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Amazon Prime Day is here. If you’re planning a big shopping frenzy, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to find some kind of discount for lots of items on your must-have list.

The first stages of dating can be fun—figuring out whether you’d willingly give up your limited alone time to get to know a new person. But between all the sibling- and hobby-listing, chances are these early conversations don’t include how each of you define “cheating.” And why would they?

The best shopper is a smart shopper. While many of you will approach events like Amazon’s Prime Day, Black Friday, or Cyber Monday with a game plan, there are as many more who see a deal and let excitement get the better of them. They might happen upon an HDTV marked down to $300 and pull the trigger because they want…Read more...

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I have always appreciated a good tuna sandwich. You can make a good one even with mediocre, water-packed fish, though you will have to lean heavily on condiments and seasonings. Fancy oil-packed tuna lets one highlight the fish a little more. But tuna confit? That fish is so good, it barely needs any mayo (a…Read more...

Prime Day is upon us. While I wouldn’t fault you if you’re all shopped out and want to check out for the next day or so, there are plenty of great deals to be had from everyone’s favorite retail overlord. And that’s especially true if you’re looking to do some PC upgrading. I recently rebuilt my system, but I’m still…Read more...

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Fall is historically “Apple announcement season,” but like everything else in 2020, things are a little different this year. Instead of dropping all of its news in a single, rapid-fire event, Apple is doling out its announcements piecemeal. Last month’s live-streamed presentation was all about the iPad and Apple Watch…Read more...

Common sense suggests you shouldn’t work out when you’re not feeling well, but there are a few exceptions. If you’re worried your illness is taking you off track of your fitness goals, here’s what you need to know.Read more...

OnePlus’ “OxygenOS” is a modified version of the Android operating system exclusive to OnePlus’ smartphones, offering its own unique quirks and capabilities that set apart from, say, Samsung’s devices or handsets running the stock Android OS. For example, the upcoming OxygenOS 11 update and the heavily-leaked OnePlus…Read more...

With the latest update, the Fitbit Sense watch can now give you an electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) reading. This is similar to the FDA-approved feature that the Apple Watch launched in 2018, and the caveats are roughly the same.Read more...

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Impeachment isn’t just for presidents. The Constitution allows other officials to be impeached, including Supreme Court justices. No justice of that court has been successfully removed through impeachment—yet.

I’ll set the scene: Your kid is playing an online multiplayer game on their tablet, computer or other electronic device. It’s also time for dinner, or you need their help with something, or they’ve got a chore to do. But, they plead, they’re in the middle of a game; can’t they finish first? One dad has gone viral for…Read more...

It’s generally accepted that life insurance is needed when people depend on your income, but what if you’re single? Depending on your situation it might not be needed, but there are still some reasons why life insurance might be worth buying.

Lately, I can’t manage to finish a book. I’ve been here before. While I normally read a book or two a week, I sometimes find myself in a reading slump lasting weeks—or even months—during which I can’t seem to finish a single book. There are a million excuses I offer myself to alleviate the self-imposed pressure to…Read more...

I’ve talked a lot about air quality lately—as a Californian, it’s a hard subject to avoid, but as the many wildfires affecting the West Coast have a tendency to drift into more eastern states, depending on the weather, it should matter to those outside of the affected areas, too. I’ve already discussed the many…Read more...

Back when my son was about four years old, there was this game he liked to play with me. Well, not a game, exactly; more like a scene he liked to act out. I was just about to describe it for you when I remembered I’ve actually already complained about it here in the past:Read more...

We’re learning how to take our anxiety down a notch this week with help from cognitive behavioral experts Dr. Elena Welsh and Dr. David Burns. Listen to hear these two experts give tips on how to tame your anxiety using specific CBT methods, why it is that we tend to go down these anxiety spirals in the first place,…Read more...

Putting a little ramekin next to a bowl of olives for discarded pits has long been “the move,” but an empty ramekin requires an explanation. Rather than tell every person at the table or (very small) gathering (of your immediate family) that the little bowl is “for the olive pits,” simply eat an olive and put the pit …Read more...

Camping was a great way to spend a pandemic summer: you got social distancing as a matter of course, you didn’t have to spend time indoors with anybody you don’t know, and, provided you chose a place near home, you didn’t have to deal with navigating the risks of airports and mass travel. Well, here’s your winter…Read more...

Learning to get along with an ex can be necessary if you have mutual friends, children, or for professional reasons. Aside from accommodating others outside the relationship, though, maintaining a positive relationship with an ex could be beneficial to you both, and a mature way to acknowledge that while that person…Read more...

On Friday, Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring that today, the nation would celebrate Columbus Day—a pretty standard move for a president. But he also took the opportunity to unleash a screed against those who, in recent years, have advocated that we shift the focus of this annual holiday from honoring the…Read more...

Sometimes you just need (or want) a new pair of eyeglasses, even though you can see perfectly well using the ones you already have. In situations where your glasses are no longer cutting it and you probably need a new prescription, that’s the job for an optometrist or ophthalmologist. But let’s say that your current…Read more...

Each month of parenting during a pandemic brings with it a slew of questions parents never thought they’d have to ask themselves. Will my kid actually meet his teacher in person this year? They’ll take their masks off for school pictures, right? And now, of course, there’s, Can my kids even go trick-or-treating? ShouldRead more...

