When she began self-isolating in her apartment in College Station, Texas, in March, Melissa Hodges thought it would be her big opportunity to finally learn to cook. After all, so many of her classmates at Texas A&M University, where she is a senior, were posting Instagram photos of glossy strands of spaghetti carbonara and citrus…
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A lot of people are reading scientific papers for the first time these days, hoping to make sense of the coronavirus pandemic. If you’re one of them, be advised the scientific paper is a peculiar literary genre that can take some getting used to. And also bear in mind that these are not typical times…
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Here’s what you need to know: Video transcript Back transcript Cuomo Raises Concerns Over Potential Coronavirus Spread From Protests Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said he was worried about the impact that large protests will have on the New York City’s coronavirus numbers. We have a fundamental issue. Which is we just spent…
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Singing pirates and spinning teacups. Mickey Mouse-shaped waffles. Impossibly chipper employees chirping, “Have a magical day.” Stroller gridlock. Pre-eminent sports venue? Walt Disney World is known for many things, but few people would immediately associate it with athletics, unless you count endurance walking or Super Bowl winners gleefully exclaiming their intention to visit, a marketing…
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Sara Goodman, 39, has kept kosher her entire life. An associate professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine, Ms. Goodman is used to responding to dinner invitations with an awkward but polite inquiry about what sort of food will be served, and if accommodations can be made for her. It’s a skill,…
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As soon as they sprang up, life hacks have been constantly growing in popularity, for what can be better than easing up our daily chores? Most of these hacks are so devious that we could hardly cotton on to the ideas themselves. There are a lot of them around, but more of them are always…
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DESIGNER D.I.Y. SERIES Image Laura and Kate Mulleavy show us how to turn kitchen towels and costume jewelry into a carry-all. June 2, 2020 At a time when everyone is isolated at home, nervous about spending money and without an occasion to dress up, what can we do to help you pass the time? Styles…
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The warm weather of spring usually ushers in a flurry of real estate activity, as buyers and sellers begin plotting summer moves. But this year, with different parts of the country on varying degrees of lockdown, and the coronavirus putting the kibosh on many open houses, some sellers may be hesitating to list their homes.…
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Name: Zak Arogundade (a.k.a. Ecco2K) Age: 25 Hometown: raised in Stockholm (with his mother) and London (with his father). Now Lives: in a two-bedroom apartment in Stockholm that he shares with a friend. Claim to Fame: Mr. Arogundade is a member of the Drain Gang, a fashion-forward Swedish music collective known for its atmospheric rap.…
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Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics and collaborators have discovered that terahertz radiation, contradicting conventional belief, can disrupt proteins in living cells without killing the cells. This finding implies that terahertz radiation, which was long considered impractical to use, may have applications in manipulating cell functions for the treatment of cancer, for example,…
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