David Faris

2 weeks ago | theweek.com | David Faris

Anyone who has gritted their way through a mandatory employee cybersecurity training understands that hackers are gunning for our passwords, which have become the Holy Grails of dark web schemers. A compromised password can give criminals access to everything from your credit card number to your Social Security information, and the fallout can be an enormous hassle.

2 weeks ago | newsweek.com | David Faris

Anyone who has taken an introductory American politics class probably remembers the way that America's system of federalism has been divided by scholars into "eras" based on understandings about the balance between state and national power. The most recent, ushered in by the Reagan revolution, is known as "The New Federalism," and purported to return various powers to the states.

3 weeks ago | theweek.com | David Faris

The Australian-made children's series "Bluey" is so adored by adults and children alike that it has spawned legions of think pieces since its debut in 2018. This time, the anthropomorphic Australian cattle dogs are making headlines regarding the show's distribution in the United States by Disney. The company mysteriously cut an episode called "Dad Baby" from its second season — but only in the U.S., where it remains inexplicably unavailable on Disney+ five years later.

3 weeks ago | theweek.com | David Faris

Summer action movies get the most attention, but the dog days are also when studios love to release big-name horror films. During the summer of 2024, Oz Perkins' goofy "Longlegs" dominated the genre's releases, and one of these five highly anticipated features is likely to do the same this year.

4 weeks ago | theweek.com | David Faris

Modern password management has become so complicated that there are entire apps like Bitwarden and Dashlane to help people use them. For those old enough to remember the early Internet era, however, even the ubiquitous login screen on your own computer would have seemed bizarre, let alone the reality of remembering dozens of different login configurations for everything from your work email to your retirement accounts.