Peeling a hard-boiled egg can go wrong very quickly: shells under nails, chunks of egg strewn everywhere, your counter looking like some kind of eggy battlefield. But there is an easier — and faster — way to get those pesky shells off. Here’s how to do it: Hard boil your eggs as usual. Once cooked, …

It’s time to put onion-crying to a definitive stop! Aren’t you tired of your mascara running down your face every time you make dinner? So here’s how to avoid crying the next time you cut an onion: simply peel the onion, cut a few incisions into it and microwave on high for 30 seconds. That …

A lone boat dock projects into Great Moose Lake, in St. Albans, Maine, in this photo from maxnana. Babsintn caught brilliant umbers, golds and rusts painting an autumnal backdrop behind a barn in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The trees of Mill Run, Pennsylvania, frame Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in golds and greens, as captured by Belle Chaise …

Stainless steel fridges, dishwashers and ovens arrive at your house with a pristine gleam that feels like it will stand the test of time. But you know better: Eventually the appliances will lose their luster thanks to grubby fingers, water drips and messy accidents. Depending on what you have on-hand, you can use any of …

IS IT A FLOATING CITY, A MAZE OF COMPUTER CIRCUITRY … Or simply a bloated apartment complex at an unusual angle? Viewed straight up from a street-level courtyard by photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagreze, this old residential building on Hong Kong island becomes a canyon of glass and concrete, jagged with balconies and window-mounted AC units. Lose …