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Your most important relationship at work is the one you have with your boss, and it is this relationship that can make or break your job satisfaction, particularly in organizations with a set hierarchy in which the supervisor bears responsibility for the work of others. While the quality of your work certainly matters...Read more...

Landscaping and lawn care can become expensive. Fortunately, there are plenty of free gardening resources if you know where to look, and they can get you free wood chips, as well as compost, seeds, mulch, and plain old dirt.Read more...

Preorder (verb): To order (an item of merchandise) before it is available, with the understanding that it will be shipped later. Google is apparently cool with the first half of the definition, but not the second part, as the company currently seems to be cancelling Pixel Fold orders left and right.Read more...

If you're looking for a new desktop computer on a budget, you'll have more options if you search for deals on refurbished devices, and if you don't plan to run software that requires high-end specs, it's not worth it to pay for a new model. One option: this refurbished Apple Mac mini, currently on sale for $206 (reg....Read more...

Love to travel but often find yourself bored at the airport? iPads aren't just for kids-you can get yourself one to watch movies, listen to music, or read from just about anywhere. And you won't have to splurge if you shop refurbished models. With this bundle, you can get a refurbished iPad 7, plus a pair of wireless...Read more...

If you want to communicate in another language but don't have the time or inclination to learn it, an automatic translator can be a viable alternative (just ask anyone on Star Trek). While no translator is flawless, the Mymanu CLIK S Translation Earbuds have earned good performance reviews and can handle 37 different...Read more...

We're a little more than a year away from the 2024 presidential election, and if you think things are ugly and crazy now, just wait a few months. We're more ideologically divided nation than even before, and it's partly by design. Fear and hatred are the keys to winning modern elections, so count on strategists and...Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

Separating whites from colors was once a necessity. We separated whites so we could bleach them, and washed colors in cold water to protect them from running and fading. Clothes were expensive, as were washers and dryers, and care was taken with both. Since laundry habits are typically passed down through the family...Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

This post is part of our Big Talks" series-a guide to helping parents navigate the most important conversations they'll have with their kids. Read more here.Read more...

Rain may be a welcome sight after a long dry spell, but when it comes to your garden, getting hit with a lot of water all at once isn't an instant fix. In fact, any prolonged and/or heavy rainfall could actually harm some of your plants.Read more...

When the weather gets hot, and you switch on the air conditioning in your car, you may find that in addition to the cool breeze, you're also hit with a strong, musty smell. Fortunately, banishing that odor is a relatively straightforward task. Here's what to know.Read more...

One of the most common pieces of advice from TikTok and Instagram therapists is to set healthy boundaries with the people in your life. Typically, the recommended boundaries are with partners, family members, coworkers, and friends. But according to Adam Grant, Ph.D., an organizational psychologist at Wharton, it's...Read more...

Housing prices nationwide may be dropping for the first time in years, but not enough to put homeownership back within reach of many Americans. This has put a strain on the rental market, driving up prices, and highlighting the limited supply of this category of housing.Read more...

Home decor color trends come and go, but classic white linens-like bedding, towels, and tablecloths-never go out of style. Sure, being a neutral color helps, but there's a certain comfort that comes from being able to look at white bedsheets or a washcloth and immediately know whether they're clean.

Whether you're hitting the road over the long weekend, or staying local, you're going to have to eat at some point. Fortunately, there are some tasty food deals and freebies to choose from this Fourth of July weekend. Here are a few to consider.Read more...

Amazon Prime Day isn't until next month, but many Prime Day-worthy deals are already popping up at the retailer-including discounts on some of their in-house devices. If you don't want to wait until the big event on July 11, you can get up to 53% off an Amazon Fire Kids Tablet right now.

I realize I am in an unusual position saying this, given that I have spent the last three years writing monthly columns on the comings and goings to the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max, but it's sad to see how far it has fallen. For a streamer that once produced a ton of weird and engaging original...Read more...

What LinkedIn (usually) lacks in ostentatious, glam, or funny posts, it makes up for in utility-provided you use it correctly. While you're looking for a job or even just tracking progress in your existing role, here are three things you shouldn't put on your LinkedIn.Read more...

Bananas foster has a reputation of complexity. Newcomers to the retro dessert might not know much about it other than that it's a dessert with a fancy name, and that it gets set on fire-both of which seem a little intimidating. But it turns out making a killer bananas foster is a simple, one-pan project that only ...Read more...

