Новости за 15.06.2023

I write a lot about different methods to remove odors from of a bunch of different things, from smoky smells in the house to stinky ones in diaper pails. While different tactics work for different stench causers, one underlying truth remains the same: You have to eliminate whatever is causing the smell instead of just…

I hate picking strawberries. I love the berries themselves, and I romanticize picking them every year until I’m there, crouched on the ground, reminded of my age and proclivity for back pain as I aggressively flip over leaves looking for ripe berries. I used to get angry at the green, unripe berries—at their…

I love an heirloom tomato; Black Krim and Aunt Ruby’s are some of my favorites to grow in the garden. I’m a huge apple nerd as well, and I love antique varieties like Roxbury Russet and the Zabergau Reinette. I’ll admit I’ve never tried heritage breeds of chicken (although I roasted an actual wild turkey once), so…

Microfiber cloths—soft, absorbent, economical—are often a preferable alternative to using and throwing away a heap of paper towels. But not every time. Here’s how should you decide which to reach for when you have a mess to clean up.

If you ever fantasized about leaving your job right on your 67th birthday and living a life of relaxation in retirement, well, the pandemic likely shattered that vision. These days, the combination of our country’s high inflation and an individual’s low savings mean many have lost confidence in their ability to retire.

I am bad at letting things marinate: ideas, problems, meat. The issue is I don’t know what I want to eat until an hour after I’m hungry, which is not the time to start a cooking pre-process. I want to get to the post-process: eating. Nothing will illicit a “Pass” faster from me than reading a recipe and realizing I…

Rents keep going up and houses are expensive (and so-called “starter homes” are no longer being built), leaving many people feeling a little desperate. One of the strangest aspects of the current housing crisis is the fact that there are about 16 million vacant homes across the country—houses and apartments with no…

It’s not your imagination: Buying food has gotten expensive. Even as we collectively recover from the trauma of the Great Egg Price Shock of 2023, overall grocery prices continue to rise—nearly 6% over the last year. And while everything is more expensive than it used to be, one common ingredient that is poised to get …

Race weekend approaches...and when you’re talking Formula 1, a global motorsport league, races take place almost half of the weekends in a year. A traveling band of drivers, engineers, mechanics, and other team members come together to pit some of the coolest and fastest race cars against one another, all around the…

Most of our devices these days have touchscreens. They allow us to mix the best of both worlds: Type when it makes sense to type, and write when it makes sense to write. Microsoft is finally adapting that philosophy to Windows, offering touchscreen PC users the option to write in any text field through Windows Ink.

You may have the skills to edit a sunny sky into a cloudy landscape, but the time it takes may better be spent on other tasks that you can’t outsource to AI. Whether you’re a professional photographer or a hobbyist, Luminar Neo can help simply your photo editing. The app uses AI to make quick changes to photos, and…

This week, a lot of people are wrong about aliens and UFOs.

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An unblemished concrete patio, driveway, or walkway can feel like a magnet for leaking vehicles and spilled oil, which will penetrate the porous surface of a concrete and leave a lasting stain. That is, if you let it. There are a few ways to tackle oil stains on concrete to restore them to like-new condition.

A teen’s transition through adolescence to college and career are filled with pressure to achieve and a lot of uncertainty. That’s why academic advisor and career development expert Ana Homayoun says structure and connection are the most important things parents can give teens struggling with uncertainty.

The Nintendo Switch turned a full game console into a portable device, but the docking station it comes with doesn’t boast the same portable design. You can use the Switch without the docking station, but you need a docking station if you want to connect it to the big screen.

If you want a docking station that’s as…

Sometimes I wonder if TikTok is just a collection of food “hacks” that aren’t hacking anything, or if it’s some great conspiracy to get me to do silly things, like drink lots of balsamic vinegar. It’s probably both. I decided to get fooled again and try out the upside-down puff pastry hack. I can’t say it’s solving…

Maple syrup is so good, it’s hard to believe it comes out of a tree. Or maybe it’s easy to believe. Trees also give us peaches, olives, and lemons, three things that markedly improve mundane life with their mere existence. I feel like maple syrup knows how good it is, at least based on its price tag; and it’s the…