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Pandemic Living
It's Gonna Get Worse
There’s a simple, inconvenient fact about lockdowns: they worked, more or less. And that means that as they are lifted, COVID-19 cases will increase again. Reopening is not a time of relief and safety, but a moment of suspense. How much worse will it get?
Deals
How to Get a Free Copy of 'Hitman: Absolution' This Weekend
I don’t care how many Hitman games IO Interactive cranks out, I’ll play every single one of them, even though all of them involve doing the exact same thing: poring over sprawling levels to find the perfect spots from which to execute covert assassinations. And, in my case, scrambling to...
Games
The Best Snapchat Games to Play Right Now
Some folks like to quibble about whether smartphone games are “true” video games (especially Zynga’s fare), but I’ve always felt that a game’s a game no matter where you play it. Playing games on a smartphone is no different than playing games on a console or PC in my book—and...
Protesting
How to Build a DIY Sound Cannon Shield
In recent weeks, police departments across the country have used so-called “sound cannons” to control and disperse crowds of protestors. Officially known as Long Range Acoustic Devices, or LRADs, these speakers are essentially sound-based weapons that allow law enforcement to broadcast high-frequency audio at a painful volume and in a...
Pandemic Living
Here's How Often You Should Wash Your Face Mask
Since the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic—even back in January and February before things really started to get bad in the U.S.—there has been some mixed messaging when it comes to wearing masks. At Lifehacker, we’ve been fortunate that our senior health editor, Beth Skwarecki, has been on the...
Lifehacker Fitness Challenge
How to Use Water Jugs as Weights
Dumbbells and kettlebells may still be hard to come by, but containers of water are widely available and nearly free. The trick is finding something that’s the right weight, without being too awkward. In this week’s installment of our improvised equipment challenge, we’ll be working out with water jugs.
what to watch
What to Watch This Weekend, June 12-14, 2020
What are you watching this weekend? Every afternoon since quarantine began in earnest we’ve been hunting down and highlighting the best viewing options around—and tonight we’re doing it one final time.For good or ill, things are reopening, which means the ubiquitous livestreams are drying up, so we’re retiring this column...
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Let's Rank The
Assassin's Creed
Games, Worst To Best
Nothing is true; everything is permitted... but you can trust this list ranking Assassin’s Creed games from worst to best.
The Root
Another Day, Another Karen: Apartment Complex Employee Suspended for Blocking Black Residents From Swimming Pool
You can tell a lot of Karens don’t be on the internet like that because, if they were, they’d know that black people with camera phones are cracking down on Karen behavior like never before.
Kotaku
Some Of The People During Yesterday’s PS5 Event Were CGI And You Can’t Convince Me Otherwise
While Sony’s PS5 reveal event yesterday was pre-recorded rather than live, it still showed plenty of faces talking about video games. Some people would tell you that all of these faces—which all had the same silky sheen and washed out glow despite recording from seperate rooms—belonged to real people standing...
Gizmodo
Rare, Nearly Extinct Parasite May Have Resurfaced in Vietnam, Doctors Say
Doctors in Vietnam this week say that they’ve made a mysterious and—if accurate—alarming discovery: A local resident who was infested with the nearly extinct Guinea worm. But Guinea worm experts are still trying to confirm whether this case is the genuine article, and if so, how the worm managed to...
Jalopnik
Watch This Truck Gracefully Maneuver A 152-Ton Trailer On A Two Lane Turn Pike
Truckers need to handle incredibly unwieldy loads sometimes, and watching the logistics of maneuvering something huge with a delicate touch is a sight to behold. A recent video from earlier this month reminded me of how complicated our trucking can get.
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