Unless you are immortal, the next few weeks offer the only chance you’ll have to see Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3). The newly discovered chunk of ice and rock will glow green in the nighttime sky in the first few weeks of February, and it won’t be back near Earth for 50,000 years—if it ever returns at all.
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7 Ways to De-Gunk Your Pans
There are so many ways to clean caked-on, baked-on, dried-on residue from your pots and pans, yet I always find myself just kind of sticking mine in warm water and announcing, “I’m going to wash it later. It needs to soak.” This behavior contributes to the problem. Let’s fix it once and for all by listing out some…
This Canned Meat and Poultry Might Be Contaminated
Conagra Brands, Inc., is recalling 2.58 million pounds of canned meat and poultry products because of a packaging defect that has caused some of their cans to become contaminated—without necessarily showing any physical signs of the products going bad, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Make This Decadent Nutella-Banana Lava Cake
My beef with chocolate fondant cake, or any lava cake that relies on an undercooked center, is that you have to sit in front of the oven window waiting for the precise moment to remove the cake, then un-mold its screaming hot, delicate cake-body from the pan without destroying it. There’s enough stress in other parts…
Here’s How Long Abortion Pills Last
A medication abortion involves taking two types of pills. One of them, mifepristone, has been the subject of all kinds of restrictive regulations over the years—until this year, you couldn’t even get your prescription filled at a regular pharmacy. And now, as our friends at Jezebel report, an anti-abortion judge is…
How to Plan a Valentine’s Date If You’re Stuck in a Rut
Planning a date for Valentine’s Day is tricky. You want it to be special, but roses and a reservation feels cliché. Stay in and cook dinner together if you want—but if you’re looking to get out and do something a little different this year, we’ve got some ideas to get you started.
12 Spin-Off Movies That Are Better Than the Original
Just when you thought we’d heard the last of Antonio Banderas’ sexy cat voice, spin-off chapter Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Antonio Banderas) gets a late-in-the-day sequel, 11 years after the last movie featuring the character, and wound up Oscar nominated for its efforts.
There is real competition for the Best…
You Can Use AI to Transcribe Any Audio for Free on a Mac
Getting accurate speech-to-text has always been a pain in the ass. A decade ago, it would cost you a $199 app purchase—and the result would still require a lot of editing to make it accurate. But this is where we start to see tangible benefits of the AI revolution, where the learning models can do things incredibly…
10 Anti-Valentine’s Day Gifts and Activities If You DGAF About Romance
Valentine’s Day is embarrassing. All those flowers and that soppy sentiment? No thank you. Not for me, or my fellow misanthropes. Still, many of us manage to find love, despite our poisonous hearts. If you’re lucky enough to meet a fellow traveler who hates the same things you hate, you have to play the game, at least…
‘Reverse Dieting’ Is Not a Weight Loss Cheat Code
To hear the TikTok girlies tell it, there’s a hack that will let you EAT MORE FOOD! While NOT GAINING WEIGHT!And it’s great if you are SICK OF DIETING! Never mind that one can achieve all those goals by a simple trick called “not dieting anymore.” No, it needs a name and a strict protocol: reverse dieting.