Новости за 20.11.2018

On November 29th, FilmStruck will be shut down by AT&T, which means you have only a few more days to catch the service’s library of films.

As I have mentioned before, I am not an enthusiastic baker. As such, I appreciate a pie dough that forgives and forgets my foibles, especially if it can be thrown together in a food processor. This cornmeal crust from Dolester Miles is all of those things, and it’s quite delicious.

Ragging on Black Friday is possibly more popular than actually shopping on the consumer “holiday.” We all know by now that doorbusters aren’t really the great deals they’re heralded as and a discounted TV isn’t worth trampling someone over (at least, I hope we all know that).

Nathan W. Pyle, the guy behind the famous NYC etiquette cartoons, has a tip for all of you, if you’ll shut up for just one goddamn second. That’s the tip, actually: when someone says something, and now it’s your turn to talk, and you’re ready to respond emotionally and escalate the conversation, maybe hold your big…

We all want to establish good habits, and break bad ones. But most of us approach the process all wrong. Luckily, James Clear, author of Atomic Habits has some tactics to make sure those new habits stick.

My son, who just celebrated his first birthday, has been a real mover-and-shaker since the second he was born. (The hospital’s note beside his Apgar scores at birth literally reads: “Jittery.”)

Want a truly relaxing Thanksgiving? Try this: Pop the turkey in the oven, then watch TV for a few hours. When people start saying “Shouldn’t you check the turkey?” just pull your phone out of your pocket, and tell them its exact temperature.

After a long day of eating mountains of gravy-drenched carbs, a little brightness is a welcome sight indeed. Sadly, Thanksgiving dessert is usually anything but light and refreshing; it’s another carb parade, with whipped cream standing in for gravy.

Here’s a cool phenomenon: the Netflix Christmas special. This month, in addition to way too many original shows and films, Netflix is releasing Christmas episodes for existing shows, including Nailed It!, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Ezra Koenig’s Neo Yokio, and awards-bait Prince of Peoria: A Christmas Moose…

If you’re willing to suffer through a few commercials, YouTube is now offering a number of movies on its site that can be streamed for free.

The thing about kids is that their little feet keep growing into slightly bigger feet that constantly need new shoes.

If you’re thinking of donating to your local food bank, the best way isn’t to dig in your pantry for unwanted cans, or even to head to the grocery store with some coupons. What food banks and soup kitchens need most is your cold, hard cash.

There’s no shortage of travel websites and online agencies to search and book flights, but when it comes to getting the best deal, using a combination of sites will often give you the best results. If you have a little time and flexibility to play around, here are some to bookmark for your next trip.

I’ve been using daily routines with my smart speaker ever since Amazon rolled them out for its Echo devices. And I don’t trigger chained actions by yelling out some random phrase. Rather, I have my routines fire off at different times during the day—really, just wake-up time and go-to-bed time—so I can get a quick…

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, one of the country’s most famous used bookstores, recently showed off one of its most expensive titles, a first American printing of The Fellowship of the Ring for sale at $4,000. On their Instagram account, they pointed out the telltale signs of this rare printing, including specific…

It’s almost Thanksgiving, which means that many of us will find ourselves elbow to elbow with family members, some of whom may have wildly differing opinions on topics like whether cranberry sauce should be homemade or canned, and who should be president. Before things get too heated, we recommend listening to this…

Our President, garbling something the Finnish president said about forest management, believes that the snowy country has fewer wildfires than California because they rake up leaves in the wilderness. Shockingly, this is not true.

There are few smartphone hacks as useful as ones that extend your device’s battery life, and via this Reddit post by user u/neq, you might be able to give your Android phone’s battery life a significant boost by disabling to a relatively unknown feature.

If you’ve been following along with our Thanksgiving coverage, you know that we had a little staff dinner, and you know I helped each staff member make sure their dish shined. We had some laughs and learned some lessons (and, in one case, did a little dancing) , and we’ve been sharing these tips and tricks with you…