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What is the greatest Batman story of all time?

Batman has protected Gotham City and fought evildoers for decades, and you could spend the rest of your life just consuming Bat-media. But what’s the absolute greatest Batman story of all time? In any media? Please share your choice below — and as usual, please include a picture so we can see the awesomeness of…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 4 '13

The New Arrested Development Season, Edited into Chronological Order

Hey now! So by now, chances are you’ve seen the new Arrested Development episodes in Netflix. And while a lot of people loved them just fine as they are, many others had a problem with the non-standard editing, which didn’t really resemble the original show. Now, thanks to the miracle that is “nerds on the…

Television Kyle Wagner Jun 4 '13

Revolution finally pulls out a great episode for its season finale

Revolution has had a rocky first season. It started out as a show about two plucky teenagers, and then retooled into a show about the bitter older generation. And at long last, the show’s season finale proved that Miles, Bass, Rachel and Tom can more than carry a show. Spoilers ahead… Revolution’s season finale, “The…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 4 '13

This Nondescript NYC Mechanic’s Shop Has an Unbelievable Past Life

In New York City, buildings are changing hands all the time—and nothing really lasts forever. The legendary music venue CBGB? Well, it’s now a John Varvatos store. And this grimy mechanic’s shop at the northern end of Manhattan? It was once the entryway to a beautiful 19th century estate. Now you might almost miss the…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 4 '13

Kick-Ass, The Crow and Astro City return to rule This Week’s Comics!

Kurt Busisk takes us back to Astro City! The Crow gets ready to fight some Nazis! Kick-Ass must significantly step up his ass-kicking if he wants to save Hit Girl! All this and much, much more, in this week’s comic releases! New Issues Dark Horse: • Empowered Special #4: Animal Style: Adam Warren’s clothing and…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Jun 4 '13

A 19th Century Geometry Lesson Makes For Beautiful Wall Art

Geometry is one of the few sorts of math that relies on visual logic—after all, even if you didn’t understand whatever problem was on hand, you could usually puzzle it out by simply looking at it. Back in 1896, students were expected to learn using the same basic principle. These elegant gridded prints—snapped from a…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jun 4 '13

The io9 Book Club is in session! Let’s talk Austin Grossman’s YOU

Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. In May, we read Austin Grossman’s YOU. Jump into comments to get started talking about it! For those unfamiliar with the io9 book club, here’s how it works: You read the book. We create a special book club post on io9 when the meeting is…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Jun 4 '13

A See-Through Convection Oven Reveals the Mysteries Of Cooking

If you dropped out of school after the second grade and have subsequently wondered what happens between the time you put raw ingredients into an oven, and when they come out as golden delicacies, here’s your chance to rule out elves and magic. This countertop halogen convection oven promises to heat food as fast as…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 4 '13

Our intergalactic neighbourhood is more prominent than we thought

Good news, everyone! We’re not intergalactic hicks after all! Turns out that our solar system is located in a large spiral branch called the Local Arm, a prominent feature of the Milky Way galaxy. Top image: The left side shows what we used to think the Milky Way looked like, the right side shows the…

io9 George Dvorsky Jun 4 '13

Want to go to space? First, you must live in this dome for 2 years.

In 1991, four men and four women sealed the hatch on a 3.15-acre ecological ark located an hour north of Tucson, Arizona. They called the structure Biosphere 2 (Biosphere 1 being planet Earth, itself). Their scientific mission: to live inside their artificial ecosystem, removed from the rest of the world, for 24 months. “I don’t…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jun 4 '13

Destroy or Save Metropolis in the new Superman game Hero’s Flight

Save or ravage Metropolis — the choice is yours. Warner Bros. has just released a new online video game titled Man of Steel: Hero’s Flight which gives you the power to control Superman. Which means you can spend hours flying into innocent buildings, rocks or asteroids (if you suck at controlling him). Overall the game…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 4 '13

Apple’s Latest OS X Update Fixes More Messages Bugs

Apple today released OS X 10.8.4, an update to Mountain Lion that (again) addresses some issues with Messages, as well as some miscellaneous bugs. Apparently, there was an iMessage quirk that was causing some messages to show up out of order on the desktop app. Also included in the update is a new version of…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 4 '13

