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Some good news: Disney isn’t going to trademark Dia de los Muertos after all. Wired worms its way farther into my heart via a list of recent awesome dinosaur discoveries.…

What’s it like sailing a top the Arctic? What’s it like, swimming below the Arctic? Our solar system is actually pretty weird. Unwanted moles are basically the best archaeologists. Now…

Today in ruin porn, the world of abandoned borscht belt resorts. Banner ads are basically the least effective thing ever. Here is everything you need to know about the coming…

If you are in to being bummed out, you should probably read about what’s been happening to Harper Lee. I am sort of in love with this portable solar power…

I generally try to stay pretty apolitical around here, but yeesh: 44 percent of republicans thing armed revolution may soon be necessary. io9 takes you inside early science labs (thanks).…

Have you read Steven Soderbergh’s state of the cinema address? (hint: you should.) I’m not even going to pretend I understand the concept of “time crystals” but I sure am…

The BBC has the only space infographic you’ll need (today). Don’t worry, Canada has new bills too. Very important beard science. News update: Hong Kong’s towers are intense. And now…

Someone please go to Paris’s newly resurrected Louxor Palais du Cinema so I can live vicariously through you. Monkey and whale cultures are the best cultures. Here is today. Let’s…

Kokeshi matche are the cutest thing you will see today. Polish cold war neon (huzzah). Speaking of, hey remember that time we tried to weaponize the weather? wrapit-tapeit-walkit-placeit is you…

Everyone needs a little British library intrigue. Notes towards a film adaptation of 2666. Fact: Candyland has gotten sexier. Now there is a new earliest Mayan monument. Currently, there are…

“Russian space zoo” is my new favorite phrase of all time. Happy End let’s you look at pictures of plane crashes without the guilt of morbidity. I imagine you’d like…

“Curtis also suggested Dutschke may have become jealous of him when they studied taekwondo together or because of his successful career as an Elvis impersonator.” The ricin mailing case is…