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The Kitchn
The Best Method for Making Bacon
Cast iron or in the oven? Microwave or air fryer?
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The War Zone
When Secret Mystery Planes Landed At The Air Bases Where I Was Stationed
It may sound like fiction, but on rare occasions, ordinary air bases have extraordinary mystery visitors. It happened to me, twice.
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The Guardian
Formerly Anti-Vax Parents on How They Changed Their Minds: ‘I Really Made a Mistake’
Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism.
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Afar
Advice on Learning a New Language From People Who Speak Up to 16
Anyone can learn a new language, no matter their age. Simply follow this expert advice down the sweet-talking path to success.
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Inverse
Can Spicy Food Boost Our Gut Health? Here’s What the Science Says.
Foods that help the microbiome flourish could provide a host of health benefits.
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BBC Future
The Curious Ways Your Skin Shapes Your Health
Weathered or unhealthy skin is emerging as a major risk factor for almost every single age-related disease, from Parkinson’s to type 2 diabetes.
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Nautilus
What This Drawing Taught Me About Four-Dimensional Spacetime
Stuck in his research, a cosmologist finds a hint in an intricate drawing.
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The Atlantic
How Much Leisure Time Do the Happiest People Have?
Too little, and people tend to get stressed. Too much, and people tend to feel idle.
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BBC News
How to Be Mediocre and Be Happy With Yourself
He'd taken a quote by Shakespeare on greatness and turned it on its head. The implication was clear: mediocrity is a bad thing, to be avoided.
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Romper
The Food Our Parents Fed Us
Cans of Cream of Something and frozen vegetables and rice plus more rice made for dinners that tasted like love. (And sanity.)
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Knowable Magazine
What if We Tolerated Diseases?
The immune cells that fight viruses are well-known. But some scientists think we should allow our bodies to more harmlessly live with pathogens until they’re cleared from our system.
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Homes & Gardens
When to Plant Vegetables – Our Month-by-Month Guide
Plan your vegetable planting for the year with this handy monthly calendar.
Popular Collections
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Pocket Collections
The Art of Navigating Thorny Office Politics
From bad bosses to gossipy colleagues and, of course, office refrigerator drama.
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Eater
The Best Housewarming Gifts (That You’ll Want for Yourself)
If a whole leg of ham is a little too much, there’s always a pickle crock.
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The New Yorker
Treating Gaza’s Collective Trauma
In Gaza, where displaced children play games called “air strike” and act out death, the lack of mental-health resources has become another emergency.
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The Atlantic
How the Muppets Helped Me Grieve
After my father got sick, his collaborations with Jim Henson kept me afloat.
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Quanta Magazine
At 17, Hannah Cairo Solved a Major Math Mystery
After finding the homeschooling life confining, the teen petitioned her way into a graduate class at Berkeley, where she ended up disproving a 40-year-old conjecture.
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Scientific American
The Hidden Way Allergens Attack Nose, Throat and Lung Cells
The immune system senses damage to cell membranes caused by pore-forming proteins and mounts a response.
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NPR
What’s the Deal With Electrolyte Drinks — Do You Need Them to Stay Hydrated?
A classic 20-ounce bottle of lemon-lime Gatorade contains nearly one-eighth teaspoons of salt and 80 milligrams of potassium — electrolytes “to help replace what you sweat out,” the product’s ads say.
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The Walrus
Whiteouts, Ice Roads, and Wolverines: What Working at a Diamond Mine in the Far North Is Like
In minus forty, even a twisted ankle can turn deadly if no one knows where to find you.
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POLITICO Magazine
Meet the Fraudster Who Wants to Make California Its Own Country
The man behind the Calexit movement claims to be a baller. But he’s broke.
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BBC
The Unusual Brains of Noise-Sensitive People
Though noise sensitivity is often dismissed by doctors, it can have long-term effects on our mental and physical health.
Popular Mechanics
Humans Didn’t Evolve Two Legs to Run, Scientists Say—They Just Wanted Some Mangos
Some scientists believe humans became bipedal to adapt to climate change, but our closest primate ancestors complicate that picture.
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Architectural Digest
15 Essential Interior Design Styles to Know Now
From boho to Japandi, modern to industrial, use this handy guide from AD to find the look that matches your taste.
