Новости за 15.02.2022

I love having a microwave. I use mine to whip up mashed potatoes, roux for gumbo, even lemon curd. It’s a versatile appliance, and I think everyone should have one. I’m not, however, in love with its defrost function.

Within seconds of finishing his first Wordle game, my 12-year-old son opened a new tab and googled “infinite Wordle.” There are, of course, many ways to play Wordle over and over again. (Here’s one; here’s another.) What’s better, though, is playing multiple Wordle-style puzzles at the same time.

Water flossers like the Waterpik have flooded the shelves of dentist offices and retailers. While their popularity is unquestionable, does Waterpik remove plaque or clean your teeth better than regular old floss?

You’re a busy person. You have a job, maybe more than one. You have a family, friends, hobbies, worries, and all kinds of unique responsibilities. It can be hard to find the time to fit it all in, but you still need to find time to get it in, if you catch the drift here.

In my house, we don’t do slime. Its slick, viscous texture has horrified me from the start, not only for its germ, dirt, and hair-collecting nature, but for the way it clings mercilessly to every substance it comes in contact with. On occasion, though, one of my kids comes home from school or a birthday party with…

There are things about our existence in the modern world we tend to think about constantly, like lunch or whether we can get away with wearing our favorite sweats for a fourth day straight. Other aspects of modern life are almost invisible to us, like the energy that is magically delivered to our homes on a daily…

If you were always more into the geography bowl over the spelling bee, you’re in luck. The latest addition to the Wordle-esque turf war is a global challenger called “Worldle.” And chances are excellent this geography-based guessing game will destroy the ego your 25-day Wordle streak has built up.

If you use the Microsoft Office suite of applications, such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, you’ll have noticed these apps try to save all your files on OneDrive. For some people, that’s a great system because it keeps an online copy of their file in the cloud. But if you prefer to keep local copies of your Office…

A spin bike is one of the best home-gym investments you can make, since it lets you work on your cardio fitness even when the weather is too hot or cold to go for a ride or a jog outside. And unlike a rower or a set of kettlebells, you don’t need much in the way of technique: just hop on and start pedaling.

But then,…

The Nintendo Switch offers several play styles, an advantage of its hybrid console/handheld nature. You can play docked and connected to your TV, or portably in handheld or tabletop modes. The Switch also supports a number of first and third-party controller options out of the box. These options make finding a…

With inflation topping 7% and consumer confidence at a 10-year low, it’s a foregone conclusion that the Federal Reserve will raise the federal funds rate in the near future. It could be at their meeting in March, or it could come even sooner at an emergency meeting, but it’s coming. The first hike is likely to be…

We’re halfway through February, a month in which resolve is weakened and resolutions are abandoned. Even if you started the year with the best eating habits in place, bad weather, a chocolate-focused holiday, and life have a way of derailing these best laid meal plans.

As the good book says, to every thing there is a season—a that’s especially true in relationships, which have distinct phases couples navigate, usually without even realizing that they’re leaving one and entering another.

Volcanic eruptions are more than juicy fodder for middle-school science fair projects. When hot gasses and molten rock spew from openings in the earth, it can quickly alter landscapes, level buildings, and kill a lot of people. Just ask the citizens of ancient Pompeii (if you can find anyone.)

No matter your opinion on Dr. Gary Chapman and his “5 Love Languages,” (some say it revolutionized their marriage; some say Chapman, a Baptist pastor with a Ph.D. in adult education, is a “therapeutic fraud”), you can’t deny that the idea he made mainstream—focusing on showing love and affection to our romantic …

There’s nothing quite like a proper shower after a long day. But if weak water pressure and irregular spray patterns are preventing you from washing away your troubles, then it might be time to give your shower head a deep clean.