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The daiquiri is the most ubiquitous rum cocktail, and for good reason. It’s delicious, refreshing, and extremely easy to make. It doesn’t need any modifications but—if you do feel the need to switch it up—you can make a completely new (completely pink) beverage by swapping the simple syrup for grenadine.Read more...

As federal benefits inch closer to expiring, millions of Americans are still looking for work. Last week, another 1.3 million people filed for first-time unemployment insurance benefits. Without the option to postpone mortgage payments, renters may be particularly vulnerable.

Comedian Caleb Hearon is probably my favorite person on Twitter. His front-facing videos are hilarious and relatable, but there’s something special about the uncanny way he portrays social discomfort without being unkind. Having recently moved from Chicago to Los Angeles (in the middle of a pandemic), Caleb is getting…Read more...

Weekends haven’t been the best since the pandemic hit. (And that’s an understatement.) But starting today, a fun new option will be popping up around the country: RuPaul’s Drag Race as a drive-in experience. Specifically, it’s a live show called “Drive ‘n’ Drag,” featuring some of your favorite Drag Race all-stars…Read more...

There’s still no cure for the coronavirus, but dozens of drugs and treatments are being tested against it. And you’re not alone if you’ve gotten confused about which ones are mere possibilities and which are widely understood to be useful. The science changes day by day, and sometimes a drug will make headlines based…Read more...

Setting up dark mode on your Android is easy, but making sure the Gboard keyboard aligns with your preference for the light or dark sides requires a bit more handiwork. And if you want your keyboard’s color to change when your Android’s theme changes—at a particular time of day, for example—the process gets a little…Read more...

Early in lockdown—when I was trying to tell myself things might all be back to near-normal by summer, even though I knew I was kidding myself—I didn’t want to watch any movie that wasn’t a 1980s comedy. But some five months later, I’ve become so numbed to the horrors of everyday existence that I can watch all kinds of…Read more...

It’s summer. There’s this crazy virus going around. The kids are bored with the usual puzzles, board games, books and toys. It’s time to let them brew some “potions.”Read more...

For the past year and a half, our intrepid video producer Abu Zafar has written, hosted, and edited some wonderful segments for Lifehacker. In order to wish him well on his new endeavors, we assembled some of his best videos for you to enjoy.Read more...

While I respect people who crave complete control over their seasonings, I embrace the shortcut lifestyle that pre-seasoned ingredients afford me. Unsurprisingly, this includes seasoned rice vinegar, one of my favorite pantry secret weapons.

To celebrate it’s 83rd birthday, Krispy Kreme has a delicious deal going on. For today (Friday, July 17) only, if you buy one dozen of any type of donuts, you’ll get a dozen of their original glazed donuts for free. Not only that, but the donuts include the boxes that some people have been turning into face shields.…Read more...

Disney is such a ubiquitous force in commerce, media and culture in 2020 that it’s hard to imagine there was ever a time it wasn’t one of the most powerful brands in the world. But back in the 1980s, the studio that Walt built was in dire straits—though Disney World has never not been the happiest place on Earth…Read more...

Is it time to stop using Chrome? We’re certainly ready to put the resource-hogging browser out to pasture, especially given the recent news that a hopeful fix from Microsoft for Chrome’s memory-hogging issues has been thwarted by Google itself.Read more...

As stay-at-home orders linger, many folks have ditched their commutes for remote work. Less time in the car has had some positive effects, like less traffic and fewer accidents. These changes have also had a positive impact on the car insurance industry.Read more...

With all the focus on COVID-19 this year so far, it’s been easy to overlook routine healthcare. For people who have a uterus but aren’t interested in getting pregnant, this includes obtaining their preferred method of birth control. Those on the Pill may be able to get refills through their pharmacy or a home-delivery…Read more...

I enjoy playing PC games at reasonable resolutions and quality settings without setting my legs or desk on fire, which is why I typically don’t even think about a laptop’s gaming capabilities when I’m shopping for something new. Why bother, when my desktop (and its discrete Nvidia RTX card) can do everything I need?Read more...

