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Jill Smokler, mom of three and creator of the raw and honest website “Scary Mommy,” died on June 22 at age 48, two years after her diagnosis with an aggressive form of brain cancer. “Jill spent her ...

I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to source of information and recommendations for game consoles and accessories, smart displays, smart glasses, smart speakers, soundbars, TVs, ...

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I first started to worry about my husband, Ted*, at the beginning of the pandemic. We’d been married for 17 years, but it was only in lockdown, when there were no other distractions, that his odd ...