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If you are familiar with even half of my deal, you know that I’m very into corn. I will eat it off the buttery cob. I will eat it raw. I will eat it pickled. I will eat it after it’s been soaked in calcium hydroxide (at which point it becomes “hominy.”) I will drink it. I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a form of…Read more...

A new Google Play Store interface is rolling out now for all Android users. It looks mostly the same as before, but reorganizes the store’s layout and streamlines the menus, so finding your way around the app will be different. Here’s a quick tour of the Google Play Store app’s new design, noting where the various…Read more...

Bobby pins are cheap and easy to acquire in large amounts. I bought a big tub of bobby pins years ago for under $3, and it is still full to this day. But why do I need so many? What can I do with all of these things? A lot, it turns out.

Since starting my attempt to make myself enjoy yoga for the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge, I successfully managed to squeeze one daily yoga workout in all but one of the past nine days. And I have to say, it feels like an accomplishment. As someone experiencing a moderate level of pandemic-related burnout, finding the…Read more...

When I was young, there were two specific things I liked. The first was Pokémon, naturally. As a child of the 90s, it was simply inescapable. I wanted any piece of Pokémon merch I could find, no matter what it was. To this day, I’ll remember an obscure toy I had and think, “Wait, why did I own that?” You could have…Read more...

When Yahoo Answers, one of the internet’s last bastions of unfiltered, crowdsourced advice, is shut down on May 4, the site will not be archived. The digital equivalent of the Library of Alexandria for bizarre questions will burn, and it will be a great loss for the internet.

If you’re like me, you use your rewards credit card for almost every purchase to earn points or cash back, and you might not really thinking about it. But not every transaction is worth flashing the plastic, as some vendors might charge transaction fees which negate your rewards, or worse, end up costing you more than…Read more...

Having a sore arm after you get a vaccine is pretty common, but some people who get their first dose of a COVID vaccine have ended up with a red or itchy rash on their arm or, occasionally, their whole body. Fortunately, the rash goes away and tends not to come back—at least not as severely—with the second dose.Read more...

If you have one of three different models of an Ellipsis Jetpack hotspot—the same Jetpack hotspot you would have purchased from Verizon to give nearby devices access to 4G connectivity—you’re going to want to stop using them. Verizon is recalling around 2.5 million of these hotspots over concerns that their…Read more...

T-Mobile is constantly giving out special deals, but its latest promotion is an enticing gambit to get more users on its 5G network. Starting April 18, T-Mobile will let you trade in your older phone for a Samsung Galaxy A32 5G. And if you’re an Apple fan, you can trade in your non-5G iPhone for a new iPhone 12.Read more...

The English language is full of words that sound similar and mean similar things, but do retain their own special place if we want to use them precisely. Who and whom. Affect and effect. Sympathy and empathy. Utmost and upmost. And the especially vexing lay, lie, lain, and laid. Another that tends to trip people up is…Read more...

I can appreciate a good cry, but I do not enjoy it when my eyes get stingy and weepy just because I want to eat an onion. Usually, I wear a pair of cheap lab safety goggles to shield my precious sight orbs, but there’s more than one way to tame an onion. Popping onions in the freezer can decrease the volatility of…Read more...

This week’s out-of-touch guide takes us everywhere from obsessed Minecraft inventors, septuagenarian viral sensations, and even deep-fried water.

The fun thing about having a 10-year-old child is that apparently 10 years is all it takes for the powers that be to dream up way better baby gear than we had access to when he was born. I come from the dark ages of sippy cups that spilled, non-gliding bassinets, and audio-only baby monitors (yes, video monitors…Read more...

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Pets and gardens don’t always get along. If you have both, it’s important to keep them out of each other’s business so everyone stays happy and healthy.Read more...

With international travel restrictions expected to loosen this summer (no guarantees, of course) you might already be planning some foreign travel. Before you make plans, make sure you renew your passport first, as the State Department says it’s currently taking up to four months to process renewals. That means if you…Read more...

If you’re one of the millions of adults who avoid needles at all costs, you might be straight-up dreading your first COVID vaccine. Unfortunately, the best plan of action is to get it over with. It won’t be fun or even painless, but with a little preparation, you can make the experience suck a lot less.Read more...

Wireless networking is one of life’s great mysteries. You’ve probably run into plenty of frustrating questions with your own setup: Why are my downloads slow even when I have a great connection? Why does my connection drop out so quickly when I move around my home? Why is my wifi terrible even though I spent a lot of…Read more...

Want to increase your PlayStation trophy ranking and prove your gaming prowess? Then you need to collect Platinum trophies. Platinum trophies are a badge of honor for many players, signifying you completed every challenge a game has to offer.

According to a new analysis, people who recover from COVID-19 are more likely to have conditions that affect their mental health or their brain and nervous system, compared to people who recover from the flu or other respiratory diseases. In other words, if you’ve been having mental health issues after COVID, you are…Read more...

You probably take your tongue for granted, or at least, don’t fully grasp the complexities of how it deciphers the flavors it encounters and sends those delicious or distasteful signals to your brain.

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Throughout the pandemic, people have been leaving big city apartments for country-living in spots where quarantining is a bit easier. The exodus has left some landlords scrambling to fill vacancies. If you are in the market for a new apartment—or even getting ready to renew your existing lease—now is the time to make…Read more...

Looking to cash in on the summer’s coming travel boom, Amtrak is offering another buy-one-get-one-free discount for its roomette sleeper accommodation, which allows you to book a companion for free. The sale discounts fares up to $100 per person depending on the route, and is applicable to travel between June 1 and…Read more...

