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How do you begin your work emails? Do you go with a simple “Hey?” Or are you into formal greetings like “Good afternoon?” or “Salutation, right, trusty, and well-beloved friend?” Or are you one of those absolute animals that just starts—with no foreplay at all? How about the closing? Are you one of those annoying,…Read more...

March Madness is beginning its final stretch, with the Elite 8 phase of the tournament starting on March 25. As teams get eliminated, the competition and intensity increases—but that’s not necessarily the case for ticket prices. If you live in some of these cities or are close enough to take a short trip, you don’t…Read more...

As HBO Max continues to transform into whatever inferior version of its former self it will eventually turn out to be, we can still enjoy the last remnants of an earlier era, as this month, a handful of returning shows drop new episodes...even if some of them have already been canceled.Read more...

TikTok is the app in the U.S. right now. There’s a good chance you use it yourself. (Perhaps you just broke away from a binge to come read this article.) But the app’s fate, in the U.S. at least, is uncertain: Lawmakers seem poised, if not ravenous, to either force a sale of the app to an American company, or to ban…Read more...

Hyundai and Kia are warning more than 567,000 SUV and minivan owners in the U.S. to park their vehicles outside because the tow hitch harnesses can catch fire while they are being driven or while they are parked, according to ABC News.Read more...

Bacon makes everything better. I’m certainly not the first to say it, but that salty, smoky, meat strip is hard to resist. It seems, however, that bacon has met its match. The banana, and its cousins, make everything better too. Luckily for us, they’re not enemies. In fact, when combined, they make the best snack I’ve…Read more...

I am waiting for a fish to show up on this webcam. It’s daytime here but evening in the Netherlands, so I may have missed the peak of fish activity that occurs at dusk. But the website tells me that eels and pike often show up at night, so I’m still hopeful. And when the fish start to show up, I will ring the doorbell…Read more...

What do you do when you feel undervalued, unsupported, and unhappy at work? One way to harness your anger is to send out a flurry of job applications—you don’t care where your resume is going, just so long as you’re doing something with all the anger you feel at your current gig.Read more...

Before any of you jabronis start commenting with “Just take off the pineapple,” or “That’s not real pizza,” please consider that this has all been said before, it’s very boring, and nobody cares. There is nothing wrong with putting fruit on pizza (tomato is a fruit), and adding tangy, sweet pineapple to a doughy,…Read more...

For all the fancy new features companies shove into their upgraded smartphones each year, the one thing everyone actually wants is better battery life. And yet, it’s an unpredictable spec: Some new phones have good battery life, while others require a charge after lunch. If you bought a smartphone in the last few…Read more...

If you’re struggling to find the motivation to clean your home, you can turn to specific methods, inspiration, and checklists—or you can look within yourself. Well, maybe not within yourself, but at yourself. One Redditor suggests filming a time-lapse of yourself as you go, and here’s why.Read more...

Look, I’m not anti-bidet. I have one at home and I appreciate it. But there are some nonsensical bidet related myths going around that need to be flushed away. Chief among them: the idea that if you don’t use a bidet, you are walking around with a poop-encrusted butthole.

Keeping up with the latest security news isn’t easy. It seems every week there’s a fresh threat on at least one of our devices to watch out for. This time around, though, it’s a doozy: If you have a Samsung Galaxy or recent Google Pixel, hackers might be able to break into your phone with just your phone number alone.

So many of us are unhappy with our current employers that some clever person coined the term “rage applying” to describe the newfound zeal for searching for a new gig. The term has been trending on TikTok—but applying too quickly for an opportunity that seems too good to be true can also put you at risk of being roped…Read more...

Some mornings I feel like I have nothing edible in my kitchen, usually after a missed grocery run. This time, my options were my sometimes-nemesis, oatmeal, or the dregs of Raisin Bran. (Not all cereal is bland and flavorless, but Raisin Bran really toes the line.) To save myself from a morning of chomping while…Read more...

There are over 14,000 species of mushrooms on Earth, ranging from poisonous death caps to delicious morels to mushrooms of the psychedelic variety. I’m sure you’ve seem them growing from soil, cow paddies, rotten wood, and just about everywhere else, and maybe thought, “How hard could it be to grow edible mushrooms at…Read more...

When you think of “spring cleaning,” you probably imagine tidying up your house, clearing out your closets, and focusing on your most lived-in space—but what’s more truly lived-in than your car? Depending on what your commute to work, school, or leisure activities looks like, you probably spend a lot of time in your…Read more...

