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The whitest thing about me-and there is a lot to choose from-is my love for mayonnaise. I think it's great. Not only is it an essential part of nearly every sandwich, it can be mixed in or spread on a whole variety of foods to excellent, delicious results. Even if you consider yourself a proud mayo-hater, I encourage...Read more...

Posting a photo of your boarding pass for your upcoming trip on social media may seem harmless, but while you're enjoying your vacation, scammers might be using a few pieces of data from your ticket to wreak havoc on your life. As security experts interviewed by Travel + Leisure point out, a single code on your...Read more...

In our hurry to find the cheapest flight possible, there's a crucial travel detail that many of us don't stop to consider: how often a flight is severely delayed. Fortunately, it's pretty easy to check a flight's success rate of on-time travelbefore buying your ticket. The U.S. Department of Transportation requires...Read more...

Whether you're looking for a career change or need a new identity after faking your own death, joining the French Foreign Legion might be the path for you. Founded in 1831 partly as a way to ship foreigners and troublemakers off to die in Algiers, the French Foreign Legion is still taking applicants of all...Read more...

You might already know and love the Pomodoro technique-the method of working for 25 minutes and taking a five-minute break before getting back to it-and appreciate its long-standing reputation for making adherents more productive. But sometimes, 25 minutes just isn't long enough to get into the groove. For big tasks,...Read more...

You're about to buy a home for the first time after years of work, sacrifice, and saving. Your state requires you to wire your closing cost, so you decide to just wire it online to the title company to save time. But you're a savvy homebuyer and call the company before wiring the money to do your due diligence and...Read more...

It's a tough time to be a grocery shopper. If you too need to purchase food for later consumption, you've undoubtedly notice that inflation has made doing so a dispiriting experience. Even cheapish chain standbys like Trader Joe's have seen drastic price increases. Though shopping smarter can save you money, there's...Read more...

This HP EliteDesk 800G1 Desktop computer is a refurbished 2022 model that is renewed, modernized, and made to perform like new. It comes with a digitally-rendered Windows 10 Professional install, mouse, and keyboard, and features an updated full system with improved USB connections. The HP EliteDesk 800G1 Desktop bundle is $246.99Read more...

Deadlines can be a cause of major anxiety, but there is a way to ease that tension. The next time you set a deadline on a task you're completing for your boss, a client, a colleague, or whoever else is demanding of your time, keep a little secret to yourself: Make another deadline for yourself first.

For a food with so few ingredients, flatbreads are tremendously diverse and damn delicious. Water, salt and flour are mixed and prepared around the world in a variety of different ways, producing subtle or dramatic differences. The resulting breads are the key elements for some of the most beloved, hand-held foods,...Read more...

Every time you order or make a martini, you are presented with choices. Gin or vodka? (Gin, make it with vodka and that's a Kangaroo.) Shaken or stirred? (Stirred, unless you like an aerated, watery martini.) Olive or twist? Dry, classic, or dirty? Then there is the matter of glassware. If you're at bar, you probably...Read more...

With every major iOS update, the Messages app gets better and better. An update to iOS 17 (which is currently in Public beta) brings a lot of usability updates in the form of a new design language, a working conversation search feature, and fun stuff like custom stickers.

ChatGPT largely started the explosion of AI chatbots, but now that they've caught on, some are more specialized than others. If you need to generate sales and marketing copy-including SEO meta data-Write Bot is an AI specifically trained for it, and a lifetime subscription is currently on sale for $39.99 (reg. $539).Read more...

The clash of the immortals and mortals continues as Record of Ragnarok season 2, part 2returned to Netflix July 12. In the popular anime, gods from different cultures gathered to decide the fate of humanity-but people have a say in the matter, leading to immortals duking it out with humans in a tournament.Read more...

Harley Quinn debuted as an original character on Batman: The Animated Series in 1992, and over thirty years later she's become a beloved character with her own movie and adult animated show. The series, which premiered in 2019, blends crass humor and action with a surprising amount of heart. Here's what you need to...Read more...

Summer is a great time for camping, since the kids are out of school and the water in just about any lake is perfect for swimming or canoeing. Summer is also a hot, muggy, sweaty time of year, and you're going to zip yourself up in a little nylon sauna. So here are some tips for planning a camping trip that won't...Read more...

