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A specter is haunting Thanksgiving—the specter of dry turkey. One of the easiest ways to prevent this horror is to cook the big-ass bird sous-vide but, thanks to a large hole where its insides used to be, keeping a whole turkey submerged is usually quite the challenge. To overcome the buoyancy, you could chop the…Read more...

This is one of those months where Netflix loses a lot of great older movies, and replaces them with some great originals.

Most of us have used a coupon at some point, whether you ripped it out of a newspaper insert or accessed it via an app. But advanced couponers know that using one coupon is just the gateway; the real path to savings is by stacking them. By combining manufacturer and store coupons and other offers (such as rebates),…Read more...

Throwing up is pretty awful, so when it happens to us, we typically want to try to pinpoint what exactly is going on in our body to make sure it doesn’t happen again. If a stomach bug isn’t going around, you may suspect food poisoning, and blame the restaurant you ate at a few hours earlier. But that place is probably…Read more...

When my son was a preschooler, I was forever looking for new artsy activities to do with him. I especially loved activities where the set-up was part of the activity itself—you get more mileage out of those. We’d make homemade play dough together or mix together corn starch, water and food coloring to make sidewalk…Read more...

Once again, it’s time for another Democratic presidential debate in the 2020 race. This round, we’ll witness just 10 candidates take the stage in Atlanta, Georgia, representing a slowly dwindling pool of qualifying presidential hopefuls (though it remains to be seen how both Deval Patrick and Michael Bloomberg will…Read more...

Demi Adejuyigbe has written for The Good Place and James Corden, co-hosted the podcasts Punch Up the Jam and Gilmore Guys, and turned the 21st of September into an internet holiday. He’s written fake credits songs for Space Jam, Black Panther, Get Out, Infinity War, Ready Player One, Aladdin, a Lando movie, and Success…Read more...

WhatsApp users should hit up the Google Play Store or the App Store and make sure they’re running the latest version of the app, as a new update fixes a major security bug that could let hackers slip malicious code onto devices through seemingly innocent .MP4 video files.

According to numerous reports, a number of hacked Disney+ accounts have been popping up over the web lately. And those breaking into your account aren’t taking advantage of some crazy vulnerability in the streaming service. They’re either phishing your account data or, worse, logging in as you by using credentials…Read more...

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In theory, when money is exchanged for goods or services, there’s supposed to be some relationship between the amount of money and the value of the thing bought. But because health insurance is such a weird system, in practice that doesn’t end up happening.Read more...

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When you’re pregnant, everyday activities take on an extra layer of difficulty. You can’t sleep in a comfortable position or go from sitting to standing with anything resembling grace. Working—whether you’re on your feet all day or trapped at a desk for eight straight hours—can be trying. And commuting to and from…Read more...

Have a tricky friendship situation? Wondering if you’ve outgrown a friendship and it’s time to say goodbye? Is your best friend ghosting you? Are you ghosting someone else?Read more...

Twitter’s List feature makes it easy to navigate through the platform’s noise, but it comes with one major annoyance—lists are packed with potential for abuse, especially when you find yourself a card-carrying member of others’ “People who suck on Twitter” lists.Read more...

With the recent news of former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s entry into the 2020 presidential race—and the very real possibility of Michael Bloomberg’s run—keeping up with all 18 of the candidates’ proposed policies is becoming more difficult by the day. (We’ve tried. Here are a few of our guides on where…Read more...

Artificial intelligence systems can write pretty convincingly readable text these days. A new browser extension, GPTrue or False, can test whether a given text is likely to have been generated by an AI.Read more...

Are you reading this as a way to put off doing something else? When you’re done with this article, are you going to get back to work—or are you going to look for something else to distract you, just for a moment?Read more...

A hearty stock is the foundation of every great Thanksgiving menu. And if you’re vegan, you can’t do better than the rich, golden broth from a pot of chickpeas.Read more...

Hop on over to eBay and you’ll be able to score a Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ for a mere $800, which is the lowest we’ve seen it in some time (and surely better than most Black Friday deals you’ll see for the phone, if any exist).

Freshly ironed clothing looks pretty great: clean, crisp and tidy. In theory, ironing is great and once you get started it’s not even that bad, but it’s also cumbersome and something that a lot of people tend to put off. Plus, you may be a little scared of ruining your favorite shirt or dress.Read more...

Candidates for president often announce radical plans for what they’ll do once they get to the White House—but it’s a long road to sweeping change. A new president doesn’t move in and immediately enact their new policies. Nor does Congress instantly convene and say “Yeah, that all sounds good, let’s do that,” before…Read more...

For many parents, deciding if, when or how to grow your family can be difficult. And when other factors—such as infertility or the heightened needs of your other children—come into play, the decision-making can be that much harder. Here’s this week’s Parental Advisory question:Read more...

Just as you’re about to fall asleep and slip into a blissful state of unconsciousness, it hits you—that moment when you said or did the absolute wrong thing back in high school (or during a job interview or any other social setting). For whatever reason, the memory haunts you, unwilling to recede into the depths of…Read more...

Maybe you already kicked off your holiday shopping. You snagged a Singles Day deal or one of the many pre-holiday sales dangled by retailers in early November. But it’s all a run-up to the big day: Black Friday.Read more...

Online shopping has made holiday gift buying almost stupidly easy, but as convenient as it is, it’s also a lot easier for hackers and scammers to phish your financial data if you aren’t being careful.

I spent a decent chunk of the weekend putting a dent into my Disney+ queue—thanks, 4K Dolby Atmos Star Wars movies—but my enjoyment of Disney’s cheap streaming service is slightly dampened by the various films that are still bound to Netflix. However, you can start getting your queue ready for titles like Black Panther…Read more...

Apple is back with another fresh update to iOS 13. We’re assuming you’ve already made the plunge, but if not, now is as good a time as any to upgrade to the latest operating system for your iPhone and iPad. And if you’re already there, great! It’s time to install another update to deal with some annoying, lingering…Read more...

I have no patience for centerpieces I cannot eat. Flowers are pretty—I’ve always thought that—but putting a vase of inedible greenery in the middle of the table just creates a future problem for oneself; that problem being “where do I put this thing to make room for the food?”Read more...

The adults who spend their time discussing the pros and cons of hobbits vs. elves and the ones who ponder if they’d succeed better as a part of House Lannister or House Martell are the ones who likely started their lives gobbling up some geeky chapter books. The more dragons, magic and time travel, the better.Read more...

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Mobile browsers are better than ever, but they’re still cumbersome to use when compared to the desktop versions. Managing open tabs on Chrome, for example, is mindlessly easy on desktop but fiddly on mobile. Google has been making changes to the way tabs work on mobile over the past year, but the most recent update…Read more...

I believe in charts. A good chart can stick an important fact into your mind and keep it there. And some of the best come from Randall Munroe’s webcomic xkcd. Now you can turn any chart into an xkcd chart, if you have the data and know a little code.

If you’ve ever searched for flights extremely last-minute in a panic—and somehow stumble across a good deal—there’s almost always a catch. Chances are, the catch in question might involve two (or more) layovers and three flights just to get you to your final destination only a few hours away.

Google Stadia is finally coming out this week, delivering its library of games—er, growing library of games—to TVs, PCs, and phones through the magic of streaming. The one problem with streaming, though, is that it can require a pretty decent connection. And that’s what we’re here to test: How well does a Stadia…Read more...

My favorite type of activity for little kids is something that keeps them busy and accomplishes another goal. Like when they help sort laundry or “prep” dinner with you. Kids like hands-on activities and they like to be helpful. And this mom scratches both of those itches with this simple toy-washing station:Read more...

I have many turkey takes, but my strongest fowl conviction is that that the big bird is best when broken down into light and dark, and then cooked separately. Yes, you sacrifice the whole-bird visual, but honestly who cares? I would rather have it taste good.Read more...

So you went ahead and did it: You bought into Google Stadia. The Chrome-based streaming platform, which launches this week, is still very much in its infancy and half-functional in many ways. For example, you can only stream Stadia games on a handful of devices; there are settings available in some place on some apps,…Read more...

We don’t stop taking notes after we graduate: it’s something many of us do in some capacity throughout our adult lives, too. It may not even be something you really think about—you just do it. But you could probably also do it better, and that’s where we come in. It may be time to get back to the basics and reboot…Read more...

We published a ton of stories at Lifehacker, no question there. And while I always appreciate those with a strong Google game, you shouldn’t have to bust out your geek skills on a search engine to find the most important articles about your favorite tech topics.

When he’s spent too much time in his underwear playing video games—or watching other people play video games on YouTube—my friend Cole imagines his grandfather sighing, rolling his eyes, saying “I fought in a war for this?”

If an airline involuntarily bumps you from a flight, chances are you can ask for a whole more than you think, like meal vouchers, a hotel stay or just cold, hard cash. But what are your rights if an airline suddenly decides to change your flight’s departure time entirely? It happens; over on Reddit, u/kaileen shared…Read more...

Pop quiz! Will you walk, bathed in an otherworldly glow, into the light, or will you crawl on all fours to the dark side? This is the question Netflix is posing this week as it offers you only two viable streaming options.

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When you have a lot of unread email messages, there’s pretty much no point to seeing exactly how many of those messages you technically have to get through.

At some point or another, we’ve all had the misfortune of working with a passive-aggressive coworker. You know, that guy who is bringing your project down but somehow thinks all the issues are someone else’s fault, so much so that he makes a point to tell anyone and everyone that will listen, including your boss, but…Read more...

Before Slack and Trello, the online newsrooms I worked in used Basecamp and Campfire to keep projects organized. When it comes to personal projects, however, Basecamp’s price tag of $99/mo has made it a no-go. That is until now. This week the company launched a free tier that gives you a lot of the same functionality…Read more...

Battery power is one of those things that’s always at a premium, especially when you’re traveling and need to use one of the precious few power outlets at the airport to keep your device charged.

If you’re still on the hunt for a holiday plane ticket, then you might want to work on making that purchase this weekend. Prices are only expected to increase for both Thanksgiving and Christmas travel from this point forward. That said, you can still snag a deal on some flights.Read more...

Sometimes reading articles on the web can be distracting. Taking notes about what you’re reading can also get pretty complicated, depending on how involved that article is. Readermode is a Chrome extension that can help. Once enabled, the extension allows you to customize how you see an article on the web and…Read more...