“Plan ahead” is typically your best piece of advice for ensuring a successful trip to Walt Disney World, but sometimes waiting until the last minute pays off. To the tune of $150 per person, to be exact. If you’re dreaming of a Disney World trip thi…
Lees meerAs a teen and young adult, I drank a lot of full-sugar sodas—Mountain Dew, mostly. One day I decided that I would swap them all out for their diet equivalents, and the resulting loss of calories would mean I’d drop an easy five, maybe ten pounds by …
Lees meerPickle fans love taking what is supposed to be an accent—a sour and pungent adornment—and forcing it into a main role. We’ll try any pickled-flavored snack that comes to market, be it a simple potato chip or something more elaborate like these pickl…
Lees meerWe used to say the internet was written in ink: Anything you did online would stay online forever. These days, however, it’s obvious how wrong that is. Links all over the web no longer go anywhere, YouTube videos disappear for good, and now, Google …
Lees meerEven given the ubiquity of legacy sequels in recent years, I didn’t see this one coming: FX on Hulu will soon debut The Full Monty, a series-length revival of the 1997 British comedy about a group of grizzled unemployed steelworkers who turn to stri…
Lees meerThis weekend is Festival Weekend at Live Nation: Tickets to 13 music festivals happening this spring and summer around the U.S. will cost a flat fee of $99 for a one-day pass (not including tax or shipping, but including all fees). The promotion wil…
Lees meerWhen she decided to show her students Disney’s 2022 movie Strange World, Florida teacher Jenna Barbee says she was unaware the “Parental Rights in Education” bill (derisively dubbed “Don’t Say Gay”), which bars all references to “sexual orientation…
Lees meerApple is likely to announce iOS 17 next month, including previously-announced accessibility upgrades like the ability to add your own voice to your iPhone. It’s only May though, so we need to wait a bit longer for Apple’s next big update. Until then…
Lees meerWhile you might have done everything right when you put your grill away for winter, there still might be some maintenance to take care of when you pull it back out to cook this summer—much of which you can do yourself. Here are some simple troublesh…
Lees meerYou know a theory is janky when even its Wikipedia page has “(pseudoscience)” behind its name in the title. That’s the case with so-called “biorhythms,” or periods of 23, 28, and 33 days that supposedly predict how mentally, physically, and actively…
Lees meerIf your co-parenting partner is rigid, can’t stick to an agreement, is manipulative or, worse, puts your child in the middle of a disagreement between the two of you, these are signs they could be a narcissist. Their lack of empathy, constant patron…
Lees meerNintendo might have the gaming world’s attention at the moment with Tears of the Kingdom, but there are plenty of other games to be played, guys—and there’s soon to be a whole lot more of them from Sony. We’ll learn about them during next week’s bi…
Lees meerWe all know that food and drinks can go bad. Your refrigerator likely has items right now that were once wholesome food and is now...not wholesome, and no longer food. But one basic component of our lives that might seem immune to that spoilage is w…
Lees meerHype is one thing; bad buzz is another. The word on HBO’s new series The Idol, premiering on HBO and the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max on June 4, has definitely been trending toward the latter. Co-created by Euphoria’s Sam Levinson, th…
Lees meerThe sun is out in full force, which means we’re about to see an uptick in spritzes—mostly of the Aperol variety. And while I don’t mind an Aperol spritz, I’ve reached something of a saturation point. Luckily, it’s easy to make a spritz with differen…
Lees meerUpgrading your windows for privacy or to reflect light to keep your home cool can get expensive. Changing the shape of windows or the glass type can run into the hundreds per window and window treatments can cost almost as much. In addition to tinti…
Lees meerFns of down-home cooking can relax: Celebrity chef and television personality Ree Drummond is not leaving The Food Network to endorse a brand of keto gummies, despite a convincing looking facsimile of a People Magazine article making the rounds on F…
Lees meerIt’s been a rough 2023 for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania disappointing financially, critically, and in pretty much every other way, and even the long-delayed Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 opening to lower bo…
Lees meerIf you cook with charcoal, you need a charcoal chimney. It’s not that you can’t get your coals hot without one, but using one really speeds up the process, and ensures your coals are consistently scorching every time. Even with a chimney, it takes a…
Lees meerWhen you look up how to clean them something, you inevitably find that you’re instructed to use cold or hot water. But really, what’s the difference?Read more...
Lees meerAs a mom, I will always, always appreciate the thoughtfulness of a gift of flowers from my children. Unfortunately, I have no idea what to do with a flower that is smaller than a blade of grass and that I have been instructed to treasure forever. Un…
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