Season 6 of Black Mirror kicks off with an episode called Joan Is Awful. If you haven't watched yet, the premise is essentially this: When you sign up for Streamberry (Black Mirror's version of Netflix), you sign away the rights to your likeness and life. Streamberry can then use the events of your day-to-day life to...Read more...

When you're in the running for a job, you often face a number of interviews. In some cases, the first one might be done by phone and take only about a half an hour. There are a lot of great ways to prepare for the classic, face-to-face interview, but what do you do when the person with the power to move you to the...Read more...

You may have recently received an email from the company EpiqPay, a payment distribution service, about the recent Zoom settlement and wondered if it's legit or a scam: As reported by Snopes, the fact-checking website, the email is legitimate and is trying to send payments out for the settlement.

Starting your own business may seem a little more realistic today than it was twenty years ago; whether you want to grow an e-commerce store or use social media to market your product, service, or yourself, the online world makes it more doable than ever. But you might still need some guidance to get your business off...Read more...

I'm very happy with Nintendo at the moment. I'm only one month into building insane things in Tears of the Kingdom, and the company tells me I have two exciting Mario games coming my way: Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the first new 2D Mario game in years that isn't New," and Super Mario RPG, a remake of the SNES classic.Read more...

When you need a new computer, it can be tempting to splurge for the latest high-tech model. But that might not make sense for your budget, especially if you simply don't need a lot of those fancy features. Choosing a basic laptop might be the most sensible way choice-especially if you pick up a refurbished model.Read more...

Screenshots are disabled by default in Google Chrome's incognito mode on Android, which, while good for privacy, can be inconvenient now and then. You can use a workaround via Chrome flags to take incognito screenshots, but this trick creates a new problem-doing so exposes those incognito tabs in the Recents" screen...Read more...

The world is an episode of Black Mirror this week. Netflix recently released a new season of the anthology show, and its in-universe streaming service looks eerily familiar. Speaking of dark, alternative futures, Marvel's Secret Invasion came out this week too, but all anyone can talk about is the fact that the...Read more...

If you have pea gravel pathways or a river rock patio, it probably looked great when you first put it in; after a few seasons, though, it starts to look a little tired. That's because mud, pollen, and other particulates can mix in with the gravel, changing its color and making it look grungy. To freshen up your...Read more...

Once a year, everyone I know becomes a farmer. They plan ahead, pack a picnic, grab a hat and head to a farm to pick strawberries. Flats fill up with the sweet fruit you don't eat in the field, people gain a little appreciation for farm workers after spending the day hunched over, and we all end up making big berry...Read more...

You carry your ID with you wherever you go. It's only right that your primary identity document reflects your gender identity. Well, as best an ID can-it's not always easy or accurate to sum an individual up in an F," M," or a gender-neutral X." And for many transgender individuals, their gender is not actually...Read more...

My kitchen produces two things each year that are universally loved by my friends: sambal and fresh, fermented salsa. It did not occur to me to combine the two until I was staring down the barrel of a pint of freshly picked strawberries, which clearly only had a day left in them. On a hunch, I grabbed my sambal and...Read more...

Parkinson's law is an observation that suggests the longer you give yourself to do something, the longer you'll take to actually get it done. But it's always better to get difficult things done as soon as possible, so let's look at Parkinson's Law and how you can overcome it.

I'm no stranger to the tempting world of Italian carbs. I've had flavorful pizzas, fluffy zeppoles, and strombolis stuffed to near bursting. Yet, I feel betrayed. Why did it take over 30 years for me to hear about panzerotti? And why isn't it happening in every pizzeria, restaurant, and home kitchen world-wide? I...Read more...

This week the world was glued to coverage of the disaster of the Titan, the missing tourist submersible meant to explore the wreck of the Titanic. After a frantic, multinational search operation, an underwater drone today located a debris field" on the ocean floor in the search zone. Sadly, it was soon confined that...Read more...

My daughter finally broke a generational curse. When I was a kid, my parents would sometimes set up a tent in the backyard for us to play in, but we were never quite brave enough to spend the night out there. The same was true for my older kids. But when the little one insisted on camping in our backyard for real this...Read more...

As reported by The Verge, Microsoft is raising prices for both its Xbox Series X consoles, as well as its online subscriptions, Xbox Game Pass, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The former won't apply to those living in the U.S., Japan, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia, and the latter won't apply to customers in Norway, Chile,...Read more...

An old, stained, scratched, and/or discolored bathtub is an eyesore, and not a pleasant place to put your naked body. But replacing a tub is not just a disruptive process, it's also damned expensive-the average cost is nearly $6,000, and it can be much higher.