black day, but even our curmudgeonly souls got a smile out of this...
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Experience Booming Surround Sound for $300 with No Receiver, and Few Wires
VIZIO S5451w-C2 5.1 Channel Sound Bar with Subwoofer and Surrounds, $300The supermassive version of our favorite surround sound system is down to its lowest price today on Amazon.If you aren’t...
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We Finally Know Why the North Pole Is Moving East
Something strange is happening to our planet. Around the year 2000, the North rotational pole started migrating eastward at a vigorous clip. Now, scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have...
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The History of Femslash, the Tiny Fandom That's Taking Over the Universe
Illustration: Jim Cooke/io9. Etching of Jupiter and Callisto, Pierre Milan, 1537-40The death of a minor supporting character on a tiny CW show set of a huge discussion about the representation of the...
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The Incredible Challenge of Writing a Post-Apocalyptic Novel With an Autistic...
Post-apocalyptic stories usually feature a certain type of character—someone who fits in with survivalist tropes. We never want to think about how people with various disabilities will do after the end...
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Jeweler Makes a Solid Gold Han Solo Minifig
And we thought carbon freezing looked painful...Jeweler and all-around maker of things JerryRigEverything took a LEGO mini-fig of everyone’s favorite scoundrel smuggler and turned him into solid gold....
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Judge Dredd Will Fight Aliens and Predators in a Crazy New Crossover Comic
Three of the most iconic scifi franchises in history are meeting up once more in Dark Horse’s latest crossover comic, the aptly titled Predator vs Judge Dredd vs Aliens. Want to know more about Dredd’s...
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Dive Deep Into the Making of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy With...
Is there really any doubt that Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is the best Batman movie? Sure, arguments can be made for others but, with his second film, Nolan was able to strike a perfect balance...
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Screamers Is the Most Underrated Philip K. Dick Adaptation Ever
Philip K. Dick stories often make for well-received films, like Blade Runner, Total Recall, and A Scanner Darkly . Next—the one with Nicolas Cage as a clairvoyant magician, which strays a lot from its...
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This Low-Tech Trap For Killing Mosquito Eggs Is Brilliant
Image: Daniel PineloMosquitoes love to breed inside discarded car tires. So why not use this against them? Such is the thinking of Canadian researchers who have developed a DIY mosquito trap that’s...
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The Toy Packaging For Rogue One Mixes New School and Old School
We’ve now seen the trailer for the new Star Wars movie so, in the grand Star Wars tradition, what comes next? Merchandise, of course! The official Star Wars Instagram revealed the packaging for the...
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A Profile of the Greatest Character In the Star Wars Expanded Universe, Hoar
The old Star Wars Expanded Universe was home to some beloved characters—Mara Jade, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Quinlan Vos, the list goes on. But no other character stands as a testament to the sheer joy of...
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SpaceX Just Landed a Rocket on a Drone Ship
Minutes after a smooth launch of its Dragon spacecraft this afternoon, SpaceX hit a long-standing, elusive goal: It neatly landed the Falcon 9 rocket that had launched the Dragon right down on a drone...
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The Concourse American Cities, Ranked | Jezebel The Hottest High School Drinking Game Is Jews vs. Nazis | Gizmodo This Low-Tech Trap For Killing Mosquito Eggs Is Brilliant | Gawker Like You, Bernie...
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Deadpool Director Promises The Goon Movie May Still Be Happening
It’s turning out to be a very good day for films everybody assumed would never happen! Tim Miller, best known for turning a foul-mouthed superhero into an R-rated blockbuster, said that the adaptation...
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This Custom Iron Man Figure Is What a Real-Life Buzz Lightyear Would Look Like
Master toy customizer Sam Kwok has turned Hot Toys’ sixth-scale Starboost Iron Man XXXIX figure into what Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear would almost certainly look like in real life. If Tony Stark ever...
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Today's Best Deals: Filter-Free Vacuums, Surround Sound, Solar Charger, and More
A popular surround sound system, filter-free Dyson vacuums, and a discounted AV receiver kick off Friday’s best deals.Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce...
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These Jungle Book Posters Are Both Vibrant and Foreboding
You may not believe it, but Jon Favreau’s remake of The Jungle Book is pretty good. We’ll have a full review and more next week—but first, to celebrate the film’s release, an online group called the...
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