Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written by You

THIS MONTH’S PROMPTIn six words, write a story about a colony of bio-augmented humans.Disclaimer: All #WiredSixWord submissions become the property of WIRED. Submissions will not be acknowledged or returned. Submissions and any other materials, including your name or...

Q: Why Do We Love Online News Quizzes? A: Because They Make Us Smarter

Patti Wolter, a journalism professor at Northwestern University, describes quizzes as a form of service journalism. “I would applaud quizzes that have reporting and information embedded in them,” she says. “All we're talking about is, what is the...

What You Can Learn from More than One Octopus

Peter (Host): One of the invisible ideas that shapes most people’s lives in the US, one of the topics that never gets old here at Outside, is the idea that going outside—whatever...

The 39 Best Shows on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (July 2024)

It may not have the shine it once did, but Max (previously HBO Max) is still home to some of the best TV shows of the past 25 years, from The Sopranos and The Wire to Game of Thrones and The Leftovers.Max has...

Does Starlink Belong in the Backcountry?

</div></div>"],"filter":{"nextExceptions":"img, blockquote, div","nextContainsExceptions":"img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button"},"renderIntial":true,"wordCount":350}"> Dear Sundog: Now that Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service is available all over the world, I’m having this nightmare. In it, I’m floating the Middle Fork of...

‘Death Occurs in the Dark’: Indie Video Game Devs Are Struggling to Survive

Necrosoft Games was running out of money. At the rate things were going, the video game studio’s director, Brandon Sheffield, surmised that the company would be broke before its current project, a Persona-like RPG called Demonschool, shipped in...

Cory Richards Shares His Career Highs and Mental Health Lows

</div></div>"],"filter":{"nextExceptions":"img, blockquote, div","nextContainsExceptions":"img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button"},"renderIntial":true,"wordCount":350}"> Climber and photographer Cory Richards’s most famous photo was the result of an event that nearly ended in tragedy. In 2011, he was caught in an avalanche while...

Let Your Friends Borrow Outdoor Gear? Here’s How to Get It Back.

</div></div>"],"filter":{"nextExceptions":"img, blockquote, div","nextContainsExceptions":"img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button"},"renderIntial":true,"wordCount":350}"> Welcome to Tough Love. We’re answering your questions about dating, breakups, and everything in between. Our advice giver is Blair Braverman, dogsled racer and author of Small...

The 21 Best Movies on Apple TV+ Right Now (July 2024)

When it comes to originals, Netflix and Amazon have the deepest libraries of prestige movies. But ever since CODA won the Best Picture Oscar, it’s become clear that some of the best movies are on Apple TV+.As with any streaming service, not...

Everyone Is Trying to Make This TikTok Go Viral—and It Never Will

It would be easy to put this down to stan armies—established fans of these creators, clashing over the video in a kind of proxy war to glorify their community—but it’s not along such rigid lines. “Whenever there’s a...
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