fifereTravel How Puerto Rico Is Rebuilding After the Hurricanes AFAR Media - Ramona Ausubel “Lo siento,” I said. “Pero que delicioso.” I’m sorry, but how delicious. My Spanish exists but it always comes out a little odd. I asked him where …
fifereFood & Dining How to Make a Silver Fizz Esquire - By Sarah RenseFizzy and full-bodied—that's a Silver Fizz. It's a normal gin fizz with gumption. But let's take a step back. The fizz family riffs on sours, combining bubbly water with shaken citrus, sugar, and spirit,
fifereScience When an apostrophe turns into catastrophe The Guardian - LettersI was a dyslexic child and during the school holidays my mother used to put me through the daily chore of reading out the Country diary as dictation, so I could practise my spelling. Although a lifelong
fiferePollution There's Literally a Million Times More Microplastic in Our Oceans Than We Realized Gizmodo - George Dvorsky If you pulled 1,000 liters (264 gallons) of water out of the ocean, how many small bits of plastic would you expect to find? Ten pieces? One hundred …
fifereUK News Polar bear spray-painted with 'T-34' baffles Russia wildlife experts bbc.co.uk - BBC News Footage shared on social media in Russia of a polar bear with "T-34" spray-painted in black on its side has alarmed experts.
fifereScience Why you always seem to have room for dessert Vox - Madeline MarshallIt’s happened to you before: You finish a big meal and feel full. Stuffed. You’re never eating again. But then out comes dessert and, well, you always have room for dessert, right? Barbara Rolls describes
fifereDrinking The Intoxicating History of Gin The New Yorker - Anthony LaneThe current gin craze knows no bounds, but the British have been imbibing the stuff for hundreds of years, sometimes with disastrous results. The other day, I had a White Lady, followed by a Love Thrill
fifereCardboard The ‘Amazon effect’ is flooding a struggling recycling system with cardboard The Verge - Justine CalmaThis holiday season, the popularity of online shopping collides with upheaval in cardboard recycling. China’s 2017 decision to turn away America’s trash has left the recycling industry reeling as it figures
fifereFood & Dining How to Make a Classic Mimosa Esquire - By Esquire EditorsMimosas are astonishingly easy to make. Just champagne and orange juice, mixed in a flute and sipped alongside a spread of eggs Benedict, french toast, and breakfast sausage. For a true mimosa, though,
fifereLove Stories LeVar Burton Says Boomers Left a 'Shitshow of Problems' the Reading Rainbow Generation Will Fix Esquire - By Adrienne WestenfeldFor adults of a certain age, PBS’ Reading Rainbow looms large as a foundational element of their childhoods--one that shaped them into lifelong readers. Yet it’s not just the lasting influence of the that
fifereCocktails How to Make a Classic Martini Like a Pro Esquire - By Esquire EditorsJames Bond drank Martinis. We're not sure if you'd heard. As bloody if. There is not a breathing organism inhabiting this planet's English-speaking regions that didn't learn to gruffly instruct "shaken,
fifereNetflix Taylor Kitsch Credits Netflix For The 'Mini-Resurgence' Of Disney's John Carter cinemablend.com - Katherine Webb Few films from this decade have become as synonymous with failure as Disney’s John Carter. The 2012 sci-fi epic was a costly endeavor, and ended up …
fifereSilicon Valley (TV Series) Mike Judge on the real Silicon Valley: 'Steve Jobs didn't create anything' New York Post - By Eric Spitznagel Six years ago, Mike Judge was feeling apprehensive about his new HBO series, “Silicon Valley.” He wasn’t even sure about the title. “It was just a …
fifereMedia Industry Can People Really Learn to 'Speed Read'? Live Science - Marcus Woo There never seems to be enough time to read these days. With so many books and articles — especially all those shared on social media (maybe even …
fifereScience Why are lemons yellow and limes green? sciencefocus.com - Luis Villazon All citrus fruits are green while they are still growing on the tree. Lemons lose their green colour as they ripen because the chlorophyll pigment is …
fifereNews This country with a colonial history has a blackface problem CNN - By Rob Picheta, CNN(CNN) — When the festive figure Sinterklaas rolled through the Dutch town of Apeldoorn in November, he was greeted by TV crews, cheering crowds, and an inevitable round of furious protests. The anger not
fifereMartin Scorsese Who Is Jimmy Hoffa and How Did He Die? What to Know About the Union Leader in 'The Irishman' Decider - Anna Menta Warning: This article contains spoilers for Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman. In the final moments of The Irishman, the highly anticipated new Martin …
fifereCulture How to Explain Baby Yoda to Your Relatives This Thanksgiving GQ - James GrebeyThe Mandalorian's breakout star is the only one capable of uniting this country. It’s also unknown what the Imperials want with Baby Yoda, though it’s probably safe to assume it has something to do with
fifereThanksgiving Why We Celebrate Thanksgiving On The 4th Thursday Of November NPR - Tanya Ballard BrownMove Thanksgiving to Friday? That's what F.B. Haviland asked President Herbert Hoover in 1929. Didn't happen. But while we're on the subject, ever wonder why we carve our gobblers on the fourth Thursday
fifereGoogle Glass How Science Fiction Ruined Smart Glasses Gizmodo - Matthew Reyes When you picture a pair of smart glasses, chances are you’re envisioning something slick. Perhaps, a stylish pair of aviators that with either a …
fifereCulture How to Stop Social Media From Ruining Your Relationship GQ - Luke WinkieAdvice from couples who are online, in love, and just doing their best to stay sane. Six months into our relationship, my girlfriend announced that she has never, and will never, scroll through my Twitter
fifereBenjamin Franklin Ben Franklin invented a mesmerizing instrument with a deadly reputation Popular ScienceWhat’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week hits Anchor,
fifereCulture Why Aren't Thanksgiving Movies More of a Thing? GQ - James GrebeyWhy, you may be asking yourself this holiday season, aren't there more Thanksgiving movies out there? After all, Thanksgiving is a big movie holiday. It makes sense, because, for a lot of us, two hours
fifereMelania Trump Melania Tried to Talk to Bunch of Teens About the Opioid Crisis, and They Were Not About It VICE - Emma OckermanMelania Trump was loudly booed while speaking to a youth summit in Baltimore about the opioid crisis. "Thank you to all of the students who are here. I am so proud of you for the bravery it takes to share
fifereIran Grisly Footage Reveals What Iran's Regime Did to Protesters When the Internet Was Shut Down VICE - David GilbertIran’s security forces shot and killed unarmed protesters during a brutal crackdown on demonstrations in the country last week, according to videos posted online after the government finally lifted a blanket
fifereBTS How K-pop Stars Navigate Mandatory Military Service Teen Vogue - Brittany VincentMany people are wondering what will happen when the members of BTS begin their terms. International K-pop superstars BTS have been at the top of their game over the past couple of years, winning hearts
fifereEmployment No One Collects Anything Anymore VICE - Drew MagaryGot something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Your letters: My dear 80-something year old dad is normal in every respect. Except, he collects McDonald's receipts. Yes, that McDonald's. At last count he
fifereTsunamis What Happens to Ocean Animals During a Tsunami? Scuba Diving Magazine - By David Shiffman In this edition of Ask a Marine Biologist, Dr. David Shiffman answers a question from a reader. Question: What happens to marine organisms during a …
fifereOpinion I Invented the World Wide Web. Here’s How We Can Fix It. The New York TimesMy parents were mathematicians. My mother helped code one of the first stored-program computers — the Manchester Mark 1. They taught me that when you program a computer, what you can do is limited only
