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If you've ever been on an electric bike before, it's not hard to deduce that, for the most part, they're absolute behemoths. These models will generally net you better mileage, but they're hard to store and transport. Thankfully, foldable e-bikes are becoming more present in the market. Most are easier to load into a trunk and won't take up a ton of space at home. And, they usually cost a little bit less: There's a super compact one on sale for $200 at Walmart right now.
The Apyear 14-Inch 500W Folding Electric Bike is now one of the most affordable electric bikes at Walmart, often beating the competition by hundreds of dollars. Models like these are perfect for city commuters, road-trippers, and even just joy-riders, and they take up a marginal amount of space, comparatively.
Apyear 14-Inch 500W Folding Electric Bike, $200 (was $490) at Walmart
Full Size: 52 inches long by between 34 inches and 42 inches tall, depending on handlebar height.
Folded Size: 28 inches long by 23 inches tall
Range Per Charge: Approximately 20 miles
Top Speed: 15 MPH
Slope Ability: Can tackle 25% slopes.
Lights: Bright front light and red taillight.
Apyear’s 14-Inch 500W Folding Electric Bike is an advanced e-bike that can travel up to approximately 20 miles per charge. That approximation is affected by which of the three modes you're using: full electric for not breaking a sweat, full self-powered, and a hybrid mode where the bike helps out the rider’s manual peddling. The 500W engine powers up to about 15 MPH and can tackle 25% inclines. Night riders will enjoy a powerful LED at the front and a red taillight.
As odd as it may sound, however, this Apyear bike might actually improve in performance when it’s not in use. That’s because it folds down like some sort of futuristic gadget into an easily manageable 23-by-28-by-19 compact form.
The Apyear 14-Inch 500W Folding Electric Bike is an incredible $200 while this deal is ongoing. It’s one of the most affordable electric bikes you’ll be able to buy right now, so don’t miss the chance to get one.
Nothing can stop the Artemis program's trip to the Moon. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) came under fire following a report released by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). NASA announced on Monday that it granted contracts "to Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace in 2022 to compete to provide next-generation spacesuits for Artemis lunar missions and ISS operations."
Delays in the Artemis Program
However, in 2024, NASA and the latter company came to a mutual agreement to remove its "task orders" due to an inability to meet the ISS's demonstration schedule. This leaves only Axiom with the task of fulfilling its contract for Artemis IV's scheduled lunar landing in 2028.
The OIG report stated that NASA's new spacesuit approach is the reason for "delays in the program." Space.com notes that ISS spacesuits are significantly out of date, making them unsuitable for Artemis astronauts and moonwalks. Said report revealed that the crewed Moon landing for Artemis IV could be postponed until 2031. It added that NASA struggled to create spacesuits for moonwalks, facing delays in the process, which OIG cited as the reason the agency couldn't meet the previous target for another Moon landing in 2024.
Very much appreciate the OIG work. As I posted months ago, NASA is not taking a passive role in any component of America’s return to the lunar surface and building a Moon base. We are reviewing where NASA can do better, how we can provide relief where appropriate to burdensome…
— NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) April 21, 2026
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman insisted in a post on X, following the OIG report on Monday, that the next-generation spacesuits will be ready for the Artemis IV lunar landing:
"I am confident that when NASA is ready to land on the moon in 2028, our astronauts will be wearing Axiom suits," Isaacman said, before adding that NASA will review "how we can provide relief where appropriate to burdensome requirements, [and] we can expand capabilities over time."
Artemis IV Will Explore the Lunar Surface in 2028
Axiom CEO Jonathan Cirtain responded to Space.com's query on Tuesday with this statement:
"We are working toward in-space, spacesuit evaluation demonstrations in 2027, [while] actively engaged with NASA. ... Our focus remains on delivering a safe, capable spacesuit that enables American astronauts to return to, and explore, the lunar surface in 2028."
Review of Axiom's new spacesuit is slated for later this year.
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Merrell's Spring Hike Sale is now live. The sale, which runs through April 29, is filled with some of the brand's grittiest outdoor shoes as people begin to get outside for another season of exploring local trails. One of the biggest surprises is that the brand's Moab Speed 2 hiking shoe is still in stock in brown. Brown hiking shoes are usually the first to disappear, but if you hurry, you can get this one, which is also waterproof, for under $80.
The Merrell Moab Speed 2 Leather Waterproof Hiking Shoes are just $73 right now, a 58% discount off their normal price tag of $175 when you use the code EXTRA40 at checkout. Merrell truly crafted a solid pair of sporty-looking hikers here to complement its iconic Moab 3 shoe, the long-time focal point of the brand's lineup, seamlessly merging aesthetics with function.
These hikers balance agility with protection, which is why they’re a fan favorite. It pulls elements of hiking shoes and merges them with classic trail running shoes, and it comes topped with premium nubuck leather and synthetic overlays for added durability. One shoe weighs less than a pound, making the pair pretty lightweight and darn responsive—perfect for rugged trails and elevation changes.
