How to See the Moon, Venus, and Regulus
If you can drag yourself out of bed before sunrise on Friday, you’ll get one of the best naked-eye sky shows of the year. The crescent moon, the planet Venus, and the star Regulus will cluster together so tightly that a finger held at arm’s length could block them all at once. Astronomers call this a triple conjunction, though you don’t need any special gear to enjoy it. “This is a rare chance to see three of the brightest…
The Nutcase Bike Helmet Is Suddenly Hard to Find, but Not Impossible
It took a few close calls and a lot of outraged nagging by my friends for me to wise up and begin wearing a bike helmet while cycling in the city. It wasn’t the optics that were holding me back. I didn’t particularly care what I looked like while biking, and I didn’t think helmets necessarily looked bad by default. That said, my decision to clad my valuable noggin in protective foam and plastic was…
Mario Kart World NPCs Are Doing Their Best GTA Impression
I don’t care what anyone says, I enjoy Mario Kart World‘s open world. Yes, it’s a little bare, but driving around is relaxing, and I don’t need everything to be a deep experience. What I didn’t know, but have recently learned (and find immensely entertaining), is that Nintendo snuck in a little GTA in my Mario Kart. Mario Kart carjacking is a thing A recent post on X/Twitter from @MarioBrothBlog showcases some…
Sonic Fortnite Collaboration Gets Disappointing Update in New Leak
A Sonic Fortnite collaboration has been leaked online by dataminers. However, leakers have shared an update about the Fortnite Sonic crossover that might be disappointing for fans of the blue hedgehog. There Won’t Be Any Fortnite Sonic Skins in the upcoming collaboration Screenshot: Epic Games, SEGA In a September 18 post on X, dataminer NotPaloleaks leaked that a Sonic Fortnite collaboration will be…
Mutant Football League 2 Is Finally on the Way
In my constant lamenting of the lack of actual competition for NFL football in the gaming world, I find myself on a never-ending hunt for it. I’ve played the Axis Football series and checked out the NFL Street Reborn mod (it’s incredible). I even reached for Speedball, even though it has nothing to do with the sport. I just wanted to feel something. But there is one game I’ve always enjoyed revisiting over the years:…
How to Get Good Lighting on Zoom
Oh, the ring light. I used one of those once upon a time. When COVID locked us all in our homes like it was after-school in the 1970s all over again, and there were few webcam options for the burgeoning video chat space, ring lighting seemed like the answer to our prayers, a balm for bad lighting that made us all look like zombies. But God help you if you wore glasses. With the ring light reflecting off the lenses, you’d end up looking…
Proton Is More Than Just a Great VPN. It Has Mail, Cloud Storage, and More.
There’s more to online privacy and security than using a VPN. Although I’m a big fan of NordVPN and Mullvad VPN, neither they nor any other competitor has such a comprehensive suite of pro-privacy products as Proton. If you want to go beyond a VPN to a full complement of apps to protect your privacy online, Proton is trustworthy, having been vetted for transparency, and a good buy at $10 per…
Virgo Solar Eclipse May Throw Off Your Cycle. These Zodiac Signs Will Feel It Most.
On September 21, the solar eclipse arrives in Virgo at 29°, a degree astrologers call “karmic.” The label might sound abstract, but astrologers say the effect is physical. Just a heads up, people who menstruate could notice cycles that are all over the place—late, early, or heavier than normal. “This eclipse is a body whisperer,” says Neda Farr, resident astrologer at Flirtini and…
Lomography’s Best Film Cameras Explained
Film cameras may never reach the heights of ubiquity as they did during the 20th century. That much is true. But film has also never felt as playful and whimsical as it does now, and Lomography deserves much of the credit for ushering us into a modern era of appreciation for affordable film cameras that prioritize spontaneity and a celebration of imperfection. You don’t buy a Lomography camera because you want the finest image…
Daily Horoscope: September 18, 2025
Thursday’s skies bring both steadiness and complexity, with Mercury sliding into Libra while opposing Neptune. For many signs, this creates a push and pull between facts and feelings, making perception hazy but also opening space for imagination. Other planets remain relatively still, leaving the mood less frantic than earlier in the week. Stargazer, the key is balance: trust intuition, but don’t lose sight of the details that keep…
