Anyone wanting to take the step to becoming a boss can get caught up in a familiar loop: Every job description they look at requires past management experience. But how do they get the experience if no one will hire them without it? Read more...
Lees meerNetflix might be doing away with free password sharing soon, but until then, the passwords are still flowing freely. If you’re generous with your Netflix account, you’ve no doubt found yourself saddled with moochers. Maybe you loaned your password o…
Lees meerIf you’re contemplating buying a house—or wondering if you will ever be able buy a house—chances are you’re aware that the U.S. housing market is currently in the midst of a wild ride. The pandemic sparked a global housing boom, driving home prices …
Lees meerSpotlight, once an essential tool in your iPhone productivity arsenal, has become nearly unusable on iOS 16. It sometimes displays search results almost instantly, but more often than not it takes a few seconds (or more) to find things. The latency …
Lees meerPerhaps your family is well-adjusted, open-minded, and chill, and your holiday gatherings are an unalloyed joy. For the rest of us, it’s complicated—which isn’t to say bad, necessarily. But also not good. America is so deeply divided right now, it’s…
Lees meerHave you ever wondered how much your local airport contributes to climate change compared to that power plant down the street? Or how your city or country compares to other areas across the country or around the world? Now you can see all those thi…
Lees meerWhen I was a kid, I didn’t like any toys, games, books, or TV shows that tried to “make learning fun.” I wasn’t dumb; I knew when I was being lied to—learning and fun are mutually exclusive. But occasionally, rarely, an educational video game comes…
Lees meerThis year’s flu season is shaping up to be especially bad, with the current weekly number of cases at extraordinarily high levels. Meanwhile, doctors are seeing a surge in respiratory syncytial virus, more commonly known as RSV, which generally caus…
Lees meerHaving friends and family over for the holidays is stressful enough as it is, but if any of your guests have food allergies, you may be especially worried. If you’re not sure if anyone in your party has allergies, this is a great time to stop readin…
Lees meerTechnology has brought us convenience at the push of a button (or the tap of a screen) but usually it comes at a price. But what if the price was...free? Meal delivery service via Uber Eats typically demands a per order fee or a monthly subscriptio…
Lees meerAll this talk about Thanksgiving pie has made me crave cake. Pie is ubiquitous for Thanksgiving, but sometimes, enough is enough. Its multiple components, time- and heat-sensitive nature, and finicky crust can make pie a host’s nightmare. As a guest…
Lees meerLast month the IRS reported that millions of eligible people have yet to properly claim their COVID relief payments. The IRS uses tax returns to determine eligibility for both pandemic stimulus checks and child tax credits, and unfortunately, those …
Lees meerThe other morning, it was pouring rain. I brought an umbrella with me on my morning walk, and only on the way back—several hours into the storm—did I notice my beloved training journal sitting out on a jerk block in the driveway, where I’d left it a…
Lees meerYou can get in your head about Thanksgiving in a major way. You can start planning a meticulous schedule weeks out, do a bunch of prep to lessen how much you’ll have to clean afterward, and pore over recipe after recipe after recipe to make sure you…
Lees meerCanva started out as a humble, online-accessible graphics tool. But slowly, it has morphed into so much more. It’s closer now to a digital publishing suite, constantly evolving based on the needs of its users. Every couple of weeks, there are both n…
Lees meerApple cider syrup is the dirty martini of pancake syrups. Pure maple syrup may be the delicate, classic choice, but there’s a certain kind of wayward satisfaction when you make a syrup out of something intended for drinking. This technique is dead s…
Lees meerPart of a child’s early language development involves echoing back the words you say, which is why generations of new parents have stood before their baby and said something to the effect of, “Mama? Can you say ‘Mama’? Mama!” However, although this …
Lees meerWe’ve all taken those brief surveys where you get a $10 gift card for a movie theater or a BOGO coupon for Chipotle. But what about a free $325 Yeti cooler for taking a Dick’s Sporting Goods survey? Sounds like a steal, right? That was the latest st…
Lees meerI have long advocated for the complete elimination of nature. If we all work together, we can pave the planet and remove the threat that uncaged animals and plants pose to us once and for all. Read more...
Lees meerTo say that people “like” the combination of cheese and potato would be to grossly undersell the power and popularity of the combination. They are a match made in heaven or, more accurately, France. Pommes aligot is the ne plus ultra of cheesy mashe…
Lees meerMovies from Hong Kong-based filmmakers have been treating action as art for decades, and martial arts movies have always big business in China, South Korea, and Indonesia, even as directors have begun blending liberal doses of gunplay and maybe even…
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