Apple’s AirPods Pro and a Wayfair wall art sale lead Monday’s best deals.

It’s great that Google Assistant now works with some third-party apps. And by “works with,” I mean you’ll now be able to bark a few commands at your Android’s digital assistant to summon various features in some of the platform’s top apps. It’s a limited debut of a feature that should have seen widespread appeal, oh,…Read more...

When I first heard someone rave about their “air fryer” and touting its calorie-cutting abilities, I lost interest almost immediately. I simply do not care about things like that. The second time I heard someone discussing an air fryer, they explained that it is merely a small, powerful convection oven, and I was…Read more...

For many Americans, a no-spend day isn’t an exercise in budgeting during the pandemic—it’s a daily reality. But others splurge in what has been dubbed “spendemic” retail therapy, as evidenced by the recent rise in loans for discretionary items, according to the loan comparison site Credible. If your spending feels…Read more...

The world is full of loud noises competing for our attention, but sometimes we can’t be fully aware of what’s happening around us. That’s fine, though, because the new Sound Detection feature on Android can do the listening for you and alert you to important things it hears.

Airbnb definitely does not want people to rent properties on their site for the purpose of hosting parties. First, they came out with a global ban on parties in August. Then, they instituted a policy that blocks people from making last-minute bookings in their hometown. Now, Airbnb has issued new guidelines for…Read more...

A cheap HD webcam and a sale on Madden NFL 21 and NBA 2K1 lead Sunday’s best deals.

A lot of people consider pets to be part of their family, so it makes sense that they’d want to include them in their holiday celebrations. Whether it’s putting some leftover turkey in their bowl after Thanksgiving dinner, or wrapping toys for them to tear open on Christmas morning, these traditions are typically more…Read more...

There has been a lot of talk about burnout during the COVID pandemic, and rightfully so—new working arrangements (or unemployment), coupled with family responsibilities and the stresses of living through this ongoing public health crisis can be overwhelming.Read more...

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A sale on select Oster appliances and a Vava 12-in-1 USB-C docking station lead Saturday’s best deals.

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese has been a staple of childhood cuisine and pantries across North America for more than 80 years. Since it first hit the shelves in 1937, this quick, shelf-stable, cheap, bright orange comfort food has fed families during the Great Depression, drunk dorm-dwelling college students, and, of…Read more...

Earlier this week at the vice presidential debate, we were treated to a showcase of exasperated facial expressions from Senator Kamala, and a two-minute shot of a fly using Mike Pence’s head as a stopover between destinations. Immediately, Twitter pounced on the fly situation with memes and comments galore. After the…Read more...

Well, it’s been a week. Somehow, we’ve made it to Saturday morning, and this accomplishment deserves to be recognized. Krispy Kreme thinks so too, and today—along with the rest of the Saturdays in October—the chain is offering a dozen doughnuts for $1 when you purchase a dozen at regular price. Here’s what to know.

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How many subscription services do you pay for? A study by the tech consulting firm West Monroe found that the average American spends $237 a month on autopay subscriptions, or $2,844 for the year, and most of them underestimate what they think they owe. If you’re not sure what you’re spending, it’s time to audit your…Read more...

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For week six of the Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide (“OoTag” to the kids at the cool lunch table), I’m taking a look at the generation gap. Back in the old days, annoying hippies reflexively trashed the values and culture of their parents, with little thought to whether what they rejected was good or bad.

Google just dropped the lightweight Gmail Go app on the Play Store, offering Android users two options for using Google’s email service on their device. But what’s the difference between the two Gmail apps, and which one should you use?Read more...

Fall is an aggressively themed season. Sure, there are holidays that get an equal amount of theming, but the autumnification of food and beverages lasts for months, and fall-themed flavors tend to be quite sweet.Read more...

When I’m looking for somewhere new to go to secure any given service, I turn to Yelp. In addition to giving me a read on a business’ overall quality, I can also find out if the business is terrible—as in, run by terrible people, not having crappy service. (Though the two tend to go hand-in-hand.) Yelp has plans for a…Read more...

Have you thought of ditching your old car? It could be the easiest way to shore up your finances by allowing you to reduce thousands of dollars in annual expenses. Of course, most people own cars because they need them, but is that still true for you? The pandemic has killed the commute for many of us, and you might…Read more...

To understand the often unspoken depth with which we were raised in a sexist and racist society, one needs only to become a parent and decide it would be fun to experience some of our favorite books, movies, or cartoons from our childhood with our kids. Suddenly it’s abundantly clear that we didn’t grow up reading…Read more...

One thing that’s changed for a lot of us this year is how we eat. Maybe for the better, maybe for worse. If you stress eat, it probably hasn’t been great. But then again, a lot of us have shifted to cooking more meals at home to avoid restaurants, or just because there are fewer food-serving social events to attend.Read more...

Being denied for a credit card can feel like flunking a test, but it usually just means your current income and credit profile needs to be matched with a card that better suits you. If this happens to you, you’re also not alone—roughly 15% of credit card applicants are rejected, according to the Federal Reserve Bank…Read more...