Go With the Grain! 17 Unbeatable Rice Recipes – From Pilafs to Puddings
The Guardian · 5 minThis store cupboard staple can be transformed into the star attraction with just a few extra ingredients.
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The One Sentence That Will Make You a More Effective Speaker
Inc. · 4 minThis one simple trick will make all your speeches clear, concise, and compelling.
Here’s How the Pandemic Finally Ends
POLITICO · 19 minA vaccine by early 2021, a steady decline in cases by next fall and back to normal in a few years—11 top experts look into the future.
How Did This Poisonous Plant Become One of the American South’s Most Long-Standing Staples?
Saveur · 6 minThe plant’s inherent toxicity hasn't deterred those who swear by its delicious flavor and purported medicinal properties.
Ted Bundy’s Living Victim Tells Her Story
Rolling Stone · 15 minKathy Kleiner was asleep in her Florida sorority house in 1978 when the notorious serial killer broke in and brutalized her — but she didn’t let the experience define her.
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Inside eBay’s Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal
The New York Times · 20 min“People are basically good” was eBay’s founding principle. But in the deranged summer of 2019, prosecutors say, a campaign to terrorize a blogger crawled out of a dark place in the corporate soul.
At This Museum, Dinosaurs Lived Alongside Humans and the World Is 6,000 Years Old
The Conversation · 5 minThe Evangelical Creation Museum is dedicated to promoting the Biblical story of Genesis as historic and scientific fact.
In The Era Of Hygiene, 'Clean' Author Makes The Case For Showering Less
NPR · 8 minShowers feel fabulous — but how frequent is too frequent for skin ecology?
We Asked Top Chefs to Choose Their Favorite Cheese
Bloomberg · 4 minSalty, creamy, stinky, and delicious: The best under-the-radar picks for your board.
The Hidden Signs That Can Reveal a Fake Photo
BBC Future · 11 minThere are ways to spot a fake – you just have to look closely enough.
How to break bad habits in 3 steps, according to science
Inverse · 5 minInstead of changing your thinking, change your environment.
What People Actually Say Before They Die
The Atlantic · 11 minInsights into the little-studied realm of last words.
The Real Texas
The New York Review of Books · 21 minEven before Texas was a state, it was seen as a problem—or an opportunity, depending on one’s view of the expansion of slavery.
The Race to Redesign Sugar
The New Yorker · 25 minForget artificial sweeteners. Researchers are now developing new forms of real sugar, to deliver sweetness with fewer calories. But tricking our biology is no easy feat.
Read This If You Keep Waking Up at Night
Domino · 3 minExperts reveal their sound sleep secrets.
Retirees: Don’t Overlook Annuities. Really.
Kiplinger · 3 minThe immediate fixed annuity offers guaranteed lifetime income.
Africa has defied the covid-19 nightmare scenarios. We shouldn’t be surprised.
The Washington Post · 4 minIn this global pandemic, Africa’s success stories matter more than ever.
The Invasion of the German Board Games
The Atlantic · 8 minTheir peaceful premises and intricate rule systems are changing the way Americans play—and helping shape an industry in the process.
Scientists Present a Theory Explaining Why We’re the Only Humans on Earth
Inverse · 4 min“So, we thought, why not turn to the most glaring fact of all?”
Why Are Millennials Obsessed With Houseplants?
NYLON · 6 minMillennials are becoming “plant parents” to aloe vera and rubber plants, to succulents and birds of paradise.