Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year Reflects the Limitations of AI
We’ve gotten Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023 as well as Oxford’s, and now we have Dictionary.com’s pick! Perhaps unsurprisingly for a dictionary at home...
The Best HDMI 2.1 Cables of 2023
You need HDMI 2.1 cables to enjoy content in 4K 120Hz, 8K 60Hz, or a similar high resolution and refresh rate. These cables also make your...
How to Make Login Items and Startup Apps Open Quietly in macOS
Computer apps can be configured to open at login, so they’re ready when the machine starts. On macOS, you used to be able to make an...
What Is Google Discover, and How Do I View It on My Phone?
In a world stuffed full of articles and stories, it can be hard to find the stuff that really interests you. As the name implies, Google...
A Year in Reading: Alexandra Tanner
This year my attention span was worse than ever; I found myself actually stopping to watch when one of those split-screen TikToks with a really intense...
A Year in Reading: Kukuwa Ashun
My current home library is one that I’ve dreamed of building since my childhood days at the Brooklyn Public Library; there are books everywhere. Each year...
A Year in Reading: Anna Biller
Lately I’ve been on a kick where I’m rereading all of the classics I read years ago, and catching up on a few stray ones that...
A Year in Reading: Andrew Leland
For all its famous compatibility with solitude, reading remains a deeply social act; becoming a writer can expand this convivial, networked aspect of reading. This feeling...
How to Enable Instagram’s Secret High Quality Video Option
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why are my Instagram videos blurry?” If you’re trying to upload a beautiful pic or video, but the published result is...
Rewatching the Entire Real Housewives Franchise Felt Like Reliving My Own Life
The WGA had been on strike for months, with SAG-AFTRA joining the picket line fray just days earlier, when Bethenny Frankel, former star of Real Housewives...
