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I Tried 7 Products Designed to Make Solo Travel Less Scary
Solo travel is something I’ve wanted to try for a long time, but I’ve been afraid to. From movies like “Taken” that show women being kidnapped for sex trafficking to horror stories on social media about the terrible experiences women have had while abroad, it’s hard not to be a little fearful. Anytime I mention wanting to travel alone to…
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7 Best Co-op Horror Games That Are Genuinely Scary
There was a time when I had no idea how a co-op horror game would work or how you could make a co-op game that’s actually scary. I always imagined that even the scariest games would lose their effect the second one of my friends would clown around and t-bag the monster chasing us. Yet, the game industry has proved…
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How Playing Scary Games Made Me Less of a Scaredy-Cat
If you knew me growing up, you’d probably say I was a huge wuss. And honestly, you’d be right. Scary movies, haunted houses, spooky games? No thanks. And don’t get me started on bugs. If anything with too many legs got near me, let alone touched me, I’d completely flip out. Even in my early twenties, I remember calling my…
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Microsoft Edge will soon protect you from these scary scams that even Chrome can’t
If you’re already a fan of Microsoft’s Edge, or if you have a newer computer user in the house, you’ll want to know about the browser’s latest feature: a scareware blocker. This new built-in security feature aims to keep users from falling for malware that attempts to trick them into giving out personal or financial information by filling their screens…
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How ‘Scary Hour’ Helps Me Stay on Top of My Finances
We may earn a commission from links on this page. We all have those money tasks that make our stomachs churn. You know the ones—checking your credit card balance after a spendy month, finally opening that medical bill, or diving into your retirement account settings. Enter “Scary Hour,” a trending productivity technique that’s helping me transform financial anxiety into actionable…
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Your Halloween Party Needs a Scary Charcuterie Board
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Despite all the candy and colorfully packaged cake and cookies in the grocery store, Halloween isn’t actually much of a food holiday—especially when compared to the big hitters like Thanksgiving. Since I’m training to be a long distance runner, I have less room on my plate for a bag of…
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The Best Horror Movies That Aren’t Too Scary to Watch With Your Kids
We may earn a commission from links on this page. If you’re looking for a Halloween movie to watch with your children, but you don’t want to traumatize them with Texas Chainsaw Massacre, here are the best scary-but-not-too–scary flicks you can stream right now. These aren’t toothless pablum; I tried to find movies with enough real horror to be interesting,…
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The New Grok Image Generator Ignores Nearly All Safety Guardrails & It’s Scary
With an early beta release of Grok-2, Elon Musk-led xAI announced that it’s integrating an image generation model into its AI service. The image generation is powered by Flux, a new open-source model developed by Black Forest Labs. Now, xAI’s Grok image generator recently came under fire for seemingly having no safety guardrails to prevent users from generating potentially harmful…
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