By now, you may have seen the news that a breeding facility in Virginia was inspected and shut down after authorities discovered abysmal conditions for the dogs—which means 4,000 beagles are in need of adoption or fostering. According to the New Yor…
Lees meerSpam texts are an unfortunate fact of life now. Looking at your phone to see a strange number or email address with an equally strange message attached is par for the course. However, not all strange texts seem like spam: Sometimes, you receive a me…
Lees meerAre you low on energy? Thinking about taking supplements? Wearing blue-blocking glasses in the evening? Before you get into the biohacky quick fixes, how about you try the boring, obvious, and effective thing: getting some dang sleep. Read more...
Lees meerWhen it comes to eating animals, most white Americans seem to favor muscle and flesh over innards, heads, tails, tendons, and anything that isn’t, well, muscle and flesh. That’s too bad, because those are some of the best bits with the most flavor, …
Lees meerSore throats are pretty common and usually nothing to worry about. Sometimes, though, they can point to something pretty serious. I, for instance, had a very dramatic tonsillectomy at the big age of 17 after a year of near-endless sore throats—no am…
Lees meerThe FDA just authorized a COVID vaccine called Novavax, and the government has secured 3.2 million doses. That gives us a fourth option for getting vaccinated against COVID. So what is it, how effective is it, and who should consider getting it?Read…
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Lees meerHot sauce on eggs is the perfect way to light a fire under your ass in the morning. The best choice for my eggs has long been Trader Joe’s jalapeño pepper hot sauce (which, according to Reddit, has been discontinued, and I hate that they did this to…
Lees meerIf you spent Amazon Prime Day(s) spending like a drunken sailor, and you’re now facing the ignoble hangover of an empty checking account, do not despair: It’s shockingly easy to escape the consequences of your actions by returning items to Amazon—mo…
Lees meerThe new Consumer Price Index was released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the results weren’t pretty. According to their report, the CPI-U went up 1.3% in June, beating out last month’s poor performance of an increase of 1% for May.…
Lees meerBuying a car with a bank loan is so common most of us don’t even think about it—and these days, you increasingly need a bank loan to buy a used car. When you take a loan for a car you’re signing an agreement that says you’ll make the required paymen…
Lees meerOne of LinkedIn’s most notoriously annoying features is its insistence on snitching. Anytime you visit a person’s profile on LinkedIn, the site lets that person know, which goes against most other social media platforms’ philosophy of, “Sure, check …
Lees meerThe Photos app is getting many updates with iOS 16. Between Shared iCloud Photo Library and the new batch-edit feature, it’s easy to lose track of the smaller, quality-of-life features that make their way to your iPhones and iPads. A new Duplicates …
Lees meerCommercial lobster diver Michael Packard claims he was scooped up by a humpback whale while he was out for a dive last summer in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Speaking about his experience, he told a local Boston television station, “I felt this huge bum…
Lees meerA friendly solar-powered glow is a welcoming addition to any porch or patio—and since the components of solar LEDs have become relatively cheap, it’s not hard to find affordable solar walkway lights, string lights, or other small solar fixtures. The…
Lees meerMy life is built on a house of carbs. I love them all and don’t plan on stopping, but sometimes when my precious breads and cakes go stale or get monotonous I try to renew them for a second life—not just to reduce waste, but because of French toast.…
Lees meerThis week, NASA released the first images from the Jame Webb Space Telescope, giving us a never-before seen view of the cosmos. This towering achievement for humanity allows us to see further out into space, and further back in time, than we have e…
Lees meerWe’ve been there many times: You need cash to make a purchase (especially internationally), but there are no in-network ATMs nearby. Now what? We have some tips for how to save as much as possible the next time you’re caught in this situation.Read m…
Lees meerI take wedge salads seriously and treat every ingredient with the respect it deserves. I’m usually not opposed to a store-bought bacon bit or tub of pre-crumbled blue cheese, but that all changes when I build a wedge. I cook and crumble bacon, pull …
Lees meerLiving in an apartment as I do, I love watching TV with headphones. It’s not easy (nor neighborly) to design a home theater with booming surround sound that shakes the walls, floors, and ceilings, so headphones are the perfect compromise, allowing m…
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