Brian Lam and his team at Wirecutter have come up with a list of the best electronics for maximizing summertime fun. Aloha shirts, battery packs, barbecue grills, electronic bug catchers, and more.
Wirecutter's roundup of summertime gear
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LA couple terrified after "watermelon-size" ice chunk crashes through roof — JetBlue plays innocent, but FAA disagrees
A Los Angeles couple is suing JetBlue after a huge block of ice "the size of a watermelon" fell from a plane and crashed through their roof — right into… READ THE REST
Survival fear from prehistoric times drives today's moral outrage
Deep in our evolutionary past, the constant threat of becoming prey shaped not just how our ancestors survived — but potentially how we make every moral judgment today. That's the… READ THE REST
2018 essay: "The Case for Letting Malibu Burn"
Malibu mansions face the same statistical certainty of burning as inner-city tenements, yet receive vastly different levels of protection and support. As the late Mike Davis argued in his 2018… READ THE REST
Why pay for AI when you just need Word and Excel?
TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for just $59.97—the smartest way to get your favorite tools without paying for features you'll never use. While everyone would like to tell you otherwise,… READ THE REST
We're being completely normal about this $999 MacBook Pro selling for $350
TL;DR: This MacBook Pro would usually cost $999, but now it's only $349.97. Shopping for a new computer is kind of like dating. You learn about a new computer, see if it'd fit… READ THE REST
This tiny phone is worth the hype
TL;DR: Upgrade by downsizing with the NanoPhone, a mini smartphone that's only $89.97 (reg. $199). Check out this tiny phone! The NanoPhone looks like an iPhone and works like an Android, but it's… READ THE REST