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Lees meerSensory activities are a really important aspect of child development. In particular, activities that incorporate “messy play” are helpful for kids to integrate different sensations into their lives, which helps them with motor skills, language skil…
Lees meerRest days are a commonly used tool to manage your workload in an exercise routine. While they’re not technically necessary, they can be a good idea, giving your body extra time to recover between workouts. Even when I’m doing an intense workout prog…
Lees meerOne of the basic tenets of interior design—if you ever plan to sell your home—is to avoid overly personal choices of the more permanent variety. Yet, as anyone who has ever house- or apartment-hunted before can attest, many people think that texture…
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Lees meerQueen Elizabeth II is under medical supervision and doctors “are concerned” for her health, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace released today. Although online rumors have run wild with speculation about the queen’s status (living or dea…
Lees meerIf you’re in a longterm relationship, you know they can be filled with ups and downs and undergo many growing pains. Much of these highs and lows happen as each partner grows and evolves throughout the years. But while we would like to think we grow…
Lees meerOatmeal is not my favorite food. It makes me look like a child eating lima beans, and I eat it with a sad face. But with some butter, there’s a way to turn oatmeal into something even haters can enjoy: crisp, fried oatmeal squares.Read more...
Lees meerYou probably vaguely know that getting frisky in public could get you in trouble, which is why articles about or viral videos of people doing so tend to get major attention. It’s just so out of the norm, right? Well, not really. There are levels to …
Lees meerApple has officially announced the new generation of its premium wearable devices, the Apple Watch Series 8 and the Apple Watch Ultra. Both models have a host of new features, but the dirty little secret of the wearable tech world is that most peopl…
Lees meerIt’s flu shot season and, once again, the influenza vaccine is an important one to get. With mask-wearing on the decline, there’s likely to be more of every common respiratory virus around. So you might as well protect yourself against the ones that…
Lees meerTo the surprise of no one, Apple announced the long-awaited iPhone 14 lineup during its big Sept. 7 event. As expected, we have four new iPhones to look forward to, two “standard iPhones,” and two “Pro” devices. While it’s always hard to pick a new…
Lees meerWhen you look up “toxic relationship,” all the top results focus on identifying unhealthy or harmful signs in the other person—never you. After all, it’s easy to point fingers and diagnose toxic behaviors in other people. What’s harder is a good lon…
Lees meerWhen AirPods Pro were first released in 2019, it was quite a different world. Thanks to their sleek form factor, respectable noise cancellation, and their seamless integration with the Apple ecosystem, they became the go-to pair of earbuds for so ma…
Lees meerI’ve been playing music games for the past 10 years and playing music-music for longer than that, and I’m fascinated with how much musicianship you can learn from playing video games. The answer is: Some, and in interesting ways.Read more...
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Lees meerMinecraft is addicting. Minecraft is popular. That combination means there are a lot of us playing the game for hours on end every single day. While that’s good for the Minecraft community at large, it’s also good for hackers. They don’t see million…
Lees meerLet’s say you’ve purchased the perfect vintage shirt at a flea market, or discovered a box of your parents’ or grandparents’ clothing in the attic and found something that actually fits. Then, after an initial assessment of the garment, you determin…
Lees meerDuring my years as a public school teacher in Brooklyn, I would rely on yogurt to hold me over between classes. Yogurt cups are portable, simple, and easy to consume when you barely have time for yourself. There’s just one little problem: yogurt bur…
Lees meerFor most homeowners, a basement is just glorified storage space. Even finished basements often present a challenge—most of us default to throwing an old rug, couch, and TV down there and calling it an “entertainment” space or a “Man Cave,” and then …
Lees meerWe all have times when we find ourselves waiting, with nothing to do, in the waiting room of our doctor’s office, at the car mechanic, or during a quiet time at work. Usually when this happens, our instinct is to reach for our smartphone to scroll t…
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