Новости за 27.11.2019

I don’t know if you can tell or not, but I recently purchased a waffle maker, and have been testing the limits of what can be waffled. (Prosciutto waffles very well, as it turns out.) I already had plans to waffle any and all leftover stuffing, and mashed potatoes seemed like the rational next step.

Google’s Nest Hello doorbells can now ring with a little seasonal cheer, thanks to new holiday-themed doorbell chimes. There are currently four doorbell themes to pick from in the Nest app: Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s Eve, and Winter. Each of the four themes has 10 different chimes that will play when someone…

Tipping really is one of the most confusing customs. In the United States, it’s one that’s had a long and troubling history and is often the subject of heated debates. That’s because there are no real “rules” for tipping, and the etiquette of it can seem pretty arbitrary. Besides varying opinions for who and how much…

When deciding on a mode of transportation, there’s a lot to consider, including the cost, convenience and environmental impact. For a lot of us, that rules out hiring a private jet for our next trip—at least when it comes to price and the environment. But private jet travel isn’t as unattainable as you may think,…

If you’re getting started on your holiday shopping this weekend, here’s a tip: ask yourself whether you’re giving the recipient something they truly want, or something that will add extra work to their life.

I’ve been lifting for a long time, but only really got serious about my squat, bench, and deadlift a little over a year ago. Last week I finally did a powerlifting meet. I had a great time, learned a lot, and put a lot of the beginner advice I’d been given to the test.

When you’re neither cooking nor hosting Thanksgiving dinner, you often spend the day before texting the host and begging them to tell you, specifically, what you can bring. If you have a bag of cranberries, white sugar, and some water, you have everything you need for the perfect appetizer—whether or not your host…

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For the past four years, my job has required spending the days and weeks leading up to Black Friday reading through every advertisement and circular. This year, I’m nearly free of that task. Instead of monitoring sales and lightning deals and doorbusters in the early hours on Friday, I get to sleep in. And then, I get…

Dungeons & Dragons used to be a weird little hobby, seen as hopelessly nerdy, childish, and even Satanic. Now it’s a bigger cultural deal than Monopoly, even chess. It’s featured in Stranger Things and the podcast The Adventure Zone. In the real world, it’s trendy among artsy parents and their kids. And I hear it all…

Twitter just announced that it is planning to free up usernames for inactive accounts. While that means that the coveted Twitter handle you’ve been eyeing might finally be yours, if you happen to grab it before anyone else, Twitter’s move comes with an unfortunate side effect: If someone you love is no longer around…

This year might be the year for the kids’ first Disney On Ice show, or the local production of “A Christmas Carol” or “The Nutcracker.” There are so many enticing ways to break up all our screen time with some classic live family entertainment during the holidays, but it also happens to be the most spendiest time of…

A state-funded Russian propaganda agency is sowing discord in America through schmaltzy feel-good social media accounts, say researchers at Clemson University. These accounts, they claim, share clichéd “heartwarming” and “makes you think” content that sometimes goes viral. Then they slip in news that might be designed…

Regularly uninstalling unused apps from your smartphone (and disabling unnecessary app permissions) does more than just free up extra storage space—it helps keep your personal data safe. Case in point: Several third-party Android apps were recently implicated in a data breach that affected millions of Facebook and…

Frequent flyer miles are awesome. Use them correctly and you’ll save a ton of money on traveling. But they’re not always easy to use, and getting started may seem more confusing than its worth. While there’s plenty of hacking to be done to get optimal points, most of us can happily accumulate and spend miles without…

From the proliferation of CBD stores and CBD-infused products, you’d think CBD is legal, either approved by the FDA or having found a happy little loophole in which the agency can’t touch it. But that’s not true, and the FDA sent a bunch of warning letters today to companies selling CBD products.