When the Good Samaritan Laws Can Protect You (and When They Can’t)
Generally speaking, Good Samaritan laws provide legal protection for people who help the injured, sick, or incapacitated. These types of laws exist in all 50 […]
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What to Do If the Tips of Your Plant’s Leaves Are Turning Brown
It sucks to find brown leaf tips on a small baby plant: you know it’s your fault, but you’re not sure what you did wrong, […]
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Stop Telling Kids to “Be Careful” (and What to Say Instead)
If you’ve ever watched your insecure kids climb a high – very high – rope structure in a playground, or climb a big, rickety log […]
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How to Track Your Federal Tax Refund
The deadline for filing 2021 tax returns is just around the corner on Monday, April 18, 2022. Some of us have applied as quickly as […]
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8 Best Hidden Features in Google Docs
Sometime in the last decade, Google Docs has become the default word processor, and it’s likely that you use it for at least some of […]
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The Smartest Way to Use Google Maps When You’re Walking Alone
Walking in an unfamiliar city can be exciting. It can also be intimidating, especially when you are alone, especially after dark. Nobody wants to look […]
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Creative Use of Pips (the Best Candy Ever)
Easter is just around the corner, which means now is the perfect time to stock up on pips (like you need a reason to). These […]
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Finally, a Universal Watchlist for All Your Streaming Services
Streamer fatigue, when you endlessly jump from one streaming app to another, trying to figure out what to watch, is real. Or you stumble upon […]
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The Difference Between National Holidays, Federal Holidays and Complete Nonsense
April 15 is not a tax day this year — it’s April 18 — but it’s the first day of Passover, Good Friday, and National […]
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Your Pastry Needs More Jam, Actually
Baking can be almost meditative, minutes (or hours) spent in the kitchen mixing and measuring put you into a state of purposeful calm or serve […]
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Can You Really Stretch Skinny Jeans by Showering in Them?
We’ve all been there. You watch one viral TikTok and before you know it, you’re already in your bathroom in jeans because while those jeans […]
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Do You Really Need to Consult a Doctor Before You Start Exercising?
I’m sure you’ve heard it all over the place: check with your doctor before starting any exercise program. This is the standard rejection of any […]
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14 Best Baseball Movies for People Who Don’t Care About Baseball
“Everyone loves baseball,” my aunt once told me. I don’t know about it. A lot of people really like baseball, but I think she was […]
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How to Save Money at the Grocery Store When Food Costs a Fortune
In case you weren’t suffocated when you saw bacon prices recently, groceries are expensive right now. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that […]
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How to Determine If You Have Unresolved Trust Issues (and Overcome Them)
Strong relationships are built on trust, but that trust is also fragile – if you’ve been lied to before, you know how hard it is […]
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8 Ways to Make the Windows 11 Taskbar More Useful
Windows 11’s taskbar is one of the best features of the new operating system – sleek, minimalist, and visually great. However, while we tend to […]
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Admit It, Not Every Sandwich Needs Cheese.
A couple of years ago I saw a video of a British sandwich artist named Max Halley refusing to put cheese on any of his […]
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Why You Should Enable Airplane Mode on Your Nintendo Switch
Airplane mode is built into almost all of our devices and can be turned on whenever we board a plane. Usually when you’re not flying […]
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How to Choose the Right Wood for Your Backyard Project
Large outdoor woodworking projects, from fences to picnic tables, can be a challenge because the wood you choose must be able to withstand the elements. […]
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How to Change an Unflattering Driver’s License Photo
Passport and driver’s license photos are notoriously bad—they’re about as far from glamorous as can be. The only benefit of challenging the DMV to get […]
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The Difference Between Dish Soap, Dishwasher Detergent, and Laundry Detergent (and Why It Matters)
I recently wrote about some of the lesser known dishwasher tablet cleaners in the home. In the comments, someone asked, “What’s the difference between dissolving […]
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Everything You Need to Know About Choosing the Perfect Dress Shirt
Shirts for men can be tricky. Most of us grow up with a very liberal attitude towards dress shirts, especially when it comes to fit […]
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8 Weird, Very Specific Life Hacks You Might Need Someday
We usually try to spread the word on Lifehacker.com covering topics that will improve the lives of millions, maybe billions of people. But that puts […]
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How to Split the Rent If Some Rooms Are Better Than Others
You and your future roommates have successfully found a new apartment. Congratulations! Now the hardest part: who gets which room? And how will that affect […]
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Your Grill Thermometer Needs Potatoes
Last week when I was prepping my grill for this lamb shoulder , I ran into a problem: I couldn’t find the little metal clips […]
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15 Best Nudist Beaches to Boast This Year
It’s an old cliché that Americans are stiff and shy about nudity, while Europeans are all the time half-naked, sophisticated and worldly, but there’s a […]
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Relive the 90s With These Mac Web Emulators
Back in the 90s, you needed to have powerful hardware to use an advanced operating system like, oh, Mac OS 8. Nowadays, you can run […]
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How to Do Front Squats Without Hating Them
To start with, I used to hate front squats too, so I don’t want to hear any “but they hurt my wrists,” okay? The front […]
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Glaze Green Beans With Oil and Broth
I’m not sure when I first tried green beans without a casserole, but I don’t remember being particularly impressed with them. In fact, I don’t […]
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Everything You Need to Play on Mac
Are Macs good gaming machines? Varieties. Macs and especially MacBooks are not optimized for gaming, to say the least, and many games simply don’t support […]
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When You Can See the Full Pink Moon in April at Its Peak of Brightness
The April full moon rises on Saturday, April 16 and peaks at 2:57 pm ET. Lifehack: Enjoy maximum Pink Moon lighting by listening to Nick […]
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10 Easy Ways to Make a Small Room Look Bigger
Your living space may be smaller than you want, but it doesn’t have to look like this. There are some relatively easy-to-understand design principles based […]
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Smoke a Shoulder of Easter Lamb on a Charcoal Grill
In short, my religious upbringing was confusing, which is why the Easters of my youth were very basket-centered. My mom still sends me Easter packages, […]
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The 8 Worst Food Allergies (and Which You May Not Have to Live With)
Food allergies suck, whether you have one yourself or need to keep an eye on your child or loved one to make sure they don’t […]
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How to Minimize Your Wedding Guest List (and Tell Someone They Didn’t Make It)
The COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily reduced the number of weddings, forcing people to reschedule or postpone their big day, but now weddings are back in […]
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17 Best TV Shows to Watch in One Day
Movies seem to be getting longer , but TV shows are getting shorter. Even 10 years ago, it was the norm for top rated shows […]
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You Need to Update Your Pixel Devices Right Now
Security updates can’t be ignored: they fix critical issues with your technology that could compromise your privacy, security, and data. So when a company like […]
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Weird Hidden IPhone Gestures You Probably Never Knew About
Remember when we were shocked when we found we could move the cursor on our iPhones by holding down the space bar ? Well, there […]
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10 Case Studies That Prove Humans Are Worst (and How We Can Be Better)
Sociological research, history, and a cursory glance at Twitter confirm a simple fact: people are terrible. We are terrible because we are born that way […]
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8 Unconventional Ways to Save Disk Space in Windows
There are a few things in life that are never enough. Time and money might be the first two that come to mind, but there […]
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