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Make Better Cocktails With Cracked Ice From a Vintage Tray
Cocktail people love to talk about the importance of clear ice, but not nearly as much is said about cracked ice, which is too bad,…
Tracking the Rise and Fall of the American middle class with shopping malls
One of the best parts of Wonder Woman 1984 was the present-day opening sequence, of our lasso’d heroine battling some petty crooks at a shopping…
The Eight Pieces of Pop Culture That Defined the Trump Era
Certain cultural figures loom so large that they eventually serve as shorthand for the spirit of their times. There’s Michael Jackson, the personification of the…
Ground zero: What happened to all the coffee shops once corporate America stayed home?
“We’ve had notes from people saying, ‘If you weren’t open for me to come and get my coffee every day, I don’t know where my…
A Beginners’ Guide to Smart Living
An automated home was a futuristic pipe dream not too long ago. However, as the second decade of the 2000s comes to an end, “smart…
Just 11 minutes of exercise can reverse the effects of sitting all day
A new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that even a tiny amount of moderate exercise, as short as 11 minutes,…
China successfully lands on the Moon ahead of pioneering plan to bring pieces of it back to Earth
China says it has successfully landed on the Moon as part of a plan to bring pieces of the lunar surface back to Earth. Source:…
Grades no longer define success for many college students. Covid shows why.
I’m finally learning that it is OK if I’m not the best student in every class in every semester. It’s been a hard but very…
Six months of darkness for 15 years
In Antartica, sunset takes a long time, and night lasts for half the year. Most of the workers leave, and those who are left behind…
Americans across party lines, regions embrace marijuana
Recreational marijuana initiatives passed in four states this year, from liberal New Jersey to conservative Montana and South Dakota Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/americans-across-party-lines-regions-embrace-marijuana-marijuana-south-dakota-voters-donald-trump-marijuana-b1723493.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
People who regularly eat chilli peppers live longer, research suggests
Large scale study finds correlation between consumption of spicy capsicums and ‘significant’ reductions in disease mortality Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/chilli-pepper-diet-live-longer-cancer-heart-disease-research-b1719246.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
Americans Are Drinking 14% More Often During Pandemic, Study Finds
The study compared drinking habits of adults age 30-80 with their habits a year earlier. The study found the increase is most pronounced among women,…
The Studio home workout display works with your existing gym equipment
“Smart” workout equipment has gotten a lot of attention this year, what with the coronavirus shutting down gyms. Some of the more elaborate smart workout…
The Effects of Stress on Your Body And Mind (You Never Knew)
We’ve all experienced the effects of stress in one form or another. Feeling stressed out sucks, especially when it becomes chronic. Stress affects everything from…
How to Remember Where You Parked Using the Google Assistant
There’s nothing quite like the frustration of forgetting where you parked. Fortunately, if you have an iPhone, iPad, or Android smartphone with the Google Assistant…
If You’ve Just Had Covid, Exercise Can Cause Serious Complications, Including Heart Disease
A growing number of studies are raising concerns about the coronavirus’ long-term effects on the heart. Athletes especially need to heed the warnings. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/if-youve-just-had-covid-exercise-might-not-be-good-for-you/…
Wildfires, coronavirus and house prices force residents to ditch the California dream
<p>California has become a warming, burning, epidemic-challenged and expensive state</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-wildfires-house-prices-coronavirus-residents-leave-home-b433961.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article…
People who are good at unconsciously discerning patterns are more likely to believe in a god, says study
Neuroscientists at Georgetown University tested volunteers on their ability to predict patterns of dots appearing sequentially on a computer screen. The volunteers who were able…
Coronavirus has left over half of adults ready to change their lifestyle, poll finds
<p>Just under half of those questioned are choosing to value the smaller things in life</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-uk-adults-lifestyle-change-lockdown-b421474.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…
Can you keep a dead loved one’s skull and/or tattoos?
Being a mortician means getting asked a lot of interesting questions, especially ones on keeping a skull or other memento mori after a loved one…
Mosquitoes love pregnant, beer-drinking exercisers with Type O blood
Mosquitoes spread Zika, West Nile, Chikungunya, Dengue, and Malaria, resulting in 700 million illnesses a year and a million deaths. Even if you don’t get…
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