I know I think about Thanksgiving more than the average person, but it’s never too early to start planning the big meal. If you’re a true over-achiever, that can mean making and freezing a few dishes, to cut down on your day-of labor, and mashed potatoes are surprisingly freezer-friendly. Read more…

I consider myself a champion of processed cheese. Velveeta, Kraft Singles, and the like may not belong on a cheese board, but they have their places, usually in a Crockpot of queso dip, in a grilled cheese sandwich, or on a burger. They are engineered to melt and stay gooey and stretchy, something you don’t […]

Tulips are the flower world’s most addictive drug—plant them once and you’ll never stop. Seeing those pops of color come up at the beginning of spring provides a needed hit of dopamine after a long, gray winter. There’s a reason tulip festivals are popular, and if you want to reproduce that look at home, you […]

Plenty of people avoid the stock market out of fear, but learning how it works can help you make the right choices to mitigate your personal risk. If you’re looking to learn the “secrets” to investing before getting started, I’m sorry to report that there really aren’t any. Investing your money is one of the […]

Romantic comedy is one of cinema’s oldest and most reliable genres for good reason: Real-life romance is complicated and sometimes exhausting. That can be true for characters in movies, too, but their problems are generally funnier than our own and, anyway, they’re not our problems. We’re comforted either because we… Read more…

I grew up playing ‘90s computer games, and must admit my earliest memory of playing a video game of any kind is of the bloody, first-person shooter Wolfenstein 3D that my father had installed on his Windows 95 computer. Read more…

Anger is a big feeling, especially when a kid experiences it. Whether arguing over a toy with a sibling or not getting something they wanted, a furious child can spin out of control anywhere: at the park, on a Target run, or during playtime at school. And hearing that your son or daughter hit, pushed, […]

The Mini Dual Tube Night Vision Binoculars are on sale for $99.99 right now (reg. $159). It weighs less than a pound, has 10X optical magnification, allows you to save videos and photos, and its night vision feature lets you see up to 984 feet in complete darkness. Its 850nm infrared illuminator lets you see animals… Read […]

Those synthetic, packaged spider webs that are so often pulled across bushes and trees as decor for Halloween are certainly spooky—but they’re also a hazard for birds and other wildlife. The stretchy material, often made from polyester, can trap bees, hummingbirds, and even bats by causing them to get tangled in the… Read more…