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Fourth of July might have you thinking about fireworks and making your family’s favorite summer recipes (mine is my grandmother's super-vinegary macaroni salad). But don't sleep on the excellent Fourth of July sales. We usually see mattresses go heavily on sale during President’s Day and Memorial Day, but now these …

Humans have been steaming food since the Stone Age, but it’s an underrated and underutilized method in modern American kitchens. Steaming is simple and effective; pop a wide array of foods like veggies, fish, and dumplings into the steamer of your choosing, let the water steam up, and a complete …

Do you hear the sound of eagles screeching and fireworks booming? Independence Day is around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with sales on outdoor gear and home goods? We've rounded up the best July 4th sales on some of the best gear we've tested, and we'll …

Last summer, I spent an entire concert chugging overpriced cans of water, desperately trying to not pass out from the Texas heat. It was hard not to notice that everyone else seemed to have large water bottles with them, rather than the ones that were being sold at the venue. …

The best camera is always the one you have with you. That makes a smartphone’s camera one of its most important features—after all, phone makers have been vying for the title of the “best camera phone” for decades. Interestingly, the top Chinese phones today have crazy good camera hardware; namely, …

I hope you're sitting down. I'm going to give you some news that may be shocking: It has been, perplexingly, 20 years since the launch of the original Motorola Razr (known back then as the RAZR V3). Twenty years! Where has all the time gone? Well, never mind that. Motorola …

My Rumpl blankets have been a constant companion for the six years I’ve had them. The Rumpl Original Puffy came with me on a road trip across four states and 10 national parks, two Big Sur camping trips, and more car camping excursions than I can count, and it's been …

Sheets aren't cheap. Well, the good ones aren't. Having spent the past year testing bed sheets at prices ranging from $100 to $500 for our guide to the Best Bed Sheets, I can confirm that if you want sheets that will hold up over time and are made with better …

I am a menace. I walk around, nattering constantly to myself. More accurately, I natter constantly to my sunglasses. “Hey Meta, take a look. What kind of tree is that?” “Hey Meta, take a look. Does this concrete need resurfacing?” I’m listening to podcasts on my run through the built-in …

Film is like the indestructible black knight in Monty Python's The Holy Grail: It's not dead yet. Digital photography is well into its third decade, yet film keeps hanging on, lying there shouting, “It's just a flesh wound!” I'd argue that film photography will never die. In the postapocalyptic future, …