Before I heard about carbon steel cookware, I was beginning to accept the fact that the perfect pan doesn’t exist. Sure, there are qualities I love about the various types of cookware materials I own, but they don’t come without their quandaries. For instance, cast iron has an impressive ability to sear, but truth be…
Stop for a second and think about how many hours you spend each day using some sort of tech device that needs to be regularly charged. Between laptops, tablets, smartphones, smartwatches, wireless earbuds, fitness trackers, and handheld gaming devices, most people’s answer would probably be “every waking hour” — and we say that with very…
Ariel Elias was performing at a show at a comedy club in New Jersey when a Trump supporter started heckling her, demanding an answer to the question: “Did you vote for Donald Trump?” Another heckler then threw a beer at Elias, who calmly picked up the can and took a swig. “You can’t handle anything…
The GoPro Hero 11 Black Mini is one the most interesting action cams we’ve seen for a few years, but we’ll sadly have to wait a bit longer to see it – GoPro has delayed its expected availability until next month. The Hero 11 Black Mini, which packs most of the GoPro Hero 11 Black‘s…
Nvidia’s RTX 4090 could have a problem its cable melting, at least according to a couple of reports from buyers, issues which Team Green is currently investigating. As Tom’s Hardware flagged up, a Gigabyte RTX 4090 owner wrote about this problem on Reddit, and that post was followed by another user who had encountered the…
Kanye West, now known as Ye, on stage in New York City in 2015. Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Roc Nation Recent comments by Kanye West, now known as Ye, echo ancient antisemitic tropes, writes Tal Lavin. The comments have attracted criticism — and led to more interviews. Lavin is the author of Culture Warlords: My…
Demonstrators hold a sign during a protest calling for the closure of Guantanamo in front of the White House in Washington, DC on January 11, 2022. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images T-Mobile had at least 11 contracts providing service to the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base and prison. A coalition of 22 organizations is calling on…
Sen. Ted Cruz. Drew Angerer/Getty Images In his new book, Ted Cruz says he hid out in a supply closet during the Capitol riot. He says he “assembled” a coalition of Republicans in a “back room” to discuss what to do. Cruz has on different occasions characterized the riot as a peaceful protest and a…
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (L) and FBI Director Christopher Wray hold a press conference at the U.S. Department of Justice on October 24, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Federal prosecutors say two Chinese agents tried to bribe a government worker to steal information. The duo wanted to obtain secrets about an investigation into a Chinese…
The OPEC+ deal to slash oil output raises the risk of an energy-driven recession next year, IEA director Fatih Birol said. Pavel Golovkin/AFP/Getty Images The OPEC+ oil output cut is fueling the “first truly global energy crisis”, the head of the IEA said. He warned the Russia and Saudi-driven move cut 2 million barrels a…