This model uses a waterproof membrane rather than its Gore-Tex cousin, which means it does a solid job of sealing water out while remaining quite breathable, and makes it better for non-hiking activities. However, compared to the non-waterproof version, you get less airflow but better all-season versatility. Beyond that, this shoe has underfoot foam for excellent cushioning, and its flexplate tech boosts stability and torsion on rocky roads. Top it off with Vibram soles, and you’re ready to hit the trails.
Pushing nearly 100 five-star ratings, these hikers are picking up in terms of popularity, and rightfully so. One owner said that they were coming off a pair of Moab 2 lows, but felt these were a “definite upgrade in looks and comfort,” expressing that Merrell “hit the nail on the head” with the styling. They even said they were picking up another pair for casual wear.
Another called them an “attractive” pair of hiking shoes and said they were “very sturdy.” To them, they were equivalent to some of the expensive Lowa boots they have used over the years.
These waterproof leather Moab Speed 2s are likely going to sell out in some sizes—we've seen it happen before. Don't miss your chance to grab a pair while the price is low.
The Legend of Zelda is one of the truly, dare we say, legendary franchises in gaming history. It was only a matter of time before Nintendo decided to make a movie out of the story of Link and Zelda.
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto is heavily involved in the project, one that the company has been slow to reveal details for. But now that principal photography wrapped last month and the film is coming out in just about a year (May 7, 2027), more and more little nuggets of information are being spoonfed to fans, whether intentionally or not!
We may have just gotten a sneak peek at what Link will look like in the film from Director of Photography Gyula Pados. The artwork with our favorite Hyrulian protagonist can be seen in the post below.
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The artwork maybe shouldn't have been posted online, as Pados deleted his post, but not before fans were able to capture it and repost it all over the internet.
It's vital for Nintendo to capture the essence of Link to make the movie feel authentic to the games instead of corny or contrived. This movie has been something that was hotly debated since it was first brainstormed in 2007 by Imagi Animation.
Now that Nintendo has proof that their characters can be popular in film because of the Super Mario Bros. movies, they think that The Legend of Zelda could follow suit.
Unknown actors will be playing Link and Zelda. Benjamin Evan AInsworth will portray Link, and Bo Bragason will portray Princess Zelda. They are both British and have been in bit roles in English television and film. Their lack of a big franchise role before now should make it easy for the fans to see these actors as the characters.
Whether the movie excites or lets us down, Nintendo's games resonate with the world. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has already made nearly $750 million as of this writing. The ability for Nintendo to appease both adults and children across several generations is what allows for the success across different mediums that they may not have fully anticipated in the past.
Written and directed by British filmmaker Cal McMau, Wasteman tells the story of two inmates in a low-security prison whose clashing approaches to incarceration cause nothing but pain for each other when they're forced to share a cell.
Taylor (David Jonsson) is nearing the end of his sentence, and looking forward to reconnecting with his young son on the outside. His new cellmate Dee (Tom Blyth) has other things on his mind: he's looking to climb the hierarchy of his new surroundings at any cost, and doesn't care who he hurts to keep himself afloat.
As Dee's reckless behavior starts to threaten Taylor's upcoming parole hearing, the two inmates struggle to live together in an institution that lacks the facilities to help them survive.
We had an exclusive opportunity to speak with Jonsson and Blyth about their work on the film, which was released in the United States on April 17, 2026.
Men's Journal: Tom, you're one of the scariest people I've ever seen in this film, and it's because your character feels so real and lived-in. As an actor, how do you strike that balance between being scary and also being somebody people can relate to?
Tom Blyth: Oh yeah, good question. It's something David and I spoke about really, really early on—not wanting this to feel like a quote-unquote 'Hollywood' version of this story. We all wanted to get on board and kind of bring that tone communally, but also individually as an actor, you look inward and you're like: "Okay, how can I make this character the real version?"
And for me it was honestly about going back to my youth. The minute I read [Dee] on the page, he reminded me of people I grew up with—people who I sidled up to so that I wasn't their enemy, but their friend. And those people are scary; a lot of the time they are charming, and they can disarm you.
There were moments where [Cal McMau] wanted the character to be way more imposing, and I was like: "No, I think this is a moment where he's a little more disarming." It was this constant balancing act to try and find that, and it took all of us.
MJ: Would you say the finished character is quite different to the one you originally saw on the page?
TB: Maybe the first draft I read, a year before coming on board, he was a bit more villainous—a bit of a brute. The writing process was incredible. As an actor you come on, and they've already gone through so many drafts, and so many versions of the charcter, and then you get to come and find more versions of the character. It's a big collaboration, but we found him eventually.
MJ: You're both highly trained in theater; do you think there's something about this fast-moving, almost real-time screenplay that appealed to your theater instincts?
David Jonsson: There is something about being ready at all times, and I think Tom and I are always ready. We shot in 18 days, and you weren't really allowed the luxury of things you might get on a bigger film set. The training tells you to be ready at all times; if you stay ready, you don't have to get ready.
