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At some point, you will have an awkward conversation. Parties, networking, dinners with the president where you pretend not to speak English are all minefields, […]
Continue reading »Another day, another wet blanket article that talks about my true love: Diet Coke. According to The Cut , my favorite soft drink (and # […]
Continue reading »There are so many good podcasts out there (including Lifehacker’s The Upgrade ), but there isn’t much time in the day. The Wall Street Journal […]
Continue reading »The best camera is the one you have, so why not take a whole bunch of it with you? The gear in Addim Hawk’s bag […]
Continue reading »It was a particularly stressful week when, with a pair of scissors in one hand and four inches of hair in the other, I decided […]
Continue reading »My daughter has a toy dinosaur that talks to her. She named him Bob, and she can ask him anything: What is the circumference of […]
Continue reading »Even if you don’t live in New York City, you’ve probably already heard us complain about the dramatic collapse of the nation’s largest public transportation […]
Continue reading »The belated New York Times obituary pays homage to the inventor Frances Gabe, who designed, built and lived in “the world’s only self-cleaning home.” Gabe […]
Continue reading »If you live in a city that attracts a steady stream of tourists, you already know (and are oblivious to) the chain restaurants they tend […]
Continue reading »One of the basic rules of interacting on the Internet is not to read comments. But if you, like us, spend most of your day […]
Continue reading »When our editor-in-chief sent me the recipe for ceviche, I was thrilled because ceviche combines two of my favorite summer activities: eating seafood and not […]
Continue reading »Registering an online account is something we do so often that we lose sight of all the websites we subscribe to. You will only remember […]
Continue reading »If you’re the kind of person who spends the first ten minutes of a Lyft ride to the airport worrying about accidentally leaving the oven […]
Continue reading »Children’s menu. I can’t say I’m overjoyed with the tasteless mac and cheese choices, simple pizza discs, and dry white meat chicken sticks, but I’ve […]
Continue reading »People tend to have a lot of opinions on how to make a sandwich , but University of Miami football coach Mark Richt is the […]
Continue reading »Whether you like it or not, credit matters. And it’s not just about a car loan or buying a house. Your landlord is checking your […]
Continue reading »Bad day to breathe in the city. As I write this post, there are air quality warnings in Washington DC , New York , Louisville […]
Continue reading »Unexpected fires are for the most part considered bad, so some people were very alarmed when this very shiny BLANDA BLANK serving bowl from IKEA […]
Continue reading »Race walking. It’s like walking, only faster and more fun. It is an Olympic sport, however, so when you train this week you will become […]
Continue reading »Pound for pound, canned spices are some of the most expensive utensils in your kitchen. They are much cheaper in bulk and ethnic grocery stores […]
Continue reading »Almost every photo on the Internet has been edited in one way or another, be it cropping, filtering, compressing, color grading, or other generally harmless […]
Continue reading »The phrase “scheduled sex” is terrifying to most couples. We have the idea that sex should always be spontaneous, so making a sex planning decision […]
Continue reading »When it comes to household chores, it’s almost impossible to remember what you started, who should be doing what, and what remains to be done. […]
Continue reading »I’ve always enjoyed a good church dinner. Not only do I appreciate the wide variety of food on offer at such an event, but I […]
Continue reading »Group texts can be very interesting, especially when you start sharing links, gifs, and other fun stuff. But when someone with a different operating system […]
Continue reading »Cancer is the worst . And perhaps thanks to Movember and the pink consumer products, we are all very knowledgeable. Too knowledgeable. “Because we’ve got […]
Continue reading »Ever since Microsoft acquired LinkedIn , I look forward to the day’s notifications to add someone I’ve never met to my professional network, popping up […]
Continue reading »We’ve all seen bad stories about vacation going wrong, about someone who went on vacation and something bad happened to him, from being stuck alone […]
Continue reading »By breaking the chain of transmission of disease, herd immunity protects the most vulnerable of us, including newborns and patients who cannot be vaccinated. But […]
Continue reading »Ice cream is almost too good for this world – it combines two very good things to do one extremely wonderful thing – but you […]
Continue reading »While a professional politician might give up cosplaying as a hardworking American citizen, we ordinary people, Joe, may not be quite as skilled when it […]
Continue reading »It is not uncommon to see news stories these days that cite information from unnamed US officials , but in an age of fake news, […]
Continue reading »Mechanical problems , lack of funding, and inconsistent schedules make the MTA a nightmare. To make matters worse, if you are lucky with the location, […]
Continue reading »If you eat a plant-based diet, you won’t get an automatic card to get rid of heart disease. ( There is definitely such a thing […]
Continue reading »You will never get everything you want. It’s a hard truth, but if you don’t, you will be wasting your life on unrealistic, unnecessary projects: […]
Continue reading »“This is how it happened and it NEVER happens,” wrote Laura Galvin of the breastfeeding support group Milky Mamas on Facebook. A mother of two […]
Continue reading »If you are obsessed with pasta (and I am!), Then you know that there is a noticeable difference in texture and taste between fresh and […]
Continue reading »Berry recipes tend to be dessert-like, but their juicy, sweet and sour nature can brighten up a whole world of savory dishes. If you find […]
Continue reading »Telecommuting is now pretty straightforward. Skype, Slack, and plain old Gchat – sorry, Google Hangouts – make it easy to communicate with colleagues down the […]
Continue reading »Peaches can be a little intrusive, especially when it comes to extracting them from the pits, but there are a few things you can do […]
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