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Mary Elizabeth Williams is a senior writer for Salon. She's written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and more, and is the author of "A Series of Catastrophes & Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer." She has a certification in conflict resolution and is working on her doctoral degree in medical humanities.

One lit light bulb among many unlit lightbulbs (Getty Images/Rulles)

A neuroscientist explains why striving for efficiency is a bad idea

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Barley (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Free your barley from soup and risotto it instead

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John Kanell (Preppy Kitchen/John Kanell)

Preppy Kitchen’s John Kanell reveals the one tool you need to conquer your baking anxiety

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Ricotta Cookies (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Lidia’s chocolate chip cookies are an easy Italian spin on the classic

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"Should I stay or should I go?” In Taiwan, deciding to leave the family at twenty-two years old to get an education in the US (Photo provided by Faith Jones)

“Sex Cult Nun” author on recovering from a cult: “You get to write a new story”

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Coconut chips (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

You don’t need an air fryer to make salty, sweet coconut chips

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Thanksgiving Scones (Mary Elizabeth WIlliams)

Stay inside Black Friday and eat scones instead

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A family sits at a formally prepared dinner table, looking eager as a woman brings a roast turkey to the table on a platter, 1950s. (Lambert/Getty Images)

I can’t wait to not do Thanksgiving

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Boozy Fudge Squares (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

These no bake fudge squares have 3 ingredients, and one is booze

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Baby Shoes (Getty Images/wragg)

“I am more than my procreative capacity”: The public and private grief of infertility

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Strips of bacon (Getty Images/Paul Taylor)

Ina Garten’s sheet pan trick will change how you make bacon

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Chest X-Ray (Getty Images/Fotosearch)

Americans are “ignorant” about lung health — at their own peril

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Chris Diamantopoulos attends the World Premiere of Netflix's "Red Notice" at Regal LA Live on November 03, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Netflix)

“Red Notice” star Chris Diamantopoulos swears he wasn’t trying to break up Jim and Pam

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Sandra Lee attends Project Angel Food “Lead With Love 2021” at KTLA 5 on July 17, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Project Angel Food)

Sandra Lee makes dinners on TV for people raised on TV dinners

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Doctor delivering news to patient (Getty Images/LWA)

Learning how to talk to your doctor is a skill that might just save your life

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Doctor Talking with Patient (Getty Images/Jim Craigmyle)

Diagnoses are “helpful, but unnecessary”: Why we may be thinking about mental health all wrong

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Meghan Markle at Global Citizen Live on September 25, 2021 in New York City. (NDZ/Star Max/GC Images)

Meghan Markle “excites controversy” — Andrew Morton on the galvanizing power of the People’s Duchess

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Marzipan Cake (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

A 3-ingredient, no measuring cake that tastes like autumn in Copenhagen

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Halloween candy granola (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Turn your Halloween candy into this 3-ingredient granola

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Mmac and biscuits (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

With 3 ingredients, you can have pasta and cheesy biscuits tonight

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Gun On A Table (Getty Images/Edward Olive/EyeEm)

“We have to reconceptualize suicide”: Author Craig J. Bryan on one of our most pressing problems

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How Big Tobacco made menthol racial

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Actress Taryn Manning (Amanda Edwards/WireImage)

Taryn Manning: “I don’t want to keep playing characters that pass away”

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Scallion Pancake (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

The ultimate Chinese pancakes are vegan — and way better than takeout

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