The Ultimate Guide to Getting Out of Jury Duty
Few among us are excited to see an envelope in the mail that reads “summons.” Since the jury summons process is designed to be as random as possible, you never…
Why You Should Stop ‘Gamifying’ Your Health and Fitness
Photo: ABO PHOTOGRAPHY (Shutterstock) Whenever there’s a task you don’t want to do, there’s a guaranteed way to feel worse about it: Just add a whole layer of guilt and…
10 of the Best Podcast Episodes of 2021, According to the Lifehacker Staff
Screenshot: The New Yorker Radio Hour When I started thinking of my favorite podcast episode of the year, I realized to my own disgust that I’ve mostly listened to news…
10 of the Best Ways We hacked Each Others’ Lives in 2021
Photo: Leszek Glasner (Shutterstock) To know Beth Skwarecki is to be mildly—if not totally—obsessed with her and her impressive array of hobbies and interests. She is not like us, she…
13 of the Best TV Show Episodes of 2021, According to the Lifehacker Staff
Screenshot: HBO Max As I reflect back on 2021, I find my TV-watching to be found wanting. It’s not that I didn’t have options. Between my own accounts and those…
9 of Our Favorite Apps of 2021
Screenshot: Letterboxd For more than a decade, I’ve been tracking every book I read on Goodreads, and I have no idea why it took me so long to start doing…
19 of the Most Confusing Things We Explained to You in 2021
Photo: Elena Graham (Shutterstock) If you’re familiar with a menstrual cup as an alternative to pads and tampons, you might start wondering about this newfangled menstrual disc that’s being advertised…
10 of the Best Movies We Discovered for the First Time in 2021
Amid my desperate search for emotionally unchallenging films to watch during the pandemic, I spent a good chunk of this year drilling down on comedies from the ‘80s, the decade…
Do the Most ‘You’ Thing When You Travel (Instead of the Most ‘Touristy’ Thing)
Photo: STEKLO (Shutterstock) Every destination has its must-see sights. Some are so iconic you know them immediately: the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty. Others are heartily recommended by friends:…