There are many ways to watch YouTube ad-free (I highly recommend YouTube Premium). But even if you shell out $13.99 per month to remove autoplay ads on YouTube, you still can’t get rid of sponsorship ads. No matter how you watch YouTube, a popular c…
Lees meerThe 2000s, in some ways, feel, culturally, neither here nor there: They don’t have the strong neon vibe we associate with the 1980s, and lack the grunge appeal of the ‘90s. There’s plenty to appreciate, however, in movies over the decade that was bo…
Lees meerNo vehicle is completely immune to the risk of a flat tire or a dead battery, which can be inconvenient at best and dangerous at worst. Roadside assistance does the work of locating and dispatching a tow truck or service vehicle for you, which comes…
Lees meerI’ve long maintained a bias against expensive appliances. Could a pricey vacuum really be $500 better than a basic one? It is, I admit, why I never succumbed to buying a Dyson product, no matter how wooed I was by the gentle British accent in the co…
Lees meerIf you don’t live in a sunny climate where cannabis grows well without much intervention—in other words, if you live in most of the country—you can be forgiven for not trying to grow your own weed.Read more...
Lees meerRight about now is a good time to appreciate your house plants. They help satisfy your green thumb throughout the fall and winter months, they break up the hard spaces in our homes, and they remind us to care for something other than ourselves. With…
Lees meerThe French lean pretty heavily on butter—and we let them, because they do wonderful things with it. Beurre blanc, for example, is a sauce made with a shallot-infused wine and vinegar reduction, a healthy slug of cream, and two whole sticks of butter…
Lees meerThe Elite Series 2 Core wireless controller has hit one of its lowest prices since its release in September 2022. You can get it from the Microsoft website for $88.99 (originally $129.99). The lowest price it’s been on Amazon is $98.52 this summer, …
Lees meerIf you’re looking for the Connections answer for Tuesday, October 17, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for October 17, NYT Connections #128!…
Lees meerIf you’re looking for the Connections answer for Saturday, October 14, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. I’ll also explain the tricky words, with some fun facts along the way. Bewa…
Lees meerAI is everywhere, and it’s only going to continue taking over our lives. You don’t even need to download anything AI-specific in order to try it out for yourself. In fact, you can do it right from Instagram. Meta is now rolling out its AI chatbots t…
Lees meerRemember when you were a kid and you repeated the same dumb joke again and again until everyone was annoyed with you? And the annoyance would make the joke even funnier? But only to you? So you’d just say it more? And everyone else was thinking, “wi…
Lees meerAmazon has a great deal on the Samsung OLED G9 GP5SC right now. This curved gaming monitor features a dual QHD resolution, giving you two monitors’ worth of screen real estate on one display. The monitor typically lists for $1,799.99, but is just $1…
Lees meerIf you’ve been looking to upgrade your home with a smart vacuum, now may be a good time to do so: Walmart currently has Shark’s AI Robot Self-Empty XL smart vacuum on sale for $300 off, making it just $298 compared to its regular $600 price tag.Read…
Lees meerUnlike a certain mismanaged social network that wants you to pay for the privilege of fixing your typos, Instagram’s Threads app now allows you to edit your posts for free. Along with the ability to post voice messages, it’s yet more evidence that T…
Lees meerDid you just update your iPhone and Mac to the latest versions of iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma? Did you also accidentally set off fireworks during your latest work call, or somehow get it to start “raining” when on a FaceTime call with your parents? It’s…
Lees meerThough people talk about the auteur revolution of the 1970s, or the warm, populist glow of neon-soaked ‘80s movies, the 1990s were an incredibly assured time in filmmaking. Romantic comedies went deeper and darker; Black filmmakers were rising to th…
Lees meerLook, what you do on the internet is between you and your ISP. Or, at least it should be. Hand someone your phone, however, and all of a sudden they have access to anything and everything in your browsing history. Yikes.Read more...
Lees meerBlackouts are basically inevitable. Unless your home is solar-powered, you can expect to be without electricity for a short period at least once a year (more often and for longer if your area tends to experience severe weather).Read more...
Lees meerCooking without fat is doable, but not fun. Not only does fat equal flavor, it promotes browning, helps seasonings cling, and keeps food from sticking to the pan. There is an overwhelming number of cooking fats on the market, but the average kitchen…
Lees meerSpicy food is a lifelong adventure. Even for the wary, the sensitive, the adamantly spice-less, there’s usually a moment when unexpected spice makes its way into the hors d’oeuvres at an event or at a family gathering–and it’s pretty good. Fear stri…
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