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The only thing worse than meetings are virtual meetings. It’s especially bad when you’re working from home, in clothes you might not normally wear to the office, in a space that might not be as clean as you’d like it to be, with kids and partners and pets and roommates claiming pieces of your attention—not to mention…Read more...

There are many ways to enjoy Campari—in a Negroni, with Fernet, with soda and a strip of lemon zest—but none are quite as refreshing as Campari all by itself, provided you shake the heck out of it.Read more...

Your gym is probably closed. (Even if it’s not, you probably shouldn’t go—gyms are a perfect place to be near other people and touch things that other people touch.) So you may be tempted to cancel your membership. But if you can afford it, consider keeping it up.Read more...

As I write this, I am personally on Day Two of our Temporary-But-We-Don’t-Know How Temporary school closure. Those of you in the same boat know that the phrase “the days are long” has taken on a whole new meaning. These days have to be filled with something, and ideally, at least part of that something would be…Read more...

Good news and bad news for WhatsApp fans. We’ll start with the former: The app, in all likelihood, is going to soon receive a fancy little feature that will let you automatically delete messages—group and private—after a set period of time. And here’s the fun part: You decide how long that time is going to be.Read more...

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Last fall, the Delta Skymiles American Express card announced a new look and new perks for cardholders. It offered substantial signup bonuses for the entire suite of cards if you signed up a few months before the changes took effect. But when January rolled around, some of those card signup offers for new customers…Read more...

On Monday, the stock market had its worst decline since 1987. Although the market is currently attempting to rally, investing is definitely going to feel riskier than usual for a while.Read more...

A strange iOS bug is eating up mobile data and spiking monthly bills for iPhone users. You might not be affected, but it’s worth checking out (just in case).Read more...

Tax Day is still April 15, but if you owe the government, you’ll have a bit of leeway on when you pay your taxes.

Although it seems like the world’s on pause, all the colds and flus and other respiratory illnesses out there haven’t read the memo. If you find yourself getting sick and are trying to determine whether you’ve got the coronavirus or some other respiratory illness, there are some ways to try to narrow it down, but with…Read more...

Relish the upsides of social distancing by embracing a cozyboi level of dressing down. Way down.

The consumer tech industry thrives on big conventions and live events, but many of these have been delayed or canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. Apple’s WWDC event is one of the affected events, but instead of being scrapped, the June conference is being reworked into a fully digital event with live-streaming keynote…Read more...

The only good news to come from the coronavirus—unless you have a crystal ball and have been making a small fortune in the market, /r/wallstreetbets-style—is that Comcast has finally shown that its network can probably handle all the downloading you typically do. In other words, data caps are bullshit.Read more...

Want to protect yourself and your family members from the coronavirus, especially if someone in your household is currently experiencing potential COVID-19 symptoms? Here’s a tip directly from the CDC: Don’t shake out your dirty laundry.Read more...

The past few weeks have been a trying time for everyone as we deal with the coronavirus pandemic. But for many people (myself included), some of the most stressful moments have come from discussing COVID-19 with our parents, grandparents and other older relatives. Sure, there are some that have taken this seriously…Read more...

Each weekday for the next few weeks, author and illustrator Mo Willems will invite kids into his studio at lunchtime to create some of his beloved characters. Starting this week, new episodes of Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems will be posted at 1 p.m. Eastern time and will remain online to be streamed at any time.Read more...

In order to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus, Apple announced last week that it will be closing all of its stores outside of China until March 27th. With no Apple Store to go to, that might pose a problem should your iPhone break or if your phone (or other Apple device) was already being repaired by Apple…Read more...

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly every major sport league on the planet has chosen suspend or delay operations indefinitely—and rightly so. But the decision has left sports fans around the world wondering what their sports programming options will look like during mandatory self-isolation.Read more...

In the interest of public health, and for those of you who are visual learners, we present this video guide to properly washing your hands.

While most airlines and hotels have made announcements about how to change or cancel your reservations due to the coronavirus, you might be wondering what to do about the travel plans you made through your rewards credit card. If you made reservations with points or miles, what happens next?Read more...

It’s obvious that Meathead Goldwyn knows a lot about meat—but it must be said that after nearly half a century of eating and drinking for a living, he knows a lot of other things, too. His site, AmazingRibs.com, is not only a font of BBQ and meat-centric grilling wisdom, but a resource for information on safety, …Read more...

This time last year, I was 36 weeks pregnant with my son. It was my first pregnancy, and I was a rule follower to the extreme. No caffeine. No lunch meat. No jumping on trampolines. I loved doing all those things, pre-pregnancy, but it wasn’t just about me anymore. I was scared that something from the outside was…Read more...

The coronavirus is already impacting the primaries in a number of states, and could potentially impact elections as a whole later this year. Now’s a good time for you to start looking into how absentee voting is handled in your state, and sign up for one so you’ll be able to vote by mail, should you need to do.

