There Are a Lot of Great Deals on Streaming on Black Friday
If you’ve been aiming for a lower price on a major streaming service, now is the perfect time. Most major streaming platforms offer Black Friday […]
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8 Best Non-Tech Gift Ideas for Techies
Shopping for tech friends is the worst, so maybe you shouldn’t even try to pander to their most obvious interest. Instead of fighting this battle […]
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Here’s How Long the Latest Student Loan Payment Freeze Will Last
President Biden’s massive plan to forgive student loan debts for millions of Americans is stuck in the courts (we read more about these legal issues […]
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20 Weirdest Holiday Movies Ever Made
I confess that I only got into holiday TV movies in the last few years, as the advent of the gay Christmas movie pushed me […]
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11 Psychological Terms You Overuse, According to Psychologists
Words and phrases related to psychology tend to make their way into our everyday vocabulary. Unfortunately, many of them have been distorted in our minds, […]
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What’s New in Prime Video in December 2022
In my day, TV shows had the decency to come back from hiatus every September like clockwork. In the streaming arena, that clock is broken. […]
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Why Black Friday Is a Bad Day for Impulsive Electronics Shopping
Food, clothing, homewares: If you can buy this, it’s most likely a Black Friday deal advertised for it. But just because you’re getting something with […]
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10 Common Thanksgiving Stains (and How to Remove Them)
Thanksgiving is almost here, which means you’re probably already cleaning your house and preparing your meals. It’s a lot of work… but you get to […]
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Add Wee Emoji to Your IPhone Watch Because You Deserve Some Happiness
It’s true that iOS isn’t as customizable as Android, but the gap is much smaller than it used to be. These days, you can personalize […]
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These Easy Baked Eggs Are Perfect for Thanksgiving Morning.
Thanksgiving comes hot, and in some families dinner prep will go on non-stop from 5 a.m. until the forks hit the plate. I know some […]
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For Some Reason, Every Samsung Phone Has a Chihuahua Hiding in It.
I am not trying to deceive you. If you own a Samsung Galaxy—pretty much any of them—then you have a hidden chihuahua on your phone. […]
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What’s New on Hulu in December 2022
Octavia Butler, venerable science fiction writer and futurist, died unexpectedly in 2006. It spared her how terrifyingly prescient her 1993 post-apocalyptic novel, The Parable of […]
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How to Know If You’re Wearing “Winter Coat” This Holiday Season
The holiday season is ripe for nostalgia, so it’s no wonder you might get a message from a curious ex around this time. Innocent text […]
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No, Heaters Aren’t Actually Cheaper Than Turning on a Thermostat.
This winter, expensive gas bills await us . Whenever I think about turning on the thermostat, I hear my father’s voice telling me to put […]
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Improve Your Safari Browsing Experience With These Automatic Redirects
Browsing the Internet has its dangers. Some websites are almost unusable due to pop-ups, ads, or poor design. If you come across these sites often, […]
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What’s New on Netflix in December 2022
In the old days, when cinemas still made real money by showing films outside the “cinematic universe”, December was the best time of the year […]
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10 Best Subscription Sets for Kids This Year
Your heart may ache when you realize that the holiday gift you’ve been looking for all month is gathering dust just after the New Year. […]
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Don’t Just Roast Your Turkey, Make a Roll Out of It
Fighting a whole body of turkey in a broiler ( on the grill, to be exact ) is not for everyone. Even I, a seasoned […]
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The 10 Most Banned Books (and What We Can Learn From Them)
2021 has been a big year for calls to ban books. There were 729 attempts to censor 1,597 books in libraries, according to the American […]
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Stop Following New Financial “trends”
Whether it’s investing in the latest cryptocurrency or eyeing some type of ” make money doing nothing!” » » It can be hard to resist […]
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What’s New on Disney+ in December 2022
The first film, National Treasure , was released in 2004 and was an archaeological dive into the myths of the founding of the United States, […]
Continue reading »How to Curse Your Enemies
So, you want to put a curse on your enemies? I’m not going to judge – I’m sure they deserve it. But if you want […]
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Your Gmail Account Has an Unlimited Number of Addresses
One Gmail, one address. This seems right. After all, you have one phone number and one home address. The same should be true for your […]
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Do You Really Need to Pee After Sex, According to Science
If you have a vagina, you’ve probably been told that it’s essential to urinate immediately after sex to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). But it […]
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9 Lies You’ve Been Told About the First Thanksgiving
In over a hundred years of exploration, trading, and slave capture by Europeans on the North American mainland, one English dude made a few notes […]
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How to Reduce Energy Costs While Cooking
As the cold weather sets in, we’ve talked a lot about ways to save energy . We also talked about how to prepare for the […]
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6 Best Videos to Help You Understand This Housing Market
With the current national mortgage rate at 7% and all the cascading effects of brutally high inflation , every day there is a hot new […]
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Do This to Easily Connect Guests to Your Wi-Fi
Every time someone new comes into your house, one of the first questions they ask is, “What is Wi-Fi?” Sure, you could tell them, but […]
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Identity Theft Protection Is Mostly Bullshit
A few months ago, I received a notice in the mail that I was involved in a data breach that had been settled by a […]
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Don’t Roll Out Pie Crusts and Do This Instead
Rolling out puff pastry is a pain in the ass. It is temperature sensitive, needs a cosmetic rest in the refrigerator, and even in the […]
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Stop Paying Full Price for Video Games
It’s November, which means it’s Black Friday season again (the Friday after Thanksgiving now somehow lasts a full month) and online retailers – and the […]
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This Bug Is Letting You Play Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Faster Than You Think
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are talked about all over town, but not for the reasons Nintendo probably wanted. While many are enjoying their new Pokémon […]
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Here’s How Long a Used Car Can Really “last”
Like almost any consumer product, the used car market has been crazy over the past few years. While used car prices are still up significantly, […]
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It’s the Fastest Way to Run Apps on Your Mac
There are many ways to launch apps on your Mac – you can pin apps to the dock for starters, or use Spotlight to find […]
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You Must Add Tofu to Your Meatballs
Are you tired of tight meatballs? Despite your attempts to roll up well-blended but tender meatballs, do you end up with super-rubber balls every time? […]
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This Club Only Lets You in If You’re Really Good at Video Games
So, I’m really bad at video games. Elden Ring was too much for me : I couldn’t stop dying. Everything I tried, every path I […]
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The 7 Deadly Sins of Decorating Your Home for the Holidays
It’s time to get out the lights and plywood angels and tell the world you’re a holiday person by decorating your home’s outside for the […]
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The Easiest Way to Zip and Unzip Files on Your IPhone
Zip files are a useful but cumbersome solution for compressing multiple files together. They come in many different ways – a photo archive for a […]
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12 Podcasts to Listen to in the Car With Kids
The holidays are here, which means you’re likely to be spending a lot of time in the car, or with your family, or in the […]
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Set These Boundaries Before Thanksgiving Guests Arrive
While there is no way to guarantee that your Thanksgiving meeting will be 100% conflict-free, setting some boundaries with your guests before the big dinner […]
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