We Should Probably Talk About the Huge Wildfires in Siberia Right Now
It’s spring in an era of rapid climate change so that means Russia is being lit up by monster fires. But in an era of coronavirus, a confluence of factors…
Kickstarter Prepares to Shed ‘Up to 45-Percent’ Of Staff
Graphic: Kickstarter Kickstarter has been transparent that, as a result of the pandemic, the number of fundraising projects on the platform is nowhere near normal. Today, the company confirmed to…
The E9 OLED was one of LG’s best TVs – so where did it go?
There are plenty of good-looking OLED TVs around these days, and few look better than those put out by LG. The South Korean TV maker has put an immense amount…
Spies Say Covid-19 Isn’t Manmade
The full repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic will be felt for years, but one more immediate ripple is already occurring. Microsoft this week shared research that shows how ransomware hackers…
Baseball and Sci-Fi Make Quite the Team
Science fiction author Rick Wilber is best known for writing about baseball, including a series of alternate history stories about real-life catcher-turned-spy Moe Berg. Wilber’s preoccupation with the game is…
So your sourdough is ugly. Post it anyway!
Internet of Yum digs into all the things that make us drool while we’re checking our feeds. It seems like everyone — except you, possibly — is baking gorgeous loaves…
How to be a better ally to women on Zoom
Picture this: It’s pre-pandemic and you’re sitting in a work meeting. You’ve diligently prepared your notes and you’re excited to present your ideas. Instead, you spend the entire meeting trying…
The Charge Running app is the perfect cure for those self-distancing blues
Work(out) From Home is a weekly column where we review smart fitness machines and apps in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Thanks to technology, there are still plenty of…
‘Normal People’ stars talk romance, intimacy, and this irresistible relationship
Hulu’s Normal People dropped on Wednesday, and within hours viewers were moved by the quiet beauty and devastation in the main characters’ relationship. Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Connell (Paul Mescal)…
The Hype Cycle for Chloroquine Is Eerily Familiar
It now appears that the “invisible enemy,” as President Trump calls Covid-19, will not be routed by hydroxychloroquine, the 70-year-old malarial drug that he and his media allies repeatedly hyped…