Newsletter 7/27/18: The KING Of Potato Chip Hacks
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Weekend Edition
1. Life Hack: Potato Chips Edition
Microwave stale potato chips to make them taste crispier and fresher.
2. Workout of the Week: Medicine Ball Planks
If you want to work those abs and strengthen your wrists (hey, holding those planks really hurts!), use a medicine ball to complete your plank workouts. Start in a high plank with your hands on the top of the medicine ball and your feet in a wider stance. Hold the plank steady or, for an extra challenge, lift your right foot and tap your toes out to the side. Repeat with the left foot, and keep alternating for a full minute. [Swirled]
3. What to Watch : “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman“
David Letterman sits down with a roster of some of the most influential people in the world and talks about life. [Netflix]
4. What to Read: “Playing With Matches” by Hannah Orenstein
After graduating from NYU with a journalism degree, Sasha struggles to find a job, so she turns to Craigslist, where she takes a chance on a position at elite matchmaking service Bliss. After sharing her family’s darkest secret, she’s hired on the spot and dives head first into swiping right on Tinder, sipping cocktails with eligible bachelors and maybe even falling for one herself. [Amazon]
5. What to Listen To: “Who? Weekly”
Are you sick of pop culture news coming from the same three A-List celebrities? Then this is the podcast for you. Featuring the craziest entertainment news of the week, “Who? Weekly” breaks down the latest drama from all of your favorite D-List stars, including insider scoops, interviews and hysterical antics. Tune in Tuesdays and Fridays to dive into this hilarious world brought to you by witty hosts Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber. [Who? Weekly]
6. R&R: Energizing Coffee Scrub
Forget that store-brand scrub you were planning to try and make your own using ingredients from your kitchen. With half a cup of ground Fair Trade coffee beans, half a cup of high-quality sea salt and half a cup of coconut oil, you’ll have the best (and best-smelling) skin scrub ever. [Swirled]
7. What to Eat: PB&J Overnight Oats
Make breakfast easy, nutritious and fun by making peanut butter and jelly overnight oats. Layering your jelly and PB of choice with oats and covering the mixture in your favorite milk (or water) will make your morning so much sweeter. [Swirled]
8. What to Drink
: Sparkling Matcha Energy Drink
You may have heard about Brooklyn’s MatchaBar, backed partially by celebrities like Drake and Ansel Elgort. The company just released a sparkling matcha energy drink that includes ceremonial-grade matcha, which will give you a natural boost all day, and excludes all the bad chemicals that other energy drinks often contain. [Swirled]
9. Dream Destination: Berlin, Germany
Interested in seeing Germany’s capital? You gotta check out the Berlin Wall, of course, but branch out and see the city’s central green space and one of Europe’s largest gardens, The Tiergarten. Then hit up the city’s coolest neighborhoods like Kreuzberg, which offers the typical German punk scene with lots of vintage shops, graffiti and cafes. [Swirled]
10. Wild Card: These 15 Popular Glamping Spots Prove That Luxury And Nature Can Coexist
There are a number of places out there to get your glamp on, but the best spots offer a perfect balance between indoors and outdoors. The eco-friendly tree house in Monterey Bay, California, provides a fully-functional kitchen, bathroom and a hot tub without compromising on those woodsy vibes. [Swirled]
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