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AP Buyline asked me to review the Zinus Green Tea Original mattress, and even though it didn’t smell like green tea, it’s so comfortable I’ve started just hanging out in bed. I read a lot more thanks to this bed, and I now have to get rid of my perfectly acceptable old mattress. This is … Read more

Two earbud reviews are now up at Time, where I’m doing some product reviews via Taboola. It’s the Bowers & Wilkins Pi7 S2 vs. Technics EAH-AZ80, and I know which pair of earphones is the clear winner in my book. You’ll have to compare for yourself to say for sure, but my pick is obvious.

Making my debut over at the newest splice of whatever online publishing becomes in capitalism, I spoke with experts about men’s watches to recommend some mighty fine timepieces to accessorize your outfit in any circumstance. Since utility is the first consideration in an expensive purchase* (and mild outlays, as well), I made sure these watches … Read more

Hi, HearstMade has drafted me into the legions of Veranda loyalists, not because I’m so dope at gardening (I’m not! But I’m great at compost), but rather, because my grilling expertise, combined with an unimpeachable sense of design, make me the perfect candidate to lie about my qualifications for writing How to Design an Outdoor … Read more

Boy, what a year. Another new publication in the freelance logs, joining its many HearstMade brethren. This time up it’s Elle Decor, where I wax green on the value of heat pumps for the modern home. I actually sold myself on getting one in my new apartment, though I’ll save that purchase for the summer … Read more

Way, WAY too many knives showed up at my house for the neighbors to not be validly concerned, but I promise it was to test how thinly they could slice a tomato. I did not saw through any aluminum cans, because I respect you, Misen. Here are my top picks, along with a couple to … Read more

Second inning in my three pieces for Thrillist on how to best enjoy the ballpark is now live: it’s all the gear you need, and none of what you won’t, to take yourself out to the ballgame without any roasting and only the good kind of toasting. Part one is here, if you’re looking for … Read more

Live sports are great, but sometimes you want the feel of attending a baseball game minus the very drunk Phillies fan hucking cheese fries at a child in front of you. That’s when Thrillist calls me up and asks me to plan you a great day with friends, hucking only things at your children that … Read more

Two new sponsored-content articles are up at Pop Mech, both with Kohler generators. You interview, you learn, you get hyped for unlimited power! Well, within reason. Anyway, please enjoy What You Need to Know About Installing a Home Generator and its companion piece, 5 Easy Home Upgrades to Combat Extreme Weather. I got to talk … Read more

Ooni pizza ovens are cool! Or so I’ve heard, because nobody sent me one to play around with for this article. Still, it was neat to ponder everything you could make beyond pizza, such as instantly seared steaks if you’re feeling particularly risk-tolerant. This one was sponsored content, so it was more or less a … Read more

New client! New topic! I looked at every reason to get hyped for the customizable vehicular melee game Redline Royale over at Polygon. Does this presage more of me writing about video games? Very likely not! I play so few. I don’t understand how anybody has time for it. But they’re fun when I do? … Read more

Something you might not know about the web publishing world is that the run-up to Thanksgiving is a mad flurry of activity to prep all the gift guides that will ideally run without hiccups on Black Friday. If this happens, the writers, editors, designers, and video wizards of the internet, can enjoy our tofu-seitan-tempeh turducken … Read more

But I am making some bonafides over at Popular Mechanics. My latest batch of Hearst assignments is a tour of your home’s first floor, from garage to stairs, with Eight Creative Gift Ideas for Friends Who Love Hosting and 7 Gifts to Upgrade Their Toolkit in 2023, both up now at that engineering site. It’s … Read more

Beginning with the ChefsTemp Finaltouch X10 thermometer here, I’m reviewing food and drink and their associated tools and paraphernalia on this site now. There’s more of it rolling through Chez Bankshot than all the food and drink clients can approve or fits into their coverage style, and it helps me expand as a food and … Read more

For a New Yorker with a desk job, I use multitools quite a bit. Perhaps it’s because I’ve had mostly living situations where it’s easier to DIY than wait forever for a landlord response to problems. Maybe it’s having had a backyard and doing a lot of little jobs in the garden. Or possibly it’s … Read more

Welcome back. In part one, we looked at the simple idea of how getting a direct deposit payment from a client ought to earn you a bank bonus — in essence, getting paid twice for working once. In part two, we showed the main obstacles people find to trying this for themselves, and the built-in … Read more

Welcome back to the freelancer’s guide to harvesting bank bonuses. In part one, we showed freelancers are optimized to reap bank bonuses via payments from multiple clients. Today I’ll run down all the reasons you might balk at opening multiple bank accounts, and then show the answers that resolve your concerns, valid though they may … Read more

I promise you, this actually works and isn’t just a clickbait headline. Harvest bank bonuses to double your income and make more money freelancing.