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Does physical distancing have you feeling the blahs? We’re reviving our creative instincts this week with help from Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine’s senior art critic and author of the New York Times bestseller How to Be An Artist. Hear Jerry talk about his secrets to finding inspiration in these isolating times, as…Read more...

I’m not saying I’m going to be the next Deadmau5, but the Library of Congress’ new “Citizen DJ” web app is pretty awesome to play around with—even if you don’t think you’ll use any of the sick beats it can create.

May is just a few days away, and when it arrives, a ton of new content on HBO Now arrives with it.Read more...

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If you have access to a treadmill or live in an area where you can run without worrying about too many people around, then you’ve probably thought about adding running to your pandemic workout routine. For some of us, that means dusting off our old running shoes. For others, that might mean buying their first pair.…Read more...

The second-generation Pixel Buds are finally here. While most will still have to wait for their order to show up from Google’s online store—since, y’know, most physical stores are currently shut down—you can prepare for them by downloading the just-launched Pixel Buds app right now.Read more...

The simple task of grocery shopping has become one of the most stressful—yet unavoidable—activities we all need to figure out during the coronavirus pandemic. For people who can’t get to the store easily, the problem is even more complex—especially as many delivery services warn of long wait times.Read more...

The reality is that most of us are living through 2020 from behind a screen, whether it’s a phone or a laptop. Our jobs are virtual. Our children’s education is online. Even birthdays and dating are now a matter of booting up video chat. It only follows that our hobbies are following suit—certainly, and by necessity,…Read more...

I’ve been thinking about Disney World a lot these days. Before the pandemic hit, my husband and I were in the very early stages of planning a trip there with our nine-year-son this fall. How innocent we were, way back in February, when standing in long lines with strangers and touching handrails all day seemed like a…Read more...

I am not a person who goes out for brunch very often but, as soon as something is taken away from me, I desire it. Crappy bottomless mimosas, overpriced egg dishes, and waiting in line (with other people!) all sound pretty appealing at the moment, as do piles of bougie pancakes.Read more...

It’s the start of a new week, which means it’s time to start looking for new things to watch.

“Quarantine” was never quite right. “Reopening” isn’t an accurate term either. What we’re going through as a society is unprecedented, and we do not have the words to describe it. I think that’s because we can’t name that which we can barely wrap our minds around.Read more...

Windows: The best things in life are free, right? Fun as it is to get some extra Wendy’s nuggets, I much prefer free things that can give me 100+ hours of entertainment. And this is why I’m thrilled to see that everyone can score a free copy of the critically acclaimed (and addictive) Total War: Shogun 2, a game that…Read more...

Google is resurrecting older Google Doodle games to entertain us while we’re all stuck indoors. For the next two weeks, the search giant plans to highlight older popular Doodles as its featured Doodle of the day. But if you don’t mind doing a little digging, you can find plenty of games in Google’s archive, too.Read more...

Ever been so stressed out that making the smallest decision feels exhausting? Under those circumstances, the thought of making a big decision could make you feel frozen in place, unable to act at all.Read more...

Now that we’ve all been staying home for a while, chances are good that you or a family member or friend has marked at least one special occasion that, in the Before Times, would’ve been celebrated with a party or a night out: A nice round birthday. A fancy anniversary dinner. A bachelorette party. Obviously, such…Read more...

If anyone was going to be the best at social distancing while also simultaneously keeping all their friends happy and connected, it would be Leslie Knope.

Baking sourdough bread has become a cliché of non-essential privilege in the social isolation era. It’s a time-consuming stay-at-home endeavor that somehow every blogger on my news feed has decided to post about, and I’ve mocked it. But after baking a loaf based solely on advice from a viral tweet and its tweeter, I…Read more...

Hands up if you’ve hurt yourself doing something stupid during a home workout. I, for one, smacked my hand into the ceiling-mounted garage door opener while following along with a dance workout. And twice now I’ve had a dumbbell fall apart mid-lift because I hadn’t tightened the collars enough.Read more...

There’s plenty of anxiety to go around these days, and unfortunately, it’s not only reserved for the grown-ups in the home. Kids can get anxious in even the best of times, let alone when they’re stuck at home in the middle of a pandemic, distanced from their friends and trying to keep up with their virtual school…Read more...

Windows: You’ve seen the dreaded bars before—that fun little graphic that indicates the strength of your wireless connection. While full bars mean you’re probably getting good wifi speed, you’ve also probably encountered situations where the bars aren’t quite so full—and your wireless connection is terrible.Read more...

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Friday marks the beginning of a new month, which means we’re about to get an influx of new additions to Netflix just in time for the weekend.

Earlier this month, HBO made a ton of its programming free to watch online.

If you’ve been using some of your at-home time to learn how to draw, Disney Parks has a number of videos that might help.

If you’ve been using a Nintendo Network ID (NNID) to log into your Nintendo account, you may have noticed some issues logging into your Nintendo account this week.

A sale on Nintendo Labo sets, a huge tool and socket set, Dark Horse manga, wobble cushions, and more lead the pack for Sunday’s best deals.

