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Historically, I’ve always been a slightly anxious person.

Google has made its search feature intrinsic to using the internet, to some extent. It’s so much a part of how most of us use the web that switching to another search engine, even if we deeply want to, can be a bit complicated.

Anyone with a cell phone can tell you that sometimes you have a great data connection, and sometimes you’re not sure you’re going to be able to load a Google search page.

The NFL season officially kicks off Sunday, with seven games kicking off at 1pm, followed by six more later in the day.Read more...

If you’re considering a winter trip to Hawaii, then now’s the time to start looking at flights.

Twitch’s Apple TV app is in public beta now, which means anyone can get the beta version of the app on their Apple TV.

I’ve been doing Instagram all wrong.Read more...

When you think about locking your car doors, in most cases your biggest concern is keeping people from stealing items in your car—or the car itself. While that’s certainly a valid concern, one Reddit user brought up another important reason to keep doors locked: to keep kids out.

As Jalopnik’s resident car buying expert and professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve decided to pick a few questions and try to help out. This week we are talking about buying cars from far away, custom orders from Japanese luxury brands, and how to ethically off-load a lemon.Read more...

In this week’s technology-advice column from Lifehacker, we’re going back to our favorite topic: wireless networking. This time around, a reader is having some issues getting an important piece of older gear to work with an important piece of newer gear. If you’ve ever upgraded your router, or are planning to, this…Read more...

Americans suck at taking time off work—even when it’s offered, and even when it’s paid for. And then when we do go, most of us find it hard to fully unplug while we’re supposedly “away.”Read more...

Exactly six weeks ago, I embarked on a fateful journey to straighten my teeth via invisible aligners. Oh, what an eventful six weeks it has been.

People who shun fruity drinks or drinks that come in coupe glasses on “principle” are most likely very boring people. There’s nothing wrong with preferring a neat pour of whiskey to a daiquiri, but judging a drink by its color, glassware, or imagined gender is deeply weird, particularly when fruit is delicious, and…Read more...

Sometimes, kids just aren’t interested in going to bed. You know they’re tired (they swear they’re not), you most certainly are tired (they sense your weakness), and you don’t want to fight this same battle yet again.Read more...

Most restaurant criticism is written for the rich, and for people who read reviews to validate their dining choices and impeccable taste, but Soleil Ho’s reviews are not for them. Just as she did with The Racist Sandwich Podcast (currently on hiatus) Soleil brings much needed thoughtfulness to the world of restaurant…Read more...

As of Friday morning, Hurricane Dorian has made landfall in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, where a state of emergency was preemptively issued. Over the coming weekend, Hurricane Dorian is expected to barrel through Nova Scotia, Canada, before approaching the waters just south of Greenland.

Keeping a gratitude journal is not a cheesy “live laugh love” habit; it is a scientifically verified way to improve your mental, emotional, and even physical health. It is also kind of a hard habit to form, and it can feel silly to do alone. If you live with a partner or other loved one, try this better method from…Read more...

When I was in middle school, one of my homework assignments was to follow the price of a single stock for one week. Other than that, I don’t remember having any formal education about money.Read more...

Over 200 people, many of them teens, have fallen ill with a respiratory condition that seems to be linked to vaping. Two people have died. Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that health officials are investigating one specific chemical from cannabis samples: vitamin E acetate.Read more...

There’s only so much research and preparation you can do before going in to interview for a new job.Read more...

I don’t want to scare you, but every piece of old tech you own may be a ticking time bomb.

Some early adopters have run into a pretty problematic bug with Android 10 on their Pixels. It’s unclear what specifically triggers the bug, but bumping up to Android 10 has, for some users, killed the sensors in their Pixel devices. And as of the time of this publication, there appears to be no way to fix the issue…Read more...

We’ve done running and swimming, so let’s turn September’s fitness challenge focus on cycling. If you don’t have a bike, don’t worry—indoor cycling is very much allowed. Today, we have a few tips for beginners.Read more...

Once upon a time, I worked for a newspaper. And that newspaper was looking for ways to cut costs, which meant a combination of layoffs, buyouts and mandatory unpaid time off. In order to create the same amount of content with fewer people, we would need to get creative. We should all, management told us, look for ways…Read more...

“No one offers encouragement quite like Alex Trebek,” says designer and 30-year Jeopardy! watcher Rex Sorgatz. Inspired by Trebek’s fight with pancreatic cancer, and to fight the myth that Trebek is a “smug snob,” Sorgatz built the Trebek Affirmation Soundboard.

In August, roughly 66,000 fires ravaged the Amazon rainforest, much of it the result of man-made deforestation. After initially rejecting millions in foreign aid, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro recently banned the use of fires to clear land, including those in the rainforest, for a very conservative 60 days.

