You’d have to be a very practical person to schedule your wedding around taxes, but most people do think about the financial benefits of marriage before they tie the knot. Your timing can affect how much you pay the IRS—and it’s helpful to understan…
Lees meerChrome: I always appreciate a good anchor link—that thing you can click on that zips you off to another portion of the very web page you’re viewing. However, Google is now one-upping this classic navigational element with a new extension that lets y…
Lees meerMany of us have experienced these amazing moments when we travel, moments we want to capture forever—and then we take a bunch of terrible photos and ruin the opportunity to share or even just keep that moment as a keepsake. It’s time to change that.…
Lees meerApple’s WWDC 2020 convention will be a remote, online-only event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision keeps attendees safe, but it does have its downsides—namely, the social aspect of WWDC, where developers meet up to talk shop and swap swag, …
Lees meerSquats are an excellent strength-building exercise for the legs, but if you’re doing home workouts without weights, they’ll quickly get too easy. One-legged pistol squats are a classic variation, but they’re incredibly difficult. For a different one…
Lees meerWe’re just one week away from July’s new content hitting Netflix which means this week’s new offerings are pretty slim.Read more...
Lees meerEven if you’re used—and loyal—to a particular coffee chain, it can be nice to expand your horizons and try a local, independent coffee shop. And while you’re at it, why not make it a Black-owned business? If you’re looking for a new place to grab a …
Lees meerNow that we’ve been embracing slower, low-tech activities like puzzles, knitting and crafting, it could also be a good time to start birdwatching. It’s something you can do by yourself out in nature, or from the convenience of your own home (or even…
Lees meerAn Instant Pot Duo Plus, Cubii Pro Under-Desk Elliptical, Apple AirPods Pro, Bounty Hunter metal detectors, Apple Watch Series 5, and the Eero Mesh Wi-Fi System with a free Amazon Echo Dot lead Saturday’s best deals.Read more...
Lees meerGetting to watch the sunrise at Stonehenge on the summer solstice is one of those things a lot of people probably want to do, but few get to experience. This year, that’s definitely true—even if you live in England—because there will not be an in-pe…
Lees meerWere you a fan of the 2017 solar eclipse? It was one of those we’re-all-in-this-together moments when office buildings emptied and people spilled out onto the streets for a few minutes (so much of that seems foreign now). Most people used eye protec…
Lees meerSmall businesses have been hit especially hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the one Cynthia Daniels runs. As an event planner in Memphis, Daniels’ work quickly dried up. Then in May, when she wasn’t able to visit her mother in Atlanta, sh…
Lees meerA lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone, an Ella Paradis Men’s Health bundle, pre-orders for FIFA 21, an Anker 4-port USB-C charger, a two-pack of lantern bug zappers, Kyoku Daimyo Series steak knives, and a discounted Litterbox.com subscription le…
Lees meerThough no one seems to have told the coronavirus, apparently the pandemic is over. Certainly lockdowns are easing and many of us have been or will soon be required to report back to the workplace—if you haven’t still been going there all along. Wit…
Lees meerWe have already established that cocktail bitters go beyond the cocktail. They bring depth to lemonade, flavor to royal icing, and sophistication to potato salad. It should come as no surprise then that they’re also very good in iced coffee.Read mor…
Lees meerApple has accepted MacBook trade-ins for years, but only by mail. The company has finally lifted this restriction, and customers in the U.S. and Canada can hand over their old MacBooks at their local Apple Stores in exchange for credit that can be u…
Lees meerI’ve been training at home since March, and I’ve gotten to know my home gym (aka “some piles of rusty stuff in my garage”) pretty well during this time. Besides the obvious—weights and such—it turns out there are a few little things that can make a …
Lees meerAfter months of working from home and only from home, you might be excited by the prospect of going back to your office. Shared microwaves! Water-cooler chit-chat! Conference room reservations running over! All inconveniences of the past, but novelt…
Lees meerThe Shortcuts app is a powerful automation tool that could help you optimize your life and save a lot of time on everyday tasks. In the video above, I share some ways I use Shortcuts and the resources I used to learn more about them.Read more...
Lees meerThough it’s very much in the public consciousness this year, Juneteenth is not a new concept. The day commemorates the end of the Civil War and the freeing of enslaved black people throughout the Confederacy, and it has been celebrated for generatio…
Lees meerIt’s almost impossible to talk about sous-vide cooking without someone bringing up the “wet bag.” “I don’t want food that looks like it just came out of a wet bag,” they say. “I just don’t find the idea of eating out of a wet bag that appealing.” Th…
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