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As we kick off 2024, it’s not too late for an old-fashioned airing of grievances.For all the improvements technology is supposed to bring, making use of it can still be a frustrating exercise. Even as someone who provides tech advice for a living, I’m often confounded by how often products degrade, features don’t work as advertised, and long-stated promises fail to materialize.As I look through my piles of phones, computers, gadgets, and apps, here are the biggest things I’m pleading with tech vendors to finally fix:Less…

It’s no secret that traveling is expensive. Luckily, there are people on the internet who do not shy away from sharing something that lets them save on what they can when they’re traveling. Like this TikTok creator, who shared her borderline illegal tips on how to sneak as much stuff as possible on the plane without paying extra for it.More info: TikTokTikTok user goes viral after sharing tricks that always work for her when she wants to avoid baggage fees at the airportImage credits: mathildebingImage credits: Edgar…

Having roommates is a very normal part of life, especially during one’s early days of adulthood and being free from parental tyrann… I mean, comfort and protection. Yeah, that…Anywho, moving from your parents’ place to live with roommates in a dorm can be exciting, but it’s not guaranteed. You can still win the problematic roomie lottery and end up having to move all your stuff because they asked nicely. But you can comply, maliciously.Having a roommate, while fun, can come with its own risk factors that might irk in…

Clare Walker, a 23-year-old in Brooklyn, has racked up about $700 worth of gift cards or, in her words, “free money,” by referring her contacts to Flip. “There were definitely some people who I haven't really kept up with since high school, but I was like, ‘Hey, add me on Flip. Here’s a free 75 dollars, enjoy,’” Walker says. Her purchases on Flip include JBL wireless headphones, a variety of luxury skin-care products, and a live houseplant.Noor Agha, CEO of Flip’s developer, Humans Inc, says his product’s sudden…

Jean Knight, a soul singer whose hits included the feisty “Mr. Big Stuff” and the funky “Do Me,” has died. She was 80.Knight died on Nov. 22 of natural causes in Tampa, Fla., family publicist Mona Giamanco confirmed Monday to The Times. “New Orleans and the music world mourns the loss of one of its most treasured musical daughters,” the family said in a statement. The announcement continued: “Knight’s legacy is not just a musical one; it is a testament to the enduring love between an artist, her hometown, and the fans…

Jean Knight, whose irrepressibly funky and disdainful song Mr Big Stuff was a major hit in 1971, has died aged 80. Her publicist confirmed she died from natural causes, with her friend Bernie Cyrus, executive director of the Louisiana Music Commission, also confirming the news to Rolling Stone.Knight was born Jean Caliste in New Orleans in 1943, and cut her first demo recording in 1965, a cover of Jackie Wilson’s Stop Doggin’ Me Around. She recorded a series of singles but her popularity initially didn’t reach further…

Jean Knight, whose 1971 smash hit “Mr. Big Stuff” spent five weeks at Number One on the R&B charts and Number Two on the Pop charts, has died at the age of 80, her longtime friend Bernie Cyrus confirmed to Rolling Stone. “She was the first person we appointed on the board when we took took it over and we had a long relationship with her and she was just fabulous,” Bernie Cyrus, who served as the executive director of the Louisiana Music Commission for two decades, says. “She was always willing to get involved…

Snail facial serum with gold flakes for $3.20, a litter box for $2.34, and candles shaped and scented like Starbucks Frappuccinos for $5.63. You might not have it on your holiday wish list, but you can find it on TikTok Shop, which is already discounting hard ahead of Black Friday.TikTok Shop’s Black Friday deals began in late October. And there’s a bewildering range of products with steep markdowns. You can get 50 percent off beauty products, coupons offering 15, 20, and 25 percent off orders, and 30-percent-off coupons…

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It’s only about two minutes and 25 seconds, yet it remains the single best thing Eli Roth has ever done. Tucked right in the middle of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino‘s ambitious, mondo-grimy Grindhouse (2007) is a trailer for a fake movie called Thanksgiving. You probably remember it, if you remember much about that wax Forty-Deuce museum with a pulse. It’s the end of November, someone is murdering horny teens, kind old ladies and, er, hornier teens in the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The killer is dressed…