April is nostalgia month at HBO Max, with the streamer premiering two new crime dramas that seem to be striving to recapture the grit, style, and cultural relevance of...a pair of old crime dramas. But the biggest news is that The Batman finally has…
Lees meerIf you’re a weed beginner about to celebrate your first 4/20, you’d be forgiven for thinking dabbing is just a dated dance craze. Outside of cannabis culture, dabs are rather obscure. That is likely to change as cannabis creeps into the mainstream, …
Lees meerTwitter has had the ability to add alt text to your images for years, but if you don’t use a screen reader, you probably weren’t able to read what anybody else’s alt text says. Recently, though, the “ALT” icon began appearing in the corner of images…
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Lees meerA good grilled cheese is one of life’s simplest and most indulgent pleasures. It’s got a low ingredient count; all you need is bread, cheese, and some sort of fat, but those variables can all be manipulated to create very different sandwiches.Read m…
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Lees meerThe family of Gilbert Gottfried announced on Tuesday that the comedian had died following a long illness, later revealed to have been myotonic dystrophy type II, a rare form of muscular dystrophy. He’d maintained a performing schedule, and recorded …
Lees meerHouses are frustratingly permanent. A home with two bedrooms and one bath might seem palatial when you first buy it, but add in two kids, a dog, and a DVD of Frozen that never stops playing and you soon realize how small it really is.Read more...
Lees meerIn the market for your first Apple Watch? You might be tempted to go for the company’s cheapest offering. If you don’t know whether you’ll enjoy having a mini iPhone strapped to your wrist, the $199 cost of an Apple Watch Series 3 might look more te…
Lees meerSince their 2016 rollout, Instagram Stories have been a phenomenon. Users can post freely about their day, their interests, their thoughts, their outfits, their accomplishments, and more—without having to consider whether the information is worth go…
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Lees meerFuck kale. Once a year, my gardener friend will earnestly encourage me to grow the filthy veg, and every year I remind her that my opinion on the matter has never wavered. (“I know, I know, but the rabe is so good!”) While I will, ‘til my dying brea…
Lees meerSo far, all my favorite Wordle variations have kept the same shape of game board as the original: Five letters, each guess appearing as a new row in a grid. You can see what you guessed before, and you can see how many guesses you still have left. W…
Lees meerRemodeling or renovating your house yourself can be an affordable and deeply satisfying journey. You’ll learn practical skills, beautify your living space for less, and feel a sense of accomplishment. You may also slowly lose your sanity as you disc…
Lees meerIt’s officially road trip season, and according to a recent survey, 80% of Americans are gearing up to hit the open road this summer. But road trip or not, it’s best to stay on top of things when it comes to the safety of your vehicle. In addition t…
Lees meerAs long as social media has existed, there have been people asking, “Can you see who looked at your profile?” For the most part, the answer has been, “No.” The anonymity of the internet has made browsing other people’s profiles an easy thing, and un…
Lees meerThis month, Netflix released your new favorite show: Old Enough, an imported-from-Japan documentary program with a simple, perfect premise: In each episode, a different child is given an errand to run, alone, and we get to see how (and if) it is com…
Lees meerRecently, my stepmother made a batch of pepper jelly I can only describe as “violent.” “Yes. I should have warned you,” she texted when I told her the jelly had hurt me physically. “It’s a ‘slap your (step)mama’ kind of thing.”Read more...
Lees meerWarmer weather means a lot of things: Pool days, ice cream trucks, and peak moving season. Around 80% of all moves in the United States occur between April and September. The bad news (unless you’re a landlord or a seller): The current seller’s mark…
Lees meerIf you like planets (and who doesn’t these days?), the solar system has a gift just for you. Beginning on April 17 and continuing through July, Saturn, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter will be lined up diagonally in the pre-dawn sky and visible without a te…
Lees meerOne thing I have enjoyed about owning a house is finding all sorts of plants—that I did not plant—growing around the property. One of those surprises is an asparagus bed. It’s not a particularly productive asparagus bed, but it is delightful. Three …
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