In the great American spirit of independence, some people have come up with an extremely shitty take on pandemic safety precautions. It goes something like: “I feel safe doing this. If you don’t, you should stay home.”Read more...
Lees meerA professional cellist has figured out exactly what we all need right now—our favorite TV, movie and video game theme songs rearranged into 8- or 10-part cello compositions, performed entirely by her. Read more...
Lees meerSoaking watermelon in some sort of alcohol is hardly a new summer strategy. I’ve traditionally favored vodka or tequila—both of which are perfectly serviceable—as pretty much any single liquor can serve as a watermelon’s bathwater. But why stop at o…
Lees meerIt’s going to be an endless summer, and not in a cool, surfer-movie-from-the-1960s way. You and your kiddies are looking at two more months of very little social contact and a lot of indoor time. Luckily, playing video games all day is just as fun a…
Lees meerA lot of us don’t wear sunscreen nearly as often as we should. Sometimes that’s because we don’t reapply it often enough (you should slather on more every two hours you are out and about in the sun, and more often if you’re swimming) or we don’t ap…
Lees meerLooking for a job is hard, but the stress doesn’t stop once you finally get an offer. It can be tempting to just say “yes” to the first offer you get, especially these days when the job market seems to be drying up, but you still need to make sure y…
Lees meerI don’t have a Samsung smartphone, but if I did, I’d be pretty pissed about paying anywhere from $1,000-$2,000 for a device that comes packed full of native advertising. Your not-so-meager investment apparently isn’t enough for Samsung, which has ta…
Lees meerTime was, iPhone games were a distraction. You’d play them on a commute, or while the water boiled, or during Destiny loading screens. But that was then, and this is now. In case you didn’t know, today’s options today are just as polished (and fun!)…
Lees meerThe pandemic has plunged the entire world into crisis; people everywhere are in need of so much including jobs, access to healthcare, food, housing, and more. While travel is beginning to open up, not everyone is going to want to get on a plane, wit…
Lees meerYes, it’s 2020, and bad things are happening. But the diagnoses of a few cases of plague in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia do not portend a rerun of the Black Death. Like the so-called murder hornets, this scare is another dud. Read more...
Lees meerIf you’re the parent of a toddler or preschooler, chances are you’ve discovered the joy (and the mess) that sensory activities can bring. When my son was that age, a bin full of strange material would occupy him for many minutes at a time—certainly …
Lees meerCOVID-19 is known to be transmitted mainly by respiratory droplets. This is the reasoning behind physical distancing, since it’s hard for those droplets to travel more than a few feet. But scientists are debating whether very small droplets, small e…
Lees meerWhen Apple launched its new credit card last summer, one of the big selling points was that it wasn’t like an ordinary credit card. It lives primarily in your Apple Wallet on your iPhone or iPad, and you don’t even get a physical card unless you req…
Lees meerOur pups have made it through the July 4th weekend, but chances are good the passing of another Independence Day hasn’t stopped your neighbors from setting off fireworks. We’ve shared tips for keeping your pup calm during fireworks displays in the p…
Lees meerI am currently in the process of buying my first home, and one of the more confusing (and frustrating) aspects of first-time homebuying involved the mortgage pre-approval letter. At what point in the process did I need to secure my pre-approval lett…
Lees meerIf you’ve run out of ways to make this summer exciting, we’ve got a suggestion you probably haven’t thought of yet—drop ice cream from your roof onto your kids. Or, rather, try to drop ice cream into the giant bowls your kids are holding, and hope …
Lees meerGetting food to go, even from your favorite restaurant, is not the same experience as eating at that restaurant. For instance, my favorite Lebanese restaurant (Nicholas) always sends out a giant pita for the table, which is served on its very own pe…
Lees meerDid you know there is a coin shortage in the U.S.? You probably haven’t noticed, unless you need them to do laundry. Read more...
Lees meerYou’re getting off the plane and you head to the bathroom to freshen up. You open your makeup bag, reach in, and end up with a colorful hand painted in sparkling eyeshadow and some kind of goo. Is that... facial wash? It is. You didn’t pack your mak…
Lees meerHad I an option, I’d invert the colors in everything I do; dark mode is just so much easier on the eyes. And while WhatsApp users have been able to play around with dark mode on their apps for some time, only now are you getting the same option on W…
Lees meerEaters of onion rings have, at one point in their lives, bitten into an onion ring only to have the onion portion slide out of its crunchy home. It’s not the worst thing that can happen, but it is pretty frustrating, as the soft onion and fried batt…
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