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Dang, it feels so good to be righteous about literally everything. So sure of your moral compass and belief system. No wonder people refuse to see their own hypocrisy. It ruins the high.

The Economist, famed enemy of billionaire worship, says the media (and its consumers) have an unhealthy obsession with the work habits of successful businesspeople, especially their long hours and early mornings. By acting like getting up at 5:30 is what made these people rich and powerful, we ignore the obvious, says…Read more...

Google recently launched a new accessibility feature for Android devices, the Voice Access app. Voice Access goes beyond the voice commands already recognized by Google Assistant by allowing you to also control the touch- and gesture-based interfaces of your Android phone (and most apps).

If you are a maker of pastry you probably have, at one point of another, lovingly brushed some buttery dough with a beaten egg, or some portion of an egg, never stopping to wonder why. (Or maybe you did wonder why. I’m not in your brain box.)Read more...

Jake just went through a divorce. He has a new job and a fresh start, so he’s looking for a new ride. Then he realized he never owned a car that he really felt a connection with. He is torn between a truck or something more performance-oriented. What car should he buy?

I know packing cubes can seem redundant—they’re like luggage for your luggage—but trust me when I say that they make packing, unpacking, and repacking during a trip so much more pleasant, and can also help you squeeze more clothes into your carry-on.Read more...

As a person who keeps three pounds of butter on hand at all times, I’m constantly cycling sticks of the stuff between my freezer, fridge, and butter dish. Recently, though, I found myself in an unthinkable predicament: I was out of butter. I dug around in the back of my freezer, and behind a half-empty bag of frozen…Read more...

The House recently passed a package of legislation that could change the way people save for retirement. That is, of course, if the Senate passes the new tax changes as is, which experts say isn’t likely.

Get ready for the next generation of wifi technology: Wi-fi 6 (for so it is named) is going to be appearing on devices from next year. But will you have to throw out your old router and get a new one? And is this going to make your Netflix run faster? Here’s everything you need to know about the new standard.Read more...

It’s been a while since I’ve had to type in some stupid answer to a made-up question when creating an account on a new service. You know what I’m talking about: Forget your password, and you can regain access to your account by typing in the name of your first pet (Mr. Mrglglrm), your favorite sports team (Saskatoon…Read more...

The A.V. Club Here is a majestic video of a deer performing Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight” drum fill | Deadspin Why The Fuck Isn’t Kobe Bryant A Pariah Yet? | Jezebel Jane Fonda Really Got Under Megyn Kelly’s Skin | Splinter The FBI’s Very Limited Kavanaugh Probe Is Done | The Root White Man Tells Black Family…Read more...

External hard drives are pretty fragile things, so if you’re a bit of a klutz, it might be worth springing for Silicon Power’s durable drives. The 2TB model is down to $65 today, which is the best price we’ve ever seen on a drive with IPX4 water resistance and military-grade shockproofing.Read more...

Changing the diaper of a baby who can stand is an exercise in swift reflexes and hope. There are many variables to factor in, including those pesky onesie flaps that dangle in the danger zone, if you know what I mean. Here’s a trick to make the procedure much easier: Start by securing the onesie over one of your…Read more...

The FBI is conducting an investigation this week relating to Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual assault. Why is the FBI involved, and what do they have the power to find?

What’s your favorite version of the Ary Barroso song “Brazil”? I have twelve. Listen to them all as we look at the best travel tips for São Paulo that our readers put in the comments this week.

Kids are naturally curious—this is a wonderful thing. But they also haven’t mastered social cues. This can make parents uncomfortable. Daniel T. Willingham is the father of 15-year-old Esprit, who has a rare chromosomal disorder called trisomy-18. She cannot walk or speak. Cognitively, she’s comparable to a…Read more...

Americans are very good at breakfast and brunch, but a Full English has no peer. Beyond fried bread—which is way better than toast—the incorporation of umami-rich mushrooms and sweet, incidentally good-for-you tomatoes make it a meal to be reckoned with.

We’ve been using the iPhone XS for exactly two weeks now. It is unsurprisingly a great phone—the best iPhone that’s ever been made, despite a smattering of complaints and issues that have cropped up. Now, after two weeks of testing, here’s a closer look at the phone’s processor and battery.Read more...

DETROIT—Running parallel to the endless stories about the “revitalization” (read: gentrification and resegregation) of Detroit are stories about its burgeoning restaurant scene, itself a marker of the startling development and influx of corporate cash that have reshaped the city in recent years.Read more...

On Friday, the Indonesian island of Sulawesi was hit by an earthquake of 7.5-magnitude, followed by a 20 foot tsunami. More than 1,200 deaths have been confirmed, and the city of Palu needs help.Read more...

It’s safe to say that this recent Facebook access token hack is a complete mess—much more than a simple inconvenience that might have forced you to log back in to your Facebook account on your devices. And while the company is still sorting out the details and working on ways for developers to mitigate the effects of…Read more...

President Donald Trump was involved in some shady tax practices involving his father’s real estate empire, according to a blockbuster report published in the New York Times, including “instances of outright fraud” and evasion.Read more...

TRTL took a stale concept, the travel pillow, and completely reinvented it with the original TRTL, a unique neck wrap with interior ribs on one side to support the weight of your head. Thousands of our readers bought the thing, and now, the company’s back with a new and improved version.

Don’t let its fancy reputation fool you: risotto is an unbeatable trash meal. No matter what bits and bobs you have floating around your fridge, there’s a solid chance they’d taste pretty good buried in broth-soaked, cheesy rice. Risotto is infinitely adjustable, just fancy enough to feel special, and with the help of…Read more...

