Try These Inexpensive New Year Socializing Ideas
After a year or two of increasingly frivolous spending, one of my goals ahead of the New Year is to save as much money as […]
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How to Find Out What Twitter Thinks Are Your Interests
Today I found out that Twitter thinks that I am interested in literature, beer, hip-hop, and I really like my friends Ina and Harry (they […]
Continue reading »Should You Upgrade to Google Fi on Your IPhone?
Earlier this week, Google announced that its division of cellular service provider Project Fi has moved from beta to a full-fledged Google Fi product. The […]
Continue reading »Here’s What’s Wrong With Romaine Lettuce
Some romaine lettuce can be eaten again. The FDA and CDC announced on November 28 that they had narrowed the recent E. coli outbreak to […]
Continue reading »Let These Doctors Tell You If You Are Dying
Anytime you have a severe headache or chest pain, you can throw yourself straight into WebMD and explode fiercely in panic. This is why cardiologists […]
Continue reading »Make It Easier to Move Around With a Weekender Bag
A move never goes exactly as planned, no matter how prepared you are. The movers arrive late, you run out of packing tape, or, like […]
Continue reading »When Multitasking Is a Bad Idea
It’s hard to keep all your eggs up in the air, but a little multitasking can help – until you drop them to the floor […]
Continue reading »Are You Excluding Amazon From Your Holiday Shopping This Year?
Whether your main concern is decent working conditions and a living wage for workers ; the company’s systematic fraud with American cities in search of […]
Continue reading »How to Emotionally Distance Yourself From Criticism
You will never make everyone happy – and people who are unhappy will tell you why. Criticism is part of the cost of human existence. […]
Continue reading »Our Favorite Newborn Khaki
A tired and overwhelmed (new) parent recently asked me for help: instead of searching all the Offspring content for the hacks he needs the most […]
Continue reading »You Can Now Take a Tour of Jay-Z and BeyoncĂ© at the Louvre
Several weeks ago I was in Paris and visited the Louvre. For four hours, a guy named Jeremy, who has an MA in art history […]
Continue reading »Come to Upgrade Live Tonight With Chris Gethard, Aquila Hughes, Brittany Luze and Eric Eddings
What are you doing tonight? If you’re in the New York area, do we have an option for you: Join us for the first ever […]
Continue reading »You Probably Don’t Want a New Sinemia Debit Card
Sinemia, a competitor to MoviePass, was recently criticized for charging a $ 1.80 “processing fee” when its customers bought movie tickets in advance (the company […]
Continue reading »Who and How Much to Tip This Holiday Season
As with travel , tipping on holidays can be confusing and stressful. You know what you should tip, but how much and to whom? Will […]
Continue reading »Get Extra $ 100 Swap for IPhone From Apple Now
If you’ve been thinking about updating your iPhone, now might be the right time to do so. Apple is currently offering an additional $ 100 […]
Continue reading »Send Authors Thank You Letters This Holiday Season
When it comes to content, there is a wealth embarrassment these days. Countless podcasts, TV shows, newsletters, magazines, traditional media, YouTube series, Instagram stories and […]
Continue reading »Your Newly Divorced Friend Needs to Be Fed
While divorce can be a positive life change, it is one of the most emotional and stressful experiences a person can go through. It feels […]
Continue reading »How to Calm Down, With ASMR University Founder Craig Richard
I’m not going to be overconfident, but if you live in the world in 2018, chances are good that sometimes you will need help to […]
Continue reading »Try a Timeout Instead
When my son got hysterical (and was somewhat aggressive) during his childhood / preschool years, we spent a lot of time observing the time-honored tradition […]
Continue reading »How to Keep Your Personal Data Safe From Targeted IRL Ads
Personalized ads aren’t just on your screens anymore. Over the past few years, advertisers have experimented with ways to use all the data they have […]
Continue reading »Why Procrastination Is Bad for Your Brain
Procrastination is a vice that many of us indulge in, and there is a reason why it is so difficult to quit. However, the long-term […]
Continue reading »How to Donate to Toddler Toys Using Alexa
You can now use Alexa to gift toys. Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a new feature for its virtual assistant that lets you donate a toy […]
Continue reading »Make Sure You Water the Tree Sufficiently
If you are transferring a living tree this holiday season, I hope you are ready to do a lot of watering. This big boy will […]
Continue reading »How to Make Great Patties
I don’t care about the man who used to be called my stepfather, but at least he introduced me to latkes. The slightly brownish potato […]
Continue reading »How to Make the Job of the Tooth Fairy Easier
The Tooth Fairy recently spoke up on our Offspring Facebook group when a parent asked if the phrase “Fairy makes money for teeth” could be […]
Continue reading »What Does It Mean to Diversify Your Assets
For Ron Swanson, diversifying assets means selling some gold to buy a majority stake in the Lagavulin whiskey distillery. For the average retail investor, things […]
Continue reading »Students Can Get YouTube Premium and YouTube Music 50% Off
If you are a student who has been contemplating subscribing to YouTube Premium or YouTube Music, now might be the time to buy. YouTube is […]
Continue reading »How to Work From Home Without Falling Into a Pit of Despair
Much to my surprise and the dismay of my roommates, I somehow managed to work from home for a whole year. There are many benefits […]
Continue reading »I Am the Writer Ausma Zehanat Khan and This Is How I Work
In Black Khan, the latest fictional novel by AUSMA Zehanat Khan, a resistance group is struggling to overthrow a brutal patriarchy led by a tyrant. […]
Continue reading »Stop Worrying About the Stock Market Plunge
The stock market is cooling off from the highs of the year. And that’s okay! Really. There are many reasons for this , but as […]
Continue reading »Chat Customer Service Sees Everything You Enter, Whether You Send It or Not
In our most recent (or, in fact, most recently discovered) example of the Internet, which was creepier than most users assumed, we noticed that the […]
Continue reading »Be the Hero of the Holiday Party With Dip
Now that Thanksgiving is over and everyone has the must-have turkey cooked up, we can turn our attention to other, more important things like holiday […]
Continue reading »Explore the Code for Free at Your Local Apple Store Next Month
Starting December 1st, you can learn some code for free at your local Apple Store. The annual retailer’s Hour of Code event runs from December […]
Continue reading »Let Your Kids See Your Negative Emotions.
It is well documented that excessive fighting in front of children is not a good idea – not only does it make them emotionally anxious, […]
Continue reading »When Being Vulnerable at Work Really Pays Off
The culture in the workplace varies greatly from area to area, but most people would agree that there isn’t much room for human weakness in […]
Continue reading »What You Need to Know About High Yield Checking Accounts
Interest rates are gradually increasing, but if you fulfill certain requirements, you can get twice the yield ~ two percent compared to large banks by […]
Continue reading »How to Cook a Roast With a Crown Without Twine
The holidays are a time to challenge the main courses, and nothing stops the show like a crown made entirely of meat. Most roast corona […]
Continue reading »You Don’t Cook Enough With Onions
I really love green onions. For the lazy and wise, onions are versatile, cheap and easy to handle, and should be a staple in the […]
Continue reading »Now Is the Best Time to Start Training.
If you have the slightest suspicion that you might want to get in shape for the new year – or indeed anytime – don’t wait […]
Continue reading »How to Maximize Your Browsing Privacy With DuckDuckGo
It feels like every day I see another person who realizes how little privacy they have online and says “enough”. Frustrated by the state of […]
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