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Sometimes you just don’t know what you’re missing. For years I thought I was a maximally efficient suitcase-packer, and scoffed at packing cubes. How could they possibly improve upon what I’m already doing? But one day I got a set, and realized I’d…

One thing I do not like about myself is my tendency to get intensely into something, only to abandon it with little to no warning. If you’ve been reading Lifehacker for any appreciable amount of time, you have seen me do this with several columns. But I feel…

AI is everywhere right now, especially in big tech. Microsoft is one of those significant players, rolling out an AI-ready Bing search powered by ChatGPT last month. If you applied for the waitlist and got in, you might have had fun exploring how AI can change…

Conventional (and perhaps outdated) wisdom says that “job-hopping” will ruin your resume. But where older generations could count on staying at the same company for decades, millennials and Gen Z don’t get that same guarantee. Read more...

When I was a teen, I became the kid who transferred schools. You know the type: someone who lived in transition, changing schools, neighborhoods, and friends often. At its worst, I changed high schools five times in three years. And like many things at that…

My lease renewal arrived it the mail a few weeks ago, bringing with it a small but significant rent increase. I’m hardly alone: Nationwide, average rents rose by a heart-clutching 14% last year, and financial forecasts have for months been warning of…

Woot is having another of their massive sales, but one specific deals is sticking out among the rest: The JBL Live Free NC+ True Wireless earbuds are currently 67% off their $150 listing price. For $50, you can get this pair of noise canceling Bluetooth…

It’s somewhat common knowledge that I boost my baked goods with almond extract instead of, or in tandem with, vanilla. But now I’ve added a third extract to the extravaganza: cinnamon. Beyond being an exciting addition to your flavor toolkit, you can make…

I’ve been fooled by the headline “Easiest (meal name) Ever.” It’s wasn’t pretty. The ingredients were purchased. The prep work was done. Sadly, the joke was on me–the recipe was, in fact, not easy at all. It’s an attractive word and hard to…

The Last of Us, and its subsequent remasters, are excellent games. Naughty Dog created a story and world so compelling, not only are we still talking about it a decade later, but a new audience is doing the same in the wake of the first season of the…

Selling furniture is a great way to clear out your space and make some extra cash (which, realistically, you’ll put toward new furniture), but it’s not really an intuitive process. While there are plenty of apps out there dedicated to managing the sale of…

Low intensity cardio—sometimes called LISS or “zone 2”—is an underrated form of exercise. It’s finally coming back into fashion after spending years on the sidelines while HIIT and lifting-only routines ran the field. But what is zone 2 cardio,…

This summer has the potential to be a nightmare for those looking to travel, domestically or abroad. A combination of pandemic-related problems that permanently changed airlines are coming back to haunt travelers who once enjoyed discounted prices in past…

YouTube videos of unruly airplane passengers are amusing, but a real-life encounter with an unhinged flyer at 35,000 feet can be terrifying. Luckily, it’s rare: While life-or-death conflicts occasionally happen on airplanes, according to the FAA, out of more…

People like to say that weed makes you stupider, and I’m sure it doesn’t help if you’re studying differential equations or polymer chemistry (both of which I opted out of in college), but I’ve never found it hindered me in my line of work. If I’m so…

A steamer is a great alternative to an iron for a number of reasons: You’re not going to scorch your clothes with it, it’s easier to maneuver, and you don’t need a big, flat space to use it. It’s a quick way to de-wrinkle clothes without taking up…

There are a couple of bag opening styles you can use when you don’t have a bowl–the fold-under bowl, or the puncture-and-twist method– but not all snacks are chips, and some come in smaller packaging that might not fare as well with those other…

In anticipation of the new The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom set to release on May 12, which you can pre-order for $20 less than the regular price, Nintendo has released The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Explorer’s Guide free for you to…

It’s never been easier to scroll through third-party delivery apps like Uber Eats and order takeout from a wide range of offerings in your area—a suspiciously wide range of offerings in your area. Perhaps an impossibly wide range of restaurants in your…

Here’s a familiar travel scenario: You just checked out of your hotel, but you have a while before your flight. That’s fine, because you have plenty of time to relax and explore the city before you leave. But just before you step out into the world for a…

It’s not often you find Nintendo slashing prices for their precious consoles—the company even mulled raising the price of the Switch in 2022, some six years after its release. Outside of highly touted promotions like the recent MAR10 Day deal, you usually…

To me, a smartwatch is the ideal alarm clock. It can be silent, so you don’t need to wake sleeping partners, and also connected to your wrist, so you’re likely to feel the taps gently rise you from the most interesting of dreams. It’s nearly perfect. And…

It’s nice to pack a little treat for yourself as you’re getting ready for a vacation. Maybe that’s a snack for the road, or an outfit you never wear at home but that will be perfect at your destination. And sometimes it’s a book you’re excited to…

This Friday is April 1, April Fools’ Day, the annual holiday that celebrates pranking, hoaxes, and all manner of jack-a-napes and tomfoolery. But why? Where did this faux-holiday come from? Why do we do this to each other, and when will we finally just…

Out of all the things I’ve put in my waffle iron, cheese is probably my favorite. Pressing brie, cheese curds, halloumi, and the like between the hot, divoted grates melts it while creating crispy and crunchy peaks and valleys, for a pleasing textural…

Another new month, another raft of promising-sounding original TV series coming to Prime Video, to be thought about for exactly five minutes and then forgotten forever, probably. (I’m kidding, sort of—I definitely heard people talking about Daisy Jones and…

If you like planets, this is your week. Five of the solar system’s most celebrated satellites—Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, and Mars— will appear all at once, lined up right with the moon.Read more...

Impossible Foods is voluntarily recalling certain imitation chicken products after they received reports that “small pieces of wood” were found in them. According to Impossible Foods, 22 lots of frozen Impossible chicken nuggets produced by their…

I am a bit of a grease hoarder, a habit I come by honestly. My grandmother kept a fairly substantial crock of the bacon grease right next to the stove, and every day she would top it off with the fat that rendered out that morning’s bacon. (I’m sure the…

One of my favorite types of dinner is snack-feast dinner. My boyfriend and I will make two or three piles of different small snacks. The lineup might include gyoza, baba ganoush and bread, or mini meatball and lettuce wraps. The point is to have small bites…