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As many states reopen businesses shuttered by Covid-19, everyone’s trying to figure out ‘what now?’ How do we go back to work safely? And what’s in store for all those places depending on our post-pandemic, in-person return to survive —…
Read moreEvery year we see our fair share of fringe, futuristic, and just plain fantastical gadgets. We’ll post about the most amazing of the 2,000-some gadgets we’ve seen so far tomorrow. But first, here are a handful of the best gadgets…
Read more***This story originally ran/aired in USA Today.*** Seven months into this global pandemic, my husband traded his big, white professional-videographer production van for a bigger, taller, and more adventuresome shade of “pebble gray” Sprinter van. Since so much of his on-location production…
Read moreAt a recent doctor’s appointment, the check-in nurse asked me if I had been exposed to anyone who had tested positive for Covid-19. I said no. But it felt like a lie. How could I know the answer to that…
Read moreThe good news: COVID-19 vaccines are on the way. The bad news: So are the scammers. The Food and Drug Administration is already reviewing vaccines from two manufacturers, Pfizer/BioNTech, and Moderna. That review could wrap up by Christmas. Experts from…
Read moreOur Techish word of the week may have you doing a double — or even triple take — to read it, but it likely describes a new way of life for you and yours. The word is “friluftsliv.” Rolls off…
Read moreA year ago most of us had never heard of Zoom, and no one would have been able to coerce any of us into a video gym class or Sunday dinner over Zoom. But here we are. “Brady Bunch boxes”…
Read moreNo more sitting in traffic for hours or waiting in a mile-long airport security line. The Thanksgiving travel rush will likely be more of a bust this year. AAA is forecasting a steep drop-off in travel for the upcoming holiday…
Read moreWe are sharing the words, phrases, and emojis your kids are using and seeing online, what they mean, and why you need to know about them.
Read moreThousands of people have asked me about portable air purifier recommendations in the past few weeks, but the most urgent inquiry came from one of my own lifelong friends, 49-year old Patrick Bryson. Bryson and his family live in Portland,…
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