Month: September 2020

The new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S consoles arrive in November, but you don’t have to twiddle your thumbs for the next month-plus before big games arrive. October will bring us a pretty packed slate of games for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch, including new entries in the Star Wars…(Continue Reading)

You can’t blame travelers for being once bitten, twice shy when it comes to travel insurance during the pandemic. Last spring, many discovered that the insurance they paid for—to protect against unexpected medical issues, job losses, storms, terrorist attacks—did not cover COVID. Read more…

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed enormous numbers of lives, many of them elderly adults. But children and young adults are not immune to COVID, nor is it so rare in children that we can ignore the possibility that they’ll catch it. So here are a few reminders Read more…

Google’s “Launch Night In” gave us an overview of the company’s upcoming hardware releases, including two 5G Pixel phones, a new Nest Audio speaker, and an updated Chromecast with a dedicated remote. Read more…

Even if you’re not the type to decorate the outside of your house for Halloween, this year’s must-have trick-or-treating accessory will give your home the unmistakable look of the post-apocalypse—and there’s no need to go out of your way to come up with a theme. Certainly 2020 has been far more chilling than anything ……(Continue Reading)

With so many Americans in a financial crisis, families are looking at all their options to find the money they need. Sixty-one percent of Americans say their emergency savings won’t last through the end of the year, according to a recent survey by the real estate servicing company, Clever. To close the gap, one option……(Continue Reading)

Most of us ordinary folks know what will make us healthier: a little strength training, eating vegetables, maybe losing some fat, doing some cardio sometimes. But it doesn’t follow that somebody who does these things to an extreme is healthy. Even if they look good as a result. Read more…

“I should make a bust cake of Mick Jagger,” I told my boyfriend as we watched the latest episode of The Great British Baking Show. “I just have to make the lips really big. It would be easy.” “Okay, well I don’t want to be here for that,” he replied, no doubt recalling the very…(Continue Reading)

Did you know a cactus could droop? I didn’t until I killed one. Some plants are hardier than others, but if you’re anything like me, the only plant that survives under your thumb is an artificial one. It doesn’t have to be this way. You, too, can keep a plant alive indoors. All you have…(Continue Reading)