Please Don't Use Your iPhone to Self-Diagnose COVID-19

The coronavirus is scary for all of us. I’ve seen one too many stories this weekend about seemingly healthy, young people being hit with COVID-19 and dropping dead within a week’s time. I was even tempted to Google symptoms when I had a slight cough…

Bring the Movie Theater Home: Resounding Vizio Deals Fit for Any Living Room

The best Vizio TV and accessory deals for March 2020 are here.Read more...

What to Expect When You're Grocery Shopping During the Coronavirus Shutdown

I went grocery shopping this weekend. Not just a quick stop to pick up a few things, but a cart-filling trip to replenish supplies at both my apartment and at my boyfriend’s. Read more...

These Kids Shows Are Free to Stream on Amazon Right Now

If you’re at home with your children, Amazon is making it a little easier to keep them occupied by offering a good bit of its kids’ programming available for free.Read more...

Make a Bunch of Flavored Salts, What the Hell

My social media feeds are currently flooded with photos of loaves, boules, and sourdough starters. This is fine, and makes sense, but my stress is rarely relieved by baking. I do, however, love an immersive kitchen project, and building out a collec…

Where to Find Free eBooks During the Coronavirus Shutdown

Reading is a great way to mix up your social-distancing routine, plus it helps you slow down and fully absorb yourself in new ideas and worlds. Buying physical books might be on hold for a bit (although you can still order, and should, ideally from …

Set Up a Virtual Show-and-Tell for Your Kids

Being cooped up at home all the time isn’t easy for anyone. Parents have to keep working while doubling as homeschool teachers. And kids don’t get to spend in-person time with their friends and are probably pretty antsy at this point. That’s why you…

We're Calling It 'Physical Distancing' Now

We’ve just gotten used to the phrase “social distancing,” but it may already be time to move on. In a briefing on Friday, the World Health Organization’s Maria Van Kerkhove endorsed a change in phrasing that’s starting to become more common: Instead…

How to Create a Designated Work Space in Your Home

Many of us are now beginning our second or third week of working from home, and it’s time to get serious about work-life balance.Read more...

How to Look and Sound Great on a Conference Call

The coronavirus pandemic has suddenly made video conference calls a central part of our lives. Unfortunately, webcams have the uncanny ability to reveal us at our most vulnerable and least flattering. In the video above, we share some tips on how t…

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Host a Social-Distancing Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt

The kids, they are bored. They are stuck inside, they are missing their friends, and their parents often insist on working all day. And the thing is, it’s going to become increasingly more difficult to make one day look a little different from the l…

What's New on Netflix the Week of March 23

Netflix queue running low? If you finished off most of your watch list this weekend, you’ll have a few more options to replenish it with starting today.Read more...

Young People Can Get Serious Complications From COVID-19

By now, we’ve all heard this from at least one person in our life: “I’m not worried about catching COVID-19 because I’m young.” That’s the rationale given by the spring breakers partying on the beaches, the travelers taking advantage of cheap deals,…

Up Your Netflix Game With These Tools and Chrome Extensions

Social distancing means a lot of us are spending a lot more time on Netflix. If some of that Netflix watching is happening on your home computer, then you’re going to want to check out these Chrome extensions. Read more...

If You Need Coronavirus Supplies, Try Using NowInStock

Please don’t panic buy. We know this is easier said than done. We don’t have a toilet paper shortage per se, but it’s tricky to come by, sure, since everyone went out and bought it as if we were in the apocalypse. And don’t even get me started on ha…

Get Up-to-Date Information on COVID-19 From the WHO Using WhatsApp

With information changing quickly, it’s hard to find the latest and most up-to-date COVID-19 information. Today, the World Health Organization announced a new Health Alert system through WhatsApp. The free service is designed to help answer some of …

Start the Weekend With the Rye-napple

Though I have a robust bar cart situation, I rarely drink at home. At least I used to rarely drink at home. Since I have begun socially distancing, I have rediscovered some forgotten bottles, such as my bff: pineapple rum.Read more...

Why Mortgage Rates Went Up This Week

Earlier this week, I went over what the Federal Reserve’s move to cut interest rates to near-zero would mean for your money. Among the implications: a prediction that mortgage rates would drop significantly.Read more...

How to 'Force' a Chronological Feed in Facebook's New Design

New Facebook is here, but a new chronological News Feed is not—not without a clever little hack, that is.Read more...

Let's Breathe Into Some Hip Opener Stretches

The world is a little chaotic these days, but the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge is still here for you as always. We’re working on flexibility this month, and now that we’ve covered backbends and ankle mobility it’s time to open up our hips. Read more…