Category: Life in General

The Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federal initiative designed to help low-income Americans access more food. Formerly (and still casually) known as the […]

Brides receive a lot of criticism for being demanding during the fraught preparation for their big day. (See: Bridesille movies, TV series, articles.) That’s why, […]

Oh-oh: You have to go to court. Whether you are a plaintiff, defendant, attorney, or witness, the outcome of your trial may depend, at least […]

It’s wedding season and you know what that means. Across the country, people are going to quit their jobs, buy (or rent) expensive new clothes, […]

Sometimes the people who love to give advice the most are the least qualified to do so. One person’s “words to live by” could be […]

The trip is literally the worst. A recent study by economist Daniel Kahneman found that commuting is the activity we rate as the least pleasurable. […]

Ah, confidence. That elusive, intangible thing that we all know we need to get a job, attract people, achieve goals and make money. A thing […]

The modern world is largely immune to the primal dangers that plagued our ancestors—attacks by wild animals are rare; few of us will ever walk […]

Maybe you’re in a career rut, or you need individual guidance to get through personal struggles—whatever that is, self-help books won’t help. Seeking help can […]

People like to take drugs. But people also like to decide to throw other people in jail for drug use. So we have this weird […]

Let’s talk about freedom of speech: after all, it’s our constitutional right to say what we want, but since the Constitution places few restrictions on […]

We’ve all heard about Andy Warhol’s old statement that in the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes, except that’s not what Warhol actually […]

Like all good Americans, I love murder podcasts, but sometimes the ever-increasing body count can be too much even for me. Sometimes I just want […]

Spring is in the air, flowers are starting to bloom, and 420 is just around the corner. You don’t want to be at 4:19 on […]

Receiving an invitation to a high school reunion can be emotionally challenging, to say the least. Here’s proof that you’re getting old (and fast!), as […]

The list of possible catastrophes is endless. At least that’s what my anxiety tells me. Like many of you, I tend to imagine myself in […]

This Friday and Saturday marks the beginning of Pesach, an eight-day holiday commemorating the escape of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. Its beginning is celebrated […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

If you are online, you have probably witnessed a crime. I’m not talking about the crime of subservience – I’m talking about people who openly […]

According to the rules of pop culture, a police officer must answer honestly when asked the hard-hitting question “Are you a police officer?” Unfortunately, this […]

I’m sure you’re familiar with the XKCD “Duty Calls” comic , in which internet users type passionately late into the night because ” someone on […]

I sympathize with powerful people. Really. I’m closer to obscurity than celebrity, but a quick Google search on my name will provide ample evidence that […]

Airplanes used to scare me. My aerophobia was not so strong that I traveled everywhere by train, but it was bad. I had to force […]

If you’ve ever heard someone spice up everything they say with an endless list of likes, um or ah, you know it can be distracting […]

Even if you are a peaceful person, you can be hit. And if you’ve never had self-defense training, fighting experience, or even a fleeting thought […]

What is the US anyway? Of course, this is a nation made up of 50 states covering most of the continent. But, as my 5th […]

You can be forgiven for not understanding human behavior very well. Humans are complex and it’s hard to understand why we do what we do, […]

Life is full of etiquette slips – there are small and insignificant, there are big and egregious ones. We were all brought up differently, with […]

When you search for “gift registry” all results assume that you are getting married or having a baby. However, a recent tweet went viral as […]

Ocean Quahogs can live for over 500 years. These sticky assholes do nothing for centuries but burrow into the ocean floor and filter algae from […]

We’ve already written about things that are often kept on kitchen counters (such as stacks of paper, olive oil, and cookbooks) that can and probably […]

If you notice the existential darkness that hangs over all of humanity today, be sure: it’s not because today is the Ides of March. In […]

Language is a living being. There’s a reason why “you, you and yours” aren’t your pronouns, or why you probably never complimented them by telling […]

As the war in Ukraine unfolds over the past few weeks, it’s hard not to feel helpless. Although we are limited in our capacity, financial […]

All of us – or rather, most of us – live by certain unspoken rules of etiquette that make life a little more civilized and […]