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Football is admittedly not my game. I love basketball and hockey, and can enthusiastically get behind a good baseball game, but football has never really done it for me. However, I do like a good party, especially one that encourages people to make crazy food products. And so, I find myself at a Super Bowl party every…Read more...

$50 off an Echo Show (plus a free Hue bulb), the best deal we’ve seen on a smart scale, and a five pound bag of Atomic Fireballs leads off Sunday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

Sure, a lot of people are talking about this “Super Bowl” thing today, but we all know that the game everyone’s really interested in is the Puppy Bowl.

Ever wonder how you would look in a pair of Yeezys? Now you can find out without leaving the comfort of your couch.

David Archy might not be a household name yet, but they sell some of the most popular underwear and clothing basics on Amazon, and a whole bunch of it is on sale today, including other items like shirts, robes, and socks.Read more...

A few years ago I stopped drinking beer I really liked because I discovered that its owners were making huge donations to a political candidate that went against pretty much everything I believe in.

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If you own an Amazon Echo device, you can score four months of Amazon Music Unlimited right now for free—provided you haven’t previously subscribed to the service.

This week, the U.S. government reopened after 35 days in shutdown limbo. Its effects on our national parks have been devastating, ruining public lands and compromising the livelihood of federal workers everywhere. Luckily, there are a few things you can do to help one park that was hit especially hard.Read more...

If you have an UltraViolet account, you should go ahead and link your library to a few retailers. UltraViolet is planning to officially shut down on July 31st.Read more...

Happy to the first weekend of February, and—if you participated—congratulations on making it through dry January. I’ve heard it’s cold out, and in my experience the best way to combat the cold is to stay inside and have a drink, preferably something with rum.Read more...

The biggest of big games is this Sunday, and people are locked into their wing-eating, TV-yelling plans. Everywhere, huge groups will gather in private homes and public bars to celebrate the ball game they call foot. That means the rest of the world is free to us!Read more...

This surprisingly tough web game, from the Music Lab at the Harvard University Department of Psychology, tests how well you can distinguish tones by pitch. Put on your headphones and judge—as fast as you can—whether certain tones are higher or lower than others.

Perhaps my favorite moment of the Lifehacker fitness challenge so far was the day that we were done with the plank challenge. I hate planks. Luckily, it’s possible to work out your core without having to do a single plank.Read more...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not Christmas—the Super Bowl!

Fentanyl recently became the deadliest drug in America, according to a CDC report in December. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is sometimes mixed into other illicit drugs, but it’s far more potent than what it’s usually mixed with. This means that a dose that seemed safe(ish) can be deadly, but you wouldn’t know it…Read more...

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams will take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII. The game marks the first the Rams have been in the Super Bowl in 17 years. The Patriots, of course, seem to make it to the big game quite often. They lost last year to the Philadelphia Eagles.

If you’ve ever felt a little guilt about handing your kids off to your parents or your in-laws too often, I’m here to set you free. As it turns out—and let’s pretend we knew this all along—babysitting their grandkids is actually good for their health.Read more...

Messaging on Android is a mess.Read more...

If you have trouble turning off your brain and falling asleep at night, this feature-packed white noise machine might be the key to better sleep.

If you want to keep your DNA data out of the hands of law enforcement, avoiding GEDmatch isn’t enough. Family Tree DNA recently admitted it allows law enforcement to use their service, and is actively working with the FBI on at least a handful of cases.Read more...

Buffalo wings and the Super Bowl go together like peanut butter and jelly, and nobody knows this like vegetarian football fans. As much as I love Buffalo cauliflower “wings,” they’re really best when deep-fried, which is a technique that doesn’t mix with alcohol consumption. Luckily, God gave us Buffalo chicken dip.Read more...

When I tell people I work from home, they’re often jealous. Having worked in an office for years, I get it. But there are some things about working remotely that do actually suck.Read more...

Dylan Marron likes to talk to his enemies, until they’re not quite enemies. On his podcast Conversations With People Who Hate Me, Dylan gets on the phone with people who have sent him hate mail, left angry comments, or tweeted nasty things about him. He also moderates conversations between others who have insulted…Read more...

Who doesn’t love a surprise tax bill?

