Use This Incredible Technique to Waterproof Wood FurnitureShou sugi ban (焼杉板) is the art of preserving and finishing wood using fire.
Home prices are soaring. Is this another bubble?Roughly 15 years after a housing bubble triggered the worst U.S. financial disaster since the Great Depression, some observers are voicing concern that the industry has fallen into another bubble.
Gen Z is having a rougher time financially than millennials did, study saysGen Z is making less than millennials made a decade ago at the same age. As of the fourth quarter of 2023, Gen Zs aged 22 to 24 were making an average of $45,493. At that same age 10 years ago, adjusted for inflation, millennials were making $51,825, according to a recent study by TransUnion.
‘Money pervades everything’: the psychotherapist delving into our deep anxiety about financesI am a generous tipper. I’ve always thought, to the extent that I have thought about it at all, that this is a positive trait. Recently, however, I’ve begun to wonder.
TikTokers are sharing horror stories of getting dental work by unlicensed 'veneer techs'Veneers are all the rage on social media. But an emerging crop of unlicensed practitioners — who go by the dubious distinction of "veneer techs" — could cause serious damage.
Read This Before Buying iCloud StorageKey Takeaways iCloud storage doesn't add to the amount of iPhone storage you have, and won't necessarily mean that your device gains a ton of free space after upgrading.
Credit cards are getting smarterIn mid-March, a scammer in California tried to buy $150 worth of Wingstop using my debit card. Aside from being impressed at the sheer size of the order, I was relieved because Citibank, which issued my card, declined the transaction on the spot and alerted me to the fraud.
The Idea of You Is a Mostly Not-Guilty PleasureHayes Campbell, the 24-year-old love interest played by Nicholas Galitzine in The Idea of You, is not Harry Styles. But he’s also not not Harry Styles. He’s British, tattooed, loves an oversize cardigan — and he’s a member of a boy band that he’s on the verge of outgrowing.
This Robot Lawn Mower Is a Solid Choice for Smaller YardsRobot lawn mower designs vary wildly, as they're optimized for different benefits, and for every feature, a weakness is exposed. Light and fast robots are easy to turn over. Heavy robots are slow and get stuck.
‘Countries are now forced to confront it’: Rise in Chinese espionage arrests alarms EuropeAs China’s president, Xi Jinping, arrived in Serbia for the second leg of his European tour, authorities across the continent were grappling with a wave of allegations about Chinese spying.
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If We Say YesAn open letter is an unloved thing. Written by committee and in haste, it is a monument to compromise: a minimal statement to which all signatories can agree, or – worse – a maximal statement that no signatory fully believes. Some academics have a general policy against signing them.
The 9 worst court decisions since Trump remade the federal judiciaryThis is what happens after four years under an insurrectionist president. It will get much worse if he gets eight. Former President Donald Trump’s four years in the White House were, in many ways, a revolution interrupted. They transformed the federal judiciary and led to the fall of Roe v.
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Inflation is scrambling Americans' perceptions of middle class lifeVincent, a 29-year-old medical sales rep, makes $130,000 a year. It was a dream when he was younger — once he was making six figures, he assumed he'd be in financial nirvana, worry-free, off on vacation somewhere at least once a year, perhaps able to buy a home in the not-too-distant future.