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10 Insanely Awkward Superhero Romantic Subplots

Superhero romance is a bit like unstable nitroglycerine, in that A.) it’s very rarely handled well; and B.) it often blows up in everybody’s face. Here are ten times your favorite crime-stoppers experienced relationship foibles mere mortals like you and I can barely comprehend. Remember when Superman made an adult movie and Colossus had a…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

All the Ways Travel Can Drive You (Literally) Insane

Everybody knows travel is stressful — but it can also drive you bonkers. Literally. There are a thousand ways that we can lose our marbles while traveling from place to place, depending on the method of travel. Some ways of getting around can drive you mad with fear — while others can destroy you with…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Here’s the First Gorgeous Slow-Motion Footage from the New Phantom Camera

Vision Research expanded its line of popular Phantom cameras recently to include a series of compact, rugged high-speed options. One lucky user is the first to get his hands on the Miro M120 and let it loose in the wild. And we’re lucky enough to see the results. Cinematographer Jim Geduldick took the M120 on…

Tech News Michael Hession

Holy crap, these bees will DRINK TEARS FROM YOUR EYES

Understand that when I say “this creeps me the hell out,” it’s coming from somebody who is usually pretty okay with bees. Hell, I like bees. But this? This is just… well, see for yourself. The insects you see pictured here belong to various families of bees native to Thailand that actually consume tears, both…

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They Foolishly Claimed This Titanic Tea Bag Holder Was Unsinkable

Even though its design was on the cutting-edge of tea leaf infusion technology, when the Teatanic struck an ice cube on that cold April morning it was forever doomed to cling to the side of a mug lest it sink to the bottom and be lost. Designed by Gordon Adler, this $17 tongue-in-cheek homage to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The Most Mathematically Perfect Playlist for Running (Updated)

Last week you learned about the best headphones for running, and now you’re going to hear what you ought to pump through them. This isn’t just about taste. The right music can improve your form, optimize your heart rate, and lower your risk of injury. Listen up. Welcome to Fitmodo, Gizmodo’s gym for your brain…

Health Brent Rose

Now Amazon Is Planning to Make Original TV Content

Rumors have been floating around for the past couple of months that Amazon was looking to produce sitcoms and children’s television. Now All Things D is confirming it: Amazon is looking to pay $10,000 to option scripts and $55,000 if a show is greenlit. Furthermore, shows are expected to “look and feel like ‘real’ TV…

Commerce Adrian Covert

Got that Not-So-Fresh, Stuck in the Office Feeling?

Call it reverse Seasonal Affect Disorder. Call it a recently realized jealousy of city park employees. Call it being stuck in a 9-5. Call your bad mood whatever you’d like—because no matter what, the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the birds are tweeting, and you’re stuck inside on Twitter. So goes the life…

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Watch a little girl fight off Ice Age creatures in the stunning trailer for Beasts of the Southern Wild

We called Beasts of the Southern Wild beautiful, operatic and [filled] with rampaging Ice Age creatures — and the trailer delivers on every point. Watch the first ever public trailer for the the much-buzzed-about Sundance movie. In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee,…

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Architecturally Inspired Furniture Brings New Meaning to Table Forts

Inspired by children who use furniture as objects of play, Atelier Takagi’s Range Life table was designed not only with architects’ favorite materials—blackened steel, concrete, glass, etc— but also with the design principles of much larger structures as well, incorporating I-beams, columns and trusses into the visual design of the piece. When peered upon in…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Is Game of Thrones‘ gratuitous sex worse than the gratuitous violence?

One of the biggest things people noticed about Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones was something that wasn’t there: nudity and explicit sex. The show totally failed to meet whatever quota you might imagine it would have for naked skin and heaving bosominess. This was especially noticeable because in the past week or so, we’ve…

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Vibrating Suit Lets Athletes in Training Know When They’re Doing It Right

It seems the home team might have a bit of an advantage at this Summer’s Olympic games. British athletes have been training with what’s called the MotivePro Suit, an awkward-looking getup that tracks their movements and provides vibrating feedback when they’ve nailed a routine. The suit was initially developed by Professor Gregory Sporton as a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Microsoft Will Sell Xbox 360 AND Kinect for Only $100 (…With a Contract?)