Curbside pickup exploded during the pandemic (for obvious reasons), and while a select group of the public still chooses to shop this way for safety reasons, most retail stores and grocers kept the service around for another reason: We love convenience.

This is already the hottest summer ever, and it's not likely to get cooler. So let's figure out some nighttime cool-down strategies to make your bed more comfortable before you sweat your face off.

2FA requires you to type a one-time code during log in, on top of using your password. And if you get those codes via text or email, you've probably had to deal with a lot of clutter-few people bothers to delete them, and they obnoxiously pile up like unwanted magazines. But iOS 17 has a new feature that fixes the...Read more...

Vodka is a bar staple you're likely already familiar with when it comes to cocktails, but did you know it has plenty of uses outside of drinking? You can use vodka around your home for a variety of things, from removing stains,to pepping up a bouquet of flowers to soothing pain and shining up your hair. Here are some...Read more...

Your hellstrip probably sucks. That strip of land that lies between your front sidewalk and the street is likely not your property, but still your responsibility. Hence the name: hellstrip.

It's well-established that the best way to survive disasters and emergencies is to have a plan for dealing with them-yet most of us don't. Mitigating the harm from events like home invasions or natural disasters like a tornado or hurricane starts with having a plan. This usually involves knowing your escape routes and...Read more...

It's been a weird year for garden season weather, and in turn, garden pests. Across the nation, beetles of all sorts are being a pain-andJapanese beetles, in particular, have hit the U.S. hard, and are able to destroy vegetables, flowers, and fruits without much bother. For years, gardeners have tried to develop...Read more...

Earlier this year, the failing Wall Street Journal shitposted their way into the discourse by suggesting people hit hard by inflation might save money by skipping breakfast. I couldn't read the whole thing because it is, hilariously, paywalled. But I don't feel like I need to, because while it's true that eggs are...Read more...

I recently encountered this video of a conflict between neighbors over the roaming habits of a local cat, which got me thinking about cats and the law. In the clip, the long-haired dude threatens to call the police because his neighbor is guilty of harboring a cat."

If your industry uses Salesforce-like many, many companies do-these Salesforce training courses are on sale for $29.99 (reg. $259). The courses are by ForceDigest, part of ExamsDigest-a family of brands that does online training for IT certifications like CompTIA, Amazon, Cisco, and Google. The training includes...Read more...

In a professional bakery kitchen, you'll see plenty of multi-purpose tools in action, and cabinets full of gadgets that are equally believable as scalp massagers or torture devices. Although there's a time and use for all of those utensils, in my home kitchen I ditch the docking roller for a fork. You do not, however,...Read more...

Over my life, I've heard a million different recommendations about how to water plants, ranging from once a week, weakly" to water until it runs out the bottom" to my favorite, water when things start to look sad." I've spent the last month nervously plant-sitting fifty or so rare plants for a friend-a master...Read more...

There's never enough B in my BLT, but the problem isn't solved by simply adding more bacon. It's the size, thickness, and shape. The bacon strips are thin and insubstantial; they never quite scratch that chunky, meat patty itch. Luckily, this is a problem that can be solved with a waffle iron and a plan.

Here we are in July, where most of us are staring down the tomatoes in our garden, trying to will them to turn red (or orange, yellow, or purple). This is also a critical time for ensuring the health of your tomatoes by making sure those vines are well-supported with a sturdy trellis technique.

You've probably seen headlines like this (Raw Oysters Linked to Two Deaths") at some point: It's not the first time doctors have warned people about eating raw oysters. Oysters-like clams, mussels, scallops, sponges, krill, baleen whales, and others-are known as filter feeders." They feed by eating plankton and...Read more...

In obvious news: It's hot outside. The Earth is so warm even Antarctica is melting. And when Floridians head to the beach to cool off, guess what? The ocean is too hot. What's a human to do when the temperature is intolerable? Lose the clothes and jump in the water, that's what. Maybe it's time to go skinny dipping.Read more...

Exercise science evolves over time, and we now know that a lot of things people used to say about fitness are not actually true at all. You won't slim your thighs by standing in a vibrating belt contraption, for example. But now a bunch of those dead fitness myths are popping up, zombie-like, on TikTok. (Yep, even ...Read more...