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Staying at home more and the pandemic, in general, has changed a lot of our habits. Maybe you’re taking an ivy league course online, or working out on your exercise bike a little more. Or, maybe you’re like me and you’re just drinking a lot more than you usually do.

A sale on Kindle book best-sellers, a cooling mattress pad, Mother’s Day beauty deals, oddly-shaped surge protectors, and more are the highlights of today’s best deals.

DJ D-Nice has been regularly opening the virtual doors of Club Quarantine on Instagram for over a month now. His online DJ sessions have been attended by everyone from Snoop Dogg to Oprah. Tonight, that experience is making the leap to television in the form of a special “Club MTV” musical event.

The annual Metropolitan Opera’s Gala might not be able to happen in person this year, but like many other big events, the organizers have made the decision to bring the event online instead—and you’re invited this year.

If working from home has you cursing your home wifi network, here’s some good news: The FCC recently approved a new wifi connection standard, Wifi 6E, which lets wireless routers access the 6GHz band. What does that mean for you? Faster, more stable wifi connections—once the first Wifi 6E products launch in late 2020.

As we’re exploring the world of home workouts, I keep thinking about the routines of the VHS era. Back in the day, buying a Jane Fonda tape was far more of a commitment than watching one of the countless free videos now littering the social feeds of online influencers. (Jane herself is on TikTok, by the way.) In fuzzy…Read more...

Maybe your home is smelling a little smokier than usual this week/month/lifetime that we’ve been stuck at home? Yes, well that will happen! And, right, opening the window and running some fans will go a long way to bring fresh air in and send bad air out, but there are times, like the third week in April, for example,…Read more...

Our stress levels are at an all-time high right now, which means our attentiveness to our own self-care should be, too—especially those of us with wanderlust. Traveling from the living room to the kitchen and back is no one’s ideal of a vacation, yet here we are. On top of that, our social media platforms seem…Read more...

Weeks ago, as the coronavirus pandemic worsened, many financial institutions announced programs to help customers facing financial hardships. Most of those programs allow for you to request to delay your payments, and refrain from charging you late fees related to those payments. But one bank charge you may still see…Read more...

Instagram clued me into the coronavirus-related closing of a restaurant where I worked last year. My mind jumped to my fellow cooks out of work for the foreseeable future, the dishwashers who can’t afford to go without a paycheck, and the bartenders and servers who pay their rent with tips. Admittedly, I…Read more...

Yes, you read that headline correctly. There is apparently a “right” way and a “wrong” way to connect devices to a MacBook with Thunderbolt/USB-C ports on both sides. Doing it wrong can affect your computer’s performance.Read more...

It’s Friday! (It is Friday, right?) Now that we’ve all made it through another week, it’s time to... continue staying home for the weekend.Read more...

Now that I am out of Campari, I am being forced to explore the long-ignored corners of my bar cart. Things are not exactly bleak: Plenty of bottles remain—but they are bottles I don’t reach for super often. This has led to a lot of Googling, which has led to me discovering new cocktails, so it’s a net positive…Read more...

I have been eating a lot of instant miso soup lately—mostly for breakfast—because it is easy and intensely savory, and intensely savory is a comforting flavor (for me). I also find eating chips and dip to be comforting; the repetitive shoveling motion is almost meditative. Combining the two was an obvious next step.Read more...

While the popularity of the video conferencing service Zoom has skyrocketed since the outbreak of the coronavirus, recent news of its many security and privacy issues might have you feeling nervous about using it. In the video above, I share three free alternatives you should try instead.Read more...

You might be at the point in this stay-at-home pandemic where you need to switch up your kid’s art supplies a bit. Maybe they’ve already blown through every piece of construction paper in the house, or maybe you’re tired of Magic-Erasing surfaces where markers have bled through too-thin paper. If so, it’s time to pull…Read more...

For travelers across the nation, keeping up with the newest restrictions has become a daily task. With so many grounded flights and advisories dictating what to do when crossing state lines, many of us are dreaming of escape. Is life in an RV (recreational vehicle) the way to find one right now?Read more...

We’re just a few days away from May 1, which means we’re just a few days away from a bunch of new content appearing on Amazon’s Prime Video.

As some states prepare to open up again, against the advice of experts, what protections do workers have in that they event they feel unsafe at work? This concern was made especially pressing by the recent Department of Labor announcement that workers who refuse to return to work out of general safety concerns cannot…Read more...

Given that every day seems to blend into the next right now, you may not realize that today is Friday. But it is, and Wendy’s is marking the occasion by offering a free four-piece order of spicy or crispy chicken nuggets today, April 24, 2020, at every (participating) restaurant’s drive-thru.

Our nonexistent social schedules have inspired many of us to dive into books to find as escape from the safer-at-home doldrums. And whether you’ve supported your local bookseller by purchasing a title (or 10) or you’re sprinting through your library’s e-book holds list, one thing is probably true for most of us: There…Read more...

A lot of weird stuff is happening across the world right now. Most of it is weird in a bad way. But Big Bird and Sanjay Gupta teaming up for a coronavirus town hall for kids and parents? Now, THAT is the sort of weird we can get behind.Read more...