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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  11.23.21   CRASH COURSE | 6-MINUTE READ Why NASA Really, Really Wants to Slam a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid BY RAMIN SKIBBA The DART mission is scheduled to launch early Wednesday. It will crash into an asteroid to see if it's possible to deflect one.   FREEZER BURN | 6-MINUTE READ The McDonald's Ice Cream Machine Hacking Saga Has a New Twist BY ANDY GREENBERG The cold war between a startup and a soft-serve machine manufacturer is heating up, thanks to a newly released trove of internal emails.   IDEAS | 6-MINUTE READ Fungi Could Be the Downfall of Humanity BY ROSE EVELETH Climate change could threaten humans' protection from fungal infections. It's time to fear the fungi.   BIG FISH | 5-MINUTE READ Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean BY MATT REYNOLDS The size of undersea creatures seemed to follow a strange but stable pattern—until industrial fishing came along.   SPONSORED CONTENT Celebrate 80-Plus Years of Marvel's Visual Language The special edition of Marvel By Design takes a deep dive into Marvel's storied past and dynamic present. Encased in an exclusively designed presentation box, this book is a rare treat for any comic superfan. GET WIRED Cyber Week Pre-Sale: Get WIRED for just $10 $5. Get the print edition and exclusive subscriber-only content. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   BLACK FRIDAY | 3-MINUTE READ Our Favorite Mattress Deals for Black Friday (So Far) BY MEDEA GIORDANO AND GEAR TEAM Trouble sleeping? A bunch of our favorite WIRED-reviewed hybrid, organic, and foam mattresses are on sale right now.   ICONIC | 5-MINUTE READ The Tamagotchi Was Tiny, but Its Impact Was Huge BY SEBASTIAN SKOV ANDERSEN It's been 25 years since the little device first hit store shelves, but its simple brilliance lives on in today's most popular games.   RUN AWAY | 4-MINUTE READ Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Is a Wasted Opportunity BY SIMON HILL This "definitive edition" is a buggy and broken trip down memory lane. You might want to stay at home.   BUYING GUIDE | 13-MINUTE READ The Best Camera Bags, Straps, Inserts, and Backpacks BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU AND GEAR TEAM There are dozens of ways to tote around your photo and video gear. We've tested a bunch of solutions and rounded up our favorites.     Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   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.