Monthly Archives: August 2020
This smart parking sensor can help you avoid fender benders
TL;DR: Avoid fender benders with the Light Smart Solar Powered Parking Sensor for $89, a 31% savings as of Aug. 24. With how quickly technology evolves these days, even a car that’s just five years old can feel ancient — especially when all your friends and family members seem to have the latest and greatest […]
Invest in your financial future with these money management courses
TL;DR: Access hundreds of lessons with the Beginner’s Guide to Personal Finance and Investment Bundle for $29.99, a 91% savings as of July 31. The pandemic that has defined 2020 has thrown us all a financial curveball. While we were all worried about our social calendars, COVID-19 slowly drained many of our bank accounts. From […]
HBO's 'The Vow' is a cautionary inside look at the downfall of the NXIVM cult
The threshold for bizarre, horrifying news is high these days, but certain stories rise above the cacophony of Bad and stick in the mind as unusually disturbing. The story of the NXIVM cult and its sex trafficking sub-sect DOS (Dominus Obsequious Sororium) is one of those stories that stick. In October 2017, a New York […]
Freeform's 'Love in the Time of Corona' is surprisingly welcome comfort viewing
Every TV show we’ve watched in 2020 is fantasy. That’s the simple truth of living through a global pandemic in which close proximity with other human beings is the enemy. You can’t relate to going to a party on Netflix’s Never Have I Ever any more than you can relate to plotting to overthrow a […]
Oh god, Hulu deepfaked Damian Lillard into its own TV commercial
If you watch basketball, Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers has been everywhere on your TV during the last few weeks — just not in the Hulu commercial that he “stars in.” Protocol spoke to Hulu about the production of its new “Hulu Has Live Sports Again” commercial and Lillard’s remote participation in it, […]
Someone is registering election look-alike websites, FBI officials warn
Someone is weaponizing your typos. With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching, people across the country are going online to get instructions for voting by mail, the location of their polling place, and other vital Election Day information that will help them exercise their right to vote. Now, according to a Department of Homeland Security […]
HBO Max's 'The Fungies!' is the next trippy kids' show for adults
Sure, the world is in turmoil, existence is futile, and democracy could soon cease to exist as we know it. But I’ll be damned if I’m not spending my afternoon watching these one-eyed, cartoon, mushroom children push a gigantic snowball up a mountain in the name of adventure. In HBO Max’s The Fungies!, creator Stephen […]
It's your last chance to secure this VPN for under $2 per month
TL;DR: A two-year subscription to Surfshark is on sale for $1.99 per month as of Aug. 21, saving you 84% on list price. It’s never easy to pick one product or service in a crowded market, but Surfshark does beat a lot of the best VPNs when it comes to the key features that everyone […]
Get this USB-C cable that has a MagSafe connector for 70% off
TL;DR: Keep your phone juiced up with the PLUGiES™ MagTech: USB-C to MagTech cable for $11.99, a 70% savings as of Aug. 21. Charging your phone is supposed to be seamless, but more often than not, it’s far from it. The standard cables all devices come with are too short and too cheap, and you […]
Snag this rare 39% discount on a year of QuickBooks
TL;DR: Organize your small business finances with a year subscription to the QuickBooks® Essentials Plan for $289.99, a 39% savings as of July 29. No one ever said running a business was easy. (Turns out being your own boss is a lot of work.) In fact, a whopping 41% of entrepreneurs say that managing their […]