Lily Hay Newman's posts

This morning I decided that I was going to write a soundtrack post called "Here's the Deal with Auld Lang Syne." And…

There are a lot of smartphone breathalyzers out there, but they don't tend to prioritize design aesthetic. It's more…

People attribute a lot of annoying internet stuff to bots. Twitterbot followers, bots that sneak past spam filters,…

There have been 13 robberies reported in Central Park so far in 2013. But in most of them the robber presumably…

There isn't one central BitTorrent search engine to release top searches queries of the year, but Kickass Torrents…

Family photos can happen any time, but all-clan snaps seem like an imperative around the holidays. Does your family…

90 million unique visitors a month has to be good for something. But so far Reddit hasn't been able to stay…

Chemical fires are usually bad, but when they're intentional, controlled and consuming weird Christmas/santa ring…

The NSA revelations keep on coming, and if you're feeling desensitized to the whole thing it's time to refocus and…

Screens and curtains are alright, but sometimes you want a real wall. Solid, substantial and offering some privacy.…

Right now three people are competing in a bike race from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole. The winner will…

It's always better to have control of a knife you're using, sure, but everyone makes mistakes. And you shouldn't…

Since 2014 is only a few days away, design aesthetics probably won't be stunningly different come the new year. So…

Of course the year's best photos can't all come from the same place, but with photographers all over the world…

When a study gets published and its results enter our collective body of scientific knowledge it feels like it's…

Do not take dating advice from this 2.5-minute Samsung ad for Galaxy Gear. It's a hot mess of social interactions…

According to a November survey of 1,000 voters, people are more creeped out by the possibility of a person or group…

When Video Girl Barbie came out in 2010 it seemed like a pretty weird idea to jam a camera into a doll's…

If you asked Santa for the chance to get favorite jailbreak features back on your iDevice this year, your Christmas…

So there's Windex, but if that's feeling too cleaning product-y for you, be aware that you can also clean glass with…