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Some 53% of Americans are planning at least one trip this summer, and scammers will be following them every step of the way. Whether you’re...

British impresario Malcolm McLaren’s headstone reads, “Better a spectacular failure, than a benign success.” So it goes in life and, sometim...

Long-weekend drinking is a little different from regular-weekend drinking. Whether you’re smoking those meats or lounging at the beach, you...

It’s pretty much a universal law that after you ghost someone, they’ll start looking hotter in their Instagram pics. They might not even be...

Whether you favor a tangy, vinegar-based Carolina sauce or a thicker, sweeter, redder offering, BBQ sauce (or “barbecue sauce” if you are a...

Of course, using any type of heat-based tool comes with the potential for user error and getting hurt. But for the people who own the 5.4 mi...

We’ve covered why you may want to get a third-party password managing app to handle all your passwords; however, if you don’t want to deal w...

If you haven’t been going to the gym much during the pandemic, being vaccinated (or seeing the vaccination rates in your area climb) may be...

When I decided to spend a month trying to get myself to actually like running for the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge, I’ll admit that my expec...

Memorial Day occupies a traditional place in American history. Anyone who grew up in this country understands it to be a celebration of wart...

Garlic is a ubiquitous, ever-present ingredient in most kitchens, and for many good reasons. Depending on how you treat it, it can bring hea...

As we approach the end of a school year that may be among the most stressful in history for students, teachers, school employees, and parent...

Working from home since the start of the pandemic, I’ve been forced to grapple continuously with the fact that the other members of my house...

The pandemic-propelled gardening boom has been great for people with a yard, a community garden plot, or even a balcony. But for those of us...

It’s never easy to move to a new city. Though there are lots of great reasons to relocate—a new job, a relationship, graduate school, cheape...

If you missed last week’s extended tax filing deadline, you might be feeling anxious about getting hit with late-filing penalties by the IRS...

Making the decision to call Child Protective Services (CPS) on another parent is not a decision most of us would ever arrive at lightly. We...

It has been a rough week for poultry. First, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had to remind us not to kiss or cuddle liv...

Student loan forgiveness will not be included in President Biden’s annual White House budget, further diminishing hopes that there will be a...

Starting today, all Instagram users can omit likes and views from displaying on their own image and video posts. And if you really want a fu...

I love the drama of serving a whole head of roasted garlic. It’s a little parcel of flavor that never fails to impress, but extracting the c...

If you’ve been storing gasoline (hopefully not in plastic bags or other random containers), it’s important to know that it can go bad, and a...

Walking is an easy way to get some exercise in your day, and it delivers mental health benefits as well. I’m one of the many people who adde...

Just as speed is not the only way to make progress in running, adding weight to the bar is not the only way to make progress in lifting. The...

Too often, runners try to improve by focusing exclusively on their running. They attempt faster workouts, higher mileage, speedier overall p...