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Angel Olson once sang “they made a meme out of my legacy darling,” but I have never found a meme that fully encompassed my lasting effect on the world. Luckily, I can now (easily) make my own bespoke memes, with a little help from template accounts on Instagram.

Sometimes, our phones come in handy as tools of distraction for our kids while we wait in the airport or the doctor’s office. I rarely let my son use my phone when he was younger (and still rarely do), but I kept the PBS Kids app and one or two games loaded on it, just in case.Read more...

I have pee anxiety.

Six years ago, my husband and I moved across the country from Arizona to the East Coast, where we’re both originally from. At the time, we had a two-year-old and an anxiety-ridden cat—not to mention furniture and belongings in the house we were renting, the condo we owned and a storage unit. It was a lot more…Read more...

I like free games. And I’m not just talking about freeware or open-source titles that are either maddeningly complex or of occasionally suspicious quality. Triple-A titles, when discounted to the low price of zero, are great.Read more...

Chronic wasting disease has now been reported in deer, elk, and moose in 24 states, according to the CDC. The disease isn’t new, but its nickname is: you can now read sensational headlines about “zombie deer.”Read more...

Later today, Samsung will be unveiling its latest line of products during its Samsung Unpacked live event, including the long-rumored Galaxy S10 smartphone. This new flagship smartphone will probably get the lion’s share of the attention today, but there are plenty of other devices that could make an appearance—not…Read more...

We are right in the middle of the bad, seemingly never-ending portion of winter, and all I want to do is eat mountains of creamy carbohydrates. Obviously our three-ingredient potatoes au gratin would do just fine, but the noble spud isn’t the only root that takes well to a gratin-ing.Read more...

From January 23 through February 18 I was confined to a hospital bed, recovering from a surgical procedure that required me to remain almost completely prone in order to heal. Fortunately I came to the hospital prepared, and managed to still play Kingdom Hearts 3, Jump Force, Apex Legends and Anthem. All I needed was…Read more...

This March on Netflix, we’re getting Doubt, The Notebook, A Clockwork Orange, Apollo 13, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and the original Wet Hot American Summer. There’s a long list of original shows and films, including the second half of Arrested Development season 5. Hoo boy. Any fans of the new season here?

When it comes to investing for retirement, as we’ve covered a few times, simpler is often better. And the first step to simpler, more efficient investing is to streamline your portfolio.

After seeing the toxicity of other dating services, Dawoon Kang created Coffee Meets Bagel as a safer, friendlier alternative. We talked to her about solving the fundamental problem of many straight dating services, and how she manages her company in a way consistent with CMB’s values. Dawoon also shared a dating tip…Read more...

Ever come from a session at the gym feeling especially sore?

When Georgia police arrested Thomas Cheung, a well-known Twitch streamer and World of Warcraft community figure, as part of a child sex sting two weeks ago, a common reaction among his friends, fans, and business associates was shock.Read more...

Far Cry New Dawn, the newest release in Ubisoft’s open world Far Cry series, is set years after the apocalyptic nuclear event that ended Far Cry 5. Hope County, Montana has been nearly destroyed, but a rag-tag band of survivors wants to rebuild. Your job is to help them by scavenging supplies, building up the…Read more...

Did you drop everything and change your day’s schedule yesterday when you realized it was National Drink Wine Day? No? But perhaps you (or somebody you know) shared a meme or two featuring a giant wine glass. Because you deserve it.Read more...

Bodies change a great deal over time, and sometimes those transformations are dramatic. When you see a friend who suddenly looks different, there’s a strong impulse to remark on it. Sometimes that kind of comment will be extremely welcome—even expected—and sometimes it will be unappreciated and downright hurtful.Read more...

When it comes to buying household items, I tend to look for value and utility in the simplest possible package. Add too many bells and whistles, and I struggle to wrap my head around the product. So in the world of vacuums, which it must be said, I really don’t care much about, I’m a bit overwhelmed. It feels like…Read more...

So, you took our advice and filed your taxes this early year, only to discover that, lo and behold, you actually owe money to the government (tax refunds were eight percent lower than last for those who filed during the first week of tax season). If that tax bill is more than you can afford to pay at the moment you…Read more...

After declaring a national emergency on Friday in a desperate attempt to fund a U.S.-Mexico border, President Trump did what any president does after a national crisis: He golfed all weekend at his club in West Palm, Florida (where membership fees start at $250,000 a pop). And if this week’s news is any indication,…Read more...

If you own a Chrome OS laptop or tablet, you may want to hold off on installing the latest Chrome OS update. While the update is notable for bringing Android Pie to a handful of Chrome OS devices, some users who have installed the update—Chrome OS version 72—have reported performance problems. So far, Google’s…Read more...

If slumber seems unattainable right now, try watching this soothing video with some methods for falling asleep faster.Read more...

You don’t necessarily need to buy a new mattress to get a better night’s sleep: Sometimes, a mattress pad will do, and this popular one has a 50% coupon on Amazon today. I have this bamboo pad from ExceptionalSheets on my own Casper mattress, and it really does make an already-comfortable mattress feel even nicer.

I’ve found myself in a vicious cycle lately. Whenever I have free time to kill, I’ll typically rotate through the same, stale list of websites, sucking up whatever new content comes along to relieve me of my boredom. I’ll bounce between Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, and Gmail (and occasionally Slickdeals) in one…Read more...

The top copy editor at Random House has a book out about what you should and shouldn’t do in your writing, and people are already arguing about it. All writing advice is relative, because language is not physics, it’s something people made up. That doesn’t mean writing advice is useless, so if you like to write and…Read more...