Sharing passwords securely is not as easy as you think. If you want to do it well, you'll need a specialized tool like 1Password that encrypts the data during the transfer. Sharing a password over messages or email defeats the purpose of sharing it privately: If it's out there in plain text form, it can be accessed by...Read more...

If you don't need the processing power of a brand-new laptop, refurbished computers are a good low-cost alternative. This refurbished Apple MacBook Air has a lengthy battery life, mid-range specs, and is on sale for $369.99 right now.Read more...

Given the recent implosion of the Titan submersible and the fact that Shark Week is right around the corner, it seems the universe believes we need a reminder that in the water, we are mere infants, powerless to combat the natural forces that seek to drown/crush/eat us.

On Friday, the Education Department announced it would automatically forgive student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers. This comes after last month's Supreme Court decision against President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. Here's what today's announcement entails, how to know if you qualify for...Read more...

Pinkglow(R) pineapples are an odd fruit. They are not of the natural world, but engineered (and trademarked) by Del Monte. They get their rosy hue from lycopene, a pigment that occurs naturally in watermelon and tomatoes (but not pineapples, hence the engineering). Some people find the appearance off-putting, but I love...Read more...

TikTok is full of weight loss hacks," most of them misleading, overblown, just plain wrong, or recycled from misinformation of yore (or all of the above). The latest: something involving ice that helped the narrator's mother lose 72 pounds, or something. More info in the comments below! Except there's not. Act quick...Read more...

After three weeks of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA, the actor's union, went on strike last week. For the 150,000 or so people that SAG represents, the effect is immediate: SAG members are forbidden from appearing on-camera, doing behind-the-scenes work, or doing promotion for projects covered by their contract. This...Read more...

Not only is cleaning your kitchen time consuming, but washing some of the larger items can create an even bigger mess than the one had in the first place. If you're fortunate enough to have a sink that's wide, deep, and durable, this may not pose much of a problem. But for everyone else, washing large pots, pans, and ...Read more...

For a seemingly humble cleaning supply, there has been a lot of discussion about sponges over the years; more specifically, how to clean or sanitize them. Various studies, like the one published in Nature's Scientific Reports in 2017, found that kitchen sponges were teeming with bacteria-362 different types, to be...Read more...

With all the hassle that comes with air travel, when the wheels of your plane hit the runway at your final destination, it can feel like a minor victory. But the winning feeling may be fleeting if you discover that your luggage was lost or damaged in transit.Read more...

To some people, all-or at least most-drinking water tastes the same. Others have a more discerning palette, can can taste differences in tap water outside of their local area. There are several reasons for the varying flavor profiles, including the water's mineral content, as well as its quality.Read more...

We're not even a full month into summer, and much of the United States has already dealt with record-setting heat-not to mention the intermittent wildfire smoke from Canada. Between climate change and El Nino, this type of weather is expected to get worse during the remainder of the summer, as well as into the...Read more...

The number of U.S.-based airlines has been dwindling for decades, going from an extensive network of regional carriers and airports of varying sizes, to a landscape dominated by the Big Four: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines. But even among those massive companies, only...Read more...

Scrambled eggs, as a concept, are straightforward, but there are endless ways to tweak them to manipulate their flavor and consistency. I do not claim to know them all (I just said the possibilities are endless), but I do have a few favorites I turn to time and again-for both fluffy and creamy scrambles-and I'd love...Read more...

When you think of uses for tennis balls beyond, uh, playing tennis, you probably imagine throwing one for your dog in a game of fetch. Unfortunately, as we've noted before, that's not actually a great idea for the health of your furry friend. So what else is to be done with all those tennis balls you have lying around...Read more...

ChatGPT is an impressive tool, but a new user might not realize how much you can do with it. Instead of taking the time to experiment with the AI, skip ahead by taking an introductory AI class like ChatGPT for the Absolute Beginner.

Your car is probably one of the most expensive purchases you'll ever make that isn't a house, so it's understandable the lengths people will go to in order to protect and spruce up their rides.Recent years have seen the advent of a new option: Car wrapping, which involves applying a thin vinyl covering to the body...Read more...