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Assembling a classic beef Wellington is a bit of a dramatic process. There’s a hectic rolling procedure, long bake time, and when you slice it to serve, all of the delicious goodies fall out. As with my outlook on 2023, I’m choosing to take the drama out of it, and turn this giant meat centerpiece […]

There are many achievements that mark our path up the ladder of adulting—your first job, first apartment on your own, first serious relationship, the first time you care what the word “escrow” actually means. But there is a final frontier, an activity that is so adult engaging in it means you have truly left your […]

I know you’re probably up to your armpits in end of year podcast recommendations from across the internet. (Including my own, which is the best one, if I do say so myself.) Well, you better work your way through those fast, because a new year of podcasting is upon us, and there are more soon-to-be-classic […]

Cold floors are no fun. No matter how warm and cozy you manage to make the rest of your house, there’s almost always that one room where you have to put on extra socks and a pair of slippers just to make it across the room without suffering frostbite. And unless you have a disorder […]

New year, same old you—but now your gym is crowded with people discovering fitness for the first time. Some of them will disappear by February, it’s true. But for others, this is the start of a lifelong journey, or at least a solid longterm habit. Here are a ways to help them out without seeming […]

These days, smartphones are so good you can hold onto them for years without upgrading. While companies like Apple try to make their newest gadgets look much better than your old model, a fresh battery is often all you need to give your old iPhone new life. If your iPhone’s battery is due for a […]

The Windows 11 taskbar gets worse with every release, and the widget popups and expanded Search bar aren’t helping. Here’s an idea, though: What if you nuke the whole thing? What if you bring back the Windows 10 taskbar, so you can place it on any edge of the screen, or see full-width app names […]

There are a lot of considerations when it comes to improving the quality of the sleep you get, including the mattress, the environment of your bedroom, and your lifestyle choices. But one aspect of the sleep experience that often gets overlooked is the bed frame you sleep on. Choosing a bed frame is about more […]

Much like the constantly replenishing piles of laundry and dirty dishes in your home, dust is an ongoing battle. But it’s one thing to remove dust from your surfaces routinely and another thing entirely to keep from collecting in the first place—at least for as long as possible. We’re all about removal methods around here […]