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Ron Swanson and Rorschach combine to form the world’s greatest meat-eating vigilante

Parks and Recreation’s Ron Swanson is a stern libertarian with a heart of gold and and endless appetite for bacon and eggs. Watchmen’s Rorschach is a merciless objectivist who eats beans and smashes skulls. Together, the form the fearsomely deadpan vigilante Ron Sworschach. Even though Ron Swanson is the guy you invite over for bottomless…

Television Lauren Davis

Parents discover “stillborn” baby alive and well in frigid morgue

And the award for parents of the year goes to Argentina’s Analia Bouter and Fabian Veron, for insisting to see their child one last time after a team of obstetricians, gynecologists and neonatologists told them that their baby girl was stillborn — only to discover that the child was, in fact, alive. Doctors had told…

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A Visual Representation of the 15,000 Temperature Records That Were Broken in March

Yes, you read that right. Data collected by NOAA reveal that the month of March saw a total of 7,755 daytime and 7,515 nighttime record-breaking high temperatures, making last month far and away “the warmest March on record.” The video featured up top shows the locations of each daytime and nighttime record (or tied record)…

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No, baboons can’t actually read. Yet.

You’ve probably seen the headlines saying “Baboon Reading Skills” all over the internet. But don’t worry — the rise of the apes isn’t coming quite so quickly. It’s true that another barrier between us an our simian cousins has been brought down — it seems that certain apes can identify words from gibberish, even though…

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Early reviews of Battleship are in: How does it live up to the Transformers legacy?

Every summer, there’s at least one huge-budget film that squanders $200 million or so on boring action, unfunny jokes, weird racial stereotypes and bloated special effects sequences. And apparently this summer, it’s officially Battleship. The “wet Transformers” movie has come out a whole month early in the U.K., which means that a rash of British…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

We’ve got hand transplants and face transplants… could brain transplants be next?

Science fiction is becoming reality faster than anybody realized — we not only can transplant an entire arm now, but we’ve succeeded in creating face transplants that restore mouth and tongue function to patients. How long will it be before we can transplant an entire brain? Peggy Kolm from Biology in Science Fiction looks at…

io9 Peggy Kolm - Biology in Science Fiction

The Best Meta Horror Movies Of All Time

This weekend sees the release of two self-aware takes on the horror genre: Cabin in the Woods and Detention. So this is a great time to pay tribute to the long tradition of meta horror films that have winked at the audience and poked fun at the tropes of the genre. There are plenty of…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Hunger Games names are the hot new baby trend, but not Katniss

We’ve been hoping that the extraordinary popularity of The Hunger Games books and movie will mean big things for female heroes. But for some kids, the series’ legacy will be far more personal; after all, they’ve been named after the tributes. The site Nameberry analyzes naming trends, and this week they released the hottest new…

Movies Lauren Davis

Artist creates 148-foot sandworm on the beach

This amazing Dune art project is the mind-blower. Artist Marco Casagrande created a 148-foot-long sandworm on the Belgian coastline, entirely out of willow branches. You can practically see the little teeth preparing to devour everyone in sight. Whatever spice they eat in Belgium must flow! According to Yahoo, the “Sandworm” art installation is part of…

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Oh Hell Yes There’s a Game of Thrones Cookbook (Actually There Are Two)

Unsheathe thy sword valiant soldier! Go forth into the wilderness, slay a formidable beast and tonight we shall dine like kings. Er, I mean, season two is here, so let’s make mead and cook up recipes from this batch of Game of Thrones cookbooks. https://gizmodo.com/lets-make-mead-the-ancient-berserker-crunk-juice-of-ki-5884187 Let’s begin with A Feast of Ice and Fire by…

Television Mario Aguilar

What’s In a Number: Unravelling a Multiversal Paradox

“Since there is an infinite number of alternative universes, there must be one in which there isn’t an infinite number of alternative universes. Perhaps this is the one.” This seemingly paradoxical observation comes from a reader of New Scientist, via Sally Adee — an editor at the magazine and regular contributor at Last Word on…

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Two Earth-sized planets hold together the massive ring around this star

If Saturn was a star, it might well be Fomalhaut. Much like our neighboring gas giant, this star is surrounded by a gigantic ring of dust. The disc gets its sharp, ring-like structure from two planets, one on either side. The star Fomalhaut is about twice the mass of our Sun, and that extra size…

