The models below are the ones we would recommend to our friends and family. The most reliable vehicle is highlighted, with other highly rated models listed beneath it in order of their reliability ratings. Each has standard electronic stability control, an important safety feature. Many are also available with active safety features such as forward…
SundaysA majority of football action takes place on Sunday, starting on Sept. 7. Early and late afternoon games are split between CBS and Fox, while NBC airs a “Sunday Night Football” game. You can watch all those games on the regular cable channels or you can stream them. The CBS games are available on the…
Branch Ergonomic Chair Pro Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Kristianne Egbert has worked in occupational ergonomics for nearly 20 years and is now a senior corporate ergonomist at Briotix Health, a workplace injury prevention company. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Egbert also says that repeated use of a laptop alone on a desk is going to have a huge effect…
Inside the cavern of Catch One nightclub on the last Friday in August, neon laser beams shower the dance floor and bodies sway in devotional harmony, as ravers from every corner of Los Angeles flock to deliver an offering at the altar of Labubu. Everyone is here. The true believers and truly curious, the trend…
Hard-shell luggage has grown in popularity, thanks in part to marketing by premium brands such as Away and Rimowa. Typically made of high-tech plastic, the bags are a good option for protecting valuables. Some models expand in the middle like soft-sided luggage, offering added flexibility when you need more space. As a group, the hard-shell…
Vehicles recalled: Dodge Journey SUVs manufactured between May 2, 2019, and Dec. 21, 2020, and Ram ProMaster vans manufactured between May 2, 2019, and Nov. 27, 2021. The problem: A faulty backup camera means these vehicles do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, “Rear Visibility.” The fix: Dodge and Ram dealerships…
While Dolby imposes no hard limit on the number or type of speakers (or subwoofers) you can use in a single FlexConnect system, each manufacturer’s choice of processor determines what’s feasible. What you can’t do is use any other company’s wireless speakers—whether they’re FlexConnect-compatible or not. Naturally, this raises the question of compatibility. When other…
I love a list. I can happily write the same to-do list in six different places in a single day (good thing I test digital notebooks and paper planners). I often find myself rewriting the little brainstorms in my Notes app because the ideas are still banging around in my brain, asking to be let…
Main theme: In this episode of the “Talking Cars” podcast, we discuss our impressions of the Hyundai Ioniq 9 three-row all-electric SUV. The Ioniq 9 shares a platform with the Kia EV9, which we discussed back on episode #438. But while the EVs have the same seating capacities, nearly identical dimensions, and similar energy efficiency…
Consumer Reports found the median annual premium to be just under $1,500, based on a national survey of 40,566 policyholders in 2024. The results showed that about a quarter of people in the U.S. with car insurance have annual premiums between $1,000 and $1,499. And more than 10 percent have annual premiums of $3,000 or…