Alex Fitzpatrick
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The 10 Best Video Games of 2021
Our favorite games of the year, from the return of nostalgic favorites to innovative works from indie companies → Read More
What Colin Powell's COVID-19 Death Says About the Current State of the Pandemic
Colin Powell's death reminds us that COVID-19 is not just a pandemic of the unvaccinated, but a pandemic of the elderly, too. → Read More
Why Apple's Health App Could Be the Sleeper Hit of iOS 15
The new upgrade, out now, brings the iPhone one step closer to becoming the ultimate personal health device. → Read More
I'm a Pandemic Dad Who's Been Covering COVID-19. I Don't Know How to Think About the Risk Anymore
As COVID-19 cases rise due to the Delta variant, here's how I'm thinking about the risk to my family. → Read More
Can Employer Mandates Get More Americans Vaccinated? New York and California Are Finding Out
California and New York have announced that government employees will need to be vaccinated or regularly tested in order to come into work. → Read More
Having Trouble Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine? This Standby Site Wants to Help
Dr. B is offering a nationwide COVID-19 vaccine standby list that alerts users when an unclaimed dose is available nearby. → Read More
See the World's Makeshift COVID-19 Vaccination Hubs
Public spaces are being converted into vaccination hubs, where hundreds or thousands of people can be inoculated against COVID-19 each day. → Read More
Why You Should Get Whichever COVID-19 Vaccine You Can
Don't turn down the Johnson and Johnson vaccine in favor of Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech. → Read More
The Capitol Attack, Impeachment and GameStop Make it Clear: 2021 Is Shaping Up to Be the Year of the Moderator
The year's most consequential events so far can be understood as a battle between the mobs and the mods. → Read More
So, Uh, What's Up With GameStop's Stock?
People claim to be making thousands on the 'meme stock.' But it's got to blow up eventually, right? → Read More
Why Amazon's Move to Drop Parler Is a Big Deal for the Future of the Internet
The Parler episode reveals the immense power held by Amazon's AWS and rival cloud services. → Read More
What if the Web Looked More Like Wikipedia?
Wikipedia, which celebrates its 20th birthday on Jan. 15, lives on—and it's not just surviving, but thriving. → Read More
For Much of the U.S., Good Weather Will Allow for an Outdoor (and Safer) Thanksgiving
A look at the Thanksgiving Day forecast reveals that, for most of the U.S., temperatures will be above normal and the skies will be clear. → Read More
A Single COVID-19 Test Result Can't Guarantee a Safe Thanksgiving
Receiving a single negative COVID-19 test result days before a gathering can’t guarantee that you won’t wind up infecting others. → Read More
The 10 Best Video Games of 2020
From Spider-Man: Miles Morales to Among Us, these were the best video games of 2020. → Read More
Will Thanksgiving Be a COVID-19 Disaster? In Canada, the Answer Was 'Yes'
Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving in October—and the pandemic accelerated with it. → Read More
President Trump's COVID-19 Recklessness Will Bring More Illness, Death and Suffering
President Trump's latest messaging on COVID-19 will only lead to further illness and suffering. → Read More
Sid Meier Is Here to Remind You That Life Is Full of Interesting Decisions
Meier, who's been making games since the early 1980s, is seen as a father of the industry, a beloved figure among many gamers. → Read More
COVID-19 Has Killed Nearly 200,000 Americans. How Many More Lives Will Be Lost Before the U.S. Gets It Right?
How the U.S. succumbed to complacency and let nearly 200,000 Americans die of COVID-19. → Read More
You Might Not Catch Coronavirus on an Airplane. But Air Travel Is Still Probably Spreading COVID-19
Airlines have been focused on individual passengers' safety, not big-picture public health. → Read More