Valentines

The Best (and Nerdiest) Gifts to Give Your Valentine This Year

Share your fandom with the one you love this year with our array of cute and nerdy gifts.

Toys & Collectibles Io9 Staff Feb 9

10 Romantically Ghoulish Horror Movies to Stream for Valentine’s Day

If you like a little (or a lot of) blood splattered on your romance, here are picks that fit the bill.

Movies Cheryl Eddy Feb 13

Happy Valentine’s Day, You Crazy Motherfuckers. Love, io9

Happy heart hump-hump day! To celebrate, we’re bringing back io9 Valentine’s Cards! Why? Because you’re all a pack of weirdos, but you’re OUR weirdos and we love you. So enjoy our festive collection of geeky love and pop culture references. All Valentine’s Day cards were created by the wonderful Sam Woolley. Snowpiercer of my heart:…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 13

These 1966 Batman valentines are romantically insane

Batman’s never been particularly lucky in love, so normally he doesn’t even mess with it. But when he does, like in these amazing 1966 valentines that Mark Anderson dug up, it reveals that the world of Bat-romance is a very strange place. Suffice it to say, Batman screaming “VA-ROOOM!” is the least creepy of the…

io9 Rob Bricken Feb 11

Scholar discovers Kiss Me Valentine written by Vikings 900 years ago

K. Jonas Nordby—a runologist doing his PhD research at the University of Oslo—has cracked the jötunvillur code, a secret rune code used by Vikings in the 13th century. He has been able to decipher 80 Norse inscriptions, including a romantic message that says “Kiss me.” The rest of the rune codes contain no major revelations,…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Feb 10

The Perfect Valentine’s Day Card for Our Times

You haven’t made Valentine’s Day plans yet. That’s okay! Who needs ’em? Manufactured holiday, singlehood empowerment, overpriced prix fixe menus. But if you must make a romantic gesture next month, let it be this card. It sums up modern relationships pretty much perfectly. From the inspired mind of Emily McDowell, the $4.50 greeting crams more…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 23

How to Eliminate Your Ex From Your Facebook Timeline With Just a Few Clicks

It’s Valentine’s Day! Meaning everything is terrible. But things might get just a tiny bit better with a new app that Eternal Sunshines your Facebook timeline of your former ex quickly so you never have to worry about running into them again. The Killswitch app is pretty straightforward. After installing the app, link it to…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Feb 14

Game of Thrones Valentines: So Full of Win, You’ll Die

Celebrate Valentine’s Day, Westeros-style — with these incredible Game of Thrones V-day cards by illustrator Chris Bishop. When he’s not doing children’s illustrations or working for PBS Kids, Bishop is apparently trying to think of ways to celebrate incest, murder and horrific mutilations in greeting card form. There’s a whole printable version over at Bishop’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 13

These Crazy Scientific Tips Will Help You Find Love or Something

These days, science can back anything, huh? Like this crazy list of “scientific tips” that’ll improve your dating life: 1. Turn up the heat 2. Speak in their right ear 3. Romantic songs work 4. Give a guy a scare 5. Hide your feelings 6. Fish in “a small pond” 7. Wear red Read the…

Tech News Casey Chan Feb 14

A Brief History of Google’s Valentine’s Day Doodles

Ah, the Google Doodle. Here for your Pac-Man enjoyment, sure, but also to remind you of your crippling loneliness as you click “I’m Feeling Lucky” over and over in hopes of finding a highly relevant soulmate. Mashable takes a walk back through every Valentine’s Day Doodle from 2000 onward. They range from adorable (two little…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 14

Steve Jobs Will Destroy Your Love—Eventually

Can a cool gadget destroy your love? If it didn’t already, it will. Or something else will, anyway. Happy Valentines Day! [Thanks Karl!]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 14

