The Easiest Way to Make a Chocolate Cheese Fondue for Two
Fondue made with cheese or chocolate has a reputation for being cheesy and finicky. But despite the kitsch, dipping food bits into sticky, melted Fromage […]
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Some Questions About Trump’s New SNAP Proposal
The Trump administration’s fiscal 2019 budget proposal includes a “bold new approach” to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides assistance to low-paid working families, […]
Continue reading »Use IFTTT to Find Cheap and Free Video Games on the Internet
If This Then That is great for everything from managing your savings to archiving your favorite songs to Spotify , but did you know you […]
Continue reading »Cook With Cheap Beer
Cheap beer has a bad reputation, but lately I prefer it more and more to the trendy one. Unlike heavy IPAs, generic lagers do not […]
Continue reading »Stop Reading Books You Don’t Like
Some people know how to ditch a book as soon as they stop liking it. But many of us feel a kind of compliitistic pressure […]
Continue reading »What Are Ultra-Processed Foods?
We eat a lot of over-processed foods, which tend to be too sweet and not very healthy for us. But the problem is not necessarily […]
Continue reading »Just Order the Cheapest Wine for Dinner
On this Valentine’s Day, you may have given your loved one a gourmet dinner. You have budget for everything: a few appetizers, main courses, and […]
Continue reading »How to Make the Story Happen at Any Time
Rebecca Scheir is the host and producer of Circle Round , a children’s storytelling podcast from WBUR. The show tells fairy tales from all over […]
Continue reading »What Are Your Meal Plans for Valentine’s Day?
Hello and welcome back toWhat’s Cooking? , an open thread where you can share your brilliant thoughts, tips, recipes and opinions on all food related […]
Continue reading »Bobsleigh at the 2018 Olympics: Everything You Need to Know
For those of you following the Olympics, this week is a good time to do some bobsledding because training runs start on Thursday. If everything […]
Continue reading »How to Open Chrome Links Using the Keyboard
We wrote about Vimium , a Chrome extension that adds custom keyboard shortcuts, back in 2010 and 2012 . But I think we have buried […]
Continue reading »What Are Your Valentine Songs?
Spotify, a service for transforming your music habits into public content, analyzed thousands of user-generated love, sex, heartache, or hate Valentine’s Day playlists to compile […]
Continue reading »How to Introduce Your Child to Dungeons & Dragons
A long time ago, I was a wizard named Gandalf. Admittedly, the nickname is unimaginative, but it came from a teenager who had just finished […]
Continue reading »Here’s What Trump Wants to Cut From the Federal Budget
President Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget was unveiled yesterday, which includes sharp cuts in domestic programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, while calling for more […]
Continue reading »What the Hell Is an Obstacle to Justice?
The phrase “obstruction of justice” is often used these days, especially if you are watching or reading the news. President Trump has been accused of […]
Continue reading »How to Get Into Speed Skating
If you enjoy speeding up a long strip of ice or catching tight turns trying to get ahead of the one in front, you might […]
Continue reading »Luge at the 2018 Olympics: Everything You Need to Know
Luge flying in Pyeongchang. The men’s singles are over, with the US team’s Chris Mazdzer taking the silver medal. The winners of the women’s singles […]
Continue reading »Reading List “Sexism in Magic: the Gathering”
“You don’t look like a Magic player, ” a familiar comment to women in the Magic: The Gathering community, is also the headline of a […]
Continue reading »How to Use Rose Water in the Kitchen
Valentine’s Day is a holiday that symbolism cannot escape, and aside from hearts, roses are the most recognizable purported sign of love and affection associated […]
Continue reading »What’s Your Pumping Song?
What song do you play when you need to feel like a ferocious animal ready to attack anything in front of you – Job Interview, […]
Continue reading »Focus on the Idea, Not the Result
What would you try in your professional life if you weren’t afraid of failure? Would you finally write this book of stories? Cross out and […]
Continue reading »Everything You Could Possibly Want to Know About Cryptocurrency Is Now Gathered in One Place.
I have written many articles over the past few months trying to demystify the world of cryptocurrency (from coins themselves to blockchain and what that […]
Continue reading »Lemon Water Does Nothing
Water: refreshing. Lemons: Also refreshing. Combine them and you have a bright-tasting drinking liquid. That’s all you have . Not a detox elixir or a […]
Continue reading »According to Reddit, Tech Product Folks Regret Switching to Them
When it comes to technology, switching between different products and platforms is the norm for most people. Unless you’re a die- hard Apple fan or […]
Continue reading »Trump Goes to Medicare, Medicaid and ACA
President Trump released his vision for the 2019 budget today, and as you might expect, it proposes several significant cuts to domestic programs while increasing […]
Continue reading »How to Take Screenshots of Instagram Stories Without Getting Caught
To the horror of screenshot lovers everywhere, Instagram is rolling out a new feature that alerts creators when someone decides to immortalize their temporary Instagram […]
Continue reading »Make This Edible Cannabis Massage Oil for Valentine’s Day
When applied topically, cannabis-infused oils can soften sore muscles and relieve pain, which means they can feel pretty good when used by other people. Although […]
Continue reading »How Mac Apps Can Spy on Your Computer
Apple bragged that its Macs were a virus-free utopia, but that was before hackers and criminals decided to focus their efforts on the operating system. […]
Continue reading »Use the TV Tropes Site in the Same Way As Wikipedia
Wikipedia is good for telling cold, hard facts about things, but it often reads like a computer wrote it. Capturing the “atmosphere” of an object […]
Continue reading »Take a Buddhism Course at Harvard for Free
If you’ve ever had an interest in studying Buddhism, now is a great opportunity. You can take a free Harvard University online course on Buddhist […]
Continue reading »Invite Your Young Artist to Take Part in the Google Doodle 4 Google Contest
Do you think your child’s creativity deserves to be displayed outside the refrigerator door? Today is the 10th anniversary of the Google Doodle 4 Contest, […]
Continue reading »How to Disconnect From Social Media but Stay Connected to the World
Social media is terrible and social media is awesome. It floods us with panic news and infuriating hot lines; it also allows us to stay […]
Continue reading »What Should We Do Next?
Hello sous-vide friends, and welcome to the newWill It Sous Vide? , the column where I do whatever you want with my immersion circulator. Lobster […]
Continue reading »Google Drive Now Lets You Annotate MS Office Documents
The latest update to Collaboration Tools in Google Drive now means you can annotate files created in Microsoft Office just like you can in Google […]
Continue reading »For a Happier Marriage, Don’t Spend Less on Your Wedding.
The first important decision a married couple makes is … how to get married. Black tie at the Ritz? Clamback on the beach? Backyard crockery? […]
Continue reading »What to Tell High School Students About Money
Each Monday, we address one of your pressing personal finance questions by seeking advice from several financial experts. If you have a general question or […]
Continue reading »Figure Skating at the 2018 Olympics: Everything You Need to Know
The Olympic Games are already here . You could say they crept up on you before you even had a chance to really explore what […]
Continue reading »Tell Us Your Tips for New Orleans
Let’s just take the epigraph from the TV Tropes page for New Orleans , taken from journalist AJ Liebling’s book The Earl of Louisiana : […]
Continue reading »The Gluten Project Is a Search Engine for Finding GFCO Certified Gluten-Free Products.
A good friend of mine has celiac disease, which means he can’t eat gluten. While “gluten-free” has for some reason become fashionable in recent years, […]
Continue reading »Learn a Foreign Language With This Mac Wallpaper
There are a number of online services that can help you learn a new language through daily practice. I am currently studying French on Duolingo, […]
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