When I ran my first obstacle course race, I envisioned crossing the finish line triumphantly, a big smile on my face, glowing with the joy of achievement. In reality, it was a sweaty and humid unseasonably warm day, but in my race photos I look great. My secret? I ran in a full face of makeup.
Saltines are more than a mere cracker. In fact, I might go so far as to call them an icon. The seemingly humble cracker may lack the pizzazz of flavor-blasted, modern-day snack foods, but it’s the saltine’s simple nature that makes it infinitely adaptable to all sort of culinary applications, from appetizers to…
In this episode we’re talking about dinner: what you should make, how you should make it, and why the idea of “dinner” is fraught for so many of us. We talk with Melissa Clark, staff reporter for the New York Times Food section and author of the new cookbook Dinner in an Instant. We also chat with Dave Arnold, the…
Core exercises will build up your abs, but they do nothing for the layer of fat on top of them. Likewise, no leg exercise can give you slimmer thighs. And yet headlines and tweets about shrinking specific body parts abound—even when the articles themselves contradict the headline.
Upgrade all your bakeware in one purchase with this 10-piece nonstick set from Calphalon. It includes all the essentials like a loaf pans, cookie sheets, muffin tin, cooling rack, and more. This set has been hovering between $70 to $95 for the last 6 months, so at $60, this purchase should be a cakewalk.
One of the most useful things you can do with Siri on your iPhone is dictate a text message and send it to a friend, but that can also reveal one of the most annoying flaws about Apple’s software assistant: Siri really sucks at pronouncing uncommon names. Thankfully, there’s a solution if you’re tired of hearing Siri…
Before “How It’s Made,” there were Sesame Street’s video factory tours: the peanut butter factory dubbed with bluegrass, the postage factory printing dog stamps, the chewing gum factory narrated by excitable children, the 70s-ass cheese artisans, the boisterous hamburger bun factory. The smell of Crayola still makes…
If you’re mulling the Pixel 2 XL for your next smartphone upgrade, you may want to think twice, or at least put your decision on hold for a few days. Early versions of the device could have a hardware flaw that causes permanent damage to the screen.
When my daughter was a toddler, she would have play dates with her toddler friends, and as the kids would work together to assemble pizzas made of play-dough, the parents would sink into the sofa, pop open cans of rosé and engage in meaningful adult conversation.
Anxiety in adolescents is on the rise, reports the New York Times: It is now the most common reason college students request counseling services, and numerous surveys indicate that kids in high school and college are feeling overburdened and overwhelmed. Hospital admissions for suicide attempts have doubled in the…
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Hearty ragú is classic cold-weather fare, and it’s usually the first thing I make when the temperature finally drops below 50ºF overnight. I eat meat, but I haven’t made traditional, meat-heavy ragú bolognese for years. Believe it or not, vegan eggplant and mushroom ragú has completely ruined me for traditional,…
Every month, Netflix messes with its lineup, adding content both familiar and novel to its streaming service, and this November is no different. Netflix is bringing some beloved films and shows to its online catalog this month, along with a few Netflix Originals. Be prepared to say goodbye to some cinematic…
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Will It Casserole, the Retro Week-inspired column where we see what meals, dishes, and cuisines can be re-imagined and transformed into casseroles.
Our A.V. Club Field Guide To Parenting is designed to guide you toward the best kids’ books, shows, movies, and music, just like we do with The A.V. Club for adults. Every month or so, we will feature a new subject with a few essential pop-culture takes parents should know, saving you from the mountains of kids’ dreck…
How can you break the news to someone who smells bad? You could be honest and compassionate, sitting down with your stinky loved one to broach the topic. But if you just want to drop a truth bomb and run away, we have a few suggestions.
There are always going to be people who want a big, powerful laptop. I’m talking about people like developers that want to show off early game builds at trade shows or stubborn people who simply can’t compromise on performance when they are away from home. But is there any benefit to turning these 17-inch behemoths…
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In an ideal world, maybe you’d love to spend a large portion of your free time attending the weddings, birthdays and other life cycle events of your nearest and dearest. But life, work, and geographical boundaries often get in the way, making it a tricky a proposition to attend every single milestone event for every…