For my money, Russian Doll is one of the best original series Netflix has ever produced: a perfectly formed jewel of a miniseries crafted around one of my favorite fiction tropes (time loops rule) and anchored by an irresistible comeback performance…
Lees meerWhether you rent your home or are in the market to buy, there’s hasn’t been any good news about availability or affordability in a long time. Purchase prices have shot to record highs, and rent has seen double-digit growth every month for the last s…
Lees meerTweets have consequences. Just last week a writer revealed he was denied a job opportunity for a tweet about wanting to “burn down” Whole Foods. The clearly facetious arson tweet in question? It was posted over three years ago.Read more...
Lees meerOur national return to the office means a return to all the little indignities we thought we’d left in the pre-pandemic days. The barista hands you your coffee and as you head out, you sip it and discover they got your order wrong, but you’re runnin…
Lees meerMoving is physically and emotionally challenging for even the most adaptable of us and even in the best of circumstances; for kids, it can be especially hard. It disrupts their everyday routines and separates them from their friends—and they have li…
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Lees meerWindows offers multiple ways to take screenshots, but if you’re someone who takes a lot of them, the built-in tools probably don’t offer enough—things like scrolling screenshots, fixed time intervals, and cloud uploads.Read more...
Lees meerRich people have financial advisors who profit only if their clients make money, but if you don’t have a portfolio worth $50,000 or more, you probably turn to the internet for advice. More than a third of Americans do just that, and 60% of them actu…
Lees meerNo matter your age, you’ve seen a lot of technological changes in your lifetime—not to mention changes in the natural world, like climate change. But sometimes things change without us realizing. Here are 10 things that used to be very different tha…
Lees meerA slightly spicy radish, served with a smear of butter and some flaky salt, is one of my favorite vegetable-based snacks. Crisp, fresh, and rich all at once, it is a perfect springtime bite. The root is so delightful, it’s easy to forget about the …
Lees meerIt’s impossible for me to walk over a bridge without thinking “I’m going to chuck my phone into the water.” Luckily, I’ve never acted on this involuntary “intrusive thought.” And since I’m online all the time, I know I’m not alone in finding the hu…
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Lees meerWhether your health insurance is offered to you by an employer or you get it through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, most plans use the same words to describe exactly what you’re entitled to. Like filing your taxes or fixing a flat tire, health…
Lees meerIf you’ve tried to buy a car recently, you know that they are now apparently made out of a combination of pure gold and rare earth minerals, and shopping for even a modest pre-owned vehicle is a stressful financial transaction on par with house-hun…
Lees meerAs the price of gas rises, everyone is thinking more about the fuel they put into their cars. The glorious electric car revolution may be coming, but it ain’t here yet, leaving us to somehow find five minutes in our busy day to visit the pump, avoid…
Lees meerCore strength is important: We use it when we carry a bag of groceries, get up from the floor, push open a door, or punch a punching bag. But too often, we think of “core” training as something done specifically with crunches or planks. And that’s a…
Lees meerTikTok is fun. TikTok is addictive. TikTok is…risky? There’s a lot of debate about the app’s privacy and security, especially with its parent company, ByteDance, operating out of Beijing. The previous White House administration very nearly banned th…
Lees meerIf your weekend (or weekday) breakfasts typically involve waffles or pancakes made using a mix (no judgement here), you may want to reconsider your menu. That’s because certain buttermilk pancake and waffle mixes sold in Kroger and Walmart locations…
Lees meerOne of the nice things about going to a bar (or bars) is that they have all the stuff. The good ice, the fancy cherries, the perfect strips of lemon zest—these things are ready and waiting to be deployed. Buying a jar of cherries is easy, but peelin…
Lees meerWhen you search “gift registry,” all of the results assume you’re getting married or having a child. A recent tweet, however, went viral for pointing out that there are many causes worthy of gift registry that have nothing to do with weddings or bab…
Lees meerWhen budgeting time and money for your kitchen renovation, set a bit of both aside specifically for your countertops. Counters are notoriously expensive to replace—but they stick out like a sore thumb if outdated and left as-is. If you have out-of-s…
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