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Journaling can be a therapeutic practice, or a way to get your creative juices flowing, especially when you make it a daily habit. But sometimes you just don’t have that much to say, which is why these daily prompts are so useful.

There’s more than one way to cook a burger, and grilling up the seemingly simple sandwich has more steps—and pitfalls—than you might think. Here are some of my favorite tricks for make juicy, perfect burgers on the grill every time. (If you are sadly sans grill, don’t fret—you can still make smash burgers.)Read more...

We’ve written before that the best gifts for new parents are services, not things. But your friends and family may not realize this, and so at your baby shower, they hand you a bonnet adorned with little duckies, something your new bundle will wear for one adorable Instagram photo and then never see again. They mean…Read more...

Android: For whatever reason, Google has yet to give its Android YouTube app the long-awaited update that finally unlocks dark mode. iOS users can dark mode. Web viewers can dark mode. But Android? It’s the light side or nothing (at least, as of when we wrote this article).Read more...

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My favorite thing about writing about food on the internet is all the shouting. Certain foods court it—pizza, eggs, and ribs all have very rabid fans (and, in the case of eggs, haters) with lots of opinions—but burgers seem to be a particularly contentious part of American cuisine.

Dell’s P2715Q 4K monitor has always been one of the most affordable 27” 4K IPS display on the market, but today, it’s all the way down to $300, the best price Amazon’s ever listed by over $50!

Futurist Amy Webb has led the Future Today Institute since today...was the future. That sounds less profound than we hoped, but Webb’s work is profound. Since Webb founded it in 2006, Future Today has analyzed trends in culture and technology for clients including Microsoft, American Express, Univision (Lifehacker’s…Read more...

In Gizmodo’s recent flight test of inexpensive drones, the Ryze Tello flew laps around the competition thanks to DJI flight technology that makes it easier to use, and a shockingly good camera for the price. Before today, we hadn’t seen it discounted from its usual $100, but while supplies last, you can grab one for…Read more...

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

Ever since the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica bombshell, online privacy has been on all of our minds. But it isn’t just Facebook that’s tracking you. From other tech giants to most store rewards credit cards, countless companies deploy similar tactics—even your favorite (or hated) forum site, Reddit.Read more...

Last time I got high, I watched Snatch. I’d seen it twice before but I was still so confused. I should have watched the YouTube videos from Pedestrian.tv’s “A Highly Curated Selection Of Shit To Watch On YouTube When You’re Super Baked.” Selections include credulous 70s documentary The Amazing World of Psychic…Read more...

There are some fun astronomical events ahead of us on the calendar, and with a little preparation you can catch them all from home.Read more...

Google calendar makes it easy to remember events by sending you notifications on your phone, computer and by email, depending on what settings you select. And if you use it strategically, the ‘Create Event’ feature is also a convenient way to set automatic reminders for your due dates so you don’t accidentally blow…Read more...

Chrome fans might have noticed a little change in their browsers today. Assuming you’re running Chrome’s latest iteration, version 68, you’ll now see a big “not secure” button in the address bar whenever you pull up a website that starts with http:// instead of https://. (For what it’s worth, I’m using Chrome version…Read more...

Travel inherently includes some security risks, because part of security is knowing how things are supposed to work, so you can recognize what’s sketchy. Go to a new city and you might fall for a taxi scam, get pickpocketed—or get your money stolen by an ATM skimmer. We talked to Daniel Smith, security researcher at…Read more...

As a parsimonious young adult with crap insurance and what I thought was a pretty decent set of choppers, I once let a decade elapse between visits to the dentist. I brush. I floss. I figured everything was more or less cool.

At least one driver working for Uber and Lyft has been livestreaming passengers without their consent, according to a recent story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Viewers on Twitch have been rating the female passengers, speculating about incomes, and chatting about the marriages and personal lives of unsuspecting…Read more...

Hello, and welcome back to What’s Cooking?, the open thread where you get to share your brilliant thoughts, advice, recipes, and opinions on all things food-related. It’s Burger Week, which means I want to know what a burger means to you.Read more...

It is a decision I face daily. When my five-year-old daughter shows me her latest work of art, do I: A) talk to her about it and then stealthily slip it into the recycling bin, or B) talk to her about it, hang it on the wall or fridge, leave it there for a couple years forgotten, and then stealthily slip it into the…Read more...

It’s getting a lot easier to avoid getting violently ill from food poisoning, and to see just how divey your favorite dive bar is.Read more...

Google’s updated version of Calendar—which you can no longer opt out of—is lovely to look at and easier to work with than its previous version. However, the omission of one major feature from Calendar’s new “material design” version seems to be pissing off a number of users (including yours truly): the ability to…Read more...

A $500 65" 4K TV, a ton of Philips Hue kits and bulbs, $5 off ultra-soft underwear, and much more lead today’s best deals.

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It’s Shark Week! This year is actually the 30th Anniversary of Shark Week (has it been that long?!), so Discovery has a pretty solid lineup of shark content ready to go. Tonight’s lineup, for instance, kicks off with Guy Fieri’s Feeding Frenzy at 7pm followed by Laws of Jaws at 8pm and Air Jaws the Hunted at 9pm.Read more...

