Today marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote. That makes today a good day, once again, to reflect on how much we actually know about our own American history. With the benefit of …
Lees meerIt has been oft said in recent months that there have been worse times to be quarantined amid a pandemic than in an era in which we can simply ask a small robot to sing us most any song ever recorded, or call forth a century’s worth of filmed entert…
Lees meerIf you’re a Mac developer, or you like to try out new apps by building Xcode projects, there’s a serious strain of malware you need to be aware of: XCSSET.Read more...
Lees meerPull up Facebook, assuming you still use it, and type “COVID-19 sensor” into the search bar. This should show you a list of public posts where people—a not-so-small number of people, mind you—swear up and down that their phones were recently updated…
Lees meerA good vinaigrette should punch your tongue with a potent combination of salty, sweet, and acidic flavors. Err too much in one direction or another, and your salad will suffer. Making a great tasting vinaigrette isn’t hard, however, and using the te…
Lees meerI have been experiencing some mood issues recently, which isn’t really that unique or surprising. Lots of people are feeling shitty right now, because things are shitty. Both anxiety and depression can affect one’s relationship with food, and my job…
Lees meerDark Sky was the go-to weather app for many Android users. That is, until it was removed from the Google Store after Apple scooped it up and made it a first-party product. Several Android apps offer similar, super-localized weather reporting, but so…
Lees meerIf you are concerned about the apparent efforts to starve the United States Postal Service of the funds it needs to handle the upcoming influx of mail-in ballots, a text message can help. On Twitter, @Resistbot is offering to send letters to represe…
Lees meerThere is a lot of fruit in season at the moment, but you will not find it in my sangria. Peak-season produce can be a little pricey, but mostly it just feels disrespectful to obscure the flavor of a perfectly ripe, sun-kissed and (possibly) freshly …
Lees meerLike many millennial children, Caleb LoSchiavo grew up loving the Harry Potter series. “As a kid, I always felt like I didn’t fit in, like I didn’t belong, like there was that thing about me that was missing, but I didn’t have the language to descri…
Lees meerAs the pandemic consumes the nation, millions of housebound Americans have immersed themselves in a new hobby: trading stocks. Lured by the ability to make commission-free trades, online brokerages—like Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and TD Ameritrade—ha…
Lees meerThought the data from that embarrassing Instagram post was lost after you deleted it, like tears in digital rain? Think again.Read more...
Lees meerWhen it comes to animation, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have earned an incredible amount of my goodwill. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs expanded a brief children’s book to feature length by getting super weird. In The Lego Movie, they manage…
Lees meerThe Chrome Web Store is a mess, sure, but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t use legitimate extensions to improve your browser experience—whether that’s on Google Chrome or the resource-friendlier alternative, Microsoft’s Edge Chromium.Read more...
Lees meerA big inflatable pool for $91, $50 Nintendo Switch games, a day-long Kindle eBook sale on sci-fi and fantasy novels, refurbished Fitbit Ones, and more are some of Sunday’s deals of the day.Read more...
Lees meerThere was a long period in our history when women wrote books using male pen names in order to have a shot at getting published. Things have improved since then (though apparently we still need fake male assistants for our requests to be taken serio…
Lees meerUncertainty, for many, is unsettling. Of course, we don’t want every part of our lives to be formulaic and boring, but not being sure whether you can pay your bills each month, for example, can be anxiety-inducing. Most people have some type of ever…
Lees meerAlong with never-ending anxiety, feeling overwhelmed seems to be the norm the days. You’d think that spending so much more time at home would help us get (and stay) on top of things, but that’s definitely not the case for a lot of people. (If you’re…
Lees meerChinese authorities recently found traces of the coronavirus on frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil. But experts don’t think food (frozen or otherwise) is a coronavirus threat worth worrying about. Read more...
Lees meerThe Negroni is perhaps the most riffed on cocktail in existence. Heck, there is an entire week dedicated to riffing on it. One such riff is the “White Negroni,” which is usually made with the grassier, gentian-forward Suze or Avèze. It’s good, but I…
Lees meerGoogle and Apple yanked Fortnite off their app stores yesterday after Epic made changes to the in-game payment methods. Epic’s suing both companies in response, but Fortnite’s removal means you can’t download the game from either app store anymore.R…
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