Actually, Scrunchies Have Always Ruled

Did you know scrunchies were in? Did you know that their recent reappearance is causing older millennial angst about the slow, unstoppable march of time? Were you aware that the thing you use to hold your hair out of your face is not just a hair tie, but an important and essential lens through which to view trends as…

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

The Perfect Time to Get Into Bread Making is Right Now

Baking a loaf of bread from scratch seems like the quintessential winter cooking project. The coziness of a warm kitchen and the smell of freshly-baked bread are so comforting on a cold day that it feels weird to even think about them in summertime. But believe me: if you’re new to bread making and a little…

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Author: A.A. Newton on Skillet, shared by A.A. Newton to Lifehacker

How to Stop Facebook From Identifying Your Face

If you’ve been on Facebook lately, you might have noticed a new notification in your feed explaining how the company uses its facial recognition technology and manages the accompanying data. As part of this, Facebook has rebranded the setting you’ll need to know to turn off its ability to find your face in photos…

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Author: Brendan Hesse

How to Buy Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs

During Wednesday’s town hall on the climate crisis, 10 Democratic presidential candidates discussed issues of fossil fuels, fracking, carbon taxes, electric vehicles—and lightbulbs. Earlier that day, the Trump Administration had rolled back rules that set new energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs in the U.S.;…

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Author: Josh Ocampo

Planned Parenthood’s Birth Control and UTI App Is Coming to All 50 States This Year

When we first wrote about Planned Parenthood Direct, it was a niche product that could get you birth control by mail if you lived in California. Now it’s good in 27 states, and its makers announced that it will be available nationwide by the end of 2019. Oh, and it can help you get UTI treatment too.

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