There’s little better than ripe fresh fruit eaten out of hand, but when you have too much to eat before it goes bad, do the next best thing: freeze your fruit. It’s easy and economical—a no-brainer way to extend the life of anything sweet and fresh …
Lees meerApplying for a passport? It’ll take you longer than usual: According to The Points Guy, a routine passport service can take around 10 to 13 weeks (seven to nine weeks if you’re willing to pay more for expedited service) and an additional two weeks f…
Lees meerIf you’re building out a home gym, we have suggestions on where to start and what to buy next. But what if you don’t want a ton of equipment, just the minimum for getting a decent workout at home? First, figure out if there is a specific type of wor…
Lees meerMyopia, also known as nearsightedness, is on the rise for today’s kids. One risk factor theorized to be partially to blame is holding a screen too close to the face—an iPhone or iPad screen, for example. Read more...
Lees meerLearning a language isn’t easy and no app is going to make you fluent overnight, but if you want to be methodical about your studies and get a variety of learning style options, Rosetta Stone has a lifetime subscription on sale for $159.97 right now…
Lees meerFried eggs are straightforward eggs. A little fat, a hot pan, an egg—that’s all you really need to make one. But they’re also more riffable than a lot of people realize. By manipulating the temperature, switching up your cooking fat, or frying them…
Lees meerEveryone knows the ESRB video game ratings by now—y’know, E for Everyone, T for Teen, M for Mature. These ratings tell parents and players what a game’s intended audience is and warn of any potentially problematic content therein. Official ESRB rati…
Lees meerShaved ice is technically frozen water that has been shaved (or crushed) into a fluffy pile, then flavored with syrups and such. But what if instead of shaving (boring, inherently flavorless) frozen water, you tried shaving (exciting, colorful, plea…
Lees meerThere’s a good chance that you’re already familiar with Hulu’s buzziest shows: Only Murders in the Building, The Bear, and The Handmaid’s Tale among them. Those are all good shows—great even!—but there are others that are just as good, and occasiona…
Lees meerWeekends and waffles belong together and nothing should ever come between them, especially not the damn waffle maker. When greased up correctly, removing waffles from the hot iron is no problem. Lubricate the waffle iron unevenly, or not at all (we’…
Lees meerEverybody has a favorite stage of banana ripeness. Do you prefer them still slightly tinged green? Uniformly yellow? Lightly freckled? Soft and beginning to show brown stripes along the bottom? Whatever it is, act fast, because they’ll be a differen…
Lees meerSet in 1870s San Francisco during the Chinatown Tong Wars, Warrior is a martial arts crime drama that centers around Ah Sahm, a martial arts phenom from China who immigrates to the U.S. in search of his lost sister. After joining a Chinatown gang ca…
Lees meerThey Cloned Tyrone is a sci-fi comedy movie starring Teyonah Parris, Jaime Foxx, and John Boyega that centers around a series of eerie events in a Black neighborhood that brings together an oddball trio of characters—a drug dealer, a pimp, and a sex…
Lees meer“Okay, Mom, my room is clean!” You know before you even see the finished product that your child’s room is most definitely not clean. And, sure enough, when you poke your head in the door, you see the same thing you always see after they’ve supposed…
Lees meerIt doesn’t matter if you’re working from home or in an office: You need to maximize your desk’s functionality so you can be more productive and happy. Here are some of the best products to spruce up your workspace. Read more...
Lees meerThis Nix Mini 2 Color Sensor can scan and read the color of just about any surface—great for matching paint colors—and it’s on sale for $59.97 (reg. $99) right now until July 23. With the Nix Mini 2, you can scan a surface and get matches to brand-n…
Lees meerNobody likes to feel sluggish and sweaty, so when the sun is set to “broil,” we understand that you’d rather take your workout to an air-conditioned gym. But if you tough it out in the heat, not only will the workouts get easier, you’ll also have be…
Lees meerPizza-for-breakfast is an American classic, but you’ve probably been doing it wrong. Using the oven takes too long, and a microwave turns last night’s pizza slice from cold and stiff to hot and soggy—plus the heating is so uneven, you might as well …
Lees meerI’ve been on a magic shell kick recently. Ever since I made this Sara Lee ice cream cake. I’ve been drizzling it on ice cream, obviously, but the fast-setting chocolate sauce has other uses. It will freeze onto any cold food, including fruit (like f…
Lees meerIf you’re a dog owner in a place with cold or snowy winters, you’re probably used to wrangling your pup into a pair of dog booties to protect their paws from the cold, ice, and salt. But those paws need protection from burning hot summer pavement, t…
Lees meerIf you live in a home with a windowless room inside it, you know how hot it can get. A room without windows is typically a room without ventilation, and unless you have a robust air conditioning system that blasts cold air into that small slice of M…
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