Stephen Johnson

2 weeks ago | lifehacker.com | Stephen Johnson

Rider experience of the Priority Current PlusIf you're looking for a higher-end commuter e-bike, and your only concern is how well it rides, I highly recommend the Priority Current Plus. It's a balanced, versatile bike that will serve you well on any road, street, or paved bike path. There are two poles in the world of e-bikes, with power-heavy basically-mopeds on one end, and lighter bikes with lower power on the other.

2 weeks ago | au.lifehacker.com | Stephen Johnson

Popular culture for kids has fragmented so much lately that what's familiar to one 14-year-old might be utterly foreign to another. But the progress toward everyone having their own personal culture isn't complete. So I'm taking a look at some of things all (well, most) kids relate to and love, including A Minecraft Movie, Labubus, and the literary techniques developed by Spanish author Jorge Luis Borges in the 1940s (for real). Will A Minecraft Movie become a generational touchstone?

2 weeks ago | au.lifehacker.com | Stephen Johnson

I'm sure you've received a random text from a supposed employment recruiter recently—we all have. These texts, you likely realize, are scams. No company is so desperate for workers that they’d message random numbers with job offers. According to the Federal Trade Commission, you shouldn't respond to these texts or click on any links on them—the smart thing to do is to block these numbers and get on with your day.

3 weeks ago | au.lifehacker.com | Stephen Johnson

For April Fools' Day, I thought I'd look into the fascinating story of a major source of one of the longest-lasting and widely believed conspiracy theories in American history. According to a 2023 YouGov poll, 54% of Americans believe that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone when he gunned down president John F. Kennedy in 1963—so most Americans are wrong about this, and they're wrong about it partly due to a work of fiction published in the late 1960s.

3 weeks ago | au.lifehacker.com | Stephen Johnson

The real 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, is a saying that asserts 80% of outcomes come from 20% of all causes. You can use it to organize your to-do list, among other things. But to many young men, 80/20 means something very different. Young men are not alright. Masculinity is growing more toxic by the day. Online incel communities are growing, and the most receptive audience to poisonous ideas about gender seems to be children.