Longevity is trending, and the consumer health industry has started broadening its scope, beyond the confines of “how to get a six pack in six weeks” or “how to become alarmingly musclebound before lunch” to include a more sustainable model for health. But still, there are healthy and unhealthy approaches to longevity. Getting obsessive and letting it […]
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Since the start of the pandemic, more of our relationships depend on computer-mediated channels. Amid a churning ocean of online spats, toxic Slack messages, and infinite Zoom, could algorithms help us be nicer to each other? Can an app read our feelings better than we can? Or does outsourcing our communications to AI chip away […]
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The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively […]
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As the birthplace of prestige TV shows like The Sopranos and The Wire, HBO — and, by extension, HBO Max — is best known for its impressive lineup of original series. The network has also been upping the ante with feature-length content that is the stuff of Oscar dreams. Below is a list of some of our favorite films streaming […]
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Open water has health ripple effects. What’s happening: A recent study found that spending time near water sources like oceans, rivers, and lakes lowered stress more effectively than green spaces. Less than two minutes significantly reduced blood pressure and heart rate while increasing perceived relaxation. Touch sand. Nature is medicine, but water is a multiplier. People living near the coast move […]
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Ransomware gangs, email scammers, state-sponsored spies: hacking groups come in all shapes and sizes. There are some we write about quite a bit here at WIRED, who through some combination of audacity, incompetence, or geopolitical importance—or some combination of all three—grab the spotlight in the wake of a major heist or intrusion. Then there are […]
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