Joel Cunningham is Lifehacker’s Deputy Editor. Previously, he was the Managing Editor of content marketing for Barnes & Noble, where he also founded The Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog and published a novelette by the Malaysian fantasy author Zen Cho that won a Hugo Award in 2019. At the start of his career, Joel won awards of his own from the Illinois Press Association for his work as a local journalist. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. You can find him on Bluesky.
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Joel's featured stories
The Best Way to Get Past an Article's Paywall
Some tricks that used to work no longer do—but this one is pretty reliable.
55 Box Office Bombs Totally Worth Watching
Because if you didn't pay to make it, why should you care whether or not it turned a profit?
I Left X for Bluesky, and I Actually Like Social Media Again
The upstart social media network feels a lot like the old Twitter, and it just might be the new one.
This Phone-Shaped E-Reader Will Help You Stop Doomscrolling Through 2025
All the portability of a phone, with less of the existential dread.
