Despite the rising popularity of mobile gaming, it’s a lot harder to record or stream your smartphone games than your console games. To help bridge that gap, Amazon launched GameOn, a YouTube-like social media platform and video app for mobile gaming. Users can watch and follow content creators in the app, or use it…
There are a number of household products you can use to lift unwanted stains out of a carpet, including rubbing alcohol, detergent, and vinegar. Want an even stronger DIY cleaning solution? Mix in baking soda with the vinegar.
Over the past month I took over the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge, working to develop a consistent meditation routine. I committed to 30 days of meditation to break down my aversion to the practice and build a healthy routine to reduce stress and anxiety. In the beginning, I started each morning with a three-minute…
When it comes to religion, parents—atheist parents, in particular—may find themselves stumbling to explain to their kids why other families believe in certain things, but we don’t. There are an endless amount of “Big Talks” we have with our kids over the course of their childhood, but talks about religion are often…
Little thermometers you can buy and hang anywhere are fairly cheap, but there’s no need to get one if you own an Amazon Echo. That is, if you own one of two kinds of Echos: a fourth-generation Echo or a second-generation Echo Plus. Both of these have temperature sensors built into the smart speakers; you just have to…
If you were raised to see sex and sexuality as a source of shame and embarrassment, you might notice that such feelings tend to linger, no matter how educated, open-minded, and open-legged you consider yourself today. If you come from a religious background, it’s probably even worse.
The next SpaceX Starlink satellite launch will definitely take place one of these days. The first launch, slated for Feb. 28, was unexpectedly auto-aborted, despite the rocket being fully operational. After the rescheduled launch on March 1 was also called off due to bad weather, SpaceX announced plans to try again…
Delayed onset muscle soreness—the kind that leaves you wincing as you walk down the stairs after squat day—is pretty common after your first day of a new workout. But it’s not as likely to happen after the second day, thanks to a phenomenon known as the repeated bout effect.
A friend of mine has a son who, at age three, became obsessed with clocks. Traditional wall clocks, in particular, were his jam, and before she knew it, she was learning about and purchasing all kinds of antique clocks to decorate their home.
I detest crumbs. Worse than spills, or even sticky spots, crumbs scatter, cling, and hide in crevices and behind microwaves, where they are able to evade a damp dish cloth or paper towel. But they are, luckily, vanquished with an old or cheap paint brush.
