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As you may have heard, a small news item out of Metairie, Louisiana about a man being attacked by another man who then bit off and ate part of his arm was taken by some as clear premonition of an upcoming zombie apocalypse. Many more dismissed it as a freak accident, which is exactly what [...]

We love learning that objects, materials and products lying around our apartment can be applied to all kinds of handy tasks that have little or nothing to do with their stated purpose. The marshmallows we bought in November to put in our hot cocoa over the winter but never touched can be used to keep [...]

It’s really quite sad how bad we (the cultural “we” and the Listicles “we”) have gotten at taking care of our own clothes. We can still manage to sew a button and if the situation gets dire we might hem a pair of pants, but repairing holes in sock? No way. To boot the number [...]

We’ve been a little apprehensive about this whole green revolution because it’s so intensely class-coded. That is, its implied message is that you can do right by the environment as long as you can afford to, which seems completely wrong-headed. At any rate, The Wall Street Journal, of all media outlets, has put together a [...]

It’s been Spring-like warm in New York for two days now, and we’re having an epic battle with our clothing closet figuring out what we can still wear in this weather and what we buried months ago in hopes it might disappear.
Rather than re-bury everything, why not make use of all that stylish fabric by [...]

Cracked.com wonders if people who can figure out how to use the internet really need a guide for “How to Change Television Channels.” If only my Nana was alive to benefit from this.
 

Yes, we’ve all heard the anecdotes about changing light bulbs while taking a bath, babies putting their fingers in sockets or trying to toast bread that already has peanut butter and jam on it. However, this series of vintage warnings from an old German instruction manual, by way of Bre Pettis, will give you ever [...]

As we enter the final weekend before the “holidays”, why not spend a few hours crafting a nice personalized “holiday” wreath to adorn your front door and welcome jolly “holiday” carolers? Our companions in craft over at Apartment Therapy have these useful how-tos for making living and regular wreaths. Before plying you craft, however, why [...]

As household wine consumption increases exponentially in the holiday lead-up, what to do with the left-over materials (aside from recycling the bottles of course)? Whereas the fireplace has long-been the final destination for wine corks, that leaves those without chimneys in a lurch, not to mention the growing movement towards corkless wine packing. Fear not, [...]