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Behold the Bronzed Brilliance of Legends of Tomorrow's Hawkman and Hawkgirl
We’ve known for a while that Hawkgirl would be joining the cast of the CW’s superhero teamup series Legends of Tomorrow—and then we learned that Hawkman would be joining her. But aside from a minor...
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Kimberly Peirce's Remake of Carrie Struggled With Vagina-Phobic Execs Who...
When Boys Don’t Cry director Kimberly Peirce remade Carrie in 2013, everyone dismissed her version of the film as an unnecessary do-over. But Peirce had some ideas for how to make her version stand...
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8 Scientific Discoveries That Prove Evolution is Real
When explaining human origins, a staggering 42% of all Americans still ascribe to a creationist interpretation—despite the fact that there’s plenty of evidence to support the theory of natural...
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Forget Spider-Gwen, Gwenpool Is Gwen Stacy's Latest Superhero Persona
The Gwenaissance continues! Following the debut of Spider-Gwen a year ago, Marvel has seemingly gone gaga for Gwen Stacy. First was Spider-Gwen’s appearance in Spider-Verse. Then she became every...
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The World's Coolest Poster Convention Gets a Goofy Warriors-Inspired One-Sheet
Anyone who collects posters has heard of Mondo. They’re the Austin, TX-based company making some of the best limited-edition, collectable posters in the world. Next month, they’re hosting their second...
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Recognize Space Whisky for What It Is: A Long Con to Sell You Gross,...
I love space. I love whisky. So how could the attempt to combine the two go so horribly wrong? Like this. Just like this.In case you haven’t heard, Scotch-purveyor Ardbeg retrieved their whisky...
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Louisiana Officials Said That After Planned Parenthood Closes, Women Can Just...
When Louisiana state officials announced their plans to terminate Planned Parenthood’s state Medicaid contract in late August, they argued that there were plenty of doctors who could take on the more...
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What's The Red Shape in NASA's Meatball Logo?
You’ve probably seen NASA’s so-called “meatball logo,” and wondered what it meant. Obviously, the blue sphere represents a planet. What about the red? I’d assumed the chevron stood for aeronautics, and...
View ArticleDrool Over This Exclusive Look At The Official Game of Thrones Astrolabe
Game of Thrones has the coolest opening sequence on television, thanks to that insane orrery showing the relief map of Westeros along with the heavens. And io9 is proud to bring you an exclusive video...
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Hold This Magnet In Your Hand and It Stops Being a Magnet
If you love a magnet, set it free. If it comes back to you, it’s due to a temperature called Curie. Look, I’m not a poet. Just read this.Magnetism requires a degree of order. A magnet is a piece of...
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Which Horror Movie "Spooky Kid" Was the Absolute Spookiest of Them All?
It’s only 50 days until Halloween, so naturally we’ve got horror on the brain. Spooky kids have been a part of scary movies as long as the genre’s been around; it’s just so unnerving to see a...
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Should Star Wars: The Force Awakens Have a Post-Credits Sequence?
There’s a new rumor going around that The Force Awakens will have a post-credits sequence when it debuts in December. We don’t know what it would be—a promo for Rogue One, maybe a teaser for Episode...
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SpaceX's Crew Dragon Capsule Looks Like a Luxury Sports Car
Well, it’s official: The days of blasting into space in a rattly aluminum can are over. SpaceX has just unveiled the very first images of the interior of its Crew Dragon capsule. As you might expect,...
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The Most Perfect Way That Star Wars Could Troll Everybody
Actually, there are a LOT of ways that Star Wars could troll its fans, and audiences in general. Almost a whole galaxy’s worth of ways, in fact. But commenter Sean Kelley hit on a great one.In response...
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This Artificially Intelligent Boss Means the Workplace Will Never Be the Same
Suddenly, your boss doesn’t seem so bad. Japanese firm Hitachi is now using artificially intelligent managers, in what may be a world’s first. These AI bosses can not only issue workflows and employee...
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Seven Reasons I Actually Love Mad Max
“You’re the video game writer person,” said one of my friends last night. “What do you think of Metal Gear Solid V?” I looked down at my Shadow Moses shirt, slightly embarrassed. “I haven’t played it...
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This New Clip From The Martian Includes A Plan So Crazy, It Just Might Work
One of your astronauts is stranded on Mars. The rest of his crew is on their way back to Earth. How the heck do you turn the crew around fast enough to rescue the astronaut before he starves to death?...
View ArticleCalifornia’s pistachio trees may look prolific this year but crack open many...
California’s pistachio trees may look prolific this year but crack open many of those shells and you’ll find something surprising: nothing. NPR’s The Salt has the story of what’s behind this year’s...
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This Week's io9 Newsstand Is Not Just About 9/11
This morning, The New Yorker heralded the arrival of Speculative 9/11 Fiction with trepidation, calling the trend “unsettling.” The article is partly a commentary on how fiction of any kind deals with...
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Early Forensics Helped Solve England's Gruesome "Jigsaw Murders" Case
In September 1935, two women were found buried at the spot marked on this photograph of a grassy ditch next to a Scottish road. To find their killer, investigators would need to identify the women...
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