I Tried a Vintage Mail Order Bodybuilding Course and There's a Reason Nobody Does These Anymore

It is the Worlds Fastest Strength and Muscle Building System. I am ready to begin. After you wrote to this address, youd get an envelope in the mail with three things. Then, nine pages of questions and answers on orange paper, slyly selling you the system. Finally, an enrollment form. That is, if you do the single contraction every day. Question: Why cant I just do it myself without taking a Course?...

November 3, 2023 · 4 min · 672 words · Brent Parker

Meredith’s Training Diaries: How to Be the Most Supportive Spectator at a Marathon

The marathon is two days away. I am dealing with what most medical professionals refer to as the zoomies. One of the ways Ive been redirecting my pre-race nerves has beenvirtually perusing the course. Since New York is my home, Im lucky enough to have people supporting me all throughout the race. As an experienced runner and spectator, I know that marathon-watching is a sport of its own. For this post, Im speaking not to runners, but to marathon supporters....

November 3, 2023 · 3 min · 595 words · Rachel Hill

Please, Air Fry Some Frico Gratin Potato Squares

Throwing away food really bums me out. Ill do anything to prevent it, including meeting friends at BYOF bars and pushing food onto them. When I cant do that, Im a master of leftovers. But every now and then, one reimagined meal really stands out. Well folks, I outdid myself this time. I made parmesan frico encrusted potato gratin squares, and Ill never be the same. Its for your own good....

November 3, 2023 · 2 min · 388 words · Nicholas Johnson MD

The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: The Gaylor Swift Theory

Q: Is Taylor Swift gay? This week, Swift herself seems to have quashed the theories and sounded off on the Gaylors themselves. If I only hung out with my female friends, people couldnt sensationalize or sexualize that right? I would learn later on that people could and people would. The Gaylor communitys reaction is interesting. Theres little maybe we got it wrong. A sample comment reads, I just dont understand queer flagging and then telling people to mind their business....

November 3, 2023 · 2 min · 331 words · Tonya Fitzgerald

Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, November 3, 2023

ARE WE THERE YET? The first line of todays puzzle was thematically appropriate. If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Does todays Connections game require any special knowledge? No, the words are all pretty straightforward....

November 3, 2023 · 3 min · 538 words · Kimberly Nelson

All the New Ways to Use Your Apple Watch

WithwatchOS 10, Apple breathed new life into the Apple Watch, without even changing the hardware design. Now, watchOS finally embraces buttons, and higher information density across the board. By default, Apple adds a Smart Stack, a dynamic array of widgets that it thinks youll like. If you have a timer, workout, or music playing, the widget will show up here automatically. you might keep turning the Digital Crown to see more of these widgets, as well....

November 2, 2023 · 2 min · 284 words · Richard Henry

Evil Week: 20 Unethical (but Brilliant) Life Hacks From Reddit

Welcome toEvil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks wed usually refrain from recommending. Weve got all the info you should probably be successfully unsavory. (kindly do not actually do any of these terrible things.) Note: According to Lifehackers deputy editor,Joel Cunningham: Fart particles should be referred to as farticles. Unless your boss is a total jerk. Its not even unethical, really. Verdict: Useful Can you fool drug dogs through creative baking?...

November 2, 2023 · 2 min · 304 words · Brian Ward

Evil Week: Do Chores Badly and You'll Be Free of Them

Welcome toEvil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks wed usually refrain from recommending. Weve got all the info it’s crucial that you be successfully unsavory. The adage If you want something done right, do it yourself is true. No one likes doing chores, but we all have ones that are assigned to us. And do it badly. Just like everyone has chores they despise, there are also things you cant stand to see done poorly....

November 2, 2023 · 2 min · 331 words · Kara Lewis

Evil Week: Everything You Can Do With a Locked iPhone

Welcome toEvil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks wed usually refrain from recommending. Weve got all the info you’re gonna wanna be successfully unsavory. So, you happen to have someone elses iPhone in your hands.Interesting. I wouldnt dare assume your intentions with it, and I wont ask any questions. Some of these options are contingent on certain security options being enabled on the iPhone in question....

November 2, 2023 · 2 min · 353 words · Calvin Mendez

Evil Week: How to Hide Porn on a Mac

Welcome toEvil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks wed usually refrain from recommending. Weve got all the info you should probably be successfully unsavory. If a unit can reach the internet, chances are someone is using it to watch porn. smack the Apple icon and go toSystem tweaks > Users & Groups > Add Account. Input your Mac password if prompted. Luckily, its quick and simple to hide files and folders in MacOS....

November 2, 2023 · 2 min · 293 words · Henry Mclaughlin

Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, November 2, 2023

Ready for some INTEL on todays computer-brand-studded board? If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Does todays Connections game require any special knowledge? Otherwise, theres nothing obscure or that would rely on a pop culture reference....

November 2, 2023 · 3 min · 631 words · Lisa Fischer

10 of the Best Podcasts About Adoption

These are intimate conversations, but also light and friendly. April is insightful in her commentary and gentle with her guests. Who Am I Really? Its not only validating for adoptees, but a helpful tool for their parents. It features real and heartfelt conversations, providing a platform for adoptees to share their unique experiences and perspectives. Getting to hear the unvarnished truth from adoptees can be a real lifeline for people who feel alone....

November 1, 2023 · 1 min · 131 words · Gregory Rocha

Apple Arcade Is Getting New Games

Quite the contrary: The company continues to refresh the service with new games every month. Between now and Dec. 5, you’re free to expecteight new titles to hit the platform. Knotwords+: Nov. 3 First up on Nov. 3 isKnotwords+. Its a bit like reverseScrabble, only without the arguments. Youre able to cook, design a nursury, and engage in a story all the while. It takes place in Dreamlight Valley, which is currently overcome with the Forgetting....

November 1, 2023 · 1 min · 132 words · Scott Oliver