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…
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…
All three of the COVID vaccines available in the U.S. (Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J) are considered safe to use in pregnancy, and the data strongly supports getting vaccinated if you’re pregnant, have recently been pregnant, or intend to get pregnant soon. But only 31% of pregnant people have been vaccinated, so the CDC…
Is there anything not to love about a taco? The protein. The shredded cheese. The guacamole and sour cream. The choice of shell! It’s no wonder Americans ate more than 4.5 billion tacos last year. If we needed even more of an excuse to consume copious amounts of tacos, let it be the celebration of National Taco Day—…
You may have noticed a new pumpkin spice syrup recipe making the rounds on TikTok. In this video, posted by @thethriftwitch, she stirs together 2 cups of brown sugar, 1 ½ cups of water, 1 tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice, along with ½ cup of pumpkin puree, slowing simmering everything to make a thick, syrupy mixture.
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?
True crime blurs lines. Is the podcast you’re binging or the murder show you’re watching empathetic or exploitative? Are you being informed or desensitized? Who is this helping, and who is this hurting? Is this entertainment?
I love paying with my iPhone. I use Apple Pay at grocery stores, vending machines, and really anywhere else that’s compatible. However, if you use Apple Pay, too, be warned—a recently discovered security flaw could allow hackers to steal from right from your mobile wallet, particularly if you use public transit.
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…
Love watching Netflix for hours on end? There’s a lot more you can do with it if you spend just a few quick minutes in the settings section. You can make your next binge watching weekend better by customizing subtitles, home screen previews, download settings, and more. Here are 11 of our favorites.
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…
I ran across this chart from Reddit’s Dataisbeautiful subreddit recently, and it got me thinking about the economics of working and lunching. Redditor ar243’s chart plots the cost of a midday meal eaten at a restaurant vs. a delivered lunch, so you can determine whether your wages and your lunch choices result in it…
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…
It is time. The seasons have officially turned, the air has gotten that crisp morning edge, and the humidity has left the building. (At least where I live. Sorry, Florida). Which means? It’s time to flip those closets for fall. And we’re not just talking about clothes here. New seasons often call for new linens, new…
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…
Running is usually a chill solitary activity, but if you’re the type to overthink your social interactions, it also poses a few problems. One is what you do when you encounter another runner coming toward you (you nod or give a half-wave). Another, trickier question is what to do when you’re about to pass someone else.
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…
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.
So, you bought a brand new iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, or 13 Pro Max. Congratulations! Are you enjoying the new and improved cameras? The 120 Hz pro displays? Or are you pissed because your $1,000 iPhone won’t unlock when you’re wearing a mask—even though your old iPhone did just fine? Let’s help you fix this “Unlock…
Much like the leaves changing, or my inbox being flooded with pumpkin spice-scented press releases, bogus hysteria around THC edibles is a sure sign that fall has finally arrived in earnest. We—or at least people on Twitter—have this conversation every single year, and yet there is always that one journalist who can’t…
Carving a pumpkin means being confronted with a mass of stringy pulp and seeds, which can get easily overwhelming, especially when there are kids involved. But before you throw the entire contents of your pumpkin into the trash, you should know that the seeds can easily be used for a number of recipes.
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…
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…
Apple’s $4.99-per-month streaming service is starting to make a name for itself with popular, exclusive and even Emmy-winning shows like Ted Lasso, Foundation, and The Morning Show. Slowly but surely, its small catalog is turning into a home for worthy prestige TV—the kind of reputation that used to define the likes…
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…
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…
Balance boards and Bosu balls are tricky to use—they’re the unstable boards that you’ll sometimes see a personal trainer asking somebody to stand on top of while doing an exercise. But are they a good way to train, and if so, what’s the best way to use them on your own?
Nearly every Mac app has at least one action that takes one click (or three clicks) too many to execute—nobody wants to go through four different menus or use the search bar to find the action you need, especially if it’s something you use often. When you discover an action in an app that you know you’ll use again…
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…
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…
If you’ve got a fitness tracker, and you’ve decided to jump on the step-tracking bandwagon, you may be jealous of people who live in cities where they have to walk everywhere, or work jobs where they’re on their feet all day. But what if you wake up and commute to the other end of the house, or otherwise don’t have…
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.)
Eating healthier is a worthy goal in its own right, rather than just a means to an end for weight loss. But if you’ve ever tried to change your eating habits, you likely know the mess of misinformation that is online diet culture.
The scene is familiar: A parent says, “OK, kids...” and before they can follow up with, “...time to get ready for bed,” boom: As reliably as death and taxes, the stall tactics kick into high gear.
When I was a odd little kid, I’d pull up the covers and listen to episodes of creepy old time radio shows before bed. (Listening alone to decades-old radio dramas was a very cool thing for children to do back then; I had tons of friends and was in no way considered a weirdo.) Popular storytelling wisdom is that you…
In recent years, the iPhone has developed a reputation for having solid battery life. In fact, critics recently singled out the batteries on the entire iPhone 13 lineup as among those devices’ best new features. You would be forgiven for thinking the opposite, however, if you’re a heavy Spotify user, as it appears the…
One of the toughest parts about being an adult is dealing with the constant exhaustion. There are the obvious reasons we’re perpetually tired—for starters, we’re all stressed and sleep-deprived—but in addition to some of the more obvious reasons, some of our more mindless habits may also be adding to our exhaustion in…
Pssst—hey, kid. Do you want to save fifty cents every time you mail something from the post office? You do? Then gather ‘round and listen closely.
If your concept of Eric Wareheim was formed purely through viewings of Awesome Show and Tom Goes to the Mayor, you might think the man hates food, or wants you to hate food, but that could not be further from the truth. Eric Wareheim loves food, respects food, and cherishes food, and he wants you to do the same. His…
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…
There are a lot of great mental health apps out there, but some of the best require a subscription. If you just want some basic tools to help you manage your mental health, the US Departments of Veterans Affairs has a ton that they’ve developed for veterans but released for everyone to use.
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…
The Apple Watch isn’t exactly a must-own device for iPhone users in 2021, but with every redesign and OS upgrade, it’s getting harder and harder to pass up. But once you do get one, you’ll want to make sure you know how to make the most of it.
While watchOS is quite a different experience from iOS, after a few weeks…
Since people in their 20s and 30s tend to make less than they do later in life, they’re ideally suited for a special kind of investment: Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s. Roth investments are unique in that contributions are taxed upfront, with the advantage that what’s left grows exponentially with compound interest over…
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…
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.”
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.
If you haven’t heard, there’s a nationwide shortage of school bus drivers. As millions of kids head back to in-person school—some of them for the first time in more than a year—this is, uh, causing some problems for school districts and parents alike.
In a past life, I worked at a pet store, and one of the most heartbreaking things I saw on a daily basis was people who came in, little kid in tow, asking for a goldfish to put in a bowl. Goldfish are big, messy fish, and they grow to be 8-12 inches long. Depending on how persuasive I was, these folks went home with…
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…