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Here are the fifteen professions that drink the most coffee. Guess who’s number one.

In 2011, Dunkin’ Donuts teamed up with CareerBuilder to shed some light on U.S. coffee consumption in the workplace. After polling 4,700 American workers, they concluded that “some professionals need coffee more than others.” Photo Credit: Linh H. Nguyen via flickr After the jump, you’ll find an infographic that depicts the fifteen professions most dependent…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Watch an octopus steal food and beat up a shark AT THE SAME TIME

Octopuses are absolutely hilarious, what with their penchant for puzzle-solving and infinitely useful tentacles. Just check out this video by Lauren De Vos of the University of Cape Town’s Marine Research Institute — while filming a bait canister in Cape Town’s False Bay, a thieving octopus managed to undo the humans’ cable ties and wrangle…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Meet the new agents from Joss Whedon’s S.H.I.E.L.D. show

The first real details from Joss Whedon’s new S.H.I.E.L.D. show are out. Behold the brand new agents we’ll be following as they monitor the superhero world at the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. We’re already getting a great Scooby vibe from these characters. Small spoilers ahead. TV Line has the casting details from…

Television Meredith Woerner

Sailor Twain: The Haunting Tale of the Hudson River Mermaid

David Foster Wallace once wrote that “Every love story is a ghost story.” Which sounds awfully pretentious, until you come across a book like Mark Siegel’s graphic novel Sailor Twain, or The Mermaid in the Hudson and you realize just how intertwined the two genres really can be. It’s a tale of lust, desire and…

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In this week’s comics, Daredevil kicks the bucket (sort of)

New comic day tomorrow, what do we got? First off, author Andy Diggle and artist Mark Buckingham team up for a brand new Doctor Who comic book from IDW Publishing. Marvel publishes the Minimum Carnage miniseries, which sees Venom and Scarlet Spider teaming up against the least polite of Spider-Man’s symbiote foes. There’s also the…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Man of Steel has learned the lessons of Christopher Nolan’s Batman. Plus cryptic Fringe hints!

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes finds its director. Also, Mockingjay finds its writer… and it’s a Buffy the Vampire Slayer frenemy. Tom Cruise’s time-looped war movie All You Need Is Kill has a synopsis. Benedict Cumberbatch drops some Hobbit hints. Plus check out Supernatural’s vision of Purgatory! Spoilers from here on out! Top…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Do You Torrent?

Music, videos, ebooks—if you’re a scofflaw who’s into downloading pirated content, your options are seemingly endless. But are you? Do you? Image: Yasuhide Fumoto/Getty Images

Movies Molly Oswaks

This is what Yoda would like as a human being. Yikes.

Behold, Yoda in human form. In horrible, terrible human flesh. It’s pretty horrifying, and Yoda should really go and get some of those moles checked out. But when you squint just right, he kind of looks like my grandpa. Even with the ears. Aw… now we love him. This was created by the Italian sculptor…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Once Upon A Time is back and better than ever — thanks to one giant twist!

Once Upon A Time made a triumphant return last night. And the show proved right away that it hasn’t forgotten how to balance the darkness and light of a fairy tale. No more Blue Fairies in stripper heels (for now) — the fairytale creatures are awake, but stuck in human form. And we can’t wait…

Television Meredith Woerner

Guns, God And Dominatrix Nuns: U.S.A. 2099

Since it’s an election year, it’s an excellent time for a State Of The Union message from Reverend Jimmy Joe II, who’s President in the year 2099 according to the awesome movie Rising Storm. Jimmy Joe has an important message about exactly who ought to be allowed to vote. In 2099, America is run by…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Looks like Camden, New Jersey is ready for a Robocop police force

I have seen the future of law enforcement, and recent news suggests that it could be coming to New Jersey. First of all, we are closer to having Robocops than ever. Over at C|Net, Tim Hornyak reports on a new project to deploy remote-controlled robotic police: Researchers at Florida International University’s Discovery Lab are working…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Hail Satan, is 666 Park Avenue a goofy show

Oh man, the pilot episode of ABC’s Satanic apartment building drama 666 Park Avenue debuted last night. And it is silly. How silly? We’re talking Passions levels of hilariousness. https://gizmodo.com/the-most-ridiculous-science-fiction-plots-from-actual-s-5879651 Seriously, in the opening five minutes, a violinist who sold his soul for musical talent tries to welch on his demonic contract. He’s sucked back…