The Federal Reserve announced on Sunday that it would cut interest rates to near zero, with the benchmark for consumer interest rates to drop to between 0% and 0.25%.Read more...

Social distancing means a lot of us are spending significantly more time at home. If that’s not something you’re used to doing, then you might have started to run out of things to pass the time.

Sitting here in not-so-sunny California, I’m bored to tears as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown. And while I have video games to entertain me, and endless work to do (from home, of course), I’ve been looking for a better way to deal with the solitary conditions I, and plenty others, will be dealing with over the…Read more...

Much of the country is beginning the process of social distancing—if not all-out isolating themselves from the outside world—in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. And while it’s important to do this, particularly to protect the most vulnerable in our population, it also means many of those vulnerable…Read more...

There are many reasons to be using digital payment options these days instead of cash or card, and Google’s latest Pixel Feature Drop just gave Google Pay users an even prettier way for Pixel users to manage their money.

Cats are great, sure, but they can also be jerks. Like when they step all over your face in the middle of the night—so you close your bedroom door and they meow and scratch until you let them back in. Here’s how to get them to stop so you can get some sleep.

If you asked me last month, I’d have said that I’m part of a small-yet-mighty cadre of workers who hangs in their house all day, metaphorically tied to a laptop and desk. But today, it could be argued that I’m one of the masses who are now calling home and work the same place.

Social distancing and closed facilities in many of your cities and towns may make going to a recovery meeting harder to do.

It is a great time to be a bean, or, more accurately, a purveyor of beans. In addition to the popularity of a certain exclusive bean club, current conditions have made beans—both dried and canned—a sought-after item.Read more...

Coronavirus has exposed a reality that many Americans already knew to be true: there are gaping holes in our deliberately weakened and insufficient social safety net. We all likely know people who are now out of work, who are wondering how they will pay their bills, who are worried about their health and that of their…Read more...

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It’s easy to get duped right now, while we’re all in panic mode. All it takes is for one person with a bit of free time on their hands to make a “Coronavirus dashboard” that asks unsuspecting users to install an application on their machine, and boom—you’re suckered into installing malware on your system when you…Read more...

Worried about paying your credit card bill right now? Your card issuer may be able to help.Read more...

As schools around the country close and parents scramble to either work from home or find child care, it can be easy to view this as one big, long snow day. Prop ‘em in front of the TV with some snacks and ride it out. But experts agree that the best thing parents can do for kids off school for the next couple of…Read more...

The spread of the coronavirus isn’t just affecting public health and the global economy; it also impacts internet and cellular networks. With so many people stuck at home and others displaced by travel bans, data usage has risen, bandwidth is clogged, and service is being disrupted all around the world.Read more...

While it doesn’t seem like pets play a role in transmitting COVID-19 between people, a dog in Hong Kong was reported to test positive for it earlier this month. Experts are still puzzling over exactly what this means.Read more...

On Friday, President Trump said he would waive interest on federal student loans. But the move isn’t as exciting as it sounds.

If you’re currently relying on food delivery to get you and your family through a work-and-school-at-home situation—or if you’re having food delivered to elderly relatives and friends who need a little extra love and care right now—there’s one good way to ensure that as much of your money as possible goes towards the…Read more...

Beyond health and safety concerns, one of the biggest sources of anxiety for people right now is keeping themselves and their families fed. While it’s easy to invest in a whole bunch of dried pasta and beans, buying vegetables, storing perishables, and planning meals can feel a bit confusing. Luckily the editors of…Read more...

Forget paleo, keto, and intermittent fasting—we’re getting to the truth of how you really should be eating this week with Mark Bittman and Dr. David L. Katz. Their latest book is called How to Eat: All Your Food and Diet Questions Answered, and in this episode, they discuss the importance of using both science and…Read more...

If you’ve ever wondered whether hanging upside down for too long can kill you, the answer is yes. Here’s what happens to your body if you don’t get it upright in time.Read more...

Stay home. That’s the first rule of self-quarantine, and of social distancing. But after a while you may be itching to get outside and move, and I have good news for you: if you’re able to do it all on your lonesome, it’s fine to go out for a run.Read more...

“If even ONE student in my ENTIRE school gets sick with the coronavirus, they’re going to call off school for EVERYONE,” my nine-year-old son announced to me the other day. “Why is everyone talking about this so much?” He’s right on both accounts—they will probably close his school (even if a student doesn’t test…Read more...

In the past few days, I’ve seen some terrible advertisements and articles telling you that you should get a will, right now, at this very moment. Because if the coronavirus doesn’t take you down, you’re definitely not going to live that 150 years you’ve been planning on! (Seriously, I saw that copy with my own eyes.)Read more...

If social distancing has made you already blow through all the movies and television shows you had in your queue, Netflix is dropping a bunch of new stuff this week to help you build it back up again.

Social distancing means that we’re all spending a lot more time at home, canceling or rescheduling vacations, and probably not going out to things like movies and museums. Staying at home doesn’t mean you can’t experience a little travel, and maybe a little culture, from your home computer.