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Gardening can be demoralizing if, after hours of sweaty work, your results are lackluster and your plants decimated by bugs or eaten by deer. Worse is when the flowers you did manage to coax into bloom don’t bother showing up again the next year. That’s why perennials are so important for any flower garden—because…Read more...

Nearly four years ago, Lifehacker’s Senior Food Editor Claire Lower posted an excellent article entitled Surprisingly Good Life Lessons From the Satanic Bible.Read more...

I recently boarded a plane for only the second time since March 2020, and I’m here to tell you: Flying has not gotten any more pleasant. Seats are just as cramped, cabins are just as loud, and flights feel just as full. Airline travel, in general, is a big mess, thanks staff shortages, overbooking, delays,…Read more...

Many gardeners like to use raised beds to grow their bounty—they create a lovely border, limit weeds, and are easier on your back—but they can also be quite costly to fill, especially if they’re more than a foot high. You don’t need to buy several bags of soil to get good quality, nutrient-rich material for your…Read more...

Maybe you’ve hit a career rut, or you need one-on-one guidance to overcome a personal struggle—whatever it is, self-help books aren’t cutting it. Asking for help can be the key to getting ahead. But who exactly should you turn to? If you’ve started your search for guidance, you’ve probably seen three different titles…Read more...

Even though I started this stretching challenge with the idea of finding out whether I could become more flexible, I have to admit that I was kind of secretly hoping it would not work. After all, if it doesn’t work, that means I can quit guilt-free.

There are certain assumptions that are made about Southern cooking that do not apply to me, mostly the ones that hinge on the concept that most Southern food is homemade. My family was quite poor for a very long time—I’m two or three generations removed from living in a house with dirt floors, depending which branch…Read more...

Insurance for body parts has long been part of our cultural mythology. Jennifer Lopez has been dogged by rumors her ass is insured for years, and those rumors persist even though she’s denied them. There are reports that Dolly Parton’s breasts are insured, and Heidi Klum has been open about how both her legs are…Read more...

Eating healthy is fine and all, but a lot of so-called “healthy” eating is either too labor-intensive, too low-calorie, or otherwise not a great value for your money or time. Fortunately, the redditors at r/EatCheapandHealthy have solutions. Today, let’s look at their suggestions for high-protein meals that are easy…Read more...

Some people seem to have a “green thumb”—a natural affinity with houseplants that lets them grow anything, anywhere. I am not one of these people. The only way I can grow anything is by ignoring my natural instinct, breaking things down logically, and following a strict schedule. But my plants live a lot longer thanks…Read more...

Lenovo laptop users need to install critical security patches right away to fix several major vulnerabilities that leave their device open to dangerous malware attacks.

Yesterday, my very own sister, Sydney, attempted to publicly shame me for an incident that occurred over a decade ago in the Burbank Costco parking lot. I was young, hungry, and had not been properly satiated by the various samples, so I ripped open a block of just-purchased Colby jack, took a big bite out it, and…Read more...

I use Apple Pay for everything. It’s fast, secure, and best of all it gives me 2% cash back on my Apple Card. However, some stores don’t stop at 2% cash back—participating retailers offer 3%. So if you want to squeeze every cent of credit card rewards you can into your shopping, you might want to consider picking…Read more...

Music festivals have come a long way from the muddy fairgrounds of Woodstock in 1969. What started as an expression of counterculture has turned into a mainstream, billion-dollar industry. According to Nielsen’s Audience Insights Report on Music Festivals, approximately 32 million Americans attend at least one music…Read more...

We wrote last month about Hulu’s obsession with true crime, and the streamer is staying on that train in May. The platform will premiere Candy, a limited series that tells the story of Candy Montgomery, a Texas housewife accused of murder in the 1980s. Episodes of Candy, which stars Jessica Biel as the title…Read more...

If you make a big mistake at work, losing your job—and the income and health insurance that comes with it—is the worst-case scenario, but it isn’t often the likely one. What’s more common is gaining a reputation for being bad at what you do.Read more...

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If you attended high school in the 2010s, your experience didn’t exactly resemble on-screen depictions like The Breakfast Club, Mean Girls, or even High School Musical. There wasn’t that classic “status quo” pitting the jocks against the goths against the theater kids. For the past ten years, the rules and hierarchies…Read more...

Every 4/20, publications that don’t typically give any air to weed smoke are suddenly puffing away on puns—and trying to be cool about it. On the other hand, Lifehacker has been bringing you important baseline ouid information for many years, because we want our readers to have an informed experience no matter where…Read more...

Viewers who love Marvel, Star Wars, or both have something to look forward to on Disney+ in May. The service launched Moon Knight, the latest miniseries set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in March, and the final episode drops on May 4. You’ll also get an inside look at the show with the premiere of Marvel Studios:…Read more...

Apple’s HomePod had a short, rocky life. Critics praised the audio quality but panned its smart features, which made its $350 price tag difficult to recommend to most people. Even when Apple dropped the price to $299, too many people thought the speaker simply wasn’t worth it. Some of those people might’ve told you…Read more...

You spend hours on your iPhone every day, and a good chunk of that time is spent typing away on the keyboard. By now, you have certainly learned the basics, like how you can swipe on the keyboard instead of typing, or how the globe key can help you switch among different keyboards. But there are several other hidden…Read more...

There’s a reason we’re more sympathetic when we see an animal killed in a movie than a person: Animals are innocents, and didn’t ask for any of this. This is why pet owners mistreating their dogs—even by accident or out of sheer ignorance—is so egregious. It’s hard to say how many dog owners commit the sins we’ll…Read more...

