Новости за 27.05.2022

Wherever you’re planning to go this summer, whether it’s one of the most overrated tourist destinations or one of the music festivals actually worth traveling to, you’d be lying to yourself if you said your plans were truly set in stone. That’s because things come up, schedules change, and life delays us. This…

There are plenty of ways our culture tells us we are “too old” for certain jobs, activities, or pursuits. Game shows ask participants at what age women should stop wearing revealing clothing. Rising industry stars are praised on lists of successful people “under 30” or “under 40.” Magazine covers sport young models—or…

Smartphones and cases go hand-in-hand. After all, these pocket computers we carry with us everywhere are expensive and fragile; it only makes sense to protect them. Smartphone manufacturers like Google know this, and make their own cases to sell to you alongside one of their devices. However, when Google asks if you…

I don’t know about you, but I’ve barely recovered from May’s spectacular lunar eclipse, only to learn that June’s sky will feature a full supermoon. We are not worthy of your largesse, Luna, Goddess of the Full Moon.

If you’ve been thinking about getting your car off of your hands, now might be the best time to do so. According to the Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of used cars and trucks has gone up 22.7% compared to this time last year. While this trend affects the entire country, it’s been…

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If you’re grossed out by the idea that you might be bitten by a tick this summer (chances are good, to be honest), now is the time to get yourself a bottle of permethrin spray. Permethrin-treating your shoes is one of the simplest ways to set up a barrier between hungry ticks and your delicious, blood-filled flesh.

The Pixel 6 Pro has many selling points, but, like the Pixel phones before it, the big draws are the cameras. The device’s three cameras take great photos and videos out of the box, with one major caveat: You can’t seem to use the impressive 4x telephoto zoom camera when recording videos. Luckily, this camera isn’t…

Having aged approximately 20 years in the three-and-a-half decades since the original’s release, Tom Cruise is back in one of the roles that cemented his place as an icon of 1980s pop cinema, with an ability to pack theaters that’s only rarely waned since.

Friends, I just finished a 140 hour platinum trophy playthrough of Elden Ring—the latest masterpiece from creator Hidetaka Miyazaki, of Dark Souls and Bloodborne fame—and I am tired. Wrung out. Depleted.

You probably take your iPhone’s calculator app for granted. Sure, you might use it multiple times a week, but you don’t really give it much thought beyond that, do you? Well, that little workhorse can do a whole lot more than you realize, from scientific calculations to more hidden features.

I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to think that every human on earth being constantly connected to a source of infinite, unverified information might actually not be the best avenue to a healthy, productive society. My evidence this week: Music industry plants, stupid new slang, a ruined Disney life hack, and a…

Tech “emergencies” are often much simpler than they look. And sometimes, the simplest solution of them all (or the one that feels most instinctual) is to go “dad mode” on it, by which I mean you simply and elegantly smack the shit out your remote until it works again.

“Fresh” has such a nice ring to it, right? Fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh baked goods. And if you want to have some delights from the sea: fresh fish. But a lot of the fish at a counter is likely to have been frozen before it got to the store. And even if it wasn’t, it’s not automatically better than the stuff you…

When someone starts a rumor about you at school or work, it can be a harrowing experience. The false allegations might make their way around the institution, or even travel to other schools or companies, embarrassing you at every step of the way. But when someone starts a rumor about you online, it can balloon into…