In ‘Scribe,’ A World Haunted By Absences
Alyson Hagy’s new dystopian novel paints an America torn apart by war and plague, leaving little of the past intact. It’s a lean, hungry book that draws on Appalachian folk myths, mercilessly told.
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Tracking Elon Musk’s SEC battle through the plot of good TV show Billions
I could start this post by trying to write some eloquent thing about how life imitates art, and vice versa, but here’s the truth: what’s happening in 2018 feels increasingly unfathomable, and so I, like many others, have found comfort in drawing parallels to popular culture. Like the #resistance tweeters who tie red string between every new development in the horror show of modern day America and the world of Harry Potter, my new obsession is picking out all the similarities between Elon Musk’s ongoing fight with the SEC and the very good Showtime show Billions.
Spoilers for, let’s say, all three seasons of the very good Showtime show Billions ahead, even though I just started season three.
Billions revolves around two main characters….
iPhone XS specs vs. XS Max, XR, X: What’s new and different – CNET
See how Apple’s new 2018 iPhones compare spec-by-spec with last year’s iPhone X.
You’re About to Drown in Streaming Subscriptions
The streaming space is about to get a lot more crowded. But at what cost?
‘The Ravenmaster’ Is Definitely (There) For The Birds
Legend says that if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London, England will fall. Luckily, ravenmaster Chris Skaife is there to care for them, and he’s got a new book about these extraordinary birds.
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This Week in the Future of Cars: Happy Birthday to Us
We look at the latest happenings in the auto-world, and look back at WIRED’s greatest hits from a quarter century of chronicling the ever-molting world of transportation.
‘The Witch Elm’ Starts Slow, Then Sucks You In
Tana French’s new standalone novel packs a lot of character and background information into the first few chapters, but the atmosphere and dialogue will keep you turning pages as the mystery unfolds.
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Water Towers That Could Hold My Tears
Sarah Ransohoff illustrates a satirical list of water towers that could store tears.
A Grad Student Solved a Fundamental Quantum Computing Problem
Urmila Mahadev became obsessed with a basic question in quantum computing: how do you know when the computer is cheating?