When you’re tasting whisky, nosing, the act of bringing your whisky to your nose and taking a sniff, is a step that a lot of people skip, but they shouldn’t. Smelling your booze can help you pick out flavors and aromas that you won’t be able to detect through sipping alone. It’s an important part of the process.
If you’ve always wanted to own some cryptocurrency, a new app might be a good way to get your hands on some. Called Coinflash, the app takes the spare change left over from your purchases during the week and uses that cash to invest in the cryptocurrency of your choice through a Coinbase account.
Before you get too excited—as I was—Big Mouth Billy Bass is not replacing the stark black cylinder we’ve come to know as the home of Alexa. But the paragon of fishing-shack chic is now, finally, because the people surely demanded it, compatible with Alexa.
While 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound involves placing speakers around your room on a single plane, the concept behind Dolby Atmos audio is to give audio an element of height. If you don’t want to install speakers in your ceiling though, this sound bar is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to pull off the effect.
Target’s in-store pick-up is already one of the great boons of modern life, especially for those of us who live near a constantly overcrowded, overrun store. But Target is building up an even more convenient online shopping option, Target Restock, which offers next-day delivery of home essentials.
Save some money this weekend on Pioneer Sound Bar, Philips Norelco manscaper, AmazonBasics hangers and lightbulbs, and more!
When you’re waiting for a pan to finish washing so you can make dinner, the dry cycle on your dishwasher can seem like it lasts an eternity. The smart man move is to just crack open the door and grab your pan and just manually dry it off with a towel, but CNET notes this week that opening your dishwasher door can…
Put down your credit cards—it’s the last day of the September money challenge and it’s time to check in. This month, we challenged you to spend zero on restaurants and now we want to know: how’d it go?
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In the days before Google, a tiny, cryptic ad in the back of a magazine had a lot of potential. The seller might not be able to fully describe their product, but if the product wasn’t very good, that may be a plus for them. Here are some bait-and-switch ads from the 1950s and beyond, and what you’d get if you sent in…
If you’re going to pay out up to four figures for a smartphone, then you want to make sure your investment is well protected—and that often means buying some insurance at the same time as your phone. Taking time to choose a your insurance can save you more money than you think.
Sure, you need to finish that PowerPoint presentation for next week, but it won’t hurt to just check Facebook real quick and see if Mark posted pictures from the party last weekend. And then make a quick order from Amazon. And you really should like a few photos in that gallery... It’s easy to waste a few minutes (or…
Believe it or not, there are still quite a few drive-in movie theaters across the country. If you want to get in on the nostalgia, here are some basic rules you should know.
Move over, Daddy-O! If you thought the insatiable drinking bird or the slinky were the be-all end-all of toys, have I got a surprise for you! You’ve probably seen the hula hoop in pictures, or from those lucky chaps who traveled to Australia, where hooping is in like Flynn. Hot dog, you might even own one yourself if…
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Hello, and welcome to Will It Casserole? Retro Week’s answer to Will It Sous Vide? Basically, instead of making whatever you wanted me to with my immersion circulator, I took a meal and made it into a casserole.
Tag, the classic game of chase, is just as thrilling now as it has been throughout the years. If you’ve got a group of people and an open space for running and screaming, here are some variations of the basic game. Try them out. You’re It!
As a disciplinary strategy, spanking is definitely out: It not only doesn’t work, but it’s associated with the same negative outcomes, to a lesser degree, as those that result from child abuse.
The last time we checked in for our staff’s Weekly Upgrades, our editors were making DIY Otter Pops, splashing around in Saltwater sandals, and loading up on cozy accessories for the cold months to come.
The silver lining of SilverSocks is the.... silver lining, which wicks moisture and combats odor, so you can wear them for multiple days, own less, and pack less. SilverSocks’ current Kickstarter preorder price is $25 for two pair, but for 48 hours only, our readers can grab three pair for the same price.
Disaster relief efforts are well underway in Puerto Rico, with aid pouring in from the likes of celebrities and automakers alike. Yet, one of the biggest issues the island faces is the shortage of truck drivers to get incoming supplies from the docks and to the people who need them.
In the 1950s, vacationing while black in America was dangerous. The commonplace discrimination occurring during the Jim Crow era meant black travelers struggled to find a hotel room in which to stay, or a restaurant where they could grab a meal. Too often they were met with met with hostility, refused service, or…
Thanks to AppAnnie.com and Reddit poster IrwinRSchyster1, we’ve now got a visual trip down six years of app-memory lane, with an infographic showing the most popular apps every year from 2012 through 2017.
Signal has made encryption available to the masses, but the secure messaging service also leaves one bit of personal information exposed: your private phone number.
Happy Friday, my friends, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. Today we’re rounding out Retro Week with a decidedly kitschy offering: the sweet and green grasshopper.
Kick off the weekend with deals on custom-tailored suits, a Brother printer, WaterPiks, Mario statues, FitDesks and more!