Your snobby cocktail friend may fly into a tizzy (or worse, a lecture) at the utterance of “shaken, not stirred” but, though their feelings on shaken martinis are valid, shaking a cocktail can be good, actually.Read more...

As we have said before, one of the best ways to teach empathy to children is through fiction. I don’t remember any of my grade school lectures or lessons about Black history, but I remember reading Mildred D. Taylor’s “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,” with 9-year-old Cassie Logan growing up during the Great Depression,…Read more...

Anyone who works from home knows it’s a special kind of hell. Despite the allure of soft pants and no commute, it can be isolating and dreary. When you’re left to your own devices—literally, just you and your devices—staring at a screen, trying to turn words or graphics or code into dollars, and you don’t know what…Read more...

Splinter Malia Obama Once Again Guilty of Being Cool | Deadspin Mikaela Shiffrin Rules The World By Knowing What She Can’t Do | The Grapevine NYPD Commander Under Investigation for Ordering Officers to Shoot 50 Cent ‘On Sight’ | The Slot Bernie’s Running Again | News Jeff Daniels makes Jimmy Fallon eat gross snacks…Read more...

The great king Solomon was asked to settle a dispute between two women, both of whom had recently given birth, one of whom had smothered her child in its sleep. Both claimed other had smothered her child, both claimed the living child was her own. “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to…Read more...

Insects are everywhere, and humans are often caught trying to eradicate them. Bugs can make life very inconvenient, even a little gross—but they’re one of the most important parts of our ecosystem. And they’re disappearing. Here’s what can you do to stop their dangerous decline.Read more...

You already know that many of your financial decisions aren’t made rationally: Recency bias, sunk-cost fallacy and mental accounting all play major roles in how we spend, save and think about our money. A new report adds a new bias to be aware of when you’re picking investments.Read more...

Got a money question plaguing the ol’ noodle? You know, one you can’t ask an older relative about without getting a stern talking-to? We’ve got the answer: Gaby Dunn, author of Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together and host of the Bad With Money podcast, will be live with us at 1…Read more...

Even though Apple can sometimes mess up iOS updates pretty good, the updates that fix these issues are important. So much so, that you really should install them the day they come out. However, most people probably aren’t scanning the web, nor their Settings app, to see when a new iOS update is available.Read more...

Dollar store purchases aren’t usually the sturdiest or the highest quality items. So it’s fair to wonder, when you see cheap pregnancy tests on their shelves, whether you could even take its results seriously. Surprise! It’s a yes.Read more...

Let’s talk about this tweet.

There’s nothing more sobering than traveling with a friend for the first time. You very quickly learn their travel “quirks” like they hate walking too much or their teeth grind when they sleep (I’m not saying I know someone who does this, but I’m also not not saying that).

Loretta Stokes is a senior software engineering manager and a mentor for female engineers through her work with the WomenGetIT organization. She was recently named the “Emerging Leader of the Year” by the Greater Nashville Technology Council.Read more...

With the average student loan balance hitting $29,800 for the Class of 2018, you’re probably looking for any help you can get paying off your debt. And if you meet certain requirements, it’s possible to have a portion of your balance forgiven.Read more...

This week on Hack Your City, we’re not taking hacks for one city—we’re taking hacks for all of them. We want your tips on taking public transit, wherever you live. For example! In New York, a free ride on the Staten Island Ferry is a well-known alternative to a trip to the Statue of Liberty. But a less appreciated…Read more...

It’s President’s Day! The day officially honors the birthday of the nation’s first President, George Washington. In fact, the holiday is technically called Washington’s Birthday. It’s a federal holiday, which means not only will a lot of people have the day off from work on Monday (3-day weekend FTW!), a lot of…Read more...

Ray Romano was not kidding when he titled his very recent standup special Right Here, Around the Corner. It gives me no joy to tell you that a mere two weeks after said special dropped (if anything that Ray Romano produces could be said to have “dropped”), Ray is has come back Around the Corner and he’s Right Here,…Read more...

The Daytona 500, one of NASCAR’s biggest races of the year, is today. Race coverage is set to kick off at 1pm ET/ 10am PT, with the actual race getting underway at 2:30pm ET/11:30am PT.

Switching between a number of different tasks during the day can make it hard to focus, and can make completing those tasks harder than they need to be. Instead of shifting your focus back and forth during the day, try and dedicate specific days to specific tasks.

Long distance relationships are tough. When you’re involved in a romantic relationship with someone that doesn’t live in the same state (or country) you live in, figuring out how to get together can be a bit… challenging.Read more...

Every office has that one person that constantly has a story to tell or an irrelevant question to ask, making it so no one else in the office can actually get anything done.

It’s NBA All-Star Weekend. Saturday you can catch some of the NBA’s best player in a Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest, and Slam Dunk Contest. And Sunday Team LeBron takes on Ten Giannis in the 2019 All-Star game.

Back when we all stayed in hotels when we traveled, figuring out what to do with your luggage was easy. If you arrive in town long before you’re supposed to check in or your flight is long after check out time, any reasonable hotel offers luggage storage and will hold on to your bag for you for the price of a tip to…Read more...

Whether you’re on Tinder, Hinge, or Tudder (it’s an app for farmers to meet cows, platonically!), safety is key. You never know who you’ll meet when you’re separated by a screen and a grainy photo.

There are so many ways to learn web development, your problem might be how to choose a starting point. The design site CSS-Tricks has their own guide for learning HTML and CSS—but they’ve compiled plenty of alternatives into a wide-ranging but approachable list.