Welcome to Ask Wirecutter, where deputy editor Annemarie Conte helps you figure out how to make the most of your stuff in real life. If you have a shopping conundrum for our advice columnist, submit it using this form. Dear Wirecutter, My neighbors are kind of the worst. They’re loud, regularly light a fire pit, … Read more
Deadline reports that Michael Sarnoski, director of A Quiet Place: Day One and Pig, has been hired as writer and director for the upcoming film adaptation of Death Stranding. The film is a joint production between A24 and Kojima Productions. Sarnoski made his feature film directorial debut with the 2021 drama Pig, starring Nicholas Cage, which … Read more
For some products, bland can be good. I’d argue that wireless earbuds are the pinnacle of this concept. You just want something that fits, works, and sounds good, more than you want a flashy, status product. Even AirPods buyers I know aren’t buying them for aesthetics; they’re buying them because they’re among the best earbuds … Read more
When the audience was handed 3D glasses as we walked into the final presentation at CinemaCon 2025, it could only mean one thing: we were going back to Pandora. And, sure enough, Disney presented the first footage ever from Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film in James Cameron’s epic fantasy franchise. Cameron wasn’t there … Read more
Uganda’s role in eastern DR Congo has largely gone under the radar during recent violence but its complex approach aims to secure long-standing security and economic interests in the mineral-rich area, experts say. Backed by Rwanda, the M23 armed group has swept through the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, taking two regional capitals. … Read more
Metro 2033 is celebrating its 15-year anniversary today, March 16, 2025. Below, we examine how its subtle morality system helped to illustrate its broader points about humanity and violence. In video games, evil tends to be gigantic. Think of the rivers of blood in Baldur’s Gate 3’s evil endings or an army of Sith bowing … Read more
You know a game is going to be good when the tutorial is shorter than the time it took to download it. Haste: Broken Worlds is the fastest game I’ve played this year, and the demo kicks off in less than 30 seconds. The premise is extremely simple: The world is falling apart, and the … Read more
We may earn a commission from links on this page. All houses make noise, and those noises can be useful in diagnosing and addressing potential problems. But if your house is driving you crazy with all its creaking and groaning, it’s time to look into ways you can quiet the house down. You could do … Read more
Migrants used to gather by the hundreds in encampments in Ciudad Juárez, on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, waiting for a chance to cross into the United States. But as President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares to take office on Monday, few people could be found this past week on the once-teeming embankments. All … Read more
A decline in social media posts and overall sentiment around Dogecoin could signal a buying opportunity for traders, according to crypto analysis firm Santiment. “Crowd sentiment has been near its lowest point over the past year,” Santiment said in a Jan. 9 report. The analysis firm gave Dogecoin (DOGE) a “bearish” crowd sentiment rating of … Read more