What's New on Paramount Plus in October 2021

What's New on Paramount Plus in October 2021
Outside of a few pre-sold, franchise-based hits (The Good Fight, anything with the words “Star Trek” in the title), Paramount+ hasn’t managed much in the way of breakout hits since it was re-birthed from the ashes of CBS All Access earlier this year. But maybe that will change this month with the premiere of Guilty… Read...
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How to Use Twitch’s New Security Features to Stop Hate Raids and Harassment

How to Use Twitch’s New Security Features to Stop Hate Raids and Harassment
In news that will be a relief to any streamer who has ever been targeted on Twitch, the video-streaming site unveiled a new set of tools this week aimed at preventing “hate raiding” and other harassment. The much-longed-for features give creators and moderators greater control over Twitch’s chat by allowing them to… Read...
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Can AirTags Be Hacked?

Can AirTags Be Hacked?
AirTags might not be ideal for tracking your kids, but they’ll likely help you fish your keys out of their latest hiding spot. But while they might help keep your things safe from being lost, but are they safe? Are Apple’s trackers one bad hack away from stealing your personal information? Read more... from Lifehacker...
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The 10 ‘Seinfeld’ Episodes to Watch If You’ve Never Seen It Before (Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That)

The 10 ‘Seinfeld’ Episodes to Watch If You’ve Never Seen It Before (Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That)
More than 30 years ago, Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld brought an impressive innovation to the TV sitcom: Protagonists who are uniformly terrible people. Sure, Married... with Children’s deplorable Bundys had been on air for a couple of years, but that series was on Fox—then a small upstart network—and an explicit… Read...
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Please Don't Store These Things in Your Shed

Please Don't Store These Things in Your Shed
There are lots of things that seem like they might belong in a shed or other outbuilding, but actually don’t, as moisture and temperature can affect things stored in uninsulated and non-climate controlled environments. Some sheds and garages are insulated, but rust, corrosion, and other types of damage can occur if… Read...
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How to Actually Brown Your Impossible Burger

How to Actually Brown Your Impossible Burger
Tech meats won’t save the world, but they do give vegans, vegetarians, and people like my father (who avoids red meat for health reasons) access to the simple pleasure of eating a burger. Impossible meat is a truly uncanny product that’s particularly hard to detect as “fake” if cooked and seasoned properly (and… Read...
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Is Your Credit Card Annual Fee Refundable?

Is Your Credit Card Annual Fee Refundable?
It can be easy to overlook the annual fee when your credit card automatically renews for another year. Once you’ve gotten over the excitement of welcome bonuses and cash back perks, it’s easy to forget, as the fee becomes one line item among many on a monthly statement, only noticed long after the charge has been… Read...
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How to Download Your Google Maps Directions Before Driving Through Bad Reception

How to Download Your Google Maps Directions Before Driving Through Bad Reception
Heading out for the great outdoors? Perhaps a different country or an area where the internet connection is spotty? You should download Google Maps offline before you step out. Once you have offline maps, you can use them to find your way, including turn-by-turn navigation when your GPS isn’t dependent on mobile data… Read...
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Don't Say These Things to Someone Who Has Lost Weight (and What to Say Instead)

Don't Say These Things to Someone Who Has Lost Weight (and What to Say Instead)
In our body-obsessed culture, you may experience an understandable urge to say something—anything—when you notice a friend, co-worker, or acquaintance has lost some weight since you last saw them. But even the most well-intentioned comments can end up sounding dismissive, fatphobic, or simply rude. Read more... from...
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'Every Day' vs. 'Everyday' (and Other Homonyms You’re Probably Mixing Up All the Time)

'Every Day' vs. 'Everyday' (and Other Homonyms You’re Probably Mixing Up All the Time)
You can be excused for confusing “every day” with “everyday” or “anyone” with “any one.” They sound the same, after all. But these homonyms can’t be used interchangeably in writing without raising the ire of English teachers and other grammar ghouls. Luckily, it’s fairly easy to understand the difference between these… Read...
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It's Not Delivery, It's a DiGiorno Pizza Recall

It's Not Delivery, It's a DiGiorno Pizza Recall
What you don’t want on pizza night: a severe, unexpected allergic reaction. If you have a food allergy and you’ve bought DiGiorno frozen pizzas recently, you might want to check your freezer: Nestle is recalling 27,872 pounds of DiGiorno Crispy Pan Crust Pepperoni Pizzas due to a labelling mix-up that incorrectly list… Read...
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Mayonnaise Makes an Excellent Egg Wash

