The most radical thing about Ford’s new electric F-150? The price

PLUS: Apple's Colorful New iMac Pairs Beauty With Brawn, and more

View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 05.21.21   PRODUCT REVIEW | 6-MINUTE READ Apple's Colorful New iMac Pairs Beauty With Brawn BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU This new M1-powered all-in-one desktop PC is costly once you add all the necessary upgrades, but its simplicity is hard to beat.   TV | 5-MINUTE READ Saturday Night Live Helped Create the Age of Memes. Now It Can't Keep Up BY ZAK JASON Forty-six seasons in, the show seems to lag behind the speed of internet comedy.   DEALS | 5-MINUTE READ Our 19 Favorite Outdoor Deals at REI's Big Anniversary Sale BY ADRIENNE SO It's the most wonderful time of the year—when you get to pick up discounted fire pits, bike locks, and ultra-durable yoga leggings.   CHARGED | 3-MINUTE READ The Most Radical Thing About Ford's F-150 Lightning? The Price BY AARIAN MARSHALL After tax credits, the base model of the electric pickup will be cheaper than its gas-fueled sibling, removing what has been a big barrier for EV sales. 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.   BUYING GUIDE | 1-MINUTE READ 6 Great Next-Gen Xbox Series X/S Games You Can Play Now BY JESS GREY These are the titles that make the most of your big, burly Microsoft console.   IT'S CALLED FASHION | 6-MINUTE READ Luxury Fashion Brands Turn to Gaming to Attract New Buyers BY JENNIFER BARTON A styling game helped me rediscover my inner creative during the pandemic—and I'm not alone. The virtual fashion revolution is coming.   BUG OUT | 6-MINUTE READ We Hiked Along With Cicada Biologists So You Don't Have To BY ERIC NIILER Researchers only get a chance to study Brood X every 17 years. WIRED came for the ride—and got up close to thousands of hatching cicadas.   EVERYONE WINS | 5-MINUTE READ More Accessibility Options Only Make Games Better BY CARLO PASQUALE Just a few tweaks from developers and publishers can go a long way toward including more people and making games more fun for everyone.   PODCASTS The World Needs a Chronicles of Amber TV Show BY GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY It's time the work of sci-fi writer Roger Zelazny got its own adaptations.     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.

Read More