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It’s easy to use Google Maps to see how far your office is from your favorite restaurant or how long it’ll take to drive from Los Angeles to New York. Estimating the distance between two locations without relying on winding roads messing up your estimate, however, is a bit more complicated. Sure, you could try and…Read more...

One of the scariest occurrences that can happen while traveling is overstaying your visa. To overstay your visa means that you have stayed beyond the days allotted on the visa you either applied for or the terms set forth by the stamp you received from the country of entry. Even if you didn’t apply for one, if you’re…Read more...

Taking a walk in a forest can been deeply calming. Even if it’s just off the beaten path and you’re swatting mosquitoes away, you’re someplace different than the houses and buildings where you probably spend your life. A hike or a camping trip, or even a meditative half-hour in the park, can help you unplug for a…Read more...

Amazon’s Echo Buds just got an important software update that prevents an overheating problem and prolongs their battery life. However, you’ll have to summon a little courage to install the update in the first place, as your Echo Buds could overheat as part of the process.

Today, Freddie Mac announced mortgage rates have set a record: 30-year mortgage rates have dropped below 3% for the first time in almost 50 years. As the Wall Street Journal reports, interest rates for our country’s most popular mortgage have reached all-time lows for the past three consecutive weeks.Read more...

Until about five years ago, I was extremely into craft beer, particularly Belgians and anything spontaneously fermented. But somewhere along the line, I developed an allergy (?) or some sort of “condition” that causes me to sneeze every time I drink a beer that is not excessively light in flavor and body. I was upset…Read more...

There is nothing babies love more than grabbing things. And since one of the other things babies love is being held, you need to watch out for your necklaces, dangly earrings and hoodie drawstrings. Since I’m a mother of three who dresses like a 12-year-old boy, the only one of those I can help with is the hoodie…Read more...

Usually, the choices are pretty straightforward—kids either go to school to learn, or they are homeschooled. Usually, at least one of these two basic options fits with your family’s lifestyle or your child’s needs. Until this year. This year, we’re scared for everyone’s physical health if the kids go to school, and…Read more...

Look, we get it. All the virtual travel articles and see-the-world-from-your-laptop tips were fun for the first few months of the pandemic, when it was all still a novelty. But now that you’ve taken online trips to cities, museums and historical sites around the world, you may be looking for something else. So allow…Read more...

It’s no secret that the tourism and travel industry have suffered financially during this pandemic. Many countries closed their borders as a way to protect their citizens and help to diminish the spread of COVID-19—rightfully so. However, countries are now finding new ways to entice travelers, keep the population…Read more...

People don’t eat deviled eggs for the white, and anyone who claims otherwise is not to be trusted. The flavorless white portion of an egg is a delivery system for delicious, deviled, yolky filling and, when making deviled eggs, the goal is to maximize the amount of filling in each bite. To best accomplish this, get…Read more...

For those of you who feared installing iOS 14 as a developer beta, worry not. It’s public beta time, which means this preview version of Apple’s latest iPhone operating system might be a little buggy, but not nearly as wild as what some of us have been using for weeks now.Read more...

Inevitably, at some point in the afternoon a few days every week, my son pops into my office to ask if I’ll come work outside in the backyard while he plays in the inflatable pool. Does he ask me to do this on cloudy days? No; cloudy days are not good pool days, you see. So I end up out there, in the sun, with spotty…Read more...

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic stretches on, many Americans have changed their travel plans. Suddenly this summer, driving has become a popular option—85% of U.S. travelers say they are likely to take a road trip, according to a recent Expedia poll. While opting for the car means you may not need insurance for…Read more...

Whether you and your roommates are completely new to BitTorrent, or you’ve downloaded enough Linux distributions, public-domain movies, and concert recordings to make your ISP very interested in your monthly data cap, there’s a great tool you should use to check how public your BitTorrent activity actually is.Read more...

