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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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  • newStretch Armstrong: the gloriously goo-filled toy that shouldn't have worked (but did)
    In the golden age of toys that could maim, melt, or mysteriously stain the carpet, Stretch Armstrong stood out: a blond, musclebound figure filled with a bizarre, syrupy gel that could be pulled, twisted, and abused far beyond reason. A new deep dive…
    - 11 hours ago 1 May 26, 6:38pm -
  • newCity "where everything grows" fines homeowner's edible garden
    In a city that proudly bills itself as "where everything grows," one homeowner is being fined for doing exactly that: turning a front lawn into a thriving, food-producing garden that feeds his family and their neighbors.Despite sharing some of his…
    - 13 hours ago 1 May 26, 5:06pm -
  • newTrump's Reflecting Pool makeover meets instant graffiti backlash
    Convicted felon Donald Trump's ill-considered overhaul of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned into a political flashpoint after an act of vandalism altered the historic site with a message his Department of Justice is treating as a potential thre…
    - 14 hours ago 1 May 26, 3:52pm -
  • newStar Wars and Fortnite go for it
    This May 1st, a whole raft of Star Wars games will go live on the Fortnite platform. Here's the trailer:I gave up on Fortnite a while back. I used to have a lot of fun with it, but at some point, the changes stopped being fun and funky and bec…
    - 15 hours ago 1 May 26, 2:42pm -
  • newSurprise: "pasture-raised" eggs still run on corn and soy
    A viral "egg scandal" making the rounds online isn't exposing hidden deception so much as colliding head-on with an uncomfortable reality: even premium, pasture-raised eggs are still largely products of a corn and soy-dominated food system.Chi…
    - 15 hours ago 1 May 26, 2:31pm -
  • newTaco Bell sees minor rule-breaking turn into maximum force in a flash
    After witnessing the grave offense of putting soda in a free water cup, a Taco Bell employee allegedly pulled a gun and started blasting — turning a sub-50-cent pour into felony assault, police say.According to police, three women entered th…
    - 16 hours ago 1 May 26, 2:12pm -
  • newBizarre indie animation about ducks is absolutely delightful
    We love indie animation in this house. As tools for both 2D and 3D animation continue to become more widespread and accessible, the creativity in the output of hobbyists sitting in their bedrooms often rivals that of large studios. If anything, we kn…
    - 16 hours ago 1 May 26, 1:50pm -
  • newA film entirely from the perspective of a chicken
    I love chickens. Everyone does, I think, and some even love them a little too much. They're cute as hell and delicious in sandwiches! It is, perhaps, this mass appeal that sparked the creation of upcoming Greek film The Hen, which, as the name implie…
    - 16 hours ago 1 May 26, 1:41pm -
  • newChina outlaws drones within Beijing city limits
    DJI drones have been banned in the United States for a while now. The company's hardware, along with other foreign-made drones, was declared verboten by the FCC in the name of national security… and MAYBE to ensure that American drone companies, sa…
    - 16 hours ago 1 May 26, 1:39pm -
  • newFirst look at Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie
    Can I say something kind of controversial? I didn't actually like Zach Cregger's Weapons that much. Strong visual presentation can only get you so far when your characters are two-dimensional and your plot folds like a wet napkin under the slightest…
    - 16 hours ago 1 May 26, 1:37pm -

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