Best Memorial Day sales on tech, gaming, home, and more

PLUS: REI picks, mattresses, and tips for selling your stuff.

View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 05.29.21 Memorial Day means something different to everyone. Whether you're paying tribute, attending a parade, hosting a cookout, or all of the above, the long holiday weekend feels different this year. It's the unofficial start of summer, and for many, the unofficial debut of a world that might be a little less socially distant. One thing hasn't changed—the vast amount of Memorial Day sales. We looked through hundreds of deals and rounded up the best prices on the best products below. Have a good, safe weekend, Gadgeteers! If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. 🗽 Weekend Deals: These are the best Memorial Day discounts. From video games and gaming mice to laptop stands, streaming sticks, and speakers, there's plenty of tech on sale—but we also found low prices on our favorite meal kits, backpacks, and pet supplies. 😴 This weekend is one of the best, cheapest times of the year to shop for a mattress. If you're in the market (or you've ever listened to a podcast), you know there are a ton of options for buying a bed online. The WIRED Gear team has tested nearly all of them, and our favorites are on sale. ⚡ Get discounts on robot vacs, security cameras, and other smart home gear. Smart displays? Smart speakers? Basically every Roku model on the market? Check, check, and check. 🏕️ The REI Anniversary Sale ends on Monday. Most of our favorite deals from the massive selection are still going strong. If you love the outdoors, or you need to upgrade some of your go-to gear before summer is in full swing, it might be worth checking the annual sale while you still can. 🥩 The Thermapen Mk4 instant-read thermometer is $30 off and perfect for summer. We highly recommended it when we first tried it, and that hasn't changed. It'll quickly spit out an accurate temperature reading, ensuring your food is safe to eat (and your steak isn't overcooked!). 🍔 Newsletter Exclusive: New subscribers can get $100 off our favorite meal kit subscription. Out of all the meal-kit services we tried, Blue Apron is the best for most people. This deal gets you $20 off your first five shipments. Home Chef, our favorite meal kit for beginners, is also on sale for new customers. Check our roundup for more details. 🔌 Like our newsletter? You'll love our stories. Subscribe to WIRED for a year for only $5. You'll get access to all of our articles, plus the print magazine (if you'd like.) Subscribing helps fund the work we do every day.   The Best Memorial Day Sales on Tech, Gaming, Home, and More There are deals on the best streaming stick, our favorite sunglasses, and dozens of other WIRED top picks this holiday weekend. Our Favorite Mattresses Are on Sale for Memorial Day Whether you want to spend as little as possible or have no budget constraints, you can find a discounted mattress right now. 15 Memorial Day Deals to Spruce Up Your Smart Home From robot vacuums to app-controlled power strips, these deals will add a high-tech boost to your abode. Our 19 Favorite Outdoor Deals at REI's Big Anniversary Sale 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. Easy Ways to Sell, Donate, or Recycle Your Stuff If you're spring cleaning or just need to get rid of things, here's how to do it sensibly and safely—and perhaps make a profit. GET WIRED Memorial Day Sale! Ending Soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now. This $120 Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera Is for Film Lovers This screenless Paper Shoot digital camera makes photos that look like what you get from film, without the long waits or development costs. So You're Vaccinated! How Can You Let People Know? Homegrown Covid-19 vaccine signals help create a positive environment so you and your neighbors can feel safer removing face masks. How to Stay Cool Without Air-Conditioning Whether you're sweltering outdoors or in, we've got tips on what to wear, how to hydrate, and the best portable cooling gadgets. New to Vinyl Records? Here's What You Need to Know Before you go shopping for turntables, cartridges, and headphones, here are a few things to remember as you start your journey into records.       When you buy something using the retail links in this email, we earn a small affiliate commission. Read more about how this works.   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.

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Gen Z, Millennials stand out for climate change activism

Plus, who is "truly American"? May 29, 2021 Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ Gen Z, Millennials stand out for climate change activism, social media engagement with issue Majorities of Americans see an array of actors, from government to business, as doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change. They are also broadly supportive of a range of policy approaches that would help address the issue, including moving toward renewable energy sources, developing infrastructure for electric vehicles, and increasing taxes and restrictions on carbon emissions. But partisan gaps in views of climate change remain vast, and there are generational differences over the need for action. Key findings: How Americans’ attitudes about climate change differ by generation, party and other factors Broad support among U.S. adults for key elements in Biden’s infrastructure plan Local impact of climate change, environmental problems In both parties, fewer now say being Christian or being born in U.S. is important to being ‘truly American’ Republicans and Democrats continue to differ over the factors they see as important for being “truly American,” such as being Christian or being born in the United States. But within both parties, the share of people who see these and other factors as important significantly decreased between 2016 and November 2020. Views about national identity becoming more inclusive in U.S., Western Europe Gender pay gap in U.S. held steady in 2020 The gender gap in pay has remained relatively stable in the United States over the past 15 years or so. In 2020, women earned 84% of what men earned, according to an analysis of median hourly earnings of both full- and part-time workers. Based on this estimate, it would take an extra 42 days of work for women to earn what men did in 2020. As has been the case in recent decades, the 2020 wage gap was smaller for workers ages 25 to 34 than for all workers 16 and older. COVID-19 was pervasive in the media’s early coverage of the Biden administration As the battle against the coronavirus outbreak was emerging as a defining issue in President Joe Biden’s young administration, the pandemic and its effects on society became a pervasive part of the media narrative about his first 60 days in office. Nearly three-quarters of all news stories about the Biden administration’s early days in office (72%) mentioned COVID-19 in some way. The presence of COVID-19 in these stories cut across a wide range of distinct topic areas, such as health care, the economy and immigration. Trump mentioned in about half of Biden stories during early weeks in office, but less so over time See all coronavirus research Religious Americans are less likely to endorse legal marijuana for recreational use Foreign policy scholars and American public agree that U.S. standing abroad is important ‘After the Fact’ podcast: Race and research What does America look like today? Pew Research Center’s director of race and ethnicity research, Mark Hugo Lopez, and other researchers break down current demographics – and the history behind the data – on The Pew Charitable Trusts’ new podcast season, “Race and Research.” From our research 76% The share of religiously unaffiliated Americans who say marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational use, compared with 54% of people who identify with any religious group. Support Pew Research Center In times of uncertainty, good decisions demand good data. Please support Pew Research Center with a contribution on the Center's behalf to our parent organization, The Pew Charitable Trusts. DONATE Newsletter preferences View in browser Unsubscribe Facebook Twitter Instagram Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank. As a neutral source of data and analysis, Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. © 2021 Pew Research Center

                                                           

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