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How to Review an Album
Reviewing an album can be a creative, interesting, and meaningful task. To be successful, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with musical terms, research the artist, and listen to the album multiple times. If you stay polite and back up your opinions wit...
How to Chug Water Safely: Tips and Tricks
If you’re looking for a silly way to drink more water, you may have considered chugging. Chugging’s a fun party trick, and everyone could all use a little extra water in their day-to-day, but remember not to go overboard. Chugging too much water can be da...
How to Treat a Stingray Sting
Stingrays are a flat-bodied cartilaginous fish with one or more barbed stingers located midway on the tail. They normally live in coastal tropical and subtropical marine waters, making it possible for them to come in contact with humans.[1] X Research...
How to Solve a Sudoku
You want to try sudoku, but you don't know where to begin. Sudoku looks hard because it involves numbers, but in reality, it's not math-based. Even if you think you're bad at math, you can still do well at sudoku. In fact, the numbers could be replaced wi...
Yodeling for Beginners: Teach Yourself to Yodel
A rousing yodel that echoes through the hills and halls might just be the showstopper you need for your musical arsenal. Good news—with a little technique advice and some good warmups, it’s totally possible to learn a show-stopping yodel without ever taki...
How to Write and Pitch an Idea for a TV Show
Competition is stiff in the television industry, even more if you don't have your name out there already as shows come and go rapidly. Knowing how to write and pitch your original ideas or scripts will give you a huge leg-up, allowing you to get your idea...
How to Do a Boneless on a Skateboard
A boneless is a street trick where you grab the middle of the board with your hand, plant one foot on the ground to pop the board up, and then land back on the ground with both feet on the board. To do a boneless, you've got to get some momentum going and...
How to Be a Better Stage Actor
Stage acting is a unique art that takes effort to master. Apart from taking classes, there are plenty of ways to hone your craft on your own. Start by memorizing lines, so you can concentrate on mechanics and character development. Practice enunciating an...
How to Avoid a Confrontation
If you feel as though a fight is brewing, do not panic. You can defuse a bad situation to prevent both verbal and physical confrontation. Try to calm yourself down so that you can handle the situation in a rational manner. You can also help the other pers...
How to Tell Somebody to Not Call You Every Day
Having a person call you every day or even several times a day can be disruptive and potentially stressful. You may be tempted to lose your patience and yell at this person or just ignore their calls or block their number from your phone. However, yelling...
How to Walk Safely at Night
There are a variety of precautions that you can take to ensure your safety while walking at night. When walking at night, make sure you walk confidently and with a purpose. Avoid being distracted by your cellphone, and avoid dark alleyways and parking lot...
How to Master Dance Dance Revolution
Ever seen that crazy dance game in arcades? That's Dance Dance Revolution, or DDR, and with a little practice, you can be a master at it. Here's how to dance your heart out!
How to Roll a Cigarette
Rolling your own cigarettes gives you more control over the paper, the tobacco type, and the size of the cigarette. You can roll cigarettes by hand, or you can use a rolling machine. All you need are rolling papers, loose-leaf tobacco, a bit of dexterity,...
How to Dreadlock Straight Hair
Just because you have straight hair doesn't mean that you can't get dreadlocks. In fact, there are a couple of methods you can use to achieve them. Backcombing and the twist and rip are 2 methods that you can use to start dreading your hair, but both will...
How to Remove Hair Removal Wax from the Carpet
DIY body hair removal can be a hassle, but it becomes even more of a bother when body wax finds its way into the carpet. Removing it improperly can tear up your carpet or leave a nasty stain behind. Stubborn wax can usually be removed using a combination...
How to Bunny Hop on a Bike
A "bunny hop" is a bicycle trick that involves jumping both the front and back wheels off the ground at the same time. The trick will allow you to launch your bike into the air to avoid or jump over obstacles. The bunny hop is really a combination of two...