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Photoshopping Calvin and Hobbes into Real Life Makes Me Really Happy

Here’s something that’ll brighten you up just in time for the end of the week: Calvin and Hobbes being spliced into real life photographs. I don’t know how many times I wished these guys existed in real life when I was young. Hell, I think I still do. This project, made by photographer Michael S.…

Tech News Casey Chan Feb 22 '13

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Wasa

What do pimps, mimes and astronauts all have in common? If this psychedelic romp through a classic beer ad is any indication, it’s that you’ve a one in three chance of turning into one by drinking Bud Light and yelling at your friends over the phone. [Boing Boing]

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 22 '13

This Shape Shifting House Is a Transformer That Hides in Nature

This house in the San Juan Islands of Washington hides itself in nature and reveals its transformer abilities depending on the day. There are floor to ceiling glass walls that can be exposed. Or can be made to be completely open. There is an extendable deck. There is a bathroom roof that can be raised…

Tech News Casey Chan Feb 21 '13

What the Russian Meteorite’s Shockwave Really Felt Like on the Ground

As we get to know more and more about how powerful the meteorite that exploded over Russia really was, something still gets lost in translation. This video makes it abundantly clear how strong the blast was. The footage is collected from different locations throughout the Chelyabinsk city and shows how it really felt on the…

Tech News Casey Chan Feb 21 '13

Having Strangers Draw Your Facebook Profile Pic Is Freaking Awesome

Here’s something we should all totally get behind: strangers drawing strangers Facebook profile pictures. Called Selfless Portraits, it’s an incredible art project that allows random people to draw other random people’s profile pic and collects them all in a gallery of side-by-side portraits. Some of them are wonderful. Others are hilarious. All of them are…

Social Media Casey Chan Feb 21 '13

io9 Book Club Reminder: Meeting 3/5 to discuss Karen Lord’s The Best of All Possible Worlds

This month the io9 Book Club is reading Karen Lord’s new novel, The Best of All Possible Worlds, which just came out this month! (Yes, there is a digital version.) We’ll be meeting to discuss the book here on io9 on March 5th, and we’re hoping that Lord will join us for a discussion later…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Feb 21 '13

The Chupacabra is back . . . in Oklahoma

The legendary Puerto Rican cryptid is at it again . . . and this time, it’s sucking the blood of innocent beasts in Oklahoma! According to KJRH: Craig Martin recently captured three images of an animal he thinks could be a Chupacabra, a legendary species rumored to feed on the blood of goats. The pictures…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 21 '13

Why Does This Image of the Mount Etna Volcano Eruption from Space Look So Weird?

Because Earth can sometimes look like an Impressionist painting from space, NASA added colors to the Mount Etna volcano eruption to separate what from what. The false-color image combines shortwave infrared, near-infrared and green light in the RGB channels. It looks like Earth on acid. As you can imagine, the bright red in the image…

Space & Spaceflight Casey Chan Feb 21 '13

These are China’s weirdest monuments

There’s nothing like a huge, diverse nation with a tumultuous history to bring on the weirdness. Here are a few of our favorite incredibly strange monuments that could only exist in China . . . or maybe the American midwest. But we’ll save the latter for another day. For now, enjoy this gallery of eastern…

io9 Vincze Miklós Feb 21 '13

Russian Ghost Cruise Ship Reappears

This is the Russian cruise ship MV Lyubov Orlova. It disappeared shortly after it left Canada en route to the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Now it has reappeared, floating adrift 2,400 kilometers off the west coast of Ireland. The Orlova—named after a famous Soviet actress—had been abandoned for two years before getting lost at…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 21 '13

A Dozen Watches That Cost More Than Your House

Shelter? A warm hearth and roof over your head? Who needs any of that when you can blow a half million bucks on swanky, hyper-complicated timepieces like these? Even if they don’t keep perfect time, our friends at Oobject have assembled 12 of the most intricate examples to date. https://gizmodo.com/why-a-10-casio-keeps-better-time-than-a-10-000-rolex-5983427 Be sure to also take…

Tech News David Galbraith - Oobject.com Feb 21 '13

Finally, a cute C-3PO inspired dress!

