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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  05.04.21   OFF LIMITS | 3-MINUTE READ Facebook Allows Drug Ads to Target Teens, Activists Say BY SIDNEY FUSSELL The social network has rules about what can be shown to minors. The Tech Transparency Project found that they aren't being enforced.   STICKY SITUATION | 4-MINUTE READ Gummy Bears and Candy Bars Are Casualties of the Pandemic BY AARIAN MARSHALL Shopping online means fewer unplanned purchases. Manufacturers and retailers are testing tactics to bring impulse buying to the web.   TV | 5-MINUTE READ Made for Love, Handmaid's Tale, and the Trap of Dystopian TV BY KATE KNIBBS When failure is the only option, characters—even beloved ones—are left with no place to go.   BACKCHANNEL | 16-MINUTE READ Then a Hacker Began Posting Patients' Deepest Secrets Online BY WILLIAM RALSTON A family-run psychotherapy startup grew into a health care giant. It was a huge success—until the data breach and the anonymous ransom notes sent to clients.   SPONSORED CONTENT The Must-Read Book on The Origins of Our Favorite Curse Words How have curse words transformed along with our taboos? And what can these words teach us about language? John McWhorter offers a hilarious examination of profanity, explored from every angle: historical, sociological, political, linguistic. GET WIRED Stare the future right in the eye. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $2 per month. Plus, get a free tote. Subscribe now.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 3-MINUTE READ The Windmill AC Is Gorgeous and Can Stay Up All Year Long BY ADRIENNE SO Finally! An air conditioner I don't want to bash out of my window with a hammer.   MONOPOLY MONEY | 5-MINUTE READ The Epic-Apple Lawsuit Probably Comes Down to One Legal Question BY GILAD EDELMAN It's all about how you define the market.   JUST A TRIM | 5-MINUTE READ I Battle My Panic Disorder by Mowing Virtual Lawns BY JENNIFER BILLOCK It's Literally Just Mowing, a simple mobile game, has become part of my mental health tool kit. May it inspire you to find one that works for you.   BOOK EXCERPT | 3-MINUTE READ A Brief History of Transformers (Not the Robot Kind) BY VACLAV SMIL This simple electrical device does much of the fundamental work of modern civilization, and it does so modestly and invisibly.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.