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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Running earbuds are an extremely personal category of gear. Every runner has their own non-negotiables. For me, the top priority has always been a secure fit—which is exactly why I've gravitated toward wraparound designs like the Shokz OpenRun models. I like the safety perks of open-ear, bone-conduction listening too: being able to hear traffic, cyclists, and other runners is more important than hearing my music, personally. Unfortunately, that means I've lived with a serious trade-off in sound quality. There are certain stretches of my city runs that my open-ear headphones just can't cut through. Still, every time I've tried a noise-cancelling option, I've always found some other dealbreaker with comfort, fit, or safe...

Daniel Oropeza Daniel Oropeza Shopping Editor Experience Daniel is Lifehacker's Shopping Editor covering tech deals and reviewing TVs, headphones, speakers, and projectors. He earned his master’s in journalism from Columbia University and has reported for the Miami Herald. He lives in Atlanta. Read Full Bio ...

This week's trip into the culture of young people is filled with bad ideas and stupidity, but it's that specific kind of stupidity that's the sole purview of youth—unserious, frequently baffling, but ultimately harmless. Old people are just as stupid, but our stupidity has consequences. Debating whether ditching basic hygiene to be more attractive is dumb as dirt, but it's not going to crash the housing market, and no one really dies in an aura battle. So here's what's going on with the young people and what it all means. What are aura battles? To Gens Z and A, "aura" is, essentially, coolness or charisma ("rizz" if you prefer). An "aura battle" is a public contest in which the person with the most aura, as determined by crowd and/or comment section reaction, is the winner. It's a little l...

Daniel Oropeza Daniel Oropeza Shopping Editor Experience Daniel is Lifehacker's Shopping Editor covering tech deals and reviewing TVs, headphones, speakers, and projectors. He earned his master’s in journalism from Columbia University and has reported for the Miami Herald. He lives in Atlanta. Read Full Bio ...