LinkNYC

Tech

Privacy Advocates Say NYC’s Fix for the ‘Digital Divide’ Is a Hyper-Surveillance Mess

10.11.22

By Karl Bode
Tech

Pranksters Are Making LinkNYC Booths Play Ice Cream Van Music

07.03.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

London’s New Wi-Fi Kiosks Won’t Have Public Browsing Due to NYC’s Porn Problem

10.27.16

By Ben Sullivan
Tech

LinkNYC Discovers the Difficulty of Bringing Free Wi-Fi to City Streets

09.20.16

By Linda Huber
Tech

Is New York City’s Public Wi-Fi Actually Connecting the Poor?

09.14.16

By Linda Huber
Tech

LinkNYC’s New Free Network Is Blazing Fast. But At What Cost to Privacy?

02.19.16

By Sam Gustin
Tech

What the LinkNYC Project Means for the Average New Yorker

06.29.15

By Alix Jean-Pharuns

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Music

You Can Still Get Tickets to Billie Eilish’s Sold-Out Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour

The Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour has already begun. It’s totally sold out—but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get tickets.

10.15.24

By Nick Stockton
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Shopping

The 7 Best Mattress Toppers for Pretending You Bought a New Bed

If your bed’s too firm, too soft, or too hot, the best mattress toppers can make it just right.

10.15.24

By Natalli Amato
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A ‘Terrifier’ Game Is Announced With Immediate Apprehension

The initial reaction to the ‘Terrifier’ game releasing in 2025 isn’t quite as electric as the film series.

10.15.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Pokemon movie still (Photo by Warner Bros. Pictures)

Life

Leaked Pokémon Lore Includes Story of a Girl Who Has a Baby with a Pokémon

Pokémon developer Game Freak was hacked, leaking a lurid backstory about Typhlosion and other odd lore.

10.15.24

By Luis Prada
Photo by Alessandra Benedetti – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images

Life

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Is on Track to Lose Up to $200 Million

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker Folie a Deux’ is a box office failure that may end up losing hundreds of millions of dollars.

10.15.24

By Paige Gawley