There are tons of R2-D2 and Princess Leia inspired fashion moments. But what about C-3PO? The golden droid from Star Wars might get the occasional bathing suit, but overall he’s usually getting the shaft. Until now. Check out this adorable C-3PO inspired dress that is also quite beautiful. Created by Etsy designer GeekyU1 for $200.…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 21 '13

Stay Cool But Lost With This Spherical Mapless Globe Fan

Idea International’s new Aero Sphere isn’t quite poised to shake up the fan industry like Dyson’s bladeless offering did. But it still manages to stand out in a boring and crowded market with a spherical teardrop honeycomb design that’s as functional as it is eye candy. https://gizmodo.com/dyson-air-multiplier-review-making-a-300-fan-takes-co-5379890 The protruding teardrop on the back of the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 21 '13

Read the first five chapters of a dark new Soviet alternate history with angels

Get ready for an alternate history that will grab you by the lapels and snap you to attention. It’s Peter Higgins’ Wolfhound Century, set in an alternate Soviet Union full of fallen angels, mysterious terrorists, and supernatural struggles over the future of a totalitarian state. We’ve got the first five chapters for you below —…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Feb 21 '13

This is the greatest Lego mecha I’ve ever seen

Gizmodo alumnus Joel Johnson says this is “perhaps the most fully realized Lego mech build I have ever seen.” I’ve seen many amazing Lego mechas in my life and I don’t agree. I think it’s the greatest, period. There’s no perhaps here. It’s just amazing. The scale of this model coupled with its mobility is…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 21 '13

Mississippi Officially Bans Slavery at Last

An associate professor from the University of Mississippi Medical Center has uncovered what is quite possibly the grandaddy of all oversights. Even though the Thirteenth Amendment was adopted 148 years ago, the state of Mississippi never officially ratified the amendment on account of some sloppy paperwork. It’s an oversight that has since been corrected, making…

io9 George Dvorsky Feb 21 '13

Oh my god this trailer for Wesley Snipes Zombie Western Gallowwalkers is ridiculous

Wesley Snipes’ zombie Western isn’t necessarily new. Gallowwalkers (which, HA) was shot in 2006 and then delayed for many reasons. But in 2013 the film and its male lead are both being released! A newly-edited trailer has just been unveiled to the masses, and you need to watch this wacky shit right now. OK so…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Feb 21 '13

MLB at Bat 13: Catch Every Game on Your Phone or Tablet

Just in time for the return of baseball season, MLB has updated its line of mobile apps so you can listen to more games for less moolah. What does it do? Lets you listen to live broadcasts of baseball games. The app is free, but to hear games called you have to either pay for…

Tech News Leslie Horn Feb 21 '13

Lost Jack Kirby storyboards show the insane world that could have been Argo

Ben Affleck’s hit movie Argo owes everything to a movie called Lord of Light, an adaptation of a Roger Zelazny novel. Lord of Light sat in development hell until CIA operative Tony Mendez renamed it Argo and used this insane scifi movie as a cover story to smuggle 6 Americans home from Iran. Part of…

Books & Comics Meredith Woerner Feb 21 '13

Is it wrong of me to love this episode of Supernatural?

OK I need a reality check, people. Is it just me or is Supernatural really, for real getting better — not quite in an Erik Kripke way but in a way that’s actually engaging and dorky/fun? Because, well, I really liked last night’s episode “Man’s Best Friend with Benefits.” And not just because I’m an…

Television Annalee Newitz Feb 21 '13

Photoshopping Calvin and Hobbes into Real Life Makes Me Really Happy

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Wasa

This Shape Shifting House Is a Transformer That Hides in Nature

What the Russian Meteorite’s Shockwave Really Felt Like on the Ground

Having Strangers Draw Your Facebook Profile Pic Is Freaking Awesome

io9 Book Club Reminder: Meeting 3/5 to discuss Karen Lord’s The Best of All Possible Worlds

The Chupacabra is back . . . in Oklahoma

Why Does This Image of the Mount Etna Volcano Eruption from Space Look So Weird?

These are China’s weirdest monuments

Russian Ghost Cruise Ship Reappears

A Dozen Watches That Cost More Than Your House

Finally, a cute C-3PO inspired dress!

Stay Cool But Lost With This Spherical Mapless Globe Fan

Read the first five chapters of a dark new Soviet alternate history with angels

This is the greatest Lego mecha I’ve ever seen

Mississippi Officially Bans Slavery at Last

Oh my god this trailer for Wesley Snipes Zombie Western Gallowwalkers is ridiculous

MLB at Bat 13: Catch Every Game on Your Phone or Tablet

Lost Jack Kirby storyboards show the insane world that could have been Argo

Is it wrong of me to love this episode of Supernatural?

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