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Jumping is a useful skill in sports like basketball, and a great way to work on your explosive power. If you’d like to jump higher and jump better, we have some tips for you.Read more...

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According to a congressional report released today, many baby foods contain concerningly high levels of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead. This isn’t a new problem; Healthy Babies Bright Futures issued a report with similar findings in 2019, and the FDA has issued warnings about arsenic in rice cereal, like this one…Read more...

I’ve been a fan of The Great Suspender extension for years. Even when Google would drop new features into its Chrome browser to reduce the resources inactivate browser tabs eat up, I still trusted The Great Suspender to “inactivate” them for me to lessen the load on my system. But The Great Suspender is not to be…Read more...

Even though the popular subreddit is engulfed in chaos and dreams of GameStop “going the moon” are evaporating, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pay attention to the stock market. I wouldn’t recommend trading memes, but watching the general state of the stocks you care about is never a bad thing.Read more...

If the thought of negotiating the fees for a new car at a dealership makes you break out in hives, remember that research is your best friend. Before you shop, know which fees you have to pay, which ones you can negotiate, and which ones you can avoid altogether.Read more...

After a nine-month pandemic hiatus, the most simultaneously reviled and adored confection in the United States is primed for a comeback. Peeps are set for a glorious Easter return in 2021, candy maker Just Born Quality Confections announced yesterday.

Heating up an entire oven takes a fair amount of energy, and it can feel a little wasteful to use all of it to heat a single foodstuff (whether a Party Pizza or a small pork loin). But, as anyone who has ever used an oven knows, ovens stay hot and toasty even after they’re switched off—such is the miracle of…Read more...

Some hacks don’t withstand the test of time. They become victims of ever-evolving technology or simply fall out of fashion. But when it comes to silica gel packets, even age-old hacks are still top quality. (Ain’t nothing changing about a “hygroscopic substance used as a drying agent.”)

Many of us dream of writing a book one day, but it’s a long road from coming up with an idea to autographing first editions for your fans (or even just your family members). So how do you make that happen? No two writers’ journeys to publication are the same, but most follow the same general path.Read more...

When little kids are sick, they often need to take medicine—but when kids are sick, they also often feel strongly that they’d really rather not take medicine. Toddlers, in particular, are not ready for logical reasoning, such as, “You feel crappy! This will make you feel un-crappy!” They don’t care; they don’t want…Read more...

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The Northern Lights are like a flaky friend: Even if they’re scheduled to show up, there are no guarantees they actually will, making it a pleasant surprise when they do. Every year (well, pre-2020), people made the trek from spots around the world to some of the northernmost (accessible) areas, in the hopes of seeing…Read more...

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Continuing Apple’s celebration of Black culture, the company has released new (and gorgeous) “Unity” wallpapers. These addition to Apple’s Black Unity Collection come on the heels of Apple’s launch of Unity-themed Watch faces, Apple Watches, and Apple Watch bands, which are now available for purchase from any Apple…Read more...

Even though we’ve all had several months of practice working from home, some people still fiddle with their volume, lighting, and other technical settings before every video meeting. There’s nothing wrong with that; in fact, Google is leaning into this pre-call “testing” by offering up a new feature in Google Meet:…Read more...

We are 10 days away from Valentine’s Day, which is right around the time unimaginative straight men normally take to OpenTable in an attempt to secure a reservation at a “special” restaurant for a “special” evening. This year, we all have a built-in excuse for skipping this entire ordeal, but something (social media)…Read more...

A new CFPB report says that some mortgage lenders have failed to follow the law on mortgage forbearance during COVID. Lenders have misled borrowers about their rights, imposed unauthorized penalties, and wrongfully evicted tenants. Here’s what you need to know, and how to report an unscrupulous lender.Read more...

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In the early days of the pandemic, there was an idea being thrown around that we should attempt to reach “herd immunity” as soon as possible. It was a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad idea, because it amounted to giving up and letting millions of people die. And yet, now that we have a vaccine, herd immunity is…Read more...

Instagram is adding a new “Recently deleted” folder to the app’s menu that temporarily stores posts after you remove them from your profile or archive, giving you the ability to restore deleted posts if you change your mind.

There’s a sucker born every minute, but it’s not going to be you this time around because you’re not going to let some scammer try to steal access to your Venmo account. You’re better than that, convincing as said phishing attempts might be.Read more...

The term “martial arts” encompasses many different schools of thought and approaches to training. The one through-line is that any discipline you study is a vehicle for self-improvement—whether you’re a kid taking karate classes or an adult committed to training Brazilian jiu-jitsu seven days a week.

