Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

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A new Joy Division box set, described as the band's "first-ever official collection of live concert recordings," has been announced. The compilation, titled Eternal, is due out Sept. 25. It consists ...

W. Craig Jelinek expanded warehouses and grew revenue as Costco’s CEO for over a decade. Here’s what he’s worth in 2025 after retiring in 2023.

Joy Division is getting a 16-disc live box set titled Eternal: Live that will be out September 25 via Rhino. While live tracks have appeared before, like on compilation Still, this is the band’s first ...

The ESU program provides critical security updates for unsupported OSes but does not include new features, bug fixes, or technical support. ESU support for Windows 10 was supposed to end in October ...

Residents can ask for a lock box that stores their house key, giving firefighters access during emergencies instead of forcing entry. Coffee linked to significant new side effect, says massive study ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

The heavyweight division continues to buzz in boxing, but Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk, and co. are closer to retirement than to their prime. One heavyweight who is beginning to create a ...

San Francisco 49ers fans were understandably frustrated watching the Seattle Seahawks capture Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Seeing a division rival celebrate a championship on your ...