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Are you feeling burned out? Do you find yourself working more, not less, even while working from home? Award-winning journalist Celeste Headlee joins us on The Upgrade this week to talk about how the toxic culture of busyness is harming both our brains and our bodies, and what we can do about it. Celeste is the author…Read more...

If your streaming queue has started to empty out after a month of isolation binges, Hulu is dropping a ton of new content next month to fill it back up again.Read more...

Been using your cell phone a ton while you’ve been spending most of your time at home? You may be able to save on your monthly bill.Read more...

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If you get your news from Facebook, that’s problem number one. Why? Well, it would take an effort of pandemic-response-sized proportions to get people to stop sharing bullshit on Facebook. And you see how well our pandemic response is going...Read more...

If TikTok was having a moment before the pandemic, it’s really experiencing a surge in popularity and attention right now as tweens and teens everywhere are stuck at home and have nothing better to do than convince their parents to perform choreographed dances for social media. So the timing is good for the short-form…Read more...

A new week means new content to stream on Netflix.

Starting Monday, your kids can attend a weekly virtual story time with former first lady Michelle Obama.

Last September, Disney offered a “Bedtime Hotline” for two weeks where the young and young at heart could call to listen to a bedtime message from their favorite Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, or Pixar character.

Now when you search for COVID-19 on Google you can find information about testing sites for the virus located near you.

A huge bag of Reese’s, fourth generation Fossil watches, Devil May Cry 5, vape pens, and more headline Sunday’s best deals.

Tonight Global Citizen is producing a massive concert featuring performers such as Lady Gaga, Usher, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, and Stevie Wonder.

While New York’s Museum of Modern Art is closed to the public right now, its virtual doors are open in the form of a few free classes from the museum.

An advanced arcade stick, Gamestop’s Pro Day, a fancy foot massager, a sale on Amazon Video comedies, and more are Saturday’s top deals.

The National Air and Space Museum currently houses more than 38,640 pages of material spanning Sally Ride’s career as a physicist, astronaut, and educator. There’s just one big issue with the massive collection: the majority of it is handwritten or typed on a typewriter and isn’t searchable.Read more...

Depending on where you live, getting your hands on some alcohol may be much harder than usual right now. True, states like New York, New Jersey and Maryland have deemed liquor stores “essential” businesses, and others—including California, Nebraska, Vermont, Kentucky, Colorado and the District of Columbia—have relaxed…Read more...

Being stuck at home has inspired many of us to try our hands at baking. As a result, there are now widespread reports of yeast shortages, because the pandemic ruins everything good and pure. If you are one of the lucky ones who has a few packets of yeast remaining in the back of your cupboard, here is an easy way to…Read more...

By now you’ve probably heard of Netflix Party, the Chrome extension that allows you to watch a Netflix show simultaneously with your friends. It can be great for that virtual movie night with friends, but also a bit limiting since it only works with Netflix.

Microsoft releases two big Windows 10 overhauls every year, and the first of 2020's major updates, Windows 10 Version 2004, is just a couple of weeks away—but we’ll show you how to install it early.Read more...

When it comes to privacy issues, the best advice is the simplest advice: Don’t mix work and play. That means no installing BitTorrent on your work laptop; no browsing for naughty things when connected to your company wifi (or VPN) and no forwarding company secrets (or inappropriate memes) using your work email. No,…Read more...

I have been making a lot of sours recently, simply because they work with almost any spirit and don’t require a ton of ingredients. Booze, citrus, and sweetener make up the entire drink, but things get a little more interesting when you supplement a syrup for more booze.Read more...

Have we reached the point in the coronavirus crisis where we’re actually starting to get a little better at pandemic parenting? Many of us have been at this for several weeks now and have, in all seriousness, gone through many—if not all—of the stages of grief over what our daily lives have become. And yet, we do what…Read more...

Ready to settle in for another weekend at home? Yeah, us too. If you’re looking for something to do this weekend we’ve dug up some of the best streaming options out there for the next few days.Read more...

Not too long ago, I found myself in so much debt I didn’t know how to begin to deal with it. I didn’t feel comfortable asking anyone in my family or social circle for help, even though I knew I needed some backup to allow me to look at my situation objectively. So I called a debt counselor.Read more...

The development of “Firefox Preview,” Firefox’s rebuilt Android app, has been moving smoothly along, and this week one of its best features received a substantial update.Read more...

Did you join our challenge and do one of the Ryan Heffington dance parties this week? If not, here’s what you missed (and what we’re doing next).

As cabin fever sets in and pajama pants become our everyday wear, everyone is trying to find ways to be social while distancing themselves. For some of us, Zoom calls, FaceTime sessions, and social media have kept us in the loop enough the people closest to us, and that’s all that matters. But for those of us who love…Read more...

