This is the third installment in a continuing project in which WIRED’s photo editors speak with photographers about their experiences during Covid-19 self-isolation. The following interview has been edited for clarity. Ever since Durham issued its shelter-in-place order on March 26, Sunday service in the North Carolina city hasn’t been the same. For photographer Kennedi…
Hundreds of Amazon employees are calling out sick today over the company’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as accusations that it retaliated against workers who have spoken out. The protests are being organized by United for Respect, a nonprofit advocating for retail workers, and Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, a corporate worker group,…
Last year, I said the XPS 13 2019 was about as close to perfect as a compact laptop was going to get. Dell is back with another XPS 13 and—wait for it—it’s even better.It’s a collection of small things that make this 2020 model better than the last. That doesn’t mean you should toss the…
To quote the great Willie Nelson, who of course was streaming live earlier this week to celebrate 4/20, “Hello walls.” I bet when he wrote that he had no idea that it would become our unofficial national anthem.For now, this weekly column is free for everyone to access. Soon, only WIRED subscribers will get Plaintext…
Guns are frightening machines, but you wouldn’t know it from playing most videogames. Generally, firearms in games are safe, reliable, and straightforward. Weapons are just laser pointers, but with death involved—you point at someone, they die. Or, if your target is armored or has a high number of hit points, you point for longer. Then…
Pandemics aren’t usually Martin Landray’s job. A physician and researcher in the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Population Health, Landray designs clinical trials—cardiology, mostly, the kind of industry-funded studies that suck in tens of thousands of people and extrude new drugs or procedures. But in early March, Landray and his colleagues could see what…
Working your way through Final Fantasy 7 Remake, you’ll often get your best, most useful, or most interesting Materia from Chadley, the strange kid you meet in Chapter 3. Chadley gives you “Battle Intel” assignments, and unlocking each one lets you purchase a new Materia. Among those is Enemy Skill, a Materia that lets you…
Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo (Getty Images)Nintendo’s recent “Let’s all chill on a cool island run by ruthless capitalist raccoons” simulator, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, arrived at essentially the perfect moment in the ongoing zeit-shit, offering a cheerful and relaxing respite from the outside world for the millions of people who’ve been playing it. It even offers the chance…
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The sky was still dark when Gabriel pulled up and we piled our bags—heavy with uneaten camping meals—into the trunk of his dusty sedan. As he nosed the car off the dirt road and onto the paved streets of El Calafate, my partner J. and I scanned for signs of the police cars that had…
