The most notable WIRED longform stories of 2021

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 12.23.21   TIPS AND TRICKS | 3-MINUTE READ How to Wrap a Present Like a Pro BY GORDON GOTTSEGEN Become the greatest wrapper of all time.   SUN'S BACK | 3-MINUTE READ What's the Winter Solstice, Anyway? BY REECE ROGERS Here's what happens on the longest night of the year—in the cosmos and across different cultures here on Earth.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 3-MINUTE READ Lab-Grown Embryo Research Is Poised to Transform Medicine BY NAOMI MORIS New advances in stem cell science could alleviate devastating early-life conditions. But this comes with a moral conundrum.   YEAR IN REVIEW | 6-MINUTE READ And Now: 31 Notable WIRED Longform Stories of 2021 BY MARK ROBINSON In another strange year, our feature articles bubbled up through the cracks and managed to capture the zeitgeist. GET WIRED HOLIDAY SALE! Get WIRED for just $10 $5. Get the print edition and exclusive subscriber-only stories. Give yourself the gift of information. Subscribe now.   BEST OF 2021 IDEAS | 6-MINUTE READ 'The Great Resignation' Misses the Point BY KATHRYN HYMES The phrase has come to describe record levels of job turnover. But it overlooks the bigger story: a radical rethinking of our relationship to work.   YEAR IN REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ The 8 Best Albums of 2021 BY JASON PARHAM This year's most searing records—from Adele's 30 to Jazmine Sullivan's Heaux Tales—asked listeners to pause, reflect, and reconsider the path ahead.   RANTS AND RAVES | 4-MINUTE READ You Should Listen to CDs BY GILAD EDELMAN If vinyl is for hipsters and streaming is for everyone else, maybe the forgotten format is for you.   STAGE CLEAR | 6-MINUTE READ Tetris Helps My Stress and Anxiety Fall Away BY NIKKI CAMPO When I revisited my preferred childhood pastime, I wondered if the game would still serve as a mental reset. Turns out, it did.     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.