No matter how much cleanup and prep you do in your garden before winter arrives, there’s always a list of new maintenance tasks each spring. And along with cleaning out garden and flower beds and preparing the soil, many people are tempted to give t…
Lees meerWhether you inherited them from your parents or grandparents, or got them for a great price at a yard sale or flea market, you may have some rusty tools sitting around your home, basement, or garage right now. And maybe one day, you need a wrench, o…
Lees meerDogs, like humans, prefer some foods over others. Maybe yours likes one brand of kibble over another, or chewy treats more than crunchy ones. But what about grass? Read more...
Lees meerAs we discussed in a recent article, there are several different (legal) ways to get your hands on new (to you, at least) plants for free. But whether you do it via a seed library, plant swap, or getting a cutting from a friend, your choices tend to…
Lees meerEarlier this week, I made some violent chili. I confused chili powder with ancho chili powder, and poured a quarter cup of pulverized ancho chilis into a pot of simmering tomatoes and ground sirloin. It was good, but it was powerful.Read more...
Lees meerI hope you like Moon Knight and nature documentaries, because otherwise, there’s not a lot new to celebrate on Disney+ in April. The aforementioned Oscar Isaac-starring Marvel series, which premieres March 30, will continue to spool out new episodes…
Lees meerTo hear TikTok tell it, banana peels are an amazing fertilizer for your garden due to their high potassium content and the fact that you get them basically for free (assuming that you eat bananas). The reality is a lot less exciting. Read more...
Lees meerIf you’ve ever had a manager, you’ve likely received feedback; feedback which may have been delivered via a “shit sandwich,” where negative feedback was packaged between two layers of positivity. (It’s alternately known as a “praise sandwich” which …
Lees meerAt the height of the pandemic, one of my friends—a self-proclaimed elder millennial who asked to remain unnamed—packed up their family of four in Brooklyn and sought refuge upstate. Buying property was no small investment, but at a time when cities …
Lees meerMasturbation is a normal part of human physiology, but we (as a society) have managed to invent dozens of truly bizarre myths just to guilt ourselves into feeling bad whenever we do it. (Did anybody ever think they would really go blind or grow hair…
Lees meerThere’s nothing adults like more than getting angry about movies made for kids, but this week’s culture skirmish over Pixar’s innocent tween movie Turning Red is as ridiculous as dressing like a clown on purpose.Read more...
Lees meerOcean quahogs can live to be over 500 years old. These clammy assholes spend centuries doing nothing but burrowing into the ocean floor and filtering algae out of sea water. People, on the other hand, only get like 78 years before we die! This is no…
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Lees meerYou just suffered a bad breakup. After you’ve curated the sad Adele playlists, emptied out your tissue boxes, and dealt with the emotional and mental fallout, next comes one of the hardest parts of the tragic ordeal—you have to deal with getting you…
Lees meerSo, your internet is acting funny, maybe a little sluggish, even after multiple router resets and disconnecting excess devices. While there are many possible reasons your internet is acting up, many folks will understandably start to wonder if one o…
Lees meerThe case for pay transparency is gaining traction. Next month, the New York City Pay Transparency Law, which mandates that companies disclose salary ranges for all job postings, is set to take effect. Although pay transparency is enforced in some pl…
Lees meerPerhaps it is my age or perhaps it is the fact that I am a creature of habit—the habits may be chaotic but they are habits nonetheless—but I have been having a heck of a time getting back into my groove after a uniquely chaotic first week of March. …
Lees meerI’ve always had a weird relationship with flexibility. My ankles bend so easily that I can sit in a deep squat as just a relaxing way to rest. I got into Olympic weightlifting without having to spend a single moment worrying about my shoulder mobili…
Lees meerThe 12-3-30 workout has taken over TikTok, which is a testament to the algorithm and a few influencers’ abilities to game it. It’s really just treadmill walking, with specific parameters and overblown promises. So let’s break down the pros, cons, an…
Lees meerAs many Apple Watch users have discovered, there is no way to connect a bricked watch to a Mac to manually restore the software like you can with an iPhone or an iPad. Your only hope was to take it to the nearest Apple Store (or send it in to Apple …
Lees meerI believe anyone can get into video games, but aspects of the hobby can be unfriendly to newcomers. One such needless barrier to entry is the confusing way many players talk about video game genres.Read more...
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