Mary-Elisabeth Combs

1 week ago | cnet.com | Macy Meyer |Clifford Colby |Mary-Elisabeth Combs

Money Taxes More than 1.1 million taxpayers have unclaimed tax refunds from 2021. You have until April 15 to claim, or the money disappears forever. Macy Meyer Writer II Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, including home security, fitness and nutrition, smart home tech and more.

4 weeks ago | prod2.sleepopolis.com | Mary-Elisabeth Combs

If you can think back to this summer’s Olympic games, you might remember some of the crazy sleep news that seemed to be coming out everyday, or perhaps you might remember some of the breakout stars of the Olympics. Perhaps one of the most popular breakout stars from the 2024 Paris games was Stephen Nedoroscick, affectionately known as the “Pommel Horse Guy” by most Americans.

4 weeks ago | prod2.sleepopolis.com | Mary-Elisabeth Combs

Sometimes, it can feel like celebrities are coming out with cash-grabby collaborations and products left and right. However, every once in a while, a celebrity comes out with a brand or creates a product with a company and it feels super authentic to both the brand and the celeb. So you might imagine my skepticism when I came across Jimmy Fallon’s pajama collaboration with New York based clothing company Alex Mill, aptly named P’Jimmies.

4 weeks ago | prod2.sleepopolis.com | Mary-Elisabeth Combs

You’ve likely heard that it’s best for your circadian rhythm and sleep to keep your room cold at night, but as winter approaches and temperatures start to drop, this advice gets harder and harder to follow. Personally, there’s nothing I love more than curling up at night with all of my coziest and heaviest blankets, only to kick them off while I sleep because they get too warm.

1 month ago | cnet.com | Mary-Elisabeth Combs

In college, I would do my best to cook for myself, but that would require me to perfectly time my main dish with several sides so that all my food would be done at once. Reality typically set in after coming home from a long day of classes. I was rarely in the mood to put in the time and mental energy necessary to plan my meals. This resulted in me spending way too much money on takeout or just eating snacks from my pantry.