Mayonnaise Makes an Excellent Egg Wash
A couple of days ago, I was making my beloved broccoli stem tart, and I realized I was out of eggs, and therefore did not have anything with which to make an egg wash. I cursed my lack of fridge awareness and stomped around the kitchen, unwilling to go to the grocery store, but not seeing any way around it—and then I… Read...
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How to Salvage Your Frayed Charging Cables

How to Salvage Your Frayed Charging Cables
Our laptop and phone chargers go through a lot. Some cords tear and fray so easily, it’s almost as if they’re designed to break so you need to replace them at a tidy profit to the manufacturer... huh. Luckily, there are some easy ways to help your cords survive (or recover from) the twists and turns we subject them to… Read...
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Peruse This List of Fastest-Growing Careers If You’re Considering a Job Change

Peruse This List of Fastest-Growing Careers If You’re Considering a Job Change
According to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the labor market is expected to recover steadily from the COVID pandemic over the next ten years—but some occupations have a brighter future than others. With boomers beginning to exit the labor force, and the rise of remote work, expect to see more… Read more... from...
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16 of the Best New Features in watchOS 8

16 of the Best New Features in watchOS 8
Apple’s watchOS 8 doesn’t revolutionize the general Apple Watch experience, exactly (nor does the Series 7, for that matter). Instead, the update adds a number of fun, useful, and otherwise welcome improvements and features to the tiny Apple devices we’ve come to know and love. We’ve rounded up 16 of our favorites… Read...
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Your Broccoli Stems Can Make a Tasty Tart

Your Broccoli Stems Can Make a Tasty Tart
I have never been the type of person who avoids the stem portion of broccoli, but I’ve heard that such people exist. I think I actually prefer the more substantial stems to the florets, which are dry, fibrous, and fluffy when raw. (I want fluff in my pillows, not in my mouth.) Read more... from Lifehacker https://...
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How to Figure Out Your Kid's Clothing Size When the Sizes Make No Sense

How to Figure Out Your Kid's Clothing Size When the Sizes Make No Sense
If you’ve clothed a child for any length of time, you’ve no doubt realized that their age doesn’t always correspond to the size of clothes they “should” be wearing (e.g. being three years old but not fitting into size 3T), and there’s a lot of variation among clothing brands. Your child may be a size 7/8 shirt at… Read...
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What Not to Say to a Friend Going Through a Breakup (and What to Say Instead)

What Not to Say to a Friend Going Through a Breakup (and What to Say Instead)
You don’t need to have the preternatural gifts of an empath to support your friend going through a breakup. Whether you’re blindsided or doing a private victory dance at the end of your friend’s relationship, your friend is going through a loss. Sure, you can clearly see all the ways the breakup is for the best, but… Read...
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How to Be a Successful Culture Critic, With William Evans and Omar Holmon

How to Be a Successful Culture Critic, With William Evans and Omar Holmon
Have an interesting take on the latest Marvel film? Are you itching to have someone hear your unique view on Nine Perfect Strangers? This week we’re learning how to become sophisticated, compelling culture critics will help from Black Nerd Problems cofounders William Evans and Omar Holmon. Listen to hear William and… Read...
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Why Does Salt Have an Expiration Date?

Why Does Salt Have an Expiration Date?
Salt is an incredibly common ingredient that most of us take for granted. It’s a simple, inorganic (meaning “not carbon based”) molecule comprised of two tiny ions, sodium and chloride, but its ability to flavor and preserve is what makes it valuable—so valuable that it made its way into the word “salary.” Read more... from...
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How to Run Slower to Run Faster

How to Run Slower to Run Faster
Amazing news: You’re probably running too fast. We’ve previously covered why you need to run slower (we know it sounds counterintuitive), but the gist is that you get faster by running more, and you run more by running slower. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/3kMyQxq https://ift.tt/3odtX...
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Skrt, Cheugy, and All the Other 'Gen Z' Slang You Might Need Help Decoding

Skrt, Cheugy, and All the Other 'Gen Z' Slang You Might Need Help Decoding
We’ve all been around the social media block long enough to know what the terms extra, basic, lit, and flex mean. (Right? Right?) Still, there are a host of slang words popularized by Gen Z—people born between 1997 and 2012—that, unless you have a teenager in your life, are addicted to TikTok, or are just a hip… Read...
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