A gigantic breach of Twitter’s security yesterday caused various high-profile accounts—from Bill Gates, to Barack Obama, to even the ever-silent Apple—to tweet out scams and sucker people into sending money to an anonymous BitCoin wallet. There’s nothing you could have done to prevent one of the biggest social media…Read more...

Pouring liquid into my mouth is a task that must be performed daily, no matter what. (I don’t like it, but I’ve accepted it.) I consume a wide variety of liquids on any given day, and—while all cup do same trick—certain cups are best suited to certain liquids and I, of course, have some favorites. Let’s take a look.Read more...

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Recent weeks have brought increased scrutiny to police departments’ policies and practices as well as a reckoning over police brutality, surveillance and lack of accountability. It’s worth knowing that, even if you live in a seemingly sleepy town, your local police department is likely engaging in some type of…Read more...

I used to throw all my jewelry into a pouch and shove it in my suitcase, but that—no surprise—turned out to be the worst way to store my necklaces and bracelets. I’d show up at my destination with a tangled knot and not enough patience or time to spend untangling them. Here are some tips to help you avoid the mess I…Read more...

I’m a world traveler and a proud ex-pat, and I’ve lived outside of the U.S. for years. This means people often come to me for advice about moving abroad. One of them that comes up most often is pretty straightforward: “What are some of the downsides?” Let’s review.

Changing jobs often involves a list of steps to ease the transition. One step, which often gets overlooked, is moving the money from your old company’s 401(k). As you prepare for your new gig, you may push the task to the back burner—and forget about it until years later. Or worse, you may choose to cash out your…Read more...

Remember those early days of the pandemic, when the most talked-about ways of avoiding COVID-19 were washing your hands and not touching your face? Although we know more now about masks and potentially airborne transmission, I hope you haven’t stopped washing your hands.Read more...

Covering your webcam is one of the oldest privacy tips around, but some MacBook owners have made the unfortunate discovery that third-party camera covers can damage your laptop when you try to shut it. Many of these coverings are bulky enough that a MacBook can’t close all the way, and the excess pressure they put on…Read more...

Nintendo, I love you, but you’re the worst company in the world for product updates. Take the Nintendo Switch, for example: It receives updates on a fairly regular basis; that’s not the problem. But Nintendo doesn’t always spell out what it’s updating when there’s a new version of your Switch’s operating system to…Read more...

If you haven’t spent your summer watching people bounce off volcanic rocks and disappear into boiling pits of lava, you have been missing out on one of life’s few pleasures these days. Floor Is Lava is the big budget version of the game every kid inexplicably makes up in their own living room, jumping from footstool…Read more...

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Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming platform, launched to the general public today—and if you’re already paying for Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and/or a combination of other streaming services, you may be wondering whether to add this one to the list.Read more...

For years, we’ve all been trying to quit Facebook. Science tells us we should, and maybe some of us even managed to do so—at least until the pandemic dragged us back as all regular social interaction, not to mention church services and Zumba classes, moved online. Even if you can’t quite quit Facebook (though if you…Read more...

Traveling internationally requires a great deal of documentation and proof of identity, and that often includes getting fingerprinted. I’m a seasoned traveler, and I know I’m not the only one who has had to get their fingerprints taken more than once, both electronically and as ink on paper.

Bloody Marys, Caesars and Micheladas are delicious, but they can be perplexing to one’s palate. “Is this a drink?” or “Is it a cold soup?” and “Where is the line between the two?” are just a few questions I sometimes ask myself when consuming something from this family of drinks. It’s not unpleasant—I like a beverage…Read more...

Not long ago, I posted a pair of videos on Instagram. One was of me swinging a kettlebell at the beginning of quarantine; the other, a more recent set. Over time I’d seen progress, and that was what I talked about in my caption. My swings were snappier, the path of the weight more controlled.Read more...

I keep waiting for that moment when the image of what school will look like this fall goes from murky as hell to something at least sort of visible. In-person schooling comes with a huge community health risk. All-digital learning is difficult for some students and impossible for others. And some combination of the…Read more...