“Perfect” Posture Is Overrated
If you’ve been trying to improve your posture and just can’t, let me introduce you to something that might surprise you: how you stand or […]
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Why Not Make Delicious Pancakes?
In their simplest form, pancakes have a relatively bland taste. However, sometime in the future, this quick breakfast bread has been given almost dessert status. […]
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How to Defuse a Love Bomber
Dating is confusing even at the best of times. Consider the machinations of a lover-terrorist and you’ll be puzzled for days analyzing their overbearing behavior […]
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You Have to Cure Egg Yolk in Soy Sauce
If anything could make me believe in a higher power (and that they have a sense of humor) it is the existence of eggs. This […]
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Use This Tool to Get Lower Hotel Rates Even After Booking
Like everything that costs money, hotel stays have become more expensive . But what you see isn’t necessarily what you’ll have to agree to if […]
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You Have to Turn Video Dates Into Speed Dates.
Video dates started as a necessity during the pandemic but quickly became the norm. Most dating apps now include audio messages, video messages, or even […]
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You Must Pollinate These Fruits and Vegetables by Hand in Order to Grow More
Tickling tomato flowers and peeling squash flowers are probably not common tasks on your garden to-do list, but it turns out that hand-pollination, combined with […]
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Go From “Shy Girl Workouts” to Using the Entire Gym
Being afraid at the gym is normal. So normal that the #shygirlworkout hashtag on TikTok has over 370 million views to date. These videos are […]
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Is Your Child a Changeling?
Modern parents are ill-equipped to deal with threats to their families from the fairy kingdom. Kobolds, elves, goblins, pixies, and other magical creatures have a […]
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Gently Season Food With Sea Salt Spray
Giant salt flakes are the cool kids of food pop culture. It makes sense, they make great snack salt , but they’ve managed to draw […]
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Hack SodaStream to Get Cheaper and Tastier Bubbles
Early in the pandemic, when people were desperately looking for toilet paper, I complained about a much less important asset: SodaStream canisters. They became unobtainable, […]
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Let AI Do the Complex Parts of Spreadsheets for You
Tables suck, am I right? Actually I do not know. Fortunately, in my work, I avoided the need to often use Excel or Google Sheets. […]
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Ignore This Bad Financial Advice That’s All Over the Internet.
Here’s my two cents: financial advice given by “experts” on TikTok or personal finance “gurus” on Instagram is always going to be a little crappy. […]
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Why You Should Really Study Multiple Topics at the Same Time
You might think that learning and mastering one concept at a time is the best way to practice and memorize it, but there is actually […]
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When to Salvage Partially Spoiled Food (and When to Throw It Away)
If there’s one thing we can all agree on in these turbulent times, it’s that food prices are so damn high . As long as […]
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How to Know If You Have Lead Pipes
Although a law banning the installation of lead pipes in the United States went into effect in 1988 , many homes across the country still […]
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There Is No “national Housing Market” (and Why It Matters)
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a large number of city dwellers to reconsider their housing choices, many of whom have opted to […]
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What Do Your Weeds Tell You About Your Soil?
Pulling out weeds growing in your garden, yard, flower beds, or between cracks in your driveway is a tedious job, especially when they seem to […]
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Never Put These Things Down the Drain in Your Home.
We like to think of drains as some kind of magic hole that makes things disappear. As convenient as it is, unfortunately, they don’t work […]
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Use Baking Soda to Get Rid of Moss Growing on the Sidewalk and Driveway
Not everyone likes the rustic look of moss growing on a driveway, sidewalk, or patio. But beyond the looks, it’s a security risk. When moss […]
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How Library Requests for Books Can Keep You From Impulse Buying
Many people find online shopping therapeutic : it’s a way to unwind and de-stress at the end of a long day. For some people, simply […]
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Scan QR Codes Safely (If You Are Careful)
Last month, the FBI reiterated the dangers of ” juice hacking ,” an alleged practice in which attackers steal data or install malware on your […]
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If Mosquitoes Love You, Maybe Change Your Soap.
Mosquitoes really love some people more than others . Some traits that make you a magnet for mosquitoes are not easy to change, such as […]
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You Must Buffalo Your Popcorn
My partner and I are enthusiastic members of the Joe Bob Briggs mutant family . For the next month or so, we’ll be spending almost […]
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This Orgeat Will Elevate Your Homemade Tiki Drinks
Orgeat is something I only learned about in my 30s, when I could confidently afford to go to a trendy cocktail bar, and that confidence […]
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Five Questions You Should Ask Before Buying a Home “as Is”
In a highly competitive housing market, you may be tempted by properties that are being sold “as is”. They are often cheaper than others listed, […]
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8 Surprising Ways Adults Play Too Rudely With Children
Children, especially between the ages of 4 and 6, love to play rough. Not only can this give an outlet to their endless energy, but […]
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Add Peanut Powder to Your Cooking Kit
I’m currently addicted to peanut powder. It has all the flavor of raw peanuts and peanut butter, but the powdery texture is nothing short of […]
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How Soon Should You Renew Your ID and Registration After Moving
The list of places to update your address when you move is long and tedious, whether you’re heading to a new area or across the […]
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The Least Obnoxious Ways to Keep in Touch With an Old Professor
Throughout your academic career, you will have professors who will only exist for you for a semester and will have little effect on your life […]
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Beware of These Scams Targeting New Homeowners
Buying a home can be like running a marathon or triathlon. You’ve spent months hunting for the right property, convincing someone you’re responsible enough to […]
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You Can Finally Edit Your WhatsApp Messages
In the early days of messaging, every correspondence was final. Email, AIM, SMS – if you sent it, the other person will see it, with […]
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How the Primacy Effect Can Help You Remember Information
Your brain is complex, but once you get the hang of it — like how it can only store about seven pieces of information in […]
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You Can Grow (and Eat) This Sponge
Every seed catalog has plants you flip past, ones you’ve never heard of. These plants tend to lean towards “crops” that you don’t think have […]
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A Guide to Child Culture for Adults Out of Touch With Reality: Why Are Middle-Aged Men Called “girls”?
This week’s Guide Out of Touch looks at the impact of capitalism on youth, which is currently manifesting itself in TikTok’s pesky wealth-accumulating cults, ridiculous […]
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Make Breakfast Vinaigrette With Bacon and Mrs. Butterworth
Salad is breakfast , I’m sure of it. Eggs, bacon and toasted bread (croutons) are all handy among a bunch of greens, but you can […]
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How to Actually Open a New Google Doc Quickly
“I always come up with some terrible workarounds to get to the Docs quickly,” our Senior Technology Editor Jake Peterson told me this morning. “It’s […]
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This Ingredient Will Spruce up Your Krispies Rice Treats.
Rice Krispies Treats is an easy-to-make, adaptable dessert: you can go the traditional route or replace it with other cereals , use potato chips , […]
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21 Terrible Movie Moms That Will Make You Feel Better (or Worse) About Yours
It’s that time of year again: the day when we all pretend that every mother is a shining saint, a glorious martyr, a perfect vision […]
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Tame the Heat and Treat Your Thai Curry Like Pasta Sauce
I understand Thai curry can be hot. Maybe it was the pad gra pao recipe you tried, or the unexpected chili in your meal two […]
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