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Grilling for the 4th? Try the Wixárika Way

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What’s a Lassi?

On July 1, 1910, the Library of Congress issued the copyright for the first Tom Swift book, Tom Swift and His Motorcycle.

Tom Swift Turns 100

Tom Swift is turning 100—and he still doesn’t look a day over 18

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Eat Fish, Save Our Ocean? Lionfish as Sustainable Seafood

In Blade Runner, pollution and overpopulation have transformed cities such as Los Angeles into depressing megacities.

What Movies Predict for the Next 40 Years

From Back to the Future to the Terminator franchise, Hollywood has many strange and scary ideas of what will happen by 2050

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My Favorite Songs About Food

Don't Picnic on the Beach

Inviting Writing: The Perils of Picnicking

What are the best and worst picnic foods?

The Best and Worst Picnic Foods

There’s almost no wrong time to have a picnic, but there are several food items that never feel quite right

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Whales on the Table

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Would You Eat a Lion Burger?

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Maple Creemees

For officials, the road to the World Cup is as competitive and demanding as it is for players.

How to Train a World Cup Referee

Just as the players on the pitch have trained for years, the referees for the World Cup are required to be physically fit for duty

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Inviting Writing: The Power of a Picnic

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Fun Foods for Father’s Day

Wondering what you can cook up to make the day special? Here are a few fun ideas

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Salt: A Matter of Taste, And Genes

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The Price of Corn

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Randall Grahm on Why Wine’s Terroir Matters

This 1956 photograph was taken during the short time that two Nite Owls sat cheek-by-jowl in Fall River, MA. Soon the old lunch wagon was carted away and demolished, replaced by the gleaming diner.

A Life Devoted to the American Diner

With a career spent chronicling the best of American diners, curator Richard Gutman knows what makes a great greasy spoon

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Inviting Writing: When Grandma Makes You Drink Poison

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Airplane Food: Served Up High, but Rarely Haute Cuisine

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