Why mRNA vaccines could change the world
From HIV to cancer to influenza, researchers say that mRNA vaccines have tremendous medical potential
How a whiskey pro preps for the holidays
Felicia Corbett of Louisville's Trouble Bar shares her tips for making better cocktails and buying better spirits
How to brine meat (and why you should!)
The only other question is . . . are you team wet brine or dry brine?
The injustice done to Janet Jackson
Hate to disappoint, but NYT documentary "Malfunction" won't gain #JusticeForJanet like the series did for Britney
How vermin helped shape the modern world
Medieval musings about pests and vermin turned sour as they became existential threats
America's crisis of rationality
Our disagreements can’t be explained by social media "brainwashing" — and it's dishonest to say so
How — and when — to defrost your turkey
Thawing tricks for the speedy or hands-off
What are the real lessons of Virginia?
As usual, Democrats are at risk of pointless panic — instead of standing up for what most Americans believe
Trump "complicating" McConnell's efforts
"Trump is now threatening to unseat lawmakers who voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill"
Christie "proud" Rittenhouse acquitted
"I hope that everyone will leave this young man alone now and let him go to living his life," Christie tells Fox
Mike Lindell to protest Fox News: report
"They [Fox News] are a big part of our country being taken from us"
NASA's asteroid deflection spacecraft
The DART satellite will test how easy it is to change the course of potentially dangerous asteroids
SB 8 compounds trauma of rape survivors
The controversial Texas abortion law, SB 8, has led to more physchological and physical trauama for rape survivors
I was in a cult and captive like Britney
Secretly behind closed doors, we'd both been held hostage, our personhood and civil liberties stolen
When Democrats were the "real racists"
It's a right-wing talking point meant to distract us from the obvious. As with many lies, there's a grain of truth
Should you rinse your turkey?
And how to avoid spreading bacteria in the process
The Paris Agreement's quietly success
The agreement's feeble enforcement measures are a feature, not a bug
Rats in our house, rats in our streets
The pandemic helped NYC's street rat population explode. Meanwhile, inside our home, Snowball and Dill frolicked
Cook better chicken with Amanda Hesser
From chicken thighs to roast chicken, learn how to cook better at home with "The Essential New York Times Cookbook"
The easiest thing make on Thanksgiving
And, no, it's not just opening the cranberry sauce
Mills talks REM's standalone road album
The bassist breaks down the album, that "wacky & bizarre" piano solo & deconstructing old songs for R.E.M. Explored
The legacy of Betty Crocker at 100
How a cultural icon was created, and recreated, as the American ideal
Against remote learning
Remote learning is consistently shown to yield lower grades and lower engagement. Students don't love it either
How long to cook your Thanksgiving bird
According to Nigella Lawson (and me!)