Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Testaments’ Is Done With Handmaids

This piece contains minor spoilers for the novel but does not reveal major plot points.In June, Kylie Jenner threw a birthday party themed around her friend’s favorite TV show. The Kardashian and her pals pouted and posed on Instagram Stories in sexy red capes, cloaks, full makeup, and white bonnets.Wired UKThis story originally appeared on…

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5 Great Ways to Trade In or Sell Your iPhone

Apple's iPhone 11 is here- and it's mighty enticing if you're using an iPhone that's a few years old. Don't just toss your aging phone in a drawer when you buy it, though. Sell your iPhone! That old hunk of glass is more valuable than you might think.There are quite a few services that will…

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Pagers, Pay Phones, and Dialup: How We Communicated on 9/11

The voice message that Lauren Grandcolas left for her husband, Jack, on September 11, 2001, would puzzle a generation raised with smartphones.Two months pregnant with their first child, the 38-year-old Grandcolas was returning home to California when her flight from Newark Airport—United 93—was hijacked, and she, along with other passengers and crew, used the Verizon…

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What Happened to Urban Dictionary?

On January 24, 2017, a user by the name of d0ughb0y uploaded a definition to Urban Dictionary, the popular online lexicon that relies on crowdsourced definitions. Under Donald Trump—who, four days prior, was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, prompting multiple Women's Marches a day later—he wrote: "The man who got…

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Tech startups want to destigmatize sex

Sex, despite being one of the most fundamental human experiences, is still one of those businesses that some advertisers reject, banks are hesitant to financially support and some investors don’t…

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281 Alleged Email Scammers Arrested in Massive Global Sweep

The Department of Justice today announced the arrest of 281 suspects in connection with email scams and wire transfer fraud. The action is the biggest of its kind yet against this type of digital scammer, and is a strong symbol of law enforcement's sense of urgency in trying to contain a rapidly growing threat.You're familiar…

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