Новости за 07.10.2022

A slick 55-inch 4K Smart TV for $112? Could that even be a real thing? It might be for Amazon Prime members: Last Thursday, Amazon released some of the deals members can expect to find during its Prime Early Access Sale, a two-day sale intended to kick off the holiday shopping season. And at the top of that list is …

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We’ve probably all made a gym faux pas at some point. As a beginner, I know I was guilty of using dumbbells right in front of the rack; it hadn’t occurred to me that I was blocking others’ access. But most of us can master the basics of gym etiquette pretty quickly. And then we look around the room and—on a very…

If you’ve ever spent any real time perusing your local hardware store, you have probably seen something called Plumber’s Putty on the shelves. Or maybe you hired a plumber to do some work and you spotted it among their tools and materials: It’s typically a compound with a base of clay or dough, combined with some…

With the amount of straight-up bad news we’re confronted with every day, it’s easy to feel like we’re living in the End Times—and maybe we are. We sure say we’re living in a dystopia often enough, throwing around words like “apocalypse” and “armageddon.” But what do those words mean? Are they the same thing? And what…

We tend to think that scams happen to other people, and that we’re too smart, informed, or cautious to fall for them. But we all have vulnerable moments when we can slip—it just takes the right message, item, or time. Lately, that’s been happening a lot on Zelle.

Andrew Dominik’s NC-17 Blonde has faced controversy since its inception: for its rating, for its source material (a highly fictionalized Joyce Carol Oates novel), and later for interviews with its director. A lot of things can sink a biopic: pedestrian plotting; bad performances; bad makeup; etc., but sometimes…

Automated Twitter accounts are responsible for a lot of spam, but there are exceptions. Twitter actually has some great bots that add helpful features, like adding color to photos, solving puzzles, and taking screenshots of tweets. Here are seven of our favorites.

Generally speaking, menopause, which is defined as going a full 12 months without a period, can happen anytime ranging between the late 30s to late 50s, with the average age being 52. In the time period leading up to menopause, which is known as perimenopause, the body can go through a number of changes, with this…

Maybe your child hates math. Maybe you did, too, when you were a kid, or you got so anxious about math tests that you had panic attacks. While math is hard for some children, there are some who do have an actual learning disability in math, called dyscalculia. We will go over the signs of dyscalculia, how to get…

After making a mistake, feeling guilt is a good thing—it means you have empathy. Sometimes our guilt is self-imposed and unhelpful, like after you let yourself relax and subsequently don’t feel productive enough. Other times, guilt is a powerful motivator to do better going forward, like after you fail to make time…

It’s officially pumpkin season, and you know what that means. If you’re a parent in suburbia, not only will you go to a pumpkin patch to enjoy a hayride, corn maze, apple cider donuts, and pay $117 to shlep pumpkins across a giant field, you will also wonder: When can I carve these bad boys to get maximum…

Interior design trends reflect the times we live in, and nearly three years into a pandemic that’s made eating at restaurants pretty risky, it’s no surprise that kitchen renovations are high on the wish list for many people. In particular, so-called “hidden” or “invisible” kitchens have gotten quite popular over the…

Halloween is coming, and things are getting very weird. Rapper Lil Yachty is taking a walk to Poland, and TikTokers are putting pumpkins on their heads, buying all the skeletons on earth, and making their pets into demons. Oh, and NFT marketers are entering the TikTok-sphere to lie to kids about the metaverse.

Fat Bear Week is upon us. In just a few short days, on October 11 (Fat Bear Tuesday), one of Katmai National Park’s over 2,000 Alaskan brown bears will be crowned the fattest of them all based on internet votes. So, in celebration of these ursine kings and queens, let’s enjoy some facts about bears large and small.

Just like with acne and angst, hickeys don’t necessarily disappear after adolescence. Hickeys are mocked as a teenage whim, but any adult with a healthy sex life knows all too well what it’s like to realize you have an unseemly bruise on your neck. And as adults, we should know what’s fact and what’s fiction when it…

Google’s highly anticipated Pixel Watch is finally here. After years of speculation, scrapped prototypes, and a Fitbit acquisition, the company has a smartwatch of its own, neatly integrated with its line of Pixel devices. What sets it apart from the competition? What does it do? Here’s everything you need to know…

One of things everyone loves about their air fryer is how it can make foods crispy without using a ton of oil. This does not, however, prevent people from adding some oil to their food. After all, fat is flavor, and there can be some anxiety over things sticking to the basket tray.

You might find yourself wondering from time to time: Why is it always you who constantly gets spammed with emails while your buddy Steve—who doesn’t even take the time to unsubscribe from spammy emails—gets to seemingly live his life spam-headache free? The answer isn’t that Steve is just lucky; it’s that you might be…

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Getting a personal phone call from the Commander in Chief’s office would be impressive, and even better if it’s about forgiving your student loans. Unfortunately, President Joe Biden is not calling you or anyone else to forgive student loans over the phone. It’s a scam.