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Sabrina the Teenage Witch getting a movie, and a superhero reboot

The next superheroine to get her own feature film isn’t Wonder Woman, Batgirl, or the Black Canary. It’s Sabrina, the teen witch from Archie Comics and, more recently, the Melissa Joan Hart-starring sitcom. And, like so many superheroes, Sabrina is in for an edgier remake. Deadline is reporting that Sony Pictures has a Sabrina feature…

Movies Lauren Davis

10 Bizarre Ways a Volcano Can Kill You

Obviously, an erupting volcano can kill you in several direct ways — typically via heat and/or explosive force. But there are some rare and weird ways to die near a volcano. Did you know that a volcano can make your head explode? Or melt your face with hydrochloric acid? Here are 10 totally insane ways…

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Find out where you can celebrate Yuri’s Night!

Tonight is Yuri’s Night! The night space enthusiasts around world celebrate 51 years of human space exploration by recognizing the anniversary of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight into space (as well as the 31st anniversary of the very first Shuttle launch). The flagship festivities will take place tonight in Los Angeles, but celebrations are scheduled…

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Check out Weyland Industries’ diagram of the USCSS Prometheus

The Alien and Predator movies are named after their respective monsters, but Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus is named after a ship — so that’s got to be one important ship. Ladies and gents, meet the USCSS Prometheus. We’ve gotten glimpses of Prometheus in the various trailers and stills, but this illustration gives a better sense…

Movies Lauren Davis

First image from The Munsters remake Mockingbird Lane is gothic architectural eye candy

The first photo is out for Bryan Fuller’s remake of the classic quirky sitcom The Munsters, Mockingbird Lane. Unfortunately, it’s not a cast picture (we’re dying to see Eddie Izzard as Grandpa), but it does set a cartoony gothic tone — at least where the show’s architecture is concerned. EW just revealed the first picture…

Television Lauren Davis

Are humans too optimistic for their own good?

We humans are a hopeful bunch — so hopeful, in fact, that our views of the future are often irrationally positive. But at what point does unflagging optimism become detrimental to our progress and success? Is there any chance that our starry-eyed tendencies could actually work in our favor, or do they simply leave us…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

More racial diversity in Dungeons & Dragons, please

Recently, an article over at Salon tackled the portrayal of race in Game of Thrones and the racial legacy of J.R.R.Tolkien. Now, Tor.com‘s Mordicai Knode notes that another high-fantasy favorite, Dungeons & Dragons, has its own racial issue, namely Eurocentric homogeny. And it’s time for that to change. https://gizmodo.com/the-trouble-with-race-in-game-of-thrones-can-be-traced-5898311 Knode points out that, while games…

io9 Lauren Davis

How to bring back Firefly in five terrible steps

How many times a day do you think someone tries to convince Joss Whedon to bring back Firefly? The users of social bookmarking site reddit wasted no time asking Whedon to get the Serenity gang back together during an “Ask Me Anything” chat, and Whedon explained the ruinous steps he’d have to take. One of…

io9 Lauren Davis

Ron Swanson and Rorschach combine to form the world’s greatest meat-eating vigilante

Parents discover “stillborn” baby alive and well in frigid morgue

A Visual Representation of the 15,000 Temperature Records That Were Broken in March

No, baboons can’t actually read. Yet.

Early reviews of Battleship are in: How does it live up to the Transformers legacy?

We’ve got hand transplants and face transplants… could brain transplants be next?

The Best Meta Horror Movies Of All Time

Hunger Games names are the hot new baby trend, but not Katniss

Artist creates 148-foot sandworm on the beach

Oh Hell Yes There’s a Game of Thrones Cookbook (Actually There Are Two)

What’s In a Number: Unravelling a Multiversal Paradox

Two Earth-sized planets hold together the massive ring around this star

Sabrina the Teenage Witch getting a movie, and a superhero reboot

10 Bizarre Ways a Volcano Can Kill You

Find out where you can celebrate Yuri’s Night!

Check out Weyland Industries’ diagram of the USCSS Prometheus

First image from The Munsters remake Mockingbird Lane is gothic architectural eye candy

Are humans too optimistic for their own good?

More racial diversity in Dungeons & Dragons, please

How to bring back Firefly in five terrible steps

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

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

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

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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