This Interactive Site Helps You Help Your Favorite Endangered Animal
In Pieces is an interactive environmental protection site where you can learn about your favorite animal, what’s killing them, and where you can donate to help.
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How I Cut Back on Playing Video Games
As you get older and assume more responsibility in your life, your gaming time might need to adjust. It doesn’t have to be game over, but if gaming is getting in the way of real life, it’s time to push pause. Here’s what worked well for me.
How to Throw a Dinner Party Like a Grownup
If you’ve ever hosted a dinner party (or brunch party, or luncheon) you know that there’s more to it than simply cooking a bunch of food. People need plates to eat off of, cloth to wipe their faces with, and furniture on which to set their rears. Though nothing is as important as the food, it’s the details that really…
How to Be Properly Pedantic About Fruits and Vegetables
If you think you’re a smartypants because you know a tomato is a fruit, buckle up. You’re right, but a tomato is also a vegetable. And rice is a fruit. And some of the things you think are fruits—strawberries, for example—aren’t actually what they seem.
Charmin Tried to Make Me Poop in a Van
A nice thing about working in Manhattan near Union Square is the endless cavalcade of branded vans offering free product. Cheerful young party promoters give away tacos, or candy, or tampons. Today they almost got me to poop in a van.
Because You Asked For It, Here Are Discounted USB Power Receptacles With USB-C and Quick Charge
Our readers have bought a lot of AC power receptacles with USB charging ports over the last few years, but if you were holding out for more future-proof options with USB-C and Quick Charge technology, TopGreener’s new, more powerful receptacles are cheaper than ever today.
These Yoga Moves Will Actually Relieve Back Pain
If you’ve got back pain, yoga may be the last thing you feel like doing. But after 12 weeks of a gentle, beginner-level yoga program, people in a recent study had as much pain relief as those who did physical therapy sessions. And either type of exercise worked better than doing nothing at all.
Read This If You're Freaking Out About "Dry Drowning"
Earlier this month, a child died a week after apparently aspirating water while wading with his family. The media has called this a case of “dry drowning,” also called “secondary” or “delayed” drowning, in which a person initially seems fine after inhaling water but then dies hours or days later.
How Much Money Can You Make in the Freelance Economy?
Freelancers, contractors, gig workers — whatever you want to call us, it’s estimated that 40% of workers will be freelance by 2020. While I’m a freelancer by choice (and I absolutely love it), I’ve also experienced some major hurdles with self-employment. The picture isn’t so rosy for everyone. For many people,…
Your Email Font Choice Is Making You Look Like a Sociopath
Would you like some advice? Probably not, but here goes. You should only use your email client’s default font.
Everyone's Afraid of Bed Bugs but Nobody Knows What They Look Like
Bed bugs are some of the most horrifying pests out there. They suck your blood, spread from place to place easily, and are tough to kill. But do you know what they actually look like? Turns out, most people don’t.
Amazon's Cheap 4K TVs Are Good Enough for Almost Anyone
Remember when 4Ks used to cost a damn fortune? Those days are quickly coming to an end, and if you need proof, look no further than Amazon’s new line of budget televisions, manufactured under the Westinghouse and Element brands. They come with all the smarts of Amazon’s excellent Fire TV set-top box as well as a…
Learn the Basics of Music Theory With This Interactive Tutorial
As a fan of music, I’d love to learn how to make a song. Devoting time to learning music theory, however, isn’t exactly on my list of priorities. Music lessons are intimidating, they’re a little inconvenient, and definitely pricey.
Save $300 On Dremel's 3D Printer, Today Only
Dremels are best known for grinding things down, but they also make a 3D printer to build things up from scratch. The Dremel DigiLab 3D20 features 9.0 x 5.9 x 5.5 in build volume and solid reviews, and you can add it to your workshop for $600 today. That’s a decent chunk of change, but it’s a full $300 less than…
These Realistic Coloring Books Let You Learn While You Color
Coloring can be relaxing and meditative, or a no-skills needed artistic expression. But it can also be a great way to learn something. Check out these books for learning about anatomy, nature, and more while you meditate with your pencils.
The Nice Person's Introduction to Rough Sex
You actively look for pregnant ladies to give your seat to on the bus. You always hold open doors for strangers. You help your friend lug a sofa across town and up five flights to their new apartment. You’re a nice person.
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Today's Best Deals: Steam Hardware, TriggerPoint Grid, Nike Clearance, and More
An air mattress that never goes flat, the Steam Link and Steam Controller, and an ergonomic vertical mouse lead off Thursday’s best deals from around the web.
How to Speed Read the New AHCA
The Senate’s Republican leadership plans to release their new version of the American Health Care Act today, then push it through a vote next week. That’s not a lot of time to read and analyze a presumably 100-page-plus bill with billions of dollars in consequences. Death and Taxes asked a speed-reading world champion…
Ward off Wrist Pain With Anker's $15 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Whether your current mouse is giving you chronic wrist pain, or you just want to try something different, this 4.3 star rated wireless ergonomic vertical mouse from Anker is only $15 today (with promo code ANKERWVM), or $5 less than usual. In addition to the clever design, it even comes with three adjustable DPI…
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