Новости за 08.12.2022

Long gone are the days of driving to the mall, battling crowds, and fighting tooth and nail for the last toy on the shelf. Holiday shopping is all online now, and that presents new varieties of stress. How do you know if you’re getting the best deal? Has this item been cheaper in the past? Are you missing out on extra…

You probably know space heaters can be dangerous and have to be used very carefully, so the appeal of a TikTok hack for making your own heater might stem from an interest in avoiding a fire hazard. Unfortunately, the DIY heater is dangerous itself and after a fire in England was attributed to the trick, fire officials…

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is voluntarily recalling about 62,000 Jeep Wrangler 4xe electric hybrid SUV vehicles for an unknown engine shut-down issue, according to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

If you’re road-tripping this holiday season and really want to get in touch with America, forget about the “approved” attractions along the way—your Mount Rushmores, your Yellowstones—and hit up these 11 strange and wondrous tourist spots instead. Each wonder offers a unique, not-officially-sanctioned look into a…

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You probably don’t look forward to cleaning the dripped mashed potatoes, gravy, and soup from your poor fridge. But there’s a way to make that clean-up a lot simpler, and all you need is cling wrap.

With Airbnb’s ridiculous fees these days, most travelers are eager for some kind of alternative for their next homestay. The most underrated option, so long as you’re willing to earn your keep, is house sitting. But how do you go about finding someone who needs a house-sitter at your dream destination? Here’s what…

The holidays are a time for big emotions. The weather’s extreme (in many places), there’s too much to do, and family gatherings offer up wild swings of intense feeling: joy, excitement, apprehension, annoyance, exhaustion. The movies (and life) teach us that any holiday meal with a sufficient number of guests must…

Whether you love or hate Apple, we can all agree on one thing: Their products are expensive. Apple’s iPhones can easily cost over $1,000, and MacBooks require a mortgage just to look at them. The thing is, you don’t need to buy these devices new in order to get the perks of buying new.

Real Christmas trees don’t work for everyone. You might have destructive pets, toddlers, a small apartment, or a small budget. You might have allergies to trees or the mold spores they can bring in with them. You might just like to do things differently. Whatever the reason, there are lots of ways to craft your own…

Soccer is a game of passion and loyalty. Therefore, when suggesting gift ideas for the soccer enthusiast in your life, I will refrain from recommending any that are specific to a particular team or player (that’s not the sort of thing you want to get wrong, and I’m not about to set you up for failure). However, some…

Tofu scrambles are often the only vegan option on a brunch menu, and to be perfectly honest, they don’t do that much for me. A pile of barely-cooked tofu rubble seasoned with nutritional yeast, turmeric, way too much dried oregano (why is it always oregano?), and nowhere near enough salt may be a nutritionally…

The best pot pies are homemade ones, but lazy pot pies are the best answer to cold weather and low energy. You have every right to eat thick meat stews in pie form, but not everyone has the gumption to toil away for hours. There is a way to have it all. Summon up your inner Sandra Lee: This hearty dish is made with…

Many of us think we need a defined career plan—a strategy of sorts that puts our career on an upward trajectory, like a line graph that moves forward and up in responsibility, salary, and satisfaction, resulting in success. And we think that if we don’t have that plan, if we are uncertain about what to do or what the…

We all have the songs we have to sing along to—whether they pop up on the radio, a streaming playlist, or the Sonos speaker in the office bathroom, when that track hits your ears, you’re grabbing the imaginary mic. And now, if you have Apple Music, you actually have a free karaoke machine in your pocket at all times,…

Buying a home in the colder months is often a smart move, but this year is a bugger. A new report from real-estate firm Redfin shows that on average, a record 2% of the homes for sale on the U.S. market were pulled from listings every week in the 12 weeks leading up to Nov. 20. For buyers and sellers alike, that might…

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