If you’ve been laid off, furloughed or have lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic, you might already have filed for unemployment or requested financial assistance through the Paycheck Protection Program. But you might not yet have considered applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka “SNAP”…Read more...

Cooking is essential housework now, with many restaurants closed and extra mouths to feed parked at the table for all three meals. I don’t know about y’all, but frozen food was the first thing that was cleaned out of my local grocery store as I slowly stocked up in late February. For the past month, the much-beloved…Read more...

Just like there’s something for every adult in the podcasting space—true crime! humor! news! fiction!—so, too, are there a variety of podcast flavors for kids with different interests. There are podcasts for kids who are curious about how things work, kids who like to cook, kids who like to listen to stories, and kids…Read more...

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If you wear contact lens, you may want to consider switching to glasses, says the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).Read more...

Bankruptcy is a last resort for people and businesses alike. Many companies file for bankruptcy and continue business as usual; the lesser-known reality is that individuals can file for bankruptcy and emerge in one piece, too.Read more...

Apple is dropping a new feature into macOS Catalina 10.15.5 that changes how your MacBook charges, which should hopefully allow you to squeak more life out of your device’s Achilles’ heel: its battery.Read more...

If you’ve always wanted to attend Harvard, now might be the perfect time: The university is offering access to 64 different courses online for free to anyone who signs up.

If you’re an iPhone users in the market for an entry-level handset, should you upgrade to the new iPhone SE? Well, yes: Since the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus don’t exist anymore, you really don’t have another option if you’re looking for the cheapest non-refurbished iPhone. Or do you?

How’s your quarantine gaming backlog doing? If you’ve been staying in for the past few weeks, chances are it could use a refresh, and Sony’s offering up two free PlayStation 4 games to all PS4 owners through its new Play At Home program.Read more...

Here’s a nice surprise for your wallet: The CARES Act, which is known primarily as the primary piece of coronavirus relief legislation, also tucks in some changes that make it easier to pay for a wide range of healthcare items.

If you’ve been on Facebook lately you’ve probably seen an influx of “fun” games suggesting you tell everyone the names of all the streets you’ve lived on or all the cars you’ve had or the song that was popular the year you were born. Or how about the one suggesting you post your senior-year high school photo?Read more...

I try to avoid food-writer cliches, but it is legitimately hard for me to not talk about my grandmother. It’s been particularly challenging recently, because she lived a life that would have been virtually unchanged by this pandemic. She rarely left the house—due to mobility issues, we hired someone to do her…Read more...

What are you doing tonight? Oh, just sitting on the couch because you can’t actually go anywhere? Us too.

Do you remember those idyllic days, back in March or so, when we all realized we’d have a lot more time on their hands? Office workers would be working from home, restaurants were closed, events were canceled. Suddenly, whether you were working or not, there just weren’t as many places to be. Hello, free time.Read more...

Many of our favorite authors, actors and organizations are stepping up right now to provide resources and emotional support during the coronavirus shutdown, but Sesame Street wins this week. First they offered us a “pandemic playdate” special with Elmo, and now they’re giving kids the option to “call” a beloved …Read more...

I first heard this theory back in February from a family member: “What if that awful cold I had this winter was actually COVID-19?” Unlikely, of course, but an interesting what if. But then I started hearing it from more and more people, and now it seems everybody on Facebook is convinced they have already had the…Read more...

Now that most of us are spending all day at home, we’re consuming a ton more data, and while Comcast’s tubes of internet haven’t burst yet, they’re definitely fuller than ever before. In an effort to get ahead of a potential disaster, some companies are taking measures to reduce the data burden of their…Read more...

As with all medical services during the pandemic, patients’ ability to access abortion services is fluctuating by the day, a situation made more fraught by the ongoing efforts of antiabortion activists. Multiple states have used this pandemic as a justification for restricting abortion access, the rationale being that…Read more...

The Pixel 4a is likely on its way, and just like the 3a before it, we expect it to be a mid-range phone for those who don’t want to shell out flagship prices for a new device and don’t mind a slightly less powerful phone. However, if you act fast, you might be able to grab a more powerful Pixel 4 or 4 XL for less than…Read more...

Cocktailing at home requires a few more ingredients (and tools) than cracking open a beer or decanting some wine, and complexity probably isn’t exactly the vibe any of us are looking to cultivate right now. Luckily, cocktails don’t have to be crazy complicated.Read more...

Between mass layoffs and a rash of hiring freezes, the rocketing unemployment rate has many wondering if it’s even worth looking for a job right now. And if you’re hunting for work, you might feel like you’re up against millions of people vying for whatever meager jobs are left amid the coronavirus shutdown.