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If the last thing you do before you go to bed each night is check your phone… And the first thing you do in the morning is check your phone… You might be the kind of person who wishes they...

The journey to adulthood is beset with all sorts of trials and tribulations. (Like actually separating whites from darks, especially if you’ve just bought a new blue bedspread.) Mountains to summit. (Otherwise called “getting ready for work on Mondays.) And...

Like any good dungeon master, one must establish the rules of the game before beginning to play. But what happens when it’s not just one single game you’re playing? What happens when you’re setting off for a whole new type...

It’s fully the dog days of summer now, those long, hot days where anything could happen. Or at least, that’s how it felt as kids. As we grow up, summers seem to get shorter and shorter.  Hopefully, you’ve found a...

If you’re a Millennial, there are a few things you were born knowing how to do. Set your AIM display status. Make avocado toast. Go to brunch. And though being a Millennial (those born between 1981 and 1994/6) often comes...

Game nights are back, and with the fun, the competition, and the crowning of champions comes something nearly as important as picking the right character class. Picking the right snacks. Choose wisely, and it won’t matter if your characters are...

Childhood can be a time of joy and pain, excitement and nerves. And when it comes to losing baby teeth, sometimes we experienced all of those feelings in one go (especially if the dentist was involved). But after that rollercoaster,...

If you’re of working age, the last year and a half has been a capital-I Interesting time to be a professional person. From in-person work that was labeled “Essential!” to many white-collar jobs going remote (and some still staying remote...

With a relatively normal 4th of July celebration in the books, more and more of the country is racing back to normalcy. And after a year full of change, it couldn’t come at a better time. Change that includes millions...

Look, unless you’ve just stumbled upon a supply of lizard venom, it’s likely you’ve heard about all the tricks, tips, techniques, hacks, shortcuts, magic, miracles, and diets to help you lose weight. But it’s understandable why we’re so eager to...

If you’re feeling a little tired of scrolling for The Next Thing to watch, that’s not surprising.  For one, there’s about 30,000 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every hour (and that’s a pre-pandemic estimate that doesn’t count how many...

If you’re on Twitter, you may already know about Year Progress, a regularly tweeted progress bar on where we are with the year.  It caused a stir last week, breaking the kind of fun news that used to be reserved...