How and Why to Start Journaling

Some of the most influential people in history kept detailed journals of their lives, including Charles Darwin, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison and Frida Kahlo. Those journals served two purposes: a permanent record for posterity and, presumably, a catha…

Everyone Hates You When You're Selfish in a Crowd

Reddit must know it’s Jerk Week. The top post on r/AskReddit last night asked, “What is something we can all agree on being a ‘dick move’?” The top answers, agreed upon by thousands of Reddit users, shared a theme: the most universal dick move is be…

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The Best Podcast Apps for Your iPhone and iPad (2019)

Almost everyone loves listening to podcasts, but finding a decent podcast app to manage your subscriptions can be tricky. Podcasts continue to grow in popularity and, as a result, there are more podcast managers on the App Store than ever before. Bu…

How to Make Your Old Phone Feel Like New

Phones age like bananas, or relationships. Our culture pressures us to spend money on the latest and greatest (phone, not banana). But there’s a wide range of ways to make your current phone feel new, for cheap or for free.Read more...

There Are Carcinogens in Tap Water, But Don't Freak Out Too Much

A new study found that tap water contaminants may cause 100,000 cases of cancer in the US every year. While the numbers may be right (it’s hard to be sure), that doesn’t mean you should worry too much about your tap water. Read more...

Buy Round-Trip Delta Tickets Starting at $93 Today

Delta is running a flash sale on fares today that bring a number of round-trip tickets down in price, one as low as $93.Read more...

This Is the Only Way to Throw Away Dirty Tissues

The bad news is, I’ve been disposing of my son’s dirty, germy tissues wrong for the whole first half of his childhood. The good news is, some things are about to change around here. Read more...

How to Tell Someone to Get Off Their Phone

Smartphone addiction is real. According to a log of my screen time, in the last seven days, I spent three hours and 15 minutes a day on my iPhone (and over 22 hours in total last week—almost an entire day). And I’m not alone. Our social media produc…

How to File a Claim for The Yahoo Breach Settlement

With all the big corporate data breaches that have been discovered over the past few years, you might have forgotten about the one at Yahoo that exposed 500 million account passwords in 2016.Read more...

Everything You Should Do Before Updating Your iPhone to iOS 13

Happy iOS 13 release day! Now that the update is live, resist the urge to tap your way through to the big iOS update. There are a few things you can do before you start installing it—really, things worth doing at least once a year, and iOS update ti…

Someone Can Be Breathing and Still Need CPR

I’ve taken a few CPR classes, and I admit I walked away with the mistaken impression that a person who needs CPR will be unresponsive and not breathing at all. But a common symptom of cardiac arrest is agonal breathing, which can look like the perso…

How Google Fi's Unlimited Plan Stacks Up to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon

Google’s mobile service, Google Fi, finally has an unlimited data plan. Though the previous sliding-scale “Flexible plan” that defined Fi’s service still remains available, the new unlimited plan offers a more traditional pricing structure, reduced…

How to Choose a Bank That's Not Profiting From the Climate Crisis

If you’re trying to live in a way that helps mitigate the effects of climate change, you might resolve to fly less often or eat less meat. But what about switching banks? Read more...

The Fastest Way to Warm a Chilly Dinner Plate

Serving hot food on a cold plate can be a little sad, particularly if that food is prone to cooling off quickly (looking at you, eggs). A lot of fancy restaurants have fancy plate warmers to help elevate your eating experience, but it’s unlikely you…

The Apple Card Won't Change Your Life—But It Will Hook You on Apple Pay

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How to Co-Parent With a Difficult Ex

So, you had kids with an asshole. You probably didn’t mean to. Maybe they were much less of an asshole before the kids came along—or maybe their dickish tendencies were just easier to deal with when you weren’t also trying to keep small humans alive…

Thursday's Best Deals: Logitech Clearance, New iPhone Accessories, Costco Membership, and More

A Logitech Gold Box, Wayfair Clearance Sale, and 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership lead off Thursday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

How to Reveal Your Saved Wifi Passwords in Windows or macOS

Riddle me this: You’re out somewhere and you need to hop on a wifi network with a new device. You realize you have the wifi password saved on your laptop, but not on whatever device you’re looking to connect. And you’re either too lazy to ask for th…

How to Be a Better Decision-Maker, With Neuroscientist David Redish

Have you ever found yourself totally immobilized in the face of a decision? Why is making choices so, difficult, whether it’s deciding what to have for dinner or whether we should move across the country? This week, we spoke with neuroscientist Davi…

The New Walmart Credit Card Is Only Useful for 12 Months

Walmart has two new credit cards launching next week, both promising big rewards for fans of the retailer. But the cash-back credit card scene is super competitive right now, and one big catch to Walmart’s rewards program makes it only a so-so choic…