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11 Best New Temu Spring Home Finds Selling Out Fast This Week Photo: Shutterstock; Design: Canva Spring is the perfect excuse to refresh your home—and Temu shoppers are wasting no time snapping up the latest affordable finds. From boho-chic wall decor to surprisingly stylish faux greenery, these new spring home items are already selling out fast this week. If you’ve been thinking about giving your space a seasonal glow-up without overspending, these 11 Temu picks are worth adding to your cart ASAP....

11 New Target and Walmart Finds to Make Your Home Feel Like a Winter Retreat Photo: Shutterstock; Design: Canva Once there’s a chill in the air, all I’m focused on is turning my home into a hibernation cave. I’m talking fleece blankets and pillows, dim lighting , and fun mugs for steaming cups of hot cocoa. Luckily, Walmart and Target are home to all the cozy essentials, and prices are as low as $11....

11 TJ Maxx New Year Deals Shoppers Are Already Snapping Up Shutterstock The holidays might be over, but T.J. Maxx is still bringing the best deals on everything from clothing to home goods to customers. This week, there are many new arrivals trickling into stores and on the website, while the discount brand is also clearing out holiday items at significant discounts. What should you shop for? Here are 11 T....

12 Classic Thriller Movies Every Film Fan Needs to See Miramax Out of all film genres , thrillers have a special way of standing out in audiences’ memories. Tense moments on screen can get our hearts pounding and keep us on the edge of our seats, where the only formula is anything that causes an adrenaline surge. From bank heists to murder mysteries and sci-fi to psychological, there’s a long list of essentials to add to your must-watch list....

12 Sneaky Reasons You’re Losing Hair, According to Doctors Shutterstock Whether you’re a male or a female, losing your hair can be distressing, especially when the cause is unknown. And while experts say that oftentimes hair loss is simply the result of genetics and aging, there are a few more surprising explanations for your hair falling out or thinning. The good news? Some of these causes are reversible with the right interventions—you just need to know what to do....

13 Genius Ways to Stop Getting Junk Mail, According to Marketing Experts Shutterstock It’s no secret that marketers are getting more aggressive as they analyze your behavior and track your every move. Your recent online shopping orders , your Google search history, and even your social media chats are all veritable gold mines for data specialists, looking to sell you their products. The result? Your mailboxes —both physical and digital—are likely inundated with an endless onslaught of spam....

140 Icebreaker Questions for Work That’ll Make the Office Way More Fun Shutterstock / Jacob Lund The workplace is many things—but fun, easy, and organic are not always adjectives we’d used to describe it. Even if you like the people you work with, there’s often some sense of obligation when it comes to being social. Now, this may sound like a bit from HR, but believe us when we tell you that a few fun icebreaker questions can actually help these exchanges go down just a bit easier....

15 April Fool’s Pranks That Went Terribly Wrong Shutterstock Nobody plans an April Fools’ Day joke and thinks, “I sure hope this goes horribly wrong.” Every prank starts with the best of intentions, with hopes that it’ll lead to hilarious confusion and, in the end, wild and appreciative laughter. It’s April Fools’ Day, not April This Is Going To Haunt You For the Rest of Your Life Day. But sometimes things don’t go according to plan....

15 Hacks to Apply Your Sunscreen More Easily Shutterstock If you’re spending time outside this summer, using sunscreen is non-negotiable. With over 90,000 cases of melanoma diagnosed in the United States alone each year, your decision to slap on some sunscreen—or forgo it—might actually a matter of life and death. However, even if you’ve stocked up on the highest SPF money can buy, and it won’t make a lick of difference if you aren’t applying it correctly....

15 Must-Watch Documentaries That Will Instantly Make You Smarter Shutterstock What is it that makes a documentary compelling? This unique and powerful medium of storytelling has an edge on fiction thanks to (hopefully) staying true to the subject matter and being educational as well as interesting. While some documentaries are meant simply to entertain, others offer an in-depth look at complex issues that expand our world. Here are 15 documentaries that will not only make you feel smarter but will give you something to think about long after you’ve watched them....

