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With winter upon us, it would be wonderful if we had a trained rally driver with access to a bunch of all-wheel drive and four-wheel drive vehicles all assembled in one lot to helpfully explain the difference between these two ever-more confused terms. Oh wait, here he is!Read more...

If you love or hate Apple, you should listen to Felix Krause. We’ve covered his security research several times on Lifehacker, as he exposed vulnerabilities on MacOS and iOS: how any Mac app could take a secret screenshot of your computer, or how iOS apps could steal your password with a fake login screen. And that…Read more...

Black Friday is going to the dogs. And the cats. For a limited time, a bunch of varieties of American Journey brand pet food and treats are buy one, get one free. You could buy your pets some toys on Black Friday, but let’s be honest, they’ll like the food more.

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The rest of November and December, which encompass both Thanksgiving and a morass of religious ceremonies, rampant consumerism, and insane eating, often feel like a wash. New Year’s Eve is a shining beacon, the time when we’ll reset all our filthy habits—so, why bother now? Because setting a pre-resolution-resolution…Read more...

Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising everyone to throw away all their romaine lettuce due to another E. coli outbreak.

Shoving a bunch of butter under the skin of your Thanksgiving turkey is a fantastic way to ensure it’s moist and flavorful, but it does require that you get your hands a little messy. If you want to spend less time separating skin from flesh, get your hands on an air mattress pump.

Pets and livestock got separated from their people in California’s wildfires, and rescuers have been bringing as many animals as they can to safety. If you’re looking for a lost pet, many of the rescues have put pet photos online.Read more...

On November 29th, FilmStruck will be shut down by AT&T, which means you have only a few more days to catch the service’s library of films.

As I have mentioned before, I am not an enthusiastic baker. As such, I appreciate a pie dough that forgives and forgets my foibles, especially if it can be thrown together in a food processor. This cornmeal crust from Dolester Miles is all of those things, and it’s quite delicious.Read more...

Ragging on Black Friday is possibly more popular than actually shopping on the consumer “holiday.” We all know by now that doorbusters aren’t really the great deals they’re heralded as and a discounted TV isn’t worth trampling someone over (at least, I hope we all know that).Read more...

Nathan W. Pyle, the guy behind the famous NYC etiquette cartoons, has a tip for all of you, if you’ll shut up for just one goddamn second. That’s the tip, actually: when someone says something, and now it’s your turn to talk, and you’re ready to respond emotionally and escalate the conversation, maybe hold your big…Read more...

We all want to establish good habits, and break bad ones. But most of us approach the process all wrong. Luckily, James Clear, author of Atomic Habits has some tactics to make sure those new habits stick.Read more...

My son, who just celebrated his first birthday, has been a real mover-and-shaker since the second he was born. (The hospital’s note beside his Apgar scores at birth literally reads: “Jittery.”)

Want a truly relaxing Thanksgiving? Try this: Pop the turkey in the oven, then watch TV for a few hours. When people start saying “Shouldn’t you check the turkey?” just pull your phone out of your pocket, and tell them its exact temperature.Read more...

After a long day of eating mountains of gravy-drenched carbs, a little brightness is a welcome sight indeed. Sadly, Thanksgiving dessert is usually anything but light and refreshing; it’s another carb parade, with whipped cream standing in for gravy.Read more...

If you’re willing to suffer through a few commercials, YouTube is now offering a number of movies on its site that can be streamed for free.

Here’s a cool phenomenon: the Netflix Christmas special. This month, in addition to way too many original shows and films, Netflix is releasing Christmas episodes for existing shows, including Nailed It!, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Ezra Koenig’s Neo Yokio, and awards-bait Prince of Peoria: A Christmas Moose…Read more...

Thanksgiving is all about the big feast on Thursday, but that doesn’t mean you won’t need to feed your family and yourself before and after. Luckily, if you spend $60 on Prime Pantry items now, you’ll automatically receive a $10 discount and free shipping at checkout. So, stock up on snacks, not to mention loads of…Read more...

The thing about kids is that their little feet keep growing into slightly bigger feet that constantly need new shoes.Read more...

Auto industry types theorized several months back that zero percent financing was going to go by the wayside, thanks to rising interest rates and because it’s just more expensive to offer it nowadays. That’ll change for the holiday season, reports Bloomberg, at least temporarily.Read more...

If you’re thinking of donating to your local food bank, the best way isn’t to dig in your pantry for unwanted cans, or even to head to the grocery store with some coupons. What food banks and soup kitchens need most is your cold, hard cash.Read more...

There’s no shortage of travel websites and online agencies to search and book flights, but when it comes to getting the best deal, using a combination of sites will often give you the best results. If you have a little time and flexibility to play around, here are some to bookmark for your next trip.Read more...

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I’ve been using daily routines with my smart speaker ever since Amazon rolled them out for its Echo devices. And I don’t trigger chained actions by yelling out some random phrase. Rather, I have my routines fire off at different times during the day—really, just wake-up time and go-to-bed time—so I can get a quick…Read more...

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, one of the country’s most famous used bookstores, recently showed off one of its most expensive titles, a first American printing of The Fellowship of the Ring for sale at $4,000. On their Instagram account, they pointed out the telltale signs of this rare printing, including specific…Read more...

Real talk: Thanksgiving turkey ain’t all that. The skin is good (especially if you roast a second time in the oven separately) and the carcass is great for stock. But the main event meat? I’ve never found turkey satisfying, much less have it reach craveable heights. Even if you find the concept of Thanksgiving dinner…Read more...

