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The Ars Technica 2021 holiday gift guide: Procrastinator’s edition

Enlarge / A handful of picks from our last-minute gift guide. (credit: Jeff Dunn) The holiday season is ticking away, and procrastinators are sweating. Do you still need to find the right gift for the last few people on your shopping list? No problem: We’ve researched and tested countless products and services over the last […]

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Holiday reading: 19 book recommendations from the Ars staff

Enlarge / Grab a hot drink, snuggle up, and let the staff of the Ars Orbiting HQ find you a good book to read. (credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus) With the holiday season kicking in and many people about to find themselves flush with downtime, we thought we’d try to answer a perennial question: […]

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Ars Technica’s ultimate board game gift guide, 2021 edition

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) It’s that time of year again—time to buy more board games than you possibly have time to play. To aid you in your quest, we’ve once again updated our massive board game buyer’s guide for the year by adding new entries (including a bunch of games from 2020 […]

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The Ars Technica Father’s Day 2021 gift guide

Enlarge / A very Ars-y gift for Dad. Let’s be real here: the best gift you and the family could probably get Dad this Father’s Day is to leave him alone. But if you’re determined grab him a token of your appreciation, even after he’s said “I don’t need anything” for the 10th time, we’ve […]

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The Ars Technica Mother’s Day 2021 gift guide

Enlarge / The Garmin Lily comes in six classic and sporty colorways. (credit: Corey Gaskin / Ars Technica) While we’d never begrudge you from treating your mom to flowers, chocolate, or scented candles for Mother’s Day, we at Ars always have tech on the brain, so we’d be remiss not to extol the benefits a […]