17 ridiculous 'smart' gadgets that really exist
Every day, there's a new connected home gadget claiming to make life easier. Some of these gadgets are easy sources of skepticism, but others can be worth buying. The Amazon Echo has genuine, if...
View Article16 Overall Favorite Books of 2016
To look back on any period of reading with the intention of selecting one’s favorite books is a curious two-way time machine — one must scoop the memory of a past and filter it through the sieve of an...
View ArticleGrace, a short story by Sam Coll
To mark the centenary of James Joyce’s Dubliners, myself and Tramp Press asked 15 Irish authors to write ‘cover versions’ of Joyce’s stories for an anthology titled Dubliners 100. While we wanted the...
View ArticleGrace, a cover version by Sam Coll of James Joyce’s short story
To mark the centenary of James Joyce’s Dubliners, myself and Tramp Press asked 15 Irish authors to write ‘cover versions’ of Joyce’s stories for an anthology titled Dubliners 100. While we wanted the...
View Article112 Russian writers ranging from great, to absolutely freaking great
112. Boris Akunin (b. 1956) Boris Akunin / TASS / Sergei Belyakov We're putting this great author on the honorable 112th place not because we like him less than the others, but because he admits that...
View ArticleYour 4-Step Kitchen Deep-Clean By BobVila.com on 18 Dec 2015 (Zillow Inc)
(Source: Zillow Inc) Most of us make a daily effort to keep our kitchens and food preparation areas fairly clean and tidy. But if you think your kitchen is really clean, you may have to think again....
View ArticleThe Banality and Spectacle of Trump’s Leadership
Even before the election last November, the media has been enthralled by Trump, reporting daily his latest tweet or stumble, as if this was exciting news. News executives readily admit they made money...
View Article5 summer beers, 5 California wines and 3 cocktails to cool you off for Labor ...
Liberty Ale from San Franciscos Anchor Brewing Company, a heavily hopped ale with a pleasant copper hue, a suitably hoppy nose and impressive thirst-quenching qualities. It was originally brewed in...
View Article5 summer beers, 5 California wines and 3 cocktails to cool you off for Labor ...
Liberty Ale from San Franciscos Anchor Brewing Company, a heavily hopped ale with a pleasant copper hue, a suitably hoppy nose and impressive thirst-quenching qualities. It was originally brewed in...
View ArticleHanukkah cheese pastries celebrate story of Judith
At the culinary heart of Hanukkah (which began at sundown Tuesday) are foods fried in oil to commemorate the triumph of the Maccabees, who won back their sacred temple, and the miracle of the oil that...
View ArticleThis Year I Will Compost
Now that it's time to start making up those perennial lists of resolutions for the New Year, may I urge you to add this throwback one to your list? I remember as a kid, my Dad would heap all the...
View ArticleDipped in yoghurt
Being the eldest in the family always comes with responsibility. Ever since I was in class 4, I would help my mother in the kitchen. But when I was 13, my mother fell sick and I had to take over the...
View ArticleHere's an updated look at Carmichael's Milagro Center
Relief washes over you after a first meal at Pushkin’s Restaurant, the 4-month-old breakfast and lunch cafe from the couple behind Sacramento’s popular Pushkin’s gluten-free bakery. The gluten- and...
View ArticleStairway to heaven
German Lyric poet Friedrich Holderlin has so rightly said, "What has always made a hell on Earth has been that man has tried to make it his heaven". Earth will have its own trials and tribulations and...
View Article11 Of The Best Picnic Hampers
If you love the idea of discovering a sunny al fresco dining spot in your favourite park, wicker basket in hand, but aren’t so keen on foil-wrapping sandwiches and cleaning up leaking Tupperware, we...
View ArticleRestaurant inspections by the Onondaga County Health Department from Feb. 5...
Here are this week's restaurant inspections: Unsatisfactory inspections Operating acceptably Violations corrected Last week's inspection reports Unsatisfactory inspections Great Wall Chinese Restaurant...
View ArticleNow That You Have Everything
At my house, everybody used to help. But it seems it may be that way around the world. It is almost as much of a tradition as the meal itself. After hours of fussing in the kitchen and an equal amount...
View ArticleDish of the Week: Piri Piri Chicken
A A Facebook- Twitter - More shares recommend reddit email - - Print Article From classic comfort foods to regional standouts and desserts, we'll be sharing a new recipe with you each week. Find other...
View ArticleEasy Ottolenghi summer recipes: meat and fish
When the sun’s out, meat and fish dishes need to be light, bright and, above all, tasty...
View ArticleDiane Stafford: Your mom doesn't work here so clean up after yourself
A co-worker and I were grousing about dirty dishes left in the office sink, and this proverb came to mind: A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. No philosophy degree is needed to understand...
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