It’s harder than it used to be to accidentally lose all your work. Apps come with auto-save, and Chrome tries to warn you before you close a tab with unsaved work. But hit enter too fast, or suffer a crash, and you could still lose a lot of writing. It can happen to a Facebook update, an application form, or a blog…Read more...

Sometimes it doesn’t make sense to buy a whole 14-piece cookware set when you know you only need to replace a few pans. This Cuisinart 8-piece set is a good middle ground, and comes with all the basics: two skillets, two sauce pans, and a stock pot.

Redditors share wedding horror stories and hard-learned lessons in the Ask Reddit thread, “What’s the one thing you regret doing for your wedding day?” I had a perfect wedding, and my only regret is getting really tightly tailored suit pants. So get yourself some slacks with room to grow, and learn these wedding…Read more...

Perfectly fitting its name, REI’s Co-op Half Dome 2 Plus tent won the favorite backpacking tent co-op last week. It’s significantly less expensive than the competition, it’s durable, and has enough space for two people, making it an ideal home away from home.Read more...

Windows, Mac: You probably have a few websites that you use all the time—perhaps a special CMS you need for work, a time-tracking site you use to track and bill hours for clients, or a web game you just can’t get enough of. If you’re tired of pulling up your browser each time you need to access it, you have an…Read more...

Burgers have gotten out of hand. Not only are bistro pubs and hip bars topping them with everything from avocado to pork belly (both of which detract and distract), but the patties themselves are just too darn thick. A burger is not a steak; a burger is a sandwich, and a sandwich is about balance between all the…Read more...

You almost certainly don’t enjoy flying: the cost, the discomfort, the annoying person in Seat B. Just remember that the flight attendants might be having an even worse experience than you, and they can’t complain about it, because it’s their job. All of which is to say that, in general, it’s important to be…Read more...

Your floor is dirty. Your trashcan is overflowing. You need to change a light bulb and do the laundry. You’re always busy, and bullshit household errands fall through the cracks. Here’s an idea: get drunk.

You need to throw together something for dinner, but your impatient toddler won’t let you. I’ve been there. If only you could give her a project, something that’ll occupy her a good 12-16 minutes. Hey, what’s that you see in your pantry? A box of Cheerios? Oh, yes. This will do.Read more...

When building your perfect burger, it can get easy to get carried away with toppings, and added moisture can pool, wreaking havoc on your buns. Beyond cleverly stacking your ingredients to keep the wetter ones away from the bread, blotting your moist toppings can make a real difference.

Most audio receivers worth their salt come with a tiny microphone that you can use to automatically calibrate your speakers to your room’s specific setup. Easy.

There is an old-school bit of car buying advice that says you should wait until a new model hits the showrooms to score a deal on the previous model. In other words, when the all-new 2019 Eagle Premier comes out, you may be better off waiting to get a great price on the still-good 2018 Eagle Premier. But while you can…Read more...

If you still don’t own an Instant Pot, you can fix that for the lowest price we’ve ever seen. $49 gets you a 6 qt Instant Pot Lux with six programmed cooking functions and plenty of space to make meals for the whole family.Read more...

At CES 2018, Samsung showed off “The Wall,” a 146-inch 4K TV that uses MicroLED display technology to make TVs larger than anything currently available. According to a report from the Korea Herald, Han Jong-hee, president of Samsung’s visual display business, claimed a consumer version of The Wall is on the way, and…Read more...

Tami Sigmund is a senior producer at Zynga, the social game developer that brought us FarmVille, Words With Friends 2, Zynga Poker and CSR Racing 2. As someone who’s been making video games for past 11 years, she wants to help make the game industry a more inclusive place for marginalized game enthusiasts. She talks…Read more...

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Save some green on succulents, $40 off a power washer, a few Samsung microSD cards, and more of today’s best deals.Read more...

If you have a significant amount of savings you plan to use as a down payment in a few years, where do you keep it? That’s what we’re considering this week.

We’re really asking for it. We kept putting off this installment of Hack Your City, waiting for news about Russia to die down, as if this was all going to blow over. Well now we’re biting the bullet (in Soviet Russia, bullet bites you) and doing a Hack Your City on Moscow. After all, it’s an expensive, sprawling city…Read more...

Lock yourself in the house as Orange Is the New Black returns to Netflix for a sixth season on Friday, July 27 with a new credit sequence...

This week Instagram started rolling out a feature that shows your friends when you’re currently using the app via a green indicator light.

Drawing is one of those skills that I always wish I had mastered, but never quite got the hang of. I was at the head of my class in art until I hit middle school, but unfortunately, that’s where I peaked, and it’s been all downhill from there.

I moved late last year, which involved taking apart and later putting back together a decent amount of furniture. Consequently, that also led to a few “Where did the other one of these screws go?” moments.

A kamado grill, hotel-style sheets from Chateau Home, an 8TB Seagate external hard drive, and more of Sunday’s best Deals.Read more...

On a lazy summer Sunday, Amazon is helping you want to stay in bed even more with this sheet sale. Choose from regular cotton, Supima cotton, even Egyptian cotton, with a queen set for as low as $32. If you’ve been eyeing a new set of sheets, this is the sale for you. Stock up and enjoying being in bed even more.