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8:08

GoRuck’s GR1 Backpack Answers the Call of Duty—for a...

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2018/01/04

In bag-loving circles, GoRuck’s origin story has become the stuff of legend. In 2008, founder Jason McCarthy left the Special Forces, had his heart broken, and out of the rubble of his life built a bag based on his experiences overseas that could tackle both urban commutes and battles against insurgents. Their flagship bag is the GR1, which I have been using as my everyday bag for the past two weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:29

Inside DC’s Controversial 'Watchmen' and Justice...

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2018/01/03

Three decades after Watchmen's release, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' dark, cerebral graphic novel remains one of most critically celebrated works of the superhero genre. On the commercial side, the comics world of the Justice League (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc.) contains some of the most well-known superhero stories of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:58

2017's Best Moments in Music, From Cardi B to Lady Gaga

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2018/01/03

If Baby Driver taught folks anything this year, it's that finding just the right song at just the right moment is like kismet. You can't predict it, but when it happens you have to let it wash over you. Typically these jolts of joy occur to individuals listening alone, but every so often they happen to the public at large. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:31

How Snapchat's Dancing Hot Dog Taught the Internet to...

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2018/01/02

The first sighting of the dancing hot dog in the wild happened in June. By the Fourth of July, it had made its way around the world, breakdancing at bars and barbecues, at weddings and bar mitzvahs. It turned otherwise banal videos of the grocery store into cinematic masterpieces starring the hot dog, surmounting the refrigerated Oscar Mayers like a pile of carnage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:41

The Most-read WIRED Culture Stories of 2017

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2018/01/02

Earlier this year, WIRED published a story that asked a question that seemed to encapsulate internet culture in 2017: What does 'covfefe' mean? The nonsense term was tweeted out by President Donald Trump, and the internet went into a fit trying to define it. As WIRED culture writer Angela Watercutter wrote, "Nearly every great meme starts with an obscure word, hashtag, or image that is then granted humor based on what the internet does with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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9:37

Review: iRobot Roomba 980

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2018/01/01

The most annoying part of vacuuming is the prep work. If you want to avoid making thousands of little tiny passes with an awkward push vacuum, you have to invest a significant amount of time picking up and putting away toys, cleaning up clothes, and moving furniture. Unfortunately, many robot vacuums do not offer significant improvements in this regard. Their instruction manuals warn you to tidy up beforehand if you don’t want the botvac to get stuck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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4:54

Meal Kits Have a Packaging Problem

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2018/01/01

Recently, someone asked me if I thought people were cooking at home less frequently than they used to. I bristled at the query, probably because I was worried that it might be true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:13

Before Self-Driving Cars Become Real, They Face These...

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2017/12/29

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5:19

5 Tips and Tricks For Using Your Amazon Kids Tablet

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2017/12/29

Handing your child a teddy bear with an embedded camera is a bad idea. But a kid-friendly tablet, with carefully curated content under direct parental supervision, is another thing altogether. Our recommended tablet for kids is the Amazon Fire HD 8 for Kids, which we reviewed earlier this year. Its parental controls and rugged design make it ideal for your tot, but there are five things you should look for when you set up your Amazon Fire for Kids device for the first time. Learn more about your ad

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7:28

The Most-Read WIRED Transportation Stories of 2017

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2017/12/28

When I worked at Texas Monthly magazine, there was no surer way to capture a reader's attention than to put Willie Nelson on the cover or in the headline. It seems WIRED's version of the Red-Headed Stranger is one Elon Musk. This year, the Tesla CEO (probably better known as a hat salesman) finally launched the car company's Model 3 and unveiled an electric big rig to much fanfare—and to much interest of the WIRED audience. But it wasn't just Tesla dominating the headlines. Learn more about your ad

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5:43

The Best Movies You Missed in 2017, From 'The Big...

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2017/12/28

Every year more movies hit theaters than any sane person could ever hope to try to see. Yet we here at WIRED are crazy enough to try to see as many as we can. And in the process we often catch films that might fall under the radar (or just get overlooked in lieu of a second, or third, viewing of Thor: Ragnarok or Star Wars: The Last Jedi). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:55

Just Ask Amazon: Streaming Football Games Is Way...

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2017/12/28

In an NFL game, every big play is a content earthquake. The moment Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones catches a touchdown by ripping the ball out of a hapless defender's hands, the effects ripple far and wide. Somebody in the stands with a good view uploads their video to Instagram. Fantasy scores and online gamecasts update. Twitter goes nuts. Friends text "DID YOU SEE THAT" with a bunch of wide-eye emoji. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:36

2017 Is the Year the Home Button Died. Soon, You...

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2017/12/27

The most convincing lie Steve Jobs ever told was "you already know how to use it." For years, Apple crowed about its ability to build gadgets that were so simple and obvious, they were practically ingrained—as if you could emerge from decades of cryogenic freeze and instinctively understand how to 3D-Touch the camera app icon and snap a selfie. Need proof? Just look at this adorable video of a two-year old, already playing games on her iPad! That notion, of course, is false. Learn more about your ad

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4:04

2018 Is the Year Electric Cars Really Catch On

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2017/12/27

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6:09

Review: Ecobee4 Thermostat

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2017/12/26

It’s impossible to write a review of any smart thermostat without addressing the elephant in the room—the Nest thermostat. As WIRED’s David Pierce has said, the Nest has been the gateway to smart thermostat ownership for millions. It was my family's first smart thermostat. When the Nest first came out, we installed it, downloaded the app, and rubbed our hands together gleefully. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:16

Mafia Deep Blue Bag Review: A Lightweight Hiking Bag...

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2017/12/25

The San Francisco company Mafia Bags has been making beautiful and functional bags out of recycled materials for years. The brand's trademark medium is sailcloth, the remnants of spent boating sails and kites that would otherwise end up in the trash. Last month, Mafia teamed up with Adam Savage to make the EDC One, an all-white sailcloth utility bag. Now, the company has teamed with noted designer Yves Béhar to make a backpack called the Deep Blue Bag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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8:10

A new Jeep Wrangler, VW’s electric hippie bus, Uber’s...

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2017/12/25

‘Tis the season to pause and take stock. Have you been nice to the cars in your life? The automotive suppliers? The Uber drivers? How about the family? If you’ve got some making up to do, Jack Stewart has you covered, with seven last-minute gift ideas for the auto lover in your life. Speaking of folks who probably owe some sorrys: Uber capped off its year of suck with the release of a potentially key piece of evidence in its ongoing lawsuit with Waymo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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7:33

Star Wars News: Did You Catch the 'Rogue One' Easter...

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2017/12/22

Yes, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is in theaters and that’s all you really need to know. Well, that and the fact that it made a lot of money and has been surprisingly divisive amongst fans. (Maybe.) Now you're all caught up. Let’s just get on with things, shall we? The Source: The cinemas around the world Probability of Accuracy: Entirely on point. The Real Deal: Turns out, a lot of people wanted to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:55

The Tech That's Going to Make Air Travel Less Awful

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2017/12/22

You have to be a hardcore avgeek to enjoy flying these days. People shuffling from one line to the next, shoes off, laptops out, passports checked, power failures, where’s the bar? But airlines, airport operators, and security staff, are turning to tech to ease the pain. Here are some of the latest airport innovations to look out for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:46

How YouTube Became the World's Best Film School

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2017/12/21

All Michael Tucker wanted was to learn how to be a better writer. Film school had given him a solid background in film theory and plenty of directing experience, but when he moved to Los Angeles a couple of years after graduation, Tucker decided his weakest asset was his screenwriting. "If I want to be serious and get to the next level," he told himself, "I need to have a script that is good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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