Speed up Your Podcasts for a Better Listening Experience
There are so many good podcasts out there (including Lifehacker’s The Upgrade ), but there isn’t much time in the day. The Wall Street Journal […]
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Curious Photographer’s Bag
The best camera is the one you have, so why not take a whole bunch of it with you? The gear in Addim Hawk’s bag […]
Continue reading »Why Is It so Nice to Cut Your Own Hair?
It was a particularly stressful week when, with a pair of scissors in one hand and four inches of hair in the other, I decided […]
Continue reading »What to Do If You Are Worried That Your Child’s Toy Is Spying on You
My daughter has a toy dinosaur that talks to her. She named him Bob, and she can ask him anything: What is the circumference of […]
Continue reading »How to Deal With Constant Nightmarish Metro Delays
Even if you don’t live in New York City, you’ve probably already heard us complain about the dramatic collapse of the nation’s largest public transportation […]
Continue reading »You Can Have a Self-Cleaning Home Too If You Give up Everything You Love.
The belated New York Times obituary pays homage to the inventor Frances Gabe, who designed, built and lived in “the world’s only self-cleaning home.” Gabe […]
Continue reading »What Sights in Your City Should You Visit Instead of Chain Restaurants?
If you live in a city that attracts a steady stream of tourists, you already know (and are oblivious to) the chain restaurants they tend […]
Continue reading »When Reading About Life Hacks, Don’t Skip Comments.
One of the basic rules of interacting on the Internet is not to read comments. But if you, like us, spend most of your day […]
Continue reading »How Little Time Can You Get Away Safely With Marinating Ceviche
When our editor-in-chief sent me the recipe for ceviche, I was thrilled because ceviche combines two of my favorite summer activities: eating seafood and not […]
Continue reading »Manage and Unsubscribe All Your Online Accounts With This App
Registering an online account is something we do so often that we lose sight of all the websites we subscribe to. You will only remember […]
Continue reading »Take Pictures of the Dials of the Slab Before Leaving on Vacation
If you’re the kind of person who spends the first ten minutes of a Lyft ride to the airport worrying about accidentally leaving the oven […]
Continue reading »How to Avoid the Children’s Menu Trap
Children’s menu. I can’t say I’m overjoyed with the tasteless mac and cheese choices, simple pizza discs, and dry white meat chicken sticks, but I’ve […]
Continue reading »This Is Probably the Best Way to Eat a Sandwich.
People tend to have a lot of opinions on how to make a sandwich , but University of Miami football coach Mark Richt is the […]
Continue reading »What Do You Want to Know About the Loan?
Whether you like it or not, credit matters. And it’s not just about a car loan or buying a house. Your landlord is checking your […]
Continue reading »How to Avoid Air Pollution Other Than Destroying All Cars
Bad day to breathe in the city. As I write this post, there are air quality warnings in Washington DC , New York , Louisville […]
Continue reading »You Can Use This IKEA Bowl to Start a Fire
Unexpected fires are for the most part considered bad, so some people were very alarmed when this very shiny BLANDA BLANK serving bowl from IKEA […]
Continue reading »Look Like a Dumbass but Get a Great Lunch Break Workout
Race walking. It’s like walking, only faster and more fun. It is an Olympic sport, however, so when you train this week you will become […]
Continue reading »Buy Cheaper Spices in the Ethnic Assortment
Pound for pound, canned spices are some of the most expensive utensils in your kitchen. They are much cheaper in bulk and ethnic grocery stores […]
Continue reading »How to Tell If a Photo Has Been Corrected
Almost every photo on the Internet has been edited in one way or another, be it cropping, filtering, compressing, color grading, or other generally harmless […]
Continue reading »How to Schedule Sex and Still Enjoy It
The phrase “scheduled sex” is terrifying to most couples. We have the idea that sex should always be spontaneous, so making a sex planning decision […]
Continue reading »Use Kanban to Delegate and Track Family Affairs
When it comes to household chores, it’s almost impossible to remember what you started, who should be doing what, and what remains to be done. […]
Continue reading »You Should Make (and Eat) More Freezer Cakes.