Jason Kidd Became a Basketball Legend At This Tiny High School

This is “Saint Joe’s,” the tiny Catholic high school on the tiny San Francisco Bay island of Alameda where Jason Kidd became a legend. It was here, playing for the St. Joseph Pilots, that Kidd first took a team to the championships. By the time the Pilots won the state title in 1991, the team…

Sploid Ken Layne Jun 4 '13

What We Want From Doctor Who‘s Next Doctor

This will be the saddest Christmas: Matt Smith has announced that he’s stepping down as the star of Doctor Who at the end of the Christmas special. Smith is irreplaceable, but already people are speculating on names to replace him. We have no idea who will take the role, but here’s what we’d like to…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 4 '13

Can I Use the Same Charger for Multiple Devices?

The mobile computing revolution may have freed us from wall sockets, but only for as long as our batteries last. And with a charger for every gadget, there’s now a menagerie of wall warts and power cords clustered around your power outlets. Here’s how to clear out the electronic rat nest and recharge most of…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jun 4 '13

Hello Kitty Apparently Has a Reversible Plush Line Straight from Hell

Despite what we were taught as kids, it seems those big golden birds we serve up at Thanksgiving might not actually be turkeys—at least if you’re from Japan. If this $28 Hello Kitty plush toy is assumed to be biologically accurate—and I see no reason why it shouldn’t be—turkey dinners actually come from cute cultural…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 4 '13

Intel Haswell Review: Can a Laptop CPU Keep Enthusiasts Happy?

Faster hardware shouldn’t be this somber. Yet we can’t help but furrow our brow in concern over Intel’s fourth-generation Core i7 CPU, Haswell. Yes, in typical Intel fashion, it’s a tour de force of technical achievement and features that’s the envy of the free world. It’s also, by the way, quite fast. How fast? *Spoiler…

Tech News Gordon Mah Ung - MaximumPC Jun 4 '13

Lego Must Make These 80s TV Show Cars ASAP

I’m eagerly awaiting for Lego to release the official Back to the Future sets—note to Billund: you should make the RC model too—but I want more. I want all my childhood remade using Danish bricks (never mind that most of my childhood was actually made of Lego bricks). I really want all the sets above…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 4 '13

A Kindle Fire HD for Dad Is Your Deal of the Day

Amazon clearly thinks that moms are a key demographic—it even offers a Prime-style membership for moms. There isn’t an analog for cool dads, but Amazon is running a few good promotions for Father’s Day, and you don’t even have to be a dad to get the savings. https://gizmodo.com/every-kindle-fire-is-on-sale-today-if-youre-a-mom-5967788 Right now you can take $20 off…

Tech News Kif Leswing Jun 4 '13

10 Shocking TV Deaths That Kept You on the Couch for Weeks

We’re all still in shock from last Sunday’s Game of Thrones. But maybe it’ll help our grieving process to remember that we’ve been here before, and we survived. Plenty of TV series have damaged our psyche with startling character deaths. Here are 10 gut-wrenching deaths from past television shows, and how we coped. Warning: old…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 4 '13

What is the greatest Batman story of all time?

The New Arrested Development Season, Edited into Chronological Order

Revolution finally pulls out a great episode for its season finale

This Nondescript NYC Mechanic’s Shop Has an Unbelievable Past Life

Kick-Ass, The Crow and Astro City return to rule This Week’s Comics!

A 19th Century Geometry Lesson Makes For Beautiful Wall Art

The io9 Book Club is in session! Let’s talk Austin Grossman’s YOU

A See-Through Convection Oven Reveals the Mysteries Of Cooking

Our intergalactic neighbourhood is more prominent than we thought

Want to go to space? First, you must live in this dome for 2 years.

Destroy or Save Metropolis in the new Superman game Hero’s Flight

Apple’s Latest OS X Update Fixes More Messages Bugs

Jason Kidd Became a Basketball Legend At This Tiny High School

What We Want From Doctor Who‘s Next Doctor

Can I Use the Same Charger for Multiple Devices?

Hello Kitty Apparently Has a Reversible Plush Line Straight from Hell

Intel Haswell Review: Can a Laptop CPU Keep Enthusiasts Happy?

Lego Must Make These 80s TV Show Cars ASAP

A Kindle Fire HD for Dad Is Your Deal of the Day

10 Shocking TV Deaths That Kept You on the Couch for Weeks

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