St. Valentine, Patron Saint of Disasters

It’s fun to be a hater and dump on the lovers’ holiday, but it’s even more fun to take that chance and declare your love for that person you so admire. And what better way to do it than with these scifi themed Valentines by yours truly? They’re yours to enjoy here (click on the…

io9 GarrisonDean Feb 13

Great Sexts Through History

Sexting may seem like a relatively recent phenomenon, but in truth it’s as old as mankind itself. Here’s a walk back through the illustrious history of the SMS booty call: Marilyn Monroe to JFK Pierre Curie to Marie Curie Elizabeth Bennet to Mr. Darcy Anon. to the Marquis de Sade Romeo to Juliet Guinevere to…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 14

8 Excellent Ways To Use Technology…To Break Up With Someone

Planning on dumping your dame (or dude) anytime soon? Make every future Valentine’s Day extra special for your ex by giving them a breakup memory they’ll never forget! Here are a few high tech ways to get the message across. Check out the original post and more great stuff on the Scordit blog. Based in…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Feb 13

How to Say “I Love You More Than My iPhone”

Apologies to all the other brilliant Valentine’s e-greetings at someecards, but this is the only one you should need to truly prove your love. [someecards]

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 12

Pretend You’re Bathing With A Na’vi This Valentine’s Day

Slaves were creating mosaic objects thousands of years BC, but I bet they never dreamed of a bathtub covered in glittering photo-luminescent mosaic tiles. In fact, I bet they never even knew what a bathtub was. The tiles come from Italy, and while the bath is a custom job, it wouldn’t be too difficult to…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 12

NASA Scientists to Approach Girl By 2018

Click to viewAn Onion News Network piece that makes fun of NASA and awkward flirtation all at once? Be still my laughing heart. Seriously, though: it’s good to have an eight-year plan. Bad Valentine is our own special take on the beauty—and awkwardness—of geek love. [The Onion]

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 11

Send Us Your Valentine’s Day Tech Horror Stories

Between Twitter-holic dates, Facebook relationship status changes, sexting, gadget mishaps, and that time you emailed nude pictures to your ex, there are plenty of ways for tech to affect relationships. What we want are your Valentine’s Day romance horror stories. Did you creep someone out by following her on Twitter too soon after meeting? Or…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 10

The Rooster Booster: A Shrinkage-Fighting Wonderbra For Your Boys

I know, I know. That picture is like looking into the sun. But this swimwear serves a very important function—it enhances a man’s package to combat the dreaded shrinkage effect. Each pair of Rooster Booster swim trunks features a pocket and foam padding to “lift and separate” (so to speak). That means fat and hairy…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 13

A Tribute to Creepy Guys Taking Pictures of Pretty Girls (NSFW)

Today we celebrate the unsung hero of the trade show, the creepy guy who stops at nothing to acquire the perfect shot of a girl who probably hates him. The creepy SLR guy always carries a camera—often two or more—and uses amatuer cosplayers and paid models alike as some part of a bizarre mating ritual…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 13

Valentines

The Best (and Nerdiest) Gifts to Give Your Valentine This Year

10 Romantically Ghoulish Horror Movies to Stream for Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day, You Crazy Motherfuckers. Love, io9

These 1966 Batman valentines are romantically insane

Scholar discovers Kiss Me Valentine written by Vikings 900 years ago

The Perfect Valentine’s Day Card for Our Times

How to Eliminate Your Ex From Your Facebook Timeline With Just a Few Clicks

Game of Thrones Valentines: So Full of Win, You’ll Die

These Crazy Scientific Tips Will Help You Find Love or Something

A Brief History of Google’s Valentine’s Day Doodles

Steve Jobs Will Destroy Your Love—Eventually

St. Valentine, Patron Saint of Disasters

Great Sexts Through History

8 Excellent Ways To Use Technology…To Break Up With Someone

How to Say “I Love You More Than My iPhone”

Pretend You’re Bathing With A Na’vi This Valentine’s Day

NASA Scientists to Approach Girl By 2018

Send Us Your Valentine’s Day Tech Horror Stories

The Rooster Booster: A Shrinkage-Fighting Wonderbra For Your Boys

A Tribute to Creepy Guys Taking Pictures of Pretty Girls (NSFW)

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