The Best Gardening Communities to Find on Reddit

The Best Gardening Communities to Find on Reddit
As helpful as (we’d like to think) reading articles about plants and gardening can be, it’s also nice to have an online community that can answer questions, give advice, and provide some horticultural inspiration. Fortunately, there are plenty of subreddits—some with hundreds of thousands of members from all over the… Read...
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Keep a Garden Journal for Reference Throughout the Current and Future Growing Seasons

Keep a Garden Journal for Reference Throughout the Current and Future Growing Seasons
When you think of gardening tools, items like gloves, spades, and pruning sheers probably come to mind. But it turns out, there’s something else that can be extremely valuable for your garden: a journal. In an article for Food52, Master Gardener Nadia Hassani explains why. Here’s what to know. Read more... from Lifehacker...
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The Difference Between Rattan and Wicker, and Which You Should Choose

The Difference Between Rattan and Wicker, and Which You Should Choose
Fans of the Golden Girls should be familiar with the type of natural, woven style of furniture in the photo above. But what’s it called? The Girls refer to it as “wicker,” but it also looks a lot like the trendy rattan furniture we’ve been seeing so much of lately. Is “rattan” just a fancier way of saying “wicker,” or… Read...
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You're Never Going to Meet All Your Post-Pandemic Social Commitments

You're Never Going to Meet All Your Post-Pandemic Social Commitments
Lost of us have spent the past 15 months fantasizing about all the amazing things we’ll be able to do once the pandemic’s marathon slog has reached its end. Perhaps we’ve even made tentative plans to finally get together with too many people to count. But truthfully, it’s possible that you’ve heaped your plate with… Read...
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Add a Little BBQ Sauce to Your Vinaigrette

Add a Little BBQ Sauce to Your Vinaigrette
Whether you favor a tangy, vinegar-based Carolina sauce or a thicker, sweeter, redder offering, BBQ sauce (or “barbecue sauce” if you are a person of letters) tastes like summer. Nearly every iteration of the condiment is complex and balanced—perfect for marinading, basting, and finishing. Read more... from Lifehacker...
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I'm Jessica Lessin, Editor-in-Chief of The Information, and This Is How I Work

I'm Jessica Lessin, Editor-in-Chief of The Information, and This Is How I Work
If you work in media, you know The Information to be something of a scoop-factory, capable of producing the kind of scrupulous investigations that move markets, and vying for clout with the likes of the New York Times. If you merely consume journalism to be better informed, you’ve probably been privy to some of the… Read...
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The Real History of Memorial Day

The Real History of Memorial Day
Memorial Day occupies a traditional place in American history. Anyone who grew up in this country understands it to be a celebration of wartime sacrifice and patriotic valor. It’s a holiday with its origins in the Civil War, a time of untold division, death, and disease—but also the ostensible triumph of equality (in… Read...
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13 Better Ways to Cook With Garlic

13 Better Ways to Cook With Garlic
Garlic is a ubiquitous, ever-present ingredient in most kitchens, and for many good reasons. Depending on how you treat it, it can bring heat, pungency, sweetness, and/or umami to your delicious dishes. While always adding more garlic is one of the ultimate cooking hacks, over the years we’ve explored a ton of other… Read...
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Don't Install the Android 12 Beta (Yet)

Don't Install the Android 12 Beta (Yet)
The first Android 12 beta is out now for a range of Android devices, and early impressions are positive. Testers praise the overhauled interface and plethora of helpful tweaks and new features already available in the beta version. The enthusiastic response might have you excited for Android 12, but it’s a good idea… Read...
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Should You Hold Your Child Back a Grade?

Should You Hold Your Child Back a Grade?
As we approach the end of a school year that may be among the most stressful in history for students, teachers, school employees, and parents, many of us are grappling with the severe impacts on the emotional health of our kids and, in some cases, our fears that virtual learning will cause more summer learning loss… Read...
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How to Feel at Home in a New City

How to Feel at Home in a New City
It’s never easy to move to a new city. Though there are lots of great reasons to relocate—a new job, a relationship, graduate school, cheaper rent, a thirst for adventure—relocating to an unfamiliar place can be disorienting and isolating. You’ll have to navigate a new grocery store, learn a new street map, and scope… Read...
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What's New on Amazon Prime Video in June 2021

What's New on Amazon Prime Video in June 2021
In 2002, Oscar-winning Italian actor Roberto Benigni, who’d earlier found worldwide acclaim with, of all things, a sugar-coated chronicle of the horrors of the Holocaust, produced his most harrowing film yet: A live-action version of his home country’s most beloved children’s novel The Adventures of Pinocchio in which… Read...
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How to Know an 'Entry Level' Job Is BS

How to Know an 'Entry Level' Job Is BS
Much like Millennials who graduated college in the Great Recession, the class of 2021 faces grim prospects in the job market (it’s still improved remarkably from last year’s COVID-stricken market, however). Or at least that’s how they feel, according to a new survey from the education technology and publishing company… Read...
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How to Hide Likes on Your Instagram Posts

How to Hide Likes on Your Instagram Posts
Starting today, all Instagram users can omit likes and views from displaying on their own image and video posts. And if you really want a fully “likes-free” experience, the app now lets you hide the likes and view counters on all posts in your timeline. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/3fmx9ny https://i...
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Is Student Loan Forgiveness Dead?

Is Student Loan Forgiveness Dead?
Student loan forgiveness will not be included in President Biden’s annual White House budget, further diminishing hopes that there will be a blanket cancellation of $10,000 in loans, let alone $50,000. While options remain—Congress, executive action—it seems more likely that loan forgiveness will only be expanded… Read...
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How to Brew Your First Batch of Kombucha

How to Brew Your First Batch of Kombucha
If you’re reading this, you probably already know what kombucha is, but you might not know what kombucha is, if you know what I mean. Maybe you were feeling experimental when you first grabbed a bottle of GT’s Trilogy, and perhaps you were intrigued by the curiously tart and fizzy experience it afforded you, but you… Read...
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How to Safely Dispose of Old Gasoline

How to Safely Dispose of Old Gasoline
If you’ve been storing gasoline (hopefully not in plastic bags or other random containers), it’s important to know that it can go bad, and after a while you won’t want to put it in your car or lawnmower. But you shouldn’t dump it in the street, either. Here’s what you need to know about safe disposal of old or expired… Read...
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