I’ve always enjoyed a good church dinner. Not only do I appreciate the wide variety of food on offer at such an event, but I […]
Continue reading »Why You Should Use Facebook Messenger Instead of SMS
Group texts can be very interesting, especially when you start sharing links, gifs, and other fun stuff. But when someone with a different operating system […]
Continue reading »When Cancer Screening Isn’t Worth the Risk
Cancer is the worst . And perhaps thanks to Movember and the pink consumer products, we are all very knowledgeable. Too knowledgeable. “Because we’ve got […]
Continue reading »How to Stop LinkedIn App Notifications on Windows 10
Ever since Microsoft acquired LinkedIn , I look forward to the day’s notifications to add someone I’ve never met to my professional network, popping up […]
Continue reading »Be a Responsible and Safe Tourist by Learning These Two Things in Advance
We’ve all seen bad stories about vacation going wrong, about someone who went on vacation and something bad happened to him, from being stuck alone […]
Continue reading »Visualizing How Herd Immunity Works and Why Vaccines Are so Important
By breaking the chain of transmission of disease, herd immunity protects the most vulnerable of us, including newborns and patients who cannot be vaccinated. But […]
Continue reading »Don’t Eat Coffee Ice Cream Right Before Bed.
Ice cream is almost too good for this world – it combines two very good things to do one extremely wonderful thing – but you […]
Continue reading »Roll up Your Sleeves If You’re Hot but Not Too Tight
While a professional politician might give up cosplaying as a hardworking American citizen, we ordinary people, Joe, may not be quite as skilled when it […]
Continue reading »Here’s When Story From Anonymous Sources Is Legal, Not Fake News
It is not uncommon to see news stories these days that cite information from unnamed US officials , but in an age of fake news, […]
Continue reading »How to Deal With Propagandists
Mechanical problems , lack of funding, and inconsistent schedules make the MTA a nightmare. To make matters worse, if you are lucky with the location, […]
Continue reading »This Unhealthy “plant-Based Diet” Study Did Not Actually Compare Plant-Based Diets
If you eat a plant-based diet, you won’t get an automatic card to get rid of heart disease. ( There is definitely such a thing […]
Continue reading »When to Get Out of a Failed Project, Such As a Republican Health Law
You will never get everything you want. It’s a hard truth, but if you don’t, you will be wasting your life on unrealistic, unnecessary projects: […]
Continue reading »Moms Order Starbucks ‘pink Drink’ to Increase Their Breast Milk Supply. Does It Work?
“This is how it happened and it NEVER happens,” wrote Laura Galvin of the breastfeeding support group Milky Mamas on Facebook. A mother of two […]
Continue reading »When to Use Dried or Fresh Pasta
If you are obsessed with pasta (and I am!), Then you know that there is a noticeable difference in texture and taste between fresh and […]
Continue reading »How to Use up Any Leftover Berries by Turning Them Into Salsa
Berry recipes tend to be dessert-like, but their juicy, sweet and sour nature can brighten up a whole world of savory dishes. If you find […]
Continue reading »How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work From Home
Telecommuting is now pretty straightforward. Skype, Slack, and plain old Gchat – sorry, Google Hangouts – make it easy to communicate with colleagues down the […]
Continue reading »How to Peel a Peach
Peaches can be a little intrusive, especially when it comes to extracting them from the pits, but there are a few things you can do […]
Continue reading »Read This If You Are Worried About Your Baby’s Sleep Time
There are many guidelines for how much sleep your children should sleep and when they should go to bed. All of the tips can make […]
Continue reading »Keep Your Aging Mac Mini Alive With a Few Smart Updates
The last Mac mini was released over 1000 days ago. It’s been over two years since the incredibly small and lovable machine has received some […]
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