17 Things Your Parents Told You That Were Actually Valuable Life Lessons iStock Do parents really know best ? If you asked the majority of children, they’d probably tell you no. And we don’t blame them—it can be easy to feel that way when you’re just a kid and adults seem like unreasonable bosses with demands that don’t make sense. But guess what? Those people who raised you were wiser than you ever realized....

17 Ways to Make Your Trip to the DMV Less Miserable Shutterstock No one likes going to the DMV. And while many state governments are actually trying to improve the experience of visiting a Department of Motor Vehicles—in California, for instance, governor Gavin Newsom has even established a “DMV Reinvention Strike Team” —the reality is, sea to shining sea, that they still remain stubbornly slow, bureaucratically inept, and utterly frustrating....

18 Dumb Things You’re Always Overspending Money On Shutterstock We’ve all been there: You get to the end of the billing cycle and are left asking, “How did my credit card bill get so high? I just paid it off!” Then, after a careful review of your charges, you realize that those $10 items really added up, or that a simple night out ballooned into a three-digit charge. Overspending catches us by surprise—it’s often done without us even realizing we are doing it....

20 Secrets Your Gynecologist Won’t Tell You Shutterstock Going to the gynecologist is routine medical care for most women , but even after years spent in the stirrups, many patients are still apprehensive when it comes time for their annual appointment. While going to the gynecologist can be an awkward, intimate, or even embarrassing experience for some patients, for the doctors providing care, it’s just another day at the office. (In fact, these doctors have seen it all, from patients with interesting ideas about how to take care of their bodies to performing life-saving surgeries right in the nick of time....

23 Brilliant Garage Storage Ideas That Will Free Up So Much Space iStock Garages can quickly go from a place where you park your car to a dumping ground for all the miscellaneous items you have lying around your home. Before you know it, your space has become a disorganized mess of sports equipment, cleaning supplies, power tools, holiday decorations, and more. But if you’re finally ready to get your garage in order, we talked to experts to get their advice on the best way to do just that....

25 Expert Predictions About the Future That Will Terrify You Shutterstock Looking into a crystal ball can be a pretty frightening experience. While futurists and researchers see plenty of exciting things when they consider what the coming decades or centuries might hold, they also have found plenty of reasons for alarm. From the proliferation of invasive technology to increased likelihood of war and a widespread vulnerability to hacking, the future is potentially plenty bleak....

25 Shows Like “The Summer I Turned Pretty” You’ll Love Amazon Prime Video For two seasons, fans have been following the story of Isabel “Belly” Conklin in The Summer I Turned Pretty . The coming-of-age show is about a teen girl, Belly ( Lola Tung ), who visits fictional Cousins Beach each summer to spend time with her mom Laurel’s ( Jackie Chung ) best friend Susannah ( Rachel Blanchard ), and her two sons, Conrad ( Christopher Briney ) and Jeremiah ( Gavin Casalegno )....

25 Super Creative Christmas Gifts for 2019 Shutterstock There’s no denying that the internet has made gift-giving easier than ever. If you can dream it, chances are it’s out there and available at the touch of a button. But to truly impress the folks on your list this year, you’re going to need to think outside of the box. From Renaissance-era pet portraits to a backpack that makes commuting so much safer, these clever gifts are out to prove that Christmas is the perfect time to unleash your creativity....

3 IRS Changes That Could Affect Your Tax Refund This Year iStock There are a few important annual tasks that come with the start of each new year, not the least of which is reviewing your finances and beginning the steps to file your taxes . But whether you’re enlisting the help of a professional or going it on your own, there are a few key elements that are significantly different than last year—including some that could play a part in how much you see back....

3 Tips to Avoid Getting Gray Hair Prematurely, Naturopathic Doctor Reveals Tatiana Foxy / iStock In a society obsessed with youthful appearances, embracing your silver strands in confidence can be both beautiful and powerful. This is true at any age. However, if you hope to protect your natural color for as long as possible, you’re not alone. One recent study found that 72 percent of women “dread going gray,” believing that it ages them more than any other physical feature....