The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week

“It’s not a family hike unless a child refuses to walk.”

Get a Look Inside Star Wars: Queen’s Hope, as Padmé Makes a Tough Decision

Star Wars: The Clone Wars may have focused on the Jedi but the time was equally as stressful for senators—especially a senator who was secretly married to one of those Jedi. That’s Padmé Amidala’s situation in the upcoming book Star Wars: Queen’s Hope by E.K. Johnston. Johnston’s third Padmé book is coming November…

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Honda is axing its Clarity hydrogen and hybrid cars in a big EV cull

Honda is axing its Clarity range, with the plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell cars given their marching orders as the automaker looks to new EVs and hybrids. It followed the discontinuation of the Honda Clarity EV – the only all-electric version – in March 2020, leaving the automaker with no BEVs in the US at all. The Clarity trio represented … Continue reading

Samsung’s $160 Android tablet is on sale as an affordable iPad alternative

Samsung’s latest Android tablet is up for sale today, and if Apple’s iPad line-up is more than you want to spend, a $160 Galaxy Tab A7 Lite could do the trick. Announced back in late May, the newest addition to Samsung’s slate series has a compact design and an 8.7-inch touchscreen. The TFT LCD panel runs at 1340 x 800 … Continue reading

Samsung denies Galaxy Z Fold 2 was discontinued

Samsung has not discontinued its folding phone, despite what the company’s US website may have suggested, with the Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G returning to the virtual shelves after its mysterious disappearance. Eagle-eyed foldable shoppers spotted the Android smartphone had disappeared from Samsung’s site yesterday, leading to speculation that its Galaxy Z Fold 3 replacement was imminent. Where the product … Continue reading

Now there’s a Destiny toaster to go with your Xbox Series X mini-fridge

It seems that Microsoft isn’t the only company getting into the appliance game. Bungie is joining Microsoft in rolling out an appliance of its own, today opening up pre-orders for the official Destiny toaster. Destiny fans were promised that Bungie would look into offering a Destiny toaster last year after a fundraising live stream hit a certain donation goal, and … Continue reading

Shiny Pokemon GO Solstice monster tasks: All the best picks

Today we’re taking a peek at the big Solstice-themed event in Pokemon GO with special attention on Shiny Pokemon. There’s a new set of event-exclusive Field Research tasks for this event, along with a variety of potentially Shiny Pokemon like Snorunt, Yanma, Solrock, and Lunatone! The Pokemon GO Solstice event started on June 17, 2021. It’ll run through June 20, … Continue reading

FCC changes how emergency alerts appear on your phone

The FCC is changing how you’ll get emergency warnings — your phone will soon show ‘National Alerts’ that include FEMA warnings.

This English Artist Is Carving Out Powerful Messages About U.S. Gun Violence

Ben Turnbull has transformed school desks and church materials with chilling effect.

Top Medical Adviser: The Safest Way To Hold Tokyo Olympics Is ‘No Fans’

Dr. Shigeru Omi’s recommendation seems to put him at odds with organizers and the International Olympic Committee.