My Five Favorite Soy Sauces (and How to Use Them)

As a kid I remember wondering why anyone would need salt when they could use soy sauce instead. I stillkind ofwonder this, but I do use my fair share of plain ol salt crystals. (If you love salt, you shouldread about it here.) Soy sauce does more than make food salty. What is soy sauce? Although soy sauces range in color from golden to nearly black, it is clear, not cloudy....

January 25, 2024 · 2 min · 283 words · Craig Long

Pre-slicing Frozen Pizza Is How You Win

Partly Im miffed that now theres no excuse tohave toeat an entire DiGiorno in one sitting. You see, I used to view a frozen pizza as a one-time agreement. You buy a whole pie. You bake the whole pie. You fridge the leftovers, and theyre never as good. It turns out that the last part never has to happen again. you could have a better frozen pizza experience by simply pre-slicing the pizza....

January 25, 2024 · 2 min · 266 words · Kathleen Jones

The Best Things to Say to Your Kid When You Don’t Want to Play With Them

While our arrangement works, Ive wondered if it strikes the right balance between play time and me time. This can be hard for young children to understand, and parents must choose their words carefully. I will be able to when I finish work. Right now, I need to finish preparing for tomorrow. Would you like to play that game after I’m done? Would you like to read with me? Im really busy with dinner right now, and I could use your help....

January 25, 2024 · 2 min · 293 words · Victoria Bentley

The Braamfontein Explosion

As with any industry, and especially mining, the city endured many disasters and accidents. A locomotive topples over due to the explosion. It was Sunday, February 16, 1896, when a train pulled up at the Braamfontein station. The yard foreman advised to leave the dynamite on the trucks until storage space could be found. A little shunting engine was called to assist. Destroyed rolling stock following the explosion. The explosion left a crater 250 feet long, 60 feet wide and 40 feet deep....

January 25, 2024 · 2 min · 255 words · Benjamin Hunter

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Might Make Me Ditch My iPhone

These edges are gone now. The back does tend to attract fingerprints, but that’s something many smartphones struggle with these days. Beyond the display’s form, its function is pretty darn impressive too. The higher the score, the faster it processed those tasks. The S24 Ultra has ray tracing capabilities, which generates more realistic lighting in games. Provided you like that more saturated look, the S24 Ultra delivers a pleasing camera experience....

January 25, 2024 · 1 min · 179 words · Alisha Sellers

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, January 25, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - Youll want to recognize the right SYMBOLs. Blue category - you’re able to CHARGE a fee. Purple category - HIPPO goes here, but you dont need to know anything about the animal....

January 25, 2024 · 2 min · 306 words · George Patterson

Why Fitness Advice Is So Confusing (and What to Do About It)

Learning about exercise can be overwhelming. One YouTube channel tells you what to do, and you think, OK, Ive got that. Then you see an Instagram post that tells you something else entirely. Why is it all so complicated? I have some thoughts on that, and some tips for navigating the confusion. One of the biggest reasons is that there are many good answers for each of your fitness questions....

January 25, 2024 · 2 min · 302 words · Ashley Smith

Fool Your Friends With This Three-ingredient Cheater’s Crème Brûlée

Creme brulee seems like the intimidating sort of French dessert meant only for bougie restaurants. Custards belong to a finicky category of their own. Avoid the stress and insecurity of a proper creme brulee, and make this cheater version with ice cream. Creme brulee normally requires the careful tempering of eggs with scalding cream. If you mix everything correctly, youll be rewarded with a silky custard after baking. Lucky for us, vanilla custard comes pre-made and lasts indefinitely in the freezer section of your grocery store....

January 24, 2024 · 3 min · 454 words · Joseph Maldonado

How to Indulge a Giantess Fetish

2024 is theYear of the Giantess, at least according to the fetish website Clips4Sale. A woman 20x your size would be impossiblenotto submit to, which can be very exciting for some people. Why is 2024 the year of the giantess? Unsurprisingly, the giantess fetish began dominating searches soon after the trend took over social media. That doesnt mean its impossible to incorporate the fetish into your sex life, however. Don’t use this as a reason to not tell them, however....

January 24, 2024 · 2 min · 296 words · Alan Castro

The Best Parenting Advice, According to Reddit

Most people visit Reddit for the memes. I go for the free parenting advice. Not really, but I occasionally find some nugget of wisdom that gives me pause. Then they read a story about how children know when someone around them is being insincere. “No one knows [your kid] better than you do.” It was there the doctor confirmed what this parent knew to be true. “Children can’t meet an expectation unless the expectation has been explained to them....

January 24, 2024 · 2 min · 351 words · Christopher Cowan

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, January 24, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - This has a LENS you see through. Blue category - Give your MUM a hug. Purple category - you might smell a ROSE, but you might also drink one....

January 24, 2024 · 2 min · 328 words · Kristopher Jennings

Use 'Direct Admissions' to Make Applying for College Easier

Getting through high school is stressful enoughand then there’s the anxiety of preparing college applications. The concept of direct admissions has been around for decades. How does direct admissions work? Think of direct admissions as being pre-approved for a credit card. Colleges participating in direct admissions review these profiles and send a letter of intent to the prospective student. What are the drawbacks to direct admissions? Jenny Rickard, president and CEO of the Common App,toldU....

January 24, 2024 · 2 min · 283 words · Richard Oliver

Ernest Bazin: The Ship That Rolled on Wheels

Between 1892 and 1893, French inventor Ernest Bazin filed patent for an unusual ship design. Simultaneously, construction of the first roller ship commenced at the Cail shipyard in Saint-Denis. The ship consisted of a rectangular platform which was about 86 meters long and 12 meters wide. In contrast, a conventional ship with a similar structure and power could only reach half that speed. He announced plans to construct a larger ship with four pairs of rollers for transatlantic journeys....

January 23, 2024 · 1 min · 148 words · Rebecca Benjamin