According to The Knot, the average wedding in 2021 cost $34,000, a steep price tag for a party that lasts all of four hours. If you’re like me (meaning you also do not have $34,000 to spend on a wedding), you’re probably thinking that there has to b…
Lees meerIf you were born between 1981 and 1996, you’re a Millennial—which means that the leading edge of that cohort is now celebrating their 41st birthday and you’re part of the largest generation in America by population. However, despite being such a lar…
Lees meerAny outdoor living space is a big upgrade, especially in warm summer months, when a deck or a patio will be a great spot for cookouts and summer get-togethers. While it might not seem like there’s much of a difference, a deck is different from a pat…
Lees meerSunburns can be serious, but for the most part, we know how to treat them at home: Use cool compresses, grab some aloe gel, and drink plenty of water. There are times, however, when a sunburn can need medical attention, even if it feels like one of …
Lees meerI love bacon, but I detest bacon packaging. It is hard to open elegantly, impossible to reseal, and difficult to get bacon out of—a step that is crucial if you wish to actually enjoy bacon. (Also what is the deal with the random piece of cardboard i…
Lees meerAs far as pets go, chickens are incredibly useful to have around: A pet chicken will lay eggs, eat food scraps and common garden pests, and their poop can be used for compost. Raising chickens is also a good way for kids to learn about where their f…
Lees meerThere was a time, before Fitbits, when nobody knew quite how many calories they were burning on a daily basis. Sure, you could calculate a rough estimate based on your body size, sex, and age; and you could choose whether or not to believe the calor…
Lees meerI love a corn nut. I think the crunchy, nixtamalized kernels are bigger than snacking, but that does not negate the fact that they are an incredible drinking snack. But corn nuts—also known as quico, cancha, and chupi—are not made with corn straight…
Lees meerI can’t stand cherries. Not the way they taste—they’re fine—though never once have I thought, “Oh man, I can’t wait to dig into a bowl of cherries.” It’s their unparalleled ability among fruit to stain surfaces, clothes, faces, and fingers practical…
Lees meerLast week I asked you for your unwritten rules of flying. This was a request not for hot takes, but an attempt to lock down the bylaws of air travel that should be common sense, but for some reason are not a given. Reading through over 150 responses…
Lees meerWhether a “restructuring” results in layoffs or your own job performance earns you the boot, it can be devastating to be told that your time at a company has come to an abrupt end. It’s important to consider how you’d respond to such news in advance…
Lees meerGirl Scout Cookies are not only delicious, they are something of an American pastime. The problem, though, as we all know, is that they come around but once a year. If you don’t want to wait until sometime early next year for your fix of Do-si-dos, …
Lees meerIf there’s a single defining characteristic of the older people I’ve known, it’s an unwillingness to recognize the validity of challenging information, a close-mindedness where they seem convinced that their personal opinions are the absolute truth.…
Lees meerGentle giants, cuddly friends, vicious monsters, deadly dragons: Even the earliest film depictions of dinosaurs evidence our complicated relationship with Earth’s prehistoric thunder lizards. Windsor McCay’s puckish Gertie the Dinosaur might be stub…
Lees meerWith so much content out there, the start of the summer is the perfect time to sit back on some of the blockbuster-type films you might have otherwise skipped while binging your favorite shows in the fall and winter. Or, you could take this time to …
Lees meerI knew “a lot of” brain development happens during a child’s first few years of life—but I wasn’t aware how incredibly fast the process occurs. Considering that an infant’s brain doubles in size by the time they turn one, its newborn neurons are ma…
Lees meerWWDC 2022 is nearly here. While most of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference is actually a series of presentations and events for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS developers, most of us are focused on Apple’s main keynote. Here, the company shows o…
Lees meerTikTok recently discovered a scientific truth about avocados: the green flesh of a cut avocado won’t turn brown overnight if it isn’t exposed to air. Unfortunately, the hack that’s supposed to protect your avocado is an unsafe one, according to the …
Lees meerSmartphones have transformed our lives, mostly for the better, but they’ve also increased the access people can potentially have to your private information the moment you hand yours over. When you allow someone else access to your phone to make a c…
Lees meerFollowing the recent recall of 49 Jif peanut butter products thought to be linked to a Salmonella outbreak, several companies that use the peanut butter in their snacks and desserts have issued their own recalls, according to the U.S. Food and Drug …
Lees meerThere are still people out there who think that being gay is “unnatural,” but they couldn’t be more wrong. Same-sex behavior, from co-parenting to mate-attraction behavior to sex, is incredibly common in the animal world. It’s been observed in more …
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