Part of the charm of city living are the no-frills accommodations. Plain white paint coats your walls, trim, and door frames, a standard boob light is mounted on your ceiling, and you probably have an austere radiator in the corner in every room. No…
Lees meerWhether we’re talking about “shit,” “fuck,” or “sirloin,” people love inventing amusing stories to explain the origins of common words. False etymology is fun—explaining that “fuck” derives from signs adulterers wore reading “for unlawful carnal kno…
Lees meerScrolling through social media, with its carefully curated images of beautiful, clutter-free living spaces, often has the effect of making you feel inadequate about your own home. Whether it’s the dishes in the kitchen sink, the piles of laundry you…
Lees meerHoney is good. Fermented honey is double plus good. Fermented honey is also one of the easiest, surest bets for fermentation out there, if you’ve been waiting to try it for yourself. You don’t need your own hive, either. You can grab raw honey at yo…
Lees meerEvery relationship is different, including when it comes to power dynamics. Even when a couple strives for an equal partnership—and, in some cases, genuinely believes they have one—the reality is that they may be falling into certain unhealthy patte…
Lees meerYou are grocery shopping all wrong. Sadly, I can’t personally accompany you to the Piggly Wiggly and force you to navigate the supermarket correctly. I mean, I’m working on an army of atomic super-robots will be able to handle that, but until a naiv…
Lees meerA fresh update can make your old tech feel new. You might be tempted to upgrade your MacBook for a fancy M2 machine, but maybe all you need is to install macOS 13 Ventura. These 25 new features include a new window management system, the ability to …
Lees meerNo matter where you live, you’re likely feeling the pinch of the rising costs of energy, gas, and water. Those who own their home may opt to invest in upgrades like new windows, appliances, or insulation to help save money on utility bills. Read mor…
Lees meerPeople prone to manipulation tend to fall into one of two categories, according to Karen Donaldson, a communication and body-language expert. First, there are those who understand what they’re doing is wrong, but don’t care—as long as they get what …
Lees meerEven with all their bells and whistles, most modern televisions are prone to at least some type of glare. Whether it’s caused by sunlight streaming through a window, or various light fixtures in the room, there are certain times of day when the colo…
Lees meerThe cost of heating your home is always top-of-mind as the cold weather settles in, but with energy prices soaring this year, it’s more pressing than ever. There are ways around this and you can cut costs—even without shivering and suffering all win…
Lees meerHave you been hit with the “I’m running for an ambassadorship position in an influencer program” scam on Instagram yet? It’s a scheme in which one of your Instagram “friends” asks you to help them by voting for them on a fake competition—and the sca…
Lees meerYou may have heard dumbbell exercises are better than barbell ones because they work more of your “stabilizers,” or that free weights are better than machines for the same reason. But what are stabilizer muscles? Are they really neglected with machi…
Lees meerEvery decade has a “look.” You can turn on any random film or TV show and instantly know what era the story takes place in based solely on the fashions people are wearing and the decor of their homes. One of the easiest decades to spot in terms of h…
Lees meerCooking, doing dishes, and bathing are all difficult when your water comes out of the tap at a trickle. While you might think low water pressure would be a very complicated problem to solve, it can actually often be addressed with a few simple fixes…
Lees meerBetween gin or vodka, olive or lemon twist, brine or stark, dry or wet, MSG-tinged or saline-tinctured, there is no shortage of paths in the choose-your-own-adventure of martinis. If, however, you are a martini variation completionist, then let me d…
Lees meerAs every parent knows, no two children are alike, and no one discipline strategy is guaranteed to work for every child. Given the diversity of personalities and temperaments, parenting requires adapting to an individual child’s needs, by finding the…
Lees meerMozilla just dropped the latest version of its popular web browser, Firefox 106, and this edition comes equipped with some powerful new features, most notably an overhaul of the PDF viewer (a long time coming). If you’re a Firefox user, or you’re te…
Lees meerThis week’s Out-of-Touch Guide is a potpourri of trendlets, memes, and terrible ideas. Young people are teaching each other questionable geography facts, “cleansing” their colons with saltwater laxatives, and buying 46-person lifeboats from stranger…
Lees meerThe Halloween season is the perfect excuse to catch up on the best scary and horror-themed video games. While there are plenty of excellent horror games on every platform, we’ve rounded up our picks for the best Halloween games on Xbox/PC Games Pass…
Lees meerAt some point in their career, almost every member of the workforce comes to the realization that “dream jobs” don’t exist. Even those that look perfect on paper, and appear to be the ideal culmination of your education and work experience up to thi…
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