According to the MLB Fan Cost Index, the average family of four spent $253 last year on an outing to a professional baseball game, and due to an increase in inflation vendors are already warning this number is likely to increase this year. With the MLB season underway and summer just around the corner, here’s a few…Read more...

With the arrival of spring promising warmer, sunnier afternoons ahead, spending more time in your yard sounds inviting. But sipping your morning coffee on your deck while gazing at your neighbor’s garbage cans doesn’t sound quite so peaceful. Whether you’ve got nosey neighbors or just want to cut back on street noise,…Read more...

Blessed be this day, and a good April Twentieth to you all. Like many of you, I’ve spent some time on the internet while high and hungry. And while I’ve come up with some truly great innovations when dealing with the munchies, redditor /u/Vainquisher may have bested all of my efforts, posting an absolute banger last…Read more...

I’m sure you’re great in bed. I’m sure you’re a god! But since you clicked on this article, you’re probably at least open to the idea that there could maybe, possibly be room for improvement in your sex life.

A new Nicolas Cage movie is dropping this week, and it’s the broadest theatrical release for a Cage movie since the long-ago, pre-Covid era. In The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, the actor plays...Nicolas Cage in a bit of meta-style shenaniganery. The early reviews have been pretty good, which is good, because…Read more...

There is a uniquely American phenomenon anyone living in or visiting the states is familiar with: A commercial full of happy, smiling people appears on television. A narrator declares that a brand-name drug is changing the lives of people with, say, psoriasis. A faster voice runs down a list of potential side effects…Read more...

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Those pushing for nationwide cannabis legalization hope to see the industry become a fully realized and regulated marketplace, as opposed to the patchwork of more or less restrictive local regulations and a whole lot of old weed in Mylar bags that some find it today.Read more...

Drinking wine is fun—the classy kind of fun—and nothing ruins classy fun like grimy little smudges and spots. If I’m serving wine to friends, family, and/or nemeses, I need my glasses to sparkle, baby. I have a (very specific) reputation to maintain, after all. (I may not be what society thinks of as “classy,” but I…Read more...

A federal judge in Florida struck down the federal mandate that called for passengers to be masked on all forms of public transportation, including on airplanes and trains. So does that mean masks are gone everywhere? Not exactly.

So, you got a match on a dating app, had enjoyable enough banter, and deemed this person worthy of at least a few hours of face-to-face time. It’s only natural you want to know as much as you can about your date; after all, they’re your potential future spouse. But what do you do when their Instagram comes up as…Read more...

Peas are resilient motherfuckers.

If you’re used to crispy, colorful content on streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, watching something “live” on cable is likely going to be disappointing. The image probably won’t be as crisp, the colors might not pop like you’re used to, and, at times, the picture might legitimately start to fall apart. Live TV…Read more...

As inflation continues to skyrocket, even folks who once floated through grocery and department stores without paying much attention to things like “unit costs” and “price per pound” have started sweating their budgets and those of us who have always worked coupons with the precision and creativity of a mafia…Read more...

By the time you’ve gotten into using cannabis to the point that you’ve started to pay attention to what’s printed on the labels of your products or have found a budtender whose advice you trust, you’ll probably have come across the term “terpenes” more than once. But what are they, and why should you care about them…Read more...

We know you’re tired of thinking about how expensive homes are and how competitive the real estate market is—because honestly, so are we. But if you must move, and you are prioritizing space for your money, it may be helpful to know how much house you’ll get in cities across the country.

There are some classic activities that pair well with weed: watching funny movies, listening to music, raiding the kitchen. But let’s not forget that it’s also possible to run or stretch while high, if you do so responsibly.

People like doing drugs. But people also like deciding to throw other people in jail for doing drugs. So we have a weird system where taking some dangerous/addictive drugs is commonplace, but taking other harmless/ awesome drugs is a crime.

I am, for the most part, a fan of the savory breakfast. An egg on toast, maybe some cottage cheese with halved cherry tomatoes, an onion bagel and cream cheese—these are my preferred weekday breakfasts. But a sweet, doughy breakfast is welcome on the weekend, particularly on days that I don’t have much to do. Give me…Read more...

Relationship ultimatums are having a moment right now thanks to a regrettable new Netflix show literally titled The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On. While the idea of giving a partner one last chance to commit might be appealing, it comes with a side of “be careful what you wish for.” Your push to get them to make a…Read more...

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Saucing a piece of meat, only to have it run off and pool on the plate, is heartbreaking. A good sauce is a vehicle for contrasting and complementary flavors, but it doesn’t do you any good if it can’t stick to the food it’s supposed to be saucing.

I’m not sure who decided Tucker Carlson is the person to listen to when you want to find out how to become more manly (it was probably Tucker Carlson), but the guy has recently teased an upcoming documentary on the subject with clips that include the concept of “testicle tanning.”Read more...

There’s an entire industry out there for helping people learn to cook on their own. Think “Hello Fresh” and “Blue Apron,” meal kits complete with step-by-step walkthroughs to allow anyone to make a great dinner. However, you don’t need to spend a decent chunk of change on someone else’s groceries in order to learn how…Read more...

Prior to 1988, Walmart wasn’t in the grocery business, which is wild because Walmart absolutely dominates the modern grocery industry. The chain is easily the top grocer in the country, with sales of about $341 billion in 2020 and a 26% market share. What’s deceptive about that market share is how Walmart controls…Read more...

Once you’ve set up your brand new Mac, or done a clean install of macOS on your machine, you can save yourself a lot of time by automating the app install and update process. If you’ve ever used Ninite on Windows, we’re going to show you how to use its alternatives for Mac.

The days when we all thought ebooks were going to make print a thing of the past are long gone—while ebooks remain popular, people still love the feel of a printed book. But many book lovers have an ereader as well, and a good percentage of those are Amazon Kindles.