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With Android 10 rolling out, users are finding some unexpected surprises included in the update. For example, an upgrade to the Pixel 3a and 3a XL’s Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS) feature that (finally) enables true dual-SIM card support on these devices.

We live a few blocks from a hospital, so I was surprised when our pediatrician told me—sitting in the office with a new baby—that if our little one ever had to go to the emergency room, in most cases we should pass it right up and drive down to Children’s. For a serious stop-the-bleeding type emergency, they told us…Read more...

I have not been watching the Good Eats reboot, but Joel (of Joel’s Hot Takes) has, and this morning he shared a very good tip from the most recent episode, Hittin’ the Sauce II:Read more...

Parent-teacher conferences are the speed-dating of the education world. You sign up for a 10-minute slot (15 if you’re lucky), the teacher pulls out a timer, and away you go. How are his reading skills progressing? Is she doing okay with transitions? Have you noticed an issue between him and Brayden? You. Better.…Read more...

If you’ve always wanted to own a historic artifact, now you can own the next best thing: a 3D printed replica of one.

Did you know scrunchies were in? Did you know that their recent reappearance is causing older millennial angst about the slow, unstoppable march of time? Were you aware that the thing you use to hold your hair out of your face is not just a hair tie, but an important and essential lens through which to view trends as…Read more...

Baking a loaf of bread from scratch seems like the quintessential winter cooking project. The coziness of a warm kitchen and the smell of freshly-baked bread are so comforting on a cold day that it feels weird to even think about them in summertime. But believe me: if you’re new to bread making and a little…Read more...

If you’ve been on Facebook lately, you might have noticed a new notification in your feed explaining how the company uses its facial recognition technology and manages the accompanying data. As part of this, Facebook has rebranded the setting you’ll need to know to turn off its ability to find your face in photos…Read more...

During Wednesday’s town hall on the climate crisis, 10 Democratic presidential candidates discussed issues of fossil fuels, fracking, carbon taxes, electric vehicles—and lightbulbs. Earlier that day, the Trump Administration had rolled back rules that set new energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs in the U.S.;…Read more...

When we first wrote about Planned Parenthood Direct, it was a niche product that could get you birth control by mail if you lived in California. Now it’s good in 27 states, and its makers announced that it will be available nationwide by the end of 2019. Oh, and it can help you get UTI treatment too.Read more...

Hello, you evil bone machines, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column to help you remaster your love life.

If you’ve been hoping for a late summer early fall getaway, Frontier is running a promotion right now that might make that trip a lot more affordable. The discount airline is holding a fare sale right now with flights as low as $15 each way.

I’m on my cell phone too much. I know, it’s a unique problem to have, but I’ve had enough of the mindless scrolling through social media. Anytime I have to wait a minute or two for anything, out comes my phone and I’m tap-tap-tapping out of habit, now looking at the second photos of everyone’s Instagram posts because…Read more...

If your investments don’t do as well this month as they have in previous months, don’t worry. It’s just September, and September is historically the worst month for stocks.

This one is the tiniest of tiny hacks, but if you’ve ever been bothered by the run-on stream of text that is your Twitter profile, the company has enabled a little unannounced change that you can use to make it a lot prettier.Read more...

Thanks to the Great Protein Obsession of the 90s, my school lunchbox was often packed with string cheese, beef jerky, and (unrelated to the protein thing) SnackWell’s snack bars (the kind with the thin undulating line of icing). I got a little burnt out on dehydrated meat, but—thanks to Paleo, etc.—jerky is having…Read more...

If you have a One Plus 7 device, you can now get early access to Android 10.

It’s lunch time. (Somewhere.) You’re eating alone, with a phone or computer for company. And you don’t want to go full social-media. You need a nice blog with frequent updates, ideally one that links to fun (and sometimes educational) stuff around the web. Here are the best.

As of Thursday morning, Hurricane Dorian is continuing its path along the southeastern U.S., with Georgia and the Carolinas in its path and mandatory evacuations issued for those living in coastal communities. For real-time alerts, you should download FEMA’s app; the app will provide updates and shelter information.

Google, in its infinite capacity for silly, has dropped a fun hidden feature into Android 10 that you should spend a little time exploring. (At the very least, you’ll be a hit at your next party when you pull out your updated phone and show off your secret knowledge.)Read more...

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When you’ve got a bad stain you need to remove, and nothing else seems to work, turn to Fels Naptha. The laundry bar has been rescuing fabrics for over 100 years, and for $1 when you choose Subscribe & Save (you can cancel after your first delivery), there’s zero reason not to stash one in your laundry room.

The celebrated sound junkies at Sennheiser have done it again. The company just released the third generation of the widely lauded Momentum Wireless headphones, and thanks to some meaningful upgrades, they’re still the king of the category. Bow down.Read more...