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The FDA just authorized a COVID vaccine called Novavax, and the government has secured 3.2 million doses. That gives us a fourth option for getting vaccinated against COVID. So what is it, how effective is it, and who should consider getting it?

If you spent Amazon Prime Day(s) spending like a drunken sailor, and you’re now facing the ignoble hangover of an empty checking account, do not despair: It’s shockingly easy to escape the consequences of your actions by returning items to Amazon—most of the time.

Hot sauce on eggs is the perfect way to light a fire under your ass in the morning. The best choice for my eggs has long been Trader Joe’s jalapeño pepper hot sauce (which, according to Reddit, has been discontinued, and I hate that they did this to me); the flavor is bold and a bit fruity, with heat that kicks but …

The new Consumer Price Index was released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the results weren’t pretty. According to their report, the CPI-U went up 1.3% in June, beating out last month’s poor performance of an increase of 1% for May. While inflation continues to impact the average consumer’s wallet,…

Buying a car with a bank loan is so common most of us don’t even think about it—and these days, you increasingly need a bank loan to buy a used car. When you take a loan for a car you’re signing an agreement that says you’ll make the required payments or the lender can come and take the car away from you, but car…

The Photos app is getting many updates with iOS 16. Between Shared iCloud Photo Library and the new batch-edit feature, it’s easy to lose track of the smaller, quality-of-life features that make their way to your iPhones and iPads. A new Duplicates album is one such feature. Apple now automatically scans your library…

One of LinkedIn’s most notoriously annoying features is its insistence on snitching. Anytime you visit a person’s profile on LinkedIn, the site lets that person know, which goes against most other social media platforms’ philosophy of, “Sure, check out their page—they’ll never know.” LinkedIn tries to sell you on the…

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In 2021, buying a house felt like war. In 2022, it’s hell. Though the madness of last year—when the pandemic sales boom coupled with record low mortgage rates led to massive price spikes and cutthroat competition among buyers—has eased somewhat, inventory is still historically low and prices are still elevated (if …

A friendly solar-powered glow is a welcoming addition to any porch or patio—and since the components of solar LEDs have become relatively cheap, it’s not hard to find affordable solar walkway lights, string lights, or other small solar fixtures. They often don’t come in a lot of varieties, though, beyond the usual…

Commercial lobster diver Michael Packard claims he was scooped up by a humpback whale while he was out for a dive last summer in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Speaking about his experience, he told a local Boston television station, “I felt this huge bump and everything went dark. Then I felt around, and I realized there…

This week, NASA released the first images from the Jame Webb Space Telescope, giving us a never-before seen view of the cosmos. This towering achievement for humanity allows us to see further out into space, and further back in time, than we have ever been able to before. We can now see the first stars to ever exist,…

My life is built on a house of carbs. I love them all and don’t plan on stopping, but sometimes when my precious breads and cakes go stale or get monotonous I try to renew them for a second life—not just to reduce waste, but because of French toast. It’s sweet, custardy, satisfying, and works best with stale bread. …

I take wedge salads seriously and treat every ingredient with the respect it deserves. I’m usually not opposed to a store-bought bacon bit or tub of pre-crumbled blue cheese, but that all changes when I build a wedge. I cook and crumble bacon, pull some chives from my garden, and crumble blue cheese that I buy from a…

We’ve been there many times: You need cash to make a purchase (especially internationally), but there are no in-network ATMs nearby. Now what? We have some tips for how to save as much as possible the next time you’re caught in this situation.

Living in an apartment as I do, I love watching TV with headphones. It’s not easy (nor neighborly) to design a home theater with booming surround sound that shakes the walls, floors, and ceilings, so headphones are the perfect compromise, allowing me to crank up the volume as loud as I want (or can tolerate), while…

The fear of flying is real and debilitating for some people, even though millions of people ride around on big jets every year with no issue. We have tons of posts full of facts and tips designed to help people who stress about air travel (including advice straight from a pilot), but none of them include any advice…

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