Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “Everything Theme-Park Journalist Carlye Wisel Brings to Disneyland ” I’m a theme-park journalist. (Yes, that’s a real job, and no, it’s not all cotton candy and roller coasters!) I spend my days obsessing about everything from how Butterbeer was created to real-life raptors that tried to claim a new …
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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “A Running List of Free and Discounted Services for Teachers ” It has been incredibly challenging to be a teacher during the COVID-19 pandemic. To thank them for rising to the occasion, many companies are offering free and discounted services to the educators who continue to put their students …
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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “Don’t Buy a Desktop PC With One of Intel’s Newest Processors—Here’s Why ” Every year for the past decade, Intel has released a new generation of its Core processors. And every year, we’ve recommended that people buy the newest version they can get—if you’re paying hundreds or thousands of …
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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “How Permethrin Can Help Protect You From Ticks ” Ticks are vile little creatures that can transmit diseases like Lyme, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Powassan. According to the Center for Disease Control, these diseases are on the rise as ticks expand their geographic rage. “The number of counties …
Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “How One Small Startup Is Tackling Apple’s Big AirPods Problem ” Even kindergartners know that when you make a mess, you have to clean it up. Alas, in the case of tech companies and the countless millions of wireless earbuds they produce, the mess is a burgeoning eco-disaster (for …
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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “The Things That Matter from Apple’s Spring 2021 Event ” With most of our tech recommendations, the latest and greatest gadget is not the best value for most people. But with Apple products, the latest gadget is likely replacing an older one, often at a similar price. Today, Apple …
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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “The Budget Kettlebell That Vulture Writer E. Alex Jung Swings at Home ” I first became familiar with kettlebells a couple of years ago at a gym called Krank (yes, two Ks), housed on the eighth floor of a concrete storage facility off the Tillary Street exit of the …
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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “How Selling My Old Clothes on Depop Funded a Trip to Tokyo ” Living in New York City as a college student in 2018 during an endless blue-gray winter was like being dropped off at an amusement park with no money to enjoy the rides. I struggled to find …
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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “A Silicon Chip Shortage May Delay Headphones and Game Consoles, but Don’t Panic ” In 2020, the country was challenged by product shortages affecting everything from toilet paper to pasta. Now 2021 is presenting a new obstacle: a low supply of the silicon chips used in computers, smartphones, gaming …
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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “Don’t Buy a Pet Camera. These Security Cameras Are the Best Way to Spy on Your Dog or Cat. ” Pets are like family—family that pees on the carpet and likes to eat out of the trash. And one of the questions we get most (even from Wirecutter colleagues) …