Broccoli is a journeyman vegetable. Consistent and dependable, it does exactly what you ask of it every time, without requiring much fanfare or an overly precious cooking method. The stalks can be cooked in a myriad of ways, most of which are pretty good, but roasting has the best effort-to-reward ratio—especially if…Read more...

I have been nuking food since childhood, but no one ever taught me the Rules of Microwaving. I learned not to put any metal in one when I went to re-heat a foil-wrapped Wendy’s hamburger, and I learned the dangers of superheating liquids in chemistry class. No one warned me about chili peppers, however.Read more...

The collapses of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank earlier this month were the second- and third-biggest bank failures in U.S. history. While those institutions catered mostly to the tech industry, it’s natural to feel a sense of unease. The question on many bank customers’ minds: Is my money safe?Read more...

Subway has been suspiciously generous this year. February brought us nine days of BOGO free Subway footlongs; March began with a BOGO 50% off footlong deal that runs through April 30 and another limited-time BOGO free coupon for footlongs. Perhaps they’re trying to distract us from that Discovery+ documentary about…Read more...

When you fire off an important email, you don’t get to know when the recipient opens it. You have to sit in front of your computer like a dope waiting for their response. Some emailers out there, however, don’t have to wait for a response to know the message was received. In fact, they can track exactly when you open…Read more...

When you download or buy an app on your smartphone, that record seems to stay with you forever. Sure, you can easily delete the app from your phone, but when you browse the App Store or Play Store later on, you’ll always see the option to download it again. That is, unless you scrub the app from your iPhone or…Read more...

In a month full of video game deals—from Nintendo’s Mario Day deals to Steam’s Spring Sale for PC games—Xbox has now joined the party with more than 500 games on sale, with some as much as 90% off. Xbox has been doing massive sales for certain games from their catalogs on recent weeks.

I love when food trends give tired products new life, like making a Pop-Tart ice cream sandwich, or curing your gummy candy. Wrapping ice cream in Fruit Roll-Ups is the TikTok trend that’s currently reviving the 80s lunch box snack and, though it’s sure to spike my sugar levels, it’s a surprisingly entertaining eating…Read more...

Outside of the 2007 indie hit Waitress, Keri Russell has never had the movie career she obviously deserved—no, a small part in Mission: Impossible III and a laughable cameo in the worst Star Wars movie (I said it) don’t cut it, and no one is going to Cocaine Bear to see anything but the bear who ate the cocaine.…Read more...

Vegetables are an essential part of eating healthy, but getting enough vegetables can be a challenge for those of us who, to be totally honest, never learned to like them. I was once a vegetable-hater, so I totally get this. But you can learn to like veggies, even if you despised them as a kid.Read more...

By some curious twist of fate, I ended up with two orders of mashed potatoes from Popeyes last night. Maybe God was casting blessings upon me (She works in mysterious ways), or maybe they charged me for a large and used two small containers because they ran out of packaging. I don’t know. It doesn’t matter. It was a…Read more...

Maybe you had to unexpectedly foot the bill at dinner, or you had to fill your gas tank before your paycheck hit this week. If you aren’t keeping a close eye on your checking account, you may find yourself overdrawing and slipping into a negative balance—and when you try to spend more money than you have in your…Read more...

Manga, have you heard of it? Once a niche subset of the graphic novel market, the Japanese comics now dwarf it in popularity, and are only finding new readers (and selling more books) with each passing year. Kodansha USA, the English-language arm of the Japanese publishing giant Kodansha, is doing its part to make…Read more...

Domino’s pizza is about a week late with their “Pi Day” deals, but better late than never when it comes to pizza: They are now offering 50% off all pizzas on their website until Sunday, March 26. The deal is good for any size; it will save you about $10 per large pizza (they usually go for $20).

If your parents are “active seniors” spending their golden years taking helmet-less bike rides together like the smiling silver foxes in the above stock image, you’re probably not concerned with how they’ll pay for a nursing home—that’s years away. But making a plan early can protect their money, and that money could…Read more...

The Switch may have succeeded the 3DS and Wii U, but that doesn’t mean the former systems are useless. Both Nintendo’s handheld and console have plenty of reasons to exist in 2023, whether it’s the extensive Game Boy library on the 3DS, or the Wii U’s ability to play every Zelda title on console. If you don’t have…Read more...

Depending on how long you’ve lived in your rental property before it’s time for you to move on, you may not even remember how much you put down in a security deposit—but you’ll be pretty happy when you get a chunk of money back that can help you with your expenses as you settle into your new place. We talk a lot about…Read more...

