New podcasts are popping up so fast, it’s easy to feel like you’re playing a game of Whack-a-Mole with your download queue. Some of these shows will go as quickly as they came, and sometimes it’s honestly a relief to learn others are intended to be …
Lees meerResistance bands are a favorite of travelers and home-gym-havers because they can fold up into a small, light, easily transportable package. But even when you have access to a full gym, there are still a ton of exercises where resistance bands are t…
Lees meerEver wished you could browse your local Goodwill without actually going to your local Goodwill? Great news: You can. (Sort of.) Earlier this week, the nonprofit organization launched Goodwillfinds.com, a new website that lets you browse a selection …
Lees meerFish has a reputation for being difficult to prepare, and I’m not sure why. With the exception of fried fish—which requires extremely hot cooking oil—cooking whole, head-on fishes, is as easy as cooking a filet. The only thing you have to worry abo…
Lees meerThe convenience of the internet has allowed us to reach networks we would otherwise never reach—but that also means we’re exposing ourselves to those with ill intentions. In particular, when you put your email or phone number on online market sites,…
Lees meerWhether it’s your coworker, sibling, or a stranger making small talk: Most people aren’t crossing boundaries on purpose. (Then again, family members do know exactly how to push your buttons.) It’s important to set different kinds of personal boundar…
Lees meerNotifications have gotten out of control. What started as a necessary means to keep tabs on important updates from apps and services has spiraled into a tangled mess of spam and unnecessary alerts, by default. We can’t do anything on our smartphones…
Lees meerEvery year in autumn, our planet passes through a ribbon of space-debris left behind by Halley’s Comet, and Earth’s atmosphere colliding with this trail of ice and dust provides an impressive annual light show called the Orionids meteor shower.Read …
Lees meerTrying to make a sinister monster eyeball cake for Halloween might sound like a Nailed It! disaster waiting to happen, but it’s not as hard as you think to make a spooky season-appropriate decorative treat to terrify your friends and family. You don…
Lees meerAfter the FDA changed the definition of “healthy” (for food labeling purposes), it turned out that many popular breakfast cereals don’t meet the criteria. CNBC points out that Raisin Bran, Honey Nut Cheerios, and Corn Flakes have too much added suga…
Lees meerIf you ever fantasized of leaving your job on your 67th birthday and hopping on an international cruise, well, the pandemic likely shattered that vision. With all the ways the pandemic changed how people work, many have latched onto the idea of more…
Lees meerInfidelity is a cut to the heart. If you’ve been cheated on, you probably feel a myriad of emotions from resentment and anger to hurt and betrayal. Not surprisingly, you might even feel like you want to hurt your partner back for the pain they’ve in…
Lees meerThey say fortune favors the bold, but I think it favors the anxious (like me), particularly when it comes to event planning. And what is Thanksgiving but an event? The “very detail oriented” among us tend to plan things “too far” in advance, but tha…
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Lees meerWith many different retailers participating in early Black Friday sales, it’s not surprising to expect them to try to lead you to think their deals are the best of the best. But how far are some retailers willing to go? If you have a hunch that the…
Lees meerWordle is tiny; Redactle is big. Where Wordle asks you to solve a single five-letter word, Redactle presents you with an entire blacked-out wikipedia page, and not a stub, either. You guess a word at a time, and you have unlimited guesses. You even …
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Lees meerDiscord is not just for gamers anymore—it’s becoming a safe haven for communities that are being pushed out of other platforms like Slack and even Instagram. Discord’s free plan gives you enough power to run a large community, with moderation, rules…
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Lees meerOne of the hardest parts about parenting is the uncertainty about the future. As much as you want to (and try to) do the right thing, it can be hard to predict what the end results of your efforts will be, once your child has eventually grown up and…
Lees meerMany young, single people assume they don’t need life insurance. Unfortunately, this misconception is difficult to reconcile before it’s too late. After all, life insurance is one of those investments that you can’t exactly buy after you need it, a…
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