Some sequels are destined to disappoint
A family of witches. A picturesque Massachusetts house. A legendary curse. A dead husband. At the start of “Practical Magic…
These stewy mushrooms solve Monday night dinner
I always want Mondays to be a lighter lift than they end up being. I am not going to calculate…
There’s a reason that singing along to “September” feels good
A few weeks ago at the end of a dispiriting workday, I dragged my husband to an outdoor show headlined…
How soybeans took over the American diet – without anyone noticing
U.S. farmers will produce a record-breaking harvest of 4.52 billion bushels of soybeans in 2026, according to projections from the…
Taco Bell exposed RFK Jr.’s food-safety failure
On Friday, federal health officials finally put an end date on the largest Cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history. Nearly 13,000…
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The…
The tradwife brand may finally be crumbling
Lifestyle influencer Nara Smith, the couture-clad queen of tradwives, really wishes people would stop calling her a tradwife. She’s rejected…
August was brutal for consumers. September could be worse
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday painted a grim picture for American consumers and is predicted…
A federal court says the government can lie to you. That will backfire
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If AI kills us, don’t blame the machine
Imagine a stopped cable car sitting at the top of a steep hill in San Francisco. There’s a switch just…