Prepare Now so the Time Change Is Less Jarring
Photo: Zsolt Biczo (Shutterstock) Sadly, we did not manage to abolish time changes in time to avoid the one that’s coming up this weekend, so most of us in the…
The Easiest Way to Save Money on Holiday Travel This Year
Photo: Olena Yakobchuk (Shutterstock) In the face soaring inflation, many of us still plan to travel at one point during the holidays this year. NPR reports that airlines are already…
The Best Way to Organize a Family Calendar
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) There are many things I wish I’d known before becoming a parent. The incredible volume of Band-Aids that would be wasted. How many photos on my camera…
The Best and Worst Days to Fly for the Holidays This Year
Photo: Ink Drop (Shutterstock) With scorching temperatures currently found across much of the country, Thanksgiving and the December holidays can feel like they’re in the distant future. And if summer…
When You Should Take a Taxi Instead of a Rideshare
Photo: Cameris (Shutterstock) When you need a ride, are you sure you know what is the best, cheapest option? Should you open up one of your rideshare apps, or are…
How Fireworks Became a Fourth of July Tradition
Photo: trekandshoot (Shutterstock) Although fireworks make appearances at New Year’s Eve celebrations, sporting events, and even weddings, their big day is unquestionably the Fourth of July. But how did the…
When to Watch the Lunar Eclipse in May
Photo: Chris Harwood (Shutterstock) If you ever gaze up at the full moon and think, “It’s OK, I guess, but when does it do something?” May is your month. Most…
Enough With Administrative Professionals Day
Photo: LightField Studios (Shutterstock) Today is Administrative Professionals Day, and while the existence of this hyper-specific honorary day goes by every year unnoticed by many, there are those who are…
With the Clock Running Out, Humans Need to Rethink Time Itself
Another day, another deadline: To limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, greenhouse gas emissions must peak “at the latest before 2025,” according to the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on…
The Strange (but True) History of Easter
Photo: Miramiska (Shutterstock) Easter is weird. To religious people, it’s the most sacred day of the year, a time for reflecting on the central miracle upon which Christianity is based.…