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Moving into a new home can be scary. No matter the reason for leaving your current spot—whether it’s rising rent, quality of life issues, or something more positive like a new job opportunity—your old home was comfortable and familiar. You knew what the problems were and what to expect each day. A new house is a blank slate.And so is the neighborhood you’re moving into. It might be a charming, friendly stretch that welcomes you like a friend, or it might be a tense, unhappy block that raises your stress levels. Research and surveillance are always good ideas when considering a move to a new neighborhood, but there’s one more step you should always take before signing a lease or buying a place: Ask your potential new neighbors a few crucial questions. The folks who already live in that neig...

After years of working out in the summer sun, I've become a connoisseur of sunscreens. I'll wear this stick for my face, that cream on my hands for shorter runs, this spray for long trail runs—and that's aside from slipping on a sun shirt to provide my primary upper-body protection. The exact formulation of each sunscreen matters, so let me tell you what to look for in order to be a discerning customer.Before we get into it, I want to make it clear that pretty much any sunscreen is better than no sunscreen, so don't feel like you need to delay your next workout until you have sourced the perfect product. (And no, there are no health concerns about sunscreen that outweigh the very well-documented risks of getting too much sun exposure. Lifehacker's Stephen Johnson has an explainer on that h...