Browne, a retired bus driver, now finds himself staring down estimated rebuilding costs of as much as $1.8 million. “A lot of people are selling and going elsewhere to start over, saying it’s too hard to come back here,” Browne says. “I gotta come back.” In Altadena, the decision to stay or go is at…
It’s to everyone’s benefit that body wash offerings, and my own discernment, have improved in recent years. I employed this enhanced sense of judgment in our recent evaluation of 19 body washes, alongside my colleagues Justin Krajeski, Ginger Cowles, and Mary Beth Quirk. We evaluated body washes that our partner, MadeSafe, determined to be some…
I used to feel as if something was missing if I went out without my water bottle, as if I’d left my house without my shoes or my phone. And yet I didn’t love my water bottle. It didn’t keep my water cold enough and didn’t come in a size I preferred. After testing seven…
During testing, we outfit each refrigerator with thermocouples in a climate-controlled chamber and monitor it for more than a month, collecting more than 5.4 million temperature readings that identify warm and cold spots, to determine which models will keep your food fresh longest. Our process includes tests for icemaker performance based on how much ice…
What does it mean to be healthy in 2025? Bryan Johnson, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who’s well known for his extreme attempts to slow the aging process, thinks he knows the answer. Does Johnson really have the healthiest body on Earth, as he claims? Will he achieve immortality through AI? Recently, WIRED global editorial…
“GPS is good in places, but we go to places like Monaco, Baku, Singapore, where all that infrastructure and buildings really make GPS drift,” says Dean Locke, director of broadcast media and digital for Formula 1. F1 cars are also much lighter than their Nascar counterparts, necessitating lower-weight sensors. Its broadcast teams struggled to put…
As the 2026 Winter Olympics come to a close, a whole new game is afoot: the mad dash to make money on exclusive memorabilia. When the Games are over, most of the event’s coolest collectibles will become very hard to find, plundered by scalpers and bargain hunters and only available through online marketplaces like eBay…
This yen for experimentation can extend into brand partnerships. The meal I was least excited about in this season’s testing was actually the one I was initially most excited about. EveryPlate has been experimenting with a series of partnerships with boutique food brands, including New York Chinese–inspired dumpling brand Mimi Cheng’s. In this case, the…
Temperatures and leaves are starting to fall in many parts of the country, and new-car discounts are rising. This can be a great time to get a deal on a new car because dealerships are looking to clear out leftover 2025 vehicles to make room for the 2026s—particularly when the ’26 is redesigned. To help…
According to Hartman, getting a smooth, even finish is all about the prep. “Exfoliation is one of the most important prep steps for self-tanner,” he says. It gets rid of dead skin so you’re not layering product on top of rough patches, which is how you end up with darker knees and ashy elbows. “Pay…