iOS: It’s easy to find guides on blurring or removing photo backgrounds online, but almost all of them require a desktop and image editing software. iOS users, however, can do it right on their phones using the PhotoRoom app.Read more...
Lees meerIt’s important to know your rights when attending a protest. In the video above, we speak with lawyer Maryanne Kaishian, a senior staff attorney at Brooklyn Defender Services, about the correct steps to take if you find yourself being arrested at a …
Lees meerEven if your gym is reopening, it’s still safest to stay home when you can, so we’re going to dedicate this month to DIY workout equipment. Today: the humble paper plate.Read more...
Lees meerI make a cocktail every Friday morning, not because I need one, but because my job demands it. (I live on the west coast you see; getting a cocktail column up by 3 p.m. in New York means the photo shoot has to happen before noon Pacific time.) I alw…
Lees meerIf you took required minimum distributions from your traditional IRA or 401(k) in 2020, you might be able to put them back in. The CARES Act allows retirees to waive both 2020 required minimum distributions (RMDs) and any 2019 RMDs due by April 1, 2…
Lees meerIn contrast to the gloom that has hovered over the economy since the coronavirus pandemic began, the nation’s employment status actually improved in May, according to the jobs report released today. The unemployment rate dropped to 13.3%, and 2.5 mi…
Lees meerIf you’ve watched everything on Netflix and Hulu during quarantine—or you don’t have a friend or family member’s streaming service account to mooch off of—there are plenty of ways to stream other awesome shows and movies online. We’re talking about …
Lees meerI love a good scavenger hunt—just not when the object of the search is “photos I wanted to keep on my device forever, but that I now can’t find.” While your phone should be pretty smart about what happens when you remove photos from folders or delet…
Lees meerThis week, the New York Times chose to publish a deeply problematic and dangerous op-ed by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton in which he advocated for the use of military force against protesters. As so many journalists have noted, the decision to run thi…
Lees meerPortable cell phone battery chargers have saved my bacon more than once while traveling. From overtaxing my iPhone taking vacation pictures to relying on Google Maps to get me where I’m going in a car without an aux port, there are times that low ba…
Lees meerAs protests against racial injustice and police brutality continue around the country, you may have heard calls to support black-owned businesses. The pandemic and related economic shutdowns have led to a difficult few months for businesses nationwi…
Lees meerIf you’re planning to do some protesting and you don’t want to risk your expensive smartphone in the process—or you simply want to keep yourself as anonymous as possible while you’re out—consider buying a burner phone. Yes, it’ll cost a little cash,…
Lees meerLooking for something to watch tonight? Every afternoon we’re hunting down and highlighting the best viewing options around.Read more...
Lees meerA layer of fat on and around your food is key if you wish to keep it from getting stuck on grill grates, particularly if that food is something lean and delicate like fish or shrimp. Oil is a fine solution to this problem, I guess. But I think mayo…
Lees meerRight now is an incredibly difficult and emotional time in our nation and around the world. The countless deaths of black people at the hands of the police and others is a constant reminder of just how far we have to go as a society, in seeing every…
Lees meerIf you tend to have cash lingering in your medical Flexible Spending Account (FSA) at the end of the year, you don’t have to wait until December to start spending it. You can use it to buy first aid supplies now, and consider donating them to group…
Lees meerNow that more and more states are reopening, job seekers might find themselves in the position of having to decide how to approach an in-person job interview. Should you wear a mask? Should you avoid shaking hands? Should you attempt to stay at leas…
Lees meerIt will probably shock you to find out that I do not care much for the prepackaged snack cake, be it from Hostess or the small Debra. I have no use for a Sno Ball, I didn’t try a Twinkie until I was 25 and the charms of the Zebra Cake (my family’s f…
Lees meerTwo months after my kids’ schools shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, I feel no shame in saying that the challenges of managing working from home while homeschooling a 3-year-old and an 8-year-old have wrought havoc on our parenting routines.…
Lees meerThe COVID-19 pandemic has meant dealing with challenges most people never thought they’d face: toilet paper shortages, universal homeschooling and a novel virus that has killed more than 100,000 Americans in less than three months. It has also chang…
Lees meerGrilling is a fairly straightforward cooking method—you put the food over hot coals or literal fire, and you leave it there to cook—and yet people still find ways to make it very complicated (though, admittedly, delicious). But you know what’s not c…
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