Новости за 21.12.2018

Happy weekend, everyone, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. This week we’re making a wintry martini, inspired by the starkly beautiful birch tree.

Sometimes it seems like our kids can already navigate technology better than we can. They have the advantage of growing up with tablets and laptops and smart phones at their disposal, while we remember how you used to have to press the #5 on our flip phones three times to get to the letter “L.” (It was annoying, even…

Gifts are fine, I guess. But what really makes a present sing is the perfectly tied bow on top.

When Christmas Day hits, a bunch of people are going to open up brand-new Xbox or PlayStation consoles, plug them in, and wait for gigantic system updates to download and install. Depending on how many eager gamers sign on to Microsoft or Sony’s services to grab updates—or play brand-new games—this process might take…

Raw poultry is kind of icky, but rinsing it won’t make it any less so. Though giving your holiday turkey a little wash is the first step to many recipes, doing so can actually cause more harm than good.

More than once this month, I’ve found myself thinking, “Man, I really need to order some more batteries.” My need for power just surges at Christmastime.

How’s the yoga challenge going? Are you getting the hang of a home practice, or maybe dropping in on classes at the gym or yoga studio? We can only do so much in the course of a month, and you can really dedicate years to reaching some of the more ambitious asanas. So at this time of year, it’s great to turn an eye…

Cheese plates are a mainstay of holiday party appetizers, but finding new ways to zhuzh up the usual suspects can be a challenge. Allow me to introduce you to your new best friend: baked cheese.

Well, friends, another year has come and gone. In that time, we’ve talked about goals, visualized the difference between a million and billion, discovered new travel hacks and been reminded, repeatedly, that we need to cut down on all of the fees we’re all paying.

You know when you and your friend or partner are in the presence of someone doing something stupid/crazy/infuriating, and you want to signal “This is crazy, right?”? But raising your eyebrows, maybe even looking at each other might tip off the person doing the crazy thing? Tiny Cartridge co-editor Eric Caoili has a…

Windows: To celebrate the fact that it has been more than 20 years since the launch of Anno 1602—the very first game in the celebrated “Anno” strategy series—publisher Ubisoft is giving away the classic game for free.

During this season of candy and comfort food, eating a vegetable almost feels like a treat, particularly if it’s a raw vegetable. But unless it’s well dressed, consuming a pile of plant parts (also known as a “salad”) can be a lackluster affair, which is why I’m thrilled to tell you the good news about this…

It’s crunch time, people. If you don’t have a gift for someone by now, you’re in trouble. Here are some last minute things you can get that don’t scream, “I got this while waiting in line at CVS!”

We asked what you accomplished in 2018, and we are so gosh darn impressed.

If you still need to order some Christmas gifts online, you have until tomorrow to do so and receive them by the 25th.

Having a baby in 2018, as my wife and I just did, means becoming an Amazon household. We’re not proud of this. We know that Amazon treats its workers terribly. We know that the company has extorted billions of taxpayer dollars out of our home city of New York in exchange for turning our neighbors into terribly treated…

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Today is the Winter Solstice, which is the shortest day of the year and therefore also the longest night of the year. All that darkness can feel slightly depressing—or you can use it as an excuse to bust out some Glow Play for your kids.

Since this is the last Lifehacker tech-advice column before that big gift-giving day next week, it’s only fitting that this week’s question comes from a reader who needs a little help picking up a present for himself. Multiple presents, actually—and he doesn’t want any companies to spy on him after he’s set them up.

Walking home or to a bar or restaurant alone can sometimes be scary, especially if you’re a woman. One Reddit user came up with an interesting way to use Apple’s Shortcuts feature: to let your friends know you think you’re being followed.

If I had to pick my favorite ingredient of 2018, it would be shio koji. This traditional Japanese paste—which is made from fuzzy, inoculated rice, salt, and water—adds savory depth and miso-like umami to anything you smear it on, and an overnight hang in the stuff will do wonders for your (uncured) pork.