Television Cyriaque Lamar

Why We Need a New Star Trek Show, and What It Should Be About

For the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Wired’s Scott Thill posted some great interviews with producer Ronald D. Moore and star Michael Dorn (Worf), in which they both talk about why it’s so important for us to get a new Star Trek show. We’ve already talked about what we’d like to see…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The best new fantasy book series from Jacqueline Carey in years

Over a decade ago, Jaqueline Carey took the fantasy book world by storm with her dark, sexy Kushiel series about a superspy prostitute named Phedre who has masochism magic powers. And now Carey’s back with a new series that is just as sexy and complex, but lighter in tone. Dark Currents is about a “reluctant…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

How forensic pathologists used maggots to identify an “unrecognizable” body

Police investigators recently uncovered a body in Mexico that was so badly burned and unrecognizable that even its DNA could not be extracted. Desperate to identify the body, a team of pathologists took a chance by analyzing the stomach contents of the maggots who were feasting on the corpse. Much to their surprise, they were…

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Gorgeous prop replica maps of Middle Earth take us through Peter Jackson’s Hobbit

Plot out the journey of the dwarves and the halfling, with these brand new Weta official Hobbit maps. Plus dwarf weapons, swords, daggers and axes. No sign of a sting prop replica yet — but we can wait. Also check out the tiny drawing of a possible Smaug hidden in the map near Lonely Mountain.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The ‘Banned Books’ list is a hilariously depressing history of people missing the point

Educators thought Orwell’s 1984 was promoting Communism. They thought Huxley’s Brave New World made promiscuous sex “look like fun,” and the book is “centered around negative activity.” They thought the point of Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-5 was to promote “deviant sexual behavior.” People burned Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings outside a church because they thought it was…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

It was Syfy’s idea to have a gay character on Warehouse 13

One of the many cool things about Warehouse 13 is that the cast now includes Steve Jinks, a gay man who’s a three-dimensional character and isn’t defined by his sexuality. And Steve is apparently here to stay, after a very close call a while back. When we were on a conference call with the showrunner…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Queen + Van Halen + Giant Robots Puppets = YEEEEEEAAHHH

When it comes to matters science fictional, the band Queen is best known for their soundtrack to Flash Gordon (although Freddie Mercury’s encounters with Wolverine are near and dear to us). https://gizmodo.com/wolverine-meets-freddie-mercury-the-greatest-marvel-c-5905016 But back in 1983, Queen guitarist Brian May teamed up with Eddie Van Halen and members of REO Speedwagon and Alice Cooper’s and…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Because we know you’re curious, here’s what a molotov cocktail looks like exploding in slow-mo

Please. For the sake of your eyebrows, your lawn, your place of residence and your general wellbeing, do not try this at home. Definitely don’t try it at anyone else’s home. But if you do try it, make sure you record it with a high-speed camera. Because as this video from The Slow Mo Guys…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Here are the fifteen professions that drink the most coffee. Guess who’s number one.

Watch an octopus steal food and beat up a shark AT THE SAME TIME

Meet the new agents from Joss Whedon’s S.H.I.E.L.D. show

Sailor Twain: The Haunting Tale of the Hudson River Mermaid

In this week’s comics, Daredevil kicks the bucket (sort of)

Man of Steel has learned the lessons of Christopher Nolan’s Batman. Plus cryptic Fringe hints!

Do You Torrent?

This is what Yoda would like as a human being. Yikes.

Once Upon A Time is back and better than ever — thanks to one giant twist!

Guns, God And Dominatrix Nuns: U.S.A. 2099

Looks like Camden, New Jersey is ready for a Robocop police force

Hail Satan, is 666 Park Avenue a goofy show

Why We Need a New Star Trek Show, and What It Should Be About

The best new fantasy book series from Jacqueline Carey in years

How forensic pathologists used maggots to identify an “unrecognizable” body

Gorgeous prop replica maps of Middle Earth take us through Peter Jackson’s Hobbit

The ‘Banned Books’ list is a hilariously depressing history of people missing the point

It was Syfy’s idea to have a gay character on Warehouse 13

Queen + Van Halen + Giant Robots Puppets = YEEEEEEAAHHH

Because we know you’re curious, here’s what a molotov cocktail looks like exploding in slow-mo

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

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