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In case you missed last night’s Democratic presidential debate, here’s a quick recap: Elizabeth Warren talked her proposed wealth tax, Bernie Sanders called Trump a “pathological liar,” and everybody hates wine caves. Curious what we’re talking about? Below, a few of our favorite explanations and one-liners from the…Read more...

Disengaging from my work is a difficult task, mainly because eating is something I have to do every day, whether I want to or not. Even when I’m on vacation, the meals I eat and the drinks I drink are analyzed and evaluated. “Could I write about this?,” I ask. “Is this a hack?” Some trips are more fruitful than others.Read more...

We wrote a lot about toddler tantrums this year. And chances are, we’ll write a lot about tantrums next year, too. There’s a lot to dissect when it comes to why our little kids get so irrationally pissed off, how we can avoid the epic meltdowns in the first place, and then what to do when they throw a fit anyway,…Read more...

The future and safety of the world has felt bleak recently, at least in my Instagram feed. A former middle school classmate is now an essential oil-selling, non-toxic Internet activist mom. Neutral-hued accounts run by sustainability gurus are telling me to reduce my consumption. The planet is burning; we have less…Read more...

If you’re headed to the airport anytime between now and the end of the year there’s a good chance you’re going to run into a delay, at least during one leg of your journey. The busiest travel time of the year also just happens to coincide with some of the coldest times of the year which means everything from weather…Read more...

Decorating sugar cookies after they come out of the oven can be a fun holiday activity, but I appreciate a cookie that bakes up all beautiful and ready to serve. And though I believe there is no sight more pleasing than an unadorned chocolate chip or magic cookie bar, this latter portion of December demands a certain…Read more...

Remember that time we all submitted our claims for the Equifax breach class action settlement expecting to get $125 apiece? We so rightfully deserved (or so we thought) to get enough cash to almost buy a set of AirPods after the mental anguish of knowing our personal data may have been lost in the 2017 hack of 147…Read more...

The Chase Sapphire Preferred and the Chase Sapphire Reserve are two of the best travel credit cards on the market—but before you decide to apply for a Chase Sapphire card, it’s worth taking a close look at your spending habits.Read more...

Some life-changing events are preserved in perfect detail, like insects trapped in amber; some weasel their way into your consciousness so thoroughly that you’ll never again know for certain what life was like before. I couldn’t tell you where I was when I first learned about Garth’s Breakfast Bowl, but I do know that…Read more...

You read that right. Rey and Kylo aren’t using the Force to peer into your mind and read your user names and logins, but plenty of hackers—scammers, really—are setting up bogus websites and downloads to take advantage of today’s premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. And you should avoid them with as much…Read more...

We’re heading for the home stretch on our year-end benchmark series. You measured your flexibility and your progress toward (or proficiency at) pull-ups. Now, let’s focus on push-ups.Read more...

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The benefits of self care are widely touted—and for good reason. We do, truly, need to take better care of ourselves. We’re overworked, over-scheduled and under-rested. We should get more massages and we should go on more weeklong beach vacations. But therein lies the self-care conundrum. We don’t have the time or…Read more...

If you’re still searching for that perfect holiday gift, you might want to consider buying that hard-to-shop-for person a plane ticket to join you on a getaway in the New Year.

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After weeks of careful searching, you’ve finally happened upon a great deal for a flight—or so you think. Hours after booking, you discover an even better deal for a few hundred dollars less through that same airline. In a rush, you might book that second flight, knowing that the seat might be taken right out from…Read more...

We all know that our phones and apps keep tabs on our locations—and it feels like most of us have come to terms with the fact that way too much of this data makes it into the hands of companies that want to advertise to us. The problem? No one really thinks about how that data is actually being stored, or how…Read more...

I love starting off my day with an email from Firefox Monitor that one of my login and password combinations has, once again, leaked out to the web. Today, it’s Zynga’s turn for mea culpas, and I’m starting to regret all those rounds of Words With Friends I’ve played.Read more...

If you have a Ring doorbell or camera in your home, you should change your password and set up two-factor authentication on your account immediately.

If you have time off for the holidays, will you get to spend it doing anything fun? What about your free time this evening—what would make that time feel enjoyable and restorative to you? Here’s an idea: perhaps you need to make sure you have two different kinds of fun.Read more...

Grating cheese on food is one of life’s ultimate pleasures. Shaving curls of salty dairy snow onto greens, soups, and pastas is coded into the food DNA of multiple cultures. Not to be an anthropomorphic Italian food comment, but there’s nothing like the real thing when it comes to Italian cheeses, especially if you’re…Read more...

As the end of the year approaches, you may be coming to the realization that, once again, you did not keep a single resolution past January 9th-ish. Or you can’t even remember what your resolutions were. Or better yet, you didn’t make any resolutions because you have become wise over the years and no longer wish to…Read more...

Between now and January 7th, Fortnite is giving away a collection of 14 free character skins and other in-game items for all players during its big Winterfest event.

If you own one of four TP-Link routers, including the TP-Link Archer C5 (v4), you’re going to want to find and install its latest firmware update right now. The patch fixes a critical vulnerability that would otherwise allow an attacker to take full control of your router—admin access and all—and lock you out of it.Read more...

