RELATED: The Best Gas Grills & Grill Accessories You Need To Cook Every Meal In The Backyard The key to barbecue is consistency, and that’s precisely where smart grills excel. In addition to sophisticated burners and self-monitoring systems that regulate heat to within one degree, they typically come with tools to monitor your meat mid-sizzle, and they can even notify your phone when it’s time to flip. Running late? Fire up your smart grill right from your phone on the way back from the grocery store so it’s ready to go when you pull into the driveway....

Here are the 5 reasons why 24 clicked… and endures. 5. Beep, Beep, Beep Episodes of 24 unfolded in what amounted to real-time. So, one hour of running time equaled one hour of Jack Bauer’s life, though he didn’t experience the commercials. Season one, for example, started at midnight and a season consisted of 24 episodes. The action would build to a crescendo or conflicts between characters would come to a head and… up flickered a digital countdown clock with its beep, beep, beep sound, as the show cut to a commercial....

“High-functioning anxiety,” like “high-functioning depression,” is not a clinical diagnosis. But when people refer to it, they tend to imagine the following: someone who finds success in life — usually professionally, academically, and/or financially — regardless of their struggles with anxiety. But Marty Cooper, Ph.D., a psychologist based in New York, asks: Are they doing well regardless of anxiety, or in part because of it? Whenever Cooper is working with clients who have high-functioning anxiety, he thinks of the Yerkes-Dodson curve, which identifies relationships between stress and performance....

Can’t score on an open net (sexual metaphorically speaking)? It doesn’t make you a bad hockey player (still metaphorically speaking). Getting literal for a minute, one in 10 couples have trouble conceiving kids, but knowing the stats doesn’t make it any easier. Trying something over and over again, no matter how fun the activity, can make anyone frustrated — especially when it’s with your partner. Do you give up? Do you keep going?...

title: “6 Gaslighting Phrases You May Be Guilty Of Using” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-18” author: “Randall Oliver”

Self-deprecating thoughts about how much you suck at parenting may seem like appropriate penance for your mess-ups, but this type of thinking doesn’t just affect your self-esteem. According to Abby Gagerman, a Chicago-based therapist, shame-based self talk –if left unchecked – can increase stress levels, or even result in anxiety and depression as well as trigger a self-fulfilling prophecy that also impacts your kids. “You can’t be the type of parent you want to be if you believe a negative message about yourself,” she says....

But what if a grandparent’s behavior edges into toxic territory? That is, if their behavior adds a lot of stress and negativity to your household. Telling the difference between run-of-the-mill aggravating grandparents from toxic grandparents can be challenging. For one thing, your family might be the sole target of the grandparent’s toxicity. As Manhattan, NY-based therapist Natalie Capano notes, some grandparents are only toxic when they’re grandparenting. “A toxic grandparent may engage in toxic patterns specifically around their role as a grandparent, or they could generally be a toxic person that happens to be a grandparent,” Capano says....

“Some couples intuitively know how to have good sex, and how to take good care of a sexual relationship,” says New York City sex therapist Stephen Snyder MD, author of the new book Love Worth Making: How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long-Lasting Relationship, “They know how to balance sexual selfishness and generosity. It’s important to have both.” Snyder adds that they also know how to balance being an “I” and a “we” in a relationship....

A few years ago, I started organizing trips with people I’ve met around town at the cafe, on creative projects, or at kiddy parties. The first of these was an ice fishing trip to North Hero, VT, with three fellow non-fishermen. I stoked everyone’s imaginations with tales of the “water wolf” (a variety of pike) and “Champ,” Lake Champlain’s own mythical “Nessie”-type creature. We drove up there from the Hudson Valley in the worst blizzard of the year, listening primarily to nineties gangster rap....

title: “8 Strange But Surprisingly Effective Pieces Of Home Fitness Equipment” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-04” author: “William Cower”

Make sure you don’t get distracted by the superfluous bell and whistles you’ll find on the most expensive models. Instead, focus on the basics. First and foremost: battery life. After all, you don’t want a drone that dies on you after just a few minutes of airtime. You should also make sure your new toy has a solid camera capable of capturing gorgeous footage and a range that lets you do a decent amount of aerial exploration....

