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The Rise of Sierra Online Wasn’t Exactly a Fairytale

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The Rise of Sierra Online Wasn’t Exactly a Fairytale

Jerry Bonner

The DC Mobs Could Become a Mythologized Recruitment Tool

Politics

The DC Mobs Could Become a Mythologized Recruitment Tool

Emma Grey Ellis

A Game Livestreaming Site Has Become an Extremist Haven

Extremism

A Game Livestreaming Site Has Become an Extremist Haven

Cecilia D'Anastasio

These Are the 17 Must-Watch TV Shows of 2021

Stream On

These Are the 17 Must-Watch TV Shows of 2021

Angela Watercutter

26 Movies We Want to See in 2021—One Way or Another

Movies

26 Movies We Want to See in 2021—One Way or Another

Angela Watercutter

Twitch Is Having a Political Renaissance

American Stream

Twitch Is Having a Political Renaissance

Imad Khan

Here are some (entirely serious) predictions about tech in 2021

Satire

Here are some (entirely serious) predictions about tech in 2021

Matt Reynolds

Tenet Is a Must-Watch for Fans of Action Movies

Podcasts

Tenet Is a Must-Watch for Fans of Action Movies

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Humanity Is in Danger of Becoming Obsolete in LX 2048

Sci-Fi

Humanity Is in Danger of Becoming Obsolete in LX 2048

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica

The Metaverse is coming

Internet Culture

The Metaverse is coming

David Baszucki

Zoom Book Tours: 5 Authors on Publishing in a Pandemic

Year in Review

Zoom Book Tours: 5 Authors on Publishing in a Pandemic

Kate Knibbs

Dungeons & Dragons' Racial Reckoning Is Long Overdue

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Dungeons & Dragons' Racial Reckoning Is Long Overdue

Matthew Gault

How Tech Could Help Us Contemplate Our Own Mortality

memento mori

How Tech Could Help Us Contemplate Our Own Mortality

Emma Pattee

After 2020, Live Events Might Not Look the Same. Good!

Year in Review

After 2020, Live Events Might Not Look the Same. Good!

Angela Watercutter

20 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2020

Year In Review

20 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2020

Nicole Kobie

This Year I Found Pleasure in the Work of Looking

Year in Review

This Year I Found Pleasure in the Work of Looking

Jason Parham

The best science and tech books of 2020

Books

The best science and tech books of 2020

WIRED Insider

Dead Man’s Phone is reinventing gaming for the crime podcast age

Gaming

Dead Man’s Phone is reinventing gaming for the crime podcast age

Gian M. Volpicelli

The Video Games WIRED Loved Most in 2020

Year in Review

The Video Games WIRED Loved Most in 2020

WIRED Staff

What Is a 'Role-Playing Game' Anyway?

Podcasts

What Is a 'Role-Playing Game' Anyway?

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy