If you haven’t heard, there’s a nationwide shortage of school bus drivers. As millions of kids head back to in-person school—some of them for the first time in more than a year—this is, uh, causing some problems for school districts and parents alik…
Lees meerIn a past life, I worked at a pet store, and one of the most heartbreaking things I saw on a daily basis was people who came in, little kid in tow, asking for a goldfish to put in a bowl. Goldfish are big, messy fish, and they grow to be 8-12 inche…
Lees meerAlthough I will never say a permanent goodbye to cow’s milk, I find myself consuming a variety of alt-milks depending on the texture and flavor I want. And this fall, in addition to almond, soy, oat, and pea milk, pumpkin seed milk is another one I’…
Lees meerSafari has hardly changed over the past few years, as the basic design language has stayed the same since the days of iOS 7. But in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Safari gets a big banner redesign with new gestures, bottom tabs bar, tab groups, and extension…
Lees meerGlass naturally seems to be constantly covered in fingerprints, dust, smudges, and scratches. You can be like the dad in My Big Fat Greek Wedding and spray Windex on everything, or you can use these glass-cleaning tricks to keep your windows, shower…
Lees meerYou could pay for your coffee this Wednesday—but it’s National Coffee Day, so why would you? Loads of retail food chains are giving away freebies, and while some deals require an additional food purchase, most offer free coffee—especially if you ord…
Lees meerYou can take a Live Photo and turn give it a boomerang effect using the Photos app. But if you wanted to take a real Boomerang, you always had to use the Instagram app. You don’t have to do that anymore though now that Instagram has native support f…
Lees meerThere’s a lot to think about when your house is on the market, including how to stage it. Maybe your home is already perfectly organized, decorated in neutrals, and devoid of any personal photos. But for everyone else, staging your home is work.Read…
Lees meerAccording to every dog food commercial, people want what’s best for their pets—after all, they’re a part of the family. This includes making sure they get the medical care they need. But what about their teeth?Read more...
Lees meerIf you live somewhere with all four seasons (though at this point, what’s a season?), you may take advantage of the warm weather in the spring and summer months and get outdoor plants that you know they won’t make it through the winter. These are kn…
Lees meerAnyone fortunate enough to live somewhere with outdoor space—whether it’s a compact patio, sprawling deck, or tiny balcony—has had a distinct advantage throughout the pandemic: Having a place to sit that’s not the inside of their home. Even those wh…
Lees meerOver the past few weeks, Broadway shows have slowly been returning to the stage, after theaters have sat dark since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Along with the plays and musicals, the 2020 Tony Awards were also canceled (multipl…
Lees meerWhen we think about air pollution, it’s usually in terms of it being an outdoor problem and something we can escape once we’re indoors—especially inside our own homes. But that’s not how it works. Some sources of air pollution, like pet dander and d…
Lees meerYour weight on the scale changes for so many reasons. We can gain or lose muscle, and we can gain or lose fat. We can be lighter when we’re dehydrated, or heavier because we ate a lot of salt last night and we’re retaining water. Wouldn’t it be grea…
Lees meerMost of us know the basic things that should be included on our home and garden fall cleaning checklists (whether we do them or not is another story). Things like: Deep cleaning the house, replacing HVAC filters, installing storm windows, clearing o…
Lees meerOpening a can of pumpkin for a recipe that only needs a little usually means putting the remaining amount in the fridge, where it sits until it eventually gets thrown out, spoiled and unused. After all, there are only so many ways you can use pumpki…
Lees meerWhen I was a kid, my dad owned a sports bar that opened every day at 6 a.m. I have no idea how he came to own this bar, it just was. When I asked him, some years later, about the obscenely early hours, he said matter-of-factly, “It’s when a lot of t…
Lees meerPeacock launched just last July, largely on the promise of The Office reruns, but it also brought the power and checkbook of NBCUniversal to bear in creating some solid original content (“creating” being, in some cases, a euphemism for “importing”).…
Lees meerBack when the White House announced that booster doses would be available in late September, there was a huge asterisk on that plan—the FDA and CDC would have to go through their usual process examining the data and making recommendations. That proc…
Lees meerDenis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the legendary science fantasy epic Dune is finally coming to HBO Max this month, whether he likes it or not (he does not).Read more...
Lees meerIt’s never been harder to keep a lawn alive, and unless radical climate interventions happen like, tomorrow, this is the easiest it’ll be for the rest of your life. Not to be too dramatic, but: Have you ever considered giving up? Read more...
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