Новости за 28.07.2023

Local peaches are at their peak here in the PNW (Peachific Northwest), and I have been consuming two or three a day (sometimes in sandwich form). These peaches don’t need any adornment, or sugar, or cream, and any dessert they happened to be baked into is the elevated by their perfectly ripe, juicy sweetness.

A national reading survey by Scholastic reveals something you’re probably suspected: kids’ interest in reading often falls off rapidly before they turn 10. Scholastic calls it the “decline by nine,” and it’s heartbreaking if you’re a parent who values reading. According to the report, the percentage of kids defined as…

Imagine, if you can, all the food your local grocery store has that is nearing the expiration date—that they know won’t sell before the food goes bad. Many stores will slash prices on nearly-expired items and put them in designated bargain bins, but most will end up as food waste. Wouldn’t it be beneficial for…

Book summary platforms give condensed versions of popular books, and Four Minute Books has a wide range of bestsellers with summaries that can all be finished in—you guessed it—four minutes or fewer, and it’s on sale right now for $39.99.

In the hot, dry months of summer and early autumn, your landscaping might not be the first thing that springs to mind in terms of wildfire preparedness. But choosing a fire-resistant design for your outdoor space will add one more layer of protection to your home—something to consider if you’re in a wildfire-prone area

In the world of sports, young athletes get a lot of attention: High school and college teams are full of strong, fast people. Later in life, the stereotype goes, they’ll be has-beens who can’t stop talking about that game they won or how much they benched in the weight room. But in many sports, we actually get better…

Bay leaves are the dryer sheets of the kitchen. I know that they do something, I’m just not entirely sure what it is, and I don’t really miss them when I run out. Yet I keep buying them, because this what humans that cook do. They buy bay leaves and put them in things.

Ford Motor Company is recalling 870,701 Ford F-150s in the U.S. because there is a risk the truck might have its electric parking brake activated unexpectedly due to a potential wiring issue.

Chilled foods in the humid, sweaty depths of summer feel like a blessing from the snack heavens. It’s the keeping them cold that’s tricky. Bury sandwiches and snacks in ice and you risk water seeping in. Coolers are functional, but a bunch of red and blue plastic bins aren’t much of a display. Leave the food…

Stocking up on staples is a great way to stretch a budget and minimize waste, so a good chest freezer is a boon to the budget-minded home cook. Sadly, common misconceptions about their energy usage and footprint size discourage the folks who would benefit the most from a chest freezer—apartment-dwellers with decrepit,…

With every new major iOS update, Apple adds at least one powerful new functionality to the Notes app. These features are usually hidden but tend to increase overall productivity quite a bit. Notes is Apple’s sleeper hit, after all, with so many users depending on it for simple notes as well as complex college and work…

Apple Notes is among the best free note-taking apps out there, but it doesn’t make it easy to export notes in bulk. Whether you’re thinking of switching to another app—such as Obsidian, which has better support for Android and Windows—or just considering backing up all your notes, you’re going to need a bulk export…

Refrigerators can start smelling pretty funky after a few years of use. If you want to rid your fridge and freezer of lingering odors once and for all, you need a deep cleaning regimen to get the job done.

Finding great travel deals is a skill, but it’s one that can be honed—if you can be patient and flexible (and if you know you can take advantage of the 24-hour free federal cancelation policy to lock in time-sensitive deals). Here are some of the best travel websites you can use to snag your next trip on the cheap.

A lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2021 and Windows 11 Pro is on sale for $49.99 right now through July 31. Unlike a Microsoft 365 subscription that charges recurring fees, this license gives you lifetime access to Microsoft Office after a one-time payment, and you’ll get a download link and software license key…

It can be daunting to wake up to a new day, then immediately remember that in under an hour, you’ll be squashed up against a stranger on a bus or train—or stuck in traffic, or maybe sweating it out on a long bike ride to the office. The commute can be a downer because so much can go wrong or simply bother you before…

Introducing the idea of role play in the bedroom could be embarrassing at first. Pretending to be a “naughty” pilot who wants to join the mile high club with a saucy flight attendant? Well, that can sound a little cheesy. But that’s precisely why you might want to try it in the first place—to let go of your…

Apple Maps is quickly becoming a great alternative to Google Maps. In some parts of the world, the navigation and street view features are actually better than Google’s. But until now, the app had one major flaw: If you didn’t have the internet, you could not use Apple Maps, period.

It is undoubtedly Barbie’s world, and we all (just barely) live in it. The movie has completely dominated the frothier side of the cultural conversation since it was released last week, crushing movie rival Oppenheimer and earning rave reviews and (to date) more than $530 million.

Tomatoes are my favorite summer fruit, quickly followed by peaches. The former gets used in mostly savory applications, while the latter is relegated to the world of desserts. But peaches are more versatile than you think. Just like a tomato, they’re comfortable with a little burrata and basil, and equally at home…

Summer is the perfect time to plan road trips to nearby town, cities, beaches, and national parks. However, depending on where you live, what car you drive, and your route, you can end up paying a lot more than you bargained for on gas and tolls, especially with the current hikes in gas prices. Luckily, there are…

When it comes to doing projects around the house, cost is always an issue. But in recent months, inflation and continuing supply-chain challenges have made even modest home repair and renovation costs more than ever—and still rising. That means that any way you can shave a few bucks here and there is worth looking…

The RokBlok 2.0 is a wireless portable record player that you can use almost anywhere, and it’s on sale for $89.99. This novel little record player made its debut on Shark Tank and makes a great gift for music lovers: It’s compact, portable, and can play 33 ⅓ and 45 RPM records, including EPs, LPs, and singles. It…

Twisted Metal is an adaptation of a 1995 PlayStation video games series that you probably remember, provided you were between the ages of 10 and 16 at the time. Within the universe of the game, Twisted Metal is the name of an annual vehicular combat tournament hosted by a man named Calypso, in which combatants in …