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Review: Lego Friends, City, Star Wars advent calendars–day 10

Day 10 of the 2014 Lego advent calendars gives us some ABS plastic-ware to go with our table, something to put an eye out with and a Tie Fighter! See images and a review of the 10th day of mini builds after the jump! Friends Advent Calendar (41040) The Friends theme has never been shy…

Reviews Michael Schulte

Which Countries Last the Longest Watching Porn (Damn, China!)

While barriers both geographical and linguistic separate us from our international brethren, there is one unifying language that needs no translation—that of porn. So in the spirit of healthy competition and exploration,the Pornhub stats teamjust releasedan interactive map to answer an age old question: Which states, cities, and countries keep it up the longest? As…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

These Scientists Rebuilt Lab Equipment Out Of Legos — And It Works!

You might be forgiven for thinking that what you’re seeing here is a very well-constructed toy. But it’s also a fully operational watt balance, the tool that’s used to set the standard measurement of a kilogram. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology designed and built the fully-functional, though toy-based, watt balance, and…

io9 Ria Misra

The V-22 Osprey Finally Gets Some Proper Talons

Would you want to walk into a gun fight only able to shoot at things behind you? Neither do Osprey pilots. That’s why the DoD is outfitting the V-22 tilt-rotor fleet with some new, forward-firing rockets. The V-22 Osprey—the tilt-rotor aircraft the POTUS isn’t allowed to ride in—has largely been limited to shuffling troops and…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Even Rocket And Groot Screw Up In Guardians Of The Galaxy Blooper Reel

When you’re working on a crazy space movie, there are bound to be moments when you break character and just get the giggles. And in the Guardians of the Galaxy blooper reel, it’s not just Ronan the Accuser and Nova Prime who get silly—the CG characters get their turn as well. Really, every time that…

Movies Lauren Davis

HP Stream 11 Review: $200 and Worth Every Penny

I just got finished rounding up the best Chromebooks out there, but there’s more to the world of dirt-cheap computing than Google’s browser-machines. The HP Stream is a $200 full-Windows laptop, and it’s surprisingly good. What Is It? A $200 laptop from HP that runs full Windows 8. A pokey little guy with a colorful…

Reviews Eric Limer

Nature’s Rules For Killing Your Siblings

All of you dreading the trip home to your family this holiday season should remember it could be worse. You could be part of a species where killing your siblings is just part of the typical family dynamic. It’s Never Too Early to Get the Upper Hand Life, it is often said, is not fair.…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

The Ultimate Breaking Bad Set, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Free SimCity

How much do you love Breaking Bad? Breaking Bad: The Complete Series (Signed Limited Edition Gold Barrel) Includes: Collectible replica money barrel hand-signed by Bryan Cranston and Vince Gilligan Over 55 hours of special features from all seasons Two-hour documentary Commemorative challenge coin designed by Vince Gilligan Los Pollos Hermanos apron “Better Call Saul” matchbook…

io9 Shane Roberts

Your Childhood Favorite The Little Prince Gets New Life in CGI

The hopes and dreams of your childhood are getting reignited when The Little Prince comes to theaters next year. Here’s the first trailer, which is in French, but still somehow as universal as ever. It’s totally natural to feel your nostalgia bone aching a bit; even though it’s CGI, the same artistic style from the…

Movies Leslie Horn

These Gorgeous Batman Prints Could Be Yours This Thursday

The French Paper Art Club wrapped up their One Year of Batman Artshow in Paris last week – and now some of the amazing prints celebrating the Dark Knight’s 75th anniversary that made their début there will be going up for sale online. Behold, lovely Batman Art! Header Image Credit: Batman by Gabz/Grzegorz Domaradzki The…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Adventure Tested: La Sportiva Nepal Cube GTX

La Sportiva updated their popular line of Nepal mountaineering boots with the new Cube GTX. The Cube is an incredibly lightweight, single layer, technical winter boot that’s ideal for mixed terrain. We put it to the test in the country of its namesake while climbing in the Himalayas. What Are They Supposed to Do? Previous…

Reviews Chris Brinlee Jr

“We Have the Elf, Now Bring Us Han Solo”

It started life as an innocent children’s book, but in recent years the popularity of The Elf on the Shelf has exploded into an almost unbearable holiday tradition—and marketing blitz. So thank goodness there are bounty hunters like Boba Fett who never take a holiday. This wonderful pic was snapped by Reddit user Bobahottep who…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Summer Glau Tells io9 About Her New Robot Best Friend, Jeff 1000

Summer Glau played one of our favorite robots in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Now she’s starring in a new webseries, Jeff 1000, about a former industrial robot who wants to break into acting. Here’s your exclusive first look at the trailer. Plus Glau told us what she would have done in T:SCC season three.…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Heroes And Villains Are Revealed In An Uneven Flash Mid-Season Finale

Technically, the mid-season finale of The Flash had two major reveals that should have made “The Man in the Yellow Suit” an episode to knock our socks off: the reveal of the Reverse-Flash’s identity, and the proper debut of Firestorm. So why did my socks stay on so firmly during this finale? I have an…

Television Rob Bricken

Dammit The New Mad Max Trailer Looks Really, Really Good

After Star Wars, Mad Max: Fury Road is our number one most anticipated film of 2015. Why? BECAUSE THE TRAILERS LOOK LIKE THIS! AND THIS! Fuck it, this trailer is just awesome. When Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) says, “Now pick up what you can and run,” and the orchestra kicks in, forget about it. You’re…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Google+ Now Handles Gender Way Better Than Facebook

Google+ just announced a simple tweak to its profile settings that lets you completely customize the gender field in your profile. In the past, you could select male, female, or other. Now, Google offers male, female, decline to state, and custom which prompts you to describe your gender however you’d like. Good job Google+! Other…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Should Any Star Wars Movies Be Made Without George Lucas?

Happy holidays, folks! It’s just about time for me to shack up with Olivia Williams in our annual winter vacation, so this is the last “Postal Apocalypse” for a few weeks. Do not weep, for I’ll return on December 31st, so keep on sending your letters and I’ll try to have an extra big mailbag…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Gigantic Wooden Dice Fill Your Yard With Yahtzee

Like giant Koi in a pond who’ve grown larger than their goldfish siblings trapped in a bowl, this set of six over-sized wooden dice is designed to be tossed around in your spacious backyard. They say everything is better when it’s super-sized, right? So playing with Yahtzee with five of these dice might actually come…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Full Trailer For Pixar’s Inside Out Is Even Smarter Than We Expected

We’ve seen a bunch of teaser trailers for Pixar’s emotion-based film Inside Out that have been pretty cute, but the new, full-length trailer shows off that Pixar humor and cleverness we’ve been searching for. Because it doesn’t just go inside a preteen’s mind—it goes inside her mom’s and dad’s brains as well. The foot. We…

Trailers Lauren Davis

15 More Mortifying Wrong Window Tales

We thought we knew the extent of human shame. We thought wrong. After publishing some of your most mortifying follies involving Gchat, AIM, texting, and email last month, even more stories of the dreaded “wrong window” poured in. And they were so, so much worse. Below, find 15 more stories that, somehow, are even worse…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Review: Lego Friends, City, Star Wars advent calendars–day 10

Which Countries Last the Longest Watching Porn (Damn, China!)

These Scientists Rebuilt Lab Equipment Out Of Legos — And It Works!

The V-22 Osprey Finally Gets Some Proper Talons

Even Rocket And Groot Screw Up In Guardians Of The Galaxy Blooper Reel