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Today’s Best Deals: GreenWorks Tools, Pebble Time Steel, Anker HomeVac, and More
GreenWorks lawn tools, Pebble Time watches, and a convertible Anker vacuum lead off Friday’s best deals.
How Finding the Right Community Can Help Your Creativity
Van Gogh may now be widely recognized as one of the most influential and creative artists of all time, but he died alone and penniless. Why? Because 100 years ago his canvas’ were seen as the hallucinatory original works of a sociopathic recluse. It wasn’t until years later, when other artists and critics had defined a new aesthetic criteria for art that his works were accepted as creative masterpieces.
FoxType Breaks Down the Structure of Any Sentence So You Can Visualize It
If you want to improve your grammar, you may find it helpful to analyze how sentences are structured. FoxType does the work for you, visually breaking down your sentences so you can see how each word functions.
Use an Onion to Make Assembling Skewers and Kebabs Easier (and Safer)
Skewers and kebabs are easy to make, and assembling them isn’t hard, but anyone who’s poked themselves on a skewer knows it can still suck. Luckily, all you need to speed up the process (and make it safer) is an onion—one you may be using anyway.
Chocolate Chips Are the Secret Ingredient to a Shiny, Crackly Crust for Your Brownies
I’ll be honest, when it comes to brownies, I tend to favor the box mixes, mainly because I haven’t found a homemade recipe that gives you that gorgeous, crackly, shiny crust. King Arthur Flour has cracked the shiny code however, and the secret is chocolate chips.
Save Big On the Excellent Pebble Time Steel, Today Only on Amazon
The Pebble Time has quietly established itself as one of the best products you can attach to your wrist, and the Steel model actually looks…kind of attractive? Today only, Amazon will sell you a refurb for just $130, in two different colors. Just note that this is a Gold Box deal, so lock in your order before time runs out.
BookWithMatrix Makes It Dead Simple to Buy Plane Tickets With ITA Matrix
Most deal-hunting travelers have Google’s ITA Matrix in their arsenal. The only problem is, you can’t book flights directly through Matrix. You just get the info, then search and book the flights yourself. Book With Matrix makes it dead simple to do this, though. Just copy and paste.
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Snap Up Anker’s Cordless, Convertible Vacuum Cleaner For $105
Anker’s new vacuum transforms from handheld to upright, has the impressive runtime you’d expect from the brand that makes your favorite battery packs
, a washable HEPA filter, a good warranty, and a $105 price tag that’s within $5 of an all-time low.
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