The Google Play Music service is dead, but the app still haunts many Android devices. Its icon remains on the launcher and its data takes up space in the internal storage, but opening the app simply takes you to a screen with the message “Google Play Music is no longer available.”

In what is becoming a recurring ritual, Google has removed a scammy Android malware app from the Google Play Store. This time, the offending culprit is FlixOnline, a malware app that roped people in by pretending to offer them free Netflix access. Its banishment from the Play Store is great, but the onus is on you to…Read more...

It seems to take my 10-year-old much longer than it should to get out the door to go anywhere. It is the single most frustrating part of any day.

Not all advice need be professional. Sometimes your problems merit a bit of unvarnished honesty from a dude equipped with nothing more than a computer and a conscience. Luckily for you, I’m that guy. Welcome back to Tough Love. (If you’d like to be featured, email me at sblum@lifehacker.com)

New, freshly washed towels are great...until you use one and find yourself covered in lint. Even after you wash them again (and again), this problem can persist. Blame this frustrating process on the waxy, water-repellent layer of fabric softener that coats most new towels. While it’s intended to keep them looking…Read more...

Spaghetti is a straightforward dish almost anyone can make. Boil some pasta, warm some sauce (or make it from scratch), ladle the sauce onto the pasta. That course of action will result in an edible bowl of spaghetti, but it will also leave you with little pools of liquid and a sauce that doesn’t quite cling to your…Read more...

Exercising first thing in the morning has a ton of advantages: it wakes you up, sets you up with a success before you’ve fully started your day, and ensures you won’t forget to work out later. But then there is the problem of breakfast.Read more...

Many of us have spent the last year pining for the things we were once allowed to do. Sure, there were the basics, like going to work and school with other humans, but there were also all the extras—things like in-person volunteering, the piano lessons one kid took, and the other kid’s volleyball games, golfing with…Read more...

Credit card perks are great, but how can you be sure they’re worth the annual fee? These yearly charges can be significant—a 2019 study found that card fees average nearly $110 annually, although some cards charge a lot more, like the $550 fee for the Amex Platinum Card or Chase Sapphire Reserve. Here are some things…Read more...

Gazelle used to be a household name for phone trade-ins, but then a lot of companies sprang up to nibble at the service’s lunch. Between that and the general growth of manufacturer-driven phone upgrade programs that owners can avail themselves of rather than selling their old devices to a third-party service for cash,…Read more...

Cutting off your hair might mean a bold new look, but it’s also a chance to make some quick cash. You can generally sell your long (or short) locs for anywhere from $100 to $1000, as human hair is a hot commodity for high-quality wigs, weaves, and extensions, but before you grab some scissors you might want to know…Read more...

There are fruits that you must peel before biting into, like pineapples, almost all citrus fruits, and bananas (especially if you have latex allergy). There are fruits that are almost never peeled, like grapes and cherries; and fruits where peeling is a sort of dealer’s choice, like apples, pears, and peaches. Until…Read more...

Spring is in the air! That only means one thing. Actually, it means several things, but one of them is that it’s time for a new season of anime.

A workout habit has a way of building momentum: Once you’re doing something, anything, it’s easy to add something else. But if you’re a total beginner, sometimes the things you see other people doing may not even seem possible for you. That’s not true, though: Everybody has to start somewhere.Read more...

A brand new Pac-Man game, Pac-Man 99, is launching today exclusively on Nintendo Switch, and you can play it for free if you’re a Nintendo Switch Online Subscriber.

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A recent Harvard Business School study showed that most people trust an algorithm more than they do the judgement of their fellow humans. So when it comes to investing, should you use an automated robo-advisor to maintain your portfolio, or are you better off spending a little more money on a flesh and blood …Read more...

You know you shouldn’t open unsolicited file attachments. The rule holds true whether you get them in an email, as a link on a public social media message, or randomly sent your way in a chat app: Don’t open a file you weren’t expecting to receive, ever. And even if you were expecting it, you should also be cautious…Read more...

After closures and delays, fans are excited to see their favorite sports resume a (somewhat) regular schedule. Opening day for baseball was April 1, and the PGA Masters returns for its 85th tournament tomorrow, April 8. The tournament takes place at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia with 72 holes over 7,475 yards…Read more...

As our kids begin to wrap up this Pandemic School Year From Hell, they are likely to face some final exams in the coming weeks. While it would be great for them to ace every single class and individual test, realistically, they may struggle—whether with anxiety, with poor study habits, or with mustering the enthusiasm…Read more...

After a year of remote work, spending hours on Zoom attending countless meetings that could have been emails has simply become a way of life. That’s why you need Zoom Escaper, a plug-in that allows you to “self-sabotage” your audio stream, giving you a good excuse to disconnect from time-wasting video chats without…Read more...

In a lot of cases, parchment paper and aluminum foil are interchangeable. Both can be used to line baking sheets to prevent food from sticking to the pan (and make clean-up easier), but I always have both in my kitchen because parchment paper can do things that foil cannot, and vice versa. And, though we have fairly…Read more...

Contemplating home renovations brings up the big questions: Is completely redoing the kitchen worth the money? What about putting in a pool, or finally finishing the basement? The answers depend on what you hope to gain. If you’re simply looking to enjoy the improvements, the cost-benefit ratio is easier to calculate.…Read more...

Anyone from a city tends to comment on the brightness of the stars when they find themselves in a rural area after dark. But, cliché or not, when you’re so used to living somewhere with light pollution, having the chance to experience the opposite of that can catch you off-guard.

The tape measure is one of the handyperson’s tool belt essentials. Not only does it look cool and roll out satisfyingly when extended (and retract with a snap), it also happens to be filled with a bunch of efficient features that you may not know about.Read more...