Gear Reviews
FiiO K17: High-End Sound with Retro Elegance
Discover the $900 FiiO K17 headphone amplifier, featuring dual DACs, a 3.93-inch touchscreen, Bluetooth LDAC, and 4000mW balanced output power.
Kevin Curry
The Engine
Why Exercise Might Be the Ultimate Cure-All
Discover why experts call exercise the "most potent medical intervention ever known." Learn how it reshapes your body, boosts health, and reduces disease risk.
Gear Reviews
Onkyo Icon Series: Audiophile-Grade Amplifiers Debut in 2025
Discover Onkyo's Icon Series amplifiers, featuring cutting-edge technology, sleek design, and audiophile-grade sound. Launching Q4 2025.
Culture & Opinion
Resistance in the Age of Trump: Lessons from Civil Rights and Octavia E. Butler
Tananarive Due connects the activism of the Civil Rights Movement with Octavia E. Butler’s dystopian novels to offer hope and actionable resistance strategies for turbulent times.
Culture & Opinion
Literary Roast 2024: The Year’s Most Brutal Book Reviews
Dive into Literary Hub’s roundup of The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2024, featuring biting critiques of Melania Trump, Haruki Murakami, and Malcolm Gladwell.
Bikes & Frames
2025 Crust Bombora: A Sporty Steel Frame for Gravel Enthusiasts
Discover the 2025 Crust Bombora, a lightweight steel gravel bike designed for 650b wheels, with improved cable guides and a versatile design.
Gear Reviews
Miss Piggy Meets Haute Horology: Oris’s Bold Pink ProPilot X
Discover the Oris ProPilot X Miss Piggy Edition, featuring a hot pink dial, diamond index, and stainless steel case. Glam meets utility for $3,200.
Culture & Opinion
Your Life, Curated by Algorithm: Are You Even Choosing?
A thought-provoking look at why our modern world’s curated culture and popularity-driven algorithms are robbing us of genuine discovery—and how to reclaim your power to choose.
Culture & Opinion
You Don’t Need A Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume
Explore Brett Berk's The Drive article on America's obsession with pickup trucks. Are they tools of necessity or oversized cowboy costumes? Find out what the numbers reveal and why practicality takes a back seat.
The Engine
Moderate Drinking: Health Perk or Risky Business?
A new report from NASEM links moderate drinking to lower all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease risk, but raises concerns about an increased risk of breast cancer. Learn about Surgeon General Murthy’s call for cancer-warning labels.
Tech & Data
Hot and Humid? Casio’s Latest Watch Says “Bring It On”
Casio’s new sauna-proof CPP-002 watch thrives in hot, steamy conditions. Learn about its features, crowdfunding details, and why it’s the perfect companion for your next steam session.
Tech & Data
Meet Mozi: The Social App That Actually Wants You Offline
Experience a new way to connect with friends offline. Discover how Mozi’s transparent Freemium model and private social network are changing the way we plan and hang out IRL.