The convoluted world of cell contracts and cable subscriptions just hit the awesome world of console gaming, and spit out a very exciting baby: an Xbox 360 and Kinect bundle that costs only $100, says the Verge. But there’s a catch. According to The Verge’s unnamed “sources,” the package will include a 4GB 360 and…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Would You Rather Battle Your Neighbor With a Samurai Sword Or a Chainsaw?

In Australia, a disagreement between two next-door neighbors over noise escalated into a unbelievable bloody battle, where one’s finger was hacked off with a Samurai sword and the other’s arm was nearly severed with a chainsaw. While Mark Jorgensen and Troy Thorton’s families had been feuding for some time—think Hatfied/McCoy-level animosity—this particular brawl began with…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Give us your burning questions for the creative forces behind Sherlock

Later today, our Baker Street correspondent will hop a hansom cab to a unique sort of drawing room tonight: an event to kick off the U.K. miniseries Sherlock’s second season debut stateside May 6th on PBS Masterpiece. Expected in attendance are actor Benedict Cumberbatch (who plays the title role), alongside series co-creator (and Doctor Who…

io9 Kaila Hale-Stern

NBC’s “Free” Olympics Livestream Is Misleading and a Bummer

The ad for the NBC Olympics Live Extra service is so awesome it turns me on. 3500 live hours of sports online or on my tablet or smartphone? Incredible! But like a clever temptress, NBC neglects to mention one thing: Unlike primetime NBC, NBC Olympics Live Extra isn’t free. Remember how excited we got right…

Television Mario Aguilar

Watch People Freak Out and Fail Their Driving Test When Told They Had to Text and Drive

In Belgium, a non-profit organization called Responsible Young Drivers told people taking their driving test that they had to prove themselves “able to use a mobile phone while driving” as part of their driving test, which meant they had to avoid an obstacle while texting and driving at the same time. As you can imagine,…

Tech News Casey Chan

Shape-shifting animals inspire camouflaging artificial skin

Wouldn’t it be awesome to be able to morph your body and change your skin colors at will, the way encephalopods and zebrafish can? There are so many potential benefits… and now we may have the next best thing. Inspired by these shape-shifters, researchers at the University of Bristol have developed two different techniques that…

io9 George Dvorsky

Sweat-Eating Bees Are Invading Our Cities

While most bees get by just fine supping on nectar from flowers, there’s a different kind of bee out in the wild that feeds on sweat—and now, they’re moving into cities to make the most of all that humans can offer. The Wall Street Journal reports that researchers at Cornell University have spotted a huge…

Biology Jamie Condliffe

Which Buffy alum is responsible for birthing out the antichrist?

A few months back we teased the short movie Reverse Parthenogenesis starring Buffy’s Amber Benson (Tara) and Adam Busch (Warren). The short was penned and directed by Javier Grillo-Marxuach (The Middleman, Lost), and thanks to him, the whole shebang has been released online! Watch as sweet innocent couple banter turns into crazy antichrist finger pointing!

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10 Insanely Awkward Superhero Romantic Subplots

All the Ways Travel Can Drive You (Literally) Insane

Here’s the First Gorgeous Slow-Motion Footage from the New Phantom Camera

Holy crap, these bees will DRINK TEARS FROM YOUR EYES

They Foolishly Claimed This Titanic Tea Bag Holder Was Unsinkable

The Most Mathematically Perfect Playlist for Running (Updated)

Now Amazon Is Planning to Make Original TV Content

Got that Not-So-Fresh, Stuck in the Office Feeling?

Watch a little girl fight off Ice Age creatures in the stunning trailer for Beasts of the Southern Wild

Architecturally Inspired Furniture Brings New Meaning to Table Forts

Is Game of Thrones‘ gratuitous sex worse than the gratuitous violence?

Vibrating Suit Lets Athletes in Training Know When They’re Doing It Right

Microsoft Will Sell Xbox 360 AND Kinect for Only $100 (…With a Contract?)

Would You Rather Battle Your Neighbor With a Samurai Sword Or a Chainsaw?

Give us your burning questions for the creative forces behind Sherlock

NBC’s “Free” Olympics Livestream Is Misleading and a Bummer

Watch People Freak Out and Fail Their Driving Test When Told They Had to Text and Drive

Shape-shifting animals inspire camouflaging artificial skin

Sweat-Eating Bees Are Invading Our Cities

Which Buffy alum is responsible for birthing out the antichrist?

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