Feel guilty about flying? That’s ‘flygskam.’ Here’s what you can do about it.

‘Flygskam’ is a compound of the Swedish words ‘flyg’, which means flight, and ‘skam’ – shame. There, the movement is already changing people’s flying habits. More and more travelers are replacing planes with trains. 

Now, ‘flygskam’ is making ripples around the world. So here are some ways you can reduce your carbon footprint if you truly have to fly.  Read more…

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Refresh your bedroom with this early Black Friday deal on sheets

TL;DR: Experience the sheer joy of sleeping in ultra cozy bamboo sheets — this 4-piece queen sheet set is just $32.99, a 69% savings. 


Sadly, you can’t wave a magic wand to improve your sleeping habits. But something as straightforward as changing your bedding could be a step in the right direction. It makes sense: if you’re uncomfortable, you’re probably not getting the best sleep. And what better time to make the move than Black Friday month? (Yes, it has an entire month now.)

Sleeping soundly all starts with laying on cozy, breathable materials, and these Bamboo Comfort 4-Piece Luxury Sheet Sets deliver exactly that. Read more…

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40 best gifts for teenage girls, according to teenage girls

Teenage girl trends can be an ever-changing hellscape. From VSCO, to Nike Air Force 1s (but only the white ones), to saying things like “sksksk” and “And I oop” as a reaction to literally everything, it’s a confusing world. 

Funneling those trends into a gift that she’ll like and use for longer than a month seems nearly impossible, but plopping $50 in an envelope is basically code for “I don’t get you at all.”

SEE ALSO: Gifts for her 2019: Best gifts for the lady in your life

But you know who does get teenage girls? Other teenage girls. We asked our families, our staff, and the internet what the teenage girls in their life have on their 2019 holiday lists. The top five most-mentioned items were: AirPods, the iPhone 11, Sephora gift cards, Nike Air Force 1s, and scrunchies. Read more…

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The iPhone 11 — See Details

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The Beats Pill+ speaker — See Details

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A Fjallraven backpack — See Details

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A succulent terrarium — See Details

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A Sephora gift card — See Details

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The Nintendo Switch — See Details

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A weighted blanket — See Details

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An IG-worthy phone case — See Details

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The Echo Input — See Details

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American Eagle mom jeans — See Details

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Glossier face masks — See Details

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A deck of Tarot cards — See Details

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Armed robbery at Airbnb under investigation, days after ‘party house’ ban

Airbnb’s party house problems keep piling up.

Less than a week after the short-term rental site banned party houses in response to a shooting at one, another party house listing reportedly became the scene of an armed robbery. 

Atlanta police are investigating after a group of masked men with guns entered a house rented on Airbnb for what may have been a belated Halloween party. The robbers, who showed up at 2:30 a.m. and came in through an unlocked door, struck two of the victims before shouting at the rest to get on the floor. 

“The suspects went throughout the home taking cell phones, wallets, and Nike shoes before fleeing the scene,” according to a police statement provided to Mashable. One victim was taken to the hospital; their injuries are unknown. Read more…

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Instagram experiment hits the U.S., and your likes may disappear soon

Instagram will soon be expanding one of its biggest and most controversial experiments: hiding the number of likes on a post. 

The service will expand the long-running test, which hides like counts from public-facing parts of the app, to the U.S. starting next week, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri announced Friday. 

The test is still an experiment, so not all U.S.-based Instagram users will see their like counts disappearing overnight when it goes into effect next week. But to hear Instagram tell it, the move marks of one of the company’s most aggressive steps yet to make its platform a friendlier place for younger users. Read more…

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Facebook blocks posts outing alleged Trump whistleblower

There is at least one type of content that Facebook will unequivocally police. 

The social media giant has reportedly been blocking, and in some cases removing, posts to its platform that purport to name the national security whistleblower who kicked off the current impeachment-related investigation into President TrumpAccording to Reuters, the company announced the move Friday following the posting of an article that claims to identify the whistleblower.

We reached out to Facebook to confirm this report, but received no immediate response. Still, the action wouldn’t be surprising — the company said in a statement to PCMag that naming the alleged whistleblower is in violation of its policies.  Read more…

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There’s an easy way to keep AirPods Pro tips from falling off (and into your ears)

We need to talk about AirPods Pro tips. The actual ear tips. 

Those soft silicone pieces are one of the biggest design changes Apple introduced with the first “pro” version of its AirPods. It’s the reason the newest AirPods are both more comfortable and able to block out ambient noise. 

Apple encourages you to experiment with different sized tips in order to get the right fit (and there’s an elaborate “ear tip ft test” meant to help you accomplish just that). But what’s less clear upon busting open your new box of AirPods is that the tips work a bit differently than the earbuds you’re used to. Read more…

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Waymo moves its Austin team to other locations

Waymo’s Austin, Texas, office is closing, but since there wasn’t any self-driving testing happening there anyway, it’s more of a relocation hassle for its employees and contractors than a full-blown shutdown. Austin is where Waymo lists the first fully self-driving ride on public roads in its first Firefly vehicle in 2015. 

Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car unit that spun out of Google, tests its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans and more recently, electric Jaguar I-Pace compact SUVs, in the Bay Area, as well as other parts of California, Phoenix, Detroit, and elsewhere in the country. Phoenix is the only location where Waymo One, the publicly (but limitedly) available robo-taxi service, picks up riders. Read more…

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WeWork employees call out ‘greed’ and ‘deception’ in open letter

If you’re going down, you might as well do it fighting. 

A collection of WeWork employees sent that message loud and clear on Nov. 8 with the publication of an open letter criticizing their soon-to-be former employer of greed, corruption, and deception. Following the aborted IPO and September ouster of cofounder Adam Neumann, along with the promised restructuring by SoftBank, the employees see the writing on the wall — and are doing something about. 

The letter, which the New York Times reports was signed by over 150 employees, demands that the thousands of employees facing layoffs be given severance and provided with health insurance. It also highlights the absurd $1.7 billion payout received by Neumann, calling it “graft.” Read more…

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Don’t be fooled, Twitter is still a hellscape

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey may be riding a wave of goodwill after he dunked on Mark Zuckerberg, but don’t be fooled: Twitter is still a burning hellscape. 

Sure, Dorsey’s decision to disallow political ads on Twitter deserves some praise. He is, after all, willing to take a step that Zuckerberg and Facebook are too cowardly to take, setting a precedent that’s been lacking in social media.

And, as he made the announcement, Dorsey was smart enough to throw some thinly veiled shade at Zuckerberg’s “free speech” claims. 

A final note. This isn’t about free expression. This is about paying for reach. And paying to increase the reach of political speech has significant ramifications that today’s democratic infrastructure may not be prepared to handle. It’s worth stepping back in order to address.

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