Media outlets have been debunking claims that there’s a new tax on cash app transactions worth $600 or more. And while it’s true that it’s not a “new” tax as some viral social media posts might claim, new IRS regulations do make it easier for the agency to tax previously undisclosed income paid through apps […]

If you’re tracking what you eat, most items are easy enough: You either search for what it is (for example, four ounces of chicken breast), scan a barcode, or select a product name from the app’s search. What if you’re eating something that isn’t in the database, though, but you do have a nutrition label […]

If you’re looking for a Halloween movie to watch with your children, these scary-but-not-too-scary flicks are spooky enough to raise goosebumps, but aren’t likely to scare anyone’s face off. That is, unless they’re either very little or very scaredy-cat, in which case your mileage may vary. You know your kids best.… Read more…

Can we, as a collective tech community, all agree that scams and malicious hacks are bad and we shouldn’t do them anymore? No? OK, back to reality, where your Android phone is under attack by yet another malware scam, and using yet another nefarious tactic to do it. Here’s what you need to know about […]

There’s definitely a degree of sweet, in-your-face irony involved when a movie ostensibly about overcoming bullying is itself ridiculed into the ground. Dear Evan Hansen stars Ben Platt (who originated the role on Broadway) as the titular Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety. After his classmate kills… Read more…

Due to the nature of my line of work, I am (somewhat begrudgingly) already thinking about Thanksgiving. I’m pretty set on smoking a turkey, but the rest of the menu has yet to be ironed out. One thing is for certain: These scalloped beauties are going on the table. Read more…

Can we agree that society as a whole seems to have grown… shall we say coarser over the past decade or so? In an age when we—and our interactions—are increasingly digitized, anonymous, and remote (hell, during the pandemic some of us worked, slept, and ate in our bedrooms for 18 months straight), the tendency to… […]

Prime Video comes bundled with your Amazon Prime subscription, and if you’ve been using it to watch popular shows like The Boys, there are plenty of lesser-known settings that can make for better viewing. From hiding videos to learning more about every scene that you’re watching, here are the best Prime Video settings… Read more…

We all know those blatant signs that someone is older than the rest. Saying “back in my day,” using exact change, or talking about joint stiffness, to start. But are you aware of some of the more subtle signals of old-fartness at the office? You may still feel 25 inside, but if you do one […]

Most of us are familiar with narcissism, whether we’ve had personal experience dealing with a narcissist or someone close to us has. Dealing with a narcissist—whether it’s a parent-child relationship, long-term partnership, or professional relationship—can have a number of devastating effects, including anxiety,… Read more…

If you’re on dating apps, then you know that for every match you get, you’re doing a lot of swiping. And swiping. And…some more swiping. Even if you have plenty of matches, you’re still left asking yourself: Why aren’t sparks flying? Read more…

There’s no harm in being a little curious. You don’t want to be known as a gossip, but you can still have a healthy interest in the goings-on of other people’s lives—if you can earn their trust (and keep it). Whether you want to get people to open up to you to deepen your personal […]