We all have a few less than fond memories of the worst containers we have ever been forced to barf into. As a kid, my parents would sometimes remember to bring a sick bucket on road trips. But sometimes there was no bucket on hand, and I remember hurriedly being handed a grocery bag anytime I said I was feeling…Read more...

“Cutting the cake” is an honor. Whether you’re getting married, retiring, or celebrating a birthday, the task usually falls to a special person on their special day. I’m not one to nitpick the aesthetics of a slice of cake—especially one that is handed to me free of charge—but, when cutting the cake, I want to do as…Read more...

To start with: No. You should not have (or perform) a lobotomy. It would be impossible to find a surgeon willing to take on the procedure, and whatever is wrong with you would be better handled through other means. Hypothetically, however, you could have a friend perform a lobotomy on you with a few tools and without…Read more...

Spring is here, but that’s no reason to go outside—not when the Steam store has a killer sale going on. The video game digital distribution service and storefront for PC games is running a Spring Sale between now and March 23, offering you a chance to pick up a backlog of acclaimed games at a steep discount.

Everything old eventually becomes new again: We’ve been proponents of using Kool-Aid to clean your dishwasher since 2007, but the hack is finding new life on TikTok all these years later. You need to clean your dishwasher regularly to make that old thing new again, too, but there are a couple of different ways to do…Read more...

Cleaning your dryer’s lint trap after every load is a must if you want to keep the machine running efficiently and safely. Scraping out that pile of bluish-grayish-pinkish fluff is probably something you do without thinking, but before you toss it into the trash as per usual, stop. What if you didn’t throw the lint…Read more...

With the exception of subway churros and maybe cheesecake, the black and white cookie is New York City’s most iconic dessert. You can find them clinging to their packaging in corner store delis, or proudly lined up in bakery cases. But if you don’t live in NYC, or don’t have access to a Jewish bakery, do not lose…Read more...

Most of us have the good sense these days not to post personal information online. That’s why markup tools are so helpful: You can quickly crop or censor any personal information out of a screenshot, then safely send it anywhere you like. However, if you use Markup on a Pixel phone, your edited screenshots aren’t so…Read more...

It’s easy to look at the intersection of fitness and technology and see only disturbing signs: Studies have linked technology, particularly social media, with unrealistic body image, eating disorders, low self-esteem, and more. But according to some fitness experts, the “disembodied workout” provided by virtual…Read more...

The M2 Mac mini is the newest entry in Apple’s line of small and surprisingly minimalist desktop computers. And right now, Amazon is selling the 512GB M2 Mac mini (not to be confused with the M2 Pro) for its lowest price since it released this past January, at $700—a $99 discount from the $799 list price..Read more...

2023 is already the year of consumer AI. You can find ChatGPT and GPT language models in Microsoft Bing’s AI search, DuckDuckGo, as well as many other programs—but it’s not just OpenAI having all the fun. Now, Google is rolling out Bard, its AI chatbot partner for Google search, to anyone who wants to test it. You…Read more...

I can’t think of a single egg preparation more finicky than poaching. Do it correctly and you’ll get a plump, oval balloon you could easily mistake for an orb of fresh mozzarella, but do it the wrong way and you’ll end up with a hurricane of wispy egg white surrounding a naked, boiled egg yolk. Luckily, the OG…Read more...

When I was 10, I “wrote” a parody version of Melissa Etheridge’s “I’m the Only One,” switching out the sapphic longing for pickle cravings. Unfortunately, the only lyrics I can remember are, “But I’m the only one who’ll walk across the fire for pickles/ and I’m the only one who’ll drown in my desire for pickles.” My…Read more...

Something wonderful happened recently: My teenage son stole some of my food. He is ravenous, but also considerate. So when I said, “Fine, you can have some of my leftover chili, but you’ll have to replace it,” he agreed. And thus he began to prep (some of) his own meals.Read more...

I’m a big believer in holding onto your Mac as long as possible, but at some point, it comes time to say goodbye. As you part ways with your old computer in favor of a shiny new one, you probably hope it serves someone else as well as it did you. Without your help, however, it might wind up cold and alone in a…Read more...

While you probably won’t get rich doing it, there are more opportunities out there than you might think to earn money by recording audiobooks or writing book reviews or summaries. If you love to read anyway, you might consider turning your hobby into a side hustle since you’re already doing the bulk of the work.