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The Morning After: Celebrating 30 years of ‘Mario Kart’

Released in 1992, a few years after the Super Nintendo console, Super Mario Kart was an odd proposition: Nintendo mascot Mario, his friends and enemies all get in go-carts, racing around flat, pseudo-3D tracks. It all seemed so silly, but Super Mario Kart was a critical and commercial hit, and…

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Hitting the Books: How hurricanes work

Hurricane season is currently in full swing across the Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard. Following a disconcertingly quiet start in June, meteorologists still expect a busier-than-usual stretch before the windy weather (hopefully) winds down at the end of November. Meteorologists like Matthew Cappucci who, in his new book, Looking Up:…

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Galaxy Buds 2 Pro review: Big sound in a tiny package

At this point, Samsung has a lot of experience making true wireless earbuds. While the company flexed its design muscle early with the Galaxy Buds line, it hasn’t always nailed the details. It rebounded quickly with its second installment, the Galaxy Buds+, and since then Samsung has continued to refine…

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Google’s Pixel Buds Pro drop to $175, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals

Labor Day deals are already starting to pop up across the web. Both Ooni and Solo Stove have early holiday sales that slash prices of some of their most popular machines, so now’s the time to consider getting a pizza oven or a fire pit while you can save some…

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‘Mario Kart’ is 30 years old, if you can believe that

Released a few years after Super Nintendo, Super Mario Kart was an odd proposition: Nintendo mascot Mario, his brother, friends and enemies get in go-carts, racing around flat, pseudo-3D tracks based on some very familiar Mario worlds. The weapons included turtle shells, fire flowers and, er, bananas. They’re all linchpins…

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Ooni’s 12-inch pizza ovens are 20 percent off for Labor Day

Ooni pizza ovens have been popular outdoor gadgets as of late, and now you can pick up any of the company's 12-inch models for less. Ooni's early Labor Day sale knocks 20 percent off the Fyra, the Karu 12 and the Koda 12 through August 29th, so you can get…

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