The bath is a place of solace for babies, where they can make bubble-bath beards and write cryptic messages out of foam letters. If your place doesn’t have a tub, they can still experience the magic—you just have to get creative. Check out this mom’s solution. She simply places a small inflatable pool in the shower.…Read more...

If you canceled your MoviePass subscription, check your email and your spam folder for an email with the subject “MoviePass Updates”—because MoviePass might have turned your subscription back on without your permission, and you’ll need to opt back out.

Wherever you are at 2:18 p.m. Eastern time today, prepare yourself for a loud noise. No, nothing’s wrong; it’s just the President (and the Federal Emergency Management Agency) sending you a message.

Big, affordable TVs, Zippo hand warmers, and a heated shirt that actually feels like a regular shirt lead off Wednesday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

I have a reasonable but not overwhelming amount of media: mostly books, followed by video games, followed by some collectible vinyls and CDs that I keep around. I also have friends who have rooms full of stuff: stacks of books and floor-to-ceiling bookcases that are nearly bursting from overuse. All of us could…Read more...

Deadspin The A’s Are Full-On Bullpenning, So Let’s Get Weird | The Root When Donald Trump Says ‘It’s a Scary Time For Young Men In America,’ He Means Young White Men | The A.V. Club Age of apocalypses: 10 momentous character events in ’90s comics | The Slot Brett Kavanaugh, 1983: ‘We’re Loud, Obnoxious Drunks With…Read more...

Painting multiple rooms or even a single accent wall in your home can feel like an overwhelming project: there’s picking colors, taping trim, sanding, priming and, oh yeah, doing the actual painting.Read more...

We last talked to Trip Adler in 2014, about expanding Scribd from a document hosting service to an ebook subscription service. Since then Scribd has kept growing. (And yes, it’s still useful even though library ebooks exist). We talked to Adler about the binary path for startups, leaving room for impromptu meetings,…Read more...

We’ve seen 100-packs of Velcro cable ties for around $5 before, but these nylon zip ties up the ante by including a screw hole, making it easy to use them to attach wires to a wall. And you can see from the photo, they’re incredibly strong too.

Now that the three main credit bureaus are required to offer you free credit freezes, there are a few things to keep in mind.

I saw an ad for a car for sale this morning, the sort of car that, normally, I’d be very interested in. It was an ad for a 1964 Volkswagen Beetle, and it was in incredible shape. It was also selling for an absolutely bonkers one million dollars, which even for a Beetle fetishist like myself is the same level of insane…Read more...

My love of fried eggs, my love of fried cheese, and my love of eggs and cheese have all been well documented, but somehow—until this fateful morning—I had never fried an egg in fried cheese. Honestly, what a dumbass.Read more...

Escape rooms are a game where a group of friends or co-workers get locked into a space to play some puzzles, so they can all win the reward of leaving the room slightly early. Maybe you love escape rooms and you want to get faster at them; maybe you hate them and you want to get them over with. Either way, you’ll…Read more...

Beer. People like drinking it.Read more...

As a tourist, you always suspect that you’re getting a very tailored and commercial experience. Sometimes that glitzy, crafted stuff can be fun, but if you want more, there’s a great way to get it: go on a date with a local.Read more...

My daughter recently started kindergarten, and for the first couple of weeks of school, I was an eager mom, waiting to pick her up at the end of the day and hear all about her new adventures. I’d step through the classroom door, stretch my arms open and say, “Hi, lady!” and then wait for her to run and embrace me like…Read more...

We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.Read more...

The iPhone XS and XS Max woes continue: In addition to cellular and wifi connectivity issues, some users are reporting charging problems with their devices—mainly when their iPhones’ screens are turned off.Read more...

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been publicly accused of at least two instances of sexual assault and being “present” during a third—allegations that have thrown what at one time seemed like his guaranteed confirmation into serious jeopardy. Following a last-minute Senate request for law enforcement to look…Read more...

It’s Sober October which means that a lot of people, for one reason or another, are taking a month-long hiatus from booze. Thought I enjoy adult beverages, there is real value in taking a break, and I am here to support you in your endeavors.Read more...

Google has been adding the insides of buildings to its Google Maps Street View for years now, and Google Arts & Culture (the program that brought you “find your art doppelgänger”) has been collecting all kinds of art you can see on Street View: museums, famous architecture, street art, and art exhibits that already…Read more...

If you’re like me, you love to eat. In fact, you probably love to eat so much that you do it multiple times a day. This is why our millennial-focused economy has blessed us with a plethora of apps (short for “applications”) that let you easily find and reserve a table at an eating establishment. But there are so many …Read more...

Because flying wasn’t quite unpleasant or expensive enough, four major domestic airlines have increased their checked bag fee in 2018, including American, Delta, JetBlue and United.

Google is on the cusp of launching the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL (we presume), and more Pixel smartphones in the wild means an even greater number of devices that will suffer drops, falls, dunks into liquid, and who knows what else.

When something traumatic happens, people have psychological needs as well as physical ones. Mental health professionals from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas volunteered to help after the Las Vegas shooting last year, and they recently told The Conversation what good psychological first aid looks like.Read more...

Summer only just ended, but it’ll be heated blanket season before you know it. These highly rated fleece heated blankets are on sale for the best prices ever today, in both queen and twin sizes (the queen even has dual temperature controls). In addition to just being ridiculously cozy, these can also save you money on…Read more...