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Happy Spring! We're Running Again
Lifehacker - Beth Skwarecki
Who doesn’t love running? Okay, maybe a lot of us. (Personally, I hate running while I’m doing it, but I feel amazing afterward.) We ran together last …
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Volunteer to Cuddle Babies in the NICU
Lifehacker - Meghan Moravcik Walbert
When Carol Skrysak’s daughter gave birth to premature triplets in Illinois, she got a months-long, inside look at how preemies are cared for in the …
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How to Use Google Sheets to Translate Languages For You
Lifehacker - Aimée Lutkin
There are more efficient ways of keeping track of important foreign language vocabulary than a hand-held dictionary. If you’re learning a new …
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How to Turn Google Calendar into Space Invaders
Lifehacker - Brendan Hesse
Google’s April fools gimmicks for 2019 have been pretty fun. Not only can you turn maps into a game of Snake, you can also turn Google Calendar into …
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How to Buy a New (Not-AirPower) Charging Pad
Lifehacker - David Murphy
Bad news for Apple fans: AirPower is out. At least, Apple snuck that little announcement in right before the weekend to ensure that nobody would …
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I'm Author Austin Kleon, and This Is How I Parent
Lifehacker - Michelle Woo
Austin Kleon doesn’t glamorize creative work. It’s hard. (Hence, the “work.”) But the bestselling author has found ways to stay the course in the …
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How to Properly Recycle Your Plastic Yogurt Containers
Lifehacker - Josh Ocampo
When it comes to recycling, we all make mistakes. Sometimes, we throw something in the wrong bin—or we aren’t sure what bin it belongs in and make an …
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How Changes to the ACA Might Affect Your Insurance Premiums
Lifehacker - Nicole Dieker
If you haven’t been following the latest Affordable Care Act news, I don’t blame you. This morning, The Washington Post ran a story titled The White …
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How Packing Cubes Can Change Your Life
Lifehacker - Beth Skwarecki
I was a packing cube holdout for the longest time. Sure, people rave about them, and they are a classic travel hack. “But what would they really do …
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How to Schedule Emails With Gmail's New Feature
Lifehacker - Brendan Hesse
Inbox for Gmail might be dead, but Google is at least making an effort to make the core Gmail experience better, and as of Google’s most recent …
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Last-Minute Tax Tips for Freelancers
Lifehacker - Nicole Dieker
This isn’t going to be the typical “last-minute tax tips” post. I’m not going to advise you to try to remember any business expenses you forgot …
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What Should We Casserole Next?
Lifehacker - Claire Lower
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Will It Casserole?, the column where we see what meals, dishes, and cuisines can be re-imagined and transformed …
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How to Cultivate Your Kid's Sense of Humor
Lifehacker - Meghan Moravcik Walbert
“Why did the sandwich get out of the bathtub?” my son once asked me when he was five years old. “Ummm, I don’t know. Why?” I asked, more than curious …
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Check For Flight Delays Before Flying Today
Lifehacker - Josh Ocampo
Headed to the airport this morning? You might want to double-check (and even triple-check) your flight’s departure time before settling at the …
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How to Get Out of a Dead-End Job
Lifehacker - Rob Walker
What do you do when your dead-end job isn’t giving you the skills you need to escape? Human Resource is on the case. Dear Human Resource, I have a …
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Wear a 'Train Handle' When Traveling With Little Kids
Lifehacker - Michelle Woo
I live in suburbia, so I don’t what it’s like to constantly have to navigate big crowds with little kids. But it seems stressful. You only have two …
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What's the Most Interesting Bar in Your City?
Lifehacker - Nick Douglas
Every bar should have a “thing.” My very favorite bar, Burp Castle in the East Village of Manhattan, is themed like a monastery; the bartenders wear …
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What's Coming and Going From Netflix the Week of April 1, 2019
Lifehacker - Melissa Kirsch
Can America forgive Kevin Hart for his homophobic tweets? What about for The Upside? We’re about to find out when Irresponsible, Hart’s “fresh special …
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How to Access the 'Snake' Easter Egg in Google Maps
Lifehacker - Emily Price
Google Maps is celebrating April Fool’s Day this year with a limited-edition version of the classic arcade game Snake. The easter egg will be …
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Use Alexa to Stay on Top of March Madness
Lifehacker - Emily Price
The 2019 NCAA men’s tournament continues on Sunday. On Sunday, Texas Tech and Virginia won their spots in the Final Four, and today Auburn will take …
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Preview Your Google Search Results Using This Browser Extension
Lifehacker - Emily Price
Without fail, the first link in my Google Search results is never the thing I’m actually looking for. As a result, my typical move is to open all of …
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Prevent Eye Strain When You're Sitting in Front of a Computer All Day With This App
Lifehacker - Emily Price
We all know that spending the entire day staring at a computer screen is bad news for our eyes, but how many of us actually do something with that …
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Amazon Prime Members Can Get 12 Months of Nintendo Switch Online For Free
Lifehacker - Emily Price
If you’re an Amazon Prime user, you got another perk this week: a free subscription to Nintendo Switch Online for the next 12 months. On Thursday …
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Parents, You Still Need to Secure Your Flat Screen TVs
Lifehacker - Meghan Moravcik Walbert
By now, we all know what a danger those old, bulky, ridiculously heavy tube televisions pose to young kids. In recent years, most of us have upgraded …
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These Are the Airports Most Likely to Cancel Your Flight
Lifehacker - Josh Ocampo
We all have one airport we try to avoid at all costs—mine is LaGuardia. Having lived in New York a decade, I know if I’m flying through LGA, I can …
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Get Sunny With an Orangina Cocktail
Lifehacker - Claire Lower
If living in the Pacific Northwest has given me anything, it is an appreciation of the seasons. Though I’ve always claimed to hate the heat and love …
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How to Use Swipe Controls to Manage Your Gmail Inbox on iOS
Lifehacker - Brendan Hesse
Google announced swipe gesture controls are coming to Gmail iOS starting today, and should be available to all iOS Gmail users soon. Though the …
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Use Your Kid's Artwork as Greeting Cards
Lifehacker - Michelle Woo
If you have a kid, you have a never-ending supply of kid art. There’s a finite amount of wall real estate, so what can you do with all those …
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Use a Text to Voice Reader to Check for Written Mistakes
Lifehacker - Aimée Lutkin
When you want to make a good impression in a cover letter or written submission, it’s incredibly frustrating to discover later that you left out a …
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Oh God, Sinemia Has a New 'Unlimited' Movie Plan
Lifehacker - Nick Douglas
Movie-theater subscription service Sinemia just announced a new “unlimited” plan for $15/month. You can only see one movie a day, but you can see it …