Virtual reality headsets have come a long way since the first time I saw a VR “arcade” pop up in a mall in the 1990s. (I never played, although I was curious; five bucks a game was like a whole week’s allowance.) Now you can strap on a headset and walk around your living room, with options ranging from dancing games…
I’ve never been very good at cultivating hobbies (whereas my brother-in-law is into creating his own baking extracts, I am into refreshing Twitter), but I do like watching movies, and the internet has made it possible for sitting on my ass in front of HBO Max to feel like a genuine leisure time pursuit.
That isn’t…
The humble drawstring makes so many things possible—namely, cinching the hood of your sweatshirt, or keeping your swim trunks from falling off when you get out of the pool. But if that string gets yoinked out, it can be a major pain in the ass to get it back in. Unless, that is, you have a charging cable handy.
It’s easy to think of “personal boundaries” as a subjective set of preferences. But while that’s true in a limited sense, a more meaningful examination of our own boundaries help give us an idea of how to implement them more effectively in our lives—especially when they’re being compromised.
Apple Music allows you to listen to some songs and albums in lossless audio quality, which—as the name suggests—are extremely high quality audio files. And because you don’t have to pay extra for the feature (it’s included with the $9.99 per month plan), if you have the right audio gear, trying it out is a bit of a…
It’s no secret that professional athletes hit the weight room hard. If you search YouTube for your favorite (male) athlete’s name, plus “workout” or “gym,” you can probably find video evidence of them crushing a 495-pound deadlift or pressing huge kettlebells like they’re nothing. But that kind of training is overkill…
The “continue watching” section is the first thing you see when you open your favorite streaming service, and it often has a helpful list of series that you want to keep streaming…but it can also be filled with shows that you’ve given up on, or shows that you have completed but still show up because you didn’t…
The post-vax slutty summer is happening all around us, but some participants aren’t actually post-vax. The vaccine has been free and widely available for months now, but about half the population still isn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. A portion of those unvaccinated people is still interested in dating and if you’re…
The 2020 Olympics—which are taking place in 2021—have gotten off to a questionable start, beginning officially today against a backdrop of athletes testing positive for COVID-19 and a climate of unrest as many Japanese citizens have expressed that they don’t want the Games to continue.
The Smith machine is probably the most polarizing piece of gym equipment. Every cheap commercial gym has one, and it’s many folks’ introduction to squats and other barbell lifts. But it’s not a barbell, or anything close to one, and hardcore gym bros scoff at it.
