Another option is to buy a hackable DVD player and set to Region Free. Then buy DVDs from the country you want to learn the language from via eBay. I've done this with Italian - works b/c they dub everything. And you've never really seen "The Godfather" until you've seen it dubbed in Italian with English subtitles.…

Cool - BTW, try to use sticks instead of ground cinnemon - seems to smell stronger and much easier to clean up.

Love this Ted Talk - this totally works. I take dance classes and some of the poses we hit in warm up are similarly empowering, those are the ones I use (relevé, arms in high 5th, turned out like a strong V). I just used this trick before a nerve wracking situation - appearing on camera, and it totally helped.

I learned this when taking a cooking class once - teacher called it "an old French housewives trick" which made me want to try it even more; I instantly adored & have been using for years.

What's with all the Kale hate? I was skeptical skeptical until a GF made a great salad for me, now a converted. Citrus makes a big difference! In salad, use a lemon based dressing and in smoothies, use Pineapple to cut the bitterness - yum.

Fantastic book about the internal battle most all writers face. Highly recommnended.

I remember a lot of firsts: first kiss, job, rock concert - first trip to Europe, first time riding a bike, first movie without a grown-up. First cell phone? Seriously? Was I supposed to remember this? Was this supposed to be a Lifetime Movie Moment? No freaking idea.

My pleasure! Salute!

Love this idea! For those thinking of giving this as a present, last year I wanted to make my own Bitters, but didn't leave enough time.

No, not as a force all its own, not as something to "believe in."

Evil is not a force, it's an adjective used to describe unconscionable behavior; those who lack a conscience are called sociopaths. Therefor, evil is the result of sociopathy.

Wow - I had no idea it did that - good to know!

Thank you! Remembered having seen this and needed to find it this morning when boyfriend locked keys in car. You're the best Lifehacker!

Prep berries by washing in vinegar - best advice I've read in ages. Lifehacker you need to read Lifehacker:

Here's a a terrific NYT article that goes into more detail about WHY this helps kids.

Recently I've gone back to e-music.com Not as good as it was when it first started out, but if you buy a certain mount of music regularly, it's the best deal around. The trick is to count on using "booster packs" to complete purchases. If you don't, you run the risk of not using your whole balance and letter some…

9 or 9:30am until I have to eat; 9 to 1pm is prime time and I try not to schedule anything then if I can possibly help it.

Make a commitment to yourself the night before. Write it down, meditate on it for a minute - some way to formally imprint in your brain that this is your goal. Sort of like when you know you need to get up at a certain time and then you wake up 1 mim before your alarm clock.

I downgraded from iTunes 11 back to 10 b/c they got rid of so many features I used, like being able to open a separate window. I need to do music searches for my work and this is an essential tool.

For years always made "the reach" and offered to pay half, and over time I realized that it really does work best to let him pay for the first date. I'm already very independent and and a hard time coming off as "partner" material. I'm convinced that, if not the act itself, the attitude behind the "offering to…