The scenes outside the Camp Nou soccer stadium in Barcelona say it all: A grown man crying into the jersey of Lionel Messi, because the once-in-a-generation superstar is leaving the club this summer after nearly 20 years due to an impasse with his contract renewal. Read more…

Traditional wisdom suggests it’s usually a good move to invest in real estate—but how do you that if you don’t have much money? After all, not everyone has huge stacks of cash lying around, waiting to be spent on an investment property. Fortunately, there are a few ways you can realize some upside from the […]

While it’s common to incorporate rocks into landscape designs, most of the time it’s in the form of a border around plants or a tree, or creating a path through a yard or garden. But there’s another possibility: You could plan and create a full-on rock garden. Read more…

Are people constantly telling you how funny you are? Do you always have the perfect joke in any situation, but no one to tell it to? Have you always thought maybe you should try stand-up? Well, you also probably know that stand-up comedy is a notoriously hard business to break into—but it can be done. […]

When you wake up from a nightmare you might be a little panicked, but when you wake up from a dirty dream about someone you know in real life, you might be a lot panicked. The prospect of going to work, school, or a social function and seeing them—knowing how “they” are in bed—can feel […]

Basic tasks can sometimes feel like a chore on your iPhone because it takes a lot of time for something trivial. For example, the Camera app keeps opening to the default photo mode, and you have to keep sliding over to other modes such as portrait or video. Fortunately, it’s possible to save a lot […]

Congratulations. You’ve graduated to the phase of drinking where you can say with confidence that the Negroni is one of your favorite cocktails. The road to full appreciation of this most perfect drink was not always a straightforward one, but once you got hooked on the bitter ambrosia you couldn’t get enough! You… Read more…

If you’re fortunate enough to live somewhere with a nice lawn, landscaping, or garden, you likely have your own approach to maintaining them—and for some, that includes using pesticides. And if you and your neighbors don’t agree on spraying, it could cause some tension. But given that a pro-pesticide person is… Read more…

Going into business with a family member might seem like a great idea on the surface. After all, blood is thicker than water, and all that. But no matter how great your familial relationship is right now, you’re much more likely to fight with a family member than a traditional business partner—and the ripple effects… […]

What kind of coffee maker do you prefer? Keurig? Chemex? Drip maker? Aeropress? Nespresso? French press? Perhaps you prefer a cold brewer? As many types of coffee makers as there are, there are also ways to clean them. To get the most flavor (and least amount of old coffee residue) in each cup of joe, […]

Cancel culture is such an important issue in my life, and this week’s cancel culture victims include DaBaby, Reddit’s worst anti-feminists, and golf-playing drunken airplane passengers. Read more…