How to Travel With Someone Who Sucks

While I prefer solo travel, I know that traveling with another person can be a beautiful thing. On the flip side, a shitty travel partner might ruin everything. There are plenty of reasons you might find yourself traveling with someone who sucks. Reach compromises on matters like daily budgets, morning wake-up times, nightly plans, and bathroom routines. The more you clarify ahead of time, the fewer surprises down the road....

October 19, 2023 · 3 min · 441 words · Phyllis Ritter

Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, October 19, 2023

Today is a fun-fest of F-word foursomes, and one of the trickier puzzles weve had lately. If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique 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! Does todays Connections game require any special knowledge?...

October 19, 2023 · 3 min · 475 words · Samantha Johnson

Arthur John Priest: The Unsinkable Stoker

They were so called because they were always covered in coal dust from shoveling coal. This grueling labor was often carried out shirtless due to the intense furnace heat. Titanic departing Belfast for sea trials. TheHawkstruck theOlympic’s starboard side, creating two breaches just above the waterline. The bow of theHawkwas severely damaged, nearly leading to capsizing. John Priest’s next experience with disaster came on April 14, 1912 with the sinking of theRMS Titanic....

October 18, 2023 · 2 min · 374 words · James Price

How to Buy the Best Thanksgiving Turkey

Much likeeggsorolive oil, Thanksgiving turkeys come with all sorts of words written on their packaging. Is a fresh turkey better than frozen? Fresh poultry should be used within one or two days, or frozen until ready for use. Afrozenturkey is just thata turkey that has been stored at or below 0F and is solid to the touch. These are the turkeys you are probably used to seeing at the grocery store....

October 18, 2023 · 2 min · 309 words · Amy Larson

Make a Big Batch of Fluffy Soufflé Pancakes in Your Oven

Japanese souffle pancakes are fluffy, impressively tall, entirely Instagram-able, and they taste great to boot. You dont have to go to a restaurant to have your own towering breakfast cake. What are Japanese souffle pancakes? These lofty pancakes are ultimately what we all want from a pancake: Fluff, turned up to 11. About 1/3 cup of batter goes into the mold, and the pan is covered with a lid. This produces the softest, most tender results, but boy, does it take a while....

October 18, 2023 · 2 min · 355 words · Carol Walker

Make High-protein Dumplings With Egg White Wrappers

Instead, I bought a carton of pasteurized egg whites. Theyre already homogenized, and all I had to do was launch the spout. If youre using freshly separated whites, whisk them briefly before cooking. Melt a small amount of butter in an eight-inch or six-inch frying pan over medium-low heat. Allow it to set and cook completely, loosen the edges, and flip it. Remove the thin egg wrapper from the pan and place it on a piece of parchment paper....

October 18, 2023 · 2 min · 261 words · Pamela Hernandez

Make This Easy, No-Bake Slab of Cheesecake

Cheesecake that sets without you needing to use the oven is, frankly, fantastic. This slab cheesecake is instantly approachable for both chef and eater. Its inevitable: This is your new favorite cheesecake. Make the crust Lightly butter a 9- by 9-inch, or similarly sized, baking dish. Set this aside in the fridge while you prepare the filling. Add this to the sugar mixture. Whisk until its completely incorporated. Whip the cream and second addition of sugar together in a large bowl to make the whipped cream....

October 18, 2023 · 2 min · 245 words · Joseph Brown

Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Read on if you want some hints (and then the answer) to todays Connections game. If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And further down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Does todays Connections game require any special knowledge?...

October 18, 2023 · 3 min · 559 words · Amanda Meadows

How to Grow (Good) Weed Indoors

Even though cannabis is legal in so many places, its not available everywhere. Depending on where you live and how you set up, outdoor growing might be a possibility. Indoor growing is an investment, however. Self-contained and app-directed growing devices take a lot of the guesswork out of the process. Building your own DIY grow kit can also become incredibly expensive. Clones are cannabis plant cuttings with roots, taken from a mother plant that is usually grown from seed....

October 17, 2023 · 2 min · 324 words · Kyle Sanders

The Google Pixel Watch 2 Is Good, but There’s Still a Ways to Go

Theres a lot to like about the Pixel Watch 2, Googles latest Android smartwatch. For starters, the battery finally lasts all day, even when using the always-on display. But that isnt a reason to mark Google off. The Pixel Watch 2 is still a great equipment, just one Google should have delivered last year. Same watch, better battery life Theres something … familiar here. It still offers the same pebble-like bubble display, which Im honestly happy about....

October 17, 2023 · 2 min · 291 words · Charles Franco

Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, October 17, 2023

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And further down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Does todays Connections game require any special knowledge? DESERT is a place where nothing grows, or a verb meaning to abandon someone or something....

October 17, 2023 · 3 min · 483 words · Tyler Koch

The Right Ways to Load and Unload a Barbell

Loading a bar is easy, right? Today, Ill let you in on all the secrets. What exactly is a barbell, and when do I use it? Yep, were starting with the very basics. A dumb bell literally means a bell (like the kind you ring) that does not make noise. In any case, the weights you hold in each hand are dumbbells. A weight that has a handle on top, like a teakettle, is a kettlebell....

October 16, 2023 · 5 min · 869 words · Sharon Khan

The Scariest Horror Podcasts to Listen This Halloween

The sound design is immersive and includes original music. Its like if ghost stories were rap tracks. (The first one was about a researcher alone in the arctic…butwhat happened to her crew?) TheEerieteam is trying really hard to scare you. (And we think they will.) These stories do not hold back when it comes to grisly details and spine-tingling plots. Horror can often feel so white, andNightlightis what happens when you pass the mic to POC....

October 16, 2023 · 1 min · 180 words · Michelle James