This week we’re joined by Emmy- and four-time James Beard Award-winning chef and TV host Andrew Zimmern, who talks with us about how to do Thanksgiving during this pandemic year... if you choose to do it at all. Listen as Andrew lays out strategies …
Lees meerThis year has been full of sacrifices and impossible choices, but it’s not quite done with us yet. If you have kids who are away at college, you may now be facing the pandemic’s latest conundrum: Do you have them come home and risk everybody infecti…
Lees meerCases are climbing exponentially. If you didn’t already know someone who’s had COVID, you will soon. And as a virus becomes more common, it also becomes more likely to infect people who were following precautions.Read more...
Lees meerThis Thanksgiving, you can get a free dinner just by downloading an app and filling up your online shopping cart, courtesy of Walmart and the shopping app Ibotta coming together to help families enjoy a sizable meal without some of the costs.Read mo…
Lees meerIf relationships are about sharing, isn’t combining your finances the inevitable, last step in a mature relationship? Not at all. According to a recent survey, half of us maintain separate bank accounts from our partners. If you’re always fighting o…
Lees meerThe first makeup tip I was taught as a child was to never share mascara or lipstick. Despite their harmlessness, the microorganisms that live inside of our eyelashes and on our faces were enough to scare me towards hygiene. Now that fear over corona…
Lees meerThis year, for the first time, the USPS’s Operation Santa program is both virtual and nationwide. That means more kids can write in asking for clothing, shoes and toys, and more “adopters” can make those Christmas wishes come true.Read more...
Lees meerI take mashed potatoes very seriously, and I can’t imagine Thanksgiving without them. Over the years, I have developed several methods—“hacks,” if you will—for making the creamiest, dreamiest, most flavorful mashers around, and I’d like to share the…
Lees meerWe’ve known since close to the start of the pandemic that wearing a mask protects other people from your own respiratory droplets. But shouldn’t masks protect the wearer, as well? The science wasn’t available to answer that question at first, but it…
Lees meerWhen’s the last time you cleaned your can opener? No really, go check. I’ll wait.Read more...
Lees meerSo, your toddler is embarking on the journey from a crib to a bed. It’s both an inevitable transition and one of the most blatant signs your baby isn’t your baby anymore; they are becoming your big kid (and how dare they!). Knowing when—and how—to m…
Lees meerLast night, I had a craving—a craving for the blue box. It was 10 pm, and suddenly I had to have Kraft macaroni and cheese, so I got a pot boiling and dumped the little elbows into the swirling liquid.Read more...
Lees meerLearning to do your own hair is a precious skill these days. Many salons continue to remain closed around the country, and those hairdresser who are taking appointments could be booked for months to come. But twisting your own locs can be like tryin…
Lees meerPeeing in the shower is gross. However, peeing in the shower will not harm anyone or anything. Thus, one cannot take a stance on whether peeing in the shower is acceptable until one comes to terms with this contradiction. Read more...
Lees meerPeeing in the shower is gross. However, peeing in the shower will not harm anyone or anything. Thus, one cannot take a stance on whether peeing in the shower is acceptable until one comes to terms with this contradiction. Read more...
Lees meerA pre-pandemic survey revealed that nearly half of Americans thought they were underpaid, and that’s been made worse by COVID, as nearly a third of Americans have lost their job or had their wages cut, according to Redfin. Do you feel underpaid? Her…
Lees meerWith the United States’ total student debt bill on a perpetual climb every year, and now totaling a staggering $1.5 trillion, leaders in the Democratic party are reportedly toying with an idea that could offer borrowers at least a partial respite fr…
Lees meerFlashcards are a favorite study method, allowing you to learn large amounts of material, then weed out the parts you already know. But writing out hundreds of index cards and carrying them around so you have them handy whenever you have a few minute…
Lees meerAs I type these words, I am eating a pile of fries that taste like the last Thursday in November. They’re fries with a stuffing vibe—a great vibe—and they came into being without any help from a certain trader named Joe.Read more...
Lees meerIf you or a friend or relative is experiencing a type of substance addiction, you may have made the decision to seek help via a rehabilitation program. But it’s not as simple as Googling the nearest treatment facility: there are many different types…
Lees meerThe pandemic has taken so much from us—but do you know what it doesn’t have to take? Our kid’s awkwardly posed school pictures (complete with traditional blue or grey background), that’s what.Read more...
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