January 6, 2020
How Scammers Can Use Your Old Credit Card Numbers
When Amazon packages started showing up on Chris’s* Connecticut doorstep last fall, he and his wife both assumed the other was buying Christmas presents for the other. But the contents of the packages looked nothing like gifts either of them would want to receive. “I opened a few boxes addressed to me and found a few items I literally could not identify,” he said. “I still don’t even know what they are.”
Streaming
What to Watch on Netflix the Week of January 6, 2020
It’s a lukewarm broth of offerings on Netflix this week, a wintry mix of possibly amusing Netflix Originals that have cult potential but are—let’s face it—more likely to just pass the time than change your life.
Little Kids
Buy Your White Kid a Black Doll
It may be something you’ve never really thought too much about: You walk into the store to buy your white child a doll and you reach for the palest version (which is often also the only version). In fact, there’s a good chance that if your child is white, the...
Education
Take This Yale Course on the 'Science of Well-Being' For Free
If one of your 2020 goals is to work on more productive habits and increase your own happiness in life, Yale might be able to help you get there.
Streaming
Where to Stream the Movies That Just Went Missing on Disney+
I don’t know how you can get through a holiday season without Home Alone, but that’s just me. And The Sandlot? I’d make my kid watch that six times a day to make them relive all the times my parents made me play in the local baseball leagues as a...
travel
Check Airport Taxi and Ride Share Cost Estimates Before a Trip
Though you probably know roughly how much a ride via taxi or an app like Uber or Lyft would cost from your home to your local airport, when you travel to a new city or country, all bets are off. Living in New York City, I’m routinely surprised at how...
Streaming
How to Watch Sony, Samsung, and AMD's CES 2020 Keynotes
The Consumer Electronics Show officially kicks off in Las Vegas Tuesday; however, Monday a number of large companies will be having press conferences to show off some of their largest announcements for the show.
Tiny Hacks
Mute All Your Friends Who Have Annoying Resolutions
We’re not even a full week into January, but chances are there’s somebody on your timeline with a new year’s resolution they just won’t shut up about. Don’t unfriend them—they’ll be back to normal in a month or so. The 30-day mute was made for this.
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The Ford F-150 Is Seemingly Unbeatable
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The A.V. Club
Witness the birth of the year's first meme with Tom Hanks' Golden Globes grimace
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The Inventory
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