I Am Alex Goldman and This Is How I Am a Parent
Alex Goldman is the co-host of Reply All , the popular Gimlet Media podcast about the Internet. (For an introduction to Goldman and his work, […]
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Why Do You Need a Mite Scrapbook
Thanks in part to climate change, mites are exploring more areas (including your skin) than ever before . They used to be rare in my […]
Continue reading »How to Break Through the Creative Block
Whether you love drawing, coloring, writing, choreography, or playing music, you’re probably familiar with the creative block where you just can’t do anything despite your […]
Continue reading »Download Over 16,000 Free Sound Effects From the BBC Archive
The bad news: If you’re an aspiring sound engineer or looking for random noise to insert into a large project you’re working on, the BBC […]
Continue reading »How Many Calories Are in an Extracted Bagel?
Look, we don’t approve of scooping up the insides of your bagel, but you must know the truth: scooping up the chewy insides of your […]
Continue reading »Flush Out Recyclables, People
Can recyclables be left dirty? Yes a little. But don’t leave them dirty, says a recycling specialist to MEL Magazine . While recycling plants end […]
Continue reading »How to Raise a Body-Positive Child
How we feel about our body and how we handle it is influenced by many different factors, but one of the most important is how […]
Continue reading »Stylists: What Do You Want People to Know About Your Work?
Clients can often come across as rude or unsympathetic because they don’t understand exactly what is needed to get the job done. Let’s give them […]
Continue reading »Make a Camera Click Sound to Remember If You Did Anything
This may be one of the dumbest memory tricks, but it works, so hello. Backstory: Every time I used my hair curling iron, which was […]
Continue reading »Peel a Head of Garlic Quickly With a Chopping Board
There are many clever ways to peel garlic, but I’ve always liked to crush a clove with the flat side of a knife rather than […]
Continue reading »How to Spot Bullshit in the News
When you read the news, you can be reassured when a journalist backs up his statement with the poll results. But not all polls are […]
Continue reading »Lockhunter Lets You Delete Files When Windows Doesn’t
It’s been almost a decade since we last checked Lockhunter, an incredibly useful Windows app that makes sure you can always delete files and folders […]
Continue reading »How Big Should Your Emergency Fund Be
Every Monday, we address one of your pressing personal finance questions by seeking advice from several financial experts. If you have a general question or […]
Continue reading »Tell Us Your Travel Tips for San Antonio
Forget the Alamo – what else is great about San Antonio? We’ve already visited Hack Your City in Houston and Austin , but San Antonio […]
Continue reading »How to Prevent Your Roomba From Making Your Pet Clutter Worse
If you have pets, you know they can make a mess. Some of this mess can be cleaned up by Roomba, and some of it […]
Continue reading »Celebrate Earth Day With Free Groceries Including Staple Foods, Whole Foods, and More
Sunday is Earth Day! While it has always been a day to celebrate Earth and maybe think about getting a little better, it has also […]
Continue reading »Set up Your Social Media Accounts When You Are Looking for a Job
If you’re looking for a new job, the first thing you think to do is tidy up your LinkedIn profile. While it’s always a good […]
Continue reading »How to See All Apps That Have Access to Your Google Information
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of focus on the apps you have connected to your Facebook account. While this is […]
Continue reading »Stream MLB Game for Free Every Week on Facebook
If you want to stream one of your favorite MLB team’s away games later this season, you might have to head over to Facebook. Facebook […]
Continue reading »Learn the Basics of Programming for Free With the Google Grasshopper App
If you want to learn how to program, there are tons of resources to help you learn how to do it. Sites like Codecademy, Udacity, […]
Continue reading »Do Your Global Interview As You Return From Your Trip at These Airports
Global Entry is by far one of the best investments I’ve ever made. I travel overseas at least six times a year, often more often, […]
Continue reading »What You Should Know About CBD Oil
Cannabidiol, the non-psychoactive component of cannabis, is gaining a reputation as a fashionable cure for all illnesses. But science knows very little about what it […]
Continue reading »Get Better at Cooking by Storing a Spoon in the Salt Cellar
As an implacable aficionado of the great mineral sodium chloride, I strongly believe that anyone who is serious about food preparation needs an easily available […]
Continue reading »Rock Out to Curated Music Streaming From Different Decades and Locations
Whether you want to find jams that were popular in Canada in the 1950s to kickstart your weekend, or just want a random assortment of […]
Continue reading »How to Tell the Right Chrome Extensions From Malware
We all fall prey to the dangerous belief that if an app or extension is listed in an official repository – be it the App […]
Continue reading »Happy Hour With 3 Ingredients: Blackberry Jam, Blackberries
Happy weekend and welcome back to Happy 3 Ingredient Hour , a weekly drinks column featuring very simple yet delicious libations. I’m at Oxford this […]
Continue reading »Listen to Fela Kuti While You Work
Superstar Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat music – or simply Fela – is powerful, political and so influential that Fela’s sound has been woven into pop, rock […]
Continue reading »Read PDFs on Your Phone With GoodReader
iOS: If hell exists, I’ll spend eternity being forced to read PDFs on my phone. I’ll pinch and scale a D&D piece or working paper, […]
Continue reading »How to See Actual Prices for Airbnb Listings
Airbnb , your interface sucks. I am not talking about photographs and presentations of beautiful houses and apartments that I can take for the coming […]
Continue reading »Give a Chance to Steam Cooking
It’s hard to get excited about stewed vegetables. When done poorly, they range from completely unremarkable to downright disgusting, but if done right, they are […]
Continue reading »MoviePass Is Having Difficulty, so Use It While You Can
MoviePass never made sense on a financial level , but an independent audit (via Variety ) shows the company may be worse off than we […]
Continue reading »How to Make Japanese-Style Iced Coffee
Nothing will liven up a hot day like a cup of iced coffee. The problem is, most cold coffee is just stale, leftover cold hot […]
Continue reading »Exchange Your Old Car Seat for a Coupon for a New One at Target
Did you know that car seats have an expiration date? Yes, this ship carrying your most valuable cargo may no longer be the safest option, […]
Continue reading »How to Delete a Stubborn Folder in Windows
I ran into a bizarre problem the other day when I was trying to clear one of my hard drives before copying its contents to […]
Continue reading »What Will Your Checkbook Balance Be in 2018?
Before, you would sit down once a month with your bank statement, receipts and check register and check if all your deposits and withdrawals matched. […]
Continue reading »Here Are Our Favorite Westworld Podcasts
The last time Westworld went on the air, we had a different president. The show is finally back in the 2nd season this Sunday, and […]
Continue reading »What You Need to Know About Prebiotics and Probiotics
Even in our purest form, we are covered in germs and full of germs. Everything is fine! This is completely normal. These microorganisms are essential […]
Continue reading »How to Track Your Workouts With AppleWatch
However you exercise, you may eventually reach the point where you want to track them so that you know how many calories you burn, how […]
Continue reading »Access Blocked Sites in China With Project Fi
Android: Project Fi already makes it cheap and easy to use your phone globally without having to change a new SIM card in every country, […]
Continue reading »Buy Yourself an Electric Mug Warmer
When you drink a hot drink, you want it to stay hot. Of course you do! You are a person with needs. Unfortunately, this will […]
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