It’s almost Thanksgiving, which means that many of us will find ourselves elbow to elbow with family members, some of whom may have wildly differing opinions on topics like whether cranberry sauce should be homemade or canned, and who should be president. Before things get too heated, we recommend listening to this…Read more...

Our President, garbling something the Finnish president said about forest management, believes that the snowy country has fewer wildfires than California because they rake up leaves in the wilderness. Shockingly, this is not true.Read more...

There are few smartphone hacks as useful as ones that extend your device’s battery life, and via this Reddit post by user u/neq, you might be able to give your Android phone’s battery life a significant boost by disabling to a relatively unknown feature.

If you’ve been following along with our Thanksgiving coverage, you know that we had a little staff dinner, and you know I helped each staff member make sure their dish shined. We had some laughs and learned some lessons (and, in one case, did a little dancing) , and we’ve been sharing these tips and tricks with you…Read more...

Kurt Gies is in his fourth season with the Philadelphia 76ers, currently working as the team’s Senior Social Media Manager. He is responsible for directing the digital team, which involves the ideation, creation and distribution of content across all social media and digital platforms. Kurt travels to about 20 away…Read more...

You might not think of airlines offering deals Black Friday and Cyber Monday—usually the deals are on appliances, clothes and tech, right? But if you have a trip in mind and want to save a bit on airfare, research from different travel companies indicates you might want to check out the deals set to occur over the…Read more...

A high-quality HEPA air purifier can eliminate nearly all the smoke, dust or allergen particles from the air in a room—but a $30 contraption can eliminate about 90 percent. It’s worth a try if you need to clean your indoor air on the cheap.Read more...

Samin Nosrat’s Netflix show Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (named after her incredible book) is as educational as it is beautiful, with a warm calm that radiates from Samin herself. Like any person who thinks about food a lot, she has some tips and recs surrounding good ol’ turkey day, including why it’s okay to use a wet…Read more...

We are drowning the world in plastic. It washes onto our beaches, it sits entombed for centuries in landfills, it floats around the ocean in a cloud of microscopic particles twice the size of Texas. Most of it—75% in the U.S.—never gets recycled. Recycling it still takes 10% of the energy of making new plastic—not…Read more...

Amazon announced this week that it will be holding a set of early screenings of Aquaman for Amazon Prime members six days ahead of the movie’s official release date. The promotion, a partnership between Warner Bros., Amazon, and ticket-seller Atom, the movie will be screened at 1,000 theaters across the U.S. at 7pm on…Read more...

Casual meteor shower viewing tends to be something people associate with summer; throw down a blanket and enjoy your evening. But there are still a bunch more showers to catch before the end of 2018. Here’s when and where to expect a good meteor show for the whole family.Read more...

Most turkey prep is designed to compensate for its lack of fat, and therefore, flavor. Dry brining is the best way to season your bird from the inside out, but for the juiciest, most delicious meat, you’ve gotta add some fat—and there’s no better fat than butter.

No matter how juicy the turkey is, no matter how creamy your mashed potatoes are, the Thanksgiving meal is not complete without rich gravy and tart cranberry sauce. Here we show you how to make really excellent gravy well ahead of time (before the turkey even finishes cooking), as well as some special cranberry sauce…Read more...

If you’re cool with buying lightly used products, it could pay off in a big way, literally. Amazon Warehouse has just launched its Black Friday deals, featuring thousands of used items going for 20% off their already deeply-discounted prices. The discounts are hitting a ton of different categories, from luggage, to …Read more...

When my son approached his teenage years, I braced myself for the inevitable behaviors teens often display. I waited for the eye rolling and the mouthing off. I prepared for door slamming and grunting. I steeled myself for years of silence with a moody teen. I’d often heard parents of teens joke that “you get your kid…Read more...

For such a small act, tipping can seem overwhelming. We know it’s customary to give a little something to the people helping make our vacations and travels better, but how much is enough? Should you tip the bellhop as much as the housekeeper, and what about the concierge? Does staying at an all-inclusive resort mean…Read more...

Alexa and Google Home both allow you to set multiple, named timers, and they will save Thanksgiving.Read more...

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There are a million different ways to sell your old phone before you pick up something shiny, new, and likely much more expensive than your former device. While the classic advice is to just “eBay your phone”—unless you still believe in Craigslist, or want to give Facebook Marketplace a whirl—you have two options if…Read more...

Let’s ride down to the DFW Metroplex, the city that Daniel Day Lewis built single-handedly while in character. Weirdly he was in character as that guy from Phantom Thread. History is crazy.

I have high hopes for Motown Magic (Tuesday), an animated series executive-produced by Smokey Robinson about an 8-year-old boy who “discovers he can bring street art to life.” The soundtrack is, naturally, all Motown hits, so we may have a promising candidate for “kids’ show that doesn’t drive parents bananas” on our…Read more...

I’m a tremendous fan of using the Dark or Night Mode whenever there’s one available. Using a darker theme makes viewing things easier on your eyes (and the eyes of those around you if you’re somewhere like a plane or bed). It can also help save your battery life since displaying black has been proven to use less juice…Read more...

If you’re headed to the airport later this week to celebrate Thanksgiving you’ll want to be careful about how you pack any goodies you plan on bringing along for the feast. The same TSA rules apply for Thanksgiving that do every other day, which means not every part of the meal can fly in your carry on.