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Waking up to an alarm clock, even your smartphone, almost feels like an ancient practice at this point. If you’ve bought into the smart speaker craze—mainly, one of the Google or Amazon speakers, or Apple’s wood-staining HomePod—then you have so many more options for getting yourself ready for the day than the…Read more...

By now you’ve received emails and letters with “important tax information enclosed” and year-end investment statements, and more are likely on the way. You know you need these to file your 2018 tax returns, but after that, what do you do with them?

A-a-a-albuquerque! This week on Hack Your City we asked for your tips for visiting or living in the desert city with the fun name. All the best answers are under the Staff tab in the original comment thread. Below are our personal favorites.

If it’s your dream to get some solid shut-eye for once in your life, why not give melatonin gummies a try? You can get these strawberry-flavored ones by Solimo for just $8 today, not to mention, they’re gluten-free, wheat-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and egg-free. That’s 60 nights of tossing and turning that you just…Read more...

Last night, New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Massachusetts’ representative Ayanna Pressley made headlines after winning highly coveted seats on the House Oversight committee.

You’re halfway through a date and you suddenly realize—you’ve made a terrible mistake. This person is not only not The One, they’re becoming your enemy. How do you get out of there?Read more...

Everyone wakes up differently, but most people agree that the snooze button is bad. But I would like you to consider a different opinion. I would like you to consider that the snooze button is good.Read more...

The first time I saw a wild bird indoors, at my grandma’s house, I was so excited because I wanted to keep it. The grownups, meanwhile, were in a slight panic. Everybody in the house was in the room with the bird, gawking at it, hotly debating the best way to evict it. And the bird flapped around looking more and more…Read more...

Climate change is in the process of turning our world into a dystopian nightmare. But at least we’ll have the brands, brands that’ll continue to try and sell us crap to deal with our future hellscape.Read more...

If you have a Health Savings Account attached to your high-deductible health plan, you likely know that you can use it to get reimbursed throughout the year for medical expenses. But HSAs have another benefit: There’s no time limit on getting reimbursed. As long as you had the HSA open when you accrued a medical bill,…Read more...

If you haven’t upgraded your router in the past 5 years, it’s time. And Amazon is offering a solid deal on the Netgear Nighthawk AC1750 Dual Band Router.Read more...

This week, social media has been set ablaze with a series of videos and images capturing a group of high school teenagers mocking a Native American man marching for indigenous rights in Washington D.C. If you’re wondering what the indigenous movement is all about, here’s what you need to know.

Water is cool, but fizzy, fruity seltzer water is more fun. And right now, you can load up on tons of fun with the help of an Amazon coupon. Get an 18-count original sampler pack of Bubly sparkling water for just $9 after the coupon is clipped, and start sipping on an assortment delicious seltzer from sun up to sun…Read more...

It is a well-established fact that starting your day with a salad makes you morally superior to everyone around you in every way, but weekday mornings are simply not the time for rinsing, chopping, and dressing a pile of vegetables. Enter the breakfast slaw—the make-ahead option for breakfast salad lovers that can be…Read more...

The average person spends 90,000 hours of their life at the office, and yet only one-third of U.S. employees are engaged in their work and workplace, according to a 2017 Gallup report. Maybe that’s inevitable, but making our work and careers even slightly more satisfying and fulfilling could lead to a major overall…Read more...

Great stuff coming to Netflix this month: About a Boy, Billy Elliot, Jaws, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, more Chef’s Table, and the Mexican edition of Nailed It! Great stuff to watch before it leaves: Children of Men, Clerks, The Big Lebowski, The Bourne Ultimatum, and Shaun of the Dead. I think I watched all of these on a…Read more...

Remember that commercial for dog treats that was pretty much just a dog who, in heated inner monologue, yelled “BACON” over and over again?

“What is the most effective psychological ‘trick’ you use?” asks redditor PM_ME_UR_PUPPYDOGS. In a thread that’s still going strong, people are answering. Here are our favorites so far. We’ll start with a devious one from redditor usrnmtkn1:

When you move into a new property, you’re probably just one of many residents who’s lived there over the years. And that means there are some safety (and hygiene) hazards that should be addressed as soon as you’ve moved into a new place.

I’m always appreciative when a calendar app makes it a little easier to schedule events. And in a number of apps, you’ll find that the developer has assumed you’re going to be planning meetings, get-togethers, and other fun hangouts on the hour—or if not, at some time that either ends in a “5" or a “0.”Read more...

When we asked you to nominate your choice for the very best work mouse, the Anker Ergonomic Mouse was one of your top three picks. And right now, there’s a coupon to bring it down to just $10.Read more...

Sometimes the biggest hurdle in a parent’s morning routine is physically getting your children out of bed.Read more...

Splinter Nick Sandmann Isn’t Sorry | Deadspin The Oilers Finally Fired Peter Chiarelli, Who Did So Little With So Much | The A.V. Club Conan returns a half-hour shorter, twice as energized | The Root Video: Florida Man Pulls Gun on Black Kids Riding Bikes at #BikesUpGunsDown Event | Pictorial The Deep Ties Between the…Read more...

It should be a crime for any computer to ship with a spinning hard drive. Why manufacturers continue to do so, despite the dropping prices of SSDs, astonishes me. But, of course, you can correct this wrong-doing.

The 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act changed a number of things about the tax code, including how much some people should withhold from their paychecks. Lifehacker gave a few warnings to adjust your withholdings in 2018 lest you get hit with an under-withholding penalty this tax season, but if you didn’t, there’s less reason…Read more...

I live with four other people, three of them cranky children. If I need to get up early, I want to sneak out of the house without anyone else waking up. But if I set a quiet, subtle alarm, then I’ll ignore it, too.Read more...

