Learning a new language takes a lot of work, but there are some little things you can do to help yourself along. While you can’t really absorb what you need to know through linguistic osmosis, passive exposure to the language you’re studying is beneficial.

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If you plan on mixing up a big bowl of punch or a communal cocktail for a party, this trick will keep your concoction cool without diluting its flavor.

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I don’t mind bad dreams. When you wake up, the dream fades away. What utterly terrifies me, though, is when my brain wakes up but my body cannot move. That’s sleep paralysis, and it affects anywhere between seven and 40 percent of us.

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2016 was yet another year that showed PC gaming is, in many ways, on the forefront of gaming. So many of gaming’s most popular trends—the proliferation of Early Access on consoles (for better or worse), survival game elements in everything, multiplatform mods, esports, and virtual reality—all started on PC. Even as it inspired other platforms, PC gaming itself evolved this year, both making big strides and taking ugly spills.

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Earlier this week, Apple removed the “Time Remaining” battery indicator from macOS. This indicator gave an always-updating time of battery life remaining. Good news though, that’s still pretty easy to check.

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