Zeldin, a 44-year-old attorney and former Army lieutenant, does not have a background in environmental policy. He made his foray into politics through the New York State Senate in 2011, serving until 2014. That year, he was elected to be the US representative for the state’s 1st Congressional District, which encompasses much of Long Island.… Continue reading What Lee Zeldin’s Nomination Means for the EPA
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11 Best MIDI Controllers for Synths and More (2024)
Whether you’re a modular synth nerd or the bassist of a troglodyte doom metal band, the chances that you’ve encountered a device that utilizes MIDI are nearly 100 percent at this point. The communication protocol is more than 40 years old, yet it’s hardly changed since head honchos from Roland, Oberheim, and Sequential Circuits collaborated… Continue reading 11 Best MIDI Controllers for Synths and More (2024)
11 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Menly Man Men (2024)
Some companies try to be subtle when marketing products aimed at grooming your junk, with euphemisms like “Look your best, all over.” Others will be cheeky, like the aforementioned Crop Soother. Then there’s BALLS. Cofounded by Matt Edge and Tyler Ball (what are the odds?), this company makes electric razors like the Archibald trimmer specifically… Continue reading 11 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Menly Man Men (2024)
The New Hatred of Technology
People have never been better, here in the Year of Our Simulation 2024, at hating the very forces underlying that simulation—at hating, in other words, digital technology itself. And good for them. These everywhere-active tech critics don’t just rely, for their on-trend position-taking, on vague, nostalgist, technophobic feelings anymore. Now they have research papers to… Continue reading The New Hatred of Technology
Donald Trump to Nominate Anti-Vaccine Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Oversee US Public Health
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would nominate former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It’s the fulfillment of an implied promise that Trump made at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York in late October, where he said he… Continue reading Donald Trump to Nominate Anti-Vaccine Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Oversee US Public Health
Save Big During the All-Clad Factory Seconds Sale
Using bad cookware can make even the most competent chefs feel like they’re in an episode of Kitchen Nightmares. Chefs and culinary experts worldwide use All-Clad pans as the gold standard, including the reviews team here at WIRED. All-Clad cookware is expensive, but it lasts for years and years. And years. So how do you… Continue reading Save Big During the All-Clad Factory Seconds Sale
Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Is Waiting for Trump to Keep His Word—and Set Him Free
At sentencing, the judge was also permitted to take under consideration the murder-for-hire allegations, despite them never having been charged at trial. “Until the Supreme Court rules otherwise, relevant but uncharged crimes of this sort can be and are regularly considered by judges,” says Richman. Ulbricht has never fully acknowledged the harm inflicted by the… Continue reading Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Is Waiting for Trump to Keep His Word—and Set Him Free
The Conspiracy Theory That Elon Musk Stole the Election Using Starlink Is Everywhere Now
Starlink did not respond to a request for comment. This conspiracy theory has continued to spread, and it’s not limited to X: Discussion threads on Reddit, posts on Instagram and Threads, and dozens of Facebook posts all push the narrative that Musk colluded with Trump to use his Starlink satellites to steal the election. One… Continue reading The Conspiracy Theory That Elon Musk Stole the Election Using Starlink Is Everywhere Now
11 Best Lego Gifts for Brick Builders (2024)
To address the elephant in the room: Yes, Lego bricks are made of plastic. The company makes billions of tiny bricks that proliferate all over the world and all over your living room, and they will not biodegrade and cannot be recycled. With that said, Lego bricks are machined to incredibly tight tolerances. Unless your… Continue reading 11 Best Lego Gifts for Brick Builders (2024)
Teen Behind Hundreds of Swatting Attacks Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
In perhaps the largest swatting case to ever be prosecuted, an 18-year-old from Lancaster, California, has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from a nationwide spree of hundreds of shooting and bomb threat hoaxes that sent police scrambling to high schools, courthouses, and the homes of law enforcement officials. Alan Winston Filion now faces a… Continue reading Teen Behind Hundreds of Swatting Attacks Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges