How to Tell if an Online Review Is Fake

User reviews are immensely helpful, especially in the world of skincare and beauty products. After all, this is stuff you put on your face. Your precious face! But when some of those reviews turn out to be fake, how can you be sure you can trust anything you read?

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Author: Lisa Rowan on Two Cents, shared by Lisa Rowan to Lifehacker

Alison Roman Is More Than #TheStew

Alison Roman—cookbook author, Instagram microlebrity, and creator of a viral chickpea stew—is a hugger. “I feel like we’ve met before!” she gushes, after embracing me and apologizing for a logistical snafu that left me waiting at Korean grocery store H Mart’s outpost in Manhattan’s East Village while Roman was on her…

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Author: Megan Reynolds on Jezebel, shared by Virginia K. Smith to Lifehacker

How to Mute Individual Email Threads in iOS 13

The dings and chimes of your smartphone’s notifications are a part of the background din of everyday life. While these help us stay on top of our important communications, the constant noise can create anxiety. And there’s no worse culprit of superfluous notifications than an email inbox that’s stuffed with threads…

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Author: Brendan Hesse

The Most Bullshit Health and Wellness Fads of the Decade

As 2019 creeps ever closer to its merciful end, there’s plenty we’re glad to be leaving in the rearview mirror. Much of the last decade—particularly the tail end of it—has felt like a haunted carnival funhouse in which each new room serves up a surreal and previously unimaginable horror. This was also true of the last…

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Author: Catie Keck on Gizmodo, shared by Virginia K. Smith to Lifehacker

Is ‘Added Protein’ in Packaged Food Really Healthier?

Of the three macronutrients—protein, carbs, and fat—protein has the best reputation, and it’s fairly well deserved. We need significant amounts of protein in our diet, and nothing particularly bad happens if we get too much. Dietary protein helps you build muscle, and if you’re trying to lose weight it helps stop you…

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Author: Beth Skwarecki on Vitals, shared by Beth Skwarecki to Lifehacker