The Secret to Crockpot Ribs

Crockpot ribs completely flip the script when it comes to making ribs. There’s nothing fickle or labor-intensive about this method! With just a handful of ingredients and your trusty slow cooker, ...

The Year Ahead in Movies

Germain Lussier is a senior reporter covering entertainment for the io9 section of Gizmodo. He lives in Los Angeles, specializes in film coverage, and is ...

177: Breaking up with alcohol with Amanda Kuda

Hi friends! Happy New Year! I hope your 2025 is off to an amazing start. Today, I’m sharing a new podcast episode with Amanda Kuda with tips on breaking up with alcohol and creating a more ...

Tech’s biggest losers in 2024

Welcome to 2025. Wave farewell to yesteryear with the biggest losers in tech. Picking our favorite villains in 2024 was challenging when it simply wasn’t a great time for tech. With the depressing ...

I found the only movie subscription service actually worth paying for

Summary Subscription to AMC Stubs A-List offers up to 3 movies a week for $20, includes all formats. Free AMC Stubs Insider gives points per $1 spent, fee waivers, and $5 rewards. Monthly ...

42 New Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Shelf in January

Happy New Year, and happy new books! If “reading more” is a goal you have in mind for 2025—we salute you! And we have 42 suggestions of where to start ...

The best VR accessories for 2025

VR headsets have jumped into a whole lot of homes these past few years, primarily due to Meta’s regular releases, Sony’s PSVR 2 and PC-adjacent products from HTC, HP, Vive and others. Many of these ...

Netflix subscribers can now play a $160 game for free

Summary Netflix has added Civilization VI Platinum Edition for free Subscribers can access on mobile devices only with latest updates Includes new features like zombie apocalypse mode ...

The Best New Movies and TV Streaming in January 2025, and Where to Watch Them

The new year is here so it’s time to renew that subscription to your favorite streaming service and get back to watching movies. Welcome to io9’s latest ...

Thanks to public domain, Tintin can now skeleton dance to Rhapsody in Blue

It's the start of a new year, which means a fresh crop of creative works have entered the public domain. Today, many materials that were copyrighted in 1929, along with sound recordings from 1924, ...