If you’ve been waffling over whether to purchase a Meta Quest 2 VR system, it’s time to make a decision: Meta announced yesterday that the price of the Quest 2 is going up by $100 on Aug. 1. This means you only five days to break out the credit card…
Lees meerThis is my fifth summer without an air conditioner. I’m just putting that out there right now, to solidify my bona fides as an expert on staying cool without one. Since this summer has been hot as hell—to a dangerous degree—and we can expect future …
Lees meerIt might seem tempting at first to put a screen protector on your shiny new MacBook. After all, many of us put screen protectors on our shiny new iPhones, in an effort to preserve these expensive displays. You would think the same philosophy applies…
Lees meerThe 1970s are often spoken of as a golden age for movies, a time when filmmakers produced challenging classics that refused to pander, combing love for the history of the medium with modern sensibilities. Though it might not look that way from our p…
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Lees meerIt’s zucchini season, and my zucc plant is going wild. The plant is prolific and the zuccs are big, which is fine, because I have several methods for getting zucchini into my mouth. Here are my favorite ways to deal with too much zucchini, should yo…
Lees meerCinnamon rolls are the epitome of a “reconsider food.” These are foods that have the special ability to make you say, “Nah, I really shouldn’t. OK, but maybe just one.” It’s a real act of strength to walk by a Cinnabon without taking two or three ex…
Lees meerAcross the board, Apple takes tech accessibility seriously. Their most visible efforts come via iPhone features like Voice Control, but are hardly limited to iOS and iPadOS. While accessibility features are developed to help people with physical i…
Lees meerClearly the Google Play Store is no place to download apps willy-nilly. Sure, most of the options on offer are perfectly safe, but far too many malicious apps sneak in under the radar. A week after we updated you on a recent infestation comes news o…
Lees meerThere was a time when testing positive for COVID came with the confidence that you wouldn’t get reinfected for a few months. Unfortunately, we no longer have that sense of short-term protection. In addition to keeping yourself safe with a well-fitt…
Lees meerThere’s something about being in nature that is so refreshing and calming—something many of us developed a new appreciation for during the pandemic. But if you’re new to the outdoors or just want to up your game, you need some solid apps to help you…
Lees meerWith the state of inflation the way it is, it’s not unlikely you’ve considered doing some unconventional things with your finances—and one unconventional way you can get more bang for your buck is by retiring abroad. There are quite a few financial …
Lees meerThere’s no crying in streaming! Does that work? Is that anything? Look, if Prime Video is going to turn the beloved 1992 Tom Hanks/Geena Davis baseball flick A League of Their Own into a TV series, I’m going to have to reference its most famous line…
Lees meerI thought it would be a fun to write a listicle about things in your house that are dirtier than your toilet, mostly because I wanted to make you feel bad about your housekeeping. I quickly discovered I was hardly the first internet-hack/list-artist…
Lees meerI was feeling a bit smug a week ago, comfortably nestled up in my corner of the Pacific Northwest while the rest of you sizzled. But now the heat has come for me, too, and I find myself hiding next to the AC vent, hoping my kids don’t come back from…
Lees meerNetworking has a number of tangible benefits, from finding mentors who can help you navigate your career and peers who can offer advice and support, to identifying leads on your next job. However, as useful as networking is, it can also be downright…
Lees meerYou may have reached that point in summer when the kids have lost the unbridled excitement they had for limitless screen time, water balloon fights, and even the pool when school first let out. (And you’ve lost all desire to calmly referee brawls ov…
Lees meerWhy are you reading this article? Wait, don’t click away—what I mean is, why are you reading this article? Chances are, you visited this article from your smartphone, like so many of us do. Whether you have an iPhone or an Android, you can make your…
Lees meerAesthetically, my home is what you would describe as “decorated by a horny grandma.” I love vintage things, tacky things, and tacky vintage things, which is why I paid nearly $70 for a novelty cookbook called Singers & Swingers in the Kitchen: The S…
Lees meerI had Taco Bell for the first time in my life last week. I know, I know. It’s not that I didn’t want to try Taco Bell. In fact, I’d argue the hype had built up so high, I could no longer lose my Taco Bell virginity in a casual way. The timing was ju…
Lees meerA “travel hack” is currently going viral on TikTok, promising to reliably get you to the front of the line when you’re boarding a flight and/or let you pass to the front of TSA security lines. I’m not going to share the videos, because they’re trash…
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