Upgrading your home’s windows is one of the best ways to make your heating and cooling system more efficient and save on utility bills. In the short-term, though, new windows can come with some sticker-shock. Even on the low-end of the average, wind…
Lees meerWhenever you buy something, you’ve already been on the receiving end of somebody trying to sell it to you. They put in effort to make it look really amazing, and you start thinking about all the ways your life will be better if you have it. You’ll l…
Lees meerThere is so much to do in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but you don’t have to do any of it if you’d rather just fuck around and make weird shit. And certainly many players are coming up with amazing contraptions using the game’s in-dept…
Lees meerThe zoo or aquarium is supposed to be a place for children to learn more about the natural world. But over the last few years, the creatures that reside in these sanctuaries have inspired the names of several parenting styles, with tigers, jellyfish…
Lees meerFixer-uppers may typically be considered the domain of house flippers, but prospective homeowners are also getting into the game of buying and restoring properties in need of TLC.Read more...
Lees meerThis Friday, May 19, a rare “black moon” will rise in the nighttime sky, signaling the start of a new age when bloodshed and chaos will reign upon the Earth. OK, the part about “bloodshed and chaos” probably isn’t true, but the black moon is still a…
Lees meerEarlier this year, we told you about a tax credit loophole for the Chevy Bolt that allowed you to buy the vehicle a net price of $19,995 after a tax credit, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). That loophole has been closed since Apr…
Lees meerIf you’ve been one of the many Nintendo fans playing through The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom this week, you no doubt have had a blast returning to Hyrule, exploring Sky Islands, and building crazy shit. You might notice, however, that the…
Lees meerFrom the life-threatening irony department: General Motors is recalling almost a million SUVs due to a defect in their airbag inflators that could cause them to explode during airbag deployment after a crash, shooting metal fragments into the car’s …
Lees meerWe’ve told you before about a few ways you can take a video even while playing music from your phone. The app Mideo is a mainstay on my home screen for this reason. If I’m recording a lifting workout in my garage, I’ll use the app so that I can stil…
Lees meerIt is common knowledge that I, Claire Lower, enjoy McDonald’s and their many fine products. The fries, when hot and fresh, are perfect, the Diet Coke is the coldest and fizziest in the game, and their double cheeseburgers are a cheesy, savory, known…
Lees meerEvery college scholarship application seems to ask the same questions, or at least variations on the same themes. Why do you deserve this honor? What obstacles have you overcome? What’s your birthdate?Read more...
Lees meerSome folks leave the nest with a solid education in cooking for themselves. Some folks move away from home and can barely microwave a frozen burrito without the risk of burning the house down. Luckily for those of us in the latter camp, meal kits ex…
Lees meerThe headline may sound familiar—that’s because the same potentially contaminated baby formula product recalled back in March “out of abundance of caution” somehow still made it out to a Nashville, Tenn. retailer, which further distributed it to eigh…
Lees meerIt’s stressful to hand your unlocked phone to someone else—you never know what’s going to happen. Maybe they’ll stick to the single photo of your dog you’re trying to show them, or maybe they’ll see a private message you’d rather keep to your eyes o…
Lees meerNeighbors complimenting my garden is 97% of why I grow things to begin with. And when I found Cynthia Stringham and her flower walls on Instagram, I thought, “If you want to get neighbors to comment on your yard, this is how you do it.”Read more...
Lees meerWith all the apps and digital tools available to enhance your studying, plus how fast and easy it is to type notes, it seems like a no-brainer to bring your laptop with you to class. But it actually might be a no-brainer in the literal sense: There’…
Lees meerDrip irrigation systems make sense on a number of levels. Because you’re watering exactly where you need to, you’re watering as much as 70% less. That’s because, as you hand water, a lot of what you’re watering is the tops of plants, which generally…
Lees meerA fine dessert doesn’t always have to be elaborate, or even pretend to be. There’s something a bit fancy about a sweet that owns its simplicity, and parades around in its thrown-togetherness. This four-ingredient crisp is proud, confident, and simul…
Lees meerAs much as I like the idea of affirmations, I’ve never felt anything but corny when saying “I can do it!” or any of the other types of positive self-talk that are supposed to motivate me. I have a pair of shoes with “I am enough” printed on the inso…
Lees meerReducing food waste is an important issue that many people care about, but even the most combative eco-warrior would hesitate to chug a glass of past-its-prime milk. Would a large percentage of those naysayers eat a beautifully plated wedge of spoil…
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