How to Start Dating When You’re Middle-Aged, Late Blooming
You have problems, I have advice. This tip does not contain powdered sugar – in fact, it does not contain sugar and can even be […]
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You Can Now Watch YouTube TV on Apple TV Using AirPlay
When Google first launched its offline YouTube TV streaming service, there was only one way to get that content to your TV screen: with Google […]
Continue reading »Reminder: Alcohol Causes Cancer
Despite all the talk about “toxins” in our food, one definitely toxic substance that you regularly consume probably doesn’t even bother you: alcohol. A new […]
Continue reading »How to Turn Rind and Rind Into Delicious Snacks
I’ve never been a big fan of the rind, crusts or any hardened outer parts of various foods. Although I rarely find time for this, […]
Continue reading »How to Tell People You Are Safe During an Emergency
Following the attack on Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester, which killed 22 people and injured more than 50, Facebook activated a security check feature , […]
Continue reading »Come up With the Perfect Name for Anything With These Helpful Web Tools
Naming things is tricky, especially if the name needs to be unique. Over the years I have worked with sites called Urlesque (rhymes with burlesque, […]
Continue reading »Bidets Can Save 15 Million Trees Annually – so Why Don’t We Use Them?
Europeans use them; 60 percent of Japan uses them; They are used by 90 percent of Venezuelans. They are called bidets: sinks that direct water […]
Continue reading »If You Have a Weird Mouth When You Eat Raw Fruits or Vegetables, Here’s Why
You’ve heard of peanut and wheat allergies, but if you feel a weird tingling sensation in your mouth when you eat raw fruits, you might […]
Continue reading »How to Recognize a Dangerous Cult
It all starts innocently: maybe a newcomer to work asks you to play bass in his indie rock band. A friend of friends invites you […]
Continue reading »What Episode of “First Date” With a Master Can’t Teach You About Dating
Thoughtful, funny, and often touching, but mixed with brawling, Netflix’s second season, Master of the Nameless , is the episode that best portrays the awkward […]
Continue reading »Why Are You Always Sick After the Finale
Somehow it makes sense when we are sick in the middle of winter. But when spring has come and all the lessons are done, catching […]
Continue reading »Starbucks Sells Coffee Ice Cubes, but You Can Make Your Own for Much Less.
Adding iced coffee cubes to iced coffee instead of boring water isn’t exactly a new coffee trick, but Starbucks decided to take advantage of the […]
Continue reading »We Can No Longer Pretend Juice Is Good for Babies
Liquid candy juice. Sure, it has a little more vitamins than an average can of cola , but it also has more sugar . Your […]
Continue reading »What TV Show Foods Are You Obsessed With?
Happy Monday, and welcome toWhat is Cooking? , a weekly open thread where you can share all your brilliant thoughts, tips, recipes and opinions on […]
Continue reading »How to Protect Yourself Online, With Former Black-Hat Hacker Hector Monsegur
As part of The Upgrade this week, we’ll talk to Hector Monsegur, Director of Evaluation Services at Rhino Labs. Hector Monsegur is a former black […]
Continue reading »You Can Now Order Food on Facebook – but Do You Need It?
You no longer need to browse multiple websites (or even paper menus) or speak to someone on the phone to order takeout and delivery. With […]
Continue reading »Will It Be Sous Vide? Let’s Pick a Different Theme!