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More of us are relying on debit and credit cards to get through our daily lives. A 2017 survey from US Bank found that 50 percent of respondents carry cash with them less than half of the time. Of those who do carry cash, 76 percent have less than $50.

Years ago, I finally made the decision to stop buying an optical drive when building a new PC, because I can’t remember the last time I actually needed to put a disc into my computer. Yes, I’ll probably still get a 4K player someday—once the next PlayStation 5 or Xbox Whatever drops—but we live in a streaming and…Read more...

When a friend is trying to open up to you about their depression, anxiety, or other mental health issue, it can be hard to know how to respond. We’ve come a long way, but there is still considerable stigma to admitting that you’re coping with mental health issues. If your friend is talking to you at all, they’re…Read more...

It’s currently 2 degrees outside where I live in eastern Pennsylvania (with a windchill of -12) and I just argued with my 8-year-old about wearing gloves on his way to school.Read more...

Of all the assets Joe Ricketts has secured in his 77 years—and there are many—a ranch in Wyoming is particularly close to his heart. He refers to it as Yellowstone without the crowds: A band of property nearly the size of Manhattan, running straight through two alpine-covered mountain ranges, along a wide river.

Hey, I love a teleprompter. I wrote about how good teleprompters are just two hours ago. But SNL doesn’t use them; they use cue cards, as they love to point out now and then in meta sketches. And they show their cue card process in the video above, which is way more fun than the thumbnail implies.Read more...

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When it comes to chicken, fans of football seem to only care about the wing. I get it, because wings are—without a shadow of a doubt—excellent, and I’m not here to discourage you from eating or serving them. I am, however, here to encourage you to consider the drumstick.Read more...

Do you know who’s collecting information on you? If you’ve applied for a job, apartment or insurance, chances are you’ve had a background check run on you. These reports can include information on your income, loan payments, debts, and on and on, and consumer reporting companies can even include a “risk score” for you.

When you shoot a video with a teleprompter, you usually have three options: find someone to sit and scroll the words manually; set an app to auto-scroll and hope you can keep up; or handle a remote, which costs money and distracts you during your delivery. We were excited to discover Teleprompt.me, the…Read more...

I once ran a marathon and gave birth to a baby in the same year, and found them to be, mentally, very similar events. In both cases it doesn’t hurt too much in the beginning, but you know you have to save your strength. You will hit a point where you feel your body can go no further, and yet there is still further to…Read more...

Last week, we learned how to order from a Starbucks barista so they wouldn’t judge us. This week, well, things got a little more complicated.

If, like me, you’ve been cutting cauliflower from the florets down your whole life, you probably assumed that those annoying rubbly bits that get everywhere were just part of the deal. They’re not. Thankfully, you can easily banish them for good—just turn that crown upside-down.Read more...

Now we have another reason to feed kids less juice. Consumer Reports found concerning levels of lead, arsenic, and cadmium in many of the brands on supermarket shelves, according to a new report. Some of those were at levels high enough to cause harm to kids who drink just a half cup per day.Read more...

If you, like me, enjoy the idea of taxing the rich and redistributing their wealth to workers, some Democrats are coming up with pretty damn good ideas these days.

If you plan on traveling with kids this year it might pay to fly Frontier.

The gender wage gap isn’t just a problem the work force is grappling with; it starts at home with how you treat your kids.Read more...

One of my favorite Netflix tricks is a simple one. When you’re watching your favorite TV show on the streaming service within your web browser, not a standalone Netflix app, odds are good you’ll encounter opening credits and have to drag your mouse over and click the handy “skip intro” button to get going. I think…Read more...

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When you file your taxes online or with an agent, you’re usually given the option to deduct the cost of filing from your federal tax refund, if you can’t file for free.Read more...

Get hygge with it! Has anyone crocheted that into an afghan yet? The trendy Danish word for coziness is pronounced “hoo-guh” but we do not care! This week Hack Your City covered Denmark’s coastal capital Copenhagen. Here’s what we learned from our commenters:

If you keep telling yourself you should buy an Instant Pot, today’s the day to pull the trigger, as the 6 qt. Plus model is on sale for a whopping $50 less than usual, today only.