Hi everyone! It’s me, Shep’s mom again, back to do another rundown of some of my favorite Kinja deals for the year. Being that Shep wrote most of the...
Reminder: Releasing Thousands of Balloons to Ring in the New Year Is an Awful Idea
New Year’s Eve is all about the glam, the glitter, and the gluttony. We do everything in excess, including all those unnecessary balloons.
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What Are You Leaving Behind in 2018?
Tomorrow begins a New Year, full of resolutions, throbbing hangovers, and gym membership contracts. Missed opportunity if you ask me!
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Why Is Jeff Bezos on a Horse? 2018 Is Nearly Over, So Here Are Some Random Guesses
Why is Amazon CEO and world’s richest man Jeff Bezos a cowboy now? On Monday—New Year’s Eve—the Western-themed apparel store Kemo Sabe posted a video...
The Long, Terrible Saga of Pooey Puitton, 2018's Hottest Poop-Shaped Toy
When I was a young, stupid, and spoiled tween, I wanted a Louis Vuitton bag, because all the other young, stupid, and spoiled tweens I knew had one....
FBI Botched Interrogation of Suspected NSA Leaker
In the case of a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor accused of stealing a large cache of classified documents, a federal judge this month...
We Have Some Sweet Images From the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Art Book
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is our favorite movie of the year. It’s so amazing in so many ways that we simply can’t stop thinking about it. Thankfully,...
Score Some Gr...Uh, Really Good Deals From GREATS' Winter Clearance Sale
You’ve probably seen an ad for GREATS on Facebook or Instagram, and I’m happy to report that they aren’t a scam. I own a pair of Royales, and it almost...
U.S. Strategic Command Helpfully Reminds World It Could Still Annihilate Everyone Before Midnight
The United States Strategic Command—a high-level U.S. military unified command that oversees everything from nuclear deterrence, command, control, and...
Make 2019 the Year You Organize Your Pans With This $17 Rack
Believe it or not, you don’t have to suffer through a disorganized pots and pans cabinet. This rack is adjustable, so you can remove shelves to fit larger...
Desperately Horny Australian Cane Toads Ride Snake Train to Sex Town
Are these invasive cane toads waterlogged, or just really, really thirsty? The below photo, captured by one Andrew Mock of Kununurra in northern Australia,...
The 100 Most Popular io9 Posts of 2018
What can we say about 2018? Well, lots of bad things. But some good stuff happened, too, and you clicked on a lot of stories, that’s for sure. Why not...
The Best Technology Guides of 2018
If I had to pick a theme to sum up technology in 2018, it would be “bother me less.” From social networks that collect way too much data to websites...
Grab Your LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar Before It Goes Missing Like Luke Skywalker
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A Major TV Network Managed to Cover Climate Change for an Hour Without Devolving Into a Shitshow
On the last Sunday of 2018, Meet the Press, NBC’s hour-long Sunday morning news show, did something unprecedented. It devoted an entire hour to discussing...
Motiv's Ring With Built-in 2FA Would Be Nicer If It Worked Consistently
Smart rings are a tricky thing to get right. Tech companies have a hard enough time miniaturizing all the necessary sensors into a watch, let alone a...
The Hidden Beauty of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch's Best Ending
Netflix’s latest television experiment, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, has several possible endings to the story. Some quick, others more detailed. But...
Another Exploding Phone Story Reveals the One Good Thing About Women's Pants
It’s simple folks: Don’t sit on your phone. Or do, and end up like an Ohio man who claims his three-week-old iPhone XS Max exploded and set his rear...
Turn Out the Lights On 2018 With These Philips Hue Deals
If you didn’t get all the Philips Hue lights you wanted for Christmas—or if you did and now find that you need to scratch that itch even more—Amazon’s...
Louisiana Cops Forced to Explain That Zika-Tainted Meth Doesn't Exist After Dumb Prank Goes Viral
A social media prank concocted by a Louisiana police department over the weekend went unexpectedly viral and began being taken seriously by some, forcing...
An American Aid Worker Is Being Monitored for Signs of Ebola at a Nebraska Hospital
An American medical worker in Africa may have had too close a brush with the deadly Ebola virus that is currently devastating the Democratic Republic...
PopSugar's Twinning App Doesn't Think I Look Like Troye Sivan (Oh Also It Leaked Your Photos)
About two seconds before dropping a selfie in PopSugar’s Twinning app, a web app that generates your celebrity look-alike based on a user-uploaded selfie,...
Hold Your Switch or iPad Above Your Bed With This $14 Gooseneck Mount
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Nokia's Long-Rumored, Five-Camera Beast Could Get Announced Before the End of January
Speculation about Nokia’s next flagship phone swirled this fall after leaks revealed a wild-looking rear-camera setup complete with five separate lenses....
Watch Live Video of New Year's Celebrations in Times Square, Disney World, and Around the Globe
It’s almost 2019. And if you’d rather stay home tonight, we’ve got some great live video streams that will put you in the middle of the New Year’s action.
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New Images From Doctor Who's Impending New Year's Special
The Doctor Who New Year’s Day special is almost upon us and a bunch of new images have dropped, much like that giant, sparkly ball in Times Square. Plus,...
Make Your New Year's Fitness Resolutions Simpler With These Discounted Adjustable Dumbbells
We don’t all have the motivation to schlep to the gym every day, even during New Year’s resolution season, but you can keep in shape at home with this...