This is one hell of a How I Work. Economist Ben Ho studies things like apologies, trust, and inequality from an economic perspective—the kind of approach that makes a good NPR story. He’s blisteringly hard-working, he gets excited about workflows and old-school text apps and portable keyboards, and he’s written his…Read more...

The Root An Open Apology to the Covington Catholic MAGA Hat Harassment Team | Deadspin Henry Cejudo Destroyed TJ Dillashaw In Seconds And Made Dana White So Mad | Jezebel Being an ‘Inept’ Dad is Not a Compliment to The Mother of Your Children | Splinter Just Let Me Float Out Into the Sea |The A.V. Club R.I.P. Kevin…Read more...

If you’ve been hoarding those Gymboree gift cards, waiting for the perfect moment to splurge on some new styles for your kids, now is the time to use them up.Read more...

Of all the mindless tasks that make up any DIY project—turning screws, hammering nails, measuring things—sanding wood is indisputably the most unpleasant. It takes forever, you get splinters, and your arm feels like it’s going to fall off for days afterwards.Read more...

Eggs and cheese are two of my favorite foods, and I spend a lot of time and brain power coming up with ways to combine them. Blending cheese into the eggs, cooking eggs in piles of cheese, and folding eggs around cheese are all cherished practices of mine, and this omelette utilizes all three.Read more...

Oscar season is officially upon us, with films like Black Panther and A Star Is Born now up for the holy grail of awards representing the big screen.

Go ahead and get the “Thank U, Next” joke out of your system. I’ll wait. Because that’s exactly what you’ll be doing with Spotify’s latest feature: telling various bands you can’t stand that you no longer want them to pop up on the curated playlists you otherwise enjoy.Read more...

The worst part about morning runs in the winter isn’t the cold (we know how to dress for that), but the dark. Even after the solstice, sunrise is still fairly late in the morning, and there are precious few minutes of light in the evenings as well. How do you run outdoors safely?Read more...

Amtrak is reintroducing free ride residencies for people who have a special knack for social media—and they swear they don’t mean “influencers.”Read more...

Often the best advice is the simplest advice. Whether it’s about money or productivity, seemingly minor things can make the biggest differences.

The perfect lip balm is both thin enough to sink into your lips and thick enough to sit on top of them in a protective, watertight layer. In other words, it doesn’t exist—but you can fake it with a little bit of clever layering.Read more...

I’m bad at names. So are you. Everyone’s bad at names. You’ve read a million tips for remembering people’s names, and none of them have worked. But maybe this one will! It’s one of the simplest, least gimmicky tricks I’ve heard, and I’ve used it before without really thinking about it. Redditor analogHedgehog says:Read more...

Fyre Festival, the infamous music festival that never actually took place, left several communities of locals in the Bahamas affected, including restaurant owner Maryann Rolle.Read more...

A good accent wall really adds that special something to a home, and thanks to this deal, you don’t have to shell out to get one of your own. Right now, a variety of 3D wall panels from Art3d are on sale in a range of colors, patterns, and materials that are sure to impress your houseguests.Read more...

To some, poaching an egg may seem like a maneuver best left to the professionals, which is why the internet is brimming with tips and tricks to make the task “easier.” But the easiest egg-poaching method is also the simplest. There’s no need for vinegar or a whirling, swirling water vortex—all you need is fridge-cold…Read more...

My son has a big appetite and is almost always ready for the next meal, so in my home, the breakfast battle tends to center more around what to eat rather than whether to eat. But over the years, I’ve watched several of my friends fight the please just eat SOMETHING battle over and over again.Read more...

Samsung’s 65" QLED TV, Amazon Fire HD 8, and a pressure washer lead off Tuesday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

iOS: There are plenty of apps you can use to check the weather in the morning, including whatever tools are already baked into your smartphone by default. If you’re on an iPhone, I recommend looking at A Weather Way, a cute little app that lets you see the effects of the weather on your typical daily routines.

The Concourse Don’t Doubt What You Saw With Your Own Eyes | The A.V. Club Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez tells rich guy Stephen Colbert why her 70 percent tax isn’t scary | Splinter AOC: A Society With Billionaires Cannot Be Moral | The Muse Here Are Your 2019 Oscar Nominees | The Grapevine In the Clapback Heard Around…Read more...

What matters most in nutrition is that you eat (1) at all, (2) a reasonable amount, and (3) food that is at least healthy-ish. The exact timing of your meals is not a huge deal, and there is no galactic scoreboard on which you’ll be made to reckon with the number of times you skipped breakfast.Read more...

Until about a few months ago, I was that person who rushes around in the morning, trying to get ready as quickly as possible to ensure I arrived to work early. Once there, I would get a jump on my day, before starting the actual full work day, too nervous about arriving or filing a piece late to stop for a cup of…Read more...

Goood morning Lifehacker! I hope you’re fired up and ready to go, cause we’ve got a high-energy morning playlist to get you out the door and into your work! And if you dry-heaved at the words “fired up,” we also have a low-energy playlist to ease you into your day. And we’re taking suggestions for both.

Lifehacker finance Jedi Alicia Adamczyk would warn against the practice—and it’s good advice—but it can be tough to resist the temptation to check the stock market every day. You don’t have to do anything with this information; sometimes it’s just nice to watch the world burn, as it were, because someone said or did…Read more...

The versatility of the humble egg is almost mind-blowing. While eggs are perfectly delicious with nothing more than a sprinkle of salt, they also glow up remarkably easily, bringing rich, flavorful yolk and hunger-fighting substance to whatever dish you plop ‘em into. They are a breakfast workhorse, and we have…Read more...