“What is up with you and corn lately?” my boyfriend asked me this morning, quite rudely. It was not yet nine o’clock, and I had just announced I would be making a corn milk punch (for work), thus continuing my 2020 Cornpaign for Cornplete Cornificat…
Lees meerOld Facebook is going away; long live New Facebook, a redesign that will soon become permanent. Facebook has been taking to, well, Facebook, to warn its users that the old-school look will disappear in September. And unlike the current test of “New …
Lees meerStaying physically active during the pandemic has been a struggle for many of us. Gyms are shut down, bikes are sold out; even strolling through a park seemed like too much of a gamble for a while. But I have seen how it has been especially hard for…
Lees meerFor a long time, collecting was considered just another hobby. The question on the playground wasn’t if you collected something, it was what you collected. And it wasn’t limited to scratch-and-sniff stickers, unusual-looking rocks, and coins that gr…
Lees meerI’ll be honest with you: I do not do core exercises. No crunches, no planks; I’m sure my abs could handle them, but my brain is just not interested. (And as you’ll know, I’m a big believer in not doing any exercise you truly hate.) But something tha…
Lees meerAnother hurricane season is underway, and it’s likely to be a bad one. Wildfires are also raging across California, and the pandemic means the rest of us are spending more time than ever at home, increasing the likelihood of house fires and other ac…
Lees meerEven under normal circumstances, early planning for major events is critical to their success. This year, of course, we are in far from ordinary circumstances, which makes it that much more important for writers to begin planning for National Novel …
Lees meerIf watching Barack and Michelle Obama at the virtual Democratic National Convention this week has you feeling a certain kind of nostalgia, you’ll be pleased to know that there are plenty of ways to keep up with what the former First Family is up to …
Lees meerWith COVID-19 continuing. to force many of us to work and socialize from home, most of the big camera brands have released official software that turns your DSLR into a webcam that can be used with Zoom, OBS, Facebook Messenger and other apps.Read …
Lees meerI will never fault someone for asking a tech question that feels “basic,” because we all had to get our start somewhere. Few of us popped out of the womb knowing how to access a network share in Windows, what a workgroup was, or how to map a network…
Lees meerThe no-carb craze has taken many forms over at least two decades—there’s Atkins, Paleo, the carnivore diet, Whole 30—all special in their own way, but with a shared distrust and dislike of bread. To keep up with the times, sandwich places commonly o…
Lees meerAs a lifelong asthmatic, I am the least-likely person to win a breath-holding contest (which is fine because it means I am also the most likely to win the “coolest person you know” contest, because there is nothing more badass than getting winded af…
Lees meerIt’s time for another installment of Burning Questions, the column where I answer the health questions that you maybe don’t want in your google history. As a reminder, this is not medical advice and I’m not a doctor. Today, we’re talking tonsil ston…
Lees meerForest fires are a necessary and natural part of a forest’s lifecycle, but recent years have seen a drastic increase in the number and severity of uncontrolled wildfires during the summer months—ask any Californian about that. Thankfully, new tools …
Lees meerWhen the COVID-19 pandemic was really kicking off in the United States back in March and April, we were still figuring everything out. We were in lockdown. Everything was weird and scary (especially in New York and other parts of the east coast). An…
Lees meerIn my pre-Lifehacker days, I was a content creator for the nation’s largest bookstore chain—I’m sure you know the one—and coming to the office each day was like Book Nerd Christmas: My mailbox was constantly overflowing with packages from publishers…
Lees meerIt’s late summer, and that means wasp season. In a sense, these stinging friends are a lot like us: they love barbecue and lemonade and hanging out at backyard picnics. But why now? Read more...
Lees meerCheese grits is a simple, humble dish—you make grits, and then you put cheese in those grits. You eat them, and then you are happy. This sequence of actions will never fail you. But, if you want to give your cheese grits seriously creamy body and ch…
Lees meerGetting engaged is a big milestone for any couple. You may envision lavish plans for your wedding day—a massive booze-filled celebration with loved ones—along with your future life together. While things may change as the big day approaches, you may…
Lees meerI cook a lot of bacon. Sometimes I fry it (starting in a cold pan, of course), but most of the time I bake it on a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet. It lays flat, crisps evenly from end to end, and I never have to worry about grease splatt…
Lees meerGoogle Assistant lets you do tons of stuff on your Android Phone completely hands-free, and a recent update adds recording and sending voice messages over text to that list.Read more...
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