What Was the First Recreational Drug?
Sex, war, and getting insanely high: Society might’ve changed in the last 60,000 years or so, but these interests have remained constant. In a way, this...
Scarlett Johansson on Deepfakes: 'The Internet Is a Vast Wormhole of Darkness That Eats Itself'
One of the darkest aspects of our technologically advanced world is how new advancements are inevitably used to sexually exploit people online....
Deadspin Dan Snyder Doesn’t Get It | The Slot Lawyer Who Filed Complaint Against Brett Kavanaugh Say
Deadspin Dan Snyder Doesn’t Get It | The Slot Lawyer Who Filed Complaint Against Brett Kavanaugh Says He Was ‘Like a Crazed Conspiracy Theorist’...
The Best New Year's Eve Deals: Trail Mix, Adjustable Weights, Philips Hue Lights, and More
Round out 2018 with deals on Philips Hue lights, Anker charging gear, Amazon-branded trail mix, and a lot more.
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Scientists Just Melted a Hole Through 3,500 Feet of Ice to Reach a Mysterious Antarctic Lake
While you were baking cookies and binging Netflix shows over Christmas, a team of about 50 scientists, drillers, and support staff was attempting to...
This $50 iTunes Gift Card Is Just $40, and You'll Get It Immediately
iTunes credit is useful for a lot more than just music downloads. You can use it to pay for apps, movies, Apple Music subscriptions, and even iCloud...
RIP Soulja Boy's Knock-Off Nintendo GameBoy Advance/Neo Geo/PS Vita/Etc.
When rapper Soulja Boy dropped his line of game emulator consoles, the internet arched a collective eyebrow. This, we knew, probably would not end well...
Runaways' Creators Discuss the Team's Evolution and the Importance of Found Families
The teen heroes of Hulu’s Runaways spent an entire season working up the nerve to put their money where the show’s mouth is and actually run away. But...
How to Set Up Your iPad to Be the Best Laptop Replacement It Can Be
Apple wants you to use your iPad or your iPad Pro like a proper computer: But how do you go about doing that? And does it actually work? Here are the...
Charge Smarter In 2019 With Amazon's New Year's Eve Anker Sale
Amazon’s bringing the year to a close with a Gold Box sale on several popular Anker products, spanning a variety of categories. The PowerPort Cube power...
Larry Roberts, Grandfather of the Internet, Dies at 81
Lawrence “Larry” Roberts, one of a small handful of people who can truly be called the grandparents of the internet, died of a heart attack on December...
A Bootleg of One of the Year's Best Horror Films Just Mysteriously Appeared on Amazon Prime
You might have noticed the Japanese zombie horror film, One Cut of the Dead, is currently available for free on Amazon Prime both here in the United...
All the Cars That Died in 2018
All of us must face death eventually. That is even true of our best friends, the cars. It’s inevitable and natural. But when the death is indicative...
John Krasinski Was 'Mind-Tricked' Into Writing A Quiet Place 2
After A Quiet Place came out, writer/director/star John Krasinski was adamant he wouldn’t be returning for a sequel. He’d be happy to see one made, but...
Unpacking the Great Justin Bieber Vs. JoJo Siwa Instagram Crisis of 2018
Hotel slipper magnate Justin Bieber caused a bit of a ruckus on Sunday when he left a cheeky comment on 15-year-old former Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa’s...
Every Game Kotaku Splitscreen Played In 2018, Part Two
It is now time for part two of Kotaku Splitscreen’s Game of the Year discussions. Except we don’t really want to pick a Game of the Year. We want to...
'Super Blood Wolf Moon,' Bird Box, and Apple's Rotten Future: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Well, we did it. In spite of everything, we made it through 2018, a year that felt eternal. Even the last week of 2018 was trying it with that “super...
This USB Battery Pack Also Has An AC Outlet, and It's Never Been Cheaper
Portable battery packs with USB ports are a dime-a-dozen, but your options are a lot more limited if you need a portable AC outlet. The Jackery PowerBar...
Amazon Is Reportedly Planning to Expand Whole Foods Because of Course It Is
Amazon is reportedly looking to expand Whole Foods stores across the country, including in suburban areas, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. News...
Check Out Sara Pichelli's Fantastic Original Illustration for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales, breakout hero of Into the Spider-Verse and one of the best and most memorable Spider-people around, was created by two people: writer...
Lady Gaga has a giant robot now, in case you were worried being a movie star might have changed her
Reassuring news today for fans worried that newfound moviestardom might have dulled the excessive, “What the fuck is that?” edges off of one of the planet’s...
Videos Show Southwest Key Employees Dragging and Shoving Migrant Kids
Using state public-records laws, The Arizona Republic has obtained video from surveillance cameras showing staff at a now-shuttered Southwest Key shelter...
Cyberattack Hits U.S. Newspapers, Delaying Printing and Deliveries
A cyberattack affected newspapers across the country and delayed the Saturday editions of several prominent publications, the Los Angeles Times reported...
Norman Gimbel, Lyricist Behind the Wonder Woman Theme Song, Dies at 91
Norman Gimbel, an Oscar- and Grammy-award-winning lyricist and songwriter, has passed away, Comic Book Resources reports. He was known, among other things,...
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