Toddlers don’t need cow’s milk, but it can be an easy source of good stuff their bodies require—fat, protein, calcium and vitamin D. When my daughter was one, she was allergic to dairy (and didn’t chomp on foods like leafy green veggies without lots of persuasion), so we looked into some alternative milks: almond,…
Nothing is secret on the internet—we know this. We get Facebook ads for shoes we look at on Zappos and Instagram ads for products we mention on Facebook. The eyes and algorithms are everywhere. Sometimes it’s creepy, sure. But today it’s great, because it means that everyone has a perfect, beautiful Spotify playlist…
Diners were once the best places to eat. The food was decent, cheap, and the atmosphere was relaxed. And a big part of the fun was the colorful slang diner staff used to communicate with each other. Here’s what all those weird terms mean, hun’.
I know the Switch isn’t the Nintendo console that people are most excited about this week, but if you haven’t managed to get your hands on one yet, Amazon has it back in stock for $300.
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Today is one of the rare unofficial holidays that actually has some real benefit: it’s National Coffee Day, which means free drinks at several chains. Here are the biggest deals, via Fortune, Reader’s Digest, and ABC 15.
Would it surprise you to learn that almost no distance runners complete traditional speed workouts? No, your tempo run, fartlek workout, or interval session on the track doesn’t count. We’re talking about speed development—a type of workout that’s more common among sprinters.
If you’re still torturing yourself with a slow, unreliable inkjet printer, it’s time to upgrade. This monochrome Brother laser printer can spit out 27 pages per minute, and includes a scanner, wireless networking (including AirPrint and Google Cloud Print), and duplex. Best of all though, replacement toner is…
All couples have disagreements, but a new study shows that how you manage those disagreements can have a profound effect on your child’s well-being. Researchers at the University of Arizona examined parental conflict and child well-being in three “waves,” beginning in pregnancy and ending when the child turned three.…
Steak has always been my favorite protein, and I tend to favor cuts of the bone-in variety. But once the meat has been consumed and the martini has been polished off, it always seems kind of sad to toss the bone, which is too small to make an appreciable amount of broth.
So, you want to build a nuclear fallout shelter. You’re not alone: the civilian bomb shelter construction industry has been steadily growing to meet demand for the past decade, with recent events igniting a full-on market boom.
Weeks after their massive data hack, Equifax has issued a formal apology with a peace offering to boot: by January 31, they’ll offer a new service that will let you easily lock and unlock access to your Equifax file. What does that mean, though?
iOS 11 brings a lot of new and exciting features to the iPhone and iPad. It also brings a lot of pretty annoying ones.
You voted Indochino your favorite custom clothing company by a wide margin, and this week you can dress yourself in one of 30 brand new premium suits for just $339. Use promo code KINJA17.
We don’t hear much about rabies these days, thanks to how common the rabies vaccine is in the US, but it kills someone on this planet every 15 minutes. Dog bites are responsible for 99 percent of human rabies cases. The World Health Organization has some tips on avoiding dog bites and on what to do if you get bitten.
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Why does everyone hate fans of the sci-fi cartoon Rick & Morty? It’s a question that spawned two massive threads on the Rick & Morty fansite known as Reddit. A Twitter search for “Rick & Morty fans” shows that yeah, a lot of people do hate them, calling them obnoxious and elitist.
This year, Apple broke from tradition and introduced two totally new iPhones: the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X. What’s up with that? As cool as the iPhone X looks, the iPhone 8 is still a fantastic device.
On Wednesday, President Trump revealed his plan to give our tax code a major overhaul. Nothing is set in stone yet, and there weren’t many details, but here’s what the administration is proposing.
Davy Crockett is an American folk hero of mythic proportions, and was greatly popularized during the 50s and 60s thanks to Disney’s TV miniseries and major motion pictures. But Crockett was a very real person in history, and he had a lot of wisdom to share.
You can seemingly build just about anything with a Raspberry Pi, including your own miniature game console, and here’s a great deal on the newest Raspberry Pi 3. The kit comes with a case, a power supply, and some heatsinks, so just add a microSD card, and you’ll have everything you need to get started.
In How Do You Take Yours?, The A.V. Club solicits staff and outside expertise for secret tips on improving one dish. This week: we’re discussing how to improve your salad dressing game at home.
Children need to feel their feelings, but too often, they become overwhelmed by them. When they’re visibly upset, that’s when parents tend to swoop in and offer comfort, perhaps with words or hugs (or okay, sometimes goldfish crackers and YouTube Kids). But it’s even more important to teach them how to calm…
If you, like myself, have a habit of stuffing extraneous items in your bag, you know how hard it can be to find that one essential you need amidst all the detritus. That’s why Alf Altendorf, Managing Director of Austria’s Radiofabrik, packs pretty light when he’s out and about in locales such as Venice to Seychelles.…
You gave us your best tips and hacks for San Francisco—not just how to visit, but how to make a life there. For a west-coast city of under a million people, SF is remarkably storied, varied, and resilient. Here are our favorite tips.
At $8 per month (for Prime members), Amazon Music Unlimited was already more affordable than Spotify Premium or Apple Music, but Amazon’s sweetening the pot right now with a $10 Amazon.com credit when you sign up for a free trial with promo code MUSIC1.