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In wildfire-prone cities and towns, increasingly worried residents are banding together to prevent future disasters. Go to Source Author: Nathanael Johnson

From classics like Zojirushii, Yeti, and Stanley to new mugs from OtterBox and Snow Peak, I tried a ton of travel tumblers this winter. These are the best. Go to Source Author: Adrienne So

Vane is a hard game to put into words, which is appropriate since it doesn’t have any in it. Initially, it plays like the descendant of The Last Guardian and other works from acclaimed director Fumito Ueda, but it slowly takes on a more sinister vibe. There’s a synth-heavy soundtrack with an industrial edge and [...]

A bot trained to beat poker stars could offer strategic lessons to generals simulating a future war. Go to Source Author: Tom Simonite

Facebook told investors it expects to spend $10 million annually on security for CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Go to Source Author: Joanna Pearlstein

What is the correlation between screen time and adolescent well-being? It’s an important question for which we have limited and often contradictory answers. A story in Wired this week all but let our phones off the hook for any negative consequences — but I wonder if the study fully understands the way we live now. [...]

After an intense social media backlash, Roku has backtracked on its decision to allow the InfoWars channel on its service. In a tweet announcing the move, the streaming platform said that it had taken the decision after hearing from “concerned parties,” and that deletion of the channel should be completed shortly. After the channel’s presence [...]

A major new exhibit about The Lord of the Rings and its author J.R.R. Tolkien is opening at a New York City museum this month--and it sounds like a can't-miss event for fans.The exhibit, Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, celebrates Tolkien and his work. Said to be the largest collection of Tolkien material assembled for several [...]

Ariana Grande got a Pokemon tattoo. The 25-year-old pop sensation revealed her very large Eevee tattoo recently through her Instagram story. Additionally, tattoo artist Kane Navasard showed off the tattoo in another post on Instagram, writing that the ink was for "the best Pokemon trainer in the game, [Ariana Grande]."It's a nice-looking tattoo. With colour [...]

Celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, The Elder Scrolls Online has steadily grown into an experience that many fans of Bethesda's RPG franchise wanted back when it debuted back in 2014. As an open world MMO, players can freely explore the many regions of Tamriel embarking quests, exploring dungeons, and acquiring rare loot. With the [...]