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CBS News
Americans Could Soon Face Higher Inflation As Businesses Pass Along Tariff Costs, Fed Official Says
Prices could tick higher in 2025 as businesses pass tariff costs on to consumers, Cleveland Fed’s Beth Hammack tells CBS News.
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Smithsonian Magazine
You Can Now Have a Conversation With the Statues at Versailles Using Artificial Intelligence
Through the palace’s smartphone app, visitors can speak with nearly two dozen stunning sculptures and fountains at the historic site in France.
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Variety
Lyrical Media Launches Indie Video Game Publisher Led by UTA, Take Two Vet Blake Rochkind
Alexander Black’s production company Lyrical Media has launched privately funded indie video game publisher Lyrical Games.
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The Guardian
Burn Notice: Gen Z and the Terrifying Rise of Extreme Tanning
Nasal sprays, injections and sunbeds – for many people, the yearning for a tan now outweighs the risks. But why?
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Slate
The Hidden History of That ‘Freaky Friday’ Banger
The movie’s best part was written by a group of teenage girls.
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HuffPost
This Magic Number Is the Highest Heel Height You Should Wear, According to Podiatrists
“Listen to your feet, because they’re trying to tell you something.”
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Grist
Here’s What to Watch for at This Month’s Global Plastics Treaty Talks
Delegates are meeting in Geneva for a sixth — and potentially final — round of negotiations.
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NBC News
This Is the ‘No. 1 Reason’ to Buy the Early Boarding Upgrade, Travel Expert Says
Priority boarding is “basically the race to get our carry-on suitcases in the overhead bins,” said Henry Harteveldt, founder of Atmosphere Research Group.
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Smithsonian Magazine
These Swimmers Are Finishing the Final Voyage of the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald,’ Which Sank in Lake Superior 50 Years Ago
Starting at the wreck site, 68 athletes are completing a 411-mile relay to honor the 29 men who died in the Great Lakes tragedy on November 10, 1975.
Life Hacks
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ABC News
How Trillions in Government Debt Could Hit Your Wallet, According to Experts
A federal agency ratcheted up its estimate of debt tied to Trump’s spending law.
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The Associated Press
The World Nearly Beat Polio. But Fake Records, an Imperfect Vaccine and Missteps Aided Its Comeback.
The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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SELF
5 Injuries ER Doctors See All the Time—and How to Avoid Them
You might be surprised by the seemingly innocuous behaviors that cause them.
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NBC News
Tips to Help Manage Your Buy Now, Pay Later Loans
While such loans can help you make large purchases without paying interest or undergoing hard inquiries in your credit report, they can also easily be overused.
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CNBC
Credit Card Debt Reaches $1.21 Trillion — in Line With Last Year’s All-Time High, NY Fed Finds
Credit card balances rose by $27 billion in the second quarter to $1.21 trillion, according to a new report by the New York Fed.
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CBS News
RFK Jr. Halts $500 Million for MRNA Vaccine Research
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the federal government is calling off around $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology.
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Fast Company
These Creatives Moved to Europe and Designed a Better Life and Career. Should You?
Thinking of leaving the United States for life abroad? You’re not alone. A record-setting 21% of Americans expressed a desire to emigrate in 2024. While politics might play a role in the uptick, an increasing number of creative professionals are also leaving for career reasons.
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Allure
A New Form of Alopecia Is Affecting Menopausal Women
Experts are calling it an “emerging epidemic.”
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NBC News
New Guide to Wealth Terminology Aims to Better Inform Investors
In 2024, households worth $5 million or more controlled an estimated $49 trillion in financial wealth, more than half of the nation’s total, according to Cerulli Associates.
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NBC News
A Second Person Has Died and More Than 50 Are Sick From Legionnaires’ Cluster in Harlem
Adults who have been in the affected area since late July with flu-like symptoms, fever, cough, or difficulty breathing should seek immediate medical attention, health officials say.
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NBC News
Four Killed in Medical Transport Plane Crash in Arizona
The dual-propeller medical transport plane crashed at Chinle Airport in Arizona at around 12:40 p.m., the Navajo Nation Police Department said.
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NBC News
Vast Majority of U.S. Adults Stressed About Grocery Costs, AP-NORC Poll Finds
Only 14% say it’s not a source of stress, underscoring the pervasive anxiety most Americans continue to feel about the cost of everyday essentials.