Is someone copying my Instagram? It’s a more common concern than you might think. Scammers sometimes impersonate legitimate accounts on Instagram to fool friends and family or catfish unsuspecting strangers. If you come across an account impersonati…
Lees meerHanging plants are a great addition to your home, but watering them can be a hassle—especially if you have high ceilings. To save yourself the trouble, you can make a hanging system that allows you to lower plants easily to watering height and then …
Lees meerThe OG fact-checkers at Snopes have compiled the year’s best and worst holiday rumors, social media glurge, and questionable email forwards. Here’s a quick guide so you’ll know how to respond when they come across your aunt’s Facebook feed this holi…
Lees meerI learned that I had ADHD late in life. It became funny when I went from hesitatingly revealing it to close friends to realizing literally every single woman I know (and most of the rest of the people I know, too) all have ADHD.Read more...
Lees meerGenerally speaking, technology is improving all the time. And yet, strings of holiday lights—whether they’re for an indoor tree, or the outside of a house—never seem to get better. Sure, there are different varieties, but the same problems seem to p…
Lees meerFor most of the year, deciduous trees get all the attention. To their credit, though, they do put on quite the show: Blossoming in the springtime, providing shade in the summer, and then pulling out all the stops for their final number—having their …
Lees meerAfter you’ve cleaned up the beds and put the hose and most of your tools away for the season, you may think that there’s nothing else you can do to set your garden up for success in the spring. But that’s not the case. Read more...
Lees meerPigeons are pests. There are reasons city-dwellers call them “rats with wings”: They multiply quickly—reproducing over the course of just a few weeks—and drive away other bird species. Their droppings are gross, and they can carry and spread a range…
Lees meerIf you’re like me, remembering to eat your leftovers is a losing game. Every week, I diligently scoop uneaten tilapia, sweet potatoes, pasta, meatballs—hell, even a half-eaten avocado—into airtight Tupperware containers. And every week, I toss thos…
Lees meerWithin every dating app’s direct messages is a delicate dance. You want to be forward without coming on too strong. You want to play it cool without losing someone’s interest. You want to be flirty without scaring someone off.Read more...
Lees meerTaking stock of your finances at the end of the year is always a smart move, but it can feel overwhelming—which makes it all too easy to put off. If a full postmortem of your 2021 budget is just too much right now, here a few quick ways to get start…
Lees meerThere is a scene in National Lampoons Christmas Vacation that has never sat well with me (yes, just the one). Clark Griswold sneaks up to the attic to hide a bag full of Christmas presents, only to discover an old, dust-covered Mother’s Day gift dat…
Lees meerSnacking is an art, and some people are more artistically inclined than others. Children usually have a natural aptitude for snacking, which forces people with kids to develop snack-building skills out of necessity, so if we were to trace the histor…
Lees meerStarting a running habit is hard in the beginning, but also really satisfying—especially when you hit a big goals like running your first 5K or setting a new personal record. For every new runner, though, there comes a time when you start asking “wh…
Lees meerWhen you first buy an expensive new Apple product, AppleCare+ might seem like an unnecessary added cost. After all, you’re going to treat this shiny piece of tech with the utmost care; you’re not going to let anything happen to it! Inevitably, you r…
Lees meerIt’s been a slow-week in the world of popular culture for kids. I guess everyone is too busy studying for final exams and holiday shopping to make memes or create dangerous “TikTok challenges.” Still, young people found time to organize a massive on…
Lees meerOn the one hand, giving a gift is a gesture of affection; on the other hand, gifts are sometimes stressful social obligations. Shopping for the right gift for everyone on your list is hard enough when the people on that list are easily pleased—you …
Lees meerHardware stores can be intimidating places for the average DIYer. There are so many different types of tools, fasteners, appliances, paints, and adhesives that it can be daunting to try to distinguish one product claim from another. And then you hav…
Lees meerIt’s the season of giving, and many of us will be giving (and hoping to get) tech gifts this year. Maybe you’re surprising a family member a smartwatch, or a nice iPhone case. A tablet. A smart speaker.Read more...
Lees meerThe FDA and CDC announced yesterday that Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot can now be used as a booster for 16- and 17-year-olds. Until now, boosters were only approved for ages 18 and up. Read more...
Lees meerIn the Tom Hanks movie Finch, a massive solar flare destroys the ozone layer, annihilating almost all life on Earth (and leading to the invention of annoying robots). While a mass coronal ejection really could hit Earth at any time—a sun-like star 1…
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