Breaking Down Star Wars: The High Republic—Old Jedi, New Tech, and Fascinating Connections
The first wave of Star Wars: The High Republic stories is upon us, painting the broad strokes of what we can expect to see in this...
Carmen Maria Machado on the Darkness Behind Patricia Highsmith
At the Guardian, Carmen Maria Machado reflects on the complicated, “fundamentally difficult” work of suspense writer Patricia Highsmith. “If you read the genres of suspense,” Machado...
Land Absorbs Carbon Now—But It Could Emit It in Just a Few Decades
The Earth is saving our asses right now by sucking up a large hunk of humanity’s carbon pollution. But we may not be so lucky for...
Airbnb cancels all D.C. bookings for Inauguration Week
Airbnb is canceling all upcoming reservations in the Washington, D.C., area amid fears armed protestors will try to disrupt President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The company cites...
The 10 Best Deals of January 13, 2021
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The MagSafe PopSocket May Have Convinced Me That MagSafe Is Good (Maybe)
Apple introduced a new version of its classic MagSafe charging technology, previously used in MacBooks, with the iPhone 12. It works a little differently in the...
Google’s Smart Speakers and Displays Now Have a Guest Mode
Google’s smart speakers and displays, like Nest Audio and Nest Hub Max, have a new feature as of today: Guest Mode, which makes the devices act...
The Triumph of Fascist Aesthetics
The photograph is arresting: a bearded man stands at the top of a staircase located in the Senate wing of the Capitol bearing uniquely American symbols,...
You Don’t Need a $450 Router
I love CES time—short for the Consumer Electronics Show—because we get exposed to all kinds of outlandish devices that are fun to get excited about, but...
Turtle Beach Acquires Wacky Microphone Maker In Bid to Enter Podcasting Market
Turtle Beach, a maker of popular gaming headsets, has acquired Neat Microphones, a company that made waves with its unique-looking microphones for broadcasters and podcasters. Read...
