Новости за 11.02.2023

With Valentine’s Day coming up in a few days, those who choose to celebrate the holiday may opt to shower their loved one(s) with gifts. And while there are no one-size-fits-all tokens of affection, there are certain presents and activities that are considered traditional—or, depending on your point of view, cliché.

Unless you go to great lengths to keep your shoes looking pristine at all times, they’re probably going to accumulate some scuff marks from everyday wear and tear. But the good news is that for the most part, those blemishes are only temporary, and tend to be fairly easy to remove. Here are some of the best ways to…

The Scrub Daddy is a truly viral cleaning tool that people love both online and in real life. The official website bills the scrubber as “America’s favorite sponge” and attributes that to its use of FlexTexture material that is more absorbent in warm water and abrasive in cold. You don’t have to know what FlexTexture…

There’s never been a worse time to buy a car. According to Consumer Reports, there are more new cars available than there were a year ago, but prices keep rising because production favors higher-cost models. The used car market is equally bleak: Prices declined in December 2022, everyone rushed out to take advantage…

The typical chocolate covered strawberry is good. Just good. There’s no arguing with how well the flavors of sweet, tangy fruit pair with bitter dark chocolate, but the flaw is in the design. Berries dipped in molten chocolate usually set in the fridge, where the fats and sugars re-solidify and become brittle. Cue…

In a brain that is constantly wracked with uncertainty and anxiety, there is one belief of which I am utterly certain: I am good at ordering. Put me in charge of menu-related decisions, and you will not be disappointed with the outcome. This is true of food, and it is true of beverages.

One of the perks of working in an office is access to snacks you did not pay for. When I worked at a large engineering firm, there was always a steady supply of doughnuts, cookies, and candy, and it was always a massive amount of candy. There is something delightful about candy on that scale. A tub of jelly beans, a…

After years of delays, the next game in Nintendo’s beloved Zelda franchise is finally almost here: the release date for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was finally officially confirmed earlier this week, and preorders are now open. The game arrives May 12, but at a cost—it’s the first Switch game with a…

Nobody likes a stomach bug. There’s the nausea, vomiting, diarrhea—and if you’re lucky, you get all of the above. And if this particular stomach bug happens to be norovirus, you have the extra treat of knowing it’s super transmissible.