TB: I think both of us, at the beginning, wished we had more time. We definitely came into it going like: "This is going to be quick, I wish we had more weeks of prep." But then you get into it, and you meet the challenge where it is. With this, I think we all came out the other end going: "Thank God we didn't have more time", because it really made it into a pressure cooker.
If we'd had more time, we might have stepped off the gas, or these characters might not have felt the pressure quite as much. But it's funny how challenges and boundaries become the thing that uplifts the work much of the time—if you're willing to meet it where it is, and not fight against it. Having a theater training allows you to do that because it keeps you light on your feet, but also grounded and responsive all the time.
MJ: A lot of Wasteman rides on the dynamic between your two characters. Could you talk a little about how you first met, and how you built this dynamic around which the film revolves?
DJ: Tom and I are good mates. We met through our agent who just thought we'd get on—and it turned out we did. We always wanted to work together, it was all about finding the right thing. We'd both read drafts of [Wasteman] before it was anywhere near getting made, and I think this was the one that we just knew was right.
Because you're friends with someone, it means that you trust them, and I think that trust is crucial to what we do. So when you have that level of trust with someone, it means that you can build on it and take risks. This film is a risk—not necessarily for us, it's just a risky film. Building that framework, that tapestry, came from our friendship and our willingness to do something special with the work.
TB: Yeah, totally. I think trust is a huge part of it. We couldn't have done this without being able to trust each other. Even down to the—spoiler alert, for the readers—the final fight scene between us with the projectile vomit. That takes trust, because you can't do that with someone you've just met that day.
MJ: I'd love to talk about the experience of working with Cal McMau, because you've both worked with some very big names in the past—but how does the experience differ when coming back and doing a smaller-budget debut film?
DJ: I love it, man, I really do. You never want to get too jaded in the world that we're offered. And listen, I love big films, but the sensibilities that inspired me to act came from these kinds of films. I think the scale of the films we've both done with Francis Lawrence, or the Alien franchise, is what brought my family to cinemas—but what inspired me as an actor was these films.
TB: That's such a good way to put it. You've got the films that made you want to be an actor, and you've got the films that made you and your family grab a bucket of popcorn and watch a movie.
MJ: I also read about a rehabilitation charity that you worked with while shooting Wasteman—could you talk a little about their role in bringing this environment to life?
DJ: Yeah, we worked with a charity called Switchback. They help prison-leavers come back into everyday life, which is kind of crazy because there aren't many charities like them. You're locked away for a certain amount of time, then the doors open and you come back to normal life. It's a massive transition, and they do a really good job of helping people find what life is again.
They weren't just our consultants, they were like our co-stars. About 50% of our cast is prison-leavers, so they help ground the film in every sense of the word. I got a lot from them, I think we both did. They were fundamental in making the movie, and we couldn't thank them enough.
MJ: Since you two know each other very well, and you've clearly spent a lot of time together since making this film, is there something that you've both learned from each other through this process?
DJ: I've learned that Tom doesn't like prawn cocktail!
TB: I like the crisps, but I don't like a prawn cocktail. [Laughs] In all seriousness, David brings so much grace to everything he does; a lot of humility, but also the ambition of someone who's going to have one of the greatest acting careers of all time. The fact that he can do both is incredible, so I try and emulate that in what I do. It was like jazz, we got to make jazz together for a few weeks, which was really cool.
DJ: Okay hang on, hang on, that's not fair. [Laughs] Listen, the thing about Tom is that he truly is a special human being. Making this movie, I think it's going to be one of the most important things I've done. Not only because of the film, but also because you catch people in certain moments, and I think we both caught each other in a special moment. I really, really adore the work that we got to do together, and a lot of that is because of Tom. He's truly special.
The interview has been condensed and abridged for clarity.
You might be spending more time indoors with the air conditioner this summer. The Old Farmer's Almanacjust released its weather predictions for Summer 2026. The verdict? Much of North America is in for a hot summer. Those in the United States and Canada can expect hotter-than-normal temperatures, especially in the eastern and southern parts of the former. The US should also expect widespread dryness across several regions.
The Old Farmer's Almanac also predicts that states like Texas, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico should brace themselves for a hot and rainy summer, with Northern Ohio and the southern parts of Georgia and Alabama subjected to the same conditions.
That said, The Old Farmer's Almanac reports that rainfall is less predictable in the warmer months, but they "lean drier overall." Regions like the East, High Plains, and the interior West could see "below-normal precipitation."
Per the forecast, the Upper Midwest and the Heartland could also experience more mixed patterns or cooler-than-normal temperatures this summer, with the Heartland and portions of the Pacific Northwest showing a blend of wet and dry weather.
Prepare to face above-average temperatures for much of the summer, with periods of extended heat possible for the majority of the US. The monthly culprits are the usual suspects – July and August.
Make sure you stay hydrated, keep your furry friends indoors for as long as possible, and update the contents of your emergency disaster kit should a power outage arise. You should also have an updated first-aid kit on hand and discuss heat safety precautions with your household.
Other preventative measures you can take to stay cool in a dangerously hot summer include upgrading your windows and weather stripping, along with ensuring your blinds remain closed to keep sunlight and heat out.
