Open-ear earbuds and spatial audio ruled 2023 — and they’ll be even bigger in 2024
The two biggest audio trends in 2023 were open-ear earbuds and spatial audio. They weren’t new — both were already picking up steam a few years ago — but this…
2020 was the year activists mastered hashtag flooding
A lone hashtag might not look very mighty, but when used en masse, the symbols can become incredibly powerful activism tools. Over the past two decades — largely since product…
You don’t have to celebrate New Year’s Eve this year
We made it. It’s finally the end of an awful year. Typically, the world collectively celebrates a staggered New Year’s Eve with the clock striking midnight in each time zone…
2020 was the year of walks
Nobody tells you how boring a pandemic can be. The movies missed that. That’s not to say the ongoing COVID crisis lacked awful action. It was all too full of…
We saw the future in 2020 and the future sucks
Flying cars are starting to look like a crock of shit. That’s the classic futuristic dream, right? Packing the family in some mid-size aircraft and zipping around a great blue…
2020 wasn’t all bad. Here are its EV winners (and losers).
Electric vehicles had quite the year. Tesla stock soared. Promises of new electric models came from a long list of legacy carmakers like GM, Toyota, BMW, Nissan, and even luxury…
7 trends that shaped TikTok in 2020
Like many aspects of culture this year, 2020’s TikTok trends were shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the larger trends that dominated TikTok may not have taken off if…
From fires to vaccines, this genius audio montage recaps 2020 in 13 intense minutes
We all know 2020 has been an unfathomably horrific year. Even so, it isn’t until you hear it condensed into a 13 minute audio file that it really hits how…
5 critical things disease experts got right about COVID
To cheering crowds, the first vaccine-packed trucks bound for U.S. destinations left Pfizer’s Michigan plant this past weekend. Elsewhere, planes ferrying COVID vaccines have landed. The vaccinations, similar to vaccinations…
The 20 best viral videos of 2020
2020 is nearly over, thankfully. It was, clearly, a hellish, odd year. We spent more time online than ever, considering the pandemic forced us to isolate inside. And if nothing…