How to Support Boys Who Want to Dance

Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer created an uproar among the dance community recently when she laughed on air about six-year-old Prince George taking—and loving—ballet lessons. Spencer has since apologized, but the mocking nature of her words str…

The Most Affordable Places to Vacation on Labor Day Weekend

The time to nab a discounted plane ticket for Labor Day weekend has passed; however, there’s still time to get a great discount on a hotel room for the weekend.Read more...

Install the iOS 12.4.1 Update to Fix Apple's Big Security Mistake

A quick heads up for iOS 12 users: This week’s iOS update, version 12.4.1, includes an important fix for a security gaffe discovered in iOS 12.4. We highly recommend you perform the system update if you haven’t already—unless, of course, you’re tryi…

Why You Should Delete Your (Ancient) Foursquare Data

Remember Foursquare? I used to use it (and the company’s other apps) to keep detailed, digital recordings of everywhere I went, which was the cool thing to do back in 2010. And while I don’t use Foursquare’s Android or iOS apps anymore, I’ve given t…

How to Stay Motivated at Work When You Hate Your Job

Over at the New York Times, a frustrated employee shared their story of a lazy, “do-nothing” colleague with the Ethicist. “She frequently takes lunch breaks, comes in later than her start time and is not actually working on her ‘work from home’ day…

How to Practice Like the Best Musicians

How do you practice your music? Do you sit down and play a specific piece all the way through, over and over? Do you do the thing where you start at the beginning of a piece, play until you make a mistake, repeat that part until you play it perfectl…

Why It Might be Time to Update Your Old Chromecast

It’s been six long years since Google first debuted its Chromecast streaming stick. While most of you have probably upgraded to something better by now—such as a more-powerful “puck” in the form of a third-generation Chromecast or Chromecast Ultra—i…

The Complete Guide to Making Animated GIFs

Sometimes, the best response to a group chat or email is a strong GIF—a small animation that can express your feelings much better than you can type them. While you can find plenty of GIFs for every occasion with a few taps of your phone’s keyboard …

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How to Encourage Your Kid's Empathy

When it comes to raising empathetic children, the advice to parents typically has to do with talking to them about the feelings of others, encouraging them to imagine how another person feels, and praising them when they display empathetic behavior.…

Turn Old Radio Shows and Audiobooks Into Podcasts With Fourble

Radio show archives are hard to find; when they’re available at all, it’s often in awkward formats. (To get my hands on the radio sitcom Cabin Pressure, I had to buy one season as a music album and another as an audiobook.) You can find some shows o…

Watch Free Movies on Your Phone With IMDb's New App

IMDb launched IMDb TV earlier this year, a streaming service that allows you to watch some programming for free through IMDb’s website. Today the company announced that it’s bringing IMDb TV to its mobile app as well, giving you the ability to strea…

Practice Breaking Up With Someone Using This Chatbot

If you’ve ever broken up with someone—and been on the receiving end of an angry series of texts or phone calls—you might recoil at the idea of ending a relationship when it isn’t working. To save yourself from having the talk altogether, you might e…

The Best Size of Starbucks Coffee Isn't on the Menu

There is no such thing as a “small” on a Starbucks menu. The sizes, as everyone who’s listened to a bad stand-up comedy show knows, are tall, grande, and venti. Starbucks does offer a small; there’s just so little demand for it that they don’t put i…

Hyperdecanting: Better Wine in a Minute, You Impatient Philistine

I have only seen one episode of HBO’s Succession, but that does not mean I am left out of the Succession-focused Monday morning discourse, particularly when the episode features an eerily familiar workplace scenario or, in the case of last night’s e…

How to Listen When Your Kid Has a Bad Day

Our kids are—or very soon will be—back in school, which means the late-afternoon crankiness is coming. They’ve (mostly) held it together for their teachers all day, and we are their safe place, so as soon as they see us, they may feel compelled to u…

How to Get the Exclusive Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Wallpapers for Your Android or iPhone

When new smartphones come out, I’m always jealous of their wallpapers—typically some gorgeous, exclusive backgrounds that you can’t simply download from the manufacturer’s website for your older device.Read more...

Use Your Gift Cards ASAP

The next time you receive a gift card, don’t save it for a special occasion—and don’t toss it in a drawer and forget about it. Use your card as soon as possible, because otherwise you’re providing the company with an interest-free loan.Read more...

Don't Post Your Toddler's Tantrum on Social Media

The great thing about parenting during the age of social media is that we have an easy way to connect with others during those isolating early years. The years during which the days are long but the nights are longer, someone is always physically ha…

How to Make Your Fridge and Freezer as Efficient as Possible

Spoiler alert! This video will keep your food from going bad.Read more...

Do a Hard Workout Before Getting on a Plane

On a busy travel day, often the last thing I want to do is add another preparatory task. But in an interview, the founder of Allbirds revealed that his best travel tip is to exercise before flying. And his logic is sound:Read more...