Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Nature…or nurture: a debate that has waged for ages. Now a massive twin study has shed some major light on the situation. This has got to be the cutest sea creature ever! And with the best name, too. I rarely Instagram food, but I follow a lot of food ‘grammers and can see how it…
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I’d heard wild salmon is better than farm raised, but the price of the farmed stuff has been too tough to resist. Now that I better understand, I may be changing up my fishy habits. It’s hard to imagine because it’s been raining a good bit on the east coast, but Cali is in major…
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Bruges, Belgium is a big spot for tourists. It’s also a big spot for beer. The problem is the beer trucks take up a lot of space and make a lot of noise on those streets where the tourists walk. Solution: a brewery is installing a pipeline underground to take beer from the bottling plant…
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I get it; people are angry that no charges were brought against the officers involved in the deaths of Michael Brown or Eric Garner, but it is no excuse to [in a pre-meditated fashion] kill two police officers for no reason other than the fact that they wore the uniform. It is a sad day…
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It’s hard to think about a night out at the bars that doesn’t include alcohol, but that’s exactly what Brillig Dry Bar created. And I think it looks awesome. If you use lemon zest or juice to flavor a dish, do you realize you could be reducing salt by 75%? That’s a small and very…
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I never thought of it this way, but people are obsessed with being obsessed. Instead of focusing on the latest craze itself, this article examines society’s craving for things to be crazed about. We may be enamored by “It Girls” like Marilyn Monroe, but historically the title comes at a price. If you’re participating in…
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The majority of people do not negotiate for a better salary. When you think you’re worth more than the offer, here are the 5 things that will get you the better deal. With Ebola research being fast tracked, why do we still not have an HIV vaccine? What’s in the mind of a school shooter?…
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You’ve probably heard a lot about a kid named Michael Brown recently. Here’s what you need to know about the unarmed black teen who was shot by a police officer in a small Missouri town and the riots that have followed. The ALS ice bucket challenge has taken over everyone’s facebook feed. For those unfamiliar,…
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Peaches to Apples 