The love of crumb cake runs deep in my family. You might know it as coffee cake, streusel, or—as my dad calls it—crumb buns, but no matter the name, I want a slice. Inexplicably, I hate making crumb topping. Whipping up a cake batter is fine, but the mixture of sugar, flour, and butter destined for the top of the cake …
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People buy a Mac for video editing. People buy a Mac for coding. No one buys a Mac for gaming. You can game on a Mac, of course: There are Mac games available on both Steam and the App Store, and on Intel Macs, you can emulate Windows to run PC games (albeit with many compromises).
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With swimming season now upon us, you may find yourself wondering (as you did last summer, and the summer before that): Is there a right way to wash these swimsuits so they last for many years? We’ve gone over how often to wash them before (every three to five wears), but here’s how you should wash them when the time…
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Inflation hasn’t been kind to the cost of dining out. If you’re looking for a way to ease the strain on your credit card while still enjoying a meal you didn’t make yourself, don’t forget about Restaurant.com.
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is worth $1.6 trillion. Thanks to a recently settled class action lawsuit, you can take a tiny fraction of Google’s money for yourself. It’s not for nothing, of course: Google allegedly abused your data and privacy, and you’re entitled to compensation.
Everyone wants quick and efficient ways to clean their most-used items, and shaving cream has been presented as just such a method for cleaning car upholstery—but its use can go very wrong. Before you cover your cab in Barbasol, here’s why you should reconsider.
You’re standing in front the canned goods aisle, hand hovering over the black beans, trying to remember: Do I already have these at home? You buy them anyway—better safe than sorry. You unload your groceries and discover you do already have black beans. Three extra cans, actually. All from the last three times you…
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If you’ve ever sweated your way through tiling a wall only to step back and realize your grout lines follow the curvature of the Earth, you know exactly how difficult tiling can be. And that struggle extends tile repairs, as well. What happens if you didn’t manage to save a few tiles that are now discontinued, and now…
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If you want to better yourself, learn how to do something, deep dive into your favorite specific pocket of pop-culture, or learn more about important people, podcasts are there for you. But sometimes they’re just there to make you laugh.
These 10 podcasts are off the rails by design—shows in which crank calls, smut,…
Most Scandinavian Airlines flights from the United States to Europe for the fall and winter are on sale right now: You can find flights as low as $360 for many European cities if you book with the Nordic airline. The flights must take place between October 1, 2023 and March 31 2024, and you must take off from New…
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Instant noodles are one of my favorite convenience foods. They’re cheap and quick to make, and you can add all sorts of stuff to them bulk them up. Instant ramen is the most ubiquitous, but anyone who’s been to an Asian grocery store knows that there’s a whole world of instant noodles out there, and not all of them…
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Booking a rideshare from the airport always involves a delicate dance. You don’t want to spend a lot of time waiting outside, but you also want to avoid keeping your driver idling while you make your way to the designated pickup—especially if you have to walk a long way or even hop on a shuttle to get there. If you…
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Never give your dog chicken bones. If you have a pup, you’ve probably heard that advice. But what about bones from steak or other kinds of meat? And if you’ve heard that you shouldn’t give dogs any bones, you might be wondering why pet stores and butchers sell dog bones at all.
The next 12 months are going to be amazing for solar eclipse fans. People all over North America will be able to check out two different eclipses—one in the western part of North America in October 2023, and the other in the eastern part of the continent in April 2024.
If you are a regular runner or cyclist, you are probably all too aware of the GI issues that crop up during a long workout or a race. Dealing with the sometimes explosive nature of runner’s gut, which inevitably strikes during moments where there are no bathrooms in sight, has left many an athlete figuring out how to…
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I started planning the summer in February, and actually felt like the kids’ activities were squared away: camps, outings, kits, books, devices, scooters, travel plans—check! What else do I need to sustain this precarious summer dynamic where two elementary kids need plenty of entertainment, sunshine, and rest while I…
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