I Am Teresa Younger, President of the Ms Foundation for Women, and This Is How I Work
“At Ms. For Foundation for Women, we believe in a just and secure world in which power and opportunity are not limited to gender, race, […]
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Does It Matter When I Exercise?
For years, I trudged to the gym at 5 a.m., even before sunrise and before the New York City garbage trucks began their daily commute […]
Continue reading »Should I Give My Child “salad Frosting”?
A new product for children has appeared in craft: Glazur salad. This is a ranch in a package. Stub (if it’s not obvious): Kids don’t […]
Continue reading »The Prudent Man’s Guide to Saving FIRE
The FIRE concept – financial independence, early retirement – is pretty simple. If you can save enough money in your youth (uh), you have a […]
Continue reading »Why You Might Not Want to Buy European Infant Formula
One of the first important decisions parents make is how or what to feed their baby. For formula eaters, finding a high quality product with […]
Continue reading »Get Over Yourself and Play Video Games With Your Child
You must play video games with your children. This is no longer necessary. This is your parental responsibility. Your child is growing up in an […]
Continue reading »Hide Your Pixel 3 XL’s Camera Notch With These Settings and Apps
It’s actually easy to hide the Pixel 3XL’s camera separation notch in your smartphone settings, but there is one catch. Disabling the notch also turns […]
Continue reading »Is It Better to Use the App or Is It the Old Fashioned Way?
Have you ever taken out your phone to write a list and think: “Is this method really better than it was before?” Well, we had […]
Continue reading »Why Is This Cyclist in Your Lane
Cycling safely does not always mean sticking to the side of the road. In fact, when cyclists try to stay away from cars, they can […]
Continue reading »How to See Special Collections of Libraries
“It’s like a museum, but without people, where you have to do all the work.” Developer and internet artist Darius Kazemi (you may know him […]
Continue reading »The Real Story of Father’s Day
This Sunday is Father’s Day – in case you need a reminder – and while golf, beer and barbecues come to mind, it is a […]
Continue reading »Make Multiple Falafels at Once With the Cake Maker
Pastry pastry is the worst tool you can use to make brownies. As you can imagine, cake pop is not a cake that has been […]
Continue reading »How to Make Mayonnaise Without a Mixer
Making mayonnaise isn’t difficult, especially if you have a food processor or immersion blender, but emulsions can be a little tricky without the help of […]
Continue reading »Why Kids Still Need an Analog Clock
In an unscientific exercise last year, Jimmy Kimmel’s team showed some children a traditional clock and asked if they could read the time on it. […]
Continue reading »How to Find the Service Records of a Family Member During World War II
The 75th anniversary of D-Day last week reminded many of the children and grandchildren of WWII veterans that we still don’t know the details of […]
Continue reading »How to Beat Your Digital Addiction
Analog week is a strange concept for me. As a senior technical editor at Lifehacker, I am screen-locked for most of the day. I’d like […]
Continue reading »How (and Why) to Film Elevators
I used to feel awkward and uncomfortable pointing the camera at myself in the gym. My thoughts were something like this: I’m not an Instagrammer […]
Continue reading »How to Use the Cash Envelope System to Curb Waste
Some parts of the budget are easy to set up and stick to. Your rent will not fluctuate. Your gym membership is probably a predictable […]
Continue reading »What You Can Learn About Personal Finance From Real Housewives
There are two reasons why someone is watching Real Housewives franchises: money and drama . Any good Housewife fanatic googled “housewife’s name + net worth” […]
Continue reading »Do Math Calculations in Your Mind With These Mental Math Tricks
You may not have had to do pure math in years, but you do mental math every day. Or maybe you google math problems ten […]
Continue reading »You Are Dying? Ask Your Doctor All Questions About Your Health at 13:00 ET [update: Complete]
This strange, recurring back pain has been bothering you for a while, but it doesn’t seem like enough of a problem to warrant a full […]
Continue reading »Why Dressing for Flight Is Worth the Effort
Unless you are flying out of the plane and heading straight for a wedding or business meeting, it can be tempting to put on sweatpants […]
Continue reading »Are Digital Scales More Accurate Than Analog Ones?
We all stepped onto the old analogue scale and insisted that the number was wrong – it must be the scale! But is buying expensive […]
Continue reading »Sign up Now to Play DOOM on Your IPhone Later This Year
DOOM fans will soon be able to play the game on their iOS devices without taking up tons of disk space. During E3, Bethesda Softworks, […]
Continue reading »Tonight Is the Best Night in 2019 to Observe Jupiter
Tonight will be the best night of the year to get a glimpse of Jupiter and its many moons, as Earth, Jupiter and the Sun […]
Continue reading »Automatically Resolve Windows 10 Issues With New Feature “Recommended Troubleshooting”
You should install the latest Windows 10 May 2019 Update if you haven’t already. The update has a nifty new feature, Recommended Troubleshooting, which makes […]
Continue reading »Should You Buy a New Amazon Card for People With Bad Credit History?
If you have bad credit or no credit and really love shopping on Amazon, e-commerce big dad might consider a new credit card option. The […]
Continue reading »How Did You Learn to Type?
I had my first formal typing class in high school, long after I learned to type. There weren’t enough computers for everyone, so some of […]
Continue reading »Become a Better Advocate for Conversation by “Supporting”, Not “Changing”
The last time a friend told you how busy they were, did you say “OMG, SAME”? Otherwise, you could be what one sociologist calls a […]
Continue reading »Check Nintendo Switch Cartridges for Damage Before Use
Nintendo Switch is a fun video game console, but surprisingly fragile. Its footboard can come off like a branch; its screen is easily scratched; and […]
Continue reading »How Swimming in a Japanese Forest Can Save Your Life
Walking in the woods brings tangible health benefits, and Professor Yoshifumi Miyazaki is exploring how to spread these benefits to as many people as possible. […]
Continue reading »How to Prepare Your MacBook for Sale
I am getting rid of my MacBook. Nothing personal; I need to swap out my G / O Media device for another slightly slower MacBook. […]
Continue reading »Try These Dedicated Google Assistant Commands for Waze on Android
Since Google acquired Waze back in 2013, the company has gradually added Waze features to Google Maps, including traffic reporting and real-time rate limiting features […]
Continue reading »Spend the Night in a Glass House From the Black Mirror
Want to spend the night in the middle of the desert like a tech billionaire in need of digital detox? If you haven’t watched the […]
Continue reading »According to Reddit, the Tasks You Do in the Wrong Order
“What is a life hack that does not require you to do anything new, but simply change the order in which you are already doing […]
Continue reading »What Not to Tell Same-Sex Parents
When was the last time you asked a random acquaintance – or better yet, a stranger! – details of how their child was conceived? You […]
Continue reading »How to Make Vegan IKEA-Style Meatballs
Inspired by the success of its vegan hot dogs and bland serving, IKEA has announced plans to release a plant-based version of its classic pork […]
Continue reading »What Happens to Your Stolen Medical Data
It’s pretty obvious why you want to keep personal information such as passwords and credit card information private. But the medical data may not be […]
Continue reading »To Be More Creative, Create an “Analog Table”
When I find it difficult to write, when I feel stuck or distracted, or like I’m the biggest impostor in the world , I force […]
Continue reading »When to Use Cash Instead of Credit
I know. This is 2019. We have contactless cards, peer-to-peer mobile payment systems and services that will offer you an installment loan for a pair […]
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