Have you ever got on the road only to realize you’ve forgotten something crucial back at home? Do you have some kiddos in the rear who just don’t know when to stop kicking the back of your goddamn seat? Or are you just plain tired of making five-point turns? Then mastering the forward 180, courtesy of Wyatt Knox at …Read more...

Here’s some good news for your eventual retirement: Congress is trying to make it easier for you to save for that day when you can finally leave your briefcase behind and kick back on the beach.Read more...

If you’re looking for a last-minute gift that doesn’t require any shipping or handling, don’t assume you have to send a boring old gift card. Here’s Lifehacker’s guide to gifting ebooks, audiobooks, digital games and more.Read more...

Redbox is getting out of the game rental business and is offloading its stock of PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and a smattering of Switch titles with a clearance sale. You’ll find many of the deals listed on RedBbx’s website, but some noteworthy discounts include:

A cheese, charcuterie, or even vesper board can function as a snack, meal, or cocktail party sustenance. The contents of the board are obviously the most important part, but the board itself can greatly influence your snacking experience. For easy snack board-eating enjoyment, grab a rimmed baking sheet.

On Wednesday and in a vote that split very closely along party lines, the House impeached President Donald Trump, making him the third president in U.S. history to have ever been impeached. In its vote, the House passed both articles of impeachment brought forth yesterday, including abuse of power (defined as having…Read more...

There are the hospital visits you expect—a planned surgery, for example. And then there are the visits you don’t expect—such as when you have to rush your baby, who was born with a congenital heart defect, to the emergency room just days before Christmas.Read more...

If you’re planning on flying Alaska tomorrow, you might want to plan on wearing your favorite holiday sweater.

After several candidates threatened to boycott tonight’s round over a local labor dispute, it’s official: The final Democratic presidential debate of 2019 is back on. And in a first for the debates so far, we will witness just seven candidates on stage at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

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We had a lot of opinions this year, every one of them perfect, but some more perfect than others. The Lifehacker staff talked amongst ourselves and decided these were our best opinion pieces in 2019. Thank you for agreeing.

A brand-new Instagram update has finally added a much-requested feature to the app: Users can upload a collage of multiple photos in a single Instagram story and use a new “Layout” mode to create more engaging story posts.

The Internal Revenue Service is getting more funding in 2020. That’s pretty exciting for taxpayers, as it means more staff to process tax returns and more staff to answer the phone when you have a question. But it could mean that your risk of getting audited will go up too, at least, a little bit. The Motley Fool says…Read more...

Back in 2017, Unroll.me—the third-party service that attempts to unsubscribe you from unwanted email threads and newsletters—came under fire for collecting user information, selling it to Uber, and saving copies of emails and other data without notifying its users.Read more...

One of my favorite cold-weather meal formats is a big hunk of roasted meat, served with a starchy side and some sort of green or fresh plant matter. I usually have leftovers of the roasted meat, which I almost never reheat, because I cooked it perfectly the first time, damn it. (Could I reheat using my immersion…Read more...

By now we know that when we praise kids, we should focus less on natural ability or intelligence and more on effort. As in, “You worked so hard on that homework!” versus “You’re so smart!” But adults have another way of complimenting kids that we should also do away with—insulting our own ability by comparing it to…Read more...

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If you’re eagerly awaiting this weekend’s winter solstice because it’s the shortest day of the year—and thus every day after that will be a teensy bit longer—I have some bad news: while the total day length will get longer, sunrise will actually keep getting later for a while, meaning we’ll have even darker mornings.Read more...

Much has been written about the security of Amazon’s Ring Cameras. I still maintain that most of the issues people are discovering with the company’s security all require an attacker to know your user name and password—something you can help prevent by using a strong, unique password for your account. But don’t stop…Read more...

Earlier this week, I ran a report on all of my 2019 spending to date, divided by category. While I’m sure I’ll have a few more expenses before the year ends, I was still able to get a fairly accurate picture of where my money has gone this year—and whether I allocated my money in accordance with my values.Read more...

Brushing a sticky, sugary glaze on your salty holiday ham is practically a given, but the best glazes have need a flavor besides sweet to make them shine. A splash of vinegar or orange juice can add some acid and depth, but truly interesting people glaze their cured pork with pepper jelly.Read more...

A Rubik’s Cube or “magic cube” can be configured over 43 quintillion ways, and every configuration can technically be solved in 20 moves or less. In practice, the most expert human cube solvers usually need more than 40 moves. But these mobile apps can solve it faster—or they can teach you how to solve like an expert.…Read more...

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If you’re going home for the holidays, you’re probably thinking about a vacation that doesn’t involve sleeping in your childhood bedroom. Time to start planning: Until midnight tonight, JetBlue is having a hell of a flash sale for one-way tickets.

A Canon 50mm lens, Klymit sleeping pad, Thermapen Mk4, and a Bahamas cruise lead off Wednesday’s best deals from around the web.

When the much-anticipated Disney+ launched last month, some of its classic kids’ movies came with a warning: “This program is presented as originally created. It may contain outdated cultural depictions.” The language of the warning itself is inadequate in how it categorizes racist stereotypes in many of Disney’s…Read more...