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  • Remove a Cork Stuck Inside a Wine Bottle With a Ribbon
    You go to pop open a fresh bottle of wine—maybe you don’t have a proper wine-opening tool —and the cork, or part of it, plummets into the bottle. You’re left with two choices: finish the bottle, or use this handy trick.Read more...
    - 3 Jul 16, 6:00pm -
  • Flamyngo Simplifies Getting Travel Tips From Friends
    iPhone: If you’re heading out on vacation to somewhere your friends or family have already gone, it’s natural to ask for any suggestions they might have for places to go. This usually results in a mess of texts and emails from various people. Fla…
    - 3 Jul 16, 5:00pm -
  • Get Your Game of Thrones Fix With This Interactive, Spoiler-Proof Map
    Game of Thrones fans, you might not know what to do with yourself now that Season 6 is over. This interactive map will help you get your fix until the next season starts.Read more...
    - 3 Jul 16, 3:00pm -
  • When In Doubt, Mimic the Body Language of Others to Be More Persuasive
    Body language varies from one person to another. Trying to follow a set of specific actions to effectively communicate with everyone is bound to fail. If you’re talking with someone one-on-one, mimic their body language instead to be more persuasiv…
    - 3 Jul 16, 2:00pm -
  • This DIY Wood Beer Carrier Even Has a Bottle Opener on the Side
    Instructables user Herbsco built this reusable, good-looking beer carrier out of solid walnut, which probably explains why it looks so good, but even if you don’t have that available, he has everything you need to make your own—and attach a bottl…
    - 3 Jul 16, 1:00pm -
  • Ambient Noise Showdown: Noisli vs. White Noise vs. Rain Rain
    Ambient noise apps drown out distractions so you can focus on your work, or generate serene, peaceful environments that encourage you to fall asleep. But with dozens you can download, it’s hard to know which is the best. Noisli, White Noise, and Ra…
    - 3 Jul 16, 10:00am -
  • A Video and Graphic Guide to 12 of America's Most Beautiful Natural Parks
    There are dozens of beautiful National Parks in the United States, but if you could only see one, this video and graphic guide from Expedia helps you narrow your choices down to 12 great parks you can explore, all of which are known for specific land…
    - 3 Jul 16, 9:00am -
  • Sunday's Best Deals: Fire HD 6, GreenWorks Tools, Weather Radios
    Weather radios, GreenWorks tools, and Amazon’s Fire HD 6 lead off Sunday’s best deals.Read more...
    - 3 Jul 16, 8:30am -
  • This Week's Top Downloads
    Every week, we share a number of downloads for all platforms to help you get things done. Here were the top downloads from this week.Read more...
    - 2 Jul 16, 6:00pm -
  • Clean Rusty Grill Grates With Some Oil, Salt, and a Potato
    If you don’t grill very often that probably means you don’t clean your grill regularly either. If your grill grates are covered in burnt food and rust, you can get it ready for a cookout with a few household staples.Read more...
    - 2 Jul 16, 5:00pm -

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  • newThe WWII commando who fought with a broadsword, longbow, and bagpipes
    John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill — nicknamed "Fighting Jack" and "Mad Jack" — fought through the entire Second World War armed with a Scottish broadsword, a longbow, and a set of bagpipes. He graduated from Sandhurst in 1926, left the army a…
    - 3 hours ago 13 Jun 26, 9:41am -
  • newWhy are car keys always kept in the visor in movies?
    Surely, you've seen the old movie trope where our plucky heroes duck into an abandoned car to flee from some encroaching danger, fold down the visor, and have the keys drop right into their laps. Have you ever seen anyone do that in real life? — Re…
    - 3 hours ago 13 Jun 26, 9:37am -
  • newI still don't know what Kingdom Hearts is about, but there's a new one coming
    Kingdom Hearts is one of those weird franchises I've never understood, and which becomes more obscure every time I've attempted to do so. So it's like Final Fantasy, but there are also a bunch of Disney characters there, along with a bunch of origin…
    - 3 hours ago 13 Jun 26, 9:32am -
  • newLarry David's new HBO show is basically historical Curb
    If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Larry David has been the master of awkward, people-talking-over-each-other comedy since Seinfeld, a talent he later honed on his long-running series Curb Your Enthusiasm.With Curb officially over since 2024, I and ma…
    - 3 hours ago 13 Jun 26, 9:27am -
  • newWashington Post sued over alleged surveillance pricing
    If you were fired or excluded from a job due to your race, age, or other demographics unrelated to the work you're being paid to do, it's called discrimination. But in our late capitalist world, the yacht-owning powers-that-be call it surveillance pr…
    - 3 hours ago 13 Jun 26, 9:24am -
  • newJason Momoa won't touch the Escape from New York remake
    Zack Snyder is known for many things. He brought an innovative, visually provocative rendition of Frank Miller's 300 to theatres! He was responsible for bringing Superman back to the big screen (again). He completely misunderstood the canonical role…
    - 3 hours ago 13 Jun 26, 9:20am -
  • newWebsite tracks protein meal deals for 171 cities in U.S. and Canada
    Lowtein is a simple website that geolocates you and tells you about the cheapest proteins available in your location. Here in Pittsburgh, for example, it informs me that Giant Eagle has a special on pork chops (56% blow the regional average price), M…
    - 17 hours ago 12 Jun 26, 7:50pm -
  • newMicrosoft may spin off struggling XBox division
    The Information reports that Microsoft is considering several ways to set loose its XBox gaming division, including spinning it out as a separate company, restructuring it as a subsidiary, or establishing a joint venture. Reuters echoes the paywalled…
    - 18 hours ago 12 Jun 26, 6:03pm -
  • newSealed 1985 Super Mario Bros game fetches record $3m at auction
    An early, sticker-sealed copy of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. sold for $3m at auction today, stomping the record set in 2021. Chris Kohler writes on Bluesky that it's the first sticker-sealed copy (from Nintendo's earliest production runs) to go unde…
    - 19 hours ago 12 Jun 26, 5:50pm -
  • newTurn your desk into a 4K workstation with this iMac for under $350
    TL;DR: If you're in the market for a budget-friendly alternative for desk-based work, this refurbished 2019 21.5-inch iMac offers a 4K display, solid everyday performance, and 1TB of storage for just $339.99 (reg. $1,499). If you think MacBooks ar…
    - 20 hours ago 12 Jun 26, 4:00pm -

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