Adam Nimoy never wore his father’s famous ears, but he does share much of his father’s talent — and many of his demons. The 61-year-old writer and director, whose most recent work is the memoir My Incredibly Wonderful, Miserable Life, struggled with addiction. For much of his early life, had a contentious relationship with his dad, who he describes as a workaholic who often put his family second. Adam contributes his dad’s behavior to his upbringing in a working-class Russian family, but it nonetheless led to a lot of clashes and even estrangement throughout his life....

The trailer, which is helpfully subtitled on YouTube for those who find Sandler’s mumbling unintelligible, gives brief glimpses at the numerous stars in this movie. Kevin James and Kenan Thompson are skeptical cops, Steve Buscemi is the new town weirdo, Julie Bowen is the wholesome diner waitress, and Tim Meadows and Maya Rudolph….wear costumes. Oh, and Shaq is there, if only for a second. The trailer makes it clear just how widely mocked and despised Hubie is....

Whether you’re in the market for a primitive campsite or something more established, from yurts to lean-tos, cabins, trailers, treehouses, glamping-like experiences, and more, these outdoor-centric apps use the same model Airbnb popularized: Find your location and structure online, read through details, scan reviews, flip through photos, contact the owner to book your stay, pay through the website, and with a few turns, you’ve arrived at secluded serenity. While not every city or state is fully covered, these four websites in both the U....

Not so. Research shows these statements have consequences, eroding the trust between parent and child. “Once you open your mouth, you need to follow through,” says Michele Borba, an educational psychologist and author of UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World. “Because kids are very smart and they have radar detectors and they will find out if it’s a false promise.” Research shows that young children keep their promises and they expect others to do the same....

So, whether you want to track your roots, potentially solve a cold case, or win a bet, we’ve rounded up the best DNA kits on Prime Day. These accurate and reliable reports take 6-8 weeks once your sample is sent. And while 23andMe offers reports that provide insight into risks into developing a disease, the company warns that they shouldn’t be used to make medical decisions. You receive your online results in 6-8 weeks with AncestryDNA....

“They don’t have to deal with the consequences of angry diatribes and don’t have to fear retribution,” he writes. “They can say whatever they want to whoever they want and get away with it. They can rant and rave, call people names, make false statements about people, start or contribute to rumors, and sometimes ruin lives — and forget all about it when they walk away from the screen.” This behavior, he concludes, is nothing short of cowardly....

During an interview on the Happy Sad Confused Podcast, Garfield was asked about the possibility of reprising the role to face-off against Venom in a future film and said it was “a cool idea.” Hardly confirmation but it does indicate that Garfield is at least open to the possibility, which is all the internet needs to begin speculating about Garfield’s future in Sony’s Venomverse. Before we even dive into whether or not Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker facing off against Venom is a good idea from a storytelling perspective, let’s first look at if this is even possible....

RELATED: The 11 Best Toy Robots That Teach Kids Coding And STEM Skills Anki Overdrive is a combination of old-school slot car and modern video games, which stay on the track using built-in artificial intelligence while you (or your kid, whatever) steer via the smartphone app. Destroy your enemies with virtual Spy Hunter-esque weapons, like pulse rams and gravity traps, and watch the damage play out on the physical racetrack....

Apple Watch Series 4: Bigger and Healthier Than Ever The new version of the Apple Watch will come in 40 and 44 mm sizes, a bump from the current 38 and 42 mm. Smaller bezels will surround the new OLED screen, the end result is more than 30 percent more screen real estate. The device’s health features are also getting a bump. The new electrocardiograph sensor promises more accurate heart rate readings than the optical sensors used in previous Apple Watches and most fitness trackers....