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I love hardboiled eggs. I have them in my salad, make deviled eggs (probably more than I should), and eat them as a healthy snack. So when a TikTok video revealed a clean way to peel an egg in one swift blow, I was intrigued. This hack could be perfect for a quick hardboiled egg snack, especially when peeling can feel…Read more...

I hope you have banished the concept of a “Super Bowl party” from your brain, because there is no scenario in which it is acceptable for any American to host one for this particular Super Bowl. (Also haven’t we given Tom Brady enough attention? I mean, honestly—where does it end?)

Google has added a helpful “About this result” menu for its search results. The new menu includes contextual information that you can use to check if you’re getting expert opinions from a trusted source, whether a job listing is recent, or confirming that the site you’re about to click on is secure.

In general, the more pizza we have the better. This is especially true for a Super Bowl Party, so get ready for some good news regarding your forthcoming (safe and socially distanced) celebrations for the big game between the Chiefs and Buccaneers.

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Last year, Apple offered a free one-year subscription to their streaming service, Apple TV+, with the purchase of any , giving millions of Apple customers the chance to see if the streaming service is really worth paying for. The cost of “free” made it worth the try for many of us, whether we were actually interested…Read more...

This year, I have seen my son’s fourth grade teacher in person exactly one time—and that one time was a fluke in which I was signing him into school after a morning doctor’s appointment and she happened to walk into the office to collect some paperwork. Other than that, I have had one virtual parent-teacher conference…Read more...

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Dogs are like babies: everyone thinks theirs is exceptionally smart. But how can you tell if your dog is actually intelligent, or just adorable? Sure, they respond to their own name, or to a good word (“walk” or “treat”) or bad one (“vet” or “bath”)—though that may have more to do with survival than having a solid…Read more...

Apple has launched macOS Big Sur 11.2. And while you shouldn’t dawdle when it comes to major system updates, know that there aren’t any new features in this release to worry about—it’s all bug fixes and security updates. If you have a brand-new M1 Mac that you use with an external display, however, you might want to…Read more...

Scallions are a complete steal. They’re flavorful, versatile, and cheap. You can usually snag a bunch for under a dollar, they keep for a very long time, and you can grow more scallions from the scraps. I like them raw (try one dipped in salt alongside a rich, creamy cheese), but I’m currently all about the air fried…Read more...

Although a classic Valentine’s Day standby, the conversation heart is a feat of engineering we don’t often take time to appreciate. Necco Sweethearts have gone through hell and back to make it to store shelves this year, following the closure of the Necco plant in 2018, the purchase of the Sweethearts brand later that…Read more...

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Let’s say you’re angry with Robinhood after they unexpectedly restricted the trading of “memestocks” last week, or maybe the app is too gamified for your comfort, or perhaps you’re simply looking for an brokerage platform offering more features or research information—here’s a look at some stock trading app…Read more...

If you’re curious how much time you actually spent trying to escape the hell of 2020 through video games, your PlayStation knows. Sony just launched its official “PlayStation Wrap-Up” page, giving PlayStation 4 and 5 gamers access to a breakdown of their playing habits from the past year. Think Spotify’s Wrapped, but…Read more...

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If finding enough adults who were willing and able to care for the more than 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S. was a struggle before the pandemic hit, it has gotten unsurprisingly and epically harder since life as we knew it shut down.

Apple’s iOS 13.5 update made your iPhone jump to your secondary method of authentication more quickly when you’re trying to use Face ID while wearing a face mask, but it’s still an arduous process you have to go through each time you want to unlock your iPhone. iOS 14.5 fixes this by adding in a new auto-unlock option…Read more...

Whether you’re buying gifts for other people, taking advantage of seasonal deals, or surviving through the pandemic, you might have a spike in packages delivered to your place of residence. Online shopping is convenient—and now, often necessary—except in situations when packages are stolen.Read more...

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There’s a rule of thumb for sending text messages or emails when you’re pissed off, and it goes something like this: Don’t send text messages or emails when you’re pissed off.Read more...

Seven years ago, Nick Pavlidis was talking about podcasting at the dinner table, piquing the interest of his son Pavlos, then four years old. “I explained to him that it’s like a radio show but on the computer,” Pavlidis says. “Podcasting was still relatively in its infancy then. He said, ‘Oh. Can I have one?’” And…Read more...

The amount of praise for an egg seems to be directly proportionate to the softness of the yolk. Runny and “jammy” eggs are in vogue—even “hard-boiled” eggs are expected to have yolks with a little wobble. I am, for the most part, totally fine with this, as I love yolk with movement. But there is a time and a place for…Read more...

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We’re less than 24 hours from this year’s Steam Game Festival, a week-long event showcasing new and upcoming PC games available on the Steam store. There will be Q&A events with developers, live streams to watch, and hundreds of free demos to play.

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