Hello friends, and welcome back to yet another session on topic picking forWill It Sous Vide? , a weekly column where I do whatever you […]
Continue reading »Two Alternatives to Grilled Cheese for People Who Can’t Eat Bread or Cheese
If you’re avoiding bread or cheese, you might think the days of melting, stretchy, fried cheeses are over, but don’t be sure. We have two […]
Continue reading »Follow These People on Twitter to Help You Understand the Trump-Russia Connection
That’s a lot, right? It’s a lot. This is a stream of news. How should we live our lives, prepare food, straighten hunched necks? Even […]
Continue reading »An Ode to a Graphing Calculator
Texas Instruments’ ridiculously expensive graphing calculator is slowly but surely being phased out. Times are changing for the better, but I feel nostalgic. I have […]
Continue reading »Twitter Has Changed Its Privacy Policy, so Please Update Your Settings
On Wednesday, Twitter released an updated privacy policy that makes users worry about how their personal information is tracked, stored and used. In the policy, […]
Continue reading »What to Do If You Need $ 100, Fast
A new Bloomberg poll shows that nearly half of Americans will struggle to afford $ 100 emergency assistance, such as a speeding ticket, medical bill, […]
Continue reading »Three-Ingredient Happy Hour: Sweet and Tart Mulligan
Happy weekend and welcome back to Happy 3 Ingredient Hour , a weekly drinks column featuring very simple yet delicious libations. This weekend is hot […]
Continue reading »How to Make a Graduation Cap Suitable for Curly or Curly Hair
If a graduation cap doesn’t fit your hair, it might be a cap that needs a little styling. Natural hair vlogger Cheesy Duru shows us […]
Continue reading »Will It Be Sous Vide? Drunken Chocolate Cherry Ice Cream
Welcome to this week’sWill It Sous Vide? , the weekly column that I usually do whatever you want with my immersion circulator. You may have […]
Continue reading »Get Ready for $ 1000 IUD and $ 1600 Colonoscopy Supervised by Trumpcare
For the past few years, we’ve been living high: getting mammograms and colonoscopies whenever we need them, vaccinated against cancer-causing viruses for free, keeping unwanted […]
Continue reading »8 Reasons You Should Take the 2020 Census Seriously
Are you worried about the 2020 census? You should. We should all probably care more about the 2020 census because John Thompson, director of the […]
Continue reading »Colleges Use Price Discrimination – Here’s How to Deal With It
You want to travel to Tokyo, so go to Google Flights and do a little research. Tickets cost around $ 800, but you close your […]
Continue reading »What Does “classified Information” Mean and What Happens If You Divulge It
Media outraged that President Trump is sharing classified information with Russian foreign officials, but what is classified information? What happens if you open it? Good […]
Continue reading »Clue, the Period App, Will Now Track Your Birth Control Pills
Clue , one of the best menstrual tracking apps , has just added a new feature: you can now track whether you’ve taken your birth […]
Continue reading »“Salad Jam” – Perfect Use for the Last Sad Bite of Greens
I hate to sound melodramatic, but lettuce and me are enemies. It’s not that I don’t like salad – I do – it’s that I […]
Continue reading »Finally, Good News for Alumni: Starting Salaries Are on the Rise
Headlines say the labor market is improving , but it’s more likely that it is simply changing – the gig economy saved workers from unemployment, […]
Continue reading »How to Stay Creative When the World Is on Fire?
It’s a little tricky to focus these days. There was more crazy shit going on last night than we could expect in a week (month?), […]
Continue reading »MP3 Is Dead – Long Live MP3 (Maybe)
When MP3 first appeared in the 1990s , it was a revolutionary digital audio coding format that greatly reduced the file size of audio content. […]
Continue reading »The Duolingo Language App Has Finally Added Japanese, Which Is Great
Duolingo is one of the best free ways to start learning a new language, and they are finally responding to the calls of multilingual polyglots […]
Continue reading »What I Learned by Weighing Myself 15 Times in a Day
Libra is fickle: we lose weight when we pee or when we work out sweaty. We gain weight when we eat, drink, or wear a […]
Continue reading »I Bought a Jumpsuit and Now I Won’t Wear Anything Else
My “appearance” – if I have such a thing at all – is best described as “a teenage dirt bag” and “one who is allergic […]
Continue reading »Your Reclining Airplane Seat Is Against. the Circle Behind You: Who Owns the Broadcasting Rights?
It’s annoying as hell when you lower your table and tray, try to work or eat, and the person in front of you leans back, […]
Continue reading »Change Your Passwords: 560 Million Email Credentials Leaked
By now, you know you should change your passwords regularly – it seems like a new cybersecurity crisis is popping up every day. If you […]
Continue reading »How to Buy a Puppy Without Kidding Yourself
Let’s talk about buying pets online. It’s not a bad idea if you can avoid the stream of online scammers waiting to collect your money […]
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