Новости за 01.04.2019

When I still lived in Chicago, a friend’s family had a tucked-away lake house across the Indiana-Michigan line on the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan. Escaping our humid, cramped city apartments for beer- and barbecue-fueled lakeside debauchery was a summer highlight—we lit fireworks, jumped off docks, dared each…

Who doesn’t love running? Okay, maybe a lot of us. (Personally, I hate running while I’m doing it, but I feel amazing afterward.) We ran together last fall, and now that the colder regions of the US are starting to thaw out again, it’s time to lace back up.

When Carol Skrysak’s daughter gave birth to premature triplets in Illinois, she got a months-long, inside look at how preemies are cared for in the NICU. Besides the exceptional care she witnessed on a daily basis, one other thing stood out to her: Some of the babies’ parents were unable to spend as much time holding…

There are more efficient ways of keeping track of important foreign language vocabulary than a hand-held dictionary. If you’re learning a new language or making basic translations, try using the Google Translate formula in Google Sheets for an easy access list of what you know—or want to know.

Google’s April fools gimmicks for 2019 have been pretty fun. Not only can you turn maps into a game of Snake, you can also turn Google Calendar into the arcade-classic Space Invaders.

Bad news for Apple fans: AirPower is out. At least, Apple snuck that little announcement in right before the weekend to ensure that nobody would think the big cancellation was a hoax.

Austin Kleon doesn’t glamorize creative work. It’s hard. (Hence, the “work.”) But the bestselling author has found ways to stay the course in the face of burnout, self-doubt, and yes, even raising children. He shares his wisdom in his new book Keep Going, which comes out tomorrow. Today, he talks to us about how he…

When it comes to recycling, we all make mistakes.

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If you haven’t been following the latest Affordable Care Act news, I don’t blame you. This morning, The Washington Post ran a story titled The White House does or doesn’t have a health-care plan that is or isn’t better than Obamacare—and that isn’t even an April Fools headline.

I was a packing cube holdout for the longest time. Sure, people rave about them, and they are a classic travel hack. “But what would they really do for me?” I wondered, as I tightly rolled my t-shirts and tossed them into my cavern of a suitcase. “I mean, it’s a whole extra layer of fabric, so it’s not like they save…

Inbox for Gmail might be dead, but Google is at least making an effort to make the core Gmail experience better, and as of Google’s most recent update to the email service, you’ll no longer have to rely on third-party Chrome extensions to schedule out your messages.

This isn’t going to be the typical “last-minute tax tips” post. I’m not going to advise you to try to remember any business expenses you forgot about, or remind you that filing electronically could get you a faster refund. Instead, I’ve got two huge pieces of advice for freelancers and solopreneurs filing 2018…

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Will It Casserole?, the column where we see what meals, dishes, and cuisines can be re-imagined and transformed into casseroles. Last month’s savory, comforting split pea soup casserole has been consumed, which means we must move on to a hot new dish.

“Why did the sandwich get out of the bathtub?” my son once asked me when he was five years old.

Headed to the airport this morning? You might want to double-check (and even triple-check) your flight’s departure time before settling at the gate.

What do you do when your dead-end job isn’t giving you the skills you need to escape? Human Resource is on the case.

I love my stainless steel straws, but they don’t have fancy silicone tips like these discounted ones. I assume it makes them more comfortable to drink from.

I live in suburbia, so I don’t what it’s like to constantly have to navigate big crowds with little kids. But it seems stressful. You only have two hands! You tell me you’re supposed to dedicate at least one of them to preventing your tiny tots from getting swept into a sea of giants all day long? A Japanese dad named…

Every bar should have a “thing.” My very favorite bar, Burp Castle in the East Village of Manhattan, is themed like a monastery; the bartenders wear monks’ robes and gently shush the patrons to keep the noise down. My local Brooklyn bar, High Dive, isn’t quite so distinctive, but it serves popcorn and has pinball in…

Winter equals dry skin for me and many others, and your only defensive against flaking and scaliness is to moisturize x1000. This CervaVe Moisturizing Cream is a gentle, non-comedogenic go-to, and right now it’s just $12 if you clip the coupon on Amazon. The lotion contains ceramides to restore your skin’s protective…

You might remember hearing about Tide’s Eco-Box a few months ago. Rather than a plastic bottle of detergent that’s put inside a box and shipped to your house, it actually is the box. Compared to a traditional detergent bottle, it’s made with 60% less plastic and 30% less water, and honestly, it seems like an…

Can America forgive Kevin Hart for his homophobic tweets? What about for The Upside? We’re about to find out when Irresponsible, Hart’s “fresh special inspired by his own mistakes,” comes to Netflix on Tuesday. I’m still working my way through the Ray Romano back catalog, so I’ll skip my dose of standup this month,…

iOttie makes some of the most popular smartphone car mounts out there, and a bunch of their magnetic options just went on sale.