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Admit it: You’re stuck in a rut. Last night was Taco Tuesday, tonight is meatloaf, and Thursday’s gonna be baked chicken. Again.Read more...

Deadspin The NBA Would’ve Been Better Off Rigging The Draft Lottery | Jezebel Paris Hilton Says Lindsay Lohan Is ‘Beyond... Lame and Embarrassing’ | Splinter Republicans Reportedly Stunned by How Dumb Jared Actually Is | The Root An Alabama Restaurant Is Selling the Whitest Sandwich Ever and We Need to Stop Them | The…Read more...

Do you have a child who gets confused about which shoe goes on which foot? Do you have a sticker? Then try this classic parent hack.

Remember PowerToys? They were those Windows 95- and Windows XP-era utilities that granted you features beyond what “regular” Windows users could do within their operating systems, like: opening a command prompt directly to a folder (instead of having to “CD” your way on over), changing your screen’s resolution via a…Read more...

Writing is 1% writing, 1% staring into space, and 98% doing little errands to “prepare” for writing. My favorite method of not writing is to compose a very specific playlist to “soundtrack” the thing that I’m writing. If you go hunting for the right music to write to, sorry, I’ve just ruined your excuse: here is…Read more...

If you can’t remember the last time you changed the passwords on your loyalty program accounts, it’s time to make some password updates—or risk being hacked.Read more...

Now that the weather is getting nicer, it’s a great time to forget about the sidewalks and treadmills and take your running to the trails. Trails can also help your running and possibly reduce injury—but not for the reasons you think.Read more...

When you’re over the age of 24, your options in life are endless—at least when it comes to renting a car. But if you’re a young driver, you better saddle up to the idea of renting an old minivan with crazy, added fees.Read more...

If you’re looking for simple science experiments and creative projects to do with your kid, you can’t go wrong with anything from Sergei Urban, aka TheDadLab. The experimenting father started posting clips of the activities he’d do with his two young sons, and parents kept wanting more. Now his videos—which include…Read more...

The stock market has its guard up now that increased China tariffs here for an indefinite stay. On Monday the S&P 500 had its worst day since January, the Nasdaq had its worst dip this year, and the Dow dropped 617 points. Apple stock also fell by nearly 6%, interest rates on the corporate bond market went up, and…Read more...

My dad lived in Washington state when I was a teen, which meant I spent many summers picking cherries and berries with my stepmom and sisters. Most of the fruit would be baked into pies and cobblers, but there was always a post-pick bowl of berries and whipping cream to celebrate the haul.Read more...

The most recent iOS update is here, and version 12.3 of Apple’s mobile operating system introduces several changes to AirPlay and the Apple TV app that are worth checking out. Here’s how to make the most of them:Read more...

The three events of a powerlifting meet—the squat, bench press, and deadlift—are easy enough to learn and train at home. And so plenty of us have trained these lifts regardless of whether we have an opportunity to show off at a meet. So if you’ve been hanging out in a home gym and might like a little friendly…Read more...

It’s springtime and, finally, the temps are warming up, the flowers are blooming, the grass is getting green, and you might be thinking to yourself: “Now would be a good time to sell my house.”Read more...

Little kids are notoriously difficult creatures to feed. They gaze at their meals with a skeptical eye—“Um, why is this meatball lumpy? Is my pasta touching my peas? What? An orange carrot? That’s it, I’m done.”Read more...

If you hate your new job, should you quit right away—or should you stick it out?Read more...

We normally bring up AI assistants and smart speakers in the context of keeping your conversations and home life separate from the vigilant ears of these digital helpers (and those who may be listening in) but it turns out, they can serve as security measures themselves. Amazon’s AI assistant, Alexa, will soon be able…Read more...

You can punch your stats into online calculators, tweak your Fitbit settings, and meticulously track every calorie you burn, but no amount of math can tell you how many calories your body really burns in a day. To get a real answer, you need to do a little self-experimentation.Read more...

Mara Wilson has been famous for a long time. If you are a young millennial woman, you know who she is, and you were probably obsessed with one of more of her movies as a child. But Wilson doesn’t seem affected by either childhood stardom or her insanely huge Twitter following. She’s down-to-earth and just as charming…Read more...

There’s a new app called YOLO that’s hugely popular among teens. Just a week after its release, it has become the most downloaded iPhone app in the U.S. It’s a free add-on feature for Snapchat—when users connect YOLO to their accounts, they can add a sticker to their Snapchat Story that invites their followers to give…Read more...

The main thing that’s keeping me from allowing my eight-year-old son to join all his friends on popular online multiplayer games isn’t a fear that he’s going to give personal information away to creeps. It’s that I don’t want him exposed to the hate speech that is so prevalent online.Read more...

WhatsApp users everywhere: Update your app now. A vulnerability in the app has allowed one company to install surveillance software on both iPhones and Android phones by calling users on the app, regardless of whether they answered. Worse, after a call was placed and software installed, the call could also be removed…Read more...

If any cooking fat is worthy of the title “liquid gold,” it’s gotta be ghee. Ghee is clarified browned butter—which means it has the high smoke point of clarified butter and the nutty flavor of browned butter. In my book, that’s as close to perfection as you can get.Read more...

