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Three pieces of fried chicken are served on a gray plate with a small bowl of dipping sauce and a striped cloth in the background. Parsley is used as garnish.

The Fried Chicken Wars Are Bigger Than the Chains Now, and the Regional Styles Are Winning

A man sits on a couch, resting his face on his hand and looking at his smartphone with a neutral expression—perhaps reflecting on the friendship recession. A bookshelf and a plant are in the background.

The Real Reason Your Friendships Are Fading (It’s Not Loneliness)

A doctor with a stethoscope consults with a concerned woman, discussing information on a clipboard in a bright medical office.

Perimenopause goes viral, and doctors field the fallout

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The Texture Trend Is Changing What You Order at the Bar

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Three pieces of fried chicken are served on a gray plate with a small bowl of dipping sauce and a striped cloth in the background. Parsley is used as garnish.

The Fried Chicken Wars Are Bigger Than the Chains Now, and the Regional Styles Are Winning

Fried chicken has always had fans. Right now, it has something closer to a fandom. Nashville hot joints are signing leases in cities that had …

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A partially unwrapped dark chocolate bar lies on a blue wooden surface, with gold and silver foil pulled back to reveal the segmented chocolate.

Craft chocolate makers are quietly changing what Americans eat, and the best bars start with a single farm

Something remarkable is happening with American chocolate, and most people eating a bar right now have no idea it even exists. A generation of bean-to-bar …

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A close-up of two glasses of frothy, pale yellow cocktail with a drop of bitters on top, accompanied by lime wedges on a wooden surface.

The Texture Trend Is Changing What You Order at the Bar

Ordering a cocktail used to mean choosing a flavor. These days, serious bars are asking a different question: how should it feel? A drink might …

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A woman sits on a couch, looking at her smartphone with her head resting on her hand, appearing thoughtful or concerned—perhaps reflecting on the effects of the friendship recession.
The friendship recession has a new culprit, and it has nothing to do with loneliness

A cow with a white face drinks water from a trough outdoors, part of its brown body and yellow ear tag visible—like livestock cooling off in rural stock tank pools.
This summer’s trendiest backyard pool started life as a cattle water tank

A person adds vegetable scraps and peels to an outdoor compost bin surrounded by green foliage.
The $3,000 problem hiding in your kitchen

Child in pink rain boots splashing in a muddy puddle on wet pavement, celebrating International Mud Day.
International Mud Day highlights the value of messy outdoor play