Jen Karner

3 days ago | cnet.com | Tyler Lacoma |Jen Karner |Megan Wollerton |Brittany Vincent

With summer vacations, weekend getaways and daily deliveries in full swing, now's the perfect time to level up your home security, especially if you'll be away from home more often. According to a recent CNET survey, one in six US adults have experienced package theft, and with more people shopping online and traveling this season, those numbers could climb.

2 weeks ago | cnet.com | Jen Karner

Caprine, my half-faun rogue, ducks behind a barrel as she tries to hide in the shadows from the guards. I hold my breath, roll two dice for a success, then grin at the GM as the guards pass me by without noticing. A moment later, I sneak into the guard room to steal a letter, and then run to get back to the rest of the party before anyone notices I'm here. This is Daggerheart, and it might be the simplest tabletop roleplaying game I've ever had a chance to sit down and play.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Jen Karner

Swordcrafting stories are always cool, but Blue Eye Samurai pushes the idea into new territoryIn Quentin Tarantino’s 2003 movie Kill Bill: Volume 1, vengeful assassin The Bride (Uma Thurman) seeks a sword from the legendary swordsmith Hattori Hanzō (Sonny Chiba). “I need Japanese steel,” she says. “I have vermin to kill.” Hanzō has sworn off making instruments of death, but when he learns …

2 weeks ago | cnet.com | Jen Karner

Cicada season is upon us once again. From May through June, these noisy bugs will climb up from the ground and swarm in a number of eastern states before they disappear again. Cicada's are usually expected to be a noisy problem through the beginning and middle of summer, but 2025 has a gigantic cicada brood with billions of these flying insects emerging. The Greater Eastern Brood is expected to emerge this summer, and it's the oldest brood in the US.

2 weeks ago | cnet.com | Kacie Goff |Jen Karner |Brittany Vincent |Amelia Ti

It's no secret that your kidneys are really important for your overall health. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one in seven adults in the United States has chronic kidney disease. Your kidneys work around the clock to filter out waste and excess fluid, helping to prevent serious health problems like heart disease, infections, anemia, depression and even loss of appetite.