The warm days of summer are almost upon us, and Häagen-Dazs is celebrating today in the best way possible: free ice cream.

iOS: I love podcasts. I love them in my car; I love them when I’m working out. I’ll even put on a podcast when I’m in the shower—mainly to help me get through my way-too-large queue.Read more...

If you work on an iPad with an external keyboard, you can take advantage of some of the same keyboard shortcuts that come on a Mac. The Sweet Setup lists good keyboard shortcuts that particularly matter to iPad users, including these less obvious ones:

If you just so happen to need a new microwave right now, this Toshiba model is the one to get. Promo code 40SUPERDEAL knocks $80 off its price, bringing it down to an all time low of just $120. It does everything you’d expect a microwave to do, which is to say, it gets hot, it has buttons for auto heating, and it…Read more...

If you feel nostalgic for the way YouTube used to be, or at least how it used to look, it’s possible to go back. An extension called “YouTube Classic” for Firefox and Chrome allows you reskin the web video hub with a retro look shifts that reverts the site to how it looked once upon a time.

I love cottage cheese with my whole heart, but it does not have the sexiest reputation, and it can be a challenge for those with textural issues. But the salty, creamy, tangy dairy can be enjoyed by even the pickiest dairy lovers—you just have to whip it first.Read more...

There comes a time in every race fan’s life when they have to make a crucial decision. Do I spend an obscene amount of money on a hotel and commute to the track somehow, or do I strip away all the conveniences of modern life and camp? Sometimes, though, roughing it in the campsite is the only way to go. If you must,…Read more...

What’s better than a pair of classic Levi’s jeans? Two pairs! And getting one of those pairs for 50% off is obviously best; that’s exactly what you can do at Levi’s BOGO Event, happening now. Piles of pants, along with other nice apparel, are included in the promotion (exclusions apply) with code BOGO50. The lower…Read more...

You’re pacing the floor of your hotel, desperately trying to find your room. You’re positive it’s 201—or 210? But neither room opens with the swipe of your key.

Every Sunday, I wage a war on my fitted sheet as I attempt to put it on my mattress, struggling to fit it around one corner as it pops off another.

One more episode of Game of Thrones left. A lot of people are gonna have some postpartum feelings. I’m going to feel relieved. I’ve spent eight years deciding not to watch our decade’s defining TV show. For a while I felt like an outcast, like Jon Snow, or Arya Stark, or Theon Greyjoy, or Tyrion Lannister. Okay so I…Read more...

If you’ve been stashing away items for future purchase on your Amazon Wish List, you may inadvertently be providing gift ideas for complete strangers.Read more...

I make a lot of pancakes, but I have never been particularly skilled at making pretty pancakes, with even, golden-brown tops. The first pancake especially has always been aesthetically crap, with a mottled, splotchy appearance. But why?Read more...

How many money apps do you have? Turns out, the perfect number might be three: a budgeting app, an investment tracker, and a credit monitoring service.Read more...

We could all get better at conversing with our fellow humans. It’s just so easy these days to hide behind our screens, and when we’re finally face to face with actual people, we’re often talking too much and not listening enough. How can we make the most of those one-on-one, face-to-face, in-real-life moments? We’ll…Read more...

The Ninja Foodi, Traeger Grills, and Glad trash bags lead off Monday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

Fancy toothpastes may come in different colors and boast unusual ingredients, but they probably don’t offer better dental health than the average drugstore toothpaste. Here’s what to look for if you try a new brand:Read more...

The A.V. Club Game Of Thrones brutally asserts that the game in question will have no winner (experts) | The Muse Honestly, Who Doesn’t Lose It When Large Bells Clang? | Deadspin Kawhi Leonard And A Story Of Four Bounces | Splinter Whew, Elizabeth Warren’s Game of Thrones Take Did NOT Hold Up Well | The Grapevine NBC…Read more...

As a veteran on-air meteorologist, Paul Goodloe has reported from the scenes of blizzards, floods, fires and hurricanes—here’s footage of him trying to stay upright while covering Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. Today, he co-hosts Weekend Recharge on The Weather Channel. Here’s how he parents.Read more...

Life is hard, and for this reason, you deserve something nice, which is why I got you Nailed It!: Season 3 (Friday). There’s a lady with Iris Apfel glasses this season!Read more...

Welcome to The Takeout’s Asian Noodles Week, a tribute to the O.G. pasta bowl.Read more...

If you find yourself browsing Amazon looking for your next good read, the extension Library Extension might potentially help you save a little cash by letting you read that same book for free.

Kindle downloads for Mother’s Day, handy 1' extension cords, and a TriggerPoint foam roller lead off Sunday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

Shortly before I graduated college I went to my university’s career center to get help with creating my first “real” resume and to get some tips on how to not crash and burn during the interview process for my first adult job.

If you’ve been wanting to give Amazon Prime Music a try, now might be one of the best times to sign up.

When you’re meeting a group of new people, especially in the context of a business meeting, you want to put your best foot forward. One easy way to look like you’re the smartest person in the room is to simply learn everyone’s name.