Joe Tonelli's posts

I rarely turn down the chance to try something new or strange. Reptile expo with live demos? Sounds great. Monster…

A few weeks ago we promised you we’d be reading Star Wars: Most Wanted together and, well, here we are. By now, you…

In a move that will surely please parents and grandparents around the world, Apple has finally announced group…

Solo: A Star Wars Story has gotten some shippers psyched about “Hando,” or the pairing between Han Solo (Alden…

Hi everyone! As you may or may not know, io9 has a fabulous Star Wars Facebook group called The Carbonite Freezer. Th…

We’re only three episodes into Westworld’s second season and honestly, things just keep getting more mysterious (or…

Another episode of Westworld, another bunch of tantalizing clues and an even greater number of questions. This week…

In recent years, vaping has come into its own as a hobbyist community, cigarette-quitting alternative, and …

For all the complaints you can levy against Apple—user-hostile repair and upgrade practices, The Great Slowdown,…

I was having one of those mornings where the coffee was weak, the office was empty, and I had stayed up too late…

Blustery days like today are a good reminder that when the power goes out and you’re at home in the dark, the…

Technology—the breaker of chains, the breaker of backs. It is everything both right and wrong with humanity today. …

Hey, just a heads up! The discussion thread for Chapter One of Leia, Princess of Alderaan is up on The Carbonite…

Hey, hi, hello! I hope you’re doing well. I just wanted to send a quick dispatch from the Carbonite Freezer (io9's S…

Everything in the theater went silent.

With The Last Jedi rapidly approaching, everyone’s been thinking not only of the future of Star Wars, but also of…

Listen to me, no one needs a robovac of any kind. Whether it’s a Roomba, an EcoVac, or a cheap Anker like what I’ve…

At some point or another, we were all bitten by the Star Wars bug—er—sandflea. We were dragged to a theater by a…

It’s not difficult to find lovers of Star Wars all over the world, and in fact, some of the best are right here on…

After making a movie, actors and directors typically go on to do other things—like make more movies, sell beauty…