Deputy Editor
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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Doing it, and doing it, and doing it well.
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Whatever shape your movie obsession takes, there's a podcast to match it.
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They already bought a nice burr grinder. Get your favorite coffee aficionado something they won't get themselves.
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Take advantage of some of the best deals on TVs, vacuums, smartwatches, and more.