Hello, readers! Julia Moskin here, filling in for Melissa Clark. Kim Severson and I will be covering for her this week and next. I’ll keep this short, because it’s the day before the Fourth of July, and you’re busy. So busy that you haven’t decided what to cook tomorrow? Me too. So here’s a list…
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A renaissance in Texas barbecue has transformed what was once a hidebound tradition into one of the country’s most dynamic vernacular cuisines, changing the landscape of American barbecue in the process — and turning Texas into the country’s ultimate barbecue destination. These new faces of Texas barbecue tell the story of that transformation, and offer…
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Lockhart is the Barbecue Capital of Texas. This has been officially true since 1999 — thanks to a proclamation passed by the Texas House of Representatives — and unofficially true for years before that, thanks to how long people have been eating smoked meat in the Central Texas town. Three of Lockhart’s most famous barbecue…
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Perhaps you are one of the more than 5,000 subscribers to “Popping Tins,” an email newsletter devoted exclusively to tinned seafood. Perhaps you belong to a tinned-fish-of-the-month club, or have leafed through a tinned-fish-focused cookbook that tells you how best to cook a food already cooked. Perhaps you, like some TikTok users, even hold a…
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On a cold evening in March, a cement-floored warehouse in the gritty Paris suburb of Fontenay-sous-Bois played host to a different kind of couture fashion show. A model in a short-sleeved jacket with a bronze chevron bodice, navy silk chiffon kilt and swinging bronze chain fringe marched out to a D.J.’s club beat. Another model…
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Last fall, my husband and I set our hearts on renting an R.V. for a road trip from Los Angeles to Florida. We imagined picnicking on mountaintops in New Mexico, sleeping under the stars in Texas and barbecuing prawns (the R.V. would come with a grill, of course) on a Mississippi levee. In the end,…
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test that can identify pregnant women who are at imminent risk of developing a severe form of high blood pressure called pre-eclampsia, a leading cause of disability and death among childbearing women. The condition disproportionately affects Black women in the United States and may have contributed…
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I feel great when working out and love yoga pants. I would wear them all the time, except I am not sure they are a substitute for regular pants. Is there an alternative for everyday wear? Something that is as comfortable and flattering but also qualifies as actual pants? — Mary, Raleigh, N.C. Yoga pants…
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A roller coaster at an amusement park in Charlotte, N.C., was shut down on Friday after a visitor spotted a large crack in one of the ride’s pillars. The Carowinds amusement park said that it closed the coaster, called Fury 325, “after park personnel became aware of a crack at the top of a steel…
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