The 12 Best Nerdy Moments From All Five Seasons of Key and Peele

Brilliant Comedy Central show Key and Peele debuted in 2012, and it ends tonight (sniffle). Over the past five seasons, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele have hinted at their not-so-secret geeky leanings on several occasions. Here, we compile our favorite nerdy moments from the show. 1) “Dungeons & Dragons & Bitches” A Dungeon Master lets…

AMC’s adaptation of the amazing comic book Preacher will air in May 2016. Or, at least we think it might. Producer Seth Rogen tweeted the premiere date, along with the first official poster, but then deleted the initial tweet, updating it with this more general one. While we knew it was being filmed, it’s still…

The First Krampus Trailer Reveals the Dark Side of Santa

It’s kind of amazing that there hasn’t been a Krampus-based horror movie released during the Holiday season. But this? This seems pretty perfect. The trailer hits the horror elements, but the interplay between Adam Scott and David Koechner is hilarious. And, surely, Koechner’s character gets Krampused, right? Or does this Krampus stick to his usual…

Every Fast Food Restaurant in America, Mapped

Just how far out would you have to go to really escape the sight of Golden Arches? This per capita distribution map of fast food restaurants across the country comes from the USDA’s newly-updated Food Environment Atlas. In some ways, this map is a reflection of population—it’s not particularly surprising that Alaska’s Yukon trail is…

Chinese Beekeepers Actually Have a Good Reason for Hanging Hundreds of Beehives Off a Cliff

Beekeepers from China’s Hubei province have attached over 700 beehives to the face of a steep cliff in the Shennogjia Forestry Reserve. It’s an awesome—if not intimidating—sight, but it’s an effort to create new habitat for the endangered species. As reported in Xinhua, these beehives were set up by beekeepers on Muyu Village’s Guanmen Mountain,…

The Flash Meets the Flash on The Flash‘s New Promo

The multiverse is in full-swing in this brief but excellent new preview of The Flash season 2. We get the first real introduction to Jay Garrick, best known as the Flash of DC’s Golden Age of comics, who arrives to warn Barry of impending doom! Then the Atom Smasher plans his debut! Also, the Flash…

Here’s Part of the Reason Why These Male Lions Are Maneless

These are the famous Tsavo Man-Eaters. In 1898, they killed over 135 people, and stopped work on a railroad before they were finally shot. Like many male lions in the Tsavo region, they have no manes. A 10-year study shows us part of the reason why. The Tsavo lions have been sitting in the Field…

Nope, The Hulk Won’t Appear In The Next Guardians Of The Galaxy, Either

Jesse Eisenberg doesn’t think Batman v Superman is a “cartoonish” superhero film. Get a better look at The Force Awakens’ new Star Destroyer. Harrison Wells is returning to The Flash, but not as we know him. Plus, a new clip from The Martian, and a bunch of hints for Doctor Who. Spoilers Now! Guardians of…

Dragon Con Day 4: No Sleep, Sore Feet, and Still Going With Great Costumes

By Monday morning of Dragon Con, most people were packing up to leave Atlanta. And yet some cosplayers persevered, and the flood of awesome costumed characters continued. Here’s the best of what we saw on the final day of the popular culture convention. Owen takes his velociraptor Blue, Delta, Echo and Charlie on vacation from…

Stream the First Colbert Late Show For Free, Legally

Even if you’ve already ditched live TV in favor of Netflix binges, you’ll probably want to watch Stephen Colbert’s first night hosting The Late Show. CBS is offering everyone a one-week free trial of CBS All Access, the company’s live TV/catchup streaming service. Like most free trials, you have to create an account and offer…

Matt Damon Is Ripped And Ready To Go In the First Image From Bourne 5

After a film away, Matt Damon is back playing Jason Bourne, and here’s the gritty photo to prove it. Producer Frank Marshall tweeted the first image from the film’s set and it’s pretty obvious this is a different Bourne movie. Different looking? Yes, but a lot of the big players are back. Bourne 5 (which…

This poem about science fiction is a brilliant look at genres, and what it’s like to imagine how the world could be different. And several phrases from Anne Boyer’s “Science Fiction”will be stuck in my head for ages. It’s short—go read it!

Janelle Monae IS the Droid Star Wars Was Looking For

The deluge of Star Wars marketing and promotional tie-ins is already getting kind of ridiculous—but it’s all worthwhile, if it results in Janelle Monae becoming one of the faces of the Resistance against the First Order. Cover Girl just unveiled the latest of their Star Wars-themed makeup lines, featuring the indispensable android musician as their…

LIGHTSPEED Presents: “Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World” by Caroline M. Yoachim

io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we’ll be featuring a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World” by Caroline M. Yoachim. You can read the story below or you can listen to the podcast. Enjoy! Image © 2015 by…

The Silky Anteater is Just Ridiculous

Look at that thing. It looks like a teddy bear mated with a powder puff and a set of meat hooks. It has giant claws and a spiked mucousy tongue, and it kills 5,000 things a day. And it’s still adorable. The silky anteater, shown above being utterly content with its place in the world,…

This New Indiana Jones Poster Belongs In A Museum, But You Can Own It

Like an Indiana Jones puzzle, what you see above is just part of the story. It’s part of a brand new poster by artist JC Richard that takes one of the most iconic scenes in Raiders of the Lost Ark and turns it into a painfully beautiful limited edition poster. That poster, called Well of…

The Final Discworld Book Is Bittersweet For Many Reasons

The latest Discworld book, The Shepherd’s Crown, doesn’t just have the task of wrapping up the story of Tiffany Aching, trainee witch. It’s also the very last Discworld book, since author Terry Pratchett sadly passed away earlier this year. The good news is, this is a solid ending to both stories. Some minor spoilers ahead…

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Watch The Best—and Creepiest—Part of This New Telepathic Thriller Right Now

It’s the worst nightmare you probably didn’t know you had. That your thoughts are no longer your own. In Listening, a new indie movie, the ability to read minds has been invented—and, as you’d expect, it doesn’t go particularly well. In an exclusive clip from the film, which hits on demand and select theaters September…

What’s the One Weird Fact That You Learned in School And Never Forgot?

It’s never the big, important things that stick in your memory. It’s always the weirdest details or most bizarre bits of information. I, for example, will always remember that the state bird of Utah is the California gull. Because that is ridiculous. Now’s also a good time to find out if that fact that you’ve…