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Applying for a passport? It'll take you longer than usual: According to The Points Guy, a routine passport service can take around 10 to 13 weeks (seven to nine weeks if you're willing to pay more for expedited service) and an additional two weeks for processing and mailing. And that's not including how long it might...Read more...

Learning a language isn't easy and no app is going to make you fluent overnight, but if you want to be methodical about your studies and get a variety of learning style options, Rosetta Stone has a lifetime subscription on sale for $159.97 right now (reg. $299) with promo code VACATION15. Sale ends July 23.Read more...

Fried eggs are straightforward eggs. A little fat, a hot pan, an egg-that's all you really need to make one. But they're also more riffable than a lot of people realize.

Over the past couple of years, Apple has made positive strides when it comes to internet privacy. It automatically blocks cross-website cookies now, making it harder for ad networks to track you across different sites. But cookies are not the only way networks, or websites, can keep tabs on you: They can do it with...Read more...

Everyone knows the ESRB video game ratings by now-y'know, E for Everyone, T for Teen, M for Mature. These ratings tell parents and players what a game's intended audience is and warn of any potentially problematic content therein. Official ESRB ratings are also required to sell a game in stores and digital...Read more...

Yesterday I asked my wife what she wanted for her birthday. She told me she'd like a cordless Dremel. Later, I was served an advertisement for-you guessed it-a cordless Dremel.Read more...

Shaved ice is technically frozen water that has been shaved (or crushed) into a fluffy pile, then flavored with syrups and such. But what if instead of shaving (boring, inherently flavorless) frozen water, you tried shaving (exciting, colorful, pleasingly tart) frozen fruit? That's exactly what Frankie Gaw of Little...Read more...

While the Perseids are usually the highlight of summer meteor showers, they aren't the only thing to stay up late or wake up early for this year. As Space.com lays out, there are a handful of lesser-known but still-spectacular showers to view between now and mid-August.

Weekends and waffles belong together and nothing should ever come between them, especially not the damn waffle maker. When greased up correctly, removing waffles from the hot iron is no problem. Lubricate the waffle iron unevenly, or not at all (we've all been there), and the batter can become unapologetically stuck...Read more...

You spent so much time getting the garden and yard ready for summer, and in eight weeks, you're going to do it all in reverse to get ready for fall and winter. Since July and August are mostly filled with walking around the garden to check on progress and pull the occasional weed, I try to find ways to make fall...Read more...

Everybody has a favorite stage of banana ripeness. Do you prefer them still slightly tinged green? Uniformly yellow? Lightly freckled? Soft and beginning to show brown stripes along the bottom? Whatever it is, act fast, because they'll be a different color tomorrow.

Rejoice, for we are heading into high tomato season. Hopefully, your tomato plants are now producing actual tomatoes; with any luck, you're seeing the first blushes of color. If your vines look healthy-full of blossoms but lacking actual tomatoes-it may be time to break out a vibrator.Read more...

They Cloned Tyrone is a sci-fi comedy movie starring Teyonah Parris, Jaime Foxx, and John Boyega that centers around a series of eerie events in a Black neighborhood that brings together an oddball trio of characters-a drug dealer, a pimp, and a sex worker-who discover a government conspiracy.

Okay, Mom, my room is clean!" You know before you even see the finished product that your child's room is most definitely not clean. And, sure enough, when you poke your head in the door, you see the same thing you always see after they've supposedly cleaned their room: A big clear spot in the center of the floor and...Read more...

Set in 1870s San Francisco during the Chinatown Tong Wars, Warrior is a martial arts crime drama that centers around Ah Sahm, a martial arts phenom from China who immigrates to the U.S. in search of his lost sister. After joining a Chinatown gang called Hop Wei, he eventually learns that his sister's circumstances are...Read more...

It doesn't matter if you're working from home or in an office: You need to maximize your desk's functionality so you can be more productive and happy. Here are some of the best products to spruce up your workspace.Read more...

I've been on a magic shell kick recently. Ever since I made this Sara Lee ice cream cake. I've been drizzling it on ice cream, obviously, but the fast-setting chocolate sauce has other uses. It will freeze onto any cold food, including fruit (like frozen bananas) and peanut butter.Read more...

If you're a dog owner in a place with cold or snowy winters, you're probably used to wrangling your pup into a pair of dog booties to protect their paws from the cold, ice, and salt. But those paws need protection from burning hot summer pavement, too. Consider the fact that July 2023 has already notched several of the hottest days...Read more...

The Women's World Cup 2023 will be held in Australia and New Zealand starting July 20, and you, as an American, should be hyped. We have the best team and best record in the world. Our women have also kicked ass the last two world cups, winning them back to back, and are on great footing to win it a third time...Read more...

Whether you like to meal-prep your eggs, or you're fixing up a girl dinner for a group of friends, poaching a lot of eggs at once using the traditional method can be time-consuming or downright frustrating. But with a muffin tin, you can poach a dozen at once with no problem and no headache.

If you live in a home with a windowless room inside it, you know how hot it can get. A room without windows is typically a room without ventilation, and unless you have a robust air conditioning system that blasts cold air into that small slice of Mordor you call your unofficial spare bedroom, it's almost certainly a...Read more...

There will always be those surprise meetings added to your work calendar, and those regular meetings you simply have no control over, but you probably schedule some of them too. And when you do, you should always try to do so on days you already have meetings, even though it might seem to make sense to space them out....Read more...

Plenty of IT professionals don't hold Bachelor's degrees, and they instead earn certifications or build a portfolios to show their skills. Whether you're after a new career or just want to build your own apps, this 2023 Complete Python Boot Camp Bundle could help, and the 12 courses are on sale for $19.99 right now...Read more...

When it comes to sweet, summer corn, I am the mom in WarGames. There are many ways to cook corn, but I like it raw, and I make it my duty to remind everyone every summer that they too can enjoy uncooked corn. It's not only crisp, but incredibly sweet and juicy, and tastes fantastic right off of the cob, no heat...Read more...

Taco Bell might not be necessary for my cell function, but it is necessary for my self-function. Sadly, none of their locations are convenient for me to frequent, so I have to take matters into my own hands when I crave their self-proclaimed Mexican-inspired" items. I'm happy to report that your mornings don't have...Read more...

If you can only do one type of running, many of us choose slow, steady running-zone 2" is the trendy name for it these days. But if you want to take the next step toward becoming faster and more athletic, consider adding strides to your run.

This refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad 5th-Generation with an 11.6-inch touchscreen is $119.99 right now (reg. $219). It comes with an Intel Quad-Core N4100 processor, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage space, Windows 10 Pro, and USB, USB-C, HDMI, and microSD card ports.Read more...

It's hot right now. Step outside into the unforgiving sun and humidity, and you might just feel yourself shut down a bit. Well, the same thing happens to your iPhone or Android: If your smartphone gets too hot, it can start acting up, to the point where you won't be able to use it anymore. While you can't give your...Read more...

While a heat wave rages outside, the headlines about the consequences increase by the day. It's been hot and humid for weeks-not the cute kind that makes you want to lay by the pool, but the kind that sees you carrying around an umbrella to protect from rain, while also covered in sweat. Humans are generally not...Read more...

The streaming era has changed a lot about how TV works-so much so that both the Writers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild are on strike together for the first time since Eisenhower was president and Ronald Reagan was considered a labor leader. But one thing will likely never change: Good shows ending way too soon,...Read more...

One backup is never enough. An automatic service like iCloud is great-if your phone ends up in a ditch somewhere, you won't lose all the photos of your family. But an iCloud backup doesn't cover everything on your device. That's why you should also do it the old school way, and make a local backup to your Mac or PC.

Processing fruit every summer can be daunting. We all start out with the same ambition: We see the cherry branches dripping with red lobes and dream of an entire winter of cherry pies. We side-eye the apple tree, thinking this is the year we're going to finally make apple cider. And clearly no one knows how many...Read more...

It's never easy to separate political speech from disinformation in a democracy built upon the right of free speech, but the firehose of foreign and domestic weaponized bullshit that began in 2016, reached a fever pitch in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, and continued throughout the pandemic, saw...Read more...

A watched pot never boils, and checking to see if your summer vegetable starts have hit puberty yet has the same results. Until now, your adorable little tomato, eggplant, and pepper starts have been spending all their energy growing, producing leaves and gaining mass. Those suckers have been existing on a high that ...Read more...

If you were caught up in the United Airlines delay debacle back in June and found yourself either stranded overnight or never made it to your destination, there's good news now: You have 30,000 MileagePlus miles waiting for you.

Unless I was visiting my grandmother, most of my childhood sandwiches were made on whole-wheat sandwich bread, with Ezekiel sprouted grain bread making an appearance every once in a while (a real lunchbox jump scare). It was hard for me, as I've always been deeply devoted to squishy, white sandwich bread.Read more...

While you're on vacation this summer, your air conditioners, refrigerator, and other appliances could be sucking energy out of your home. Here's are the appliances you should unplug and adjust before you go on vacation.

There's a lot of advice out there (read: on Lifehacker) about finding a mentor, and that's because having someone established to guide you is a major benefit for your career. The more you look into the concept, though, the more you find that the world of mentorship is complex. For instance, you might hear the word...Read more...

There are times when you face a cleaning task so daunting that only a professional can help. Other times, you can handle it yourself-if you think like a pro, that is. Here's how to clean up your place like it's your job, according to the people for whom it is.Read more...

You're probably like millions of people who have Microsoft Excel on their computer and aren't using its seemingly endless tools, formulas, and functions to their full potential. If you want to change that, this 2023 Ultimate Microsoft Excel training bundle has seven courses and over 43 hours of training to help...Read more...

It's mid-2023 and I am officially calling it: I'm never catching up on all of the Marvel TV shows. Star Wars though? Star Wars I still have a chance-but Disney+'s latest offering, the Jedi-centric Ashoka, premiering Aug, 23, will test my fortitude.Read more...

Live Nation is kicking off Summer's Live, a chance for you to invite three people to come with you to a show for $20 a pop, starting July 19 to Aug. 1. There are over 2,500 concerts nationwide you can choose to attend and get a four-pack bundle of tickets per show for $80. Here is how to do it and what to expect.

What came first, the milkshake or the smoothie? Maybe they developed simultaneously, but I like to think the milkshake paved the way and that's why smoothies feel like dessert even when they're packed with kale and wheatgrass. And while it really should taste like a treat, sometimes the texture is mealy, or you can't...Read more...

Tools can be extremely expensive, and it's easy to assume that spending more will get you higher-quality tools. While that's often true, but the fact is you don't always need a tool of higher quality.

There are more than a two million people currently imprisoned in state or federal prisons and local jails in the United States, and you can correspond with all of them. A prison pen pal relationship can provide you with unique insights into people you might never meet in your day-to-day life and give you the...Read more...

Every time you buy a plane ticket, cruise trip or other travel tickets, you end up getting asked the same thing: Do you want to add travel insurance for just a few extra dollars? In that moment, you're probably excited about buying your tickets and making plans, not thinking ways you can pay more for insurance...Read more...

Overnight oats are a great way to make a simple chilled breakfast. But, let's face it, they're still oats, and oats need flavor assistance, and adding a dollop of jam can provide such assistance. If you open the fridge to reveal a nearly empty jam jar, and you might think, Dang. I can't flavor my oats now." Turns...Read more...

For anyone looking to get into web development, the 2023 All-in-One Raspberry Pi and Arduino Developer Bundle might be a good place to start. Featuring nine courses, software engineer and entrepreneur Edouard Renard teaches the basics, including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, C++, and more in this course bundle on sale for $69.99Read more...

These days, if I see I have a new Twitter DM, it's almost guaranteed to be spam. The company clearly knows this is an issue, as they've rolled out a fix" to reduce the amount of bogus messages entering your inbox. The problem is